The Summer slump is having a chilling effect on our board game time, so we take the opportunity to sample some TTRPGs. Mark checks out Free RPG day and Daniel tries his hand at solo journaling. Having cracked into the souls-like genre with Another Crab’s Treasure, we continue to explore some other games before our skills become tarnished.

Games Discussed

• News: Nintendo Direct, New Core Books for Dungeons & Dragons, Five Parsecs from Home - Tactics, Free RPG Day
• Video Games: Elden Ring, Lords of the Fallen, Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown, Unicorn Overlord, Rogue Trader
• Board Games: Bullet
• TTRPGS: City of Mist, The Portal at Hill House

Further Reading

Out on the Shelves Library:
https://linktr.ee/out_on_the_shelves

Five Parsecs from Home:
https://modiphius.net/pages/five-parsecs

The Portal at Hill House:
https://presspotgames.itch.io/the-portal-at-hill-house

Check out Jamie Daggers’ miniature painting.

Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/jmF3ABMr4B4.

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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Featured Game

A Feast for Odin

Time to raise some shell and take out the trash! This episode’s featured game is Another Crab’s Treasure, the souls-like platformer from Aggro Crab Games. We discuss accessibility, the types of friction in the genre and combating crabiness.

The podcast version is available on your podcatcher of choice including Apple and Spotify.

Further Reading

Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.

Check out the video version of the podcast at

We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Featured Game

• A Feast for Odin

It’s the playlist for June 12th. On this week’s playlist we discuss Summer Game Fest Announcements and the latest Kickstarters we’re excited for. Daniel celebrates hot crab summer and Mark tries his hand at miniature painting.

Games Discussed

• Video Games: Tenjutsu, Alan Wake 2: Night Springs, Crab God, Live A Live, Unicorn Overlord, Rack & Slay
• Board Games: Nawalli Kickstarter, Unstoppable! Kickstarter, Battle Spirit Saga, Kutna Hora
• TTRPGS: Cyberpunk RED: Combat Zone Kickstarter, Mutant Year Zero: Zone Wars, Stormlight Archive RPG Kickstarter, City of Mist

Further Reading

Check out Jamie Daggers’ miniature painting.

Check out the video version of the podcast at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

Follow Daniel at https://linktr.ee/boardgamefeast

Follow Mark at https://instagram.com/omnigamermark

Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Featured Game

Another Crab's Treasure

Grab your shovel, this episode we’re digging into The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls, the card-based adaptation of the classic rogue-like video game. We discuss how it translates from screen to table, what it means to take inspiration from Magic the Gathering, and how it functions as a customizable game engine.

The podcast version is available on your podcatcher of choice including Apple and Spotify.

Further Reading

Join the Club at https://www.omnigamers.club.

Check out the video version of the podcast at

We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

The Video Game Industry Does Not Exist (free e-book)
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5572/The-Videogame-Industry-Does-Not-ExistWhy-We-Should

Follow Daniel at https://linktr.ee/boardgamefeast

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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Featured Game

• Another Crab’s Treasure

It’s the playlist for May 29th. We discuss the games we’ve been playing, and industry news including Video Games, Board Games, TTRPGS, and for the first time, Wargames.

Games Discussed

• Video Games: Another Crabs Treasure, Hades 2, Children of Morta, Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, Hellblade Senua’s Sacrifice, Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader
• Board Games: Darwin’s Journey
• TTRPGS/Wargames: Five Parsecs from Home, Adventure Wargames, One Page Rules, Core Space

Further Reading

Puppets in High Places Kickstarter
http://kck.st/3yAEsE5

Children of Morta Kickstarter
http://kck.st/3JRMT0f

Check out the video version of the podcast at https://youtu.be/bJBzq4c0duI

We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

Follow Daniel at https://linktr.ee/boardgamefeast

Follow Mark at https://instagram.com/omnigamermark

Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Featured Game

The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls

This episode we’re showcasing a double feature of Indie games with cozy puzzler Botany Manor and stop-motion sci-fi adventure Harold Halibut. We discuss the role of puzzles and narrative in games, and debate the very definition of games as interactive media, artform or Disneyland ride.

Further Reading

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/q8EnOnTwUKY

We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

The Video Game Industry Does Not Exist (free e-book)
https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5572/The-Videogame-Industry-Does-Not-ExistWhy-We-Should

Follow Daniel at https://linktr.ee/boardgamefeast

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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Episode

• The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls

It’s the playlist for May 15th, where we discuss all the other games we’ve been playing, industry news and other topics, including the Las Vegas arcade scene, Dragon’s Dogma anime and Microsoft closing several game studios.

Games Discussed

• Video Games: Final Fantasy Tactics, Hades 2, Hydroneer
• Board Games: Fallout Shelter The Board Game
• TTRPGS: Rogue Zone

Further Reading

Rogue Zone RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/475483/Rogue-Zone

We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Featured Game
Botany Manor/Harold Halibut

This episode we’re jetting off to Japan, or at least we will be as soon as we’re done planning the perfect itinerary. Game designer Amanda Vallerand joins us to talk about Lets Go! To Japan, the board game about preparing and executing your dream vacation. We discuss flavour text, player expression through storytelling and where we’d like to Let’s Go! Next.

Further Reading

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-Nr8EyuQ2kE

Follow Amanda’s blog https://subsurfacegames.ca/

Sign up to be notified of Puppets in High Places’ Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/subsurfacegames/puppets-in-high-places

TTRPG Itch.io bundle https://itch.io/b/2383/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-west-virginia

We’re trying out a new video format for more ways to join the club. You can subscribe to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLsn5Z6qFhBDdMFmkhuAwA

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Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Next Episode

• Botany Manor
• Harold Halibut