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Burned, a cat and mouse game designed by Jon Moffat and published Stone Circle Games, is taking another stab at Kickstarter. The MFGCast takes another look at the game just for you. If this fun 2 player game seems like it's up your alley, check it out on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonecirclegames/burned-redux https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Episode_494_Final.mp3

Reef & Ruins is a roll and write that pits hydras against each other to explore those ruins and reefs with dice and dice manipulation to score high to win the game. Traci from the MFGCast calls this her favorite Weird Giraffe Game. Find out why in our preview. Then go back this game on Kickstarter on October 15th. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Episode_493_Final.mp3

Looking for a fantasy RPG to play on its own or to add to your campaign? Join us as Kurt Aumueller from the MFGCast takes us deep into the mind of a perished adventurer as we play If These Bones Could Talk. If These Bones Could Talk is a GMless role playing game where adventurers find a skeleton, then make that skeleton come to life for a limited time to find out about them. Kurt - Lucky Kevin - Brar the Brilliantly Bright John H - Durkeil Mountainborn Jesse - Mr. Bones http://mfgcast.com/ https://mfgcast-entertainment.itch.io/ https://legendsoftabletop.com/?p=5947 https://www.patreon.com/legendsoftabletop All CORE Rules, Worlds & Supplements at DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100202_0_0_0_0 Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

Looking for a fantasy RPG to play on its own or to add to your campaign? Join us as Kurt Aumueller from the MFGCast takes us deep into the mind of a perished adventurer as we play If These Bones Could Talk. If These Bones Could Talk is a GMless role playing game where adventurers find a skeleton, then make that skeleton come to life for a limited time to find out about them. Kurt - Lucky Kevin - Brar the Brilliantly Bright John H - Durkeil Mountainborn Jesse - Mr. Bones http://mfgcast.com/ https://mfgcast-entertainment.itch.io/ https://www.patreon.com/legendsoftabletop All CORE Rules, Worlds & Supplements at DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?filters=100202_0_0_0_0 Theme music created by Brett Miller http://www.brettmillermusic.net/

The MFGCast can't go to Gen Con this year, unfortunately, but it doesn't mean we can't talk about the great games that are going to be featured there! Join us as we talk about the games that we hope will be making a big splash at Gen Con 2022. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Episode_395_Final.mp3

We're baaaaaccccckkk! After a nice vacation, The MFGCast is back and we're here to talk about Roar and Write!, a roll and write from Carla Kopp, published by Galactic Raptor Games. But does it stand up to the other great roll and writes out there? Find out here. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Episode_393_Final.mp3

Whether planning a game night yourself or meeting with a game group, knowing your players and what to bring is key. Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about communicating with your other players to have fun playing games in different situations. Thanks for listening and make sure to subscribe, rate, and tell others about The MFGCast! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Episode_385_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as they take a look down memory lane and reminisce about how the podcast has evolved. Plus they talk about what they've been playing recently including The King is Dead, Lords of Waterdeep, etc. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Episode_327_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as we talk about My City from Reiner Knizia! This highly regarded game by Kosmos has caught the eyes of many people, but what does the MFGCast think? Tune in to find out! https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Episode_326_Final.mp3

In this board game edition of the MFGCast, we review the MOBA based board game Battle For Biternia by Stone Circle Games. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Episode_323_Final.mp3

Join us as we talk about a bunch of games we've been playing lately, why are game room is FINALLY back, and the future of the MFGCast. https://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Episode_305_Final.mp3

Welcome to The MFGCast Game Show! Listen as two teams (Team One: Traci Aumueller and Sean Epperson, Team Two: Jon Moffat and John Haremza) go head to head to vie for the best in this best of five games showdown! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Episode_284_Final.mp3

Going to our first con of the year, the MFGCast heads to Con of the North in Plymouth, MN! It may be a small con, but it's great fun and we got some big news on things like some great board games coming from Floodgate Games and one of the greatest RPG's on Kickstarter, Descent Into Midnight! So listen in and enjoy, and as always thanks for listening! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Episode_271_Final.mp3

We're here with a Top 10 of 2019 fools! Join us as we talk about the great games that we played in 2019, and we played A LOT of great game! From strategy to dexterity and everything in between, 2019 was a good year for games for the MFGCast. As always...thanks for your continued support! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Episode_265_Final.mp3

