Podcasts about Scythia

Ever wonder what happens when you mix dark gods, self-driving cars, and a dysfunctional team of grimdark misfits with questionable decision-making skills? Welcome to the Warhammer 40K actual play recap you didn't know you needed. Episode Summary In this delightfully chaotic recap, the RPGBOT crew careens through a whirlwind of topics, from the pending excitement of new Pathfinder 2 classes to the mechanized nightmare of self-driving job loss. But the star of the show? A deep dive into the ridiculous, horrifying, and sometimes oddly comedic world of Warhammer 40k: Imperium Maledictum. The gang reflects on their actual play experience, sharing insights on the warp-charged mechanics of psychic powers, the elegance (yes, really) of the d100 system, and the sweet spot between cosmic horror and laugh-out-loud party banter. Standout moments from characters like Scythia highlight how understanding mechanics and leaning into the absurd can lead to both strategic victories and glorious trainwrecks. Also: why your next campaign might just need a healthy dose of paranoia, failed rolls, and heretical banter. Imperium Maledictum Core Rulebook (affiliate link) RPGBOT Review Imperium Maledictum GM Screen (affiliate link) Imperium Maledictum Starter Set (affiliate link) RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes How to Play Imperium Maledictum Part 1 How to Play Imperium Maledictum Part 2 How to Play Imperium Maledictum Part 3 Key Takeaways Tabletop Revelations Pathfinder 2e is teasing new classes, which is great news for people who believe “too many options” is just a myth. Self-driving tech is getting smarter. Human drivers? Not so much. NPCs aren't just background noise—they're cannon fodder, moral compasses, and comedic relief. Warhammer Woes and Wins Warhammer 40K is not just grimdark—it's grim-snark. Psychic powers in Imperium Maledictum are just as likely to solve your problems as create new ones with warp-fueled explosions. The warp charge system is like gambling, but with more nosebleeds and moral consequences. D100 mechanics: Because nothing says “drama” like rolling a 97 when you needed a 10. Character creation in Warhammer is like writing your own Greek tragedy... but with more skulls. Gameplay Gold Humor thrives in darkness—especially when your team's best plan is “hope we survive.” Character traits are more than flavor text—they're fuel for absolute chaos. Encounter balance isn't just math; it's an artform, especially when your enemies can casually explode your squad. Actual play storytelling can (and should) embrace both horror and hilarity. Meta Moments Scythia proves that understanding your character can turn a minor scene into campaign legend. Chaotic mission execution? Still better than not having a plan at all. New players are often baffled by the absurdity of 40K—and then completely hooked by it. The crew's blend of mechanics mastery and storytelling madness creates a rich, laugh-filled narrative. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

Ever wonder what happens when you mix dark gods, self-driving cars, and a dysfunctional team of grimdark misfits with questionable decision-making skills? Welcome to the Warhammer 40K actual play recap you didn't know you needed. Episode Summary In this delightfully chaotic recap, the RPGBOT crew careens through a whirlwind of topics, from the pending excitement of new Pathfinder 2 classes to the mechanized nightmare of self-driving job loss. But the star of the show? A deep dive into the ridiculous, horrifying, and sometimes oddly comedic world of Warhammer 40k: Imperium Maledictum. The gang reflects on their actual play experience, sharing insights on the warp-charged mechanics of psychic powers, the elegance (yes, really) of the d100 system, and the sweet spot between cosmic horror and laugh-out-loud party banter. Standout moments from characters like Scythia highlight how understanding mechanics and leaning into the absurd can lead to both strategic victories and glorious trainwrecks. Also: why your next campaign might just need a healthy dose of paranoia, failed rolls, and heretical banter. Imperium Maledictum Core Rulebook (affiliate link) RPGBOT Review Imperium Maledictum GM Screen (affiliate link) Imperium Maledictum Starter Set (affiliate link) RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes How to Play Imperium Maledictum Part 1 How to Play Imperium Maledictum Part 2 How to Play Imperium Maledictum Part 3 Key Takeaways Tabletop Revelations Pathfinder 2e is teasing new classes, which is great news for people who believe “too many options” is just a myth. Self-driving tech is getting smarter. Human drivers? Not so much. NPCs aren't just background noise—they're cannon fodder, moral compasses, and comedic relief. Warhammer Woes and Wins Warhammer 40K is not just grimdark—it's grim-snark. Psychic powers in Imperium Maledictum are just as likely to solve your problems as create new ones with warp-fueled explosions. The warp charge system is like gambling, but with more nosebleeds and moral consequences. D100 mechanics: Because nothing says “drama” like rolling a 97 when you needed a 10. Character creation in Warhammer is like writing your own Greek tragedy... but with more skulls. Gameplay Gold Humor thrives in darkness—especially when your team's best plan is “hope we survive.” Character traits are more than flavor text—they're fuel for absolute chaos. Encounter balance isn't just math; it's an artform, especially when your enemies can casually explode your squad. Actual play storytelling can (and should) embrace both horror and hilarity. Meta Moments Scythia proves that understanding your character can turn a minor scene into campaign legend. Chaotic mission execution? Still better than not having a plan at all. New players are often baffled by the absurdity of 40K—and then completely hooked by it. The crew's blend of mechanics mastery and storytelling madness creates a rich, laugh-filled narrative. If you enjoy the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners. If you love the show, consider joining us on Patreon, where backers at the $5 and above tiers get ad free access to RPGBOT.net and the RPGBOT.Podcast, can chat directly to members of the RPGBOT team and community on the RPGBOT.Discord, and can join us for live-streamed recordings. Support us on Amazon.com when you purchase products recommended in the show at the following link: https://amzn.to/3NwElxQ How to Find Us: In-depth articles, guides, handbooks, reviews, news on Tabletop Role Playing at RPGBOT.net Tyler Kamstra BlueSky: @rpgbot.net TikTok: @RPGBOTDOTNET Ash Ely Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games BlueSky: @GravenAshes YouTube: @ashravenmedia Randall James BlueSky: @GrimoireRPG Amateurjack.com Read Melancon: A Grimoire Tale (affiliate link) Producer Dan @Lzr_illuminati

Fire up your dice and grab a cold one, because it's time for another mouth-watering episode of the Board Game BBQ Podcast! On the Grill This Week: Mitch saddles up and gallops into the world of Raiders of Scythia. Will this game be a feast fit for a nomadic warrior, or will it leave him feeling like yesterday's leftovers? Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble! Conor stirs the pot with his review of Quacks of Quedlinburg. Will this potion-brewing bonanza be a delicious delight or a recipe for disaster? Elementary, my dear barbecue lovers! Lauren dons her deerstalker and puffs on her pipe to unravel the secrets of Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective. There's also the Question of the Pod, Swear an Oath, and all of the usual shenanigans you've come to expect from the Board Game BBQ Podcast. New Question of the Pod: How do you feel about mean games? and why? Sizzling Games: Raiders of Scythia: 42:00 Quacks of Quedlinberg: 00:53:01 Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: 01:01:37 Question of the Pod Recap: 01:13:12 Swear An Oath: 01:27:20 Check out our Eventbrite page for all of our upcoming Game Days: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/board-game-bbq-32833304483 **SPONSORS** Our podcast is proudly sponsored by Advent Games. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games. **PATREON** Hey there, BBQ fans! Guess what? We've got a Patreon! By joining, you'll unlock exclusive content, gain access to a members-only section of our Discord where you can help shape the show, and so much more. Plus, your support will help us grow and bring some awesome new projects to life in 2024. At the Board Game BBQ Podcast, we're passionate about what we do and promise to keep the fun and shenanigans rolling. We're so grateful for your support! Joining our Patreon is totally optional, and we ask that you don't contribute if it'll cause financial stress. But if you'd like to chip in from just USD$5 a month, click the link to check out our Patreon page. Thanks a million for being amazing! We're committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive community, and you all make it special. See you at the BBQ!! https://www.patreon.com/BoardGameBBQ **SOCIALS** Support the podcast and join the community! https://linktr.ee/BoardGameBBQ

Thanks to Richard from NC for inspiring this episode! Further reading: Paleontologists Debunk Popular Claim that Protoceratops Fossils Inspired Legend of Griffin The Fossil Dragons of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland The Lindworm statue: A woolly rhinoceros skull: A golden collar dated to the 4th century BCE, made by Greek artisans for the Scythians, discovered in Ukraine. The bottom row of figures shows griffins attacking horses: The Cyclops and a (damaged, polished) elephant skull: A camahueto statue [photo by De Rjcastillo - Trabajo propio, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=145434346]: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I'm your host, Kate Shaw. This week we're going to learn about the link between fossils and folklore, a topic inspired by a conversation I had with Richard from North Carolina. We know that stories about monsters were sometimes inspired by fossils, and we even have an example from episode 53. That was way back in 2018, so let's talk about it again. In Klagenfurt in Austria there's a statue of a dragon, called the lindorm or lindwurm, that was erected in 1593 to commemorate a local story. The story goes that a dragon lived near the lake and on foggy days would leap out of the fog and attack people. Sometimes people could hear its roaring over the noise of the river. Finally the duke had a tower built and filled it with brave knights. They fastened a barbed chain to a collar on a bull, and when the dragon came and swallowed the bull, the chain caught in its throat and tethered it to the tower. The knights came out and killed the dragon. The original story probably dates to around the 12th century, but it was given new life in 1335 when a skull was found in a local gravel pit. It was clearly a dragon skull and in fact it's still on display in a local museum. The monument's artist based the shape of the dragon's head on the skull. In 1935 the skull was identified as that of a woolly rhinoceros. In 1989 a folklorist proposed that the legend of the griffin was inspired by protoceratops fossils. The griffin is a mythological creature that's been depicted in art, writing, and folklore dating back at least 5,000 years, with early variations on the monster dating back as much as 8,000 years. The griffin these days is depicted as a mixture of a lion and an eagle. It has an eagle's head, wings, and front legs, and it often has long ears, while the rest of its body is that of a lion. The griffin isn't a real animal and never was. It has six limbs, for one thing, four legs and two wings, and it also has a mixture of mammal and bird traits. I can confirm that it's a lot of fun to draw, though, and lots of great stories and books have been written about it in modern times. Ancient depictions of a griffin-like monster have been found throughout much of eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, northern Africa, and central Asia. Much of what we know about the griffin legend comes from ancient Greek and Roman stories, but they in turn got at least some of their stories from ancient Scythia. That's important for the hypothesis that the griffin legend was inspired by protoceratops fossils. Protoceratops lived between 75 and 71 million years ago and its fossils have been found in parts of China and Mongolia. It was a ceratopsian but it didn't belong to the family Ceratopsidae, which includes Triceratops. It grew up to about 8 feet long, or 2.5 meters, with a big skull and a neck frill, but while that sounds big, it actually was on the small size for a ceratopsian. At most it would have barely stood waist-high to an average human, so while it was heavy and compact, it was probably smaller, if not lighter, than a modern lion. It ate plants and while it had teeth, it also had a beak, sort of like a turtle's beak. Folklorist Adrienne Mayor published a number of papers and a book in the 1990s discussing the links ...

