Vox Republica: Podcast Of The Cardboard Republic

Episode 027: Hosting a Game Night Length: 20:17 Subscribe to Show Link:   Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. We start off this week talking briefly about our January Indie Spotlight game, Empires of Zidal, and what makes it so interesting. Then, Erin provides a number of very handy common sense tricks and tips for when you're hosting game nights, ensuring that you and your guests will enjoy themselves even more! And finally, we talk about some of this week's gaming-related news, including a couple big happenings in the world of Magic: the Gathering, and a pair of Kickstarters that have been making some waves.   We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek.   Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.

Episode 026: Con Survival Tips Length: 26:29 Subscribe to Show Link:    Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! We’re back at posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode will be about 20 - 30 minutes long. Ryan LaFlamme is back this week, and we’re discussing tips and tricks to get you through the convention season. Cons are fun, but they aren’t without their own set of challenges.   We’d love to hear from you! Please leave feedback in our forums, or via email at podcast@cardboardrepublic.com. You can also reach me on Twitter or BoardGameGeek.   Audio Credits: Intro music track is "8-Bit Brawl" by DJ Cutman featuring S&CO., used with permission.

Episode 025: 2013 In Review Length: 1:48:05 Subscribe to Show Link:    Welcome back to Vox Republica, the Cardboard Republic Podcast! Also, we're doing a donation drive from now until January 9th to help fund the site. Every donation of $3 or more will be entered into a contest to win a copy of our December game Eons! You can read our post about keeping the lights on here. Now, normally we posting new episodes every Thursday, and each episode is about 20 - 30 minutes long...except for this week.  Ryan and Dave join me this week to discuss everything noteworthy from the last year in gaming. This includes wonderful new games, of course, but also conventions, dice, designers, and more. Given the amount of material, this show is longer than most. Don’t worry - we’ll be back to our half hour format next week.   Here’s a summary of the Ryan’s and Dave’s topics: 10 - Increasing Number of Gamers in Pop Culture 9 - Increasing Diversity in Gaming 8 - Thanks for Supporting Us! 7 - What We’ve Learned From Convention Time