Tabletop Throwdown
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Tabletop Throwdown
Tabletop Throwdown S2E3—Dungeon Crawling Melonfarmers w/Nick Medinger
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Our first guest of the season joins us this week- Nick Medinger from Renegade Games! Yes, we talk a bit about Dungeon Crawler Carl and other TTRPGs that Renegade publishes, a tangent involving cult classic film Repo Man goes on waaaay too long, and Mike subjects everyone to a walkthrough of the main grounds of the Geneva Grand Resort, home of Gary Con.
This weeks episode is sponsored by Hell of a Deal- go back this killer co-op poker game on Kickstarter now: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/smirkanddagger/hell-of-a-deal?ref=9g53jc
Chapters
01:05 Introducing the first guest of the season
02:50 AI disclaimer
04:25 Nerdy Obsessions and Collecting
05:50 Nick's Journey in the Gaming Industry
09:50 Surprising Successes in Game Development
11:31 Reviving Classic Games
14:09 The Evolution of Board Games
21:06 Game Night Favorites
23:34 Star Wars Board Games
26:11 The Legacy of Star Wars Games
28:49 Dungeon Crawler Carl
31:06 Behind the Scenes of Game Production
34:37 Shrink-Wrapping Adventures
42:40 When was the last time these guys RPG'd?
44:07 Gary Con walkthrough
01:04:23 Can't stop talking about Repo Man
01:08:53 Convention Stories and Logistics Challenges
01:11:55 The Perils of Shipping Board Games
01:14:10 Game Frustrations and Memorable Experiences
01:26:08 THE Star Wars question
#dungeoncrawlercarl
#dungeonsanddragons
#renegade
#repoman
Music by Ulterior Motif and a smattering of Sousa
Thumbnail photo by Sean Brown
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