Interviews – EP 19 – John Scott Tynes – Puppetland

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Aug 302021
 

Puppetland RPG

Topic –    In one of my favorite interviews ever, I had the pleasure of sitting down with someone who changed the way I looked at story structure, character developement, and gaming as a whole.

John Scott Tynes wrote Puppetland more than 20 years ago, making him a pioneer in the “storytelling” game world.

The concept was a twisted mixture of the familiar and the macabre, where the innocence of childhood sensibilities rides the center line, crashing headlong into visceral and existential horror.

There is a new, (beautiful!) edition of Puppetland available now.  John tells us the story of how it came to be.

In one golden hour, you and your friends tell a story that may very well stick with you forever, for better or worse…

…at the very least, you’ll never look at puppets the same.

Enjoy the show!

 

Media – 

John’s website – http://www.JohnTynes.com

Purchase the Puppetland RPG –

On Amazon

On Indie Press Revolution

ArcDream Publishing – http://arcdream.com/home/

The New Delta Green RPG –  http://www.delta-green.com/

The new Unknown Armies 3rd Edition RPG – http://www.atlas-games.com/unknownarmies/

RPPR Actual Play podcast- http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/

Holospark, the video game start-up where John works – http://www.holospark.net/

The Impossible Travel Agency (John’s first virtual-reality project with Holospark) – http://impossibletravelagency.com/

The original version of Puppetland – http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_puppetland.html

The (very “drippy”) cover art from the 1999 release from Hogshead Publishing:

Puppetland

 

John Supported:

The Siblings Trouble storytelling card game – http://www.pencilfirstgames.com/the-siblings-trouble/

Just for fun, here is the Santa Claus, Punch,and Judy video that I was talking about on the show:

 

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Interviews -EP 18 – Escape Room – The Game

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Sep 302016
 

Escape Room - The Game

Topic –    Live from GenCon 2016!  I was invited to a special, after-hours edition  of the live action escape room the Spin Master Games had erected to support the release of their new game, “Escape Room – The Game”.  While I was there, I snagged a few minutes of audio with game designer, Brady Lang about the new venture. buy dnp online

Enjoy the show!

 

Media – 

GenCon 2016 

 Spinmaster.com

Escape Room – The Game

Where to buy –

On Amazon

At Target.com

At Toys-R-Us.com

At Walmart.com

 

 

 

 

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Interviews – EP 17 – Ice Cool

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Sep 212016
 

IceCool

Topic –    Live from GenCon 2016!  I was able to spend a few minutes talking with Egils Grasmanis From Brain Games about their new, super fun dexterity games “Ice Cool”  We talk a little about the design process and how the idea for one of the most popular casual games of the year came to be.

Enjoy the show!

 

Media – joker123

GenCon 2016 

 Brain Games.com

 Ice Cool

 

For our full review of the game, go to

 https://carpegm.net/game-review-ice-cool/ ‎

Egils Supported:

Mikkel Bertelsen’s game “Klask

Check out the Ice Cool promo video!

 

 

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Interviews – EP 16- Frank DiCola

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Sep 102016
 

Topic –  I was finally able to sit down with Frank DiCola, the creator of Mr. Game!, one of my favorite family games EVER! In this episode, we discuss Mr. Game!, the nature of its design, and some house rules.  Frank also gives a little insight into Kickstarter and we discuss some of the hurdles of being an independent game designer.  

Enjoy the show!

 

Media – 

GenCon 2016 

whoismrgame.com
Mr. Game! (@whoismrgame) | Twitter
Mr. Game | Facebook
Frank DiCola (@Yoshgunn) | Twitter
drinkinggamezone.com/drinking-games/mr-game
Tabletop Simulator on Steam
Buy Mr. Game!

For our full review of the game, go to

https://carpegm.net/game-review-mr-game/

Frank Supported:
Aether Game Cafe

 

 

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Interviews – Ep 15 – Project Quintet

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Nov 122014
 

Topic – In this interview from GenCon 2014, I was able to sit down with Joseph and Carmine of Project Quintet and talk a little about gaming and geekdom in general as well as their bridge simulation and galaxy conquest game, “Project Quintet.” Enjoy!

 

Media –

Project Quintet
5th Wall Gaming
Quintet website
Find out more about Quintet on:
Facebook@ https://www.facebook.com/SpaceQuintet
Twitter@ https://twitter.com/QuintetLive
Twitch@ http://www.twitch.tv/quintetlive

Joseph supported – Town of Salem: BlankMediaGames
Carmine supported – Space Simulator for iOS and Android (Kickstarter)

Once again, this episode was made possible by the beautiful folks at GenCon 2014. Be sure to check them out – http://www.gencon.com/


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Sep 172014
 

Hands down the BEST interview from GenCon!

I had the pleasure of once again catching up with Sean Fannon of Evil Beagle games.  We cover a lot of ground in this one, so hold on tight! Enjoy!

