Out of Character
Jason Corley & The Pulp Gamer Crew
Tucson, Arizona
Description: In the web series Out of Character, Jason Corley and the Pulp Gamer Crew explore topics in roleplaying and related table-top gaming. The audio podcast version is also available.
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We get a new look at the future of Electronic Board Games with some cool table-top components. This was shared with us by Catan. Jess Hartley responded to it by showing us Siftables. Board games in today's show include Vampire: Dark Influences, Rise of Empires, Super Circles, and Builders Dual. RPGs include Thrilling Tales, Mars, Sons of Liberty, Full Light, Full Steam, Blood Games 2, and Dragon Age. |
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Released February 18, 2010
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Wow, weird coincidence! I had just discovered that TED video on the siftables yesterday (I can't remember how I found it) and I was just showing the video to my family before listening to this episode where it was mentioned! It does look really neat, I want some!
I also enjoy the games like Thrilling Tales and other RPGs set in the 20's and 30's. I started reading the tales of Doc Savage and the Shadow when I was in junior high. Given the name of your podcast, I wanted to mention a small convention that I attend in Columbus, OH called PulpFest.
PulpFest is a convention for readers and collectors of the old adventure and SF magazines from the 1930s through the 1950s. These magazines started the stories of the Shadow, Doc Savage, Conan and featured the Cthulhu Mythos stories by H. P. Lovecraft along with a number of others. Although there is no gaming, there are a number of authors reading their works and panels on different literary themes. Also, the dealers room is great and has a large variety of books, magazines, films and artwork. I was there last year and had a great time. It is a lot smaller than Gen Con but like many small local cons, it has an atmosphere all its own. If you are looking for a literary themed/collection convention, this is a good one. Besides, it gives you something to do in between Origins and Gen Con.
PulpFest Jul 30 - Aug 1 in Columbus Ohio
http://www.pulpfest.com/
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$400 would be expensive for a game accessory, but a lot of game groups are pretty stable. If you have 8 people in your group, that's only $50 a head. Of course, you need to have an agreement that if one player moves away, he could be bought out of his share.