GMS Magazine Podcast - RPGs, Board Games reviews, interviews, advice. Mostly Asian and Indie games.
437 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWe cover, mostly, Asian and Indie boardgames and roleplaying games. We do interviews, reviews and publishing advice with some of the best people in the industry.
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Episodes
Episode 98–Standard Action with Joanna Gaskell
May 05, 2013 19:23 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBAnother episode with a twist. In this episode we don’t talk games. Well... not all the time. I had the pleasure of taking to Joanna Gaskell, the producer, writer, actress and overall brains and passion behind Standard Action, one of the bet produced and funniest fantasy web series out there. The series has gone through one full season and season two episodes are being screened now, with still some episodes to come. Season three is currently being funded in Kickstarter and has already g...
Episode 97–A chat with Dr Reddy and Goblinaid!
May 03, 2013 21:04 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBAnother episode of awesomeness with our much esteemed Dr Mike Reddy. I’m not sure I want to give away a lot about this show because it was quite improvised, but you will probably like it. I mean… I hope so. However there are two things that I want to mention in the show notes because they matter. Firstly Standard Action. This is a web series done with little money and a lot of love by an incredible bunch of talented people in Vancouver. Although our next episode will tell you a lot abo...
Compulsion Episode 4–An art session with four artists.
April 30, 2013 20:41 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBYou thought I had forgotten about Conpulsion? Well, nop! Another of the seminars at the convention and this time Andy Hepworth, Scott Neal, Paul Bourne and Paul Canavan speak about the world of art and all the funky stuff they get up to. And I asked a few questions. Because… you know… that’s what I do… Remember our friends at Nearly Enough Dice have also some more interviews and videos from the convention. As usual, your feedback is most appreciated, so please do feel free to email us...
Episode 96–Midwest Miniatures Guy
April 29, 2013 22:33 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBOne more episode and getting closer to 100! This episode brings you an interview with Tom Nelson, the Midwest Miniatures Guy. But before I tell you about that, two announcements. One small, and one very big one. The first one is to give a shout-out to Standard Action, probably one of the best web series out there. It’s really funny, well written and extremely well produced. They are currently running the Kickstarter campaign to fund the third season, which means you can already see wh...
Episode 95 - Deimonorum with Vickey and Jenn!
April 25, 2013 21:36 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBTime for another podcast. This time Jenn, Vickey and I just have a chat about many things. Some of them are in the podcast! First thing we talked about was Deimonorum, the RPG project recently started to create a community driven and written role playing game. In Deimonorum, 1985 saw the start of a demonic plague that destroyed 99.5% of the human population. Of the remaining people, only 100.000 are men. In the whole planet. We also discuss the news that Will Wheaton is considering a s...
Conpulsion episode 3 - Kevin Beimers and Italic Pig
April 24, 2013 23:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThird in the series of episodes from Conpulsion. This time I bring you, with out most pleasure, an interview with Kevin Beimers, the mind behind Italic Pig. I could tell you what that is, but Kevin explains much better than I could during the interview. Not an interview about RPGs or Board Games, but about videogames for the mobile platform, but I think you’ll find it interesting. Or I hope you will! Enjoy the show! (please) As usual, your feedback is most appreciated, so please do f...
Conpulsion Episode 2–Landscape art with Paul Bourne and Paul Canavan
April 23, 2013 21:12 - 54 minutes - 28.6 MBSecond episode from the panels that took place at Conpulsion. Landscape art with Paul Bourne and Paul Canavan. Both artists have extensive experience in creating landscape art in Role Playing games and Videogames and they’re only so happy to talk about their experiences, landscapes, software and the work they’ve done. And with good reason. They’re bloody brilliant! Remember that our friends at Nearly Enough Dice also have a bunch of interviews and videos int heir website! As usual, yo...
Conpulsion Episode 1 - World Building
April 22, 2013 21:01 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBI could tell everyone that I’ve been to Conpulsion. Again. But it’d be annoying because I keep going on about it. But that’s because it’s a great convention! Anyway, while over there, I recorded some audio of the seminars – some of the seminars, that is – and I thought someone might be interested in them. So here is the first of them and I’ll be releasing the rest as soon as possible. Meanwhile, hope you enjoy this seminar about World Building with Ian Lowson, Phil Harris and Kevin Be...
Episode 94–Shadowlands with Chris Merwin
April 21, 2013 21:42 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MBAlthough not everyone is keen on Kickstarter, it can’t be argued that it has helped a lot of projects that otherwise wouldn’t have seen the light of day. Whether that is a good thing or not, depends on how much you like those products and whether those products are out already or not. Shadowland is a weird mix of both circumstances. Whereas there is no doubt it is a product of immense quality – you only have to look at the existing material to realise that – the first Kickstarter hasn’t...
