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Have you ever wanted to be in a band, jamming out to not only please the crowd but make a living? Join us as we talk to Joshua J. Mills (Rocky Road A La Mode, Milkman) about Big Easy Busking, a melodically fun game published by Weird Giraffe Games. If you like what you hear, make sure you go to Kickstarter and help fund this great game!

Join us as we talk about luck in games! Whether it be dice, cards, or other players, luck comes in many forms. Also we talk about we've been playing recently, including Concordia and Dice Throne Season One! Thanks for listening!

To keep the promise of playing a new RPG every month this year, Kurt invites John Haremza from Legends of Tabletop to play With Fire Thy Affections Hold A Wing. This game is a wonderful story about a Rider and Dragon as they barrel through to the end of their world. If you want this great game from Taylor LaBresh of Riverhouse Games, go to https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/231273/Riverhouse-Games-Volume-1?src=hottest_filtered or https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221803/With-Fire-Thy-Affections-Hold-A-Wing?src=hottest_filtered to grab a copy!

Every game has a theme and a story, but only a selective few are good narrative games. Join Kurt and D Wyatt as they talk about some good narrative games and what makes them special.

In this episode, we talk about games that remind us in ways of Reef from Next Move Games. We talk about the similarities of art, mechanics, and much more! Thank you for listening!

Hey 2019, here we come! Join us as we talk about the year that was: Biggest surprises, biggest dissappointments, etc. Also, we talk about what the future brings for us in 2019. So put on those shades, because 2019 is looking so bright!

Join Kurt as he talks to Steven Aramini (Designer of Tricky Tides, Groves) about his new design, Animal Kingdoms! This new game promises to be a great first time game for the newly formed Galactic Raptor Games. We talk to Steven about how he got into gaming, how Animal Kingdoms came to be, and winning awards for doing the fun stuff! Thanks for listening.

We all wish we had a castle right? For all of our family, stuff, board games? This episode we talk to Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games about Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, where you work with other players to build the craziest castle that rewards the most points. Thanks to Stonemaier Games for the review copy of the game and thanks to you for listening!

Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about gaming as a couple. They talk about the metamorphasis of their gaming lives through being together, where it's better to play with each other in games than against each other, and more! Also, listen closely for a surprise!

There have been some recent innovations in board games. Are those innovations a good thing, or a reason for people to complain and not play those games? Join us as we talk about those innovations.

We all like to play new games. But how do we introduce new games to people that may not care for them? Join us as we talk about introducing new games to our gaming groups.

Join Traci and Kurt as we talk about Poetry Slam by Mayday Games. You don't have to be a beatnik to play this party game for 3-10 players, but it might help! Find out what we think of it, then go to https://www.maydaygames.com/collections/all-games/products/poetry-slam if you think Poetry Slam is for you!

We all need to learn games to play them. But are you good at teaching games? What kind of teaching style do you have? Do you even like teaching? We touch on all of those hard hitting questions and more on...The MFGCast!

In this episode we catch up on what we're playing, what we're excited about playing in the future, and some big news.

There is a time for faxes, TPS Reports, and out of office messages. Then...there is a time for action! Join us as we talk to Jeff Stormer (Party of One Podcast, All My Fantasy Children) about Mission: Accomplished! Mission Accomplished! is a Super Spy RPG where the spies have completed a successful mission against V.I.L.L.I.A.N.S., but a few things went wrong. Mission Control wants answers, and it's up to the spies to work together, work against each other, and to figure out who Mission Control will burn or give that corner office to. Thanks to Jeff for coming on to talk to us! Make sure on October 16th to go to Kickstarter to help fund this amazing RPG!

We're joined by Carla Kopp to talk about Weird Giraffe Games' new game, Dreams of Tomorrow! The present is in trouble, and it's up to the dreamers to send good vibes to the past to prevent the inevitable. Listen to see what this great game has to offer and then help fund this game on October 15th!

Time is something that becomes less of a luxury for us as we get older. Experiences in gaming can be short. But they also can be long. There are some games that play for long periods of time that feel like the time flies. Join us as we talk about those deep dive games.

Emerson Matsuuchi has had some hits with Century: Spice Road, Crossfire and Specter Ops. But what about an abstract game about underwater coral placement? Join the MFGCast as we talk about Reef by Plan B Games.

How many plays does it take for you to get a strategy on a game? How many plays does it take for you to decide if you want to play it more or not at all? We answer those questions and more in this episode. Make sure to get Ghostel at 20% off and FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING at tinkerbotgames.com!

There are many games that you can play with people that you don't know well to break the ice. There is a lot of games out there to try that help cut the tension of new gaming relationships. We talk about some of our picks.