en-us MFGCast We don't just talk about the games you know, we talk about the games you should know! We also do other fun things like interviews, hard hitting convos, improvs, and more! The MFGCast: Breaking the board since 2012! We don't just talk about the games you know, we talk about the games you should know! We also do other fun things like interviews, hard hitting convos, improvs, and more! The MFGCast: Breaking the board since 2012! https://mfgcast.com/feed/podcast/ yes games,gaming,mfgcast,board,games,rpg,role,playing,games,podcast,podcastsGet your MF game on...rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.com MFGCast To tide our listeners over in between episodes, we did a quick interview with Shane Tyree and Erik Dahlman of Albino Dragon Games. We mainly talk about their soon-to-end kickstarter for Dragon Whisperer (which is closing tomorrow 3/7!). Give us a listen and then head over to their kickstart page and help them out! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Ep_10_5_AlbinoDragon.mp3 Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:25:00 GMT 27:51 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we have an interview with Stephen Buonocore, El Presidente of Stronghold Games. He was kind enough to join us for a bit while out in the wild woods of Pennsylvania to talk about a games, a bit of camping, and general geekery. http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Interview_StephenB_1st.mp3 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 22:08:00 GMT 32:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Its the most wonderful tiiiiiiime of the yeeeeeeeear...MFGCasts Top 8 games of the year! You will hear about the best video, the best board, and the best iOS games that we though should go into our very own Top 8. So spike her egg nog, lay down on the bear skin rug next to a cozy fire, and do what comes natural - listening to our Top 8 of 2013! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_19_Top8Final.mp3 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:55:00 GMT 1:41:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Ryu, Ken, Hanzo, Scorpion, Magneto, Fred Durst. These are all - well, almost all - vidgeo game fighters you know and love. This month we talk about the best fighters and fighting games of video games. So grab your favorite gi and red bandana...its Episode 20: Video Game Fighting Games! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_20_Final.mp3 Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:09:00 GMT 1:32:07 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast As we are all about the value here at your friendly neighborhood MFGCast, we have an added bonus this month. We are bringing you Kevin Mason - creator of Inovke The Card Game! We talk about coming up with a game on his own, creating the art and mechanics all by his lonesome, and then Kickstarting the game to boot. Inspiring game creators - buckle up and take notes! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/InvokeInterview_Final.mp3 Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:58:00 GMT 24:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Catch em all! Pokemon! This month we take a look a those furry little monsters and the phenomenon behind the creation that Nintendo crapped out of there butts! Its weird animals, its kids and adults that cant get enough. We talk about the media, the merchandise, and the games that keep Pokemon lucrative. We also do some other fun stuff like "Guess that NES Game Start Screen Song" and "Weird Games: Pokemon Ripoff Edition"! So strap in and hold on to your Pikachu, its Episode 21: Pokemon! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_21_Pokemon_Final.mp3 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:15:00 GMT 1:08:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Looking for a great nerd idea for yourself or a friend? Get yourself or them a Dragon Crate from Albino Dragon Games! We interview Erik Dahlman and Noelle Pugh from Albino Dragon Games about this great crate that comes complete with Dragon themed cards, a dragon coin, dragon dice, and an awesome dragon mini! So take a listen and visit www.kickstarter.com/projects/1460165270/dragon-crate/description to get yours now! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Dragon_Crate_Interview_Final.mp3 Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:50:00 GMT 14:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast From dungeons to space adventures, from wizards to little boy time travelers. From anime characters with big swords, to aliens with lightsabers. We love video game RPGs, and we are going to talk about some of our favorites! Plus, we reveal our Top 8 Video Game RPG characters and games! Also, we revisit our Name That Start Screen Music game. So cuddle with your Chocobo, it is Episode 22: Video Game RPGs! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_22_Final.mp3 Sun, 30 Mar 2014 19:37:00 GMT 1:48:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Highway to Hell, Rock and Roll All Night, PaRappa's Greeting. All are great songs we know and love from the music based games we also love. Join us this month as we beat, shredd, and wail all over this mother f#%$er! We also review the ever fun Rock Band 3 this month. So plug in my young Slash prodigy, it's Episode 23, music based games! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_23_Final.mp3 Thu, 08 May 2014 14:11:00 GMT 1:04:01 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast As a bonus this month we talk to Stephen Buonocore, the President of Stronghold Games, about all of the recent news and great games to come out this year. Listen as we talk to Stephen about the great new releases and reprints that we're excited to see! Also, we ask Stephen some hard hitting questions only a president of gr'n eat game company can answer! Thanks for listening and buy some MF'n Stronghold Games damn you! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_24_Final.mp3 Thu, 08 May 2014 15:19:00 GMT 46:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Another bonus this month! You MF'ers are lucky! We talk to Erik Dahlman from Albino Dragon about their new Kickstarter, Goonies Playing Cards! You'll get Mikey, Sloth, Chunk, and the all the Goonies in a great, slick deck from the company you can trust, Albino Dragon. So sit back, eat some Rocky Road ice cream with your pirate hat on and enjoy The Goonies Playing Card Kickstarter interview! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_25_Final.mp3 Fri, 17 May 2014 09:32:00 GMT 11:25 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we take a look at makes ESPN drool, sports games! We take a look at the games from back in the day until now. Punch Out!, NBA Live, Classic Major League Baseball Card Game, we look at the fun games we've played and hopefully ones that you've played too! Also, we review Voluspa, the tile laying game from Stronghold Games. So put on your jock strap and grab your bat, it's Episode 24: Sports Jams 2014! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_26_Final.mp3 Sun, 1 June 2014 13:16:00 GMT 1:15:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Another bonus interview! This month we interview John Bintz about his web comic "Dawn's Dictionary Drama", and we talk about his new Kickstarter coming out starting June 23rd "Can't Catch Me, Olivia!" His game is a good looking card destroying game with great art and a cool concept. So listen to this fun interview and back this great project! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_27_Final.mp3 Mon, 16 June 2014 22:51:00 GMT 21:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Bones, Snake Eyes, Lucky D's. Dice have been around for a long time and are favorite things to roll, next to our eyes. From Quarriors to craps, D&D to Elder Sign, we love dice games even though they're isn't a ton of them. So roll a twenty sided die, and cross you fingers, it's Episode 25: Dice Games! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_28_Final.mp3 Fri, 29 June 2014 21:12:00 GMT 1:02:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Dungeons and Dragons, Captain N: The Game Master, The Legend of Zelda. Video game cartoons have been around for a long time. There's been some great cartoons and F'n terrible ones. We'll hop around "Through the Years" and look at the cartoons that shaped us during our lives. Don't miss this one, it is one of the good ones! Also, we review Double Dragon Neon for PS3 and take a look at some Weird Games in the video game realm. So EXCUSE ME PRINCESS, it's Episode 26: Video Game Cartoons! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_29_Final.mp3 Fri, 29 August 2014 21:12:00 GMT 1:42:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Ah...the classics. Beethoven, Carmen, Casablanca, The Statue of Liberty. All really good classics but nothing we're interested in. Clue, Candyland, Battleship, Hi Ho Cherry-O, that's the stuff we love. This month we take a look at the classics that have been great through time and that are close to our hearts. We also review Legendary Villains and talk about some Weird Games that are not to be missed! So grab your Chutes and your Ladders, it's Episode 27: Classic Board Games! http://mfgcast.com/update_mfg_test/wp-content/Podcast/Episodes/Episode_30_Final.mp3 Sat, 30 August 2014 10:04:00 GMT 1:26:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month is bonus month! We're interviewing Erik Dahlman again from Albino Dragon Games about their Ghostbusters playing cards, Gencon, and upcoming projects. So do us a solid and go straight to Kickstarter and back this beautiful deck! Sun, 07 September 2014 09:21:00 GMT 17:21 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Our heroes take an adventure through the Enchanted Forest and into the Cave of Wonder. Wed, 08 October 2014 08:29:00 GMT 1:30:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In which our heroes try to survive in the Cave of Wonder...really try. Sun, 19 October 2014 18:03:00 GMT 38:07 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Second Edition roleplay. In which our heroes star in: It's a Trap!: More Trappier. Chapter One: Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just Me? Fri, 31 October 2014 3:01:00 GMT 53:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Second Edition roleplay. In which our heroes star in: It's a Trap!: More Trappier. Chapter Two: Arachnophobia in tight spaces. Fri, 28 November 2014 3:21:00 GMT 1:00:45 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast An interview with Jason Anarchy, the creator of Drinking Quest about Drinking Quest 1-3, the Trilogy Edition, and other wonderful products! Mon, 01 December 2014 20:50:00 GMT 16:32 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We've played a lot of great games this year, but only a chosen few can be in our Top 8! We rank these games 1-8. One being our "botch", a game we didn't really get or like, up to number 8, the best game that we enjoyed. Listen as Mike and I share our Top 8 lists, our "Honorable Mentions", and what games we're looking forward to in 2015! So grab your pencil and paper, put your MF'n listening ears on! It's the Top 8 games of 2014! Sat, 13 December 2014 13:04:00 GMT 1:07:57 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This is how we start off MFGCan 2015! We kick off a great year with an interview with a great guy and big board gamer: Rich Sommer! He's an actor, voice actor, and loves games with a keenness no one's never seen! We talk about his favorite games, how many games he has in his arsenal, and how he became in love with games from the beginning. We hope you enjoy the interview, we did! Sat, 10 January 2015 19:38:00 GMT 36:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month, the MFGCast is talking about light games! What is a "light game"? To many people their are different definitions. To us, it's a quick to learn and quick to play game that doesn't take more than 45 minutes. We talk about games ranging from original games like Chutes and Ladders, to modern day light games like Diamonds! Then we review Fantasy Flight's Cold War: CIA vs. KGB. Lastly, we talk about some great and odd Weird Games that you can't miss! So study up on your light games because here it comes, Episode 31:Light Games! Fri, 30 January 2015 16:17:00 GMT 1:16:53 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk to Stephen Buonocore, President of Stronghold Games about some upcoming releases. First, we talk about Stronghold Games' first game on Kickstarter, Space Cadets: Away Missions. It's a grand tile laying miniature game with great components and intriguing game play. Then we talk about some upcoming releases including Stronghold, Pictomania, and Dark Moon! So strap on your listening ears and support a wonderful company like Stronghold Games. It's an interview with Mr. Stephen Buonocore! Wed, 04 February 2015 21:19:00 GMT 29:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk about games based on original IP's! What are original IP's you ask? They're games that have established IP's attached to them, games like Legend of Zelda Monoply, Harry Potter video games, etc! We talk about those games "Through the Years", review a great unappreciated game Pandemic: Contagion, and talk about games that the titles sound dirty! So put on you Green Lantern power ring and Ghostbusters hoody, it's Episode 32: Games from Original IP's! Fri, 27 February 2015 15:30:00 GMT 1:14:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk to Adam Waite, creator of the Neon Sanctum RPG. It's a card RPG that has a great setting and even better art. The universe of Neon Sanctum is set after a apocalyptic event where cybernetics are king and the lands are covered with strange beings and even stranger behind the scenes goings on. This Kickstarter starts March 18th! So please go support this project after you listen to this great interview! Tue, 17 March 2015 19:36:00 GMT 34:35 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month, we delve into the plentiful and sometimes sensitive subject of what could be done better in the board game community. We'll tackle issues like what board game companies can do better about the box and components involved in their games, to what can local game stores do better. Then we review Evolution by NorthStarGames, and lastly Mike plays the MFGCast game! So bring an open mind as we talk about some important topics! Fri, 27 March 2015 12:49:00 GMT 1:43:54 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we get to talk to two great guys that are part of a great team working on an even greater project: Battlebards! Listen as we talk to Alex Jarzebinski (Audio Director and GM) and Mike Adams (Creative Head and Co-Community Manager) about the wonderful service of Battlebards; where you can get the best sound quality and voice acting to make your RPG, board game, or your next project come to life! We also talk about what makes Battlebards unique: the music, the sound effects, and the easy to use mixer that could turn your game night into something really special! So strap on your ear buds, and hold onto your hats! It's an enthralling interview about Battlebards! Mon, 13 April 2015 23:20:00 GMT 52:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast For the MFGCast's third anniversary, we're giving you some extra goodness this month as we roleplay another story from the RPG that we first live played for the podcast: Fiasco! Join Kurt, Mike, Red Shirt Shane, and Aaron as we take you back to the 1800's after the Civil War. Listen as we tell a story full of sex, lies, bearded women and the countless men who love them. So get ready for some down south flava, and listen to our roleplay of "Deconstructed"! Sun, 26 April 2015 18:50:00 GMT 1:40:51 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast It's our Three Year Anniversary Special! What do we have in store for you? Some great oldies like Now Playing and a review of a good game. Also new exciting things like what it's like studying up for the podcast and recording this MF'n podcast, a Top 8 of all of the game reviews, and we act out your suggestions for board game movie pitches that we collected from BGG and Twitter. So sit down, relax, and THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH for listening these three years! Tue, 5 May 2015 19:53:00 GMT 1:30:24 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we get to talk to a great guy, Mathew Rodgers. He's the creative head of Gamesicle and he came on the podcast to talk about Gamesicle's new game, BANE. He also talks about his love of MYST, RPG's, and board games "Through the Years". BANE is a great game with a great theme, art, and mechanics about a world where only humans, vampires, and werewolves live to hunt each other for survival. We also talk about how you can help fund this fun thematic game to get it into the hands of gamers everywhere! So pick up your wooden stake, or silver bullets! It's an interview with Mathew Rodgers about BANE! Fri, 22 May 2015 19:15:00 GMT 30:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we answer the question: Why do we game? It has changed over the years, but one thing hasn't: our love of games! Is it obsession? Is it a need to belong? Listen as we talk about why we game, talk about why we've kept on gaming, and read your responses! We also talk about "Now Playing", review Ninja Kid for NES, and do some fun skits and recommend some podcasts that you should be listening to! Hang on for the ride and thanks for listening! Fri, 29 May 2015 15:28:00 GMT 