Join Traci and Kurt as they give you another TWO GAME REVIEW! You are sooo lucky! This time they talk about Fairy Season and Fluttering Souls from Good Games Publishing. Both games are small, filler games that won't break the bank! Different strategies and unique gameplay are the tale for these two games. Listen in as the MFGCast lets you know what they think of these two new games! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Episode_248_Final.mp3

Join us as we give our first impression of Architects of the West Kingdom by Renegade Games! This is a one to two play opinion of a game and its merits. We also talk about what we're now playing including: Deep Sea Adventure Tokyo Highway Have you played Architects yet? Let us know on @MFGCast on Twitter or follow us on Facebook and tell us what you think! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Episode_235_Final.mp3

    We all need to learn games to play them. But are you good at teaching games? What kind of teaching style do you have? Do you even like teaching? We touch on all of those hard hitting questions and more on...The MFGCast! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Episode_207_Final.mp3

Emerson Matsuuchi has had some hits with Century: Spice Road, Crossfire and Specter Ops. But what about an abstract game about underwater coral placement? Join the MFGCast as we talk about Reef by Plan B Games. http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Episode_202_Final.mp3

Unfinished Join us in Episode Two as an unlikely underwater being gets a surpise while fishing. If you're interested in playing the RPG Unfinished, written by MFGCast member Kurt Aumueller, go to MFGCast.com to get your copy free! Also free is the Flippy hack of Unfinished. We'd also like to thank Taylor LaBresh from Riverhouse Games for coming on to play the underwater being. Make sure to go to Riverhousegames.com to consume everything that Taylor is involved in! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Episode_197_Final.mp3

We check out games from Fairway 3 Games, Queen Games, and more as we ask the eternal question: Do these games make me feel like I'm an artist? Make sure if you're new to the show you subscribe to The MFGCast and rate us on iTunes, etc. Thanks for listening! *This episode is not suitable for young listeners http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Episode_184_Final.mp3

Unfinished Each month step inside the world of Unfinished! Unfinished is where Jules, the supernatural helper to the ghosts , help them with their unfinished business. But their unfinished business is not what it seems. In this episode, join Justin as he finds out that sometimes when you go out to eat, you get more than you bargain for. If you're interested in the RPG Unfinished, go to MFGCast.com for your free copy of Unfinished and the Unfinished Hack by Flippy. Grab a copy of Flippy's Tiny Horsies on DrivethruRPG.com. *This episode may not be suitable for younger listeners http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Episode_161_Final.mp3

Now that it's reaching the holidays, we like to talk to the people we're thankful for. In this episode, we talk to Traci's parents, Jean and Jere, about how they got into games and how they got Traci into gaming. It's a great thing to have your parents teach you how to game, and we're thankful to pass that on to our children. We're also thankful for you, thanks for listening! Make sure you go to MFGCast.com to use our Amazon link to help us pay the bills! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Episode_158_Final.mp3

Have you ever played a game and thought, "Why isn't anyone talking about these games?" Join Kurt and Dan as they talk about the games you should be playing, that don't get enough love. Included are games from Tasty Minstrel Games, Fairway 3 Games, and more! Please leave us a iTunes review! Spread the word of the MFGCast! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners. http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Episode_156_Final.mp3

Hello, fellow students, welcome to MFGCast University. The classes are plentiful, the assignments are grueling, but the professors are phenomenal! Get ready Rodney Dangerfield as we take you through classes of Botany, Math, History, and more! School's in session fools! *This episode is for all ages http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Episode_146_Final.mp3

Computers, terabytes, firewalls, etc. Some people are good at computers, I am not. Introducing Super Hack Override by Weird Giraffe Games, where players take turns playing public and private hacks to become the Supreme Super Hacker, gaining enough points to win without being caught by the government. So plug into your AOL server and strap on your Ipod Nano, it's an MFGCast review of Super Hack Override! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Episode_125_Final.mp3

Welcome to the Island of Nowhere Atoll, where players capture and feed monsters so that their monsters can compete at the Scare Fair to scare not only the audience but scare the other monsters as well to help one player become the Island Protector! Join Traci and Kurt as they take a look at what it takes capture these fiends, give them the yum yums, and become the best that training the scares has to offer! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Episode_124_Final.mp3

    In this episode we talk to Mike Gnade, game designer from Rock Manor Games about Maximum Apocalypse! Maximum Apocalypse is a tile laying, epic co-op apocalypse driven game where death is lurking around every corner (or tile if you please!). Talking with Mike was a lot of fun, so make sure you go fund Maximum Apocalypse, funding on Kickstarter April 4th! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikegnade/maximum-apocalypse http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Episode_122_Final.mp3

