Breakup Gaming Society
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Booze, board games and hip hop with America’s Least Responsible Board Game Podcast
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Games of the Week (2:46)Put out the welcome mat for the underdogs: This house became a David Thompson house in 2025. First impressions of Resist! and follow-ups on Pavlov’s House and Battle Card.Track of the Week (20:38)My favorite RZA beat: “Careful (Click, Click)” by Wu-Tang ClanThank You, Jason and JosephThanks to Jason and Joseph for contributing to the show. I mailed each of them a Breakup Gaming Society cocktail booklet and a Defiant Frog sticker. They’re also in the running for my copy of Marvel Secret Wars #8.New Dwelling Solo RPG Encounter is on the BlogOur narrator drifts into the kitchen, where pancakes, sex and love haunt the hollow of the stomach in the wee hours.
Drink of the Week (3:01)I head back to Kansas City, this time with an oversized ice cube and an orange twist.Games of the Week (11:24)• Review of Pyrotechnics from The Seahorse and the Hummingbird, a buoyant and sparkly two-player card contest about fireworks that packs a lot of smarts into an incredibly short playtime.• Walt returns to show us Burnout Reaper and Digital Angel, two near-future dystopian TTRPGs. The bills are due and we can’t pay ‘em. Time to harvest organs. All kinds of organs. Both of these games are free now because the creator pulled them off Itch.io. TRIGGER WARNING: PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING.Track of the Week (34:42)A spiritual reflection from across the Atlantic of the US’ early-2000s True School: “3 Ft. Deep” by DJ Format & Abdominal.One of You is Going to Finish the Year With the Most Valuable Comic Book from My Vintage ‘80s BoxI’m seeing if I can improve on my total of $30 in donations for the year. Somebody who helps me do that is going to get a very cool bonus in a random drawing. Check the intro and outro of this episode for details.
Drink of the Week (1:53)A buddy stopped by on a road trip and left me a bottle of Kansas City Whiskey from West Bottoms Whiskey Co. I hit it a few nights ago and it hit back and now we’re friends.Games of the Week (5:39)• I’m through the first two of the six maps in Postmark Games’ Battle Card, which turns WWII strategy dilemmas into accessible puzzles for a casual player and a fun diversion for hex-and-counter fans.• An excerpt from my chat with James and Andy of War With a Mate, a podcast that documents their cold start up wargaming’s most fabled peak: SPI’s monster, The Campaign for North Africa: The Desert War 1940-43.Track of the Week (35:50)Bring back the megamix: Namely “Megamix ‘88,” from Mantronix’s 1988 LP, In Full Effect. (I kept citing ‘87 on the segment, but that was wrong.)May I Send You a Custom Cocktail Booklet Full of Bad Ideas + A Frog That Warns Against Such Things?Support the show with a one-time $10 pitch-in and I’ll send you cool stuff in the mail. (There’s also an option to pick something from my vintage ‘80s comic book box, peep the details.)
Always keep spare indie games in your duffel to pacify the constabulary while traveling.Drink of the Week (3:06)Made my first-ever homemade Paloma. Worth the squeeze, as a tequila I normally like to sip straight became suddenly disappointing.Games of the Week (6:43)• My attempt at rousing the locals with a gambling version of King of Tokyo failed• Check out previews for a gang of indie TTRPGs, solo wargames, and a two-player firework-designing contest I just got: Carolina Death Crawl (Bully Pulpit Games), Pyrotechnics (The Seahorse and the Hummingbird), Battle Card (Postmark Games), Dive Dive Dive (partymeeple), Lichoma (Bogfolk).• More — and more informed — praise from further plays of Vijayanagara: The Deccan Empires of Medieval India, 1290-1398.Track of the Week (35:26)”Murder by Contract,” Depth Charge. Featuring Walt from Līber Lūdōrum and The Bogfolk.I Accept Help and Mail You Unique Swag for Doing ItNo Patreon needed: Kick me a tenner and I’ll send you Breakup Gaming Society’s cocktail booklet and your own Defiant Frog sticker. Drop a second tenner on top of that, you also get a pull from my vintage ‘80s comics box.
Cribbed my cold intro from a few lines of this Bukowski poem if you feel like reading the whole thing.Drink of the Week (2:19)It’s hot, so I keep it simple with a cooler of Michelob Ultra in the living room and try to reason out why I went all in on this podcast.Game of the Week (10:36)Finally got my hands on the trickery of Sykes-Picot: The Secret Treaty to Partition the Ottoman Empire from Hollandspiele Games, designed by Brooks Barber. Also: Second looks at Squad Leader, Star Wars: Outer Rim and a new installment of my work with the Dwelling solo journaling RPG.Track of the Week (35:26)”Iron God Chamber,” Masta Killa feat. U-God, RZA, Method ManHelp Me Out, Get Fun Stuff to Read (25:59)I’ve still got cocktail booklets and Defiant Frog stickers as thank-you gifts for people who support the show with a one-time pitch-in. Tack on some postage and that swag bag can also include a pick from my 1980s comic book box.
Walt of the Līber Lūdōrum blog and the TTRPG-making Bogfolk crew joins us for all three segments. You’re gonna dig Walt.Drink of the Week (3:01)Walt and I each made our own variant of a lemonade-vodka-beer punch. I went limeade-Stoli-fruity IPA. He went pink lemonade-Haku-fruity ale.Game of the Week (15:46)Carolina Death Crawl from Bully Pulpit Games. A Southern Gothic card-driven and GM-less roleplaying game set during the American Civil War. Only one of you is going to live.Track of the Week (35:26)The summer chillout beat thing extends with Walt’s choice: “Feather” by Nujabes feat. CYNE.New on the Blog | Axis & Allies & Everything Else: A Far-Ranging Talk with Justin KrammI chat up Justin Kramm of Shitshow Creative about everything from his childhood as a hotel brat to whether or not we can rage quit 21st Century Capitalism’s End Game. Listen here.I’m Still Sending Out Fun Stuff to BGS SupportersI’ve still got cocktail booklets and Defiant Frog stickers as thank-you gifts for people who support the show with a one-time pitch-in. Tack on some postage and that swag bag can also include a pick from my 1980s comic book box.
Three boring drinks, a war for 13th Century India, and a luxurious summer cooldown track at the end.Drink of the Week (4:02)Sam Adams Summer Ale briefly rouses the poet in me. Stella Artois and Hurradurra Reposado put him back to sleep.Game of the Week (8:03)In southern India, the emergent Bahmani and Vijayanagara empires assert themselves against the iron grip of the Delhi Sultanate. And I took that personally.Track of the Week (18:26)The Herbaliser and Roots Manuva team up to smooth out your July. It’s “Starlight.”Support the Show, Get Thank-You GiftiesFor a one-time chip-in of $10, I will send Breakup Gaming Society’s cocktail booklet — “Chaotic Shots and Cocktails That Will Hurt Your Friends” — and your own sassy Defiant Frog sticker anywhere in the world.
Last week I sent my man Justin one of those DC Adventure Comics that had Aquaman, Plastic Man and Starman. Keep up with what people are picking in Breakup Gaming Society’s bonus swag giveaways.Drink of the Week (2:47)A Golden City Brewery tapminder gives you his fave flavors and colors to taste this summer from the GCB line.Game of the Week (7:35)With the help of my adoptive big bro Noisy Andrew of partymeeple, I finally get my teeth into Avalon Hill’s classic infantry combat game, Squad Leader.Track of the Week (16:21)Summer is in the air and G-Funk is on the speakers: Let’s check out “Punk Shit” by Hi-C.
No Drink of the Week this time out. But you can buy me the next round and be thanked with a copy of “Chaotic Shots and Cocktails That Will Hurt Your Friends” — plus your own Defiant Frog sticker made by my pals at Inkling Print Co.Game of the Week (2:30)Hear what I wrote so far as I encounter the ghosts of Dwelling, a solo journaling RPG book from Good Luck Press.Track of the Week (20:56)About half of New York shows up to kick your ass on “Let’s Be Specific” from Tragedy Khadafi’s Kuwait Tapes.
Still giving away weird old comics to friends who support the show. Christopher picked a copy of Spanner’s Galaxy from the DC six-issue series. See the details and what others picked out lately.Drink of the Week (2:02)Fritz Godard arrives in Starkville; we get gills-deep in some White Rascal (yes), Leinenkugel Berry Weiss (no) and Michter’s US★1 Kentucky Straight Rye (yes). Chickens are smoked. Final Girls are cooked.Game of the Week (6:30)Got on Board Game Arena for the first time ever, playing Faraway with Dave from Dude! Take Your Turn and Race for the Galaxy with Noisy Andrew of partymeeple.Track of the Week (15:17)Up out of your chairs for the hip-hop energy that informs Blapps Posse’s “Beat Dat’s Hype.”
I don’t need to be in your pockets every month: Hit me off once and I’ll send you Breakup Gaming Society’s cocktail booklet and your own adorable Defiant Frog sticker. Check it out, it’s easy.Drink of the Week (3:14)Infused some Ketel One with medium-roast coffee beans and subbed Frangelico for Kahlua in a deluxe White Russian variation that got me ‘60s housewife drunk.Game of the Week (6:21)Can Stalingrad be fun in winter? Yes, if you don’t think about it too much and enjoy David Thompson’s outstanding first entry in Dan Verssen Games’ popular Valiant Defense series.Track of the Week (16:27)Lots of rap acts stuck a house track on one of their albums in the late ‘80s, but “Club Scene” by Special Ed (feat. Kazaam) is a little more high-effort.
Take a look here to see some of the vintage ‘80s comic books I’ve already shared with friends who support the show.Drink of the Week (1:58)Try my hack for enjoying Lagunitas Brewing Co.’s Tiki Fusion Hazy IPA — a slightly mellowed wad of two 4-mg. pieces of cinnamon nicotine gum. It works.Game of the Week (4:06)The year is Rome. The challenge? Build a thriving slice of Roman colonial life with one hand and defend it with the other. The setting? Wherever you have time to sit down, stop being a jerk, and play a game.Track of the Week (16:13)I trace how the monster drum break in Georgie Fame’s “Music Talk” was the bread crumb trail that connected my early ‘90s hip hop binge with other listening.
I made a D&D resource for GMs that lets you insert one of 26 fun rappers into your dungeon scenario thingy: Download it free here.Drink of the Week (2:36)Take a whiff of this Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select and the surprising depth of character on the shelves at Frontier Geeks in Trinidad, Colorado.Game of the Week (7:31)Got down and dirty on a space station with Escape the Dark Sector (review on the blog, also). I also loved Scout, an engaging card-shedding game that keeps landing on the table. Hear about both.Track of the Week (13:14)”Act Up” by Ill Breed, from the D&D Project’s assemblage of vaunted NY underground heavyweights.
Support the show and get not just the cocktail booklet, but an important frog sticker. Take a look at this rascal from Inkling Print Co.Drink of the Week (2:50)Ski In Ski Stout from Telluride Brewing Co., then I start dropping cinnamon whiskey into Four Noses’ El Jefe Con Leche Imperial Stout.Game of the Week (5:55)Casuals and hardcores alike should all be playing Project L from Boardcubator. Once you see what these candy pieces do, you’re not going to want anything else.Track of the Week (13:06)Why “King Kut” by Word of Mouth is still pouring white-hot out of my speakers.
I continue the campaign to locate and eliminate the network of imposters using one of my handles. Pitch in if you can.Drink of the Week (2:24)Tippling on a Sunday at AlMack’s in Trinidad, Colorado. We happily down the Smokehound and the Porch Sitter.Game of the Week (6:31)Brian Reynolds fell in love with bridge in college. And with the woman who taught it to him. Now they’re The Bridge Teachers, looking to show you why this isn’t a cultural relic, but maybe your next great love.Track of the Week (35:45)Comparing Wreckx-n-Effect’s hit LP mix of MC Lyte’s “Ruffneck” with the Beatnuts’ rework.
My buddy Christopher in LA asked that I spotlight three true-blue friends of his who contribute a lot their various scenes and who now have nowhere to live. Help if you can:• Master Craftsman Mark V.• Volunteer Firefighter Louis• The Zambrano FamilyDrink of the Week (2:28)The worst thing I had to deal with was a cold snap. Solution: switch up my home-infused cinnamon whiskey base and get some homemade hot chocolate in that bitch.Game of the Week (6:07)Depression is a bitch. So was learning Storm Above the Reich. But I pushed through and learned some things about myself.Track of the Week (32:09)”The Lump Lump,” Sadat X. Still the most distinct mic game on the planet all these years later.
Don’t forget that somebody who supports the show before the end of Jan. 2025 will also get my copy of Mysterium. Details here.Drink of the Week (1:52)A gentle pre-Thanksgiving trot through half a bottle of Pendleton.Game of the Week (4:20)Snapshots of The Best Thanksgiving Week Ever, which included Vale of Eternity, Tokaido, Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber, Saboteur and Survive! Escape from Atlantis.Track of the Week (16:12)The Large Professor gives us something “Funky 2 Listen 2.”
Don’t forget that somebody who supports the show before the end of Jan. 2025 will also get my copy of Mysterium. Details here.Drink of the Week (1:52)A gentle pre-Thanksgiving trot through half a bottle of Pendleton.Game of the Week (4:20)Snapshots of The Best Thanksgiving Week Ever, which included Vale of Eternity, Tokaido, Mouse Cheese Cat Cucumber, Saboteur and Survive! Escape from Atlantis.Track of the Week (16:12)The Large Professor gives us something “Funky 2 Listen 2.”
BGS salutes board game designers Marceline Leiman, J. Carmichael, and our hip hop North Star: Professor Mike Jordan.Drink of the Week (4:33)It takes a dark beer to break a dark mood. Notes on Bristol Brewing Company’s Winter Warlock, a stout from Goat Patch Brewing Company, and two Golden City Brewery beers — Coconut Chaos Porter and Core Sample Baltic Porter.Game of the Week (11:13)Deeper replays and some rethinks on Thunderbolt Apache Leader, Final Girl: Madness in the Dark, Wingspan and Star Wars: Outer Rim.Track of the Week (29:21)The blunt-force brilliance of Ultramagnetic MCs’ “Kool Keith Housing Things".”
This isn’t any goddamn game. (Preview Photo: PokerPhotoArchive.com)Drink of the Week (1:59)I tried a couple Fine and Dandies at The Hive, Trinidad’s newest spot.Game of the Week (5:00)My neighbor Jeremy Lanosga did not lose his appetite for risk or competition after the fall that left him partially paralyzed. He tells us how he ended up at the World Series of Poker 10 years after his accident.Track of the Week (19:30)”Gimme the Finga,” Black Sheep, from their debut 1991 LP.
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