1:22:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk to Rohit Sodhia, creator of Gamers Plane! It's a website of RPG PnP(Post and Play). The website gives people a chance to play many types of RPG's on their own schedule. Listen as we talk to Rohit about the site, his career in games, and where he wants the website to go! So grab you short sword and your leather armor, it's an interview with Rohit Sodhia! Fri, 12 June 2015 15:31:00 GMT 28:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month you get a double dose of an interview! We talk to Eliot Hochberg and Joseph Limbaugh, two thirds of Modest Games. We talk to Eliot and Joseph about their game careers "Through the Years", their games and the amazing news linked to those wonderful games, and how Modest Games came to be and where it's going! Informative and funny, this is an interview not to be missed! Thu, 25 June 2015 21:41:00 GMT 25:03 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month, we talk about one of the most sold video game systems ever, the PS2! We talk about what makes the PS2 special, our Top 8 games from that system, and other games we loved! We talk about what we're Now Playing including a popular game we've never played until now. We also review the upcoming Kickstarter game Foodfighters by Kids Table, talk about some Weird Games, and lots more! So plug in your controller and get out your retro Game Informer mags, it's Episode 34: The PS2! Note: The changes to the Foodfighters pledges are as follows: The T-shirt level is actually $65 and the Lunchbox level is now at $80. Sorry for the misinformation! Tue, 30 June 2015 20:02:00 GMT 1:45:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk to the amazing Aram Vartian, the creator of the popular Dungeons and Dragons 5E podcast Godsfall! We talk about how he came up with wonderful world of Godsfall, the freaking hours upon hours of editing, the characters, and what the future holds for the story of Godsfall! So grab your Trident and your Uru Hammer, it's an interview with Aram Vartian! Wed, 08 July 2015 21:57:00 GMT 26:41 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Another week, another interview! This week we talk to Mathew Rodgers from Gamesicle about Gamesicle's success with their Kickstarter for BANE, where the world of BANE is headed, and upcoming releases for Gamesicle. Plus, some great insight on how to run a successful Kickstarter! Thanks to Mathew for coming on again and thank you for listening! Go to www.gamesicle.com to pre-order BANE and to buy other great products from Gamesicle! Mon, 13 July 2015 21:30:00 GMT 35:44 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This week we talk to Erick Harding, founder of Starcat Games. Starcat Games is a great company that specializes in services essential to making your game and/or website looks and feeling professionally done at a price you can afford. We talk about their services such as art, templates, box art, 3D modeling, instruction design, and more! If you want you game/Kickstarter/website to look like the professionals, listen to this interview and you'll be convinced that Starcat Games can help you! Go to starcatgames.com for more information and thanks for listening! Tue, 21 July 2015 23:20:00 GMT 43:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This week we have something special for you! We get nine, count them NINE, guests on the MFGCast to talk about whatever they/we want! We talk about some wonderful topics like gaming bringing families together, sexuality in gaming, things we're excited about, and more! Don't miss this wonderful discussion and thanks to our guests for coming on to chat some bullshit up! Our wonderful guests: Alex Jarzebinski (Battlebards Fantasy Audio) Jordan Hopper (Third Grade Teacher and Avid Board Gamer) Taylor LaBresh (Leviathan Files Podcast) Megan Peterson and Acer Tolentino (The Redacted Files and Firefly Podcast) Luis Felipe *Flippy* (Tiny Horsies RPG and contributor to Rolecasters Podcast) Dusque (Rolecasters Podcast) Mike P.B. (Who What Why Podcast) John Haremza (legendsoftabletop.com) Sun, 26 July 2015 23:06:00 GMT 1:03:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt and his wife Traci were lucky to head to Gen Con and they wanted to share their experience with you! They talk about what they've learned about going to Gen Con for the first time, and games they got to play. Lastly Kurt talks to Jesse Bergman (President/Senior Designer) and John Kimmel (Vice-President/Creative Director) of Punch-It Entertaiment, and also Kurt talks to Nick Little from Action Phase Games! So remember to pay your tolls on the way to Indianapolis, the MFGCast goes to Gen Con! Tue, 04 August 2015 22:44:00 GMT 1:08:51 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk to Jason O'Leary from Clover Games, LLC about their Kickstarter for Central City: Heroes. This game is sure to please gamers with a love of miniatures and super hero card games alike. We talk to Jason about playtesting the game at Gen Con, the quick rise of the Kickstarter, and the beautiful art and concept within the game. So drink some green beer and get your lucky four leaf clover, it's an interview with Jason O'Leary! Fri, 07 August 2015 20:15:00 GMT 18:55 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month, we have something REALLY special! We talk to Dan and Kim from the Gaming Nonsense Uncensored Podcast about Gen Con and Gen Cant, genres of games that we love and the genres we'd like to get into more, and more! Dan and Kim really love gaming and you can tell by the amazing conversation we had with them! So sit back, get ready for some great conversation and great laughs! Also, check out the Gaming Nonsense Uncensored Podcast where we continue to carry on this wonderful crossover! Thanks for listening! Fri, 14 August 2015 22:35:00 GMT 1:32:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month, we have another awesome crossover podcast with Gino and Bevan from the Talking Tinkerbots podcast! We talk to the guys about gaming with your family and friends, and the similarities/differences between those two groups. We also talk about Gino and Bevan's gaming "Through The Years", we put them through the ringer with the BGG game, and more! Also, we're doing some fun stuff for Extra Life this year and we are giving away prizes for the Top 3 fundraisers! So grab a wrench and let's get tinkering! It's a crossover episode with Talking Tinkerbots! Sat, 5 September 2015 20:26:00 GMT 1:08:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We had the amazing honor of talking to Alesea and Michael Matson from Metaphor Publications. We talk to them about their fantasy works, why they write, and their process of writing. We also talk about where writing is heading, and where they'd like writing to go. Plus, we link lots of writing topics into gaming! YAY! So pull out quill and parchment it's an interview with Alesea and Michael Matson! Thu, 17 September 2015 21:26:00 GMT 49:54 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We get back on the proverbial MFGCast track with an episode about creativity in games and gaming! We talk about the games and stuff therein that were creative and broke the mold! From RPGs to video games to board games, we chat about how creativity shapes the future of gaming and what changes can be made to create a better game experience! Also, we review Imperial Assault and talk about more Weird Games! So start your brainstorming group talk, it's Episode 35: Creativity in Gaming! Mon, 28 September 2015 18:52:00 GMT 1:42:16 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We've invited Alex from Battlebards, Rohit from Gamers Plane, and Taylor from The Leviathan Files Podcast to join Kurt in a Dungeons and Dragons improv! We took a scenario to setup the scene, then every ten minutes we add some fun to the improv all submitted by our fans! It was the funnest time that Kurt's ever had with podcast! You don't wanna miss this! So strap on your chuckle bag, and work on your yes and, it's an MF'N Dungeons and Dragons improv! Also, if you wanna win some fun stuff like Battlebards audio, games, books, and more, follow our link to join our Extra Life team and raise money to win! Mon, 05 October 2015 17:23:00 GMT 1:16:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt, Mike, Aaron, Adam and DM Red Shirt Shane as we play the Justifiers RPG! Our players try to join what they think is a good cause and fight the "good fight" for their freedom. We play sentient animals forced to fight for our "Buyback", millions of dollars to pay for our freedom, maybe. So don't miss part one of our Justifiers roleplay! Mon, 19 October 2015 22:30:00 GMT 1:43:35 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt, Senda and Emily (She's A Super Geek), Alex (Battlebards), Dan and Taylor (The Leviathan Files) as they play Goblins that try to "juggle" their way through the tough streets of Dwarf cities to get to their destination in Gnome Country. There is a lot of laughter, a lot of tears, and a whole lot of madness as our players try to improv there way into your hearts! So grab your take a seat, grab your peanuts, and enjoy the show! It's another Dungeons and Dragons improv: The Gygax Circus! Sun, 25 October 2015 16:44:00 GMT 1:09:32 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This month we talk about violence in gaming. We talk about what makes a game violent, our violence in gaming "through the years", what age we think violence is appropriate depending on mental stability, and more! We also review Gale Force Nine's Firefly, and talk about some terrible "Weird Games". So FINISH HIM, it's Episode 36: Violence in Gaming! Mon, 2 November 2015 22:57:00 GMT 1:15:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode we talk with the GNU Podcast about our Extra Life game days at our great local game stores, the wonderful people we'd like to thank for helping us out for our Extra Life campaign, and how well we did for the wonderful Extra Life Charity! Plus we announce our winners that donated online to get great prizes while donating to a wondering cause. Thank you again to everyone who helped make our 2015 Extra Life campaign a success! Sat, 14 November 2015 22:31:00 GMT 59:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We have the great honor of talking with Taylor Labresh, founder and GM for the Leviathan Files podcast, a Mass Effect D20 podcast. We talk to him about why they use the Mass Effect world for their podcast, the stories that inspire us, and the meaning of story in our lives. This is one great conversation you're not going to want to miss! Tue, 24 November 2015 13:19:00 GMT 45:40 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We talk with Dan and Kim from the GNU Podcast and John and Vince from Legends of Tabletop about whether or not we have time to game in our lives or not. We discuss how we fit gaming in our lives, if we have a "regular" game night, and how it correlates to living our ways of life. Plus we review Exploding Kittens! So grab you clock necklace, it's Episode 37: Time to Game or Not! Sun, 29 November 2015 23:26:00 GMT 1:47:36 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We talk to the cousins Ryan from Space Tavern Games about their game Army Men: Full Force Effect, the other projects that they're working on, and more! It was a fun time talking to them finding out about ALL of their projects that have going on and the inspiration for Army Men: Full Force Effect. So grab your green side and your brown side, it's an interview with Patrick and Tyler Ryan! Fri, 4 December 2015 22:11:00 GMT 40:24 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Space, the final frontier? Not for our somewhat heroes! They go beyond the realm of space and time to bring you unwanted love, malfunctions, and hilarity throughout! Join Alex Jarzibinski from Battlebards, Rohit Sodhia from Gamers Plane, Matt Ballart formerly of Tabletop Torch, Aser and Megan from the Redacted Files Podcast, and Kurt as they entertain you for almost one solid hour of Space Fantasy! So grab your Phaser and set it to "Hilarious", it's An MF'N Sci-Fi Improv: In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh! *A special THANKS to Tabletop Audio for supplying the track "Far Above the World" for some Sci-Fi ambiance! Visit tabletopaudio.com for more great 10 minute tracks to enhance your experience! Sat, 12 December 2015 13:19:00 GMT 55:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This year was a great year for gaming, and we played some great games! We give you our Top 8 games of 2015, give out our MF'N Awards, and thank all of our friends for making this year a wonderful year for the MFGCast! If we missed thanking any of you that have helped us through the years, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Thanks to all of you for listening and here's to another great year in 2016! Wed, 23 December 2015 23:05:00 GMT 1:36:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The Battlebards launch is upon us! We talk to Alex Jarzebinski (General - Marketing - Product Manager of Battlebards LLC) about all of the hard work that everyone at Battlebards has accomplished to make some great fantasy audio! We also talk about how the Battlebards crew creates a well thought out theme for their music, how much time goes into each individual track, what goes into a day at Battlebards to fine tune their great tracks, etc. Also, we're going to give you some FREE TRACKS with your purchase of some great audio for that RPG, board game, and life experiences! So put on those premium headphones and strap in, and buy Battlebards premium audio dammit! Mon, 1 February 2016 20:12:00 GMT 53:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt is joined by Alex and Mike from Battlebards and Taylor from the Leviathan Files as they hilariously play elves vying for the new Regent of Elvendom! A lot of laughs, giggles, and deaths aplenty in this improv! All of this plus the great music for Battlebards for amazing ambiance! So put on you pointy ears, it's a Dungeons and Dragons improv with crazy elves! Fri, 26 February 2016 20:24:00 GMT 1:06:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode we're joined by Taco from the So1ks Gaming and Page from Bored?! Games Co. to talk about components in games! We discuss our favorite components, upgraded components, whether or not components make/break a game, and more! Thanks to Taco and Page for coming on to help Mike and I talk about components, and visit so1ks.com and boredgamesco.wordpress.com for great game blogging goodness! Mon, 29 February 2016 18:30:00 GMT 1:34:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt spotlights a great solo player game that Past Go Gaming and Geekery are Kickstarting March 16, Sans Allies! You must gather your forces, roll your dice, and work your way up the regions to defeat the enemy before they create their ultimate weapon and use it to destroy you. So strap on your boots and press that uniform soldier! It's a Kickstarter Spotlight on Sans Allies! Mon, 14 Mar 2016 22:10:00 GMT 22:36 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We're excited to have Taco from So1ks Gaming to contribute a segment we're calling The Taco Stand. It's going to be a look into the mind of Taco and the many aspects of gaming that he brings to the table. In this installment of The Taco Stand, Taco gives us the inside info on the GAMA Trade Show, where game companies show off their upcoming games for 2016. Taco runs through the games that we all will be excited to play and will be clamoring for! Also, Taco talks about his upcoming reviews for So1ks Gaming that always give us great insight into fun games. So help us welcome Taco as we experience the first installment of the Taco Stand! Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:50:00 GMT 24:14 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode, we're joined by Ray Hutchins of Tales of Cardboard and Dan and Kim from the GNU Podcast to talk about our Top 8 games we'd like to see as theme parks. We talk video games, board games, and RPGs that we wouldn't mind paying an absorbent amount of money to play around, eat shitty food, and argue with our family and friends to be at! Plus skanky Weird Games! So consume a 6 month old corn dog and listen to our episode on games as theme parks! Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:51:00 GMT 1:54:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We are proud to be joined by James D'Amato from the One Shot Podcast to talk about his and Kat Kuhl's upcoming Kickstarter, NPC Cards! It's a card game full of fun and gets people to bring out their inner actor to voice some great NPC'S! We talk with James about why voices are fun, breaking out of your shell, what you can expect from the Kickstarter, and more! So do your Mi Mi Mi's and channel your inner Orc, it's an interview with James D'Amato about NPC Cards! Thu, 14 Apr 2016 20:52:00 GMT 26:03 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt gets together with Alex from Battlebards, Rohit from Gamers Plane, John from Legends of Tabletop, and Taylor from The Leviathan Files to talk about getting into character. They chat about character backgrounds, character conflict, character voices, and more! It was a great talk, and no matter your experience in gaming, you're going to love the insights that only Rohit, Alex, Taylor, and John can give you! So grab your number 2 pencil and spiral notebook! It's an RPG chat about Getting into Character! Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:36:00 GMT 1:14:26 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast For this Kickstarter Spotlight, we focus on Starving Artists by Fairway 3 Games. It's a quick, fun game in which you work for paints, paint your masterpieces, and sell your art for status. All the while not starving to death! It's not as morbid as it's sounds, the game is actually quite fun! Or is it? You'll have to listen to find out what we thought! Then go fund this great game on Kickstarter starting April 19th! Tue, 19 Apr 2016 22:36:00 GMT 20:48 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We got the chance to talk to Mike Wokasch from Fairway 3 Games, who's also an intellectual property lawyer about intellectual property info pertaining to games. We talk about copyright, artistic license, and lots more! It may not sound exciting, but we had a great conversation with Mike that includes why Disney is solely responsible for copyright law. So "Lawyer Up!" It's an episode about intellectual property! Mon, 25 Apr 2016 08:14:00 GMT 46:33 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode of The Taco Stand, Taco and Jordan give you their Top 10 games of all time, or at least for now! There is a lot of great games on their lists, so think of your Top 10 games so you can compare! We also find out that Taco doesn't know what picking one single game for a number of his list is! For more great gaming goodness from Taco and Jordan, go to So1ks.com! Sun, 01 May 2016 21:31:00 GMT 47:48 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, Kurt and his wife Traci talk to Dan and Kim from the GNU Podcast about games that the couples like to play together, what convention Dan and Kim got engaged, and what is our favorite reason to play with our significant other! We also review Above and Below by Red Raven Games, with music provided by Battlebards for the intro to the game review and example for the Encounter Book. So grab your loved one and listen to this fun episode! Sun, 29 May 2016 19:01:00 GMT 1:27:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, we chat with Red Shirt Shane, Megan and Aser from The Redacted Files podcast, and Jesse from the Dragonfisters podcast about RPG Setting! We ask the hard hitting questions: Does a great RPG setting make a great game? What components make up a great RPG setting? What's your favorite kind of setting? And more! We've had fun chatting up about RPG setting, won't you join us? Sun, 05 June 2016 22:12:00 GMT 55:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt gets to GM his first RPG with his 6 year old son Logan, and the theme is PIRATES! Logan did a great job playing his character, and Kurt had a great time GM'ing! In part one, Logan's character Captain Hook (no relation) finds out that being a pirate is hard and fighting a Kracken is harder! Also, just staying for Logan trying to steer the whole roleplay is worth it! Thanks for listening! Sun, 12 June 2016 23:18:00 GMT 1:15:01 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In the next and final installment of the Pirates RPG that Kurt runs for his 6 year old son Logan, Captain Hook (no relation) and his crew finds themselves on a strange ship with some interesting characters. Captain Hook also has to lead his "men" through some peril to get the treasure of Bear Bones! Thanks for listening! *Go to https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/godsfall/godsfall-worldbook?ref=nav_search to get in on the great Godsfall Worldbook on Kickstarter! Sun, 19 June 2016 21:12:00 GMT 44:55 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode we talk to Matt Ballert about gaming with our kids! We talk about how to get our kids to play, what to play, how to keep them playing, and more! Plus, we review the tile laying game Lanterns: The Harvest Festival by Foxtrot Games and Renegade Game Studios! Thanks to Matt for being a great guest and go follow Matt on Twitter (@NerdUnfiltered) and follow Matt Ballert on Google Plus! *Music for the Lanterns: The Harvest Festival Intro provided by Battlebards Wed, 6 July 2016 21:36:00 GMT 1:11:49 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode we talk to our good friends Dan and Kim from the GNU Podcast to talk about our love of BoardGameGeek! We talk about why it's a good reference site for gamers, as well as a great place for the board game community. Plus, it's a pretty good site for podcasters to put their content! We also review the Cartoon Network Crossover Crisis by Cryptozioc Games. So get your browsers ready, it's an episode about BoardGameGeek! Sun, 31 July 2016 21:25:00 GMT 1:08:40 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We talk to Dave Killingsworth from Solar Flare Games about the Kickstarter for The Lords of Rock. We talk to Dave about how the game came to be, as well as the strategy within and the gorgeous art done by two very wonderful artists! So listen to this wonderful interview and then go back The Lords of Rock Kickstarter here!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bravefrontierstudios/the-lords-of-rock Mon, 1 August 2016 22:23:00 GMT 23:57 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The family that plays games together, stays together, right? This episode my family and I review Garbage Day by Mayday Games! We sort through the old VHS movies, soggy noodles, and "That Thing" to bring you some family review goodness! This dexterity game is a pailful of fun where you take cards and put them in your room or on the garbage can for a clutterfudge of a good time! So put your dirty clothes in the hamper JERRY, it's a spotlight on Garbage Day! Mon, 15 August 2016 21:43:00 GMT 20:06 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We got to talk to Taylor LaBresh from Riverhouse Games about his first trip to Gen Con! We talk about the games he ran while he was there, meeting awesome people, and other great tips for Gen Con! We always have a great time talking with Taylor, and we hope you have a great listening experience! Enjoy! Sun, 21 August 2016 21:28:00 GMT 36:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We talk to Taco about his convention experiences at Gen Con, Origins, and more! We also talk about the great games that came out at those convetions, what to do/not at conventions, and more! Lastly, we review Aquashere with Dan and Kim from the GNU Podcast, and a special annoucement! Enjoy! Sun, 28 August 2016 21:28:00 GMT 1:11:55 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We got to talk to Stephen Joy, a wonderful artist about his gaming art, his roleplaying career, and lots more! Stephen is a great, interesting person and talking with him was a blast! If you want to support Stephen, go to his Patreon and get some great maps, etc.!: https://www.patreon.com/stephenjoy Mon, 5 September 2016 22:18:00 GMT 37:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode Kurt, his wife Traci and his son Logan review Problem Picnic: The Attack of the Ants! This dexterity game developed by Scott Almes and being released by Kids Table Board Gaming is a family game that is not only kids but for adults! So what did we think of it? Tune in to find out and if the game sounds like it's for you, help fund it on Kickstarter September 27! Sun, 11 September 2016 22:38:00 GMT 19:16 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, we talk to Helaina and Josh Cappel about running a newer game company, how a husband/wife combo deal with making and releasing a game, and how they were able to get the great Scott Almes to make the game Problem Picnic: Attack of the Ants, funding on kickstarter Sept. 27th! Make sure that you fund Problem Picnic when it comes out! Thanks for listening! Sun, 18 September 2016 21:44:00 GMT 21:21 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We are excited to welcome Dan and Kim to the MFGCast family! How do we do that? By making them in charge of the latest episode, where we talk about storytelling board games! We talk about the games that come to our heads when we think about wonderful games that tell a great story! We also talk about some Weird Games and rate Dead of Winter and the expansion The Long Night! Sun, 25 September 2016 21:54:00 GMT 1:34:14 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Let's welcome All Your VP Are Belong to Us to the MFGCast family! In this first episode of All Your VP Are Belong to Us, Taco and Jordan talk about what they've been playing recently, 5 games they recommend to you, and 5 other things (Pop Culture, etc.) they recommend to you! For more great reviews and information on everything Taco and Jordan, go to So1ks.com and follow @So1ks on Twitter! Sun, 2 October 2016 22:03:00 GMT 42:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast What do you get when you have a fantasy RPG that features exploding dice, magic in everything that happens, and a project that is getting help from the wonderful likes of Matthew Mercer and Ed Greenwood? You'll have to listen to this great interview with Brian Feister to find out! Listen to this great interview and fund Open Legend RPG on Kickstarter starting on October 18th! Thanks for listening! Mon, 10 October 2016 8:17:00 GMT 39:46 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Taylor LaBresh from Riverhouse Games joined Kurt live to make up a RPG together from scratch and play it! What they came up with is a game that works best as a single player game but also could be great with 2-5 players! While circling around a black hole threatening to kill the solo passenger, the passenger has to resolve issues that have plagued their lives. It was a fun experience that we hope you enjoy as well! To buy this RPG, you can go to http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/194027/Breaking-the-4th-Wall-in-the-5th-Dimension?sorttest=true and pay what you want to buy it. All proceeds from the sales go to the MFGCast Extra Life campaign! Thanks for listening! Sun, 16 October 2016 23:09:00 GMT 56:56 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this first ever episode of Living in a Fantasy Dream World, Brandon finds himself with a rather large friend in a predicament that only he can help with. Right? Swords, intrigue, and bug eating? Join Brandon as he is Living in a Fantasy Dream World! Written by and performed by Kurt Aumueller. All music provided by Battlebards. Mon, 24 October 2016 21:08:00 GMT 17:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast It's our unofficial 100th episode! We invited our favs: Alex Jarzebinski from Battlebards and Taylor LaBresh from Riverhouse Games! We invited a wonderful newbie: VJ! Kurt joins this great crew to Dungeons and Dragons Improv and groups first dungeon crawl! These improvs are always a fan favorite and this one should not disappoint! Thanks to our fans for 100 great episodes, and here's to 100 great more! To get great deals from Battlebards and Roll4Initiative, go to battlebards.com and role4initiative.com! Mon, 31 October 2016 21:48:00 GMT 50:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you ever rejected playing a game because of the look of a game? Have you ever not played a game because of the components/theme of a game? Kim, Dan, and Kurt talk about what make the aesthetic of games appealing/unappealing to them. Also, they review WWE2K17 for Xbox One and the PS4. To get great deals from Battlebards and Roll4Initiative, go to battlebards.com and role4initiative.com! Sun, 06 November 2016 18:08:00 GMT 1:44:57 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Kurt, Kim, and Dan decide to make a micro game, Momentum! It's a dice rolling wrestling game that was a lot of fun coming up with! Join us as we come up with the setting, the rules, and the rest of the game within 30-40 minutes! Also, coming soon: We'll release the full game of Momentum for you to try for free! Thanks for listening! To get great deals from Battlebards and Roll4Initiative, go to battlebards.com and role4initiative.com! Sun, 13 November 2016 22:44:00 GMT 40:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Brandon finds his way into a tough situation, where hate and prejudice are threatening to break apart a scared couple. *This episode contains sensitive material. Listener discretion is advised. Sun, 20 November 2016 20:40:00 GMT 9:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The deck building game, a genre in the board game industry that is not as old as you would think it is, still has a rich history. Dan, Kim, Traci, and Kurt discuss the games that defined this genre, from Dominion to Clank, and many great games in between! This genre is a favorite of ours, and talking about all of them was a blast! Also, we rate our Top 3 deck builders that you should really check out if you haven't! Also remember to get great deals from Battlebards and Roll4Initiative, go to battlebards.com and role4initiative.com! Tue, 29 November 2016 8:05:00 GMT 1:44:45 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this Fantasy Improv Kurt is joined by Taylor, Dan, Rohit, Frankie, and Past to walk the streets of Victorian Steampunk London! Plus, Bone Train. What is Bone Train? It's the Bone Train dedicated to Bone Train. Need to know more? Listen on... *This Fantasy Improv was recorded from Google Hangouts* Mon, 12 December 2016 20:50:00 GMT 1:18:26 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode we review Flippy Da Man's Tiny Horsies RPG! Have you ever wanted to play a flying horse with great empathy? This RPG is not only a great game for filling that need, but also a great tool for planning or starting your RPG lifestyle! If you're interested, find the Tiny Horsies RPG here: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/152860/Tiny-Horsies-The-Role-Playing-Game Sun, 18 December 2016 20:54:00 GMT 12:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast It's an MFGCast X-Mas bonanza! Join Dan, Traci, Kim and Kurt as they talk about what they think are the perfect Christmas gifts for one another, what are great stocking stuffers for this Christmas, and the their Top 3 picks for 2016! Also make sure to listen for the great Christmas tunes! Sun, 18 December 2016 20:55:00 GMT 1:29:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Happy New Year everyone! In this episode, Kurt reviews the game Find Your Seats, one of three micro card games by Button Shy Games being funded on Kickstarter starting January 3rd! In Find Your Seats, players are playing party planners that are having a terrible day! In order to make their days better, they must seat the right guests together to score points. Use conversation pieces, age, and special abilities to win the day! Listen to our review of Find Your Seats, then fund it on Kickstarter along with two other great micro games: Avignon: Pilgrimage and Turbo Drift! Buy one game for $12, two for $22, or all three for $30! Tue, 03 January 2017 7:29:00 GMT 19:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, Kurt reviews AssassinCon by Mayday Games. In AssassinCon, players assume the role of a particular Assassin trying to sneak around and "take out" the competition by going into the same room and assassinating them, or using the Electrical Room/Sniper Booth/Security Office to sabotage the other assassins. Will this 4-6 player game be a "killer" game, or will it be assassinated off of our game shelves? Find out! Tue, 10 January 2017 20:11:00 GMT 17:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, Kurt talks to Hayley and Veronica from Storybrewers about their upcoming Kickstarter for the amazing Alas for the Awful Sea! What would you do if you lived on the sea and perils were around every corner? Fueled by Apocalypse World, this RPG has a background and theme that seasoned veterans and new players alike can sink their teeth into. After you check out this, make sure to head RIGHT OVER to Kickstarter to help fund this great game by getting the PDF, Softcover or Hardcover books! Thanks for listening! Sat, 21 January 2017 11:56:00 GMT 23:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, Kurt talks with Dave Killingsworth about Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion, a new Kickstarter from SolarFlare games! In Nightmare Forest: Alien Invasion, all players cooperatively try to take out alien and escape the forest without being destroyed! Use cards, dice, and luck to make it out of the Nightmare Forest alive! Dave is always fun to talk to, and what you'll get with this game will be fun everytime you play it! Make sure to go to Kickstarter February 24th, and help fund this spooky game! Mon, 23 January 2017 20:14:00 GMT 32:28 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Logan, Traci, and Kurt review Dragon Dodge, a game by Hidden Creek Games that's a fun cat and mouse game where your wizards are dodging the dragons try to beat them. Use Tile Spells Cards and Element Spells Cards to manipulate the board to be the last wizard team standing! What does the Aumueller family think about Dragon Dodge? Find out and go fund Dragon Dodge on Kickstarter February 15th! Sun, 29 January 2017 22:34:00 GMT 16:48 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Broom Service, Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King, Mombasa, Great Western Trail, and more. Alexander Pfister has a lot of games that are rated well on BoardGameGeek. Join Dan and Kurt as they talk about the games created by Pfister. Are his games worth the hype? Find out! Sun, 5 February 2017 20:36:00 GMT 1:33:38 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, we do another fantasy improv with Aaron Catano (All My Fantasy Children), Neil M. (Two Black Eyes Podcast), Taylor LaBresh (Riverhouse Games), and Brandon Leon (Stop, Hack, and