An Aye For Games

Bit of a longer break this time, but we're back with another episode! This time we're talking to Anthony O'Reilly again talking about colonialism and how it impacts tabletop games. Forgot to ask Anto not to swear before the episode, so this one has the following content warnings: Swearing, Discussion of crimes of colonialism, Discussion of racism and eugenics 

I'm back with another episode of An Aye For Games! This time I'm talking to Corey Davies of Hive Mind Games about Kickstarter and its effect on the industry, Zinequest, and breaking into the industry. Relevant links to go support: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coreycreates/at-your-peril-a-practical-guide-to-curses-in-ttrpgs?ref=f0kzgu&fbclid=IwAR14imMKH_5SFa6KUaXzCDtne0NzgpvR7U3edfM-snUIdb5jSiGOfSryF8ghttps://twitter.com/HiveMindCreateshttps://www.patreon.com/AnAyeForGames

Welcome to another bonus episode! I'll have a proper episode up sometime later this week, but for now, I'm talking to Skerolf from the Guild Ball Community Project to find out about their organisation, their goals, and how they're keeping the game alive. We also have an art spoiler! This is brand new fan art for the fan made Lamplighter's Guild, never before seen. This character is called Phosphore! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YJFjVQtmnXE0BmHuRlrIxRYekPGbx7pw/viewYou can see the GBCP Discord here if you want to get involved: https://discord.gg/34uBYuYv

Hi folks! We're back with another episode, this time talking to Tom Hutchings of Thorn Graphic Design about what goes into making a tabletop game as beautifully graphically designed as possible. The link to Tom's website is here: https://www.thorngraphicdesign.com/

Hi folks! I've been meaning to do more bonus content for the while, so here's the first bonus episode! In this episode, myself and Jamie Perkins have a ramble about our latest gaming obsession, Star Wars Armada. We discuss Rebel admirals, builds, tournaments, and why we like playing Armada. Have a listen if you like the game, us, or just if you think spaceships are cool! 

Welcome back and happy new year! I intended to get this episode out a wee while ago, but my laptop packed it in! This episode I'm talking to Jamie Perkins about how playtesting works as a developer, why we playtest, and we give you tips on how to be a good playtester yourself if you're interested! If you want to support the podcast you can do so at: https://www.patreon.com/AnAyeForGames

Hey folks, I'm back episode TEN, can't believe we've done 10 of these already! This time I'm talking to Az Drummond of Lucky Duck Games about a wide variety of topics. We also discuss the Christmas miracle that is a board game producer getting a Kickstarter out EARLY.  I can particularly recommend this one if you like hearing Scottish and Northern Irish accents talking nicely to each other. Relevant links are here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/33626/lucky-duck-gameshttps://luckyduckgames.com/games/8-kingdom-rush-rift-in-timehttps://luckyduckgames.com/games/37-chronicles-of-crime-1400

Hey everyone, in this episode I'm talking to Michael Whelan of Dicebreaker about being a tabletop video producer, and also about designing one page RPGs and the particular challenges that brings. Relevant links: https://www.dicebreaker.com/https://wheelsrpgs.itch.io/https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wheelsrpgs/the-house-doesnt-always-win

In this episode, I'm discussing the basics of game design with James Hewitt and Sophie Williams of Needy Cat Games. We touch on playtesting, processes, and how you can't always wait for inspiration to strike. Relevant links are: Finding Games podcast: https://soundcloud.com/finding-games?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0Needy Cat Games Patreon: www.patreon.com/needycatgamesGames Design Course (with a 10% discount if you use the code AYEFORGAMES until the end of December!): www.needycatgames.com/tickets

Apologies for missing last week, my original interview fell through, unfortunately! This week I'm talking to Steve Cole and Paul Winter about Epic: Armageddon, Warmaster, Guild Ball, and how and why keeping dead games alive is a good idea. We also touch on chess clocks towards the end, and why they're good but far from perfect for every game. Final note, when we synced our schedules to see when we could record, turned out that this Thursday was the only night. Which was Bonfire Night in the UK, so everyone around me decided to set off fireworks. Some of those are now immortalised in this episode. I can only apologise. Relevant links: Warmaster: https://www.wm-revolution.com/Paul's Warmaster Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/Warmaster.Podacst/Epic UK: http://epic-uk.co.uk/wp/The Longshanks for the Guild Ball Community Project: https://www.longshanks.org/tales/Steve's Podcast, Singled Out: https://www.buzzsprout.com/57387

Clickbait titles are fun! This week I'm talking to Richard August (@RichAugust1) about why D&D isn't the be all and end all of RPGs, why you shouldn't just stop there, and how all fantasy is racist. Relevant Links we discuss are here: https://ohnomelody.itch.io/laikahttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/evilhat/thirsty-sword-lesbianshttps://jamesmendezhodes.com/blog/2019/1/13/orcs-britons-and-the-martial-race-myth-part-i-a-species-built-for-racial-terrorhttps://jamesmendezhodes.com/blog/2019/6/30/orcs-britons-and-the-martial-race-myth-part-ii-theyre-not-humanFor future conversation on racism in TTRPGs: @pocttrpgs

This episode, I'm interviewing David "DC" Carl, of Warmachine fame, about tabletop games and how they translate into digital spaces. In addition, we go on some rambles about playtesting, games reviews, and generally look at the advantages and disadvantages of online versions of games vs tabletop versions. Monster Train is here: https://www.themonstertrain.com/ DC's freelance company is here: https://www.facebook.com/ClockworkPhoenix IMPORTANT: I'm really quiet for the first five minutes of this episode before I realised I was on the wrong mic. Turn the sound down a wee tad around 5 minutes in! 

Welcome back everyone, this week I'm talking to THE Jamie Perkins about the colour pie, faction identity, and why it's important. You'll notice this episode is a little shorter than normal, and that's because Jamie talks so fast we managed to cram the normal amount of content into 49 minutes. 

Hey all! Episode 3 is an interview with Maisy Hatchard about the foibles of translating tabletop games, translations in general, and how it's nice to credit people for their work. Please note, we had to record the Skype call for this one, so the audio isn't as good as I would like (I'm really quiet for some reason) but I hope it's enjoyable nonetheless. If you enjoy the episode, consider backing me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AnAyeForGames

 This episode is about the psychology of games, how games represent psychology within them, and how the way in which we interact with games is pure psychology.  With an Actual Doctor of Psychology!Please like, share, and subscribe, and if you think it's really good, consider becoming a Patreon backer: https://www.patreon.com/AnAyeForGamesEnjoy! 

Hi there and welcome to An Aye For Games!  This week I'm joined by Richard August and Steve Margetson, both experienced tabletop games developers as we dive into a very small question for the first week: Why do people play tabletop games?