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	Title	Pub. Date	Duration
	Vox Republica 164: The End	29 Mar 2018	00:39:29
Episode 164: The End Length: 39:28 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: All good things must come to an end. And that happens to include the Vox itself. This week, Erin and Ryan explain the decision to bring this project to a close and then share some of their favorite episodes of its nearly five year run. We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 163: Reskins - The Good, The Bad, And The Formerly Ugly	15 Mar 2018	00:56:29
Episode 163: Reskins - The Good, The Bad, And The Formerly Ugly Length: 56:28 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: There are themes and then there are themes. And then there are themes. But...what if those are all the same game? This week, Erin and Ryan talk about reskinning games. When is it worth it and when is it a money grab? Can it be both? GUESTS: None RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES - (0:28): Clans of Caledonia by Karma Games (BGG Link) Otys by Pearl Games / Asmodee (BGG Link) Merlin by Queen Games (BGG Link) The North Sea Runesaga (Shipwrights, Raiders, and Explorers of the North Sea by Garphill Games / Renegade Game Studios (BGG Link) QUICK TOPICS – (17:28): We discuss our thoughts on the second multi-day Granite Game Summit, a local convention with plenty of good things going for it. FEATURED TOPIC - (23:10): A reskin is when you take an existing game and either change the mechanics very little (or not at all) but give it a new setting, theme, etc. We parse through several areas of their existence, including areas such as? Why are reskins even a thing? Are there any equivalents in other industries? What’s the difference between adaptation and reskin? Why do publishers reskin a game? When is a reskin worth it and when is it a cash grab? What about reskins that bring a game in line with an existing IP? How do consumers feel about reskins generally? PLUGS - (55:09): The 2017 Laurel Nominees are in full swing! We even have a couple of contests going on for the Socializer and Striker winners announced so far (and probably a third by now). Check them out! We’re also raffling off a copy of Draconis Invasion to a lucky Patreon backer. Consider donating today! As always, Cardboard Republic YouTube videos, Instagram pictures, and the BGG Guild are still ongoing. Subscribe to one or two - or all of them if you really love us. You do really love us, right? We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 154: Escape Rooms, Essen Picks, and BFIG Expansions	26 Oct 2017	01:14:37
Episode 154: Escape Rooms, Essen Picks, and BFIG Expansions Length: 1:14:36 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: It's convention time! This week Erin and Ryan are joined by Caroline Murphy, CEO of the Festival of Indie Games, to discuss the past, present, and future of Boston’s home-grown indie convention. Before that, though, Ryan walks us through his Essen picks for 2017. GUESTS: Caroline Murphy RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES - (00:56): Exit: The Abandoned Cabin by Thames & Kosmos (BGG Link) Unlock! The Formula by Space Cowboys (BGG Link) Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle: Monster Box of Monsters by USAopoly (BGG Link) QUICK TOPICS - (19:28): Ryan runs down five games worth checking out at Essen 2017 that aren't currently bound for the US, as well as his guess at a convention sleeper. FEATURED TOPIC - (45:01): Caroline Murphy joins us to talk about the Festival of Indie Games, and where it’s headed. This is one of our favorite game events - it’s local, it focuses on indie creators, and it’s just a lot of fun. She’s leading the team in trying to do some great things for gaming and community in Boston and beyond! PLUGS - (1:13:55): We’re raffling off a copy of Major General to a lucky Patreon backer. Consider donating today! As always, Cardboard Republic YouTube videos, Instagram pictures, and the BGG Guild are still ongoing. Subscribe to one or two - or all of them if you really love us. You do really love us, right? We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 067: Gaming Predictions For 2015	08 Jan 2015	00:28:02
Episode 067: Gaming Predictions For 2015 2015 lies before us. Join us as we offer our predictions on what the year holds for the gaming hobby! Length: 28:01 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. The end of the one year means the beginning of another, and there's no time to predict the future quite like the present! Like every field, board games have their share of trends, fads, advancements and setbacks. This week, we dive headlong into some of the things we think are in store for the hobby. From the role of Kickstarter to which mechanics will rise and fall, we offer our predictions on gaming in 2015.* *We were going to include "More Munchkin clones" as a prediction, but that's about guaranteed as the sun rising at this point. So, you know... We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 066: 2014 Games of the Year	18 Dec 2014	00:32:07