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The Synaxarion calls him "Our Father Cassian, chosen by God to bring the illumination of Eastern monasticism to the West". He was born in Scythia of noble parents, and was well educated in secular things. But, thirsting for perfection, he left all behind and travelled with his friend Germanus to the Holy Land, where he became a monk in Bethlehem. After becoming established in the monastic life for several years, St John felt a desire for greater perfection, and sought out the Fathers of the Egyptian Desert. He spent seven years in the Desert, learning from such Fathers as Moses, Serapion, Theonas, Isaac and Paphnutius. Through long struggles in his cell, St John developed from personal experience a divinely-inspired doctrine of spiritual combat. Many say that it was he who first listed the eight basic passions: gluttony, fornication, avarice, anger, sadness, acedia, vainglory and pride.   In time, struggles in the Alexandrian Church made life so difficult for the Egyptian monks that St John (still accompanied by his friend Germanus), sought refuge in Constantinople, where they came under the care and protection of St John Chrysostom. When the holy Archbishop was exiled, St John once again fled, this time to Rome, where he came under the protection of Pope Innocent I. This proved to be providential for the Western Church, for it was St John who brought the treasures of Desert spirituality to the monasteries of the West. He founded the monastery of St Victor in Marseilles, then, at the request of his bishop, wrote the Cenobitic Institutions, in which he adapted the austere practices of the Egyptian Fathers to the conditions of life in Gaul. He went on to write his famous Conferences, which became the main channel by which the wisdom of the desert East was passed to the monastics of the West. Saint Benedict developed much of his Rule (which at one time governed most monasteries in the Latin world) from St John's Institutions,, and ordered that the Conferences be read in all monasteries.   Saint John reposed in peace in 435, and has been venerated by the monks of the West as their Father and one of their wisest teachers. His relics are still venerated at the Abbey of St Victor in Marseilles.   St John's writings were soon attacked by extreme Augustinians and, as Augustinianism became the official doctrine of the Latin Church, his veneration fell out of favor in the West. Outside the Orthodox Church, his commemoration is now limited to the diocese of Marseilles.

The Synaxarion calls him "Our Father Cassian, chosen by God to bring the illumination of Eastern monasticism to the West". He was born in Scythia of noble parents, and was well educated in secular things. But, thirsting for perfection, he left all behind and travelled with his friend Germanus to the Holy Land, where he became a monk in Bethlehem. After becoming established in the monastic life for several years, St John felt a desire for greater perfection, and sought out the Fathers of the Egyptian Desert. He spent seven years in the Desert, learning from such Fathers as Moses, Serapion, Theonas, Isaac and Paphnutius. Through long struggles in his cell, St John developed from personal experience a divinely-inspired doctrine of spiritual combat. Many say that it was he who first listed the eight basic passions: gluttony, fornication, avarice, anger, sadness, acedia, vainglory and pride.   In time, struggles in the Alexandrian Church made life so difficult for the Egyptian monks that St John (still accompanied by his friend Germanus), sought refuge in Constantinople, where they came under the care and protection of St John Chrysostom. When the holy Archbishop was exiled, St John once again fled, this time to Rome, where he came under the protection of Pope Innocent I. This proved to be providential for the Western Church, for it was St John who brought the treasures of Desert spirituality to the monasteries of the West. He founded the monastery of St Victor in Marseilles, then, at the request of his bishop, wrote the Cenobitic Institutions, in which he adapted the austere practices of the Egyptian Fathers to the conditions of life in Gaul. He went on to write his famous Conferences, which became the main channel by which the wisdom of the desert East was passed to the monastics of the West. Saint Benedict developed much of his Rule (which at one time governed most monasteries in the Latin world) from St John's Institutions,, and ordered that the Conferences be read in all monasteries.   Saint John reposed in peace in 435, and has been venerated by the monks of the West as their Father and one of their wisest teachers. His relics are still venerated at the Abbey of St Victor in Marseilles.   St John's writings were soon attacked by extreme Augustinians and, as Augustinianism became the official doctrine of the Latin Church, his veneration fell out of favor in the West. Outside the Orthodox Church, his commemoration is now limited to the diocese of Marseilles.

When visiting the North of Britannia in 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian Augustus witnessed the aftermath of war between his armies and the savage Picts. In a show of Roman might, he ordered a wall to be built that would separate the Pict tribes from the rest of England. Grand in its design, the wall stretched 80 Roman miles, from coast to coast. In the game, Hadrian's Wall from garphill games and Bobby Hill with art by Sam Phillips, it's your job to spend 6 years building and improving a 1-mile section of the impressive megastructure. each year you receive resources which you must spend wisely to make your mile castle prosper and repel the pictish attacks. Although it is an intimidating game out of the box it is quick to learn and forgiving despite its complexity. If you enjoy games such as Dinosaur Island Roar and Write, or Raiders of Scythia this game might just be the perfect addition to your collection. 

Finally, more people are talking about Scythia and, of course, Chicago! And by more people, we mean us. Listen and learn about Persian-crushing Queen, Tomyris of Scythia and vinyl-crushing mayhem, Disco Demolition Night of Chicago 1979. Handy map of Scythians during Tomyris' time Tomyris straight dunking Cyrus' head 1979 coverage of disco demolition night (video) Steve Dahl with dumpster of disco records Dahl on the field Comiskey field in chaos ⁠⁠Complete citations on our website.⁠⁠ SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠, @SharedHistory on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠@sharedhistorypod on Mastadon SUPPORT: Support us on ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ MERCH: ⁠⁠Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin'! ⁠⁠ CREDITS: Original Theme: ⁠⁠Garreth Spinn⁠⁠ Original Art: ⁠⁠Sarah Cruz⁠⁠ Animations & Addtl Design: ⁠⁠The Banditry Co. ⁠⁠ About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people. SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by The Banditry Co.

Gaby and Dan discuss: I Made You a Mixtape, the CIA's heart attack gun, Awkward Guests, Smartphone Inc, Innovation, Raiders of North Sea art vs Raiders of Scythia art, the Scythe app and more. Enjoy! To Join Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgsnobs To Join our Facebook Group: Board Game Snobs Facebook Group For merch: https://sirmeeple.com/collections/board-game-snobs For questions, comments or general adulation: Send voice memos to boardgamesnobs@gmail.com Special thanks to Ben Maddox for the intro and outro. Check him out for further podcasting goodness at https://fivegamesfordoomsday.com/ and his fantastic YouTube videos for Dice Tower, "Design Notes" at The Dice Tower's Design Notes with Ben Maddox    

Today we're going to briefly touch on the legends of giants from around the world, and then we're going to find ourselves landing on one specific tribe that may be the origins of them all. The giants from Scythia have resurfaced in recent years, and there's even talk of cloning their remains in the near future. If you're craving MORE than just the weekly podcast, find me on Facebook where we share end-time headlines and biblical conspiracies daily. Article: Russians Clone Scythian Army If you'd like to support the podcast, consider becoming a listener supporter -OR- head over to my website and become a member to access the notes from today's episode. We also have a community on Facebook! www.facebook.com/groups/ancientconspiracies⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.ancientconspiracies.net⁠⁠ Offer support for $1/month: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ancient-conspiracies/support⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ancient-conspiracies/support

Carla and Melanie list their favorite games that use Multi Use cards.[00:00:50] Runsega North series (Shipwrights, Raiders, Explorers)[00:03:22] Castell[00:07:03] Cacao[00:10:27] Costa Rica[00:13:50] Point Salad[00:16:51] Shifting Stones[00:18:33] Radlands[00:21:56] Epic PVP fantasy[00:24:00] San Juan[00:28:09] Watergate[00:30:58] Duffers[00:34:32]One Deck Dungeon[00:38:34] Raiders of Scythia, Raiders of the North, Architects of the West Kingdom, Paladins of the West Kingdom, Viscounts of the West Kingdom[00:40:50] Bohnanza [00:44:00] Museum[00:47:16] Steampunk Rally[00:50:49] La Granja[00:55:07] Oh My Goods[00:57:51] Lost Ruins of Arnak[0059:50] Pandemic[01:02:19] London[01:05:00] Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion

The Broken Meeple Show - Episode 46 - In Sickness & In Gaming Now that I'm recovered from Covid, it's time to get back into gear! While we're on the subject of sickness, let's talk about what factors make you sick of a game over time as suggested by my loyal Patreons. And as I've been playing a bunch of games lately, I'm going to talk about them all! Raiders of Scythia, Paleo and Nidavellir finally leave the shelf of shame! 00:00 - Introduction, Covid and Am I Being Blacklisted For Being Honest? 11:25 - Raiders of Scythia 20:31 - Nidavellir 31:34 - Paleo 41:40 - What Factors Make You Grow Sick Of A Game?

Quelle est la meilleure version de Monopoly?L'équipe d'Un Board Game Presque Parfait tente l'impossible, c'est-à-dire, déterminer quelle est la meilleure version de Monopoly parmi les 1332 entrées sur BGG. On vous présente aussi les derniers jeux que nous avons essayés, on vous parle de quelques projets de sociofinancement qui attirent présentement notre attention et on vous donne quelques conseils pour bien organiser une soirée de jeux de société.0:00:00 - Générique;0:00:30 - Introduction;0:06:00 - Tour de table de David (Marvel Champions #fuckRonan);0:13:35 - Tour de table de David (Flourish);0:16:25 - Tour de table de David (Boonlake);0:20:20 - Tour de table de Patrice (Dilemme Express);0:28:35 - Tour de table de Vincent (Orlog);0:32:55 - Tour de table de Vincent (Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition);0:38:40 - Tour de table de Vincent (7 Wonders Architects);0:40:55 - Tour de table de Vincent (Pillards de Scythia);0:44:25 - Tour de table de LP (Unsettled);0:46:30 - Tour de table de LP (Origins: First Builders);0:51:05 - Tour de table de LP (Aeon's End Legacy of Gravehold);0:53:25 - Tour de table de LP (In Too Deep);1:06:30 - Actualité sociofinancement (Malhya: Lands of Legends);1:09:50 - Actualité sociofinancement (Nightmare Cathedral);1:13:40 - Actualité sociofinancement (Fire In The hole);1:23:35 - Entracte1:24:05 - Quelle est la meilleure version de Monopoly?1:35:20 - Spécial: Jeux de pêche;2:10:53 - Nos astuces pour bien organiser une soirée de jeux de société;2:44:25 - Nouveau commanditaire pour la chaîne YouTube;2:51:50 - Conclusion.

I'm delighted and honoured to bring you my first podcast discussion with Dr Linda Malcor, co-author of 'From Scythia to Camelot' This revolutionary book meticulously demonstrates that the core of the European stories of 'King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table', Camelot and the Holy Grail is not entirely Gaelic, Celtic, or Ango-Saxon but North-Iranian! The scholarly yet revolutionary book argues that many of these stories were brought to Western Europe by ethnolinguistically and culturally Iranian (i.e. Aryan), semi-nomadic chain mail armoured, equestrian peoples, such as the Sarmatians, Alans, Roxalans, Iaziges, Aorsi and others who migrated westward from their home on the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black Sea and settled much of Western Europe, including Britain during the decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arash-darius-kamali/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arash-darius-kamali/support

Beidzot lielais IKEA plauktu lobijs ir nostrādājis un varam kļūt arī par mēbeļu podkāstu. Tāpēc epizodi sāksim ar to, kā Toms runās par savu jauno spēļu galdu. Ja arī tu vēlies lai Toms kārtīgi notestē savu galdu un paslēpt tajā kādu Slepeno dārgumu, tev vajadzēs iet uz Toma kolekciju un veikt komentāru zem šī ieraksta https://ej.uz/tomaBGG Pēc tam sekos Svaigs un Gards, kur Toms mēģinās mūs pārliecināt, ka pārsēdināt vikingu no laivas uz zirga ir laba ideja, un stāstīs par Raiders of Scythia. Savukārt, Kristaps būs vienīgais, kurš atcerējies, ka Oktobris ir veļu mēnesis, tāpēc apskatīs eksistenciālo divspēlētāju spēli Stronghold: Undead! Ja jums vēl nepietika jaunu un svaigu spēļu, tad šoreiz ir atgriezies segments Toma Fokuss, kurā tiks pārrunāts par jaunākajām spēlēm, kuras noteikti nepalaist garām nedz Essenē, nedz pēc tam. Un līdzīgi kā izdevējiem ir dažādi jaunumi, arī Kreisajam Tokenam ir atlidojis jauns segments Stiķis, kurā Kristaps mācīs kā labāk spēlēt galdaspēles un šoreiz runāsim par relatīvajiem punktiem. Tāpat, kur nu bez Bezgalīga dueļa, kurā šoreiz uzzināsim daudz jauna par veselām četrām spēlēm - Dixit, Last Will, Paper Tales un Colt Express. Epizodes noslēgumā, kā ierasti, Kreisais TOP 5, kurā šoreiz esam gatavi pakāpties uz soliņa, iztaisnot plecus un skatīties uz visiem pie galda sēdošajiem no augšas, jo runāsim par spēlēm, kur jūtamies spēcīgi - nu vismaz savos laukos un platuma grādos. Topa nosaukums - Pasta salas dūži! Klausies epizodi - https://anchor.fm/kreisais-tokens Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/search/Kreisais%20tokens Seko mums: Instragram - https://www.instagram.com/kreisaistokens/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Kreisais-Tokens-108903727367874

