Go Forth And Game Podcast

In this episode I am talking to animator Keith Carter. Keith is a really interesting guy with tons of neat experiences. He is a wealth of knowledge about cartoons. We discuss some of our favorites as well as Keith's favorite monster movies.

Welcome to Go Forth And Game's The Most Monsterous Games. This is where monsters and gaming collide. This time I have a review of King of Tokyo. This is a game from Richard Garfield and is published by iello. 

In this long overdue episode, I talk with author Micah S. Harris about the final book in his Witches of Winter trilogy, Portrait of War, Ice, and Dragons.

This show I'm joined by Derik Duley and Benny Sperling. They are the design and publishing team behind Roll & Write Revolution. The Revolution has published four groundbreaking roll and write games. We talk about these and their most recent one, Train In Vain.

In this episode, I talk with Adam Daulton about his new game, Fall of the Mountain King. It is being published by Burnt Island Games and is a prequel to their hit, In The Hall of the Mountain King. Adam is a great guest and we have a great conversation about how the game evolved into what it is, how the unique mechanisms came about, and The Lord of The Rings.

My guest this time is Austin Smokowicz of Dr. Wictz. Austin gives me the run down on their new game, Robotech Reconstruction, coming soon from Strange Machine Games. This is an interesting show as I'm a Robotech novice and Austin was more than happy to get me up to speed on the franchise. The game sounds amazing too.

Welcome to episode 111 of Go Forth And Game. I'm very happy to have Derek M. Koch as my guest this time. Derek is the main man behind Monster Kid Radio. MKR is the Rondo-award winning, weekly podcast celebrating the classic, and sometimes not-so-classic, genre cinema of yesteryear! Derek and I are talking about Dice Monster Dice. DMD is game publishing arm of Monster Kid Radio. We discuss Harsch Kingdom, his D&D 5E compatible campaign setting. Dice Monster Dice has two YouTube channels - Untitled Generation X Nerd Show and Dice Monster Dice and both of these are mentioned. Lastly, we talk about DMD's recent very successful Kickstarter, Monsters From The Public Domain. This is a gaming supplement converting monsters seen in public domain monster movies to be compatible with 5E. This is a REALLY,REALLY fun show. Enjoy!

Welcome to episode 110. This time around I'm talking to my fellow Game Designers of NC member Josh Mills about his new game, Aldabas - Doors of Cartagena. Josh co-designed this one with friend of the show Nat Levan. Grand Gamers Guild is publishing it. Josh is a fantastic guest and we have a lot of fun on this show. Enjoy.

In my 109th show I'm talking to Connie and Dan Kazmaier about the newest game from Steeped Games - Chai: Tea For 2. The newest member of the Chai family, Tea For 2 is a light euro strategy game, beautifully illustrated in a compact and fast playing package.

Bob and Ryan Craig of One Day West Games are my guests this time to talk about Canosa. Canosa is an game about the sirens of mythology luring sailors to their islands. It's a fun abstract that is fast to learn. It plays quickly and has some real depth. It's always fun to talk to Ryan and Bob so I think you will enjoy this show.

This is part 2 of my interview with author Micah S. Harris about his The Witches of Winter Trilogy.

My long time friend and author, Micah S. Harris is my guest this time. He has just published the second book in his Winter Witch Trilogy - Portrait of a Winter Court. It's the continuing story of Freyja and Ambrose, their budding romance and the dangers they face. I enjoyed this book immensely. This is a fun interview as we bounce from topic to topic including this book, the previous one, more of Micah's writings, Frozen, key word searches, King Kull, Hans Christian Andersen, Hyperborea, dragons, and cat litter Yep, cat litter.

In this episode I have Roberta Taylor on the line to talk about her newest game, Creature Comforts. Kids Table Board Games will be publishing it.

I'm happy to talk with Ryan and Bob Craig, the guys from One Day West Games.  We talked about this game back in 2019 when it was released. Mr. Sanders and I did an in depth review of it at that time. You can find that in the archives. But I wanted to revisit Monster Highway for The Most Monsterous Games. So the Craig Brothers are here to discuss how the game came about, what it is, and its future. I know you will enjoy this show. And Happy Halloween!!