In this episode Kurt and Traci review Nerdy Inventions by Mayday Games. Nerdy Inventions is a game where you build inventions and use those inventions to manipulate Invention Row and gain the most inventions to gain victory points to win! Wanna know what we think? Listen on! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Episode_120_Final.mp3

In this episode Logan, Traci, and Kurt review Dragon Dodge, a game by Hidden Creek Games that's a fun cat and mouse game where your wizards are dodging the dragons try to beat them. Use Tile Spells Cards and Element Spells Cards to manipulate the board to be the last wizard team standing! What does the Aumueller think about Dragon Dodge? Find out and go fund Dragon Dodge on Kickstarter now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1870586178/dragon-dodge?ref=nav_search http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Episode_113_Final.mp3

In this episode, Kurt talks to Hayley and Veronica from Storybrewers about their upcoming Kickstarter for the amazing Alas for the Awful Sea! What would you do if you lived on the sea and perils were around every corner? Fueled by Apocalypse World, this RPG has a background and theme that seasoned veterans and new players alike can sink their teeth into. After you check out this, make sure to head RIGHT OVER to Kickstarter to help fund this great game by getting the PDF, Softcover or Hardcover books! Thanks for listening! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Episode_111_Final.mp3

  In this episode, Kurt talks with Dave Killingsworth about Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion, a new Kickstarter from SolarFlare games! In Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion, all players cooperatively try to take out alien and escape the forest without being destroyed! Use cards, dice, and luck to make it out of the Nightmare Forest alive! Dave is always fun to talk to, and what you'll get with this game will be fun everytime you play it! Make sure to go to Kickstarter February 24th, and help fund this spooky game! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Episode_112_Final.mp3

In this episode, Kurt reviews AssassinCon by Mayday Games. In AssassinCon, players assume the role of a particular Assassin trying to sneak around and "take out" the competition by going into the same room and assassinating them, or using the Electrical Room/Sniper Booth/Security Office to sabotage the other assassins. Will this 4-6 player game be a "killer" game, or will it be assassinated off of our game shelves? Find out! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Episode_110_Final.mp3

In this episode we review Flippy Da Man's Tiny Horsies RPG! Have you ever wanted to play a flying horse with great empathy? This RPG is not only a great game for filling that need, but also a great tool for planning or starting your RPG lifestyle! If you're interested, find the Tiny Horsies RPG here: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/152860/Tiny-Horsies-The-Role-Playing-Game http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Episode_108_Final.mp3

Happy New Year everyone! In this episode, Kurt reviews the game Find Your Seats, one of three micro card games by Button Shy Games being funded on Kickstarter starting January 3rd! In Find Your Seats, players are playing party planners that are having a terrible day! In order to make their days better, they must seat the right guests together to score points. Use conversation pieces, age, and special abilities to win the day! Listen to our review of Find Your Seats, then fund it on Kickstarter along with two other great micro games: Avignon: Pilgrimage and Turbo Drift! Buy one game for $12, two for $22, or all three for $30! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Episode_109_Final.mp3

What do you get when you have a fantasy RPG that features exploding dice, magic in everything that happens, and a project that is getting help from the wonderful likes of Matthew Mercer and Ed Greenwood? You'll have to listen to this great interview with Brian Feister to find out! Listen to this great interview and fund Open Legend RPG on Kickstarter starting on October 18th! Thanks for listening! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Episode_98_Final.mp3

  This episode Kurt, his wife Traci and his son Logan review Problem Picnic: The Attack of the Ants! This dexterity game developed by Scott Almes and being released by Kids Table Board Gaming is a family game that is not only kids but for adults! So what did we think of it? Tune in to find out and if the game sounds like it's for you, help fund it on Kickstarter September 27! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode_94_Final.mp3

  In this episode, we talk to Helaina and Josh Cappel about running a newer game company, how a husband/wife combo deal with making and releasing a game, and how they were able to get the great Scott Almes to make the game Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants, funding on kickstarter Sept. 27th! Make sure that you fund Problem Picnic when it comes out! Thanks for listening! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode_95_Final.mp3

We got to talk to Stephen Joy, a wonderful artist about his gaming art, his roleplaying career, and lots more! Stephen is a great, interesting person and talking with him was a blast! If you want to support Stephen, go to his Patreon and get some great maps, etc.!: https://www.patreon.com/stephenjoy http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode_93_Final.mp3