We're back with another fantasy draft, as we keep on moving down the BoardGameGeek top games list. If you're not familiar, we're each picking a standalone collection of five games before our picks get stolen out from under us. Want to win a $50 gift card? You've got to vote on whose collection is best! Before we get the knives out, we talk about Raiders of Scythia, and Ankh: Gods of Egypt. 02:01 - Raiders of Scythia 02:18 - Raiders of the North Sea 08:56 - Ankh: Gods of Egypt 29:09 - Drafting BGG's #201-300 32:58 - 1830: Railways & Robber Barons 34:52 - Flamme Rouge 36:51 - Beyond the Sun 37:59 - Cthulhu Wars 39:14 - Modern Art 39:27 - Glory to Rome 41:35 - Dune 42:49 - Imperial 2030 43:36 - The Resistance 44:35 - Arboretum 45:47 - Hive 46:47 - Glen More II: Chronicles 48:20 - Dwellings of Eldervale 49:35 - Dixit 51:23 - Burgle Bros Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

Episode 120 - Teotihuacan Late Pre-classic Period and Shadow of Xitle , Architects of the West Kingdom, Red 7, The Mind On this episode Steve, Conor and Mike bring new meaning to the word 'chaos'. Once the dust settles, the lads discuss board gaming statistics - do they keep gaming stats? Why? How do you use/refer to them? Which of our hosts is anti-stats? In the Sizzling Games segment Steve has explored the expansions to Teotihuacan, Late Pre-classic Period and Shadow of Xitle, and he gives us a rundown on how they significantly improve the game. Conor dived deeper into Architects of the West Kingdom with the Age of Artisans expansion. Meanwhile Mike has been playing the ever-changing Red 7, and also the mind-melding The Mind. In the Bracket Battle 2.0 we tally up the scores and find out if Too Many Bones or Dwellings of Eldervale took the chocolates. Then, we set-up the next battle: Ganz Schon Clever vs Raiders of the North Sea. Make sure you head to our socials and cast your vote to make sure your favourite goes through to the next round. Finally in Swear An Oath, Mike has Stone Age still on the shelf and Marvel Champions ready to go, Conor played Raiders of Scythia but hasn't got around to Galaxy's Most Wanted just yet, and Steve played Circadian's First Light and also achieved a new personal best in Hadrian's Wall. New oaths sworn include Scape Goat (Mike), Cloud Age (Conor), The West Kingdom Tomesaga (Steve) and Galaxy's Most Wanted (Steve).   Sizzling Games: Teotihuacan Expansions (6:45), Architects of the West Kingdom (21:20), Red 7 & The Mind (37:07) Topic of the Pod: Recording Our Gaming Stats (54:12) Board Game Bracket Battle 2.0: Dwellings of Eldervale vs Too Many Bones (01:15:04) Swear an Oath: (01:37:25)   **BOARD GAME BBQ GAME DAY** Join us for the second Board game BBQ Day to be held in Sydney! The event will be held on Saturday, July 24th from 11am-11pm. Tickets available now at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-sydney-game-day-2-tickets-154911842491 Join us for the third Board game BBQ Day to be held in Brisbane! The event will be held on Saturday, July 31st, from 10am-late. Tickets on sale now at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-brisbane-game-day-3-tickets-157314699501 The first Melbourne Game Day has been run and done, and it was a massive success. Thanks to everyone in the community who came out and joined in the fun. Guess waht! Tickets are now on sale for the next Melbourne Game Day: to be held on August 28th at TableTop Games in Burwood. Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/board-game-bbq-melbourne-game-day-2-tickets-162135767445?aff=ebdssbdestsearch   **SPONSORS** Our Sizzling Games segment is proudly sponsored by 2D6 Games. Check out their website at (2D6games.com.au) to see their massive range of games and don't forget they offer free delivery all around Australia. So why not order your next Sizzling Game from them today!! Our Board Game Bracket 2.0 is proudly sponsored by Game Toppers LLC. They have joined the BBQ, and are even providing us with one of their Game Toppers for our Game Days! Check out their Kickstarter now! These Game Toppers are amazing, and can transform any old table into an A1 quality Game Table! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/burky/game-toppers-30-upgrading-every-game-you-play?ref=discovery&term=game%20toppers Thanks to Advent Games for sponsoring our Swear An Oath segment. Advent Games (http://www.adventgames.com.au/) are an Australian online board game store based in Sydney, NSW. Their core values are integrity, customer satisfaction, and providing a wide range of products including those hard-to-find board games.   **COMPETITION** This month, thanks to the kind folks at 2D6, we are giving away a copy of Fleet: The Dice Game and Res Arcana. 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Here are all of the games that we discussed: Deception: Murder In HongKong (2014) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156129/deception-murder-hong-kong Teotihuacan: City of Gods (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/229853/teotihuacan-city-gods Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270364/teotihuacan-late-preclassic-period Teotihuacan: Shadow of Xitle (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293473/teotihuacan-shadow-xitle Achitects of the West Kingdom (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom Age of Artisans (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgameexpansion/285235/architects-west-kingdom-age-artisans Red 7 (2014) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161417/red7 The Mind (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/mind Too Many Bones (2017) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192135/too-many-bones Dwellings of Eldervale (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/271055/dwellings-eldervale Ganz Shon Clever (2018) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244522/s-pretty-clever Raiders of the North Sea (2015) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea Stone Age (2008) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/34635/stone-age Marvel Champions: The Card Games (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/285774/marvel-champions-card-game Scape Goat (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315043/scape-goat Raiders of Scythia (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301880/raiders-scythia Marvel Champions: Galaxy's Most Wanted (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/315896/marvel-champions-card-game-galaxys-most-wanted Cloud Age (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316858/cloudage Circadians: First Light (2019) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264052/circadians-first-light Hadrian's Wall (2021) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304783/hadrians-wall The West Kingdom TomeSaga (2020) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/296152/west-kingdom-tomesaga   --- Join in the conversation on our Facebook on Instagram pages, or drop us a line at podcast@boardgamebbq.com If you enjoy the podcast please consider leaving a short review on your podcast app of choice. 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Tobias Svanelid låter som en storlom, Kristina Ekero Eriksson utser drottningen bland vikingaböcker och Urban Björstadius hyllar Göteborgs jubileumsbok i vårt sommarboktipsprogram. Vi rider med skyter, pratar om bronsålderspenisar och om nazistfruar när vi traditionsenligt tipsar om böcker och brädspel på historiska teman. Böckerna och spelen som nämns i programmet är: Valkyria - vikingatidens kvinnor av Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir Nordiska gudasagor av Katarina Harrison Lindbergh Nazisternas fruar av James Wyllie Legenderna om förbundsarken av Jan Retsö U137 och ubåtskrisen av Wilhelm Agrell Ulla Winblad - liv och legend av Rebecka Lennartsson Alla tiders sex av Jonathan Lindström Nötkreatur i Sverige av Katharina Leibring och Ingvar Svanberg (red) Fågelröster av Ingvar Svanberg Var vid gott mod. En bok om konstnären fröken Märta Måås-Fjätterström av Annika Persson Göteborg genom tiderna av Jan Christensen, Perconell, Johannes Daun och Martin Linde (red) Raiders of Scythia av Shem Phillips World of Tanks Miniature Game av Casey Davies, Andrew Haught, Victor Pesch, Chris Townley och Phil Yates

In episode 76, Dean and Jon take a look at games we've been playing lately (Catan, The Godfather: Corleone's Empire, Chinatown, Point Salad, Crokinole, Baseball Highlights: 2045, and Porta Nigra). They also review Raiders of Scythia, and finish up the episode with a showdown between Troyes Dice and Rajas of the Ganges: Dice Charmers. Thanks for coming down to MeepleTown. If you enjoy our podcast, please consider rating us. If you like our YouTube channel, please consider subscribing. If you have questions you would like us to answer on the podcast, please email us at meepletownmail@gmail.com. To support us further, check out our https://www.patreon.com/meepletown. 00:00     Intro 19:10     What we've been playing lately 29:19     Raiders of Scythia 01:02:59  Showdown between Troyes Dice and Raja of the Ganges: Dice Charmers *Review copy of Raiders of Scythia provided by Renegade Games.

Everybody roleplays as Jesse but some ducks are inimitable and some coins should be left untossed! Today, in Shelf or Sell, Alex raids again (arguably) with Raiders of Scythia, Jan really likes rondels with Praga Caput Regni, and Will dusts off the board game years with Lords of Waterdeep. Afterward, for the Medley Minute, Jan celebrates Alex's feature on the BGG creator spotlight, Alex can't help but bring up more Zombicide, and Will talks shop with the first con coming back this year. Later, in On the Radar, Will's wallet gets really thick with the Tussie Mussie expansion, Jan finally reads a book with Paperback Adventures, and Alex moonlights as a bard with The Witcher: Old World.We hope you enjoyed this week's episode! If you disagree with our Shelf or Sell decisions or have other quacky thoughts, be sure to leave a comment!Follow our newest Spanish channel here!Join our Facebook Group here.Join our BoardGameGeek Guild here.Consider supporting us by joining our Patreon here.Time Stamps- Shelf or Sell- 03:00 - Raiders of Scythia ft. Alex 17:29 - Praga Caput Regni ft. Jan 30:35 - Lords of Waterdeep ft. Will Medley Minute- 42:30 - BGG Creator Spotlight ft. Jan 44:34 - Zombicide: Army of the Dead ft. Alex 46:10 - Gen Con 2021 ft. Will On the Radar- 52:14 - Tussie Mussie: Expansion Collection ft. Will 55:51 - Paperback Adventures ft. Jan 1:00:02 - The Witcher: Old World ft. Alex Support the show (http://patreon.com/quackalope)