Episode 066: 2014 Games of the Year Come join us as we announce our picks of the best game of the year for each gamer archetype! Length: 32:06 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. The end of the year approaches, and that can only mean one thing - Game of the Year announcements! (Really, it's practically compulsory for people in our positions.) Yes, with 2014 winding to a close soon, we take the time to look back at the games of 2014. However, rather than do a simple top 10 list like we've done previously, this year we're taking a different approach. One that is more in line with our site philosophy. So pull up a chair as we discuss the top games for each of the gamer archetypes: Architects, Tacticians, Socializers, Daredevils, Immersionists, and Strikers. If you aren't sure which type that best describes you, don't worry; we'll explain a bit in the episode. Though you can also take our quiz here... We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 065: Licensed RPGs	11 Dec 2014	00:32:00
Episode 065: Licensed RPGs Length: 31:59 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. It's one thing to pull your sword defiantly from your scabbard and face down a band of orcs in your friend's latest D&D setting, but it's a different experience entirely when that gritty scene is actually happening in Middle Earth. That is the allure of licensed RPGs. Licensed intellectual property games are nothing new in the tabletop world, and they continue to exist alongside the ever-growing original RPG settings. Whether it's the X-Files, Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek, or a fan-created version of almost any TV show, movie, comic book, or literary setting that generates enough gamer interest, licensed RPGs continue to be part of our collective gaming consciousness. What does it take to be a successful licensed RPG, though? Are they any better or worse than more original settings? And what kind of response do they get from gamers in general? We decided to have Dave step in to help us work through some of these questions. We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 064: Rules Tutorial	04 Dec 2014	00:23:05
Episode 064: Rules Tutorial Length: 23:05 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. From the simplest Roll and Move classcs through marathon sessions of Twilight Imperium, every game comes with some degree of rules to them. Some games can be explained in minutes, while for others take so long you made need a cup of coffee to go with them. How rules are crafted, then, and how they are conveyed to players new and old is pivotal to both understanding and enjoying the game in front of you. This week, Ryan offers some tips for explaining game rules to new and experienced gamers alike. Whether it's sample turns, using tutorial videos like Watch it Played, or even just sitting in front of your players and explaining the rules in detail, we find out: is there a best method? And how should you proceed? We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 063: In-Flight Repairs	20 Nov 2014	00:29:27
Episode 063: In-Flight Repairs Length: 29:26 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. In the world of tabletop gaming, not all RPGs are created equal. For every fantastic and insightful system, there are a dozen with glaring issues of one kind or another. Are the mechanics off? Is the worldview too disjointed? How do you handle blatant balance issues? And do these issues mean that any game with flaws is not worth your time? Well, we're about to find out! Dave joins us this week to discuss bad RPG rules and how to handle them. We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 062: TEK Takeover!	13 Nov 2014	00:32:03
Episode 062: TEK Takeover! Length: 32:02 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Whether it's a temporary coup or a well deserved respite, we won't say, but in any case, this episode has Ryan filling in as the host. He didn't take the task lightly either - he planned a full TEK Takeover! With him this week to discuss our November Indie Spotlight game Tiny Epic Kingdoms are none other than designer Scott Almes and Gamelyn Games publisher Michael Coe. They talk of things big in small in the Tiny Epic and Gamelyn universes. Tune in to hear what's in store! We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 061: Unconventional RPG Materials	06 Nov 2014	00:27:05
Episode 061: Unconventional RPG Materials Length: 27:04 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Did you know that RPGs exist that use other materials to tell stories other than dice? Lately, especially among the indie tabletop community, games have started to creep up that break the traditional RPG mold that we know so well. This week Dave and I dive into some of those, including Dread, Project Dark, and more. Then, Ryan and I discuss our site's impending anniversary. We're now officially two years old! Woo! Go us. And thanks for listening! We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 060: Gaming in Mainstream Media	30 Oct 2014	00:32:07
Episode 060: Gaming in Mainstream Media Length: 32:06 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. First off, we wanted to thank everyone who participated in our (or anyone's Extra Life events of the previous weekend. A lot of money was raised for a good cause! In this week's episode, we dive into the idea of board gaming coverage in mainstream media. Whether it's the NY Times or The Guardian, articles from more widespread organizations about board games are on the rise. Yet do they really get to the heart of the hobby? Are they accurate in their depictions of gamers, and are those assessments fair? We discuss a host of reasons that, while this overall is a good thing, we still have a ways to go to see widespread appreciation in major media forms. Oh, and we may have slid in mention of the free edX class on game design that just started up. We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 059: Fresco Big Box Variations	23 Oct 2014	00:29:25