This is Part 2 of our Gameschooling 101. We continue talking about what gameschooling is and some games to help you.

We are back from summer break and raring to get back on at it. In this show we introduce a new segment, Go Forth And Gameschool. Some of you may remember that we have discussed gameschooling before. But we are going to add this segment on a regular basis. So, in this show we introduce gameschooling, what it is and some ideas on how to do it.

I have the privalege of talking with Marc Specter this time. Marc is the force behind the Grand Gamers Guild, a small independent game publishing company. You may have heard of a couple of their games - The Artemis Project, Endeavor: Age of Sail, and Endangered. We're here to talk about their most recent project, Gorinto. And we decided to talk about Endangered a bunch too.

In this episode I have the privilege of talking to Jon Merchant. Jon is a game designer and graphic artist. His first game, Squire For Hire, was a smashing success last year and he and Letiman Games have an standalone expansion for it launching on Kickstarter tomorrow. It's called Squire For Hire: Mystic Runes and it is a very fun game. Jon and I will talk more about it the show.

In this show I am talking to Carla Kopp of Weird Giraffe Games. We find out a little about her and Weird Giraffe. Then we fall in to talk about Tumble Town, WGG's latest game. Tumble Town is a fun dice roller with a town building theme.

This episode I'm talking with Lion Wing about their game Testament. We also have a good discussion about importing games from other countries.

I'm happy to have Philip duBarry back as my guest. He has a new game, Square Meal, on Kickstarter right now. It's a neat little pattern recognition game. It's a good game for families or to take to the restaurant to play while you wait for your food.

This is a blast from the past. It's a conversation with Carla Kopp and Dan Letzring of Galactic Raptor Games. We talk a lot about Animal Kingdoms. Since the game is arriving in backers' hands I thought it would be cool to rerun this show from earlier this year. Enjoy.

Friend of the show Danny Devine is back to talk about his latest game, Kohaku. Kohaku is a chill game about building koi ponds and is being published by Gold Seal Games. Check this out to find out about this cool little game.

We review three games this time. Two are from Fisher Heaton Games - Wayk & Tangl. The third is Sierra West from Board & Dice.

Game Designer Jay Cormier joins me this time to talk about his new publishing company, Off The Page Games. The company's first game, Mind MGMT: The Psychic Espionage Game. Mind MGNT is based on the awesome comic of the same name by Matt Kindt. Jay talks about starting a game publishing company, the game, and his cool, unique game plan for Off The Page.

I have the pleasure of having two guests this time. It's Helaina Cappel of Kids Table Board Games (KTBG) and designer David Diaz. David is having his first game, Fossilis, published by KTBG! So I wanted to get them together to talk about how the game came about, what it's about, and why KTBG loved it so much they had to publish it. And that's what we talk about tonight.    

This time Ryan reviews The Zorro Dice Game from Pull The Pin, The City from Eagle Gryphon, and This IS Rocket Science from Concrete Canoe.

This show Ryan and I review three good games - Planetoid from, Periodic from Genius Games, and The River from Days of Wonder. We liked all three but one stood out way above the other two. Which one is it? You'll need to listen to find out.

Genius Games has a new game called Periodic - The Game of The Elements. Paul Salomon, one of the game's designers, is here to talk about the game. We talk about how he got involved, how the game was built, and what Genius Games is all about.

Ryan takes a look at Camp Pinetop from Talon Strike Studios.

This episode I'm talking to Odin Phong, co-founder of Inkwell Games. Odin is here to talk about their first project, Dice & Ink, vol. 1. This is a book full of roll and write games, 10 in all. The book will be full color, 10+ perforated pages/sheets for each game. There are traditional competitive games, some solo games, and come cooperative games. It's pretty unique and Odin gives us the low down on how it came about, each game included, and the Kickstarter campaign. I know you will enjoy it.

It's review time. First Ryan will give us the lowdown on Chocolatiers from Daily Magic Games. I'll talk about the beautiful hiking game, Parks from Keymaster Games. Lastly, Ryan will tell us about LOTS, a new game from Royal N. Games. These are fun games and we will give you some details.