Maps from Medieval Europe are littered with strange lands, monsters and mythical races. On them you can find the Tower of Babel, the Minotaur's Labyrinth, unicorns and men with the heads of dogs. Find out what these maps can tell us about how medieval European's saw the world in the latest episode of the History and Folklore Podcast.    Sources: B.L Gordon, 'Sacred Directions, Orientations, and the Top of the Map' History of Religions Vol. 10, No. 3 (Feb., 1971), pp. 211-227 British Museum, 'Tablet' https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1882-0714-509 Chet Van Durez, 'Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps' (2014). Edward Brooke-Hitching, 'The Phantom-Atlas: The Greatest Myths, Lies and Blunders on Maps' (2016). Gerhard Dorhn-van Rossum 'Al-Idrisi and His World Map (1154)' (2011) http://www.cliohworld.net/onlread/wg2/wg2.pdf#page=209 Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping, 'History of Mapping' https://www.icsm.gov.au/education/fundamentals-mapping/history-mapping John Block-Friedman, 'The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought' (2000). John Mandeville, 'The Complete Works of John Mandeville (Shrine of Knowledge, 2020) 'Mappa Mundi Hereford Cathedral.' https://www.themappamundi.co.uk/ Paul B. Sturtevant, 'A Wonder of the Multicultural Medieval World: The Tabula Rogeriana' (2017) https://www.publicmedievalist.com/greatest-medieval-map/ Richard Barber, 'Bestiary MS Bodley 764' (1999). Richard Jones, 'The Medieval Natural World' (2013). Robert Bartlett, 'The Natural and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages' (2006). Thomas Wright, 'Travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian.' http://public-library.uk/ebooks/60/81.pdf   Transcript: ‘Whatever Part of the Earth that Men dwell, either above or beneath, it seemeth always to them, that they go more up-right than any other Folk. And right as it seemeth to us that they be under us, right so it seemeth to them that we be under them.'   Hello, welcome to the History and Folklore podcast, where we look at different folk beliefs through history and how these beliefs shape people's perceptions of nature. Today we're looking at historical maps and the strange creatures and the mythical races found within them. This is a huge subject, so I am only going to be able to really give an overview of the subject, but am happy to make more indepth episodes on any of the different topics if there is any interest.   I find this topic really fascinating as maps, despite what we like to tell ourselves, very rarely show the world how it actually is. Instead they are excellent sources to show us the preconceptions, assumptions and prejudices of the map maker and the society the map is made in.    It has also been claimed that maps can affect the perception of people who view the map. We like to tell ourselves that maps are entirely neutral records of landscapes and settlements but this is not entirely true. Even today there are issues with our world map that are believed to affect  the way we see the world. The most well-known example is the Mercator Projection, invented in 1569 as a way of displaying a globe on a 2D surface. Because of the way the projection works, countries at the top are distorted to become larger, while those closer to the equator appear smaller. The creator of this method, Gerardus Mercator, also chose to orientate the map with North at the top, which is the way we still orientate maps today. It has been argued that, while this map is useful for navigation, the location and relatively large size of northern countries gives them a more prominent place in the mind of the viewer.   While there is still a lot of discussion as to whether this is actually true, it is clear that maps have traditionally been used as a means of communicating ideas and values to the viewer. The earliest maps that survive today depict very local places that highlight sites of interest. There were no real conventions in cartography yet and so the layout and orientation of these maps was pretty much all over the place.    While it seems normal and obvious to us, it is only really quite recently in human history that maps have been oriented with North at the top. In Europe, East was often placed as the highest point as in early Christian tradition heaven was located in the east. This is an idea that was likely borrowed from ancient Jewish traditions which saw the east as a particularly holy direction. Likewise, South was often seen as a desirable direction as it was associated with warmer, more hospitable weather. North, on the other hand, was considered a dark and sinister direction.   Ancient Egyptians also tended to orientate maps with east at the top, as this is the direction in which the sun rises. Early Islamic cartographers often placed south at the top of the map, as these mapmakers often resided in countries that were north of Mecca and they envisioned they were looking up towards it when they prayed. In Ancient China, compasses were oriented to point south, which was considered a more desirable direction as it was believed to be where the winds came from. However, maps in ancient China tended to place north at the top as the Emperor resided in the north of the country and the people were expected to look towards him. So it appears that there is a tendency among people everywhere to place that which they consider the most important at the top or centre of the image.    The oldest surviving world map is the Imago Mundi, which was created between 500-700 BCE in a town called Sippar in Iraq. This map placed Babylon in the centre, as this was probably the most important city to the map maker. The Euphrates is also shown and circles surround Babylon to show other cities and districts, including Assyria, Der and Habban. These cities are surrounded by a circular ‘bitter river' in which other districts are located. These represent the unknown or unexplored world, and are labelled with descriptions such as ‘where shamash (the sun deity) is not seen, reflecting the belief that the sun does not pass through the northern lands. The map is accompanied by accounts of Babylonian myths, written in conform script, with the corresponding locations in which they happened.    Early medieval maps are remarkably similar in design to the Imago Mundi. Known as TO maps, they show the world as a round disc. Inside this disc the known world is split into three segments, with the East orientated at the top. Asia fills up the top half of the circle, and is separated from Europe in the bottom left quarter and Africa in the bottom right quarter by a river that starts as the Don or Tanais in the left and turns into the Nile half way through. Europe and Africa are separated by the meditteranean sea, depicted as a line that meets the rivers at the half way point to make a T shape. The rivers and continents are surrounded by a circle of sea, the O of the TO map.    It is unclear where this style of map originated from. Similarities can be drawn with the Imago Mundi, but some historians think that they may originate in the Ancient Greece or Rome. Others argue that they probably have a Judaic origin, due to the habit of labelling each continent in association with one of Noah's sons - Asia often has the label of Shem, Africa is labelled with Ham and Europe tagged with Japhet.    TO maps are only concerned with recording areas of the world that were known to be habitable. Maps that showed all habitable and uninhabitable land on the globe were portrayed in a different way, based on the subdivision of the world created by Ptolemy in the second century and built on by Macrobius in the fifth century. In this, the world was divided into five latitudinal zones that varied in climate. The poles were the two frigid zones and considered to be too cold to sustain life. The fiery zone was located at the equator and was too hot to sustain life. Between these two extremes were the temperate zones, which were both theoretically habitable although it was believed that the southern temperate zone was uninhabited by humans.    The subdivision of the world in this way was still being used as late as the fifteenth century. It was also used as the basis for maps created by influential Islamic geographers and cartographers, such as al-Muqaddasi and al-Biruni, who developed this technique and further broke the inhabited world down into seven climes, which differed by half an hour each. These cartographers also believed that only the northern part of the world was inhabited and was separated by the rest of the globe by inhospitable climates that could not be crossed by humans. Islamic scholar Abu Rayhan al-Biruni claimed that the ‘sea separates the inhabitable world from whatever continents or inhabitable islands there may be beyond it, both towards West and East; for it is not navigable on account of the darkness of the air and the thickness of the water.'   This method of dividing the world was used in what was the most influential map of its time, the Tabulana Rogeriana, translated in English as the ‘Book of Roger', which proves that everything sounds more impressive in Latin. This was created by Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1154 for King Roger II of Siciliy in a book containing 70 smaller regional maps which, when put together, created a huge rectangular map of the world. This incredibly detailed map was broken down into seven different climatic zones and ten geographical sections. As well as this al-Idrisi was able to calculate the circumference of the globe within ten percent of its actual size. To achieve this, al-Idrisi poured over Arabic, Latin and Classical records, as well as conducting extensive interviews with contemporary travellers, endeavouring to dismiss the fantastical and include only what could be corroborated or proven. While this technique was not foolproof, and popular mythical elements such as the islands of Gog and Magog were still included, it was by far the most accurate world map of its day, and was used and distributed for three hundred years after its creation.   Despite the creation and popularity of the Book of Roger, new maps continued to be made and distributed. One of the most well-known today is the Hereford Mappa Mundi, which was created around the year 1300. This was created at a time when European maps were becoming more complex, showing serrated coastlines and individual islands. Despite these details, it still keeps the early ‘TO' format with Asia at the top, Europe on the bottom left and Africa on the bottom right. Christ sits above the world, looking over God's creation, and paradise and the garden of Eden can be found just below him. Jerusalem sits prominently in the centre of the inhabited world.    As well recording existing cities and landscape elements we would expect to see on modern maps, the Hereford Mappa Mundi also depicts stories from the bible such as Eden, Noah's Ark and the Tower of Babel, all located in the top half of the map, as well as stories from Classical Greece and Rome. The columns of Hercules, the golden fleece and the labyrinth can all be seen on the map. This reflects a method of map making that leaned more towards symbolism than accuracy. The purpose of maps such as this was not to create an accurate geographical record to assist travellers. They were instead created the greatness and expanse of God's creation and the viewers place within it spatially, culturally, temporally and spiritually. Medieval maps were created to measure time and culture as well as space.    For this reason the anomalies in early maps can give a real insight into the mindset, worldview and values of the time. We already know that places like Eden and the Minotaur's labyrinth were placed on maps due to their spiritual, cultural and historical importance. But some other elements are less easily explained. Strange islands and creatures pepper the seas and the margins of early maps.    Sometimes these were recorded through simple error, especially non-existant islands and land formations. Other times weather conditions such as low forming clouds could appear to sailors as an island, which would later be recorded on maps. Anomalies were sometimes included on purpose as a type of copyright protection. If an incorrect detail was found on a different map, the original cartographer would know they had been plagiarised.    I think the most amusing incidents were when islands were included on a whim. In 1659 Peter Helyn recorded a story about the explorer Pedro Sarmiento when he was captured by Walter Raleigh. Raleigh asked him about a particular island that was depicted on one of his maps, which Raleigh had never seen but which may have had some tactical advantage to him. Sarmiento explained that that island was known as ‘painters island' because when the painter was drawing the map, his wife asked him to add an island for her, so that in her imagination she could have an island of her own. A really lovely story, but not very helpful to people trying to actually navigate.   I think that the monsters and so called monstrous races that were recorded in maps, bestiaries and encyclopedias of the time are even more interesting than mysterious island stories as they raise so many questions about medieval assumptions of the foreign, otherness and humanity itself.    Strange creatures were also often believed to be found in far flung lands. Dragons fought elephants in India, hyenas mimicked and ate humans in Africa, leopards were the ferocious offspring of lions and pards and birds the colour of fire and with razor sharp wings soar through the air in Asia. These creatures all give an impression of foriegn countries as strange and dangerous places to be, as though the further you get from the known world the more fantastic and deadly nature becomes, a reflection of understandable anxieties and real dangers involved in travel during this period.    Probably the most fascinating are the so called ‘monstrous races' that are depicted on the edges of world maps, reflecting their perceived status as being just on the edge of civilisation.  Many of these races were taken from the writings of Pliny the Elder and were even further embellished over the years by explorers and traders, missionaries and pilgrims who would come back with tales of the strange lands, creatures and people they had seen on their travels.  Monstrous races that were commonly recorded included the Blemmyes, a warlike people found in Africa, notable in that they had no head but whos faces were instead located on their torso. Sciapods could be found in India. They had only one leg which they would use to hop about, and would use their one giant foot to shade them from the sun. Panotti had long ears that they used to wrap around themselves to keep warm at night. The Astomis were found by the Ganges river, they had no mouths but gained nourishment through pleasant smells. The cynocephalli were humans with the heads of dogs that were widely recorded from Scandinavia to Syria to India. In some accounts they were depicted as bloodthirsty fighters, while other writers claimed they were relatively shy and kept to themselves in peaceful communities.    While some believe that these people were solely the creation of overactive imaginations and tall tales spun by travellers, others think that there may have been a grain of truth in the stories, filtered through the perceptions of reporters trying to understand what they saw through the filter of a very ethnocentric worldview. For example, the Sciapods may have simply been people practicing yoga, lifting their feet above their heads as though to shade from the sun. While the true origins of these stories is not known, the fact that the stories exist at all raise a lot of interesting insights into the medieval European worldview.   There was a fair amount of contemporary discussion as to whether any of these races could be considered human, or whether they were closer to animals. This debate was based on the medieval Christian worldview that God created three different types of living spirit. Angels, which are not bound to a physical body, humans which are bound to a physical body but do not die with it and animals, which are bound to a physical body and who die with the body. It was believed that what separated humans from animals was their rationality. The issue then lay in defining and identifying rationality in the behaviour of the monstrous races.    The answer to this question had practical as well as theological implications. In the ninth century a missionary in Scandinavia wrote to a monk named Ratramnus asking whether he should preach to the dog headed people in order to win human souls for Christ, or whether it would be wasted effort, akin to trying to convert mice or birds. Ratramnus responded by stating that the dog heads should be viewed as human. He claimed that while certain elements of their behaviour, such as their barking speech, pointed more towards the animal, other behavioural aspects placed them firmly in the realms of the human. The fact they covered themselves with clothes showed they had a sense of shame and decency. They could farm and make tools and, according to Ratramnus, ‘knowledge of technical skills is granted only to the rational soul.' The main point in their favour though was that they lived in communities and therefore had laws and were able to create and keep to the rules of society.   Personally I find Ratramnus' answer unstatisying when looking at perceptions of other mythical creatures. Trolls, for example, were considered different from humans as they were not Christians and were, in fact, often believed to be angels that had remained neutral in the war between God and Satan and so fell to earth. Trolls could be killed and it was not believed that they had the promise of eternal life, as humans did. However, like other hidden people, they were portrayed as rational, they lived in societies that mimicked humans, wore clothes and used tools. It was not rationality or mortality, but lack of Chritian belief and immortal soul that separated the trolls from humans or angels, but Ratramnus made no suggestion of this possibility for the cynocephalli.   During the twelfth century Europe and Asia became linked in a way that it had never been before, largely due to the expansion of the Mongol Empire that spanned from Korea to Persia, Poland to Vietnam. This overarching administration facilitated merchants trading across borders and was also a tempting target for Christian missionaries, as the Mongols were not originally Muslim and appeared to be widely accepting of Christianity - employing Asian Christians as advisors and administrators.   As such a greater number of Europeans than ever before began travelling to places that they previously had either non-existent or very weak contact with. You may think that as explorers, traders and missionaries came to be more familiar with distant lands, and as travellers from across Asia came to be a more familiar sight in European cities, that medieval Europeans would quickly realise that the monstrous races on maps and monsters in bestiaries did not exist. In some cases doubt did begin to creep in. In 1253 William of Rubruck recalled a conversation he had with a group of Mogul people during his travels in India saying ‘I asked about the monsters or monstrous humans but they had never seen such beings, wherefore we wonder very much whether it were true.'   But belief in monsters and monstrous races was surprisingly tenacious amongst the general population. This was partly because returning travellers could not resist telling fantastic tales of ferocious and strange beasts to impress people back home. However, even when travellers wanted to present a more realistic view of the world their efforts could be undermined. Marco Polo's Travels, for example, was published in 1298 and presented a fairly subdued and down to earth picture of Asia that was somewhat sabotaged by illustrators who added monsters and wonders to the margins, likely trying to meet the expectations of the readers.   In other cases, when monsters were not found where they were expected to be, it was sometimes assumed that they did exist but their location had been recorded wrong. As European travellers became more familiar with the wider world the monstrous races were pushed further, always pushed the edges of the known world, and those that were once believed to reside in India were later thought to reside in the habitable southern hemisphere, where humans did not live. An early example of this was the Panotti people with long ears. Around 43 CE Roman writer Pomponius Mela claimed they lived on the Orkney islands. When the Orkney islands became part of the civilised world they were recorded as living in Scythia and later, when Scythia was no longer considered particularly distant, it was believed that they resided in southern Asia.    It is probable that the belief in monstrous races reflects a need in people to create a recognised ‘other' against which they can define themselves. Through these stories, they were able to explore what it meant to be civilised, what it meant to be human and understand and define their place in the world.    It is also apparent that this belief in strange and monstrous races was not just limited to Europeans. John de Marignollis  travelled extensively through China and India in the 1330s. Although he was originally sent by the Pope he extended his travels in order to search for the monstrous races he had heard about. He wrote ‘I travelled through all the provinces of India with great curiosity. . . never was I able to track down such peoples in the world in reality; instead people asked me whether there were such creatures.'    As well as giving the impression that medieval Asia was filled with people wandering round asking each other if they knew where the dog-heads were, de-Marignollis statement, and the quote from John Mandeville at the beginning of this episode, suggests that people around the world created their own kinds of strange and monstrous people, living in far away lands. I think it is likely that such stories were important in helping people strengthen their identity at a time of increased travel and exploration. Through these tales people could examine who they were, who belonged to their group, who were outside it and why. They could even be used to examine what it meant to be human at all.    Thank you for listening to this episode of the History and Folklore podcast. I hope you enjoyed it and found it interesting. An extra thank you goes to my new patreons DD Storyteller, the Fairy Folk Podcast, Louise, Vanessa, Ben and John. My supporters on patreon help make these episodes possible and I am so grateful.  If you would like to support the History and Folklore Podcast tiers range from £1-£5 a month in exchange for benefits including early access to podcast episodes, a monthly zine with more information about the episode topic, chance to vote on episode topics, recorded folktales and how to train your house elf fact files. Patrons help pay towards the cost of running the podcast and are greatly appreciated. You can also follow the podcast on Instagram at history and folklore, twitter at HistoryFolklore and Facebook at the History and Folklore podcast where I post hopefully interesting history and folklore facts pretty much daily and answer any questions or feedback. Thank you so much for listening, and I look forward to seeing you next time.

