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A collaboration of guys focused on the gaming/nerd culture industry with a specific focus on board games.

Out of Space Games


    • Jan 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    027: The Last Jedi and 2017 Movie Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018


    Episode 27Wow, it's hard to believe it has nearly been a year, but excited to discuss Star Wars: The Last Jedi and look back our favorite movies of 2017. We have some guests filling in our regular spots and look ahead to some of the bigger movies coming in 2018 as well. Thanks for listening!00:48 - Guest Intros & First Impressions09:42 - Last Jedi Spoilers21:09 - Last Jedi continued31:19 - Last Jedi continued40:46 - Last Jedi last thoughts46:43 - Guardians vol. 252:58 - Spider-man: Homecoming1:00:08 - Wonder Woman, Justice League1:13:05 - Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers1:22:29 - Logan1:27:50 - Lego Batman1:35:08 - War of the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, It1:43:35 - Get Out, Bladerunner 2049, various other movies1:52:45 - Favorite movies of 2017 and looking to 20182:00:00 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    026: Still Kickin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2017


    Episode 26 We're still kickin' it with episode 26 of our podcast. Starting off with a special tribute to our favorite Oscar winner, we end up discussing a ton of cooperative games like Pandemic Legacy, Mechs vs Minions, and some in-depth discussion revolving around Fireteam Zero and game design in general. We then take a glance at Netrunner before diving in to LCG design before closing out the show with a deconstruction of the Disney-movie strategy and taking risks in movies. Thanks for listening!00:36 - Oscar-Winning Suicide Squad04:36 - Pandemic Legacy11:55 - Mech vs Minions25:10 - Fireteam Zero41:53 - Fireteam Zero continued45:17 - Netrunner57:02 - LCG Design1:03:03 - Disney Tangent1:08:29 - Tangent Continued1:21:19 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    025: Rogue One and the New Year

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2017


    Episode 25 We bring in 2017 with episode 25, starting with our Star Wars: Rogue One discussion and a look back at all the movies from 2016. Moving on to 2017, we talk about the newest trailers before moving to game talk with the Kingdom Death: Monster Kickstarter and Mechs vs Minions. The legacy games model becomes a focus before we finish with gaming resolutions for 2017. Thanks for listening!00:54 - Rogue One11:56 - Rogue One Continued27:10 - 2016 Movie Recap38:45 - Bladerunner, Alien: Covenant Spider-man: Homecoming49:28 - War of the Planet of the Apes, King: Skull Island56:14 - Kingdom Death: Monster1:04:12 - Mechs vs. Minions1:12:35 - Legacy Games Discussion1:23:18 - New Year's Gaming Resolutionshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    024: Strange Escape

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2016


    Episode 24 We're back! Episode 24 brings a ton of content, starting with some Kickstarter board games before moving on to a recap of our first Escape Room experience! We've put in a live reaction recording and then talk some more about the relationship between escape rooms and board games before connecting to the popular legacy games format and the newly announced Netrunner campaign expansion following in the same vein.  Finally, we move to a Dr. Strange review, discuss some other shows and trailers, and end with some video game talk. Thanks for listening!02:35 - Control, Manhattan Project15:23 - Escape Room Reaction41:17 - Escape Room Continued47:23 - Legacy Games, Netrunner: Terminal Directive58:43 - Dr. Strange1:14:49 - Luke Cage1:27:06 - Westworld1:36:47 - Ghost in the Shell1:43:28 - Battlefield 11:58:31 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    023: GenCon, Suicide Squad, and a Pig!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016


