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Strange Assembly covers and reviews every sort of tabletop gaming - board games, card games, and RPGs.

Chris Stevenson


    • Nov 21, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 55m AVG DURATION
    • 329 EPISODES


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    Strange Assembly 328 - Gen Con 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 33:23


    Chris finally talks about their activities at Gen Con 2023.

    Strange Assembly 327 - Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 17:37


    Strange Assembly 326 - Catching Up Is Hard To Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 33:47


    Chris takes a look at DnD adventure book Keys to the Golden Vault, plus board games Starship Captains and Marvel Age of Heroes.

    Strange Assembly 325 - Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 11:58


    Chris takes a look at the new Dungeons and Dragons campaign setting/adventure - Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    Strange Assembly 324 - Gen Con 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2022 22:26


    Chris takes a belated look at the games from Gen Con 2022 that we haven't already covered.

    Strange Assembly 323 - Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 7:27


    Chris takes a look at the new Dungeons and Dragons Starter Set, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.

    Strange Assembly 322 - Spelljammer: Adventures in Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 14:54


    Strange Assembly 321 - Adventures in Rokugan (New Players)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 28:12


    Legend of the Five Rings comes to 5E. Chris looks at the new Adventures in Rokugan book from the perspective of players new to Rokugan.

    Strange Assembly 320 - Adventures in Rokugan (Enfranchised Players)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 27:17


    Legend of the Five Rings comes to 5E. Chris looks at the new Adventures in Rokugan book from the perspective of an enfranchised Legend of the Five Rings player.

    Strange Assembly 319 - Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 7:55


    Chris delivers a spoiler-free review of Dungeons and Dragons adventure book Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel.

    Strange Assembly 318 - Hunter: The Reckoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 28:36


    Strange Assembly 317 - Avatar Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 28:05


    Avatar Legends brings the Avatarverse to tabletop roleplaying in a fantastic way.

    Strange Assembly 316 - Forbidden Religions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 13:19


    Likely the final Onyx Path Vampire: The Masquerade supplement, Forbidden Religions presents Storyteller-focused cult options.

    Strange Assembly 315 - Abasalom: City of Lost Omens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 8:42


    Chris looks at the a massive tome deidcated to Absalom, the City at the Center of the World.

    Strange Assembly 314 - The Black Hand: Playing the Sabbat

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2022 22:16


    For those who don't like their Sabbat restricted to being antagonists, Chris takes a look at a The Black Hand: Playing the Sabbat, a Storyteller's Vault option for using them as protagonists.

    Strange Assembly 313 - Call of the Netherdeep

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 9:06


    Chris delivers a spoiler-free review of the Critical Role Dungeons and Dragon 5E supplement Call of the Netherdeep.

    Strange Assembly 312 - Galactic Magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 19:38


    Chris looks at the latest Starfinder Supplement, Galactic Magic.

    Strange Assembly 311 - Second Inquisition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 20:49


    Chris looks at the latest Vampire: The Masquerade supplement, Second Inquisition.

    Strange Assembly 296 - Sports-Themed Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 19:10


    Chris looks at their favorite games in the shallow sports-themed games category. Games discussed include Baseball Highlights 2045, Winner's Circle, Formula D, Flamme Rouge, and Blood Bowl.

    Strange Assembly 295 - Back to the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 19:52


    Chris compares two 2020 Back to the Future board game releases - Dice Through Time and Back in Time.

    Strange Assembly 310 - PAXU 2021 and End-of-Year Wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 35:37


    Chris discusses their PAX Unplugged highlights, and discusses our game-of-the-year awards for Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020) and Furance (2021 Preliminary).

    Strange Assembly 309 - Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 26:36


    Chris reviews the Dungeons and Dragon 5E supplement Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos.

    Strange Assembly 308 - The Book of Nod

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 12:11


    In honor of the recent Renegade reprint, Chris takes a fresh look at the classic Vampire: The Masquerade supplement, The Book of Nod.

    Strange Assembly 307 - Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 28:41


    Chris reviews Fizban's Treasury of Dragons for Dungeons and Dragons 5E.

    Strange Assembly 306 - Sabbat: The Black Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 37:06


    In Vampire: The Masquerade, the Sabbat are the monster's monsters - the vampires who scare the other vampires. With V5, the sect is used purely as antagonists, to the dismay of some fans. I look at the new Sabbat: The Black Hand and ask what the book offers to different kinds players.

    Strange Assembly 305 - Gen Con 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 52:41


    Chris talks about their experiences at Gen Con 2021. Games discussed include VtM Rivals, Maglev Metro, Furnace, Picture Perfect, Wild Space, Heroes of Barcadia, Khora, Unfathomable, Equinox, Galaxy Trucker, and Lost Ruins of Arnak.