Roll)! The setting is a pool party run by rich Merfolk, and man does it get out of control! Join Burgie, Burgie, Tad, Tadd, and Eric on this crazy ride! What does that mean? You'll see! Sun, 12 February 2017 22:36:00 GMT 1:24:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Traci, Kurt, Kim, and Dan talk about the two wonderful conventions that they got to go to: Con of the North and Dreamation 2017! They talk about the camaraderie, the fun, and the community of gamers! Then they tie it all together into the pros and "cons" (Get it? Cons?!). We'd like to thank everyone from both cons for making our experience great! Dan and Kim would like to throw a shout out to Dean and Brad from gamingwithswag.com for showing them a good time. Check out their blog at gamingwithswag.com! Sun, 26 February 2017 22:09:00 GMT 1:27:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Thanks to our good friend Taylor LaBresh, we got to play Noisy Person Cards from Paracosm Press at Con of the North. It was a ton of fun and there were lots of laughs and silly voices! This one's a biggy, unedited and uncensored! You can play the Print and Play version of Noisy Person Cards until it's ready for retail at paracosm.com. Thanks to James D'Amato and Kat Kuhl for making a great game! Tue, 07 Mar 2017 7:22:00 GMT 1:45:35 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt got the unique opportunity to talk to the Patrick O'Rourke, the mastermind behind the amazingly funny and wonderful Dungeon Rats podcast! The Dungeon Rats is a Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition dungeon crawl with a great cast and crew that are lead down ridiculous paths by fan submitted prompts. They talk about how the Dungeon Rats crew got together, the worst submissions, the love of Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition, and more! Kurt had a wonderful time talking to Patrick, and if you like what you hear please subscribe to the Dungeon Rats podcast! Sun, 12 Mar 2017 21:10:00 GMT 37:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Kurt and Traci review Nerdy Inventions by Mayday Games. Nerdy Inventions is a game where you build inventions and use those inventions to manipulate Invention Row and gain the most inventions to gain victory points to win! Wanna know what we think? Listen on! Mon, 20 Mar 2017 21:00:00 GMT 14:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode we welcome back Mike Wokasch, the great guy behind Starving Artist! We talk about the process and success of Starving Artists. We also talk about how to talk subjectively about what we like/dislike about games we review. Mike is always fun to have on, and this episode proves that fact! If you're interested in Starving Artists, please grab it and enjoy! Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:31:00 GMT 51:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode we talk to Mike Gnade, game designer from Rock Manor Games about Maximum Apocalypse! Maximum Apocalypse is a tile laying, epic co-op apocalypse driven game where death is lurking around every corner (or tile if you please!). Talking with Mike was a lot of fun, so make sure you go fund Maximum Apocalypse, coming soon to Kickstarter! Sun, 2 Apr 2017 23:24:00 GMT 44:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Carcassone, Backgammon, Power Grid. There are many board games that people call "Classics". Join Kim, Dan, and Kurt as they talk about games that they think stand the test of time. Do you think that the games we talk about are classics? Join in on the conversation @mfgcast on Twitter and our Facebook page! Thanks for listening! Sun, 9 Apr 2017 21:11:00 GMT 1:10:01 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Welcome to the Island of Nowhere Atoll, where players capture and feed monsters so that their monsters can compete at the Scare Fair to scare not only the audience but scare the other monsters as well to help one player become the Island Protector! Join Traci and Kurt as they take a look at what it takes capture these fiends, give them the yum yums, and become the best that training the scares has to offer! Sun, 16 Apr 2017 21:11:00 GMT 25:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Computers, terabytes, firewalls, etc. Some people are good at computers, I am not. Introducing Super Hack Override by Weird Giraffe Games, where players take turns playing public and private hacks to become the Supreme Super Hacker, gaining enough points to win without being caught by the government. So plug into your AOL server and strap on your Ipod Nano, it's an MFGCast review of Super Hack Override! Mon, 24 Apr 2017 22:03:00 GMT 18:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Dan and Kurt as we welcome back Taco from So1ks Gaming and Page from Bored? Games and Co.! to talk our top game in 5 categories: Euro, Card, Party, Two Player, and Co-Op. Then Dan brings back the DDT (Dan's Dumb Trivia)! Please go to iTunes and leave us a review. Spread the word! Sun, 30 Apr 2017 21:03:00 GMT 1:25:25 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We are joined once again by Dave Killingsworth of SolarFlare Games to talk about Archmage Origins, a small but strong card game about manipulating the field of monsters and focusing mystical power to enlist creatures to form the strongest army possible. A sequel to the upcoming Dawn of the Archmage, this little card game packs a lot of punch for only $9 shipping included for the US, and $12 outside of the US. Listen to another fun interview with Dave and go pledge for Archmage Origins on Kickstarter May 9th! Sun, 7 May 2017 22:45:00 GMT 26:07 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt, Dan, Alex Jarzebinski from Battlebards Fantasy Audio, and Neil Mason from the Two Black Eyes Podcast as they fantasy improv the inside of an Aboleth! There was elves, dwarves, and Trump?! Check out another great improv and thanks to the players for more fun! Our new intro music is brought to us by our friends She Doo Voodoo! Find them on Amazon Music! Mon, 15 May 2017 22:43:00 GMT 1:19:19 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Do you like badass airships? Do you like blasting bad guys out of the sky? Do you want to gear up for the fight of your life? Join Kurt as he reviews Zephyr: Winds of Change by Portal Dragon, a game where you set for the air to visit regions, complete assignments, and quest to sail the airwaves to accomplish goals! *Apologies if Kurt sounds not as excited about this game, he recorded it while having a bruised sternum! He was excited! Thanks for your patience! Mon, 29 May 2017 10:58:00 GMT 27:59 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Logan takes his parents through Click Click Boom, a bluffing party game by Thing 12 Games! Pay a coin to the pot, give two coins to another player, or get boomed out of the round and lose out on the loot! It's a wild west shootout with cute animal characters! What does Logan think of this game? Listen and find out! Sun, 4 June 2017 20:08:00 GMT 20:43 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt, Dan, and Kim as they discuss when to ditch those old games that collect dust on the shelves, leave a gaming group that doesn't see eye to eye, or even ask a person from a gaming group to not be a part of the group because of irreconcilable differences. When in a Love 'Em or Leave 'Em situation, what would you do? Sun, 11 June 2017 16:45:00 GMT 1:09:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Dan and Kurt as they welcome Taco from So1ks Gaming and Page West from Bored Games and Co. for our first board game draft! Taco came up with this great idea to show off our board game drafting skills! After you listen, go to BGG, Twitter, or Facebook to tell us who came out on top with the best team! Sun, 18 June 2017 22:10:00 GMT 41:06 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt and Neil from the Two Black Eyes Podcast as they go one on one to fantasy improv the theme 'In a tavern where part way through you realize half the furniture is actually mimics'. It's quite the challenge for Neil and Kurt, but they bring out a lot of characters to make it a fun one! So strap down your furniture, it's an MFGCast fantasy improv! Sun, 25 June 2017 21:52:00 GMT 1:13:41 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Gods. We follow them, worship them, love them, hate them. We also put them in our games! There are a few games out there with the theme of the Gods like Santorini, Voluspa, The Lords of Rock, etc. But does the theme in these games leave us with a godly feeling? Dan and Kurt discuss why or why not these games live up to the divinity. Then they discuss ways to really make that theme sing to the high heavens! Please tell us what we did right or wrong through our Facebook group, Twitter, BGG Guild 2199. Wed, 05 July 2017 21:36:00 GMT 57:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, Kurt is joined by James D'Amato of the One Shot Podcast Network to talk about Dungeon Dome, a live stream actual play where teams of combatants fight to be the best team in the dome! We talk to James about why the Dungeon Dome is so unique, where the Dome is expected to go, and how you can help it become successful! Thanks to James for coming on to talk to us, and if you like what you hear, go help fund Dungeon Dome and become a part of the community! Sun, 09 July 2017 22:21:00 GMT 33:16 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Dan and Kurt as they talk about turning passion into reality. They talk about their board game projects that they have going on, along with the process and progress of where those projects have gone. Then they discuss why you should follow your heart, no matter the failures or successes that come along with game making. Thanks for listening, and follow that passion. Sun, 16 July 2017 21:18:00 GMT 1:11:53 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Every so often we come across a game that really stands out to us not because of wood or plastic but because the game is so different, so driven, so thematic that it haunts our gaming dreams and must be talked about! Today that game is Affliction: Salem 1692. Witch hunts, blood feuds and vengeance from the past are just some aspects to this historic game. Visit DPH Games at dphgames.com Sun, 23 July 2017 17:18:00 GMT 47:48 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Writer of the Gold Best Seller "Alchemist for 5E" and on Tribality.com. Also the co-host of Whelmed: The Young Justice Files Podcast. Rich Howard is a creative soul who puts literally EVERTHING into the things he loves. Come on a great ride with us as we talk shop with Rich about his life, love, and passions. Then make sure you checked out Whelmed, it's a great podcast with great guests and podcast partner, The Caleb G! Sun, 30 July 2017 22:18:00 GMT 1:01:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Mages: They cast magic and summon monsters to slay their enemies. What does it take to make it to Archmage though? Do you bring cupcakes to the weekly mage meeting? Do you iron the other masters capes? Do you have to match the color of your staff with your boots? We talk with Dave Killingsworth from SolarFlare Games about Dawn of the Archmage and why you should help fund this awesome tile laying battle game with beautiful miniatures coming to Kickstarter August 1st! Mon, 31 July 2017 14:49:00 GMT 37:37:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast What is a Macroscope? A really big microscope? A lunar telescope? We take a look at the hidden picture game Macroscope from Mayday Games. Will we reveal a good game, or will the picture be laced with boredom and bad news? Listen and find out, then tell Mayday Games what you think of our review! Thanks for listening! Mon, 07 Aug 2017 22:09:00 GMT 21:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast With titans like Gen Con, Origins, PAX and all of the other big cons out there it's easy to forget the little guy. In this episode, Dan takes two newcomers to the local con and explore the beauty of local cons: the cons in your own backyard! Mon, 14 Aug 2017 16:18:00 GMT 58:24 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Dan and Kim work towards the return of Kurt while also taking enough time to appreciate a local game designer, the one and only Dr. Steve Finn. We talk about a few of his many games and have an interview with the good Doctor himself. Who are your local game designers? Tell us on Twitter @MFGCast and on Facebook! Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:18:00 GMT 55:44 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Cooking...it's not for the weak minded. When you mix in rumbling, does that make a game the hardcore match of games? Grab your ingredients, get ready to make your dishes, and LET'S RUMBLE! Cooking Rumble by Aether Tower Studios, funding on Kickstarter starting August 22nd! Mon, 21 Aug 2017 18:30:00 GMT 11:38 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Christophe Boelinger has a canine themed dog game on Kickstarter that's good for the whole family including the hardcore gamer of the house! Up to 6 players will emBARK on an adventure to be the first to get 3 bones by exploring, picking up and delivering, planning, plotting, peeing, and more! All of the dogs play in unique ways and to find out more, tune in and then check out the Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2138121641/a-dogs-life-game-be-a-canine-hero-0?ref=nav_search Thu, 24 Aug 2017 21:30:00 GMT 22:28 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast For some people Gen Con is daunting, crowded, and intimidating. For Traci and Kurt, Gen Con 50 was their chance to tell a wonderful story of games, experiences, and lots of fun to be had. Join them as they take you through their adventure that starts even before the con even starts! Sites, sounds, and smells (Yep, you heard right) were all had here! Join them for great news, interviews with Kids Table Board Gaming, Shapeways, Kosmos, Upper Deck, and more! Sun, 27 Aug 2017 17:14:00 GMT 1:32:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Hello, fellow students, welcome to MFGCast University. The classes are plentiful, the assignments are grueling, but the professors are phenomenal! Get ready Rodney Dangerfield as we take you through classes of Botany, Math, History, and more! School's in session fools! *This episode is for all ages Sun, 3 Sep 2017 23:00:00 GMT 48:32 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you ever played a type of game and wondered, "What games are similar to this?" In this episode, we talk about what is similar in the worker placement genre that's a step back, step sideways, and a step forward from the game Lords of Waterdeep. The games that we talk about are similar in many ways, but have subtle differences that make each experience unique. So go on this journey with us, and thanks for listening! *This episode is for all ages Sun, 10 Sep 2017 19:35:00 GMT 41:57 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Yarr! Arr! Pirates: They're scary, they're cool, they're here for ye gold! Join Logan, Traci, and Kurt as they talk about Dice of Pirates, a fun filler game by Thing 12 Games. Can a tiny, pirate themed dice game shiver our timbers? What does that even mean? Find out here! Then go to Kickstarter and help fund Dice of Pirates: http://kck.st/2jHuXw9 *This episode is for all ages Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:08:00 GMT 20:17 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Space...the final frontier. That can't be it, can it? There's gotta be an alternate universe with cats. Where was I? We talk to Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games about Stellar Leap, a 4X game about taking over an alien species that wants to become prestigious by discovering planets, completing missions, and fulfilling hidden trait cards. We talk to Carla about Stellar Leap, Okapis, game design and more! We loved the game, and you will too! If you are interested in Stellar Leap, fund it now!: http://kck.st/2wB9ypt *This episode is for all ages Sun, 17 Sep 2017 21:10:00 GMT 38:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Ensign Biggs as he heads toward a black hole and deals with the ups and downs of fame and what he thinks is right. *This is a playthrough of the Breaking the 4th Wall in the 5th Dimension RPG, written by Kurt Aumueller and Taylor LaBresh, and published by Riverhouse Games. You can buy this RPG on DriveThruRPG.com. All proceeds go to the MFGCast Extra Life campaign. Thanks for listening! *This episode may not be suitable for young listeners Sun, 24 Sep 2017 22:10:00 GMT 18:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast October is the time for fall, leaves turning, and some good old scary themed games. Enter Haunt the House: a great set collection, spooky good game by Kids Table Board Gaming where ghosts are scaring Ghost Hunters out of a haunted house. Using scares and phantoms to scare those bothersome Ghost Hunters, Haunt the House is promising to be another great game to add to your otherworldly collection. Join us as we talk to Helaina Cappel about where the inspiration for the game came from, as well as games on the horizon from Kids Table Board Gaming. Then make sure you go straight to Kickstarter to fund this game: http://kck.st/2kBPceW *This episode is for all ages Mon, 09 Oct 2017 21:05:00 GMT 31:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Did you know that when you're playing a board game, you have a style all your own? This episode Kurt is joined by Taco (@so1ks) and Page (@BoredgamesCo) to discuss different play styles and how they affect us. Are you a Know It All? A Strategist? Find out here, and then get in on the conversation on our Twitter (@mfgcast) and Facebook! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:56:00 GMT 1:08:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Let's be honest, gaming is expensive. From board game to video games to RPG's, stuff cost money. The real trick is to not spend so much money that you go hungry. Join Dan and Kurt as they talk about their gaming budgets, what to do and not do to save those shekels. We also touch on board game ratings and what we're now playing. Wanna help us save money? Buy Battlebards audio with our codes or visit MFGCast.com and click on our Amazon link when you buy your games online. Thank you! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:00:00 GMT 1:21:53 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast A lot of us wish we could be a cool, suave spy that saves the day! We get live out that dream by playing some great games by Yulu; Break Free, Safe Breaker, and Operation: Escape Room! These are some fun family games that challenge your mind and your body! Come check out what we think about it and then go grab these games, exclusively at Target! *This episode is suitable for all ages Tue, 24 Oct 2017 22:46:00 GMT 27:59 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Let's face it, time is shorter for us than we think. There's only so much time in the day for fun. How do we spend it? Do we play that game like Magic the Gathering or Final Fantasy that takes up most of your time when you play? Join Kim, Kurt, and Dan as they talk about the games that take up all of your time. Wanna help the podcast out? Leave us a review to spread the word! Thanks in advance! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 29 Oct 2017 20:09:00 GMT 1:19:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you ever played a game and thought, "Why isn't anyone talking about these games?" Join Kurt and Dan as they talk about the games you should be playing, that don't get enough love. Included are games from Tasty Minstrel Games, Fairway 3 Games, and more! Please leave us a iTunes review! Spread the word of the MFGCast! *This episode is suitable for all listeners Sun, 5 Nov 2017 18:45:00 GMT 1:07:44 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast No matter what kind of game you play (RPG, video game, board game), we love getting rewards. Whether it's gold, trinkets, whatever, receiving goodies is great! Join Dan and Kurt as they talk to Jason Bice from B Team Games about Loot the Body, a fun dexterous fantasy battle game now on Kickstarter. With great art and interesting gameplay, this game is certain to be fun for young and old alike! Then go to http://kck.st/2yeKSot and help fund this cheap, indie game! A big thanks to Jason Bice for coming on to talk to us! *This episode is suitable for all ages Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:29:00 GMT 45:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Now that it's reaching the holidays, we like to talk to the people we're thankful for. In this episode, we talk to Traci's parents, Jean and Jere, about how they got into games and how they got Traci into gaming. It's a great thing to have your parents teach you how to game, and we're thankful to pass that on to our children. We're also thankful for you, thanks for listening! Make sure you go to MFGCast.com to use our Amazon link to help us pay the bills! *This episode is suitable for all listeners Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:27:00 GMT 29:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Are you a fan of game shows? Are you a fan of trivia? Are you a fan of board/video game game shows? Well have we got a show for you! It's the MFGCast Amazing Game Show Thingie, where we pit the best of the best to see who has the most game knowledge to come out as the winner of our game show thingie! We pit Dan, Kim, Traci, Taco, and Page against each other in a test of wills that can only be settled on the MFGCast! Who will win?! Tune in and find out! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 26 Nov 2017 21:01:00 GMT 1:05:26 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This week we look at games that are a step backwards, step sideways, and a step forward from the dice placement game of Sagrada. It's not that one is better or worse than Sagrada, they just play in different ways. What's your favorite dice placement game? Follow us on Twitter or Facebook and tell us yours! *This episode is suitable for all listeners Sun, 3 Dec 2017 22:01:00 GMT 51:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Each month step inside the world of Unfinished! Unfinished is where Jules, the supernatural helper to the ghosts , help them with their unfinished business. But their unfinished business is not what it seems. In this episode, join Justin as he finds out that sometimes when you go out to eat, you get more than you bargain for. If you're interested in the RPG Unfinished, go to MFGCast.com for your free copy of Unfinished and the Unfinished Hack by Flippy. Grab a copy of Flippy's Tiny Horsies on DrivethruRPG.com. *This episode may not be suitable for younger listeners Sun, 11 Dec 2017 21:01:00 GMT 42:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The holidays are about getting together with families and enjoying the time with them. How about you get together with a great family game to enjoy with your loved ones and friends? We talk with Daniel Peterson (Lead Game Developer at Mayday Games) about what games are good fun to get the holiday game party started! Have a good holiday from all of us at the MFGCast! *This episode is suitable for all ages Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:47:00 GMT 1:21:45 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Wasn't 2017 the best year for board games?! I'm asking because I really want to know, was it? Join Kurt, Traci, Dan, and Kim as they talk about their Top 5 from 2017 (That was new to them, not just 2017), what were their surprises and disappointments of 2017, and what their excited to play in 2018. What was your best games of the year new to you? Get in on the conversation on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Thank you to everyone for making 2017 a blast! I think we're going to have an even better one in 2018, stay tuned! *This episode may be not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 31 Dec 2017 10:39:00 GMT 2:17:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We talk about all of the games that we've been playing so far in 2018, and there's plenty. *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Mon, 8 Jan 2018 15:00:00 GMT 1:11:45 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt, Dan, Traci, and NEW podcast partner Page West as we talk about all of the games that we're excited to play in 2018 (at least for now). *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 14 Jan 2018 22:28:00 GMT 1:08:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Page and Kurt as they talk to Brandon Rollins from Pangea Games about the ins and outs of design, running a Kickstarter right, and his new game coming funding soon, Highways and Byways! Sun, 21 Jan 2018 17:16:00 GMT 48:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Dan and Kurt as they discuss the bag pool, worker placement game of Orléans by Tasty Minstrel Games! In the game, you must assemble farmers, merchants, knights, monks and more to help spread the wealth and dominance through the french city of Orléans. But also building trading posts and coveting goods will also help you thrive in your accomplishments. That's why this is a game that you should know about! *This episode is recorded off of our YouTube Channel. This episode may not be suitable for younger listeners Mon, 29 Jan 2018 8:16:00 GMT 36:06 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us for another fantasy improv! We invited Taylor LaBresh (Riverhouse Games), Megan and Aser Tolentino (The Redacted Files), and Neil Mason (Two Black Eyes Podcast) as we find out what happens when 5 bumbling adventurers try to solve the mystery of the ghost that haunts the mansion. This was episode was previously recorded on the MFGCast YouTube Channel. *This is not suitable for younger listeners Mon, 12 Feb 2018 22:03:00 GMT 49:17 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We are spotlighting the Pandemic Games this month! This time we're talking about Pandemic: Contagion where this time your the disease! Infect cities, mutate your disease, and rule the world! Sounds pretty diabolical, doesn't it? So join Dan and Kurt as they talk Pandemic: Contagion! Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:44:00 GMT 47:19 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The Pandemic Spotlight continues with Pandemic: The Cure! Beautiful dice, circles, lanyards, what's not to love! Join Kim, Traci, Dan and Kurt as they talk about why outbreaks are bad, and great rolling is good! We also take a look at what we're now playing. Thanks for listening and if you love what I hear, go to Itunes and give us a review. *This episode is not suitable for young listeners Sun, 25 Feb 2018 21:27:00 GMT 1:06:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt as he talks to Alex Jarzebinski from Battlebards about all of the new audio they have coming out and Battlebards Prime, the great subscription service! You get over 1600 tracks of amazing quality tracks for $9.95 for one month, 3 months for $25.30 (15% Off), or a 6 month subscription for only $47.50 (20% Off)! Special pricing for the month of March! Go to Battlebards.com to subscribe and get in on this great audio! *This episode is suitable for all ages Sun, 4 Mar 2018 21:58:00 GMT 35:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Our Pandemic Spotlight continues with Pandemic: Iberia! This time, diseases have names! Try to cure malaria, typhus, the yellow fever, and cholera. Fun huh? Build and ride the railways to help cure those nasty diseases, because nothing help cure diseases like trains, right?! Join Kurt, Page, and Dan as they talk about why Pandemic: Iberia is a unique game that sticks out from the other Pandemic games! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 4 Mar 2018 21:59:00 GMT 49:27 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt as he talks to Mike Quock from Mountaintop Games about his game design, growing up a gamer, and his new game The Primary on Kickstarter March 15! Regardless of what side of the line your political views are, The Primary brings you the lighter, more fun side of getting your candidate elected in the primary! Then make sure you head to Kickstarter March 15 and help make The Primary come to life! *This episode is suitable for all listeners Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:08:00 GMT 26:38 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Legacy games, some people love them, some people hate them. This episode we spotlight Pandemic Legacy Seasons 1 and 2! Destroy cards, open up danger, and try to beat those crazy diseases while trying not to let all hell loose! There's more than meets the eye here, come join us as we explore all things Pandemic Legacy Seasons 1 and 2! CAUTION! There are spoilers here! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:09:00 GMT 1:03:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt as he talks to Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games about some of her projects, including signing Fire in the Library, designed by Tony Miller and John Prather! Coming to Kickstarter March 19! *This episode was pulled off of our YouTube Channel. To see the video to get the full experience, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwYITa8H7M0 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:00:00 GMT 43:55 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Dan and Kurt talk to Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games about everything Charterstone plus other fun stuff! We hit on some key points about the world of Greengully, how he came up with this great legacy game, and more! *This episode was pulled off of our YouTube Channel. To see the video to get the full experience, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-gacof-Ol0 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 22:00:00 GMT 52:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt decides to grill Page this episode on every experience that he had at Breakout Con in Toronto, Canada. The Games! The Designers! The Canadian Fun! If you around the Toronto area, make sure you attend Breakout Con and tell them that the MFGCast sent ya! Sun, 1 Apr 2018 21:00:00 GMT 1:04:25 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Sometimes playing games takes a back seat to what really matters. Sometimes playing games is a great way to come closer as a family. Kurt talks with Mike Primeau, co-founder of Path of Play Day, a day that supports families to play with their children with autism and to connect in great ways. To help Path of Play, join the MFGCast team and support this great cause: pathofplay.rallyup.com/team/3fc409 Sun, 8 Apr 2018 21:00:00 GMT 1:03:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This episode we talk to Mike Young, Media Lead of Plan B Games, about all of the great games that Plan B has present and future. Century Spice Road and Azul are hits, but what about Reef, Coimbra, and the sequel Century Eastern Wonders? Mike Young was a blast to talk to, and we hope that you enjoy listening! And make sure to play more Plan B Games! Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:00:00 GMT 1:37:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode we talk about some of our favorite small box games, but we divide them into three categories: Best game to play on a tray, best smallest box game, and the small box game that is table hog! Then we play a game about how these tiny box games rate on BGG! Thanks for listening! *This episode is not suitable for younger listeners Sun, 22 Apr 2018 19:00:00 GMT 1:20:03 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode we look at our picks for classics, what we think are going to be the new classics, and we question if some games are going to be future classics. Sun, 29 Apr 2018 19:00:00 GMT 1:20:43 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Sean Jepperson from Thing 12 Games about The Seals of Cthulhu, a betting/bluffing game where you play either the cultist hell bent on ending the world, or the investigator that is looking to stop the cultist right in it's tracks. Who will win out in this 2 player Lovecraftian battle of wits? Make sure that you go pledge for this game on Kickstarter May 22! *This episode was recorded off of our YouTube Channel Sun, 6 May 2018 19:00:00 GMT 47:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The gang's all here as we talk about our favorite moments, what we're looking forward to in the future, and some fun and games! Thanks to all of you who make this all possible! Here's to many great years of The MFGCast to come! *This episode is not suitable for young listeners Sun, 13 May 2018 19:00:00 GMT 1:19:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join The MFGCast on our artsy fartsy tour of games where you're the artist. We check out games from Fairway 3 Games, Queen Games, and more as we ask the eternal question: Do these games make me feel like I'm an artist? Make sure if you're new to the show you subscribe to The MFGCast and rate us on iTunes, etc. Thanks for listening! *This episode is not suitable for young listeners Sun, 20 May 2018 19:00:00 GMT 40:32 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us in another episode of our Step Sideways, Step Backwards, and Step Forward with Tile Laying Games! We start with Kingdomino from Blue Orange Games and take a nice trip to some games that are a part of the genre that are different in many ways, but are still great tile laying games! Be sure to subscribe and rate us, it'll help spread the word! Thanks for listening! Sun, 28 May 2018 19:00:00 GMT 44:01 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In the midst of con season, all of the newest and possibly best games of the year come out. But...do we need them? With all of the pressure to get the new, do we forget about the old? Join our conversation as we try and figure out how we can be content with our collections. Sun, 3 Jun 2018 19:00:00 GMT 52:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Spiel Des Jahres is a prestigeous award that only the best games get. Three categories that any publisher, artist, and designer would be excited to receive. We take a look at this year's nominees, what games we like to see win, and what games we're excited to still play! Sun, 10 Jun 2018 19:00:00 GMT 54:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kurt and Traci took Logan to his first con, Meeplestock in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. They enjoyed games, camaraderie, and much more. There story starts here... Sun, 17 Jun 2018 19:00:00 GMT 22:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Do you think that upgraded components make a game better? Does the shiny, the heavy, and the sculpted make your favorite game cooler? Or it is a waste of time and money? Listen to our opinion and tell us what you think! If you have some great upgraded games, share them with us on Twitter and Facebook with #pimpyourgame! Mon, 25 Jun 2018 9:00:00 GMT 49:12 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Is being first