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MFGCast: What’s New Pