Desks & Dorks!

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Desks and Dorks | Falling Out of Love With Games

2023-08-0412:20

This week Kyle breaks down what to do when you fall out of love with games.

Desks and Dorks| Intro to Games

2023-07-2801:10:41

Today Kyle and Graham talk about the best intros for board games and video games and what those intros do for storytelling.

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2023-07-2201:29:51

Desks and Dorks | Favorite Fictional Relationships

2023-07-1456:10

Kyle Ott and Graham Gentz together at last! The Dork joins the Dashing Dragon DJ to discuss the emotional core of media and games: character and their relationships. Stay tuned for Kyle's truly Unhinged #1 Pick! Nothing will ever be the same.

Desks and Dorks: A Playstation Surprise Part 2

2023-07-0701:21:38

Kyle and Graham return with the final part of their 127 game ranking extravaganza. Tune in to see what games crack the top 5 and which ones are relegated to history!

Desks and Dorks: A Playstation Surprise

2023-06-3001:00:12

Its a Playstation Surprise! This week Graham, Supreme Ranker of Things, has ranked 127 Playstation games. It's Kyle's job to stump him and see if there's a game that Graham doesn't have a full review of.

Desks and Dorks Presents: Tales From the Table Episode 1

2023-06-2301:17:56

This week Kyle and Graham delve into something near and dear to their hearts: storytelling rpgs. Join us for our first installment of tales from the table.

Desks and Dorks | Game Breaking: Changing Classic Games

2023-06-1658:54

This Week Graham and Kyle talk about the House Rules that they need to use to make certain games playable. What is your favorite house rule?

Desks and Dorks: A Double Stuffed Helping Of Snacks. Unwrapping A Snack Food Tier List.

2023-06-0954:18

This Week Kyle and Graham work through a list of some of the best snacks to have at your gaming table! Will Kyle's gastronomic knowledge carry the day or will Graham's cunning knowledge bring him down? Find out this week on Desks and Dorks!

Desks and Dorks | Things We Hate About Our Favorite Games

2023-06-0201:12:58

This week Kyle is joined by Graham as they look at their favorite games, and the parts of them they hate. Is there a mechanic or something in your favorite game you'd love to change?

Desks and Dorks! Redeeming Qualities of Bad Games

2023-05-2601:03:16

This week Kyle and Graham talk about games that, frankly, aren't great, but have some redeeming qualities! What's your favorite part of a bad game?

Desks and Dorks | Dump The Dork!

2023-05-1947:17

This week Graham joins Kyle as they Dump The Dork, and run through Historical questions, game design (including Marbles!) and theory questions, and more!

Desks and Dorks | Kyle's Bog Ideas

2023-05-1215:39

This week Kyle unknowingly continues Bog Watch Week! See how to integrate cool settings (Like BOGS!) into your RPG playthroughs.

Desks and Dorks | Did The Pinkertons Take Away Our DnD Too?

2023-05-0521:16

This week Kyle talks about the ramifications of the Pinkerton situation, specifically related to the RPG space! No matter your thoughts on it, what do you think will change this year with some of the bigger DnD content creators(both game designers and live-plays!) Also, Kyle throws in some board game hot takes for some reason?

Desks & Dorks | For Legal Reasons - The Pinkerton Situation

2023-04-2830:30

This week Kyle and Riley talk about what totally could not be a very bad mistake by Hasbro, the Pinkerton situation related to A March of the Machine: The Aftermath reviewer.Follow along with us as we update on A Fear Within on Kickstarter here;http://kck.st/3XOzVVG

Desks and Dorks | Breaking and Entertaining - Crimes in Boardgaming!

2023-04-2127:51

This week Kyle and Riley re-unite in person to talk about Crime! Whether existing games, crime types, or actual real life events, follow along as they pitch some interesting concepts! What crime do you want to see on the tabletop?

Desks and Dorks | Is There Truly Honor Among Thieves? Dungeons and Dragons Film Talk

2023-04-1413:11

This week Riley talks a bit about the newest Dungeons and Dragons film, Honor Among Thieves! While trying to be as spoilerless as possible, he compares a few of the differences from the game and the film, and his general thoughts.Have you seen it yet? What did you think?

Desks and Dorks | The Unpub Playtest Round-Up

2023-04-0712:28

This week Kyle talks about some of the games he got a change to playtest and check out at this year's Unpub!Have you playtested any games recently?

Desks & Dorks! An Update on Your Deepest Fears

2023-03-3104:44

This week Riley talks about where everything is so far with A Fear Within! Thank you all again so much for your support, we look forward to being able to keep you guys updated as we continue to progress forward.

Desks and Dorks! The I.P.'s We'd Love to Design In With Graham!

2023-03-2401:21:47

This week Graham joins Kyle to talk about some of the I.P.'s they'd love to use to design a game! Is there an I.P. you would love to see as a board game? A Fear Within is now Funded on Kickstarter! We'd love for you to check it out and follow along with us here; https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksanddorks/fear-within-a-vessel-roleplaying-system-zinehttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/desksanddorks/fear-within-a-vessel-roleplaying-system-zine

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