Episode 93–Conpulsion with Dr. Mike Reddy
April 18, 2013 20:54 - 35 minutes - 48 MBAnother episode of the podcast and Dr Reddy and myself since Kara has a “Family” to look after. It would appear a “family” is a condition that affects most humans at some stage in their lives and they are not always malign. In fact it would seem they can be benign. However I haven’t seen that in Facebook or in a photo with a cute kitten, so I won’t believe it right away. So Dr Reddy and I had a good natter. One you’ll find interesting, we hope! For starters we talk about my interview w...
Podcast Episode 92–Crit Juice!
April 11, 2013 22:52 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBWelcome back humans of all the Galaxy! In this rather awesome episode, I bring you Matt Buchholtz, the second more difficult to pronounce surname I’ve ever had in the podcast, and the first member from the Crit Juice actual play podcast to come and talk to me. Crit Juice is a actual-play podcast with a difference or two, though. For starters is fun. Secondly, it’s not just a bunch of guys playing games around a table. It is a bunch of guys playing games around a table getting drunker...
Episode 91- Presenting the Game Buffet!
April 07, 2013 15:13 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBA bit later than I wanted and mostly because of work commitments not letting me publish this episode on time, here’s our first attempt to the Game Buffet! But before we start on the buffet, though, we discuss what’s probably one of the most controversial Kickstarter project to date. The Emperor’s New Clothes. By now this project is well and truly over, but its quirky and unique approach to boardgames has meant is indeed not for everyone. We also discuss, well… argue… about the qualitie...
Episode 89–La Puerta de Ishtar, how much is too much detail and Gygax Magazine
March 25, 2013 22:50 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThe joy of being able to speak more than language (two in my case) is that you can read books in all those languages, which is what I’ve done this time. I realise that the attractive might be less for you if you can’t speak Spanish, but I have recently been very gladly surprised by La Puerta de Ishtar, as you might know if you’ve read my review here. Taking advantage that Jenn and Vickey were going to be around for a chat, I thought I’d talk with them about it. We also talked about Giga...
Episode 90–Lakeside Games with Len Pimentel
March 25, 2013 00:16 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBRole Playing Games publishers come and go all the time. To the point that it is very difficult to keep up with the influx of new titles and the companies behind them. This means that grabbing my attention is certainly not easy, but when you grab my attention… well, you’ve got it! That is what Len Pimentel did before he created his company Lakeside Games with the idea of bringing new ideas and new games into the RPG scene. With an emphasis on short preparation time and quick gameplay...
Episode 88–Torn Armor with Alyssa Faden
March 18, 2013 20:03 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBSquirmish games are that sort of games that fascinate me and scare me. They scare me more than they fascinate me, which is why I’ve never got into any of them. The huge tomes of rules, the tons and tons of rules to become familiar with (or so they look like to me) and the pretty huge amount of money some minis cost have put me off so far. And then came Torn Armor. Firstly it was recommended to me by my friend Jonathan Roberts. Wen I looked into it, I was properly hooked. The lovely min...
Episode 87–Zombie House Blitz
March 17, 2013 21:59 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBPlenty of people think that zombies are done to death, and considering that zombies are walking dead, it kind of fits nicely. What I think people mean though, is that too many games with a zombie theme have been published to date. I guess that means that for someone to want to come out with yet another Kickstarter project for a game wit a zombie theme is, to say the least, brave. Yet, that’s what Jeremiah Lee has done. He’s set up Stupid Awesome Games and launched Zombie House Blitz, a...
Episode 86 - Tabletop Day with Boyan Radakovich
March 14, 2013 22:46 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBAnother episode of the podcast in our new format of just one topic or segment per episode to make them a bit shorter. Having said that, this episode is nearly 50 minutes, but I assure you is well worth it! Tabletop Day is the latest initiative from the Geek and Sundry team, who are hell bent on making sure as many people as possible are aware and, hopefully, join the board and role playing game fan-base. Tabletop Day invites gamer to get out and play games in a public space. At your ...
Episode 85–Cosmic Encounters and X-Wing with Dr Reddy and Kara
March 11, 2013 22:28 - 40 minutes - 37 MBOnce again we put word to microphone and, with our tongue so stuck in our cheeks that we’re amazed it doesn’t pierce through our faces, we bring you another episode of the podcast with much hilarity and a very healthy dose of silliness. And a lot more, of course. We have a good discussion about Tabletopday.com and Kara gives us her opinion from the point of view of someone who works in a games shop. Just in case you don’t know, Tabletop Day is the initiative that Felicia Day, Will Wheat...