    Episode 23 Episode 23 finally sees us talk our GenCon thoughts and the Suicide Squad discussion, so there's plenty of love, hate, and games to keep you entertained. We talk the Star Trek RPG, the Luchador Wrestling Dice game, Sharknado, and Chaosium's panels. As a bonus, you get to hear what it's like carrying a squaling pig! Thanks for listening!00:54 - The Pig Story04:01 - GenCon overview06:38 - Star Trek RPG09:16 - Luchador! Mexican Wrestling Dice15:48 - 2 Rooms and a Boom, Sharknado21:39 - Chaosium Call of Cthulhu Panels25:30 - Running Call of Cthulhu at GenCon42:30 - Suicide Squad1:02:30 - Gotta Hate Games1:12:17 - Star Trek Discovery1:18:58 - Wrap-uphttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    022: Trekking Beyond Comic-Con

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016


    Episode 22 Episode 22 kicks off with our thoughts about the new Star Trek Beyond movie and a bunch of other Trek related news (it is the 50th anniversary) before moving to Comic Con trailer talk where we cover Marvel, DC, and some other studios' movies.  Please note this was recorded before Gen Con, the Suicide Squad opened, and before certain Star Trek Discovery details were released.  Thanks for listening!00:49 - Star Trek Beyond14:53 - Star Trek Beyond Continued24:31 - Star Trek Discovery29:29 - DS9, Axanar Lawsuit36:15 - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Kong: Skull Island42:00 - American Gods45:33 - Marvel Trailers51:59 - Justice League, Wonder Woman1:02:30 - DC Continued1:12:00 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Gen Con 2016: Call of Cthulhu Panel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2016


    Gen Con 2016: Call of Cthulhu Panel The Chaosium Crew celebrates the launch of the Call of Cthulhu 7th edition RPG at Gen Con 2016 discussing in-progress works, plans for the future, and answers a bunch of fan questions. Panel featured Mike Mason, Sandy Petersen, Jeff Richards, Paul Fricker, and Lynn Hardy.  Thanks for listening!01:06 - What the game is02:26 - New campaign "Children of Fear" with Lynn Hardy04:54 - "Doors to Darkness" scenario collection for new Keeper's06:02 - Production standards going forward (6:53 Sandy enters)08:25 - Pulp Cthulhu09:59 - Pulp Cthulhu Campaign "The Two-Headed Serpent" with Paul Fricker13:44 - "The Tales of Sandy Petersen" by Sandy PetersenFan Questions17:59 - Dreamlands plans?21:06 - Why 2 books for 7th edition?24:49 - Cthulhu Dark Ages?25:48 - Breaking into RPG writing?30:50 - How Sandy got into RPGs33:21 - Will you be able to "regular" Cthulhu with "Pulp Cthulhu" rules?34:42 - Best intro scenario for new keeper/players?40:43 - Crowdfunding in the future?41:41 - Additional "Pulp Cthulhu" content moving forward?42:39 - Favorite time periods to run/write scenarios in?http://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Actual Play 005: Horror on the Orient Express - Lausanne 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2016


    HOTOE Episode 5 We get a little crazy with our Call of Cthulhu: Horror on the Orient Express Actual Play Episode 5! Our investigators finally board the Orient Express for a quick journey before stopping to gather information in Lausanne, running into some interesting characters and forcing the action on some locals. Thanks for listening!Be sure to follow along with our handouts and other docs here!The Call of Cthulhu RPG game system and Horror on the Orient Express campaign is published by ChaosiumMusic from Sense Impacts by Chad Fifer and Horror on the Orient Express by Alex OtterleiSound FX from freesound.orghttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    021: On T.I.M.E

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016


    Episode 21 Hot on the heels of E3, we start things off with some video game news with the major press conference announcements, Battlefield One, Resident Evil 7, and Death Stranding.  Jared then talks about his experiences with D&D 5e before we move into a non-spoiler boardgame discussion about T.I.M.E Stories.  As a bonus, we've also included an impromptu recording made immediately following a session of T.I.M.E. Stories with gut reactions and immediate feedback.  Thanks for listening!00:47 - Press Conference Overview, New Systems03:08 - Battlefield One20:53 - Resident Evil 728:15 - Death Stranding, VR34:40 - Jared plays D&D45:46 - T.I.M.E Stories Discussion56:45 - T.I.M.E Stories Postgame Reaction1:19:00 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    020: Two Months Late

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2016


    Episode 20 We recorded this one back in April, but there's plenty to catch up on as we talk Dark Souls and a Ghostbusters Kickstarter before shifting to movies as we discuss Dr. Strange, Hollywood Racism, the Magnificent Seven and Ben-Hur remakes, and some thoughts on the Star Wars: Rogue One Trailer.  Thanks for listening!00:54 - More Batman vs Superman04:28 - Dark Souls Kickstarter15:49 - Ghostbusters22:37 - Dr. Strange Trailer31:52 - Ghost in the Shell, Hollywood Racism45:39 - Magnificent Seven, Ben-Hur Remakes52:49 - Star Wars: Rogue One Trailer56:39 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Actual Play 004: Horror on the Orient Express - France

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2016


    HOTOE Episode 4 We're not dead!  Out of Space Games finally unleashes the long-awaited Horror on the Orient Express Actual Play Episode 4!  We apologize for the huge delay in podcast releases and promise to bring you the next one sooner.  Join our investigators and their adventures in France. Thanks for listening!Follow along with our handouts and other docs here!The Call of Cthulhu RPG game system and Horror on the Orient Express campaign is published by ChaosiumMusic from Sense Impacts by Chad Fifer and Horror on the Orient Express by Alex OtterleiSound FX from freesound.orghttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Captain America: Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016


    Captain America: Civil War Finally a movie we enjoyed!  Join us for our Captain America: Civil War discussion as we talk likes, dislikes, comparisons to the comic, and other observations.  Thanks for listening!http://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    019: Hot Fire!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016


    Episode 19 We set out to just do a review of Batman vs Superman but ended up discussing a bunch of fun board games such as Burgle Bros and En Garde.  Plus, don't miss our freestyle raps as we discuss Legend of the Cipher: The Game of Hip Hop.  We end the show with some Chaosium organized play news and shout out the Zephyr: Winds of Change Kickstarter from our friends at The Portal Dragon.  Thanks for listening!00:56 - Batman vs Superman33:46 - Burgle Bros38:44 - En Garde42:49 - Legend of the Cipher: The Game of Hip Hop55:40 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    018: Chimichanga

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016


    Episode 18 There's plenty of love and plenty of hate as the Out of Space crew talks board games, kickstarters, movie trailers, Deadpool, the Oscars, and more.  Thanks for listening!00:37 - Pick the Lock08:44 - Deadpool19:03 - Captain America: Civil War28:50 - Ghostbusters40:22 - Bermuda Crisis: Discovery Dawning46:09 - Mad Max Oscsars54:43 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    017: New Year's + Keeper's Corner

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016


    Episode 17 Note: Keeper's Corner starts at 52:18.The crew finally catches up to 2016 with our actual post-holiday episode, kicking things off with Great Fire of London before moving into some Ninja Turtles Kickstarter discussion and then movie/tv talk.  As a bonus, we bring you our first Keeper's Corner, where Jay talks about the ongoing Call of Cthulhu campaign from the Keeper's perspective.  Learn some tips, tricks or other interesting things we've done to make our roleplaying experience what it is.  Check it out, play some games, and thanks for listening!01:05 - Happy New Year03:06 - Great Fire of London13:13 - Deadpool & Superbowl Trailers20:08 - Civil War & More Trailers28:27 - X-Files Reboot34:14 - Ninja Turtles43:31 - Tentacle Bento45:46 - Feedback & Uncharted Talk52:18 - Keeper's Corner54:26 - Background, Changes, Optional Scenarios1:01:52 - Keeping Style, Unforeseen Events1:10:45 - Outro1:13:38 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    016: Haterade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2016


    Episode 16 The normally cordial Out of Space crew gets their hate on for trailers, games, and movies alike.  Don't worry though, we also talk about plenty of things we liked including some cool board games like War of Kings and Codenames.  Thanks for listening!00:55 - Star Wars Battlefront08:31 - More Battlefront17:12 - FF7 Remake24:57 - Fallout 432:46 - Codenames38:10 - War of Kings51:37 - Jessica Jones1:01:25 - Superman vs Batman: Dawn of Justice1:10:21 - Star Trek Beyond, X-Men: Apocalypse1:19:43 - Captain America: Civil War, ID4 Resurgence1:29:12 - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans1:31:52 - Final Thoughtshttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    The Star Wars Special Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016


    The Star Wars Special Out of Space Games brings you a special episode of our podcast focused on Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  Passions run wild and all opinions are debated as we finally share our thoughts and feedback on the biggest movie franchise of all-time.  Please note that this is a spoiler filled episode and Dean's audio still has issues.  Thanks for listening!01:58 - Initial thoughts10:54 - Stuff we liked, Pacing24:30 - Characters37:43 - Special Effects46:10 - Soundtrack, Throwbacks52:17 - Ratings1:01:00 - Wrap Uphttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Actual Play 003: Horror on the Orient Express - London 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2016


    HOTOE Episode 3 Out of Space Games brings in the new year with the Horror on the Orient Express Actual Play Episode 3!  This is our longest bit yet with our brave investigators running rampant through London as the action ramps up.  Join us as we make our final preparations in England.  Thanks for listening!Follow along with our handouts and other docs here!*Note: Apologies for Dean's audioMusic from Sense Impacts by Chad Fifer and Horror on the Orient Express by Alex OtterleiSound FX from freesound.orghttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    015: Back to Normal (aka Random)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2015


    Episode 15 We are back to the regular podcast after a few weeks of Cthulhu, but we will continue to mixup the regular podcast and RPG as we move forward.  In this week's episode, we talk Sandy Petersen's AMA, Cthulhu Wars, some modern warfare in DVG's Warfighter, random tangents to the Legacy of Kain series, while also covering new games T.I.M.E. Stories and Pandemic Legacy.  Drop us a comment and leave a review.  Thanks for listening!00:50 - Sandy Petersen, Cthulhu Wars, horror games17:02 - Warfighter27:06 - Kickstarter Updates, Denis Dyack33:50 - Legacy of Kain, Cinematics41:30 - Movies & TV48:08 - T.I.M.E. Stories, Time Looper55:56 - Pandemic Legacy, Cthulhu Actual Play thoughts1:03:13 - Final Thoughtshttps://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3t1obw/sandy_petersen_designer_of_cthulhu_wars_doom_call/http://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Actual Play 002: Horror on the Orient Express - London 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2015


    HOTOE Episode 2 Join us for Episode 2 of the Horror on the Orient Express Call of Cthulhu RPG campaign as we find the investigators stranded on the mysterious Doom Train.  Please send us some feedback or leave a comment.  Thanks for listening!Follow along with our handouts and other docs here!Music from Sense Impacts by Chad Fifer and Horror on the Orient Express by Alex OtterleiSound FX and other music from freesound.orghttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    Actual Play 001: Horror on the Orient Express - London 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2015


    HOTOE Episode 1 It's finally here!  Out of Space Games brings you Horror on the Orient Express, a Call of Cthulhu RPG campaign, the actual play podcast.  Join us as we officially begin our adventure in 1920s London, but we can guarantee you it won't stop there.  Follow our brave investigators lead by their keeper Jay and find out what perils lie ahead.  Thanks for listening!Follow along with our handouts and other docs here!*Note: Don't read the time breaks below if you don't want anything spoiled.01:29 - Special Abilities07:10 - Scenario Background15:35 - The Professor17:58 - The Job26:14 - The Room40:22 - Police Station44:21 - The Shop53:17 - The Association58:34 - The Hotel1;00:38 - The Dinner1:07:57 - The Toy1:20:15 - CreditsMusic from Sense Impacts by Chad Fifer and Horror on the Orient Express by Alex OtterleiSound FX from freesound.orghttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    014: Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Episode: 000