We talk with game designer TC Petty III about his upcoming Kickstarter and game release- My Father's Work as well as some of influences in gaming and what he looks for in a gaming experience.  We also talk about whether crying in a game can be a good thing and what he is looking forward to in the coming years with gaming. Games we mention in this episode:My Father's Work, Blood Rage, Aquatica, Blood Bowl, Rummikub, Catan, Gipf, Yinsh, Carcassonne, Dvonn, Go, Othello, Risk, Love Letter, Coup, Wurfel Bohnanza, Three Sisters, Fleet: The Dice Game, Hadrian's Wall, Raiders of the North Sea, Raiders of Scythia, Fleet, Pandemic: Legacy, Oath, Expedition to Newdale, Oh My Goods, Great Western Trail, Puerto Rico, and Lignum.

In episode 120 of Fireside: Kevin tells of the third people to inhabit the island of Ireland - A people from the Greek nation of Scythia, in search of a Tower of Gold, and finding Ireland instead...

Nous avons bien appris l'alphabet l'épisode passé, mais dans cet épisode, on apprend à compter de 2500 jusqu'à 3000! Dans cet épisode, Jake et Luc parlent de leurs jeux préférés qui sont classés entre 2500 et 3000 sur Board Game Geek.D'autres jeux mentionnés : Gum Gum Machine, Raiders of Scythia

Last week we learned our ABCs, and this week we`re learning how to count from 2500 to 3000! In this episode, Jake and Luc talk about their favourite games ranked between 2500 and 3000 on Board Game Geek.Other games mentioned: Gum Gum Machine, Raiders of Scythia

HOLLYWOOD & VINESEASON TWO | EPISODE 1 REVIEW: The Old GuardLegacy #034- - - - -After taking a little time off… and by a little time, we mean almost two full years… Tim and Patrick are back baby! This podcast, much like Andromache of Scythia, cannot be killed. As the boys can’t get out to a movie theaters these days, they turn their attention to streaming services and review the Netfilx original film The Old Guard! - - - - -Hollywood & Vine is a proud member of the Radio Free Podcasting Network. Check it out!Follow us on Instagram!

Ah Raiders of Scythia. Who knew that doing math and learning about history could be so much fun? I guess everyone that already played Raiders of the North Sea knew. Are we late to the party, or is Raiders of Scythia the perfect game to jump onto the renegade game studios with? I certainly do like all the eagles and horses and blood lusting ladies with bows, and such lovely art.

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We tackle the cousin of the North Sea games this time, Raiders of Scythia!  How does it compare to North Sea?  Just a re-skin or is there more to these raiders from the north?  Also, can we say too much about what we think of the art??  All of these questions will be answered and more in this episode!  Thanks for dl and listening.  welcometwogames         -   Facebook@welcometwogames     -   Instagram@welcometwogames     -   Twitterhttps://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/301880/raiders-scythiaTruth of the Legend by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4551-truth-of-the-legendLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseBlue Ska by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3453-blue-skaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Akkian,Flavius Arrianus, the Grecio-Roman Biographer with Alexander, the Great , in His Book, it is also called as Indica like Megasthenes's, describes the voyage of Alexander to India. He chronicles  the customs and manners of the people of India. “he Nysaeans are not an Indian race, but descended from the men who came into India with Dionysus–perhaps from those Greeks who were rendered unfit for service in the wars which Dionysus waged with the Indians. Perhaps also he settled with the Greeks those of the natives who were willing to join his colony. Dionysus named the city itself Nysa, and the land Nysaea, in honour of his nurse Nysa. The mountain near the city, at whose base Nysa was built, is called Meros (thigh) after the misfortune he experienced as soon as he was born. This is the story framed by the poets in regard to Dionysus, and let the writers of legends Grecian and foreign expound it. Among the Assacenians is Massaca, a large city, where also is the stronghold of the land of Assacia; and there is also another large city, Peucelaitis, not far from the Indus. These tribes have been settled west of the Indus as far as the Cophen….   Of the expedition of Dionysus, indeed, the city of Nysa is no mean monument, as also are the mountain Meros, the ivy which grows on this mountain, the Indians themselves also marching into battle to the sound of drums and cymbals, wearing speckled garments like the bacchanals of Dionysus. But of Heracles there are not many memorials. For the statement that Alexander forcibly subdued the rock of Aornus, because Heracles was not able to capture it, seems to me a piece of Macedonian boasting; just as they called the Parapamisus Caucasus, though it has no connection with it. And having observed a certain cave in the land of the Parapamisadians, they said that it was the famous cave of Prometheus, the son of the Titan, in which he was hung for the theft of the fire. And besides, in the land of the Sibians, an Indian race, because they saw the inhabitants clothed in skins, they said that the Sibians were those who had been left behind from the expedition of Heracles. The Sibians also carry cudgels, and the figure of a club was branded upon their oxen; this too they explained to be a commemoration of the club of Heracles. If anyone gives credit to these tales, this must have been another Heracles, neither the Theban, nor the Tyrian, nor the Egyptian; but some great king of a land situated in the interior not far from India.   He says that in ancient times the Indians were nomads, like that section of the Scythians who are not agriculturists, but wandering about on waggons, live at one time in one part of Scythia and at another time in another part, neither inhabiting cities nor consecrating temples to the gods. So the Indians had no cities or temples built for the gods. They clothed themselves in the skins of the wild beasts which they killed, and ate the inner bark of certain trees, which are called tala in the Indian language, and, as upon the tops of palm-trees, there grow upon them things like clews of wool. They also fed upon the flesh of the wild beasts which they caught, eating it raw, until Dionysus came into their country. But when Dionysus came and conquered them, he founded cities and made laws for them, and gave the Indians wine as he had given it to the Greeks. He also gave them seeds and taught them how to sow them in the earth; so that either Triptolemus did not come to this part when he was sent by Demeter to sow corn through the whole earth, or this Dionysus came to India before Triptolemus and gave to the inhabitants the seeds of cultivated crops. Dionysus first taught them to yoke oxen to the plough, and made most of them become husbandmen instead of being nomads, and armed them with martial weapons. He also taught them to worship the gods, and especiallyhttps://ramanisblog.in/2015/02/05/dionysus-greek-god-is-shiva-migrated-from-south-india/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ramanispodcast/message

The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: Andre 3000, Piers Morgan, Top Gear, Facebook questions, Raiders of Scythia and The Mandalorian season 2 episode 2.  Enjoy! Raiders of Scythia (34:00) The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 2 (59:35) Contact us to let us know of your adulation!!boardgamesnobs@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/boardgamesnobshttps://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs

Sponsors: Boardwalk, Bezier Games, Final Frontier Games, The Game Steward, Game ToppersIn our 168th episode, the Tantrum House Crew talk about Halloween parties, highlight 3 games coming to Kickstarter, interview Shem Phillips about Raiders of Scythia, and announce a contest to gather feedback about what our audience would like to see in the next TantrumCon. episode_168_tantrumcon_3.0.mp3File Size: 32438 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

I always liked the number fifty. Imagine five ice cream cones. Then imagine five ice cream cones 10 times.On our fiftieth episode, we review the formidable dice drafting game by Italian designers Danielle Tascini and David Turczi, Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun. To continue in our thread of bad board game titles, this roughly translates to Obelisk: Obelisk of the Sun. We really bring balance in our opinions of the game. Then we each look at our 10 most anticipated games coming out of Essen Spiel Digital.Leave us a review on Apple podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/y2eyvquxRead Tony's blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/user/maxlongstreet/blogsListen to more episodes on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/two-wood-for-a-wheatVisit our website: http://twowood4awheat.com/02:25 Marco Polo 203:35 Race for the Galaxy04:52 Mapmaker: The Gerrymandering Game09:00 FEATURE REVIEW Tekhenu: Obelisk of the Sun07:14 Stone Age: Style is the Goal/The Expansion, Fractal: Beyond the Void, Cape Horn, Batman: Love Letter, Siderial Confluence: Trading and Negotiation in the Elysian Quadrant37:15 FEATURE DISCUSSION Essen Top 1040: 45 Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers, Super Skill Pinball: 4Cade42:06 Crash Octopus43:20 Velocity: Vanguard44:25 Renature & Almanac: The Dragon Road44:50 Seastead & Flotilla45:50 Furnace46:45 Lost Ruins of Arnak47:30 Renature48:38 The Castles of Tuscany50:38 Athaneum52:14 Super Skill Pinball: 4Cade53:24 Cafe54:48 Curious Cargo & Pipeline56:03 New York Zoo57:25 Cloud Age, Maracaibo, Blackout: Hong Kong59:14 Whistle Mountain, Manhattan Project: Energy Empire, Dwellings of Eldervale01:00:16 Hallertau01:01:34 Dune: Imperium & Clank: A Deckbuilding Adventure01:05:40 Venice01:06:34 The Lost Ruins of Arnak, Endless Winter, Tyrants of the Underdark, Supermotherload01:09:24 Tawantinsuyu01:10:50 Red Cathedral01:12:49 Pandemic Legacy: Season 001:13:49 Praga Caput Regni, Pulsar: 2049, Underwater Cities, Last Will, Maracaibo, Rajas of the Ganges01:16:16 Beyond the Sun01:18:30 Anno: 180001:20:20 Paris, Whaleriders, Bonfire, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, Viscounts of the West Kingdom, Raiders of Scythia

Sponsors: Boardwalk, Bezier Games, Final Frontier Games, The Game Steward, Game ToppersIn our 168th episode, the Tantrum House Crew talk about Halloween parties, highlight 3 games coming to Kickstarter, interview Shem Phillips about Raiders of Scythia, and announce a contest to gather feedback about what our audience would like to see in the next TantrumCon. episode_168_tantrumcon_3.0.mp3File Size: 32438 kbFile Type: mp3Download File [...]