Episode 059: Fresco Big Box Variations Length: 29:24 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. First up this week, we wanted to point out (like so many others) that this weekend is the annual Extra Life charity gaming marathon, and yes, we will be partaking in the events as well. Click here to find out more. If you'd like to help out our modest efforts this time around, then be sure to consider a donation. We'll be giving a couple small games away to those who do too, so it's win win all around. Also, be sure to check out #StarDrive14 for Ryan's Star Realms themed donation challenge. Then, we dive into a reader-inspired question about the different ways to enjoy the Fresco Big Box expansions. Which expansions are good for a family pacing? What about a more strategy gamer setting? So, we're offering up some suggestions. We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 058: White Wolf & Onyx Path	09 Oct 2014	00:35:10
Episode 058: White Wolf & Onyx Path Length: 35:09 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. If Dungeons & Dragons is the middle-aged adult of the RPG world, then White Wolf Publishing was its long-suffering teenage emo child who went through some really awkward years and then reinvented themselves the following decade as the slightly more grown up Onyx Path Publishing. We dive into the World of Darkness and the New World of Darkness. (And yes, there is a big difference.) Join us, as we have Dave on to chat about Vampire, Werewolf, Wraith, Mage, Demon, and all the other things that go bump in the night over twenty years of the World of Darkness. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 153: Cardboard Noir	12 Oct 2017	01:00:31
Episode 153: Cardboard Noir Length: 1:00:30 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: This week, Erin and Ryan talk about the eclectic mix of recent games that made it to the table. Then they talk to Evan Derrick of Van Ryder Games about his new title Detective: City of Angels - a game adding a new take on an old genre! GUESTS: Evan Derrick RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES - (00:26): Xia: Legends of a Drift System by Far Off Games (BGG Link) Festival of Thousand Cats by Fukuroudou (BGG Link) AVES by Play With Us Design (BGG Link) FEATURED TOPIC - (18:51): In this episode's interview, we talk Detective: City of Angels with designer Evan Derrick, which has recently launched on Kickstarter. The game is a thematic take on noir…which means Erin goes on an L.A. Noire tangent almost immediately. No but really, the conversation covers Detective: City of Angels and what makes it so different compared to other one-and-done narrative-driven games, but they also discuss the role of noir in the current political climate, the way that designers balance difficulty for players of all skill levels, and how hard it is to drive in LA. PLUGS - (59:59): We’re raffling off a copy of Major General to a lucky Patreon backer. Consider donating today! As always, Cardboard Republic YouTube videos, Instagram pictures, and the BGG Guild are still ongoing. Subscribe to one or two - or all of them if you really love us. You do really love us, right? We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 057: D&D Settings Guide	26 Sep 2014	00:33:54
Episode 057: D&D Settings Guide Length: 33:53 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Dungeons & Dragons. Yep. We're talking about it again. Because it's just that impacting on the roleplaying genre. With a game that's been around for decades, campaigns large and small have graced countless gaming tables. Some of these stories came out of the imaginations of your local GMs, and some came from large-scale settings. We decide to look at the latter. To that end, we have have Dave on to first chat about the "Big Three" of iconic settings: Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, and Dragonlance. Then he mentions some of his personal D&D favorite settings, such as Ravenloft, Eberron, Planescape, and Spelljammer, and we ponder if any of them beyond Forgotten Realms will ever see new life in 5th Edition... We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 056: Getting Into A CCG	18 Sep 2014	00:30:31
Episode 056: Getting Into A CCG Length: 30:30 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Collectible Card Games, or CCGs, tend to be a polarizing aspect of gaming culture, though many players have had experience with them at some point. Some, like our guest Ryan, has had them be an integral part of their gaming portfolio, while others have never touched them at all. We talk with Ryan about CCG - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Are they worth getting into? What are the traps to be careful of? And are they ultimately worth it? Here's what he has to say. For this week's gaming bulletin, check out our Crowdfunding Corner. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 055: Worker Placement Longevity	11 Sep 2014	00:28:39
Episode 055: Worker Placement Longevity Length: 28:38 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Worker Placement games have exploded in recent years, and they don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Is that good for the hobby? We explore the positives and negatives of this uptick of the worker placement mechanic, including why they originated the way they did, how they diversify themselves in the market of today, and what the future may hold for it. For this week's gaming bulletin, check out our Crowdfunding Corner. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 054: Glenn Given & BFIG 2014	04 Sep 2014	00:35:41
Episode 054: Glenn Given & BFIG 2014 Length: 35:40 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. From one convention to the next! This week we have on Glenn Given, a designer of Games by Play Date and the Tabletop Coordinator for the upcoming Boston Festival of Indie Games 2014. He shares with us a number of changes that are coming to BFIG this year, his team's criteria on how they selected this year's entries, and his thoughts on some of the over forty indie games people will be able to stop and check out in the very near future! Well, that, and we sort of go on a tangent about digital video games, philosophy, the video game Majestic, and snowmobiles. It all ties in together, we swear! For this week's gaming bulletin, check out our Crowdfunding Corner. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 053: Gen Con 2014 Recap	28 Aug 2014	00:47:29
Episode 053: Gen Con 2014 Recap Length: 47:28 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Gen Con 2014 has come and gone. We have returned to the real world, caught up on some sleep, and are already looking forward to the next thing around the corner. We couldn't possibly include all of what we experienced in one podcast, however. Instead Ryan put together an incredibly comprehensive list in The Big Damn Recap of 2014, and you should check it out when you can! To accompany that, this week's has us chatting about some of our cherrypicked highlights and misses of the con. These include a couple Kickstarters like Lift Off! and Heifer Heist, along with games from: AEG APE Games Asmodee Games Bezier Games Catalyst Games Cryptozoic Entertainment Dice Hate Me Games Eagle & Gryphon Games Fantasy Flight Games Floodgate Games Foxtrot Games Game Salute Gamelyn Games Greater Than Games IDW Publishing Iello Games Jasco Games Lamp Light Games Level 99 Games Passport Games Portal Games Privateer Press Stronghold Games Tasty Minstrel Games V3G Games Z-Man Games For the light gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 052: The Most Interesting Choice	14 Aug 2014	00:27:46
Episode 052: The Most Interesting Choice Length: 27:45 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every Thursday, and each episode aims to be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Games help us socialize and interact with other people, take us to distant and mythical places, and force us to use those squishy brains of ours to solve complex problems. Yes, games are many things to many people, and the vast majority demand or ask of us to make choices of one kind or another. This week, we look at what some of those favorite choices are in games. Hidden information, teamwork, player elimination? Here are our thoughts. Tell us what some of yours are! Note: There is no news bulletin this week due to our entire crew being at Gen Con, but expect some big recaps in the weeks to come. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 051: Open-Ended RPGs	31 Jul 2014	00:32:37
Episode 051: Open-Ended RPGs Length: 32:36 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. While many tabletop roleplaying games have finite stories to tell and promptly end after its tale has completed its course, one of the most well-known traits of RPGs are those whose stories can go on and on for as long as the players wish. But did you know that there are other open-ended tabletop games of note besides the most obvious choices of Dungeons & Dragons (or Pathfinder)? It's true! This week, we have Dave on to talk about a few of them, inlcuding Wraith: the Oblivion, Shadowrun, Exalted, Legend of the Five Rings and more. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 050: CONNNNNNNN!! Part Two	24 Jul 2014	00:33:49
Episode 050: CONNNNNNNN!! Part Two Length: 33:48 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. The countdown has begun! Were less than a month out from Gen Con, and that means we're starting our pre-convention coverage. The thing is, there's a lot to cover, and we can't do it all in one episode. So we're breaking it up into two parts. This week we wrap up the second leg of our Gen Con previews with Ryan and his 20 or so games he's particularly interested in. (He also apologizes for around 21:24 when he misspoke by implying Antoine Bauza created Level 7. He meant 7 Wonders. His punishment was to play back-to-back solo runs of Ghost Stories. He died of course. Probably due to a lack of sheep minion armies.) Which games that we talked about have your interest for Gen Con? Which ones didn't we mention? Be sure to let us know! For the light gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 049: CONNNNNNNN!! Part One	18 Jul 2014	00:34:45
