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Maximal Minimalism (w/ Tim Denee)

You can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠!In this episode, I talk to Tim Denee, a Wellington-based graphic designer, illustrator, and game designer. His graphic design work has been recognised by the Best Awards, Tokyo Design Week and the International Society of Typographic Designers. He's also the co-author of We Are Here: An Atlas of Aotearoa, which was shortlisted for the Ockham NZ Book Awards. Through Old Dog Games, he's published free RPG products like a hack of Band of Blades for playing in the Warhammer old world and last year, a hack for Twilight 2000 to play Andor. And recently, he's partnered with Evil Hat to release Deathmatch Island, a battle royale adaptation of Agon, and crowdfunding now, Blades '68, an expansion for the seminal Blades in the Dark. Tim’s personal website: https://timdenee.com/ Old Dog Games: https://www.olddog.games/ Blades ‘68 crowdfunding: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/c7788a1e-2f1c-4525-bc66-2a99b84ebae9/landing Show Notes:Austin PowersMad Men (TV Show)Games MentionedDeathloopDishonoredMythic BastionlandIf you liked this podcast, check out the weekly Indie RPG NewsletterMusic: "eastern" provided by mobygratis.

2025 in Rearview (w/ Quinns)

As per annual tradition, I'm once again joined by Quinns from QQuest to talk about the year and forge our bond in the fire of podcasting.Show Notes:Fastaval, the larp festival in DenmarkLast year's 2024 year in reviewGames MentionedThe TribunalThe Straights Are Not OkayTackleboxMythic BastionlandGradient DescentGod’s Teeth / Delta GreenD&DDraw SteelDaggerheartMagnus ArchivesOld Gods of AppalachiaThe Silt VersesOld School Essentials / DolmenwoodCainPirate BorgFabula UltimaThe BetweenMasks of NyarlathotepEternal LiesPirates of DrinaxA NocturneApocalypse World: Burned OverYou can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠!If you liked this podcast, check out the weekly Indie RPG Newsletter

Games Need Communities (w/ Aaron Lim)

You can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠!In this episode, I talk to Aaron Lim, a game designer from Malaysia. His work includes sad village-building game An Altogether Different River, very sad journey game Itchaca on the Cards, and tragic mecha game Spectres of Brocken. He's also the organizer of Playtest Zero, a fortnightly RPG playtesting community that's been going on since 2021. Aaron Lim on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ehronlime.bsky.social Aaron’s itch page: https://ehronlime.itch.io/Show Notes:Playtest Zero FAQMy article about visiting Malaysia for the Asian Board Games FestivalOnly Yesterday (1991)Games MentionedIthaca on the Cards: Second ExpeditionMicroscopeBig Grave Fashion FantasyDesperationZhenya’s Wonder TalesIf you liked this podcast, check out the weekly Indie RPG Newsletter

Solo Bookplay (w/ Asa Donald)

You can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠!In this episode, I talk to Asa Donald is one-half of Backwards Tabletop, the publisher of the Backwards Universe of American horror games and Rust Never Sleeps, a solo mecha game. Their current project is Spine, a dark solo RPG about losing yourself in a book. Asa Donald on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/backwardsttrpg.bsky.social Spine (Digital): https://backwards-tabletop.itch.io/spineSpine (Physical): https://mixam.com/print-on-demand/68ec499e9e0b692d084d6b6c Show Notes:Asa’s series on Bookplay and interviews with other designers: www.backwardstabletop.com Pale Fire by NabokovGames MentionedYou Will Die In This PlaceNormalityWisher Theurgist FatalistHarvestWreck This Deck (and Wreck This Book)Seven Part PactThe Sun’s RansomYazeba’s Bed and BreakfastIf you liked this podcast, check out the weekly Indie RPG Newsletter

Reality Checking (w/ Allen Varney)

You can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠!Today, I’m talking to Allen Varney, who runs the Bundle of Holding currently, which I think everyone listening to this had heard of. Before that, he worked as a freelance writer, editor, game designer for TSR, Steve Jackson Games, West End Games, FASA, and more. He was the lead designer for Paranoia XP, the 2004 edition of the game from Mongoose, and wrote a ton of articles for house magazines like Dragon. Bundle of Holding: https://bundleofholding.com  Show Notes:Space Gamer magazineWarren SpectorGames Mentioned Steve Jackson's Man-to-Man Fantasy Combat (also Car Wars, Ogre, and more)ToonParanoiaGareth Ryder-Hanrahan (Dracula Dossier, Darkening of Mirkwood, Eyes of the Stone Thief)Primal OrderIf you liked this podcast, check out the weekly Indie RPG Newsletter