The family that plays games together, stays together, right? This episode my family and I review Garbage Day by Mayday Games! We sort through the old VHS movies, soggy noodles, and "That Thing" to bring you some family review goodness! This dexterity game is a pailful of fun where you take cards and put them in your room or on the garbage can for a clutterfudge of a good time! So put your dirty clothes in the hamper JERRY, it's a spotlight on Garbage Day! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Episode_90_Final.mp3

(Content warnings for alcohol use apply to this episode).   Look we’ve all made mistakes. Dan, Dylan, & I were joined by Friend Of The Show, Kurt, from the MFGCast to play Grant Howitt’s game, Doctor Magnethands, a free RPG for 3 or more drunk people. I’m very surprised SJ is still friends with us. Please thank […]

The Battlebards launch is upon us! We talk to Alex Jarzebinski (General - Marketing - Product Manager of Battlebards LLC) about all of the hard work that everyone at Battlebards has accomplished to make some great fantasy audio! We also talk about how the Battlebards crew creates a well thought out theme for their music, how much time goes into each individual track, what goes into a day at Battlebards to fine tune their great tracks, etc. Also, we're going to give you some FREE TRACKS with your purchase of some great audio for that RPG, board game, and life experiences!   Use code MFGCAST 1: Buy the $10 & $25 Packages and get bonus 1 Total Track FREE: MUSIC: Dwarf Temple - The Soul Forging - Score Music Use code MFGCAST 2: Buy the $50 & $100 Packages, get bonus 5 Total Tracks FREE and includes all $10/$25 Package Bonuses: MONSTERSCAPE: Eye-Monster - Combat - Behold Extermination SOUNDSCAPE: Dungeon - Dungeon of Loss - Inhabited NPC SCRIPT: Armorsmith - Steel and Silk SOUND EFFECT: Shortbow Arrow Barrage Use code MFGCAST 3: Buy the $150 & $300 Packages Bonus, get bonus 10 Total Tracks and includes all $50/$100 Package Bonuses: MUSIC: Dark Elf City - Morndingur - Score Music SOUND EFFECT: Magic Missile Spell MONSTERSCAPE: Common Giant - Torture - Hill Giant Entertaining at Home RACIAL LANGUAGE: Orcish - Orc Brute Lashes Out SOUNDSCAPE: Castle Ruins - Ruins of The Black Castle at Night So put on those premium headphones and strap in, and buy Battlebards premium audio dammit! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Episode_72_Final.mp3

We have the great honor of talking with Taylor Labresh, founder and GM for the Leviathan Files podcast, a Mass Effect D20 podcast. We talk to him about why they use the Mass Effect world for their podcast, the stories that inspire us, and the meaning of story in our lives. This is one great conversation you're not going to want to miss! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Episode_67_Final.mp3

We had the amazing honor of talking to Alesea and Michael Matson from Metaphor Publications. We talk to them about their fantasy works, why they write, and their process of writing. We also talk about where writing is heading, and where they'd like writing to go. Plus, we link lots of writing topics into gaming! YAY! So pull out your quill and parchment it's an interview with Alesea and Michael Matson! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Episode_60_Final.mp3

This week we have something special for you! We get nine, count them NINE, guests on the MFGCast to talk about whatever they/we want! We talk about some wonderful topics like gaming bringing families together, sexuality in gaming, things we're excited about, and more! Don't miss this wonderful discussion and thanks to our guests for coming on to chat some bullshit up! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Episode_54_Final.mp3   Our wonderful guests: Alex Jarzebinski (Battlebards Fantasy Audio) Jordan Hopper (Third Grade Teacher and Avid Board Gamer) Taylor LaBresh (Leviathan Files Podcast) Megan Peterson and Acer Tolentino (The Redacted Files and Firefly Podcast) Luis Felipe *Flippy* (Tiny Horsies RPG and contributor to Rolecasters Podcast) Dusque (Rolecasters Podcast) Mike P.B. (Who What Why Podcast) John Haremza (legendsoftabletop.com)

This is how we start off MFGCan 2015! We kick off a great year with an interview with a great guy and big board gamer: Rich Sommer! He's an actor, voice actor, and loves games with a keenness no one's never seen! We talk about his favorite games, how many games he has in his arsenal, and how he became in love with games with a keenness no one's never seen! We talk about his favorite games, how many games he has in his arsenal, and how he became in love with games from the beginning. We hope you enjoy the interview, we did! http://mfgcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Episode_37_Rich_Sommer.mp3 https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/keen-board-gamer-in-tiny-sweat/id523045887?i=331063062&mt=2