The Gaming Gang

One of our biggest shows to date as we spend over two hours providing the latest news, reviews and our own bit of a last minute holiday buyers guide. We take in depth looks at VivaJava from Dice Hate Me Games, Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition from Fantasy Flight Games, Crown of Roses from GMT, A.D. 30 from Victory Point Games, and Shadows of Esteren from Agate Editions ... Read More »

Just in time to help you wind down from your Thanksgiving or keep you entertained while standing in long lines for Black Friday comes our latest show – a rather long one at that. This time we review Dungeon from Wizards of the Coast, Reds! from GMT, and The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild RPG from Cubicle 7 Studios, and Mage Knight from WizKids. There’s also plenty of news and opinion as you’ve come ... Read More »

It wouldn’t be Halloween without one of our patented specials! The reviews are a bit light this time around but there’s plenty of spooky fun as we review A Touch of Evil from Flying Frog Productions and Three Kings and Heroes of the Sea for Achtung! Cthulhu by Modipius. Elliott shares a true ghost story while I provide a couple of my favorite old time radio shows (The Hitch-Hiker featuring ... Read More »

It’s been three weeks since we had a show so it was high time for us to get back in the saddle! This time around we’ll review Dungeon Command from Wizards of the Coast, Marvel Legendary Card Game from Upper Deck, and Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space from Cubicle 7 Studios. Plus we hint we might have some fun coming for everyone this Halloween… Download the show to ... Read More »

We just barely squeaked in our second podcast for the month right under the gun before the calendar turned. This time around we’ll review Dominant Species: The Card Game from GMT, Wonderland from Zenescope Entertainment, Menzoberranzan: City of Intrigue for D&D from Wizards of the Coast, Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game from Fantasy Flight Games, and Andean Abyss also from GMT. There’s the usual bit of craziness including our losing it ... Read More »

This week, Elliott had a chance to talk to Game Designer Mike Elliott. Mike has designed games like Quarriors, Thunderstone, and Star Trek Fleet Captains. Mike has also worked on many trading card games like Magic the Gathering and Duel Masters (now Kaijudo). They’ll talk about Mike’s games, the companies he has worked for, and even hear a bit about the soon to be released Lord of the Rings Dice ... Read More »

Welcome to another Gaming Gang Extra. This time we’re going a bit off of the beaten path. I’m a big fan of the paranormal, as is Jeff, and I had the opportunity to participate in a telephone press conference with all three of the guys from the Travel Channel’s hit paranormal show Ghost Adventures, Zak Bagans, Nick Groff and Aaron Goodwin. I even got to get a question in. The ... Read More »

This week, Elliott got a chance to talk with Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. Stephen is the President and Owner of Stronghold, and we discuss everything Stronghold from past to future, Elton John, Beer, Merchants of Venus, Kickstarter, and Essen Spiel 2012. You’ll hear about the new pre-order games up on the Stronghold website: Article 27: The UN Security Council Game, and Crude: The Oil Game. Plus Revolver 2, Space ... Read More »

During this past Gen Con, I spoke with Scott Hill of Flying Frog Productions. We talk about the big box expansion to Last Night on Earth called Timber Peak. We’ll talk about The Coast expansion and Hero Pack expansion to A Touch of Evil, due out later this month. We’ll also reveal some exclusive information on the Fortune and Glory expansion, which is now in the works, and the expansion ... Read More »

AEG Director of Marketing, Todd Rowland, joins Elliott and I to discuss the latest at Alderac Entertainment Group. As usual there’s a touch of wackiness to our interviewing style. You’ll hear more about Smash Up, the City State of Tempest, L5R and a whole lot more. As always, it’s a pleasure to chat with Todd and he packs a lot of info into a relatively short period of time. This ... Read More »

Grant Wilson and Mike Richie join Elliott and I to discuss their new company, Rather Dashing Games, at Gen Con 2012. Not only do we talk about the games currently available from the company but also the sorts of games Grant and Mike enjoy in their free time. Rather Dashing currently have three family friendly titles available: Red Hot Silly Peppers, X Marks the Spot, and Four Taverns. This is ... Read More »

Elliott and I hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day and if you’re just lazing around the house what better way to spend an hour and a half but by listening to our latest episode? Unless you don’t live in the U.S. as then it’s just a normal Monday workday. Still we’re here to hopefully bring you a smile! On this episode we review Doctor Who The Card Game and The ... Read More »

Welcome to the Gaming Gang Extra Gen Con 2012 Ares Games. During this past Gen Con, Jeff and I spoke with Roberto Di Meglio of Ares Games. We talk about the upcoming expansion to War of the Ring titled Lords of Middle Earth, plus all of the new World War I airplane pack expansions to Wings of Glory. We’ll also talk about Aztlan, Micro Monsters, Inkognito and a whole lot ... Read More »