Gaming on the Frontier

Episode 228: Living with Canon part 1

This week Trav helps us to understand what makes up the canon of an intellectual property and what we can do with it.  When are we violating canon and where we are extending it.

Episode 225: D&D 40th year Retrospective at Timegate 2014

Join your host, Bruce Sheffer and other grey and not-so-grey beards as we talk about the years of D&D playing we've enjoyed.  Moderated by Ted Skirvin.  In order of appearance:  Ted Skirvin, Steve Brailsford, Adam Throne, Carter Maddox, Bruce Sheffer.

We'll be returning to our regular fare next week with an exploration of the Star Portals in Fringeworthy.

episode 215: Cloisters part 2

This week we finish our discussion/review of the new Tri Tac game, Cloisters.  A post apocalyptic setting for any game system.

We continue our discussion of the interesting survivors and how to deal with them.

Episode 214: The apocalypse has a prayer with Cloisters part 1

This week we look at Tri Tac's new post apocalypse game, Cloisters.

Episode 209: Resolutions

Wasn't it christmas just last week?  So now we have to make plans for the next year.  How can we make our gaming experience even more awesome than it is playing tri tac games products?

Episode 201: Wait til you see what's coming part 2

This week we finish our 200th episode with Richard Tucholka of Tri Tac Games.  Lots more secrets to be revealed!  Have fun.

Episode 200: Wait til you see what's coming part 1

Amazing.  We've reached episode 200!!!!

Richard Tucholka joins us for a great reveal of what are Tri Tac Games plans for the next 2 years.

Be sure to listen to the end.  We ask Richard some questions about his games and get some surprising answers.

Update: A correction. AnCon is May 1-4, 2014 in Hudson, Ohio.

Episode 199: Tim Kask part 2

This week we finish our interview with industry insider, Tim Kask.  Sorry about the short length.  We don't always know how long an episode will end up when you start to edit. 

tune in next week for the 200th episode.  We will be revealing secrets that we have never published.  Stuff only whispered in the back of cars at 3 AM on the way back from cons.

Episode 198: Tim Kask

This week we have the worthy Tim Kask telling us about a great new set of products that would be great enhancements and adventures to your Tri Tac gaming, especially Fringeworthy and Weirdzone.

Tim was the first TSR employee, an editor of the gaming magazine Dragon, and a lead designer for many many products over the years.  Recently he has started a new company when he isn't writing for Gygax magazine and has produced the products mentioned above.

Listen carefully for a wealth of gaming anecdotes and great new products to enhance your gaming experience.

Episode 197: Cyberpunk part 3

This week we finish our examination of the cyberpunk gaming genre with the aide of the inestimable Jay Libby!