36 new games discussed for the month of October! If you'd prefer to watch this in video form, head to https://youtu.be/R_pbDdmAUt8 :) S&R Coverage [2:45] Arkenshield (Shea) [4:08] Brick & Mortar (Shea) [5:44] Reign Absolute (Shea) [6:57] Shards of Madness (Shea) [7:51] Veiled Fate (Shea & Ryan) Expansions [9:36] 8. Escape the Curse of the Temple: Traps [11:41] 7. 7 Wonders 2nd Edition [14:52] 6. Escape the Curse of the Temple: Quest [16:55] 5. Paperback: Unabridged [18:26] 4. Marvel Champions: Once and Future Kang [21:24] 3. Russian Railroads: American Railroads [22:28] 2. Grand Austria Hotel: Let's Waltz! [24:19] 1. Pandemic Legacy Season 0: 1963 New Games [26:36] 23. Legends of Andor: The Last Hope [30:26] 22. Pan Am [33:07] 21. Curious Cargo [36:19] 20. Kawa [39:31] 19. Beyond the Sun [42:44] 18. Dwergar [45:44] 17. Studies in Sorcery [47:37] 16. Mysterium Park [50:47] 15. Seastead [53:41] 14. Finishing Time (Feierabend) [58:48] 13. Alice's Garden [1:00:23] 12. Beez [1:03:30] 11. Raiders of Scythia [1:06:01] 10. Troyes Dice [1:09:33] 9. Whistle Mountain [1:11:57] 8. Shogun No Katana [1:14:33] 7. Glasgow [1:16:55] 6. Wild Space [1:18:50] 5. Furnace [1:22:44] 4. Pandoria Merchants [1:25:14] 3. Praga Caput Regni [1:28:32] 2. Kokopelli [1:30:49] 1. Castles of Tuscany •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com

00:00 Intro01:24 Ewin Racing Chair – RDTN Promo Code07:10 BGG Affiliate Link & Metallic Dice Games (RDTN Code)09:30 The Curse of Strahd: Revamped11:06 The Re-Release of Strike12:33 Renegade Games Pub […]

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! This is the raw audio from our livestream. The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas’ website.BackgroundThe name Andreas (English Andrew) comes from the Greek word for man (aner / andros), and hence appears to mean "manly."He seems to have been more cosmopolitan (broad-minded and Greek) than the other apostles, and thus figures prominently in John's gospel, which has a more universal focus than the three Synoptic Gospels.Apocryphal writings indicate he was from the tribe of Reuben, and that his mother was Joanna, but it is not possible to assign a high degree of credibility to these late sources.From Bethsaida, also the home of Philip (John 1:44). This town has been excavated from 1987, soon afterward identified as the biblical Bethsaida.He was a simple fisherman (Matthew 4:18, Mark 1:16).Andrew was the brother of Peter.MinistryFirst call of the apostles. His appointment as apostle is noted in Matthew 10:2, Mark 3:18, Luke 6:14.Mark 13:3 -- wanted to know about the destruction of Jerusalem (private talk). He seems to have had a curious and yet commonsensical mind.John 1:40-42 -- transfers from John the Baptist to Jesus.John 1:41 -- "We have found the Messiah" -- he recruits his brother Peter.John 6:8-9 -- alert, connects the boy with the fish with Jesus.John 12:20-22 -- connects Greeks who met Philip with the Lord.Acts 1:13-14 -- no surprise he is praying with the apostolic band before the day of Pentecost. Yet he is never again mentioned in Acts; the limelight is reserved for his brother Peter, and also for Paul.Preached among the Kurds (according to later tradition).Martyrdom Stoned and crucified in Scythia (according to the Martyrdom of Andrew).The Scythians, mentioned in Colossians 3:11, were to the Greeks and Romans an uncivilized and barbarian people.Andrew's "relics' were discovered a few centuries later. His arm is purported to be in Scotland, of which he is the patron saint. (Viz. the St. Andrew's Cross, representing the type of cross on which he was reported to have been crucified.)For more on his execution, click here. Lessons for usThe Lord can always use an "Andrew" -- someone who introduces others to Jesus Christ.We should be vigilant, aware of our surroundings, and the potentialities in those around us.Faith is intended to be relational, not just an individual. Andrew understood this and allowed God to use him to augment the network of relationships connected with the followers of Christ.Few of us will be in the limelight like Peter and Paul, yet still, we are to be active in our Christian ministry.Let us all serve the Lord to the very end, no matter how painful that end may be.

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! This is the raw audio from our livestream. The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

In part 2 of our discussion of the history of the Amazons with Dr. Walter Penrose, we talk about the tribes of warrior women who inhabited the Black Sea region and Eurasian Steppe-- the "Fertile Crescent" of female warriors. Thracians, Scythians, Sauromatians were all renowned for their warlike women. Join us as we explore the truth of those legends. Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dawn "Sam" Alden host.

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

Jan was so preoccupied with whether he could, that he didn't stop to think if he should. In Shelf or Sell the hosts bring a bevy of big titles including Tidal Blades and Dogs of War. In the Medley Minute we get downright prehistoric with news from Pandasaurus and discuss Forgotten Depths. Later in On The Radar, Jan decides to try out raiding as a new hobby, Jesse is completely perplexed and Alex finally convinces Jan to actually buy something while on the air. All that and more in this weeks episode of The Weekly Quack!We hope you enjoyed this week's episode! Have a question you'd like featured next week? Leave it on our website at theweeklyquack.com! We'll pick our favorites and talk about them on the show! Time Stamps- Shelf or Sell- 04:32 - Quodd Heroes ft. Alex 17:08 - Dogs of War ft. Jesse 28:57 - Tidal Blades ft. Jan Medley Minute- 42:47 - Dinosaur World ft. Jan 45:57 -Quodd Heroes - Second Edition ft. Alex 47:45 - Forgotten Depths ft. Jesse On the Radar- 53:04 - Raiders of Scythia ft. Jan 59:43 - Delayed Kickstarters ft. Jesse 1:04:24 - Planet Unknown ft. Alex 1:12:28 - Audience Feedback Support the show (http://patreon.com/quackalope)

00:00 Presentación 01:44 Desglose de Programa 05:36 Disclaimer 07:52 Camino a Essen 2020 09:30 Intriducción de Juegos de Uwe Rosenberg 16:00 Hallertau 44:05 Introducción de Juegos de Shem Phillips 48:45 Saqueadores de Escitia (Raiders of Scythia) 1:02:33 A qué Jugamos? 1:02:46 Red 7 1:14:26 Vasco da Gama 1:28:25 La Tripulación (Actualización luego de varias varias partidas) 1:33:25 Novedades para los Jugones Argentinos 1:35:14 Qué se viene en Invictvs Tienda 1:43:50 Actualización de arancel a libros en el País 1:45:55 Magic Madhouse (Tienda online de Gran Bretaña) 1:50:40 Recordatorios y Despedida Seguinos en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/latinludens Seguinos en Twitter: https://twitter.com/LatinLudens Seguinos en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/latinludens Canal de YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LatinLudens Canal de Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/latinludens Canal de ivoox: https://ar.ivoox.com/es/podcast-latin-ludens_sq_f1649666_1.html Canal de iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ar/podcast/latin-ludens/id1451113045?l=en Canal de la BGG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/55210/latin-ludens Canal de Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/16XtmBx69gkK40vwtCN8ug

Our players return to Scythia in this new campaign! The group of ne'er do wells and reluctant heroes defeat a rampaging monster on the shores of their small fishing village and are subsequently invited into a mysterious order...James Baxter @madbaxMorgan Cramer @callhercramerStephen Johnson @doofussteveKristen Moretz @kmoretz22Alex Aviles @psychburn21Aldon Eberhart @aldoneberhartmusic by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn

Andromache "Andy" of Scythia, Booker, Joe, and Nicky are centuries old warriors with regenerative healing abilities who use their vast experience to help people. Former CIA operative Copley hires them to rescue a group of kidnapped children in South Sudan. However, they are ambushed by a squad of highly trained mercenaries. After healing their wounds and killing their attackers, they realize that Copley set them up. Alagba Komi and Emeka Eze sit on the review of this classic comic, soon to become a sequel, to share their professional critiquing experience. Join our Facebook community for more interactive comments, click hereSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/movies360)

RUN, don’t walk to Netflix as you’re able and PLEASE watch the movie The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron as Andromache of Scythia who is still alive. “Four undying warriors who’ve secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.” – from Netflix description, available HERE. But there’s a catch… Adapted from Greg Rucka’s comic of the same name, the story is about Andromache’s (“Andy’s”) leadership of this team and their attempts to stay undetected over the centuries, and what it means to be immortal when there are so few people in the world who are. Excellent diverse characters (two of Andy’s team are men who are soulmates who met during the Crusades and the newest immortal is a Black woman), fabulous action scenes, fast pacing, strong writing. The Old Guard trailer The Old Guard comic Lise’s shout-out is for the movie Knives Out, available on Amazon Prime. A clever, engrossing murder mystery in the style of ol’ skool mysteries like Agatha Christie’s. Andi’s shout-out is for season 2 of The Alienist on TNT, which just started airing. 19th-century New York City crime and crime-solvers. Dark and gripping. https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/lgo_82_old_guard.mp3

This episodes the Dukes are joined by Jeremy Howard from Man vs. Meeple - the three...  ... Discuss recent plays of: Raiders of Scythia; Monumental; Tekhenu; Masters of Renaissance; and Welcome to New Las Vegas (14:12) ... Review Druid City Games' Sorcerer City (45:00); ... Look back at their review of We're Doomer in their Dukes' double-take (1:51:66). Click here to     Twitter: @dukesofdice Facebook: /dukesofdice Dukes of Dice YouTube ChannelSubscribe on iTunes Thanks to our awesome sponsors - please give them a visit      Arcane Wonders   Game Toppers  