Episode 84 - Story War with Brad O'Farrel
March 05, 2013 23:40 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBDespite Kickstarter not being everyone’s cup of tea, it is unquestionable that without it, we wouldn’t be able to see some games published. Story War is probably one of those games, though now we’ll never know because they designers decided to go the Kickstarter route and thus the traditional route didn’t really have a chance. Some like Kickstarter, some don’t, but the fact is that it is successful and Story War has done extremely well out of it. In Story War, the players take on the r...
Episode 83–Handling Difficult situations at the table
March 04, 2013 22:46 - 36 minutes - 33 MBWelcome back everyone to a new, shorter episode of the podcast. First of all in this episode we announce the winner of our “leave us iTunes feedback” competition. Cloudster, you’ve got yourself a prize! We also talk about Tabletop Day, the new, and rather awesome, initiative by the nice guys at Geek and Sundry, to get us gamers to go out and play somewhere else: A public space! Video below! And our topics for this episode are “How do you handle difficult situations at the table” and “how d...
Episode 82–Reviews with Dr Mike Reddy
February 28, 2013 00:18 - 54 minutes - 62.1 MBIn today’s episode Dr Mike Reddy and I talk. A lot. There are a few announcements to make, starting with the X-Wing UK National championship that will take place at the UK Games Expo in May, as well as a couple of very interesting projects and releases that we’ve heard of. And you’ll like to hear of too! Dr Reddy has launched a new section in his blog to remember and commemorate old games that, even if they’re not good games, have a space in our hearts and memories. A worthy cause inde...
Episode 81 - Alas Vegas with James Wallis
February 21, 2013 00:27 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBAnother episode of the podcast, and this time is just an interview, since we’ll be changing things in the podcast soon, and the Kickstarter that this interview is related to is finishing soon. Being a Kickstarter related episode, I wanted to make sure it was a truly worthy project and, coming from James Wallis, the man who, quite literally, invented a whole genre in role playing games, we can’t go wrong with it. Alas Vegas is a seriously fun-sounding game in which the players are chara...
Anniversary episode 80.5–Game Salute with Dan Yarrington
February 13, 2013 00:50 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBTo finish with the two special episodes and we’re going to do it with a bang! Since its birth just a few years ago, Game Salute has gone, not just from strength to strength, but has also helped greatly to shape the way games funded in Kickstarter have reached the backers. Starting as a fulfilment company and reaching the publisher status with terribly successful games, as well as incorporating companies like Clever Mojo Games to the portfolio of acquisitions and gathering an 18 strong ...
Episode 80–Two years anniversary! Interview with The Game Crafter
February 11, 2013 09:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBTwo years have gone by and they’ve barely registered in podcasting terms. It really feels like yesterday since I started the podcast, barely knowing what I was doing and how to do it.I can’t say now I know how to do it, and I only know marginally better what I am doing, but it’s been the hell of a ride, mostly good, and I am extremely pleased that I embarked on this adventure.Cheesy as this might sound, I have to thank every single person who’s come to the podcast for interviews. Without...
Episode 79–Dark Harvest: The Legacy of Frankenstein
February 04, 2013 23:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBAt last, after too long of waiting, and not without some host coordination issues, we are back to bring you more RPG goodness and more interviews. Huzzah! In this episode Dale and I talk about the recently reprint of the AD&D games by Wizards of the Coast. Together with the release of old modules and material in PDF through DriveThruRPG.com, there are also a small number of physical books you can get your hands on if you so wish. But is there a point to that, or are you better off buyi...
Episode 78–Dragonmeet interviews
January 26, 2013 19:09 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBIts been nearly a month since the last podcast with interviews from Spiel, and a lot longer since we recorded some goodness and brought you some interviews. Time to change that! At Dragonmeet, I had the opportunity of interviewing Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson for a few minutes, and Dr Reddy interviewed some representatives from Playtest UK. During the interviews, both illustrious guests give their answers about what would they like to see next, how they keep up with trends and te...
Spiel 2012 - Episode 5 and farewell
December 28, 2012 17:18 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBBy Paco Garcia Jaen The last of the 5 DVDs we created. We end the series with some of the best interviews we recorded at the show. It was a pretty spectacular show this year with some genuinely amazing games and new companies being seen for the first time, and new trend of companies that have never created boardgames taking some first steps into the industry. Also a lot of new companies, very often with just one or two people at the helm. Overall, Spiel showed a very healthy face of t...