I'm talking to Dan Letzring of Letiman Games about their latest game, Adventure Tactics. Here's some info about the game. Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower is an encounter-based, campaign-driven, cooperative deck-builder. Begin your journey as one of 5 Basic Classes and battle your way through a branching campaign where you choose your own path in an attempt to overthrow the evil Queen Domianne. With each encounter, you will level up and unlock over 15 Elite Classes, adding new actions, equipment, and abilities. Will your team find the right combination of Classes and powers in time to stop Queen Domianne? Let the adventure begin!  The game is funded and has unlocked 3 stretch goals as of this posting.  

In this show Ryan and I take a look at games that are on the way in the second half of 2019. We talk upcoming Kickstarters, games hitting retail, and then we discuss the games we are most looking forward to seeing in the next few months.    

It's our review of the fantastic new game from Elizabeth Hargrave and Button Shy Games - Tussie Mussie.

Ryan and I have a great time talking about some games from one of our favorite publishers, Kids Table Board Games. Ryan revisits some of their early games then we jump in on the most recently released ones. First is Haunt The House by Helaina and Josh Cappel. Next Ryan covers Wreck Raiders. Lastly Ryan talks about their latest, Bugs on Rugs.

This time I'm talking with Adam Daulton. Adam has a couple of games out in the wild, Ninja Camp from Action Phase and K'uh Nah from WizKids.

We have the pleasure of talking with Starving Artists designer Mike Wokasch this time. The second edition is currently on Kickstarter and we talk to Mike about where the game came from, how it developed, and what is different in the new edition. And we discover that Ryan had a big hand in the first edition of the game. Bonus! We talk to game designer Owen Wokasch who designed Button Shy's Potion Class and just happens to be Mike's son. And the youngest designer ever on Go Forth And Game.

Josh and I talk about Big Easy Busking, his newest game coming from Weird Giraffe Games. And we talk about other games he is working on.

This time I'm talking to Jonathan Weaver about his experiences at Proto ATL, the playtesting and showcasing event that happened recently in Atlanta.

In this second part of our Before The Con series, Daniel Solis, the designer of such hits as Junk Orbit, Kodama, and Athelion, talks about how he prepares and runs playtest sessions at conventions. There is a ton of valuable information for game designers here. And it's a lot of fun.

This time Ryan and I review Sunny Day from Ludicorn, Crystallo from Light Heart Games, and Chai from Steeped Games.

Welcome to our Before The Con series. In this series, we thought we would discuss topics of interest to game designers headed to a game convention. We will talk about prepping for the con, pitching to publishers, what to expect during and after the pitch meeting, and things like sell sheets and prototypes. First up is Seth Jaffee. Seth is the gamegineer over at Tasty Minstrel Games. He meets with designers and evaluates their games for potential publication. He's talking to me about what a game publisher might expect from a designer, how he handles pitches, and what happens after the pitch. We hope you find it fun and informative.

In this episode I talk to Cassie Friedman, Cassie Elle to most. Cassie tells me about her video review services, her Holiday game contest, and what she's doing for Letiman Games. We have a lot of fun and we learn about Letiman's newest game.

In this episode, recorded in March, Ryan attempts to give us 5 reviews in 6 minutes or under for each game. Can he do it? Tune in to find out.

Were we talk about TC as a game designer with discussion about My Father's Work, Handsome, and Revenge of The Mortals.

This show Ryan and I review Freshwater Fly and Om Nom Nom.

I finally have TC back on the show after a very long time. This is part one of a very informative conversation about game development.    

Chris Rossetti of Rampage Games is our guest on Go Forth And Game this time. We discuss Brace For Impact, Zombie Road, and their newest game - 11:59. This one is coming soon to Kickstarter. You can find it here - 11:59.  

This time we have Joe Hopkins, the designer of Endangered, the newest game from Grand Gamers Guild. Joe talks about how Endangered grew and developed, how it plays, and the research he did for the game. He has some super interesting things to say and neat ideas.

Hey, listeners! Welcome. This time Ryan and I give you our thoughts on four games - Dig It Up, 11:59, Space Princess, and Brace For Impact. These are some pretty cool games and we hope you enjoy listening to what we think about them.