    Strange Assembly 304 - The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 8:50


    Chris reviews The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure, the latest Dungeons and Dragons book.

    Strange Assembly 303 - Adventures in the Forgotten Realms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 32:20


    Chris reviews Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, the latest Magic: The Gathering expansion, from a Dungeons and Dragons perspective.

    Strange Assembly 302 - Cults of the Blood Gods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 22:22


    Chris reviews Cults of the Blood Gods, the latest release for Vampire: The Masquerade.

    Strange Assembly 301 - Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 15:24


    Chris reviews Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, the latest Dungeons and Dragons supplement.

    Strange Assembly 300 - Strixhaven: School of Mages

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 42:02


    Chris and Mike discuss Strixhaven: School of Mages, the latest expansion for Magic: The Gathering.

    Strange Assembly 299 - Mono no Aware

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 55:56


    We ruminate on the end of Legend of the Five Rings: The Card Game.

    Strange Assembly 298 - Candlekeep Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 10:55


    A spoiler-free look at Candlekeep Mysteres for the fifth edition of Dungeons and Dragons.

    Strange Assembly 297 - Kaldheim

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 57:51


    Chris and Mike examine Kaldheim, the Norse-themed expansion for Magic the Gathering.

    Strange Assembly 294 - Good Riddance 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 11:36


    Chris hands out the Strange Assembly game of the year award for 2019, and explains why we aren't handing out a preliminary GotY for 2020.

    Strange Assembly 293 - Tasha's Cauldron of Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 45:16


    Chris looks at Dungeons and Dragons supplement Tasha's Cauldron of Everything.

    Strange Assembly 292 - Pandemic Legacy Season 0

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 19:23


    Chris looks at the finale of the Pandemic Legacy trilogy, as Season Zero takes the game back to the Cold War, with spycraft taking center stage in the game.

    Strange Assembly 291 - Trifecta

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 23:51


    Chris looks at three recent board games - Santa Monica, Tapestry: Plans and Ploys, and Tellstones: King's Gambit.

    Strange Assembly 290 - Zendikar Rising

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 63:30


    Chris and Mike look at Zendikar Rising, the latest expansion for Magic the Gathering.

    Strange Assembly 289 - Rime of the Frostmaiden

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 9:12


    Chris looks at Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, the latest official adventure for Dungeons and Dragnos fifth edition.

    Strange Assembly 288 - Magic the Gathering in 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 34:18


    Chris and Mike discuss Magic the Gathering's 2021 lineup - Kaldheim, Strixhaven, Forgotten Realms, Innistrad, Time Spiral Remastered, and Modern Horizons 2.

    Strange Assembly 287 - Mansions of Madness Scenarios

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 40:02


    Chris gives their take on all 19 of the Mansions of Madness scenarios tied to physical products, including which ones are the best.

    Strange Assembly 286 - Gen Con Online

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 63:37


    Chris, Mike, and Jay discuss Gen Con Online. Games mentioned include Monster of the Week, Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, True Dungeon, Legends of Avallen, the Root RPG, Vampire the Masquerade Rivals, and Artemis Settlement.

    Strange Assembly 285 - Jumpstart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 49:10


    Chris and Mike talk about Jumpstart, the most recent expansion for Magic: the Gathering.

    Strange Assembly 284 - Scooby-Doo Betrayal at Mystery Mansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 13:14


    Chris reviews the Scooby-Doo re-imagining of Betrayal at House on the Hill.

    Strange Assembly 283 - Core Set 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 30:05


    Chris and Mike take a casual look at Core Set 2021 for Magic: the Gathering.

    Strange Assembly 282 - Pie in the Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 8:55


    Chris reviews Pie in the Sky, the new expansion for My Little Scythe.

    Strange Assembly 281 - Ikoria Lair of Behemoths

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 48:13


    Chris and Mike discuss take a look at Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, the latest expansion for Magic: the Gathering.

    Strange Assembly 280 - Wingspan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 31:23


    Chris and Jay discuss Wingspan's wild success in the 2019 Golden Geek awards and whether there is any problem with the breadth of the games wins across multiple categories.

    Strange Assembly 279 - Gen7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2020 25:28


    Still under a stay-at-home order, Chris finally got the chance to play through a campaign of Gen7, and talks about how the game held up over seven plays.

    Strange Assembly 278 - The Pursuit of Happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2020 34:16


    With the third Kickstater materials recently arrived, Chris takes a look at The Pursuit of Happiness and all of the expansion content.

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