Episode 049: CONNNNNNNN!! Part One Length: 34:44 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. The countdown has begun! Were less than a month out from Gen Con, and that means we're starting our pre-convention coverage. The thing is, there's a lot to cover, and we can't do it all in one episode. So we're breaking it up into (at least ) two parts. This week we begin by having on Dave Gordon to talk about what lies in store for the tabletop RPG arena and what in particular he's excited for. What sort of RPGs is Dave looking forward to, and do they line up with yours? Be sure to let us know your selections! We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 048: Video Games For Board Gamers	10 Jul 2014	00:33:13
Episode 048: Video Games For Board Gamers Length: 33:12 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. We're back from our Fourth of July break and we're jumping right back into our board game podcast to talk about...video games. No, really. I and my guest Sean McNamara have drummed up lists of five video games every board gamer should try for one reason or another. Lastly, I talk about the latest Kickstarter controversy. Yep, I talk about Potato Salad. For reference, here are the video game choices we made Erin's List includes: 5. Plague, Inc. 4. The Guild series 3. The Tropico series 2. X-COM: Enemy Unknown 1. FTL Sean's List includes: 5. Final Fantasy Tactics 4. Guns of Icarus Online 3. Orcs Must Die 2. Civilization 5 1. Hearthstone For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 152: The Business of Gaming	28 Sep 2017	01:05:35
Episode 152: The Business of Gaming Length: 1:05:34 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: This week, Erin and Ryan talk about the business side of gaming. Is the board game industry really so different from other industries? It feels like it sometimes. Why is that and where do we think it’s going? GUESTS: None RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES - (01:00): Hellapagos by Gigamic (BGG Link) Mansions of Madness by Fantasy Flight Games (BGG Link) Overlords of Infamy by Obscure Reference Games (BGG Link) FEATURED TOPIC - (23:32): Whether you consider board games to be art or not, the idea that designers make poor business people persists in the board game industry. Why is this? And why do fans tend to react poorly when game companies grow and become more professional? This week, we’re talking about all that, plus the idea of companies from other sectors coming into the board game world. PLUGS - (1:05:02): We’re raffling off a copy of Go Nuts For Donuts to a lucky Patreon backer. Consider donating today! As always, Cardboard Republic YouTube videos, Instagram pictures, and the BGG Guild are still ongoing. Subscribe to one or two - or all of them if you really love us. You do really love us, right? We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 047: Mythology	26 Jun 2014	00:29:28
Episode 047: Mythology Length: 29:27 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. How much do you know about Zeus and Loki, Shiva and Quetzalcoatl? What does it mean to undergo the hero's journey, and what can this all teach us about tabletop storytelling? Well, in the first part of this week's episode, we have Dave on to discuss exactly that. Then, in the Historical Precedent segment, Erin regales us with the tale of Sadie the Goat: thief, pirate, and product of her less-than-reputable environment. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 046: Penny Press	19 Jun 2014	00:29:52
Episode 046: Penny Press Length: 29:51 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Stop the presses! This week we've managed to scoop Matt Golec and Robert Dijkman Dulkes, the two designers behind the upcoming board game Penny Press, currently up on Kickstarter. Penny Press is a Euro game about turn-of-the-century newspapers, and it was one of the 16 finalists on the first Cards Against Humanity run Tabletop Deathmatch contest. They did so well, in fact, that they are one of the co-winners! You can find all of the videos here, or just watch theirs directly. Here, they talk about the experiences of making the game, participating in TTD, and even provide a small exclusive announcement regarding some extras for their Kickstarter! We first saw Penny Press at BostonFIG, and since BFIG is our June focus, it's win-win all around. (Also, Ryan makes no apologies for what happens at 14:01.) We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 045: L5RPG	12 Jun 2014	00:34:49
Episode 045: L5RPG Length: 34:48 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. We promised we'd come back to it, and we stuck to it! This week, Dave returns to actually talk about AEG's Legend of the Five Rings tabletop RPG. We go over a lot of the basics about it here, but feel free to also read his review about it here as well. Then, in the Historical Precedent segment, Erin goes over the poorly executed Astor Expedition and its many, many failures, as well as the one woman who pretty much kept the whole thing together. This is an off-week for weekly gaming news bulletin. Check back next week for a full post-Origins recap! We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 044: A Golden Age of Board Games?	05 Jun 2014	00:29:38
Episode 044: A Golden Age of Board Games? Length: 29:37 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. You may have heard some claim that we're currently residing in a Golden Age of Board Gaming. What does that mean? What is a Golden Age? How does it apply to board games, and are we in one or not? We discuss that topic this week with Ryan as well as Rhiannon Ochs of Spooning Meeples fame. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 043: GenCon 2014 Events	29 May 2014	00:26:05