Spiel 2012 - Episode 4
December 28, 2012 14:36 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBFourth out of the five DVD episodes with more interviews, and this one is a cracker! We start with a truly excellent interviewee and end up with another just as interesting!. Keep reading! We start by interviewing Vince from Victory Point Games. Yes, THAT Victory Point games. The very one that used to produce their games in jiffy bags and now they have also boxes! Starting with Darkest Night, a cooperative game that raises the bar considerably in many aspects for the company. From an U...
Spiel Episode 3
December 28, 2012 10:52 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBBy Paco Garcia Jaen Once again more interviews from Spiel. This time there are 7 interviews with both big and small, known and not very well known companies, but they all have great games! We start with Greater Than Games and the latest edition of Sentinels of the Multiverse. We talk about their latest plans, how they managed to get the new edition out, their work with Richard Launius and much more. We also catch up with Adam Rebottaro, the artist and art director responsible for the...
Episode 74–Alternative ways to promote your game!
December 24, 2012 12:01 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBThe Christmas episode is here and I will keep things brief because you have to tidy up and eat those meals of deliciousness with your family and/or friends. In this episode Jenn, Vickey and I take a quick look at what 2012 has been and what it has brought to us from the gaming point of view. We also discuss what we’re looking forward to in 2013 and what plans we have for our gaming lives. And there are a lot of exciting plans, I have to say! Recently, at Dragonmeet, the I felt the pane...
Podcast Episode 73–Kuznia Gier with Piotr Zuchowski
December 18, 2012 22:11 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBThe time to get a cup of tea (or coffee, or whatever), sit back and relax for a while while our favourite team of podcasters entertain you has come. This episode marks the start of a new era in podcasting. After a few weeks of Dr Reddy and I being on our own and left to bring chaos upon the podcasting world, the three fortunes have smiled upon us and have sent our way a new co-host to bring us two into check and get out the last little drop of common sense out of us. Het name is Kara...
Spiel 2012 episode 2
December 11, 2012 13:09 - 46 minutes - 40.1 MBBy Paco Garcia Jaen The second episode of the G*M*S Magazine podcast with the interviews we conducted in Essen is now here and ready for you. In this show we have another 6 interviews with some of the best and most interesting companies and their products. Surprised Stare Games. Tony Boydel has been designing games longer than he’d be willing to admit (since that’d reveal his real age and that is just not on) and this year he’s released Snownodonia. Despite having a train in it, it is not ...
Episode 71–Sprocket Games with Michael Fox
December 04, 2012 22:11 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBWe have passed the 70 mark. And 71 is a number I don’t like. It looks untidy, so hurry up and listen to the podcast so we can get on with episode 72. It will come as no surprise to anyone that Kickstarter is still dominating the cyber-waves and with the launch of Kickstarter in the UK, things can only get… err… more talked about. And I know some of you think that is not a good idea, so we won’t talk about Kickstarter for a while after this episode. If we can help it. In this episode, D...
Episode 70 with Daniel Solis
November 27, 2012 22:31 - 1 hour - 78.2 MBEpisode 70 has arrived, slowly but surely, just like Christmas approaches. And since that means you’ll want to give your loved ones as much as you can. Obviously your not-so-loved ones won’t get a thing. Mine don’t. So to make your life a lot easier, Jenn, Vickey and myself have put together a list of games we think you should get. Or that someone should get for you. But before that we talk Kobold Quarterly and the sad news that it’s gone out of print. Needless to say, we all think it’s...
Episode 69 Spiel 2012 part 1
November 18, 2012 23:09 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBFor the second year in a row we’ve made our business to travel to Essen and interview some of the most interesting and innovative games and game designers. And also the most passionate people about boardgames and the boardgames industry. The interviews you’ll hear are from the DVD, but without images. The DVDs with all the interviews will be available very soon. As soon as all the IndieGoGo campaign backers get their copies, it’ll be available to purchase to everyone else. And worry no...
Episode 68–Codinca with David Brashaw
November 18, 2012 17:55 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBOnce again, just to make sure you don’t forget about us, another episode of the podcast ready for your enjoyment. Recently Kickstarter was discussed in the Boardgame Geek website. As most BGG discussion, it was heated and it was intense. This time some people were claiming that Kickstarter is ruining podcasts because we only talk Kickstarter things these days. It transpires that some people don’t like Kickstarter, regardless of podcasts or no podcasts involved. And it seems that those ...
Episode 67–Magicians with Kyle Simmons
November 14, 2012 00:11 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBLanguages are one of the most versatile and useful things you can learn. It doesn’t matter what you choose to do with your professional life; learning a language is always helpful. To learn playing is one thing we start practicing before we can even speak, and to learn languages playing is even better, which is what Kyle Simmons has done with his game Magicians: A Language Learning RPG that will teach you Korean. This is what the Kickstarter campaign says: Magicians started out as a c...