Don just returned home from Phoenix Cactus Comicon to report on the trip. Some of the fondest memories included Wil Wheaton’s performance - that just had to be talked about again. The zombie beauty pageant was a blast we haven’t yet found any links to that performance. Zombie Channel is likely to release some information very soon. Don also teases his latent comic interest by buying his first independent comic from some great folks at Superworld Presents and enjoyed the experience.

On the topic of games, we couldn’t wait to tell you about Lascaux. We have been playing it over and over again. You will be seeing it very soon on The Game Kennel and Family Night. Also, Carlo Rossi corrects us on a mistake we made in the rules of Alchemist, forcing us to revisit the game and appreciate some complexity that we missed the first few times we played it. We are also asked about Wings of War. Derek and Bo had played it before and were able to go into some good detail and give some opinions. Jeremiah also plays China Rails in the hospital with his wife while his newborn was making her way into the world. He compares it to another favorite, Lunar Rails.

Jeremiah read through the last issue of Kobold Quarterly and just had to say something about it. Little did he know at the time that we had already made arrangements for some interviews you can expect to see down the line. Its a good thing he had nice things to say. Jeremiah was really impressed with the writing and value Kobold Quarterly added to his geeky self. You will recognize the writers from a history of successful roleplaying books and magazines.

We also had a great time talking about the ongoing saga of paizo’s RPG Superstar! program. We talk about the final four, what they had been through, and what is yet in store for them.

We couldn’t go any longer without also mentioning Bibliophile Stalker. He runs an active blog but has stood out in our minds as having an incredibly comprehensive summary of podcasting topics. Its a great way to keep up with who is talking about what in the podosphere.

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