At first glance there is nothing special about The Walking Eye podcast. No single part of their show is unique. Plenty of other podcasts do actual play. There are countless podcasts that have discussions about gaming issues and design. Many podcasts talk about comic books and even podcasts that interview game designers and creators are […]
Cardboard crackheads Jonathan & John try their hand and deckbuilding and put together a mono blue Proliferate list from scratch. As always, critiques, tips, and suggestions are always welcome either in the comments or at cardcrack@gmail.com
CAST OF PLAYERS: Jeremy Whitener…………Korin Alabaster………………………Were-Mongoose Aaron Murphy……………..Claws-of-Honor………………….Were-Tiger Jera Morrison……………….Alseyne Aulaudin…………………Sidhe Changeling Debora Silkotch…………..Casey Gavin…………………………Human Psionic Aron Head……………….Story/Setting/Everything Else…….Game Master ********************************************* Alseyne put her hands up to Pip’s face, caressing his eye and kissing it and then the other bruises on his face, whispering, “My kiss hath balm to heal thy wounds.” The swelling receded […]
Two Johns give a scathing review of U/B Control in the wrongest fashion possible. As always, critiques, tips, and suggestions are always welcome either in the comments or at cardcrack@gmail.com
This episode has a much different flavor than our previous entries. This one’s not so sandboxy as the rest. In fact, it’s not really sandboxy at all. In this week’s episode, we get down to the nuts and bolts of statting out characters. And as in all character generation sessions, we chase rabbits, but in […]
CAST OF PLAYERS: Jeremy Whitener…………Korin Alabaster………………………Were-Mongoose Aaron Murphy……………..Claws-of-Honor………………….Were-Tiger Jera Morrison……………….Alseyne Aulaudin…………………Sidhe Changeling Debora Silkotch…………..Casey Gavin…………………………Human Psionic Aron Head……………….Story/Setting/Everything Else…….Game Master ********************************************* Claws sat on his haunches and licked his paw, rubbing it over his eye. Between licks he ‘spoke’ in a series of growls, barks, and grumbles. It sounded like he was having a whole […]
I’ve been a fan of the Need for Speed series since the original in 1994. I used to play it with my friends on my PC while we listened to rock CD’s for hours upon hours. It was a great time, a gorgeous game, and a whole hell of a lot of fun. It was […]
Landreth and Anderson contemplate States a bit more (ok a lot more) before discussing their playtest session with the Red Deck Wins list mentioned last week. As always, feedback is always appreciated in the comments or our e-mail, cardcrack@gmail.com Decklists Red Deck Wins, by Brian Siu Valakut Ramp, by John Iglesias U/W Control, by Shaun […]
CAST OF PLAYERS: Jeremy Whitener…………Korin Alabaster………………………Were-Mongoose Aaron Murphy……………..Claws-of-Honor………………….Were-Tiger Jera Morrison……………….Alseyne Aulaudin…………………Sidhe Changeling Debora Silkotch…………..Casey Gavin…………………………Human Psionic Aron Head……………….Story/Setting/Everything Else…….Game Master ********************************************* “Let’s see if we can work our way over to Alseyne first.” Casey’s crystalline blade reflected swarms of black evil in all directions as she slashed at the closing wraiths. Claws seemed to become […]
In addition to fleshing out the player characters with back-story and supporting cast, this time around we explore story boundaries. What’s fair game in terms of encroaching on core character concepts? What’s off-limits? Are there different rules for different players? We talk it all out. Plus… …Characters are named! …Balls are busted! …And, oh yes, […]