player always an advantage? Does it guarantee a win, or is it a myth? Join Kim, Traci, Dan and Kurt as they discuss what they think for different games, and then get in on the conversation on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks for listening! Mon, 2 July 2018 9:00:00 GMT 46:54 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Some games are great. Some games are a good start...but need some help. Join Dan and Kurt as they talk about the games that have those essential expansions to give them those extra plays. Thanks for listening! Sun, 8 July 2018 9:00:00 GMT 46:53 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast There are LOTS of great games out there, but are there games that you love that have expansions that don't necessarily need them? Join Kurt and Dan as they discuss the games that they think are really great without an expansion. Mon, 16 July 2018 9:00:00 GMT 34:21 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We talk to Dan as he tells us how much fun he had at Dexcon 21! He talks Shadowrun, Imperial Settlers, Century Eastern Wonders, and more! Thanks for listening! Mon, 23 July 2018 9:00:00 GMT 55:03 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This week we talk to Cassie Friedman (Indie Game Report) about trying to break out from reviewing and getting her game design on! Doing anything is hard, but Cassie is willing to try to wear many hats and we're happy to talk with her! Make sure to support Cassie in her endeavors. Her website is CassieElle.com. Thanks for listening! Sun, 29 July 2018 9:00:00 GMT 51:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join the gang and Cassie Friedman, John Haremza, and Sean Epperson as we celebrate 200 episodes! We BS for a whole hour and have fun while doing it, so enjoy with us! This has been a great ride and we love you for going on this wonderful ride with us! Mon, 6 Aug 2018 9:00:00 GMT 1:08:18 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt as he talks to Sarah Sharp (Creator's Companion/Daily Magic Games) about the unsung world of rulebook editing! A mistake riddled rulebook can really ruin a game experience, so rulebook editing is crutial! Do you have a board game/RPG that needs editing? If you do, make sure to hit up Sarah at creatorscompanion.com or on Twitter @creatorsediting! Thanks to Sarah for coming on to talk! Sun, 12 Aug 2018 9:00:00 GMT 37:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us in Episode Two as an unlikely underwater being gets a surpise while fishing. If you're interested in playing the RPG Unfinished, written by MFGCast member Kurt Aumueller, go to MFGCast.com to get your copy free! Also free is the Flippy hack of Unfinished. We'd also like to thank Taylor LaBresh from Riverhouse Games for coming on to play the underwater being. Make sure to go to Riverhousegames.com to consume everything that Taylor is involved in! Sun, 19 Aug 2018 9:00:00 GMT 46:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Do you ever wonder why there aren't more games that are in a shared universe? In video games there are games that crossover, but not many board games. In this episode, we take a look at the games that are set in their own worlds, and some games we wish to see in their own worlds. Thanks for listening! Sun, 26 Aug 2018 22:00:00 GMT 33:13 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kickstarter is huge for getting things made. Tons of board games are on Kickstarter every month, but is Kickstarter good for the board game industry or bad? We discuss passionately about what we think about it. Sun, 2 Sept 2018 22:00:00 GMT 46:56 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast There are many games that you can play with people that you don't know well to break the ice. There is a lot of games out there to try that help cut the tension of new gaming relationships. We talk about some of our picks. Sun, 9 Sept 2018 22:00:00 GMT 45:32 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast How many plays does it take for you to get a strategy on a game? How many plays does it take for you to decide if you want to play it more or not at all? We answer those questions and more in this episode. Make sure to get Ghostel at 20% off and FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING at tinkerbotgames.com! Sun, 16 Sept 2018 22:00:00 GMT 38:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Emerson Matsuuchi has had some hits with Century: Spice Road, Crossfire and Specter Ops. But what about an abstract game about underwater coral placement? Join the MFGCast as we talk about Reef by Plan B Games. Sun, 23 Sept 2018 22:00:00 GMT 32:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Time is something that becomes less of a luxury for us as we get older. Experiences in gaming can be short. But they also can be long. There are some games that play for long periods of time that feel like the time flies. Join us as we talk about those deep dive games. Sun, 30 Sept 2018 21:22:00 GMT 50:59 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We're joined by Carla Kopp to talk about Weird Giraffe Games' new game, Dreams of Tomorrow! The present is in trouble, and it's up to the dreamers to send good vibes to the past to prevent the inevitable. Listen to see what this great game has to offer and then help fund this game on October 15th! Sun, 7 Oct 2018 21:22:00 GMT 33:36 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast There is a time for faxes, TPS Reports, and out of office messages. Then...there is a time for action! Join us as we talk to Jeff Stormer (Party of One Podcast, All My Fantasy Children) about Mission: Accomplished! Mission Accomplished! is a Super Spy RPG where the spies have completed a successful mission against V.I.L.L.I.A.N.S., but a few things went wrong. Mission Control wants answers, and it's up to the spies to work together, work against each other, and to figure out who Mission Control will burn or give that corner office to. Thanks to Jeff for coming on to talk to us! Make sure on October 16th to go to Kickstarter to help fund this amazing RPG! Sun, 14 Oct 2018 21:22:00 GMT 43:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode we catch up on what we're playing, what we're excited about playing in the future, and some big news. Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:03:00 GMT 1:03:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We all need to learn games to play them. But are you good at teaching games? What kind of teaching style do you have? Do you even like teaching? We touch on all of those hard hitting questions and more on...The MFGCast! Sun, 28 Oct 2018 17:03:00 GMT 46:51 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as we talk about Poetry Slam by Mayday Games. You don't have to be a beatnik to play this party game for 3-10 players, but it might help! Find out what we think of it, then go to https://www.maydaygames.com/collections/all-games/products/poetry-slam if you think Poetry Slam is for you! Sun, 11 Nov 2018 22:03:00 GMT 24:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We all like to play new games. But how do we introduce new games to people that may not care for them? Join us as we talk about introducing new games to our gaming groups. Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:03:00 GMT 44:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast There have been some recent innovations in board games. Are those innovations a good thing, or a reason for people to complain and not play those games? Join us as we talk about those innovations. Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:03:00 GMT 39:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about gaming as a couple. They talk about the metamorphasis of their gaming lives through being together, where it's better to play with each other in games than against each other, and more! Also, listen closely for a surprise! Mon, 3 Dec 2018 14:03:00 GMT 30:01 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We all wish we had a castle right? For all of our family, stuff, board games? This episode we talk to Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier Games about Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, where you work with other players to build the craziest castle that rewards the most points. Thanks to Stonemaier Games for the review copy of the game and thanks to you for listening! Wed, 12 Dec 2018 7:33:00 GMT 1:12:48 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt as he talks to Steven Aramini (Designer of Tricky Tides, Groves) about his new design, Animal Kingdoms! This new game promises to be a great first time game for the newly formed Galactic Raptor Games. We talk to Steven about how he got into gaming, how Animal Kingdoms came to be, and winning awards for doing the fun stuff! Thanks for listening. Sun, 23 Dec 2018 7:33:00 GMT 22:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Hey 2019, here we come! Join us as we talk about the year that was: Biggest surprises, biggest dissappointments, etc. Also, we talk about what the future brings for us in 2019. So put on those shades, because 2019 is looking so bright! Mon, 7 Jan 2019 7:33:00 GMT 1:01:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode, we talk about games that remind us in ways of Reef from Next Move Games. We talk about the similarities of art, mechanics, and much more! Thank you for listening! Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:33:00 GMT 43:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Every game has a theme and a story, but only a selective few are good narrative games. Join Kurt and D Wyatt as they talk about some good narrative games and what makes them special. Sun, 20 Jan 2019 21:33:00 GMT 56:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast To keep the promise of playing a new RPG every month this year, Kurt invites John Haremza from Legends of Tabletop to play With Fire Thy Affections Hold A Wing. This game is a wonderful story about a Rider and Dragon as they barrel through to the end of their world. If you want this great game from Taylor LaBresh of Riverhouse Games, go to https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/231273/Riverhouse-Games-Volume-1?src=hottest_filtered or https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221803/With-Fire-Thy-Affections-Hold-A-Wing?src=hottest_filtered to grab a copy! Sun, 27 Jan 2019 21:33:00 GMT 52:49 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about luck in games! Whether it be dice, cards, or other players, luck comes in many forms. Also we talk about we've been playing recently, including Concordia and Dice Throne Season One! Thanks for listening! Tue, 5 Feb 2019 20:33:00 GMT 37:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you ever wanted to be in a band, jamming out to not only please the crowd but make a living? Join us as we talk to Joshua J. Mills (Rocky Road A La Mode, Milkman) about Big Easy Busking, a melodically fun game published by Weird Giraffe Games. If you like what you hear, make sure you go to Kickstarter and help fund this great game! Tue, 10 Feb 2019 20:33:00 GMT 20:18 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Adam Rehberg from Adam's Apple Games to talk about Thrive, the simple yet complex abstract stategy game coming to Kickstarter Feb. 26! We also chat with Adam about the other great games Adam's Apple Games has to offer, and a first hand listen to what Kurt thinks about Thrive! Mon, 18 Feb 2019 7:33:00 GMT 55:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast People love to go to cons but do small cons get enough credit? Join D Wyatt, Traci, and Kurt as they talk about why the Con of the North is more than just a smaller con, and some of the great people and games they experienced along the way. Sun, 3 Mar 2019 21:32:00 GMT 46:08 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Dreamation has been a go to for people in the New York/Long Island area for many a year. Join us as Dan tells us why it's a great con to go to and what he, Kim, and his friends played and experienced while at Dreamation 2019. Sun, 10 Mar 2019 20:32:00 GMT 57:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Did you know that I cut you choose is not a mechanic on BGG? It's a great mechanic that is not in many games, which is a tragedy! Join us as we talk about the mechanic, the games that we've played that have the machanic, and more! Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:32:00 GMT 35:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you had games that you love that don't get enough love? In our quest to talk about games that you should know we talk to the creator of Embark, Philip duBarry! This Tasty Minstrel Games' gem is a medium weight gem packed full of fun! Thanks to Philip for coming on to talk about this great game and go pick up Embark today! Sun, 25 Mar 2019 8:30:00 GMT 33:13 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about what it's like when the Aumuellers go to New York to play with the Simmons' and experience board games the New York way! Mon, 1 Apr 2019 8:30:00 GMT 39:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Kurt as he's running solo and talking about a great solo game by Grey Gnome Games, Desolate! Haunting art and fun gameplay are the recipe for a great experience! If you think this game is for you, get it at The Gamecrafter now: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/desolate Sun, 7 Apr 2019 21:21:00 GMT 19:14 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about the questions that we asked you on Twitter (@mfgcast) and our Facebook page, and witness how in awe we are with your answers. We also put our terrible two cents in. Thanks for listening! Tue, 16 Apr 2019 7:21:00 GMT 52:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Cassie Friedman (Localization Manager for Letiman Games on Matryoshka) about Matryoshka, the russian doll set collection game that got us wanting to do the Hopak! This beautiful card game is hitting Kickstarter May 8, so come listen to see what the суетиться is all about! Sun, 21 Apr 2019 21:09:00 GMT 43:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Eric Yurko from What's Eric Playing? about what he's been up to whether it's blogging his reviews, doing videos with friends, and just being an all around good guy! Make sure to support Eric in his endeavors and thanks for listening! Sun, 5 May 2019 21:05:00 GMT 1:00:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Aaron Catano-Saez from All My Fantasy Children about why building a great character is key to a successful fantasy land, why Aaron would rather play a RPG in real life than online, and more. Thanks to Aaron for coming on to talk, and make sure you support Aaron in all that he does! Sun, 12 May 2019 20:05:00 GMT 1:17:19 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Mike Wokasch returns as he talks about the second round of Starving Artists on Kickstarter now! More players, more card packs including NSFW cards, and more! Thanks to Mike for always being a great guest and look for more from him in the future! Sun, 19 May 2019 20:05:00 GMT 39:59 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Janice Turner of Wren Games about the sequel to Assembly, Sensor Ghosts! Sensor Ghosts is an abstract puzzle game where you have escaped a dangerous space station but now have to maneuver past an asteroid field to get back to earth, but not without a sample of the deadly virus that killed many people in Assembly! Grab Sensor Ghosts on May 28 on Kickstarter, and if you want a piece of Assembly plus expansions, grab the whole set! Thanks to Janice for coming on to talk and thank you for listening! Mon, 27 May 2019 11:05:00 GMT 36:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci, Dan, and Kurt as they talk about the expansion for Viticulture, Visit from the Rhine Valley! In Visit from the Rhine Valley, the Summer and Winter Visitors are here to build up wine making, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY! We discuss our favorite visitors, what crazy moves can be made, and more! Check out our review of Visit from the Rhine Valley and find out if it's good for you! We also ask the question: Do you go for the jugular for a win? We also talk about our Now Playing including: Fleet the Dice Game Tyrants of the Underdark Imhotep Bohemian Villages Notre Dame Onitama Arboretum Jaipur Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game The Quacks of Quedlinburg Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @mfgcast and join our Facebook page to get in on the conversation! Mon, 27 May 2019 20:05:00 GMT 1:01:17 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast What does hype do for us in the board game community? Does it bring us what we want? Does it bring what we think we need? Does it fulfill us in finding the right game? We ask these questions and more in this episode! WE also talk about this games we're now playing: Toyko Jidohanbaiki Tiny Towns Architects of the West Kingdom Mafia De Cuba Champions of Midgard Onitama Imhotep Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @mfgcast and join our Facebook page to get in on the conversation! Mon, 3 June 2019 12:05:00 GMT 57:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we give our first impression of Architects of the West Kingdom by Renegade Games! This is a one to two play opinion of a game and its merits. We also talk about what we're now playing including: Deep Sea Adventure Tokyo Highway Have you played Architects yet? Let us know on @MFGCast on Twitter or follow us on Facebook and tell