Nerding Out

The ProtoSynthesis interviews continue! Talking to more designers that had games at ProtoSynthesis. 1. Brandt Brinkerhoff - Oros 2. Dustin Dowdle - Septet 3. Riley Stock (ME!) - Solar Delivery 4. Daniel Woodstock - Terraform --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In February the Board Game Designers Guild of Utah hosted their first ever online playtesting event, ProtoSynthesis. Over the next two episodes you'll get to hear about the designers games and learn from their experiences. 1. Putting together ProtoSynthesis with Dustin Dowdle. 2. Jeff Beck - Curiosity Shop 3. Skye Larsen - Fate and Fae 4. Ammon Anderson - Gnome Hollow 5. Matt LeGare - Untitled RPS Fighter --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Due to moving and the holidays we can't put out episodes! Ruh-roh! We will be back in January!

We talk about what video games and comicbooks we've been nerding out about for the week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about the Far Cry video game series and realize it's hard to come up with a "Ridiculous Theme" for a game set in the Far Cry series. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We ask you all what you're nerding out about and read your answers. We talk about what we've been nerding out about as well as what Black Friday deals we're eyeing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about board games used in therapy with Dustin Dowdle. Suicide Preventione Lifeline US: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Phone: 1-800-273-8255 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk with Paige & Aaron Treglown of Thunder Finch Games about their upcoming Kickstarter game Faction Fighters! A 1v1 card battle game with fiercely cute creatures. The Kickstarter launches November 18, check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thunderfinchgames/faction-fighters-card-game --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We nerd out about this and that, go on tangents about Marvel and DC, talk about games that don't make it to the table often enough, and make a couple of references that are callbacks to an episode that hasn't been posted yet (Episode 13). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We went over on our time for our Halloween episode, so we cut out our honorable mentions and put them in this here BONUS EPISODE! We list more of our favorite board and video games for Halloween. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We nerd out about our favorite Halloween board and video games! We read what some of your favorite Halloween games are as well and come up with some Halloween Ridiculous Themes. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Danny and Riley read twitter replies to what gateway game got folks into playing more board games, talk about the games that most frequently make it to the table for game nights, talk about our moms, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We nerd out with Rob Daviau! We talk about Pandemic Legacy Season 0, Restoration Games, quiet neighbors that kept to themselves, and much much more. Plus, Rob pitches a ridiculous theme so well that you'll be asking him to make it ASAP! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We have guest Brandt Brinkerhoff, designer of Oros (Winner of The Board Game Design Lab Challenge 2020 and the Ion Award Strategy Game 2020, as well as a finalist in The Board Game Workshop 2020) and nerd out real hard talking about making high quality components for your prototype. Link to Brandt Brinkerhoff's Youtube tutorial for boards: https://youtu.be/pwSj83R24xI Link to Oros page and sign up for updates: https://www.aescgames.com/oros-subscribe --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about villains and the different types of villains through out all forms of media. Dustin Dowdle (Board Game Workshop Podcast, Odd Fox Games, BGDG.games) joins us again. We each come up with a ridiculous villains for our Ridiculous Theme Game this week. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the Hosts corner, Danny Dowdle for Ameritrash games! In the guests corner, Dustin Dowdle (Game Designer, Odd Fox Games, The Board Game Workshop Podcast, BGDg.games, AND Danny's brother) representing Euro games! We have fun talking American, Euro, Mass Market, and other games. And we have a special assemble it yourself type of Ridiculous Theme. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

As a couple of Ameritrash boys, we talk about luck in games. Also what gives a game replayability and value to us. Nerd out with us on twitter @NerdOutWithUs --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about the different story telling methods used in Board Games, what games we'd like to see in other entertainment (TV, movies, comics, etc.), and play #Ridiculous Theme. But as always, off topic ends up being on topic over here. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We nerd out over CMON Massive Darkness for an hour and then nerd out about Massive Darkness 2 for a while more. Then we reskin Massive Darkness with a Ridiculous Theme! If you've never played it, then we dive pretty deep into how the game works. If you have and don't want to hear us drone on about it, you can skip to around the hour mark and just hear us drool over the Massive Darkness 2 Kickstarter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We talk about the most exciting thing in the board game world, rulebooks. Hopefully helpful for you board game designers out there. If not, at least we had fun talking about it. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Welcome to Nerding Out! Riley (Amateur Game Designer) and Danny (Game Player and Miniatures Painter) nerd out about board games. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app