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2015


    Episode 14 RPG character creation starts at 25:10.In this week's episode, we discuss one of our favorite horror writers as we approach Halloween.  In addition to talking Lovecraft the man, we also discuss the mythos in general and a bunch of games and influences his work has inspired.  At the end, we finally start our Call of Cthulhu RPG by rolling some characters and filling in the backstories for our brave investigators.  Listen to the process of character creation and the hilarity when appearance rolls go bad.  Thanks for listening, and join us next time for the exciting start to our campaign!00:50 - Intro to Lovecraft16:48 - Mythos Board Games (Arkham Horror, Cthulhu Wars, Delta Green)25:10 - Call of Cthulhu Character Creation49:20 - Character Intros56:26 - Final Thoughts*Note: Some audio issues this episodehttp://hppodcraft.com/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcdream/delta-green-the-role-playing-gamehttp://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    013: The Unlucky One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2015


    Episode 13 Welcome to the unlucky episode... whatever that means.  We kind of go off the cuff and talk about a wide variety of topics from games to tv, kickstarters to movies in a jam packed episode full of discussion.  Some of the bigger topics we cover are Space Cadets: Dice Duel, the upcoming Spaceteam board game, a ton of Kickstarter arrivals including Kingdom Death: Monster, Warfighter Wave 2, and Coven.  In other media, we venture to Suicide Squad movie talk, the Marvel TV/Netflix universe, Resident Evil movies, The Flash before moving to TV reboots including Prison Break, X-Files, and Heroes Reborn.  Thanks for listening!00:42 - Apologies and updates02:00 - Space Cadets: Dice Duel15:15 - Spaceteam Kickstarter20:00 - Kickstarter Arrivals29:45 - More Kickstarters34:26 - Comic/TV talk43:06 - TV Reboots56:05 - Video Games, Shout Outs, Final Thoughtshttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mathewsisson/spaceteam-0 http://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    012: Zephyr Smorgasbord

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2015


    Episode 12 Out of Space Games had the opportunity to demo an upcoming board game called Zephyr: Winds of Change from The Portal Dragon, and have plenty of thoughts and feedback, including a live session with one of the game's creators!  We move from there to digital card games and Hearthstone before diving back into deck building games, starting with an odd one called Barbarossa.  We end with some discussion regarding the newly released Journey: Wrath of Demons from Marrow Production.  No overall theme for this episode, but there's plenty of content and topics. Note: we do still have some technical issues that are affecting audio quality, but are working on fixes.  Thanks for listening!01:30 - Zephyr: Winds of Change04:01 - Zephyr Live Impressions/Interview14:11 - More Zephyr talk27:36 - Hearthstone, Star Wars Card Trader38:32 - Wizard World Con, Barbarossa DBG47:59 - A games we're picking up (Legendary Encounters: Predator, Arctic Scavengers, Shadow Hunters)51:15 - Journey: Wrath of Demons1:04:10 - Final Thoughts http://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

    011: It's Asymmetric

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015


    Episode 11 We discuss one of the really cool genres and exciting franchises as the Out of Space Crew talks about asymmetrical games!  Starting off with one of our favorite board games called Tomorrow before moving to the modern-day classic Cthulhu Wars, we end with Aliens vs Predator talk, both video and board game versions.  Not a ton of topics, but we get to dive deeper in each one.  Thanks for listening!00:55 - What is asymmetrical?08:07 - Tomorrow16:49 - Cthulhu Wars25:33 - Aliens vs Predator 2 PC40:03 - Aliens vs Predator Board Game49:25 - Quick Hits and Final Thoughts http://facebook.com/outofspacegameshttp://twitter.com/outofspacegameshttp://youtube.com/c/outofspacegameshttp://plus.google.com/+outofspacegames

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