us what you think! Tue, 11 June 2019 12:05:00 GMT 30:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about why in this hobby it's hard to play a certain game back to back, let alone again in the same week, month. Plus Now Playing and more questions! Mon, 17 June 2019 12:05:00 GMT 53:24 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode Kurt invites John Haremza(Legends of Tabletop) on to play the RPG Crank by Tim C. Koppang. In Clank, a government official comes home to a stranger in his kitchen, and what insues after. If you'd like a free copy of Clank, go to https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/145780/clank. To get a copy of more Tim C. Koppang RPG'S, go to tckroleplaying.com. Sun, 23 June 2019 21:05:00 GMT 30:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about winning and losing, whether if we're okay with losing or winning frequently, and more! We also talk about what we're Now Playing. Thanks for listening! Sun, 30 June 2019 21:05:00 GMT 40:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us and our special guests John Haremza (Legends of Tabletop) and Sean Epperson (Thing 12 Games) as we talk about relearning games we haven't played for awhile. We also talk about what we've been playing recently and a fun game we're calling "Bad Clues". Thanks for listening! Sun, 7 July 2019 21:05:00 GMT 1:17:35 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us on this episode as we talk about the joys of gaming! From the excitement of getting a new game, to play with new friends, and more! We also talk about what we're playing recently and we play a game at the end, Are You A Robot by Looney Labs! Thanks for listening! Sun, 14 July 2019 15:05:00 GMT 47:25 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us on this episode as we talk to Dan Letzring (Publisher of Letiman Games) and Nicolaus Yu (Designer) about Adventure Tactics: Domianne's Tower, funding on Kickstarter July 29! Inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics, this game aims to be a great adventure game for those who like to upgrade their characters or multi class them. This game is a bulk of a game but promises to deliver an amazing experience that is not just a one and done! Sun, 21 July 2019 15:05:00 GMT 34:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about the few things that we're excited about to see at Gen Con 2019! We're going back to Gen Con this year, and we can't wait to see the latest hotness! But we're not telling you all of our secrets, we have to leave that for our big Gen Con episode! Come back soon for the details! Sun, 28 July 2019 15:05:00 GMT 30:14 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us in our interview series from Gen Con 2019! In this episode, we talk to Bruce Voge from North Star Games and The Party Gamecast about the great games coming from North Star Games, Jamie Lawrence from Good Games Publishing about the Unfair expansion and more, and Joel Lewis about his first published game Fluttering Souls! Come back for Part Two next week and thanks for listening! Sun, 11 Aug 2019 15:05:00 GMT 43:39 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us for Part Two of our interview series from Gen Con 2019. In this episode, Logan talks to the awesome Mike Young from Plan B Games about great games like Era: Medieval Age and 5211. Then we talk to Allen Panakal about creating art for the Renegade Games' card game Time Chase. Then we talk to Todd Rowland about AEG new releases such as Curios, Point Salad, and more. Lastly, we reminisce about the fun we had a Gen Con! Join us for more regular episodes next week! Sun, 18 Aug 2019 15:05:00 GMT 24:30 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Pete Newland about his game Flapjack Flipout! This dexterity game was an absolute hit with us and we can't wait for you to find out about this great game coming to Kickstarter August 30th! Thanks for listening! Sun, 25 Aug 2019 15:05:00 GMT 25:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The world doesn't need any more waste. There's so much waste! We talk about what board game companies can do to save from wasting. Then we review the newest in the Chrononauts series, Star Trek Chrono-Trek by Looney Labs. See what we think of this Sci-Fi themed filler game. Tue, 3 Sept 2019 15:05:00 GMT 39:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, Star Trek Chrono-Trek, Looney Labs rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about two hot games out of Gen Con, Era: Medieval Age and 5211! Era: Medieval Age is another game in the Matt Leacock reparte, and 5211 is a beautiful card game with unique rules! Remember, if you pick up one of these great games because of our great hype, let Plan B Games know! Sun, 8 Sept 2019 15:05:00 GMT 45:56 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, Plan B Games, 5211, Era: Medieval Age, Matt Leacock, Tsuyoshi Hashiguchi rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they give you another TWO GAME REVIEW! You are sooo lucky! This time they talk about Fairy Season and Fluttering Souls from Good Games Publishing. Both games are small, filler games that won't break the bank! Different strategies and unique gameplay are the tale for these two games. Listen in as the MFGCast lets you know what they think of these two new games! Sun, 15 Sept 2019 15:05:00 GMT 40:18 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, Good Games Publishing, Fluttering Souls, Fairy Season, Joel Lewis rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you played Quacks of Quedlinburg yet? This fun game has an expansion, The Herb Witches that introduces new books, witches, overflow bowls and more excitement to the great game. But is it worth the money? Listen to find out! Also, we play 3 games: What Expansion Is This From?, Taradiddle, and Real or Fake?! Sun, 22 Sept 2019 15:05:00 GMT 40:39 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, North Star Games, Quacks of Quedlinburg rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about what we've been playing recently and how lots of exposure or not enough exposure effects board game buying. Sun, 29 Sept 2019 15:05:00 GMT 39:49 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, exposure, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about some games with tile laying aspects, and as we talk about what makes a tile laying game categorized that way. We also talk about what we've been playing recently including the hotness! Mon, 7 Oct 2019 15:05:00 GMT 38:49 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, tile laying, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast What in your opinion makes a good designer? Does one good game make a designer good? If only half of what they make is good and the other not so much, is the designer still good? Plus we talk about what we're Now Playing. Thanks for listening! Sun, 13 Oct 2019 15:05:00 GMT 37:43 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about what we've been playing recently and then we review the Unfair expansion: Alien, B-Movie, Dinosaur, and Western. Sun, 20 Oct 2019 15:05:00 GMT 37:39 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Good Games Publishing, Unfair rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you ever changed strategies mid game or changed your strategy because of the game/person you're playing? We talk about the times we've had to do that. Also, we talk about what we've been playing recently including Tiny Epic Galaxies and Cartographers. Sun, 27 Oct 2019 15:05:00 GMT 32:05 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about what we experienced at Gamehole Con 2019, our interview with the amazing Tim Virnig (Game Ambassador, Thunderworks Games), and listen closely until the end to win a copy of Lockup from Thunderworks Games! Sun, 3 Nov 2019 15:05:00 GMT 37:36 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to James Lang, creator of Vorpal Board! Vorpal Board is new way to play games with people here or abroad online is the best way possible! Plus, James really loves games and his company wants to bring you the best experience! Sun, 10 Nov 2019 15:05:00 GMT 40:40 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Vorpal Board, Online Gaming rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to the Big Bad Overlord Danny DeCillis about getting his first Kickstarter made, the creative process, and being an evil menace! He may seem like a evil overlord, but he's a pretty good guy (Don't tell Danny we said that!). Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:05:00 GMT 41:51 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Big Bad Overlord rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Jon Moffat about growing up gaming with his three brothers, playing games that are mean, and making thematic great games for his company Stone Circle Games! Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:05:00 GMT 27:21 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Stone Circle Games, Jon Moffat rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Jess and Schoon from Legacy of Play, a team determined to bring board games and technology together! Find out what board games they are working on to change the way you look at games, and the tech that they're working on to help gamers out! Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:05:00 GMT 33:48 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Legacy of Play rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Pedro Galicia, GM extraordinaire who is great at everything, except struggles with maps...kind of. Pedro is a great storyteller with the World Walkers podcast and this interview is NOT TO BE MISSED! Sun, 1 Dec 2019 12:05:00 GMT 1:02:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Pedro Galicia, World Walkers rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they take a look at Imhotep The Duel. Does this game stand up to the original Imhotep? Or is it just another Duel version of a successful predecessor? Sun, 8 Dec 2019 12:05:00 GMT 30:43 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Imhotep The Duel, Thames and Kosmos, Phil-Walker Harding rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to the wonderful Tobie Abad about his growing up gaming in Asia, why he enjoys making RPG's so much, and Kurt plays Cat's Dream! Find Cat's Dream here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/288587/Cats-Dream?term=A+Cat%27s+Dream Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:05:00 GMT 1:13:08 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Cat's Dream, Tobie Abad rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us and special guest John Haremza (Legends of Tabletop) as we play Reflections, an RPG by Jay Iles! In Reflections you play an investigator who is chasing down a case in three phases of their lives. Listen to our story of how an investigator is obsessed about the one that got away. Sun, 22 Dec 2019 12:05:00 GMT 1:26:35 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Jay Iles, Reflections rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about the 1-4 player game Lockup: A Roll Player Tale by Thunderworks Games! This game according to Tim Virnig and others at Thunderworks Games think that this game hasn't gotten the credit that it's due, compared to their other games. Does this game by Stan Kordonskiy stand up to the other games in the Roll Player mythos? Find out here! Mon, 30 Dec 2019 12:05:00 GMT 36:42 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Lockup: A Roll Player Tale, Stan Kordonskiy, Luis Francisco, Lucas Riberio, Thunderworks Games rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We're here with a Top 10 of 2019 fools! Join us as we talk about the great games that we played in 2019, and we played A LOT of great game! From strategy to dexterity and everything in between, 2019 was a good year for games for the MFGCast. As always...thanks for your continued support! Sun, 5 Jan 2020 12:05:00 GMT 58:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Top 10 rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Erica Bouyouris about life, designing, podcasting, and more! Erica has got a lot of irons in the fire, and we get the low down on how she keeps everything going so efficiently! Sun, 12 Jan 2020 12:05:00 GMT 37:19 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Erica Bouyouris, Kodama 3D, Scott Pilgrim Miniatures the World, Bosk rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to David and Travis from Winsmith Games about 10 Gallon Tank, a cut and choose card game about hobby aquarists competing to stock the most appealing aquarium of fish. We were excited to talk to David and Travis about this unique game, and we hope you are too! Thanks for listening! Sun, 19 Jan 2020 12:05:00 GMT 31:45 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Winsmith Games, i cut you choose, card games, Kickstarter rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we review the game Roll for Adventure by Thames and Kosmos! This dice roller has a lot more to it than you'd think. Are you up to fighting monsters and other foes to save the empire? Listen up as we give you our thoughts! Sat, 25 Jan 2020 12:05:00 GMT 43:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Kosmos, Thames and Kosmos, Roll for Adventure, dice games rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about what gets us excited in board gaming! Whether it's a fresh new game, to where we play our fantastic games! Plus we talk about what we've been playing recently! Thanks for listening! Sun, 2 Feb 2020 12:05:00 GMT 31:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us in this episode as we talk about trying to make decisions on cons! What do you do when you don't get to play any games at the con you're going to? How much money are you willing to spend at a con? We answer those questions and many more, plus we talk about what we've been playing recently! Sun, 9 Feb 2020 12:05:00 GMT 39:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, conventions, convention, con, cons rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Going to our first con of the year, the MFGCast heads to Con of the North in Plymouth, MN! It may be a small con, but it's great fun and we got some big news on things like some great board games coming from Floodgate Games and one of the greatest RPG's on Kickstarter, Descent Into Midnight! So listen in and enjoy, and as always thanks for listening! Sun, 16 Feb 2020 12:05:00 GMT 33:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, conventions, convention, con, cons, Con of the North, Plymouth, Minnesota rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us this episode as we talk to friend of the show Carla Kopp about Tumble Town, a new game by Kevin Russ and published by Weird Giraffe Games! In Tumble Town, you're trying to build the best town to become Mayor! Take a listen and then go help fund this on Kickstarter February 25! Sun, 23 Feb 2020 12:05:00 GMT 27:06 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Weird Giraffe Games, Tumble Town, Kickstarter, dice, Kevin Russ, Carla Kopp rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us this episode as we review Brainwaves: The Astute Goose, published by Thames and Kosmos and designed by Reiner Knizia! The Brainwaves series is made to help you with your memory in different aspects. In The Astute Goose, you are trying to remember what color and article of clothing someone is wearing, as well as what animal is helping the "criminal"! Scientist Approved and made for all ages, The Astute Goose is a unique addition to anyone's collection. Wed, 26 Feb 2020 12:05:00 GMT 22:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Thames and Kosmos, Kosmos, The Astute Goose, Brainwaves, Reiner Knizia rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us this episode as we review Never Bring A Knife, a party game that packs a wallop, by Atlas Games! You are either the Cops or Criminals, vying to take out the other team through gun play, paying for a hit, and getting intel. But before we do the review, we talk about a sensitive topic and talk about what we're playing recently. Thanks for listening! Sun, 1 Mar 2020 12:05:00 GMT 44:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Atlas Games, Never Bring A Knife rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Have you ever organized your board games? Have you ever reorganized your games? How have you done it? By designer? Alphabetically? Join us as we talk about how we did our games. Plus, we talk about what we've been playing recently including Just One, Affliction: Salem 1692, and Dragon Market! Mon, 9 Mar 2020 12:05:00 GMT 30:56 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Just One, Dragon Market, Affliction: Salem 1692 rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Through tough times, we have to remember to support the great community and pay it forward. Join us as we talk about what we can do to help. Thanks for your support. Sun, 15 Mar 2020 12:05:00 GMT 22:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Taverns of Tiefenthal, Reef, Swordcrafters, Adam's Apple Games, Plan B Games, Next Move Games, North Star Games rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about we've been playing recently (Hint: Digital Games!). Also, we talk about Dragon Market by Blue Orange Games, a game about delivering gifts to the princess for her wedding. As always, stay safe and thanks for listening! Sun, 22 Mar 2020 12:05:00 GMT 40:08 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Tokaido, Dragon Market, Evolution, Blue Orange Games rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about digging deep into our collection and appreciating what we have. We also talk about the fun we've been having playing at home. Stay healthy and thanks for listening. Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:05:00 GMT 30:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to John Haremza (Legends of Tabletop Podcast), Jon Moffat (Stone Circle Games), and Sean Epperson (Thing 12 Games) about being creative! Whether it's through creativity with work groups, or working on creative measures through projects, we deep delve into how we handle our creativity. Sun, 5 Apr 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:01:55 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Logan, Traci, and Kurt as they talk about The Crew by Kosmos! The Crew is a game that takes trick taking and turns it up to 11! Listen and learn why Kurt thinks this game is a MFGCast Must Have! Sun, 12 Apr 2020 12:05:00 GMT 23:42 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, The Crew, Kosmos, Thames and Kosmos rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Tokaido by Funforge and designed by Antoine Bauza is one of our favorite games. Made in 2012, it is a game that might be overlooked by the hotness of today. In this episode we deep dive into this great game to convince you to give it a shot, or play it again. Sun, 20 Apr 2020 12:05:00 GMT 57:42 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Tokaido, Antoine Bauza, Funforge rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about the different fun things, board game/RPG/etc., that we've pledged on Kickstarter and why we believe in them. Included are products from Floodgate Games, Allen Panakal, Road to Infamy. Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:05:00 GMT 46:38 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Kickstarter rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about how we've been enhancing our game space. Also, what we've been playing lately including Everdell Pearlbrook, Century Spice Road, and Potion Explosion. Sun, 3 May 2020 12:05:00 GMT 36:42 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Everdell, Pearlbrook, Century Spice Road, Potion Explosion. rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Welcome to The MFGCast Game Show! Listen as two teams (Team One: Traci Aumueller and Sean Epperson, Team Two: Jon Moffat and John Haremza) go head to head to vie for the best in this best of five games showdown! Sun, 10 May 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:15:57 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, game show rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us in our inaugural episode of our Dungeons and Dragons campaign, Justice For All?! Characters Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) and Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) are unlikely companions that find themselves forged together in an adventure to find a lost family member. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Sun, 17 May 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:06:26 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode of Justice For All?, Selenar and Kravoi try to find out where Morrigan may have gone and find they may have found more than they've bargained for. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 25 May 2020 12:05:00 GMT 48:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this episode of Justice For All?, what does the mysterious bubble hold? Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 31 May 2020 12:05:00 GMT 50:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi try to figure out what to do with their passed out, missing hand Yuan-Ti. They also run into a peculiar merchant. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 7 June 2020 12:05:00 GMT 46:51 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi hang one up at the Deuce Saloon. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 14 June 2020 12:05:00 GMT 48:14 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi guard the Yuan-Ti for the night. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 21 June 2020 12:05:00 GMT 43:31 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we review The Liberation Of Rietburg by Kosmos! This is a co-op card game in the world of Andor that has a great amount of strategy! We also talk about what we've been playing recently including Rap Godz, Paper Tails, and Wayfinders! Sun, 29 June 2020 12:05:00 GMT 41:19 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, liberation of rietburg, kosmos, rap godz, paper tails, wayfinders rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar meet with the Yuan-Ti to figure out what's going at Oval. Sun, 5 July 2020 12:05:00 GMT 56:59 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we review the 2-8 players set collection game Antiquity Quest! Grab different kinds of collections of antiquities and treasures and get the most points! We also talk about what we've been playing including Res Arcana and Isle of Cats! Sun, 12 July 2020 12:05:00 GMT 50:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Grandpa Beck Games, Antiquity Quest, Isle of Cats, Res Arcana rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar try to make up for their mistakes. Sun, 14 July 2020 12:05:00 GMT 43:34 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar try to infiltrate the oval. Sun, 19 July 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:10:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi try to solve the puzzle of the ever quizzical town of Oval. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 27 July 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:08:39 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, Justice For All rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we review not one but TWO great Stonemaier Games expansions, Between Two Cities: Capitals and Wingspan: European Expansion! Both are affordable and seemless additions, but are necessary? Find out in our latest episode! Sun, 2 Aug 2020 12:05:00 GMT 38:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Stonemaier Games, Between Two Cities, Capitals, Wingspan, European Expansion rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar begin to unravel the mystery of Oval. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Additional Music by Healing Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luo6WHryy9E Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Tue, 4 Aug 2020 12:05:00 GMT 49:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar get to see behind the veil. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 9 Aug 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:09:19 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar fight for their lives and the lives of the oval. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:05:00 GMT 39:42 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast We take a look back at what happened in Justice For All?! What was missed, what worked, leveling up, and a sneak peek at Season 2, Hell Is Going To Hell! Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Theme Music by MrSnooze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTm-WFM0v-g Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 23 Aug 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:24:40 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, justice for all rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about the games that make Tasty Minstrel Games great. Sun, 30 Aug 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:08:53 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Tasty Minstrel Games rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Let the pieces fall as we talk about games with polyominoes (polyominos?) Sun, 6 Sept 2020 12:05:00 GMT 47:11 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, polyomino rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Listen in as we gush about the Deep Water Games' catalog. Then, get their games. Seriously, get them now. Go! What are you waiting for? Sun, 13 Sept 2020 12:05:00 GMT 48:44 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Deep Water Games rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk about a bunch of games we've been playing lately, why are game room is FINALLY back, and the future of the MFGCast. Sun, 20 Sept 2020 12:05:00 GMT 44:29 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Since 2012, we've grown. Through board gaming, podcasting and more, we've grown. Join us as we talk about how we've grown and what we've been playing lately. Sun, 27 Sept 2020 12:05:00 GMT 36:52 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In the second campaign for Selenar and Kravoi, our heroes try to survive a hell race. Sun, 4 Oct 2020 12:05:00 GMT 56:20 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Will Selenar and Kravoi win the race in hell? Will they even survive the race? Sun, 11 Oct 2020 12:05:00 GMT 46:23 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast After the Hell Race Selenar and Kravoi reunite with Morrigan and meet Rkteman, Queen Flupnealea's brother. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 18 Oct 2020 12:05:00 GMT 53:33 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they talk about Haunticulture, the amazing companion in the world of the award winning Ghostel by Tinkerbot Games. Back it on Kickstarter now!: http://kck.st/3dMr55o Sun, 25 Oct 2020 12:05:00 GMT 34:26 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Tinkerbot Games, Haunticulture, Bevan Clatworthy rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi figure out how to proceed in hell as they get glances into possible presents and futures. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 1 Nov 2020 12:05:00 GMT 53:42 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar find a new squishy friend. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 8 Nov 2020 12:05:00 GMT 49:44 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi and Selenar find some justice in hell. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:06:25 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The puzzle of Hell has eluded Kravoi and Selenar. Will one more puzzle be the end of them? Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:07:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This year has been a trash fire, but why can't we lighten it up with some great gift giving to our loved ones. Join us as we give you those recommendations in different categories to help give those gifts to enjoy the holiday season. Sun, 29 Nov 2020 12:05:00 GMT 55:45 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Hell is actually going to hell. Join us, won't you? Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 6 Dec 2020 12:05:00 GMT 1:14:04 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Our adventures have the honor of meeting Asmodeus, ruler of the Nine Hells. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Mon, 14 Dec 2020 11:05:00 GMT 48:13 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Check out our review of the fun pyramid abstract game from Looney Labs, Nomids! Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:05:00 GMT 31:07 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Looney Labs, Nomids, Pyramid Arcade rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Will Selenar and Kravoi escape hell? What comes after hell? Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 20 Dec 2020 11:05:00 GMT 31:47 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast When Selenar and Kravoi get stripped of their belongings and find themselves on a strange boat, what remains? Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:05:00 GMT 53:46 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast When you get games for the holidays, do you play them right away? Or do you wait until you play your unplayed games? Or do you just play your favorites? Join us as we talk about what we do with our gifts and what we've been playing recently. Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:05:00 GMT 35:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Can Martin, Kravoi and Selenar find a way to get along? Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:05:00 GMT 35:50 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast In this board game edition of the MFGCast, we review the MOBA based board game Battle For Biternia by Stone Circle Games. Mon, 25 Jan 2021 7:05:00 GMT 37:09 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as we talk to Ian Zang about his life of teaching, training, board game developing and designing! We also talk about Kingdoms of the Deep, his new game published by Galatic Raptor, on Kickstarter now! Wed, 27 Jan 2021 7:05:00 GMT 48:26 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast The gang has some drinks with Martin and their compatriots, and looks for more answers. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sat, 31 Jan 2021 11:05:00 GMT 44:27 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as we talk about My City from Reiner Knizia! This highly regarded game by Kosmos has caught the eyes of many people, but what does the MFGCast think? Tune in to find out! Sun, 7 Feb 2021 7:05:00 GMT 26:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Kosmos, Thames and Kosmos, My City, Reiner Knizia rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they take a look down memory lane and reminisce about how the podcast has evolved. Plus they talk about what they've been playing recently including The King is Dead, Lords of Waterdeep, etc. Sun, 14 Feb 2021 7:05:00 GMT 55:02 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi is apprised of a new career path. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:05:00 GMT 31:46 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join Traci and Kurt as they talk to Sara Perry about her first game on Kickstarter, Gift of Tulips! This area influence game is beautiful and has tons of strategy. But will it stay in our collection? Listen to the our review after to find out! Sun, 1 Mar 2021 7:05:00 GMT 46:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, weird giraffe games, sara perry, gift of tulips rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Kravoi finds out that being "Temp Death" isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Mon, 8 Mar 2021 7:05:00 GMT 32:27 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Did you ever want to build dinosaurs with your family? Now you can with Dinos Not Assembled! This game by Alice Davis and her son Dawson Kemper makes for a fun family game night. Find out what this game is truly all about here! Sun, 14 Mar 2021 7:05:00 GMT 26:00 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Thing 12 Games, Alice Davis, Dinos Not Assembled, Family Game Night rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi are pulled in by a jaunty tune. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 21 Mar 2021 7:05:00 GMT 31:16 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast This week we bring you not one but two reviews! We talk about the ever jazzy Big Easy Busking and the Wild Westy Tumble Town. These two give you lots of different gameplay and choices, but what did we think of both of these games from Weird Giraffe Games?! Listen and find out! Mon, 29 Mar 2021 1:05:00 GMT 50:10 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Weird Giraffe Games, Tumble Town, Kevin Russ, Joshua Mills, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi try to figure out how to defeat an evil music teacher. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 4 Apr 2021 7:05:00 GMT 1:09:39 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Dragons...majestic, regal, beautiful. But when they're grouped in a bunch...magic. Check out our review of Seven Dragons...and then maybe go grab a copy? ;) Sun, 11 Apr 2021 12:05:00 GMT 40:22 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, Looney Labs, Seven Dragons, Andrew Looney, Larry Elmore rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Selenar and Kravoi are rewarded and thanked for their heroism in the town of Lust. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 19 Apr 2021 7:05:00 GMT 41:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Sometimes even battle hardened heroes have heart moments. Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 25 Apr 2021 7:05:00 GMT 46:44 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast So...I'm an idiot. I left out the part when Selinar got atuned to the necrotic wraps. Instead of trying to force the episode in between episodes two and three, here ya go! I swear...it won't happen again! Music and Sound Effects by Battlebards Selenar Ularyen (John Haremza/Legends of Tabletop) Kravoi Foodchaser Nolakavea (John Neary) GM (Kurt Aumueller) Sun, 2 May 2021 7:05:00 GMT 1:19:15 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, dungeons and dragons, 5E, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes MFGCast Join us as we talk to Erik Yurko (What's Eric Playing?, Late Night Table Talk) about his passion for board gaming and what it entails. This episode was recorded earlier this year. Thanks for listening! Sun, 9 May 2021 12:05:00 GMT 42:37 MFGCast, games, gaming, pop culture, board games, role playing games, media, board game, RPG, designer, now playing, whats eric playing, late night table talk, passion, pop culture rick@mfgcast.com; kurt@mfgcast.comyes