Episode 043: GenCon 2014 Events Length: 26:04 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week was supposed to be all about one of contributor Dave Gordon's favorite game settings, Legend of the Five Rings. We started with that, but it quickly became all about GenCon events and cultural implications in games instead. (We'll come back to L5R later on.) Then Erin brings you another historical segment on the Fox Sisters. If you plan on attending some of the mentioned GenCon events yourseld, or would like to recommend others to us, be sure to drop us a note! For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 042: Havok & Hijinks	22 May 2014	00:33:47
Episode 042: Havok & Hijinks Length: 34:46 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week, we continue looking at our May Indie Spotlight game, Havok & Hijinks. We sit down and chat with creator Adam Ferrel about his game (chock full of ridiculously cute dragons), game design, and Kickstarter in general. Speaking of H&H, did you know you can win a copy of it just by entering the contest?? For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 041: Pacing	15 May 2014	00:32:16
Episode 041: Pacing Length: 32:16 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Are your players pulling out their phones when you're running a tabletop adventure, or are their heads spinning because they can't keep up with what's happening? Then you have an issue of pacing your players. Well, this week, that's what's on the docket. We have Dave Gordon on to discuss pacing in RPGs and how you can control your game's tempo at just the right level. Then, Erin introduces us to another historical tidbit for your tabletop gaming. This time, she talks about Clingstone mansion. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 040: Gaming Group Politics	08 May 2014	00:34:30
Episode 040: Gaming Group Politics Length: 34:29 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. First, Erin gives us her thoughts on two recent previews we did, Transylvania: Curses & Traitors, and Evolution. Then, Ryan stops in to talk about the meta-gaming of, well, gaming. He hits on three key areas about the politics of gaming groups: The need to plan events ahead of time. Acknowledging that not everyone in your gaming group will always like the same kinds of game, and how you can address that. Accepting that the preferences of you and your friends very likely may change over time, as well as why that isn't inherently bad. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our social media, on iTunes, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 039: PC Death	01 May 2014	00:30:40
Episode 039: PC Death Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week is all about the topic of losing characters in tabletop RPGs. Whether it's a case of self sacrifice, meaningless encounters, or a capricious GM, it's a delicate topic that is fundamental to many game narratives. We look at it from multiple angles, with the help of our resident tabletop maven, Dave Gordon. Then, Erin introduces us to a new segment on real life historical events and how those examples can be incorporated into interesting story arcs for your own tabletop games. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 038: Plot Hooks for RPGs	24 Apr 2014	00:30:15
Episode 038: Plot Hooks for RPGs Length: 30:14 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week is about hooks, hooks, and more hooks. Plot hooks that is. This week, Dave talks to us about how to go about encouraging player interaction with RPGs. Then, Erin breaks out a new Meta Review segment about how indie board games are lagging behind video games by not breaking into innovative idea territory. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 151: A Qwixx Episode	14 Sep 2017	00:48:55
Episode 151: A Qwixx Episode Length: 48:54 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: This week, Erin and Ryan recover from their giant Gen Con episode by reviewing…probably one of the smallest games they have - Qwixx! They also talk about BFiG and some prototypes! GUEST: None RECENTLY PLAYED GAMES - (0:53): The Networks: Executives by Formal Ferret Games (BGG Link) Cerebria by Mindclash Games (BGG Link) QUICK TOPICS – (21:48): The Boston Festival of Indie Games is coming up on September 23rd. We’ll be there playing games and presenting an award. If you’re in the Boston Area, swing by and say hello! REVIEW - (26:16): Qwixx is a small, speedy roll-and-write game from Gamewright. Over the course of about 15-20 minutes, 2-5 players take turns rolling dice and crossing numbers off their player sheets, but there’s still a bit of strategy involved. A little bit. If you choose the wrong numbers to scratch out, you’re doomed to lock yourself out of valuable options down the road. If you play too conservatively, though, you’re going to struggle to keep up. We build up a consensus on who this accessible, portable dice chucking game and who should roll on to other things instead. (Note: if you don't see pictures below, you can view them via the RSS feed or clicking this link.) A standard Qwixx scorepad, with Red and Yellow in ascending numerical order and Blue and Green in descending order With this dice roll, any player may choose to cross out a six on any of their four tracks The active player chooses to pair the 2 white die with the blue die and crosses out Blue 6 A player's final score of 88 points PLUGS - (48:22): We’re raffling off a copy of Go Nuts For Donuts to a lucky Patreon backer. Consider donating today! As always, Cardboard Republic YouTube videos and the BGG Guild are still ongoing. Subscribe to either - or both if you really love us. You do really love us, right? We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 037: Gaming Canon Part II	17 Apr 2014	00:46:40