Host – Dan Whorl

Special Guest – Sean Fannon (Evil Beagle Games)

 

 

 

Media – 

 

Sean’s Pick of the Day (dot)com
Shaintar (dot)com
Evil Beagle Games (dot)com

You can purchase Shaintar and other Evil Beagle products at:
Evil Beagle Products on DriveThru RPG

Follow Sean!
-on Google+
-on Facebook
-on Twitter

Sean Supported:
SpringGiving and ThanksGmaing
and also:
Doctors Without Borders

This episode was made possible by the beautiful folks at GenCon 2014. Be sure to check them out – http://www.gencon.com/

 

 

 

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Interviews – Ep 13 – Erik Carl

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Jul 292014
 

Special Guest – Erik Carl

Topic: I had the great pleasure of sitting down with my good friend, host and Executive Producer of Metagamers Anonymous, and patriarch of the Prismatic Tsunami community, Erik Carl.  We discussed gaming with kids and his latest venture, TsunamiCon!

Support! Support!  Support!

 

 

Media – 

 

 Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this……..

Tsunamicon Kickstarter
Tsunamicon.org
Tsunamicon Facebook

Erik Supported:

BobCon: A gamer retreat in Kansas City
BobCon 2014 by Brad Kelley — Kickstarter
BobCon | Facebook

 

 

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Interviews – Episode 9 – Kevin Rohan

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Oct 092013
 

silver gryphon
I caught up with Kevin Rohan of Silver Gryphon Games at Archon.

Kevin was gracious enough to give me an interview right there in the dealer room at the convention.  We discuss the titles that Silver Gryphon Games has out presently, some upcoming releases, and a Kickstarter campaign that is currently active.  Enjoy

Be sure to check out Aethermancy,  Silver Gryphon Games’ magic system expansion for the Aether campaign setting!

 

 

 

Media :

Aethermancy (Kickstarter)

Silver Gryphon Games’ website ~ http://silvergryphongames.com/

Silver Gryphon Games on Facebook ~ https://www.facebook.com/Silvergryphongames

On Google + ~ https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115232558111929038020

On Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/sggames

Kicktater Support Facebook Group~ https://www.facebook.com/KickstarterSupportersAndCampaigns

Kevin Supported : The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund ~

The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund is dedicated to help families find the means to give their children swimming lessons.

https://www.facebook.com/MichaelRohanMemorialFund

Modiphius Calling – Episode 3

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Sep 212013
 

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In episode 3 of Modiphius Calling Nick Fallon of F3D joins us to talk about games and his Cimmerian Space Kickstarter, we have two interviews from Gen Con; Margaret Weis talking about her writing career and new projects including the fantastic Firefly RPG plus Monte Cook tells us how he got in to the industry and what led him to the world of Numenera.

Running Order
01.00: News From Modiphius: 3d Virtual Tabletop (they subsequently ended at $56k on their Kickstarter)
02.25: Interview with Nick about Cimmerian Space
14.06: Mobile Boardgaming: Chris: Eclipse, Ancient Rome, Josh: Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition
24.54: Margaret Weis Interview
34.35: What’s on Your Table – Chris: Dungeon Roll Josh: Ambush Alley; Nick: Defenders of the Realm
54.24: Monte Cook Interview

In episode 4 Josh will be reporting on the Tokyo Game Show and we’ll have interviews with Chris Pramas of Green Ronin and Charlie Krank from Chaosium.

Episode 3 Links

Margaret Weis
Margaret Weis – http://www.margaretweis.com
Storm Riders – http://www.margaretweis.com/#!congrats-margaret/czdi 
Firefly RPG – http://www.margaretweis.com/#!shop/c23st

Monte Cook
Monte Cook Games – http://www.montecookgames.com
Numenera RPG – http://www.numenera.com

What’s On Your Table
Pandemic – http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30549/pandemic
Dungeon Roll – http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/138788/dungeon-roll
Ambush Alley – http://ambushalleygames.com
Defenders of the Realm – http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65532/defenders-of-the-realm

Modiphius News
3D Virtual Tabletop
http://www.3dvirtualtabletop.com/index.html
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/3d-virtual-tabletop/id518159796?mt=8

Nick Fallon – Cimmerian Space
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/924889576/cimmerian-space-browser-game

Mobile Gaming
Ancient Battle – Rome
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ancient-battle-rome/id614410957?mt=8
Eclipse
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eclipse-new-dawn-for-galaxy/id620439479?mt=8
Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/baldurs-gate-enhanced-edition/id515114051

 

Modiphius Calling is a presentation of Modiphius Entertainment, for this and other awesome projects please visit Modiphius.com!!!

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Jul 062013
 

Topic – I had the great pleasure of sitting down with writer and game designer Sean Fannon for a while.  During this time we discussed how he got into the industry, where he’s been, what he’s done, and what he’s doing now, including but not limited to his new Kickstarter project,  Shaintar : Legends Unleashed.  Finally, in this episode, Sean tells us his “Game Store Weirdo” story as I prematurely announce the next CarpeGM Gamecast contest of the same name.

Links – Check out Sean's Kickstarter ~ Shaintar: Legends Unleashed

Shaintar: Legends Unleashed (Kickstarter)

Evil Beagle Games

Drive Thru RPG

The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer’s Bible 2nd Edition

The OmniCosm – – Evil Beagle Games

Savage Mojo

HERO Games

Sean supported – Dangerous Games Novels (Forbeck.com)

 

Be sure to get your entries in for our latest contest ~Game Store Weirdos (Contest)

 

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