In this episode of the Let’s Level Up podcast Rick talks with Hunter from WeaponsGrade Tabletop. Together they talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a gaming themed youtube channel, what it feels like to get a thumbs down, and games that you need to own.
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Hey Gang,
Wanted to showcase a future channel review that we having coming up. This game is Deck Around and it is developed by Chris Lesinski. I have had the chance to talk to Chris about this game while getting things ready for our official review and I have to say that I really like the concept. Essentially Deck Around is a party game where you mash up Balderdash with Urban Dictionary.
My worry with this game and more about this in our official review is that there is always a shelf life with these kind of party games, where you just know the content to well for it to be a challenge anymore. At the same time I don’t ever think party games are about winning or losing, it is about cutting back with friends and family and having a great time. Deck Around seems like a great way to kick back and have a blast.
From the campaign:
Watch the video above to find out how to play. Here’s a quick description for if you can’t hear or something:
You’ll get a deck full of slang terms — words like twerking or Dutch oven — but more obscure. You pick a random one and everyone writes a made up but convincing definition for the word and anonymously hands it in.
One person reads all the definitions aloud, including the actual definition of the word, which is randomly mixed in.
Everyone guesses which definition is the real one. They usually fall for someone else’s bullshit definition.
In this episode of the LLU podcast Ricky talks to Bill from Waning Gibbous Games. This discussion includes what it was like developing a game like Larceny, why they decided to crowd fund through Kickstarter, and what is happening now that the game has been funded. You can follow William and the rest of Waning Gibbous Games on their Facebook or twitter pages.
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Rick is joined by Joe Sweeney, of StoryWeaver Games. Together they talk about role playing games, what it’s like to be a gaming publisher, breaking into the gaming business, and how to help the bush fires in Australia.
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Let’s Level Up provides gaming tutorials, reviews, and play sessions. In episode 1 of the podcast Rick lays out our mission statement to subscribers.
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You may have noticed the lack of Kickstarter spotlights in the past couple weeks, the reason for that is a bit complicated but it comes down to a few factors.
I have looked for a few hours here or there but haven’t found any KS campaigns that have really ‘WOWED’ me. I am not saying they aren’t out there and I would be more than happy to get recommendations as to which ones to look at. I don’t want to have a weekly piece on the site when I would, potentially, forced to pick the best worst game that is out there currently. That is not something I want to do, and not something I will ever subject you to reading.
I have had an insanely busy work load the past few weeks that has distracted me a bit from this page, sorry, I will definitely try to keep things updated better. Our Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter pages are getting content every few days – sometimes I forget – sorry. I want to be able to provide a seamless experience between all of the social platforms while still being able to create meaningful content.
In recent weeks you may have felt a great disturbance in the force, like the sound of $122,874 being raised at the promise of a neat game where Cthulhu meets Monopoly only to have the publisher mismanage the funds to the point where the project has been scrapped. Yes that’s right, The Doom That Came to Atlantic City’s kickstarter campaign has been abruptly cancelled after the publishing company The Forking Path essentially blew all of the money.
It is important to note that the actual game designers Keith Baker and Lee Moyer are not at fault, they simply created the game and do not have the resources to publish the game – essentially print the game, create the figures, and package everything for the shelf. This was actually the pair’s second at bat with this game, it was first to be published by Z-Man Games, although it was cancelled due to some internal reorganization at Z-Man. It is my opinion that Erik Chevalier the man running things at The Forking Path is directly responsible for the funds and the eventual cancellation of the project, only after the designers pursued legal council and forced TFP to come clean on the state of the project. The game has also had its share of legal problems for looking and playing a little too much like Monopoly. There is actually a really long thread about the entire history of this project that tends to paint Erik in a very negative light, probably rightfully so. Check it out here.
That being said, I am a little leery to recommend games that are not a sure thing. I will say that there will be more spotlights because I am passionate enough about gaming to not let this one Jaws moment scare me out of the water completely. I only want to do my homework on the designer / publisher of a project before I jump into bed – or worse get someone else to – on a project because it has shiny minis.