Episode 037: Gaming Canon Part II Length: 46:39 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. When we last left our intrepid adventurers, Dave and Ryan were discussing what constitutes the qualifications for a game to become canon. Is there such a thing? Who gets to decide? And so on. If you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, you can do so here. In the second half of this conversation, they discuss specific game titles that they feel embody what it means to be a canon game. Which ones are chosen? Let's find out! We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 036: Pleasant Dreams	10 Apr 2014	00:34:47
Episode 036: Pleasant Dreams Length: 34:46 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. We're back from hiatus! Go us! Welcome to Season Two of Vox Republica. We've preempted our own podcast this week about Part II of gaming canon to instead share an interview we had at our TableTop Day event with Aerjen Tamminga. Aerjen is a Boston-area game designer, Director of BostonFIG, and he is currently running his first Kickstarter for the game Pleasant Dreams, which is going on right now! In this episode, we talk about his game (naturally), but also about various communities and resources that help when diving into being a first-time designer. Some of the groups mentioned are: Game Maker's Guild Meetup Game Maker's Guild Resource List Board Game Designers Forum BoardGameGeek Forums Kickstarter Best Practices Facebook Group Jamey Stegmaier's Kickstarter Lessons James Mathe's Design Notes Aerjen also recommends checking out some communities for playing and testing video games as well, because they too can foster good relationships and even teach tabletop designers a thing or two. These include: MIT Game Labs Boston Indies Boston Post Mortem OK, now we're off to PAX East! For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 035: Gaming Canon	03 Apr 2014	00:29:08
Episode 035: Gaming Canon Length: 29:07 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. We're back from hiatus! Go us! Welcome to Season Two of Vox Republica. Canon is defined as a body of rules or standards accepted across a field of study or art. There's a literary canon (well, there are many) and film canon, but is there gaming canon? Ryan LaFlamme and Dave Gordon discuss just that in this week's podcast. Who gets to decide what becomes canon, and how are those games selected? Do they have to be fun to play, or even good? Check us out next week to hear their recommendations of canon games. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 034: TotalCon 2014	06 Mar 2014	00:28:53
Episode 034: TotalCon 2014 Length: 28:52 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week marks the official end of Season 1 of Vox Republica. The show will take a short break and return in a few weeks, hopefully better than ever! Topic-wise Ryan is on to recap his day trip to TotalCon 2014 experience where it's explained the allure of this iconic New England convention, along with some of the new things he's seen. Editor's Note: Ryan mentions the Dice Tower presence at Total Con was Ryan Metzler. He mixed Metzler and Eric Summerer mixed up. Although he feels bad, he has been put into the town stocks for a day as a result anyhow. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 033: Dave Boostrom	27 Feb 2014	00:28:59
Episode 033: Dave Boostrom Length: 28:58 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week, Ryan commandeers the mic once again and sits down with Dave Boostrom of 3Some Games, co-creator of the Heroes of Metro City deckbuilder. We chat about the game, the current expansion, and Kickstarter in general. Feel free to check out our review of the base game, our preview of the expansion, or you can skip right on over to the Kickstarter campaign itself. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 032: Crowdfunding RPGs	20 Feb 2014	00:34:07
Episode 032: Crowdfunding RPGs Length: 34:06 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. A few episodes back (Episode 28), we discussed tips for backing games on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter. Tabletop RPG, though, have different sets of criteria. This week our senior tabletop writer Dave Gordon is on to walk us through his tips and tricks that he uses when selecting games to back. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 031: Deck Builders	13 Feb 2014	00:23:23
Episode 031: Deck Builders Length: 23:22 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. This week we introduce the Meta Review segment, where we'll occasionally talk about behind the scenes aspects of what we (and many others like us) go through in order to talk about games open and honestly with you all. After that, a member of our review group, Sean McNamara, stops by to chat about the deck builder and tableau genres of games. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 030: Convention RPGs	06 Feb 2014	00:23:45
Episode 030: Convention RPGs Length: 23:44 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. As many people can attest, playing tabletop RPGs can be a fantastic use of time, not only to bring life to characters, but to socialize with fellow gamers. Conventions prove to be a double edged sword for them though. On the one hand, they're a great resource to try out other games and interact with other gamers, but it isn't always as ideal as many players are used to. This week, Dave Gordon talks about some tricks and tips players and GMs can use for making tabletops more successful at convention settings. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 029: Diversity in Indie Gaming	30 Jan 2014	00:30:22
Episode 029: Diversity in Indie Gaming Length: 30:21 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Games are known to be a lot of fun, but does that mean that they can't also tackle serious topics? Some indie video games do it. What about tabletop games? This week, Ryan LaFlamme is on to help parse this difficult issue. For the gaming news bulletin, check out our Weekly Roundup. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 028: Tips for Backing A Game	23 Jan 2014	00:30:35
Episode 028: Tips for Backing A Game Length: 30:34 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Choosing a crowdfunding project to donate your money to can be a difficult decision if you have a lot of options. This week, Ryan LaFlamme is on to help discuss some general tips to consider when you're digging through all of your possible choices. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica S01: Gen Con 2017 Special	11 Sep 2017	01:43:43
Episode Special 01: Gen Con 2017 Length: 1:43:42 Show Links: RSS \| iTunes \| Stitcher \| Download Episode Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We post new episodes every other Thursday, with each episode being about 45 minutes long. Vox Republica is proudly supported by our Patreon. Consider contributing today! DESCRIPTION: In our first episode out-of-normal-schedule special Vox, Erin and Ryan go into the details of their adventures at Gen Con 2017 FEATURED TOPIC Erin and Ryan were on hand for Gen Con 50! In this episode special, they detail their activities over each of the game's four days, and then wrap up by listing some of their biggest surprises, favorite moments, and why not having a marquee game at the con was actually a good thing. We’d love to hear from you! You can send questions or feedback via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach us social media, including Twitter, Facebook, and BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "Swing!" by Bargo!, used under Creative Commons license.
	Vox Republica 027: Hosting a Game Night	16 Jan 2014	00:20:18
Episode 027: Hosting a Game Night Length: 20:17 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. We start off this week talking briefly about our January Indie Spotlight game, Empires of Zidal, and what makes it so interesting. Then, Erin provides a number of very handy common sense tricks and tips for when you're hosting game nights, ensuring that you and your guests will enjoy themselves even more! And finally, we talk about some of this week's gaming-related news, including a couple big happenings in the world of Magic: the Gathering, and a pair of Kickstarters that have been making some waves. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 026: Con Survival Tips	09 Jan 2014	00:26:30
Episode 026: Con Survival Tips Length: 26:29 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Ryan LaFlamme is back this week, and we’re discussing tips and tricks to get you through the convention season. Cons are fun, but they aren’t without their own set of challenges. We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.
	Vox Republica 025: 2013 In Review	03 Jan 2014	01:48:06
Episode 025: 2013 In Review Length: 1:48:05 Subscribe to Show Link: Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! Also, we're doing a donation drive from now until January 9th to help fund the site. Every donation of $3 or more will be entered into a contest to win a copy of our December game Eons! You can read our post about keeping the lights on here. Now, normally we posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode is about 20 - 30 minutes long...except for this week. Ryan and Dave join me this week to discuss everything noteworthy from the last year in gaming. This includes wonderful new games, of course, but also conventions, dice, designers, and more. Given the amount of material, this show is longer than most. Don’t worry - we’ll be back to our half hour format next week. Here’s a summary of the Ryan’s and Dave’s topics: 10 - Increasing Number of Gamers in Pop Culture 9 - Increasing Diversity in Gaming 8 - Thanks for Supporting Us! 7 - What We’ve Learned From Convention Time 6 - Magic: the Gathering’s 20th Anniversary 5 - Popular Game Mechanics 4 - Crowdfunding Failures 3 - Notable Major Gaming Successes - Mostly Kickstarters 2 - Top 10 Non-Crowdfunded Games 1 - Top 10 Crowdfunded Games Dave: 10 - Miniatures Games 9 - Diceless Systems 8 - More Science Fiction RPGs 7 - Boston FIG 6 - Systemless Settings 5 - Fate Core 4 - Onyx Path 3 - D&D Next Open Playtest 2 - Pathfinder is Industry Leader 1 - Rise of Crowdfunding for RPGs We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek. Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.

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