Today we celebrate an English poet who was good friends with Alexander Pope. We'll also learn about the French painter, famous for his landscapes. We celebrate the co-creator of a new hybrid of popcorn called "snowflake." We also celebrate some of the flowers of the July garden with some poetry. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that helps us explore the world of botanical fragrance. And then we'll wrap things up with a story about a legendary Indiana botanist. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News 9 Hanging Garden Ideas That Will Turn Any Small Space Into a Lush Indoor Jungle | Tehrene Firman | WellandGood.com If you're living in a small apartment, there's really not a whole lot of room to make your greenery dreams come true. Unless you take things vertically, that is. 1. Plant wall 2. Hanging Bottles 3. Kokedama 4. Upcycled Stick 5. Wall Containers 6. Above-the-Bed Shelf 7. Doorway Garden 8. Wire Wall Grid 9. Scrap Wood   Did you know Tarragon is an artemisia?   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1730   Today is the anniversary of the death of the English writer and poet Elijah Fenton. His tomb is ornamented with a pair of sleeping angels. Alexander Pope composed his epitaph. The first two lines are inspired by the poet Richard Crashaw. At Easthamstead, Berks, 1729 THIS modest stone, what few vain marbles can, May truly say, Here lies an Honest Man; A Poet blessed beyond the Poet's fate, Whom Heav'n kept sacred from the proud and great; Foe to loud Praise, and friend to learned Ease, 5 Content with Science in the vale of peace. Calmly he looked on either life, and here Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear; From Nature's temperate feast rose satisfied, Thank'd Heav'n that he had lived, and that he died.   Elijah Fenton is remembered for working with Alexander Pope and William Broome to translate the Greek epic poem The Odyssey. Pope had specifically asked Elijah for his help with the major undertaking. Elijah is credited with many wonderful verses: Wedded love is founded on esteem.   Beware of flattery, 'tis a weed Which oft offends the very idol--vice, Whose shrine it would perfume.   O blissful poverty! Nature, too partial to thy lot, assigns Health, freedom, innocence, and downy peace.   In a book about Elijah Fenton, it says, “It is late justice, to Fenton, to point out how often the footsteps of the greater poet may be tracked to his garden plots; how the tones, and something more, of his verses, are echoed in strains which give them their best chance of immortality. Pope was accustomed to say that Fenton's “Ode to Spring” addressed to Lord John Gower, was the best Ode in the English language since Dryden’s Cecilia.”   O'er winter's long inclement sway, At length the lusty Spring prevails; And swift to meet the smiling May, Is wafted by the Western gales. Around him dance the rosy Hours, And damasking the ground with flowers, With ambient sweets perfume the morn; With shadowy verdure flourished high, A sudden youth the groves enjoy, Where Philomel laments forlorn. — Elijah Fenton, Ode to Spring   Nature permits for various gifts to fall On various climes, nor smiles alike on all. The Latian eternal verdure wear, And flowers spontaneous crown the smiling year; But who manures a wild Norwegian Hill To raise the Jasmine or the coy Jonquil? Who finds the peach among the savage sloes Or in black Scythia sees the blushing Rose? Here golden grain waves over the teeming fields And they're the vine her racy purple yields; Rich on the cliff the British Oak ascends Proud to survey the seas her power defends; Her sovereign title to the flag she proves Scornful of softer India's spicy Groves. — Elijah Fenton, Variety of Nature   1796  It's the birthday of the artist Camille Corot ("CAH-MEEL CAH-row"), born in Paris. Corot was a French painter, famous for his landscapes, and he inspired the landscape painting of the Impressionists. Corot's quotes about painting are inspiring to gardeners. Here's a little sample of his sensitive perspective on the natural world: "Beauty in art is truth bathed in an impression received from nature. I am struck upon seeing a certain place. While I strive for conscientious imitation, I yet never for an instant, lose the emotion that has taken hold of me."   Here are some of Corot's words about Nature at the end of the day: "...Everything is vague, confused, and Nature grows drowsy. The fresh evening air sighs among the leaves - the birds, these voices of the flowers are saying their evening prayer."   Imagine sitting beside Corot as he wrote, "I hope with all my heart there will be painting in heaven."   Gardeners would reply, "I hope there is a garden."     1907   On this day, Orville Redenbacher was born. Orville was a USDA scientist and the co-creator of a new hybrid of popcorn called "snowflake." It was lighter and fluffier than traditional popped kernels, and Orville became a household name with his commercials for his popcorn. To this day, Orville Redenbacher is the number one selling popcorn in the world. Nebraska produces more popcorn than any other state in the country.   Unearthed Words Today we celebrate some of the flowers of the July garden.   We like people not just because they are good, kind, and pretty but for some indefinable spark, usually called “chemistry,” that draws us to them and begs not to be analyzed too closely. Just so with plants. In that case, my favorite has to be Physoplexis comosa. This is not merely because I am writing at the beginning of July when the plant approaches maximum attractiveness. — Geoffry B. Charlesworth, garden author, On the Physoplexis comosa or the Devil's Claw or Tufted Horned Rampion   Light love in a mist, by the midsummer moon misguided, Scarce seen in the twilight garden if gloom insist, Seems vainly to seek for a star whose gleam has derided Light love in a mist. All day in the sun, when the breezes do all they list. His soft blue raiment of cloudlike blossom abided Unrent and unwithered of winds and of rays that kissed. Blithe-hearted or sad, as the cloud or the sun subsided, Love smiled in the flower with a meaning whereof none wist Save two that beheld, as a gleam that before them glided. Light love in a mist. — Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, Love in a Mist   The marigold, whose courtier’s face Echoes the sun, and doth unlace Her at his rise, at his full stop Packs and shuts up her gaudy shop. — John Cleveland, English poet, The Marigold   Grow That Garden Library Scentual Garden By Ken Druse This book came out in October of 2019, and the subtitle is Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance. The author Joe Lamp'l said, "A brilliant and fascinating journey into perhaps the most overlooked and under-appreciated dimension of plants. Ken's well-researched information, experience, and perfect examples, now have me appreciating plants, gardens, and designs in a fresh and stimulating way." Ken Druse is a celebrated lecturer and an award-winning author and photographer who has been called "the guru of natural gardening" by the New York Times. He is best known for his 20 garden books published over the past 25 years. And, after reading this book, I immediately began to pay much more attention to fragrance in my garden. The book is 256 illustrated pages of 12 categories of scented plant picks and descriptions for the garden - from plants to shrubs and trees. You can get a copy of Scentual Garden By Ken Druse and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $40.   Today's Botanic Spark 1987    Today in 1987, The Indianapolis Star announced the release of the biography of the legendary turn-of-the-century Indiana botanist Charles Clemon Deam who went by "Charlie". This biography of Charlie was written by Robert C. Kriebel, editor of the Lafayette Journal and Courier. Charlie Deam was a self-taught botanist, and he also served the state of Indiana as a forester. And there's a little story about Charlie in this article from The Indianapolis Star that I thought you would enjoy: In his home herbarium, Charlie kept a loaded pistol in a desk drawer. One time, Charlie was hosting a guest in his home. Charlie brought his guest into the herbarium, and they began chatting about plants and taxonomy. Charlie gave his guest quite fright when, without warning, he opened the desk drawer, pulled out the gun, and fired two or three shots through the open window. And all the while, Charlie uttered some disparaging comments about the "canine ancestry of a rabbit," that had been terrorizing his garden.

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight. Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneon James Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxx Morgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramer Stephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteve Alex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21 Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @frooperted Logo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign "Sycthia" by Ray Gun West @SonicVaughn"Wolves Never Die" by Glitterwolf used with permission https://glitterwolf.bandcamp.com/"Hope Springs Eternal" by Vampire Step-Dad used with permission https://vampirestepdad.bandcamp.com/

MoySauce and I sit down to discuss his Twitch Stream and Podcast, with cohosts Razing Zozo and Nystagmus, TheCivShow. Every Sunday at 7 eastern they play 3 different Civs in competitive multiplayer, and then discuss the results the following Wednesday at 11 eastern. We also discuss Kongo, Georgia, Gran Colombia, Arabia, Scythia, and Spain. We close with a brief discussion about Moy's time in the Civ6ChallengeLeague, and put the finishing touches on the upcoming challenge! https://www.twitch.tv/thecivshow https://www.reddit.com/r/Civ6ChallengeLeague/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d-connor-mcvey/support

Today on TheCivShow Podcast, we feature guest and good friend from the Civ6ChallengeLeague VektorKat! He was one of the two guests that was featured last Sunday on TheCivShow and he voluntarily played as Georgia against our hosts. The 4 talk about the strategies used during the game, talk about the biggest differences between singleplayer and multiplayer, and rank 5 civs in the tier list. VektorKat Socials https://twitter.com/dconnormcvey https://www.reddit.com/r/Civ6ChallengeLeague/ Have any questions or comments about the show? Hit us up on Social Media @TheCivShow! https://twitter.com/TheCivShow https://instagram.com/TheCivShow https://twitch.tv/TheCivShow https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCls2Y1bV03i61ItsCZMzNng --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecivshow/message

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight. Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneon James Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxx Morgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramer Stephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteve Alex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21 Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @frooperted Logo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign"Letting Go" by TimeCop1983 used with permission https://timecop1983.bandcamp.com/"A Good Cry - A Good Gunfight" by Vampire Step-Dad used with permission https://vampirestepdad.bandcamp.com/

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight. Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneon James Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxx Morgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramer Stephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteve Alex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21 Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @frooperted Logo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign"Ashes" by the Bridge City Sinners used with permission.https://thebridgecitysinners.bandcamp.com/

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight.Content Warning: Although no one at Neon Goblin or associated with Neon Goblin is transphobic, this episode contains a transphobic NPC. Trans Rights = Human Rights. Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneon James Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxx Morgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramer Stephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteve Alex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21 Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @frooperted Logo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign"Power Slam" by Paradelous used with permission.https://paradelous.bandcamp.com/

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight. Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneon James Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxx Morgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramer Stephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteve Alex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21 Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @frooperted Logo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign "Collide" by Wice used with permission https://wice.bandcamp.com/

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight. Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneon James Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxx Morgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramer Stephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteve Alex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21 Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @frooperted Logo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign 'Uncrossed' by Korine and 'A Good Cry, A Good Gunfight' by Vampire Stepdad, used with permission https://open.spotify.com/artist/57p6kWVidtODwurCvkGO75?autoplay=true&v=Ahttps://open.spotify.com/artist/2kkHe1abWV084RUXhSEf2q

In this D&D 5e actual play podcast, four grizzled heroes and outcasts must navigate the harsh wastelands of Scythia, a neon soaked continent teeming with magical fallout from a long forgotten war. Join Mulligan, Ternock, Violet, and Redford on their quest to restore light to a world of Endless Midnight.Neon Goblin on Twitter - @goblinneonJames Baxter on Twitter - @madbaxxMorgan Cramer on Twitter - @callhercramerStephen Johnson on Twitter - @DoofusSteveAlex Aviles on Instagram - @psychburn21Kristin Moretz on Instagram - @froopertedLogo by Jon Garcia @AriesDesign'This is Where We Lived' and 'A Good Cry, A Good Gunfight' by Vampire Stepdad, used with permissionhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/57p6kWVidtODwurCvkGO75?autoplay=true&v=A

En este tercer programa, parece que por fin nos libramos de los problemas técnicos, y nos metemos de cabeza en un programa en el que queríamos modificar su duración (y hemos conseguido, pero alargándolo). Cogeos algo de picar, y adelante, que aquí os dejamos los contenidos: En “LA NOTICIA” Alija nos habla de los futuros lanzamientos de Raiders of Scythia (la reimplementación de Saqueadores del Mar del Norte), Bonfire (lo nuevo de Stefan Feld) y Starcadia Quest que quizás salga en España por EDGE antes del 2025. Después David, de la asociación Ludoducto, nos hace una review y un análisis del Through The Ages, segunda edición, en la que se nos va la cabeza a todos los integrantes y nos tiramos hablando 45 minutos largos del juego, sus bondades y defectos. En “LAS DOS TORRES”, Alija nos habla desde Barad-Dur de La Guerra del Anillo, segunda edición. Un wargame con mucha narrativa basado en el universo de Tolkien, que genera alguna que otra diferencia de opiniones en el equipo. Siguiendo en “LAS DOS TORRES”, Garcy nos analiza desde Isengard Dice Forge, un juego medio de construcción de dados, en donde podemos modificar las caras de los dados para conseguir el mayor puntos posible. En El Pozo de Moria, viajamos a la ciudad de las luces con París, lo último de Wolfang Kramer y Michael Kiesling. Un eurogame de colocación de losetas, donde debemos desarrollar la capital francesa a principios del siglo XX. En Mi tesssssoro, Edu nos explica como enfrentarse al autómata de Patchwork, el conocido juego para 2 jugadores de Uwe Rosenberg para salir victorioso en solitario. Y ya para acabar, comentamos a que nos apetecería jugar en las próximas semanas. Teneis una muy breve reseña de cada uno de los juegos analizados en nuestra geeklist de la BGG, donde podeis comentar lo que os parecen, y si creeis que estamos acertados: https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/270498/los-anillos-de-sauron

The Synaxarion calls him "Our Father Cassian, chosen by God to bring the illumination of Eastern monasticism to the West". He was born in Scythia of noble parents, and was well educated in secular things. But, thirsting for perfection, he left all behind and travelled with his friend Germanus to the Holy Land, where he became a monk in Bethlehem. After becoming established in the monastic life for several years, St John felt a desire for greater perfection, and sought out the Fathers of the Egyptian Desert. He spent seven years in the Desert, learning from such Fathers as Moses, Serapion, Theonas, Isaac and Paphnutius. Through long struggles in his cell, St John developed from personal experience a divinely-inspired doctrine of spiritual combat. Many say that it was he who first listed the eight basic passions: gluttony, fornication, avarice, anger, sadness, acedia, vainglory and pride.   In time, struggles in the Alexandrian Church made life so difficult for the Egyptian monks that St John (still accompanied by his friend Germanus), sought refuge in Constantinople, where they came under the care and protection of St John Chrysostom. When the holy Archbishop was exiled, St John once again fled, this time to Rome, where he came under the protection of Pope Innocent I. This proved to be providential for the Western Church, for it was St John who brought the treasures of Desert spirituality to the monasteries of the West. He founded the monastery of St Victor in Marseilles, then, at the request of his bishop, wrote the Cenobitic Institutions, in which he adapted the austere practices of the Egyptian Fathers to the conditions of life in Gaul. He went on to write his famous Conferences, which became the main channel by which the wisdom of the desert East was passed to the monastics of the West. Saint Benedict developed much of his Rule (which at one time governed most monasteries in the Latin world) from St John's Institutions,, and ordered that the Conferences be read in all monasteries.   Saint John reposed in peace in 435, and has been venerated by the monks of the West as their Father and one of their wisest teachers. His relics are still venerated at the Abbey of St Victor in Marseilles.   St John's writings were soon attacked by extreme Augustinians and, as Augustinianism became the official doctrine of the Latin Church, his veneration fell out of favor in the West. Outside the Orthodox Church, his commemoration is now limited to the diocese of Marseilles.

We're back with another Book Club and this times it's Keith's choice, and what a book! The Old Guard TP Vol 1: Opening Fire written by Greg Rucka with art by Leandro Fernandez. Old soldiers never die…and some of them don’t even fade away. Cursed with immortality, Andromache of Scythia and her comrades-in-arms ply their trade for those who can find—and afford—their services. But in the 21st century, being immortal is a difficult secret to keep, and when you live long enough, you learn that there are many fates far worse than death. Keith, Alan and Roddy deep dive into this underrated masterpiece, with a sequel - The Old Guard: Force Multiplied, available for Preorder now, and due for release on December 18th. And if it's even half as good as Vol. 1, then this needs to get on your pull list asap! We also do our best to ensure that Vol. 1 TP is in stock at all times in the store so make sure to pick it up! Hope you guys enjoy, and of course, spoilers aplenty!

(Brian's Pick) 20XX from IMAGE COMICS written by Jonathan Luna and Lauren Keeley with art by Jonathan Luna                                   This sci-fi thriller for mature readers imagines a not-so-distant future-a world of norms and syms, divided by fear. Syms, a small percentage of the population with telekinetic abilities, form gangs to survive. But division only breeds more division, and Mer and Nuon experience this firsthand as they become entangled in the often dramatic, sometimes violent, but always complex social landscape of sym gang rivalries in Anchorage, Alaska.                              (Joe's Pick) The Red Mother from BOOM! Studios written by Jeremy Haun with art by Danny Luckert                                       After losing her eye and the man she loves in a brutal mugging, Daisy McDonough is left trying to put the pieces of her life back together. Just when she begins to think she can heal- move on, she begins to see strange things through her new prosthetic eye. And The Red Mother sees her in return.                                   (Rod's Pick) The Old Guard: Force Multiplied from IMAGE COMICS written by Greg Rucka with art by Leandro Fernandez                              Andromache of Scythia and her band of soldiers are back in this second story chronicling the battles and burdens of their dubious immortality. Nile's addition to the team has given them new purpose and new direction, but when you've got 6,000 years of history at your back, the past is always ready to return-with a vengeance.                                    (Rebekah's Pick) Star Trek: Picard - Countdown from IDW Publishing written by Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson with art by Joana Lafuente                                  You've seen the trailer... now, witness the events leading to CBS All Access's Picard. Before he retired to his vineyard, Jean-Luc Picard was the most decorated admiral in Starfleet. Then one mission changed his life forever. The Countdown starts here!

The Synaxarion calls him "Our Father Cassian, chosen by God to bring the illumination of Eastern monasticism to the West". He was born in Scythia of noble parents, and was well educated in secular things. But, thirsting for perfection, he left all behind and travelled with his friend Germanus to the Holy Land, where he became a monk in Bethlehem. After becoming established in the monastic life for several years, St John felt a desire for greater perfection, and sought out the Fathers of the Egyptian Desert. He spent seven years in the Desert, learning from such Fathers as Moses, Serapion, Theonas, Isaac and Paphnutius. Through long struggles in his cell, St John developed from personal experience a divinely-inspired doctrine of spiritual combat. Many say that it was he who first listed the eight basic passions: gluttony, fornication, avarice, anger, sadness, acedia, vainglory and pride.   In time, struggles in the Alexandrian Church made life so difficult for the Egyptian monks that St John (still accompanied by his friend Germanus), sought refuge in Constantinople, where they came under the care and protection of St John Chrysostom. When the holy Archbishop was exiled, St John once again fled, this time to Rome, where he came under the protection of Pope Innocent I. This proved to be providential for the Western Church, for it was St John who brought the treasures of Desert spirituality to the monasteries of the West. He founded the monastery of St Victor in Marseilles, then, at the request of his bishop, wrote the Cenobitic Institutions, in which he adapted the austere practices of the Egyptian Fathers to the conditions of life in Gaul. He went on to write his famous Conferences, which became the main channel by which the wisdom of the desert East was passed to the monastics of the West. Saint Benedict developed much of his Rule (which at one time governed most monasteries in the Latin world) from St John's Institutions,, and ordered that the Conferences be read in all monasteries.   Saint John reposed in peace in 435, and has been venerated by the monks of the West as their Father and one of their wisest teachers. His relics are still venerated at the Abbey of St Victor in Marseilles.   St John's writings were soon attacked by extreme Augustinians and, as Augustinianism became the official doctrine of the Latin Church, his veneration fell out of favor in the West. Outside the Orthodox Church, his commemoration is now limited to the diocese of Marseilles.

We're back with another Book Club and this times it's Keith's choice, and what a book! The Old Guard TP Vol 1: Opening Fire written by Greg Rucka with art by Leandro Fernandez. Old soldiers never die…and some of them don’t even fade away. Cursed with immortality, Andromache of Scythia and her comrades-in-arms ply their trade for those who can find—and afford—their services. But in the 21st century, being immortal is a difficult secret to keep, and when you live long enough, you learn that there are many fates far worse than death. Keith, Alan and Roddy deep dive into this underrated masterpiece, with a sequel - The Old Guard: Force Multiplied, available for Preorder now, and due for release on December 18th. And if it's even half as good as Vol. 1, then this needs to get on your pull list asap! We also do our best to ensure that Vol. 1 TP is in stock at all times in the store so make sure to pick it up! Hope you guys enjoy, and of course, spoilers aplenty!

In ancient Scythia, a woman who can't fight is worse than useless. But chronically-ill Arimas finds another way to prove her value. Content Warnings: injuries; description of tattooing ------------------------------ Today's story is "The Ibex Tattoo" by Gwen Katz  @gwenckatz on Twitter and Facebook;  http://gwenckatz.com/   This story is read by Zeynep Akca  @zeynakca on Instagram  ------- This episode is sponsored by the Book Riot podcast When in Romance.   ------- This episode was edited by Leah Cornish Our intro/outro music is Realm Daytime by Peritune: http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ------------------------- Follow us on social! We're @astorymostqueer on instagram, Facebook, and Twitter! Curious about submissions? Check out our FAQ over at astorymostqueer.mischiefmedia.com/faq Thanks again for listening! ----------------------------------

Christina Rasmussen has great knowledge of the world of wine, and this is on display within our chat, in the variety of topics we cover. California winemakers, BC wineries, Burgundy, Mondeuse, nomadic winemaking, long lost grape varieties, the London wine scene, we cover the spectrum.    Her wine experiences are expressed in her articles and within the photos she takes that compliments her writing style.   This episode also features a return of The BBQ Sessions.   Check out her website for the article on the wines of Scythia here.    https://www.christinarasmussen.co/words/2018/10/21/the-wines-of-scythia-an-essay   Her interview with Abe Schoener in the publication Sprudge can be found here.    https://wine.sprudge.com/2018/05/03/abe-schoener-interview/   Christina also talks Mondeuse in the publication called The Buyer which can be found here.      http://www.the-buyer.net/tasting/wine/christina-rasmussen-shares-excitement-mondeuse/      For all podcast updates, follow us on Instagram here   http://instagram.com/ianswinetruths/ - Great photos of all our guests can be found on our website here    http://friendsofthevine.podbean.com/   -  Audio recorded over Facetime interview from her residence in London.     Intro courtesy of Shakamoraine. Follow them here:  https://facebook.com/Shakamoraine/

Show Notes at https://gloriousmetal.blogspot.com/2018/07/glorious-metal-8-scythia-and-holy-cross.html?m=1 Folk metal from Canada, Scythia and French Metallers Holy Cross are featured on this weeks episode of Glorious Metal.

In this episode, we discuss the Persian conquest of Thrace, their failed invasion of Scythia, and the submission of Macedon that brought Persia right up to the foothills of Mt Olympus, at the very borders of mainland Greece; the diplomatic follies of the Athenians; and whether war was or was not inevitable, at least in the last decade of the 500s BC Show Notes: http://www.thehistoryofancientgreece.com/2017/02/034-rising-tensions.html   Intro by Lantern Jack of Ancient Greece Declassified Website: http://greecepodcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greecepodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/greecepodcast

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents poetry from the January issues of Strange Horizons. "Scythia" by Marinelle G. Ringer read by G. Ringer. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Marinelle here. "Orthography in the Lands of Yahm" by Daniel Ausema read by Daniel Ausema. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Daniel here. "Retirement" by Samantha Renda-Dollman read by Julia Rios. You can read the full text of the poem and more about Samantha here. "Meatspace" by David C. Kopaska-Merkel read by Ciro Faienza. You can read the full text of the poem and more about David here.

The conversation kicks off on a brown note, with an expanded conversation about bidets and bathroom usage in general. The conversation moves onto prostate talk and cameras in urethras. Megadeth's new single, "Super Collider" is also discussed, and we play a rousing edition of Thrash It or Trash It featuring songs from Shattered Skies, CounterMeasure, Chud, Scythia and A13thGuest. Here is this week's Noa-picked playlist: The Ocean – She was the Universe Helloween – Far From The Stars Faith No More – Cuckoo for caca Gaza – Slutmaker Blackguard – Cinder Listen to the Metal Injection Livecast on Stitcher or on iTunes (please leave a rating/review as well). Also, make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Watch a bonus behind the scenes video clip:

InsaniTV is back to close out January with videos from Helhorse, Hessler, Onslaught, Neurasthenia, Scythia, Illuminator, and Lo!

Andy Grotesque, The Mistress of Metal and Metal Ron get you geared up for the Powerchord 25th Anniversary show at the Rickshaw on Saturday May 21st. Doors open at 6:00pm. Woods of Ypres with Titan's Eve, Scissortooth, Scythia, Magnus Rising and Auroch. Brought to you by the Invisible Orange. Tix $15 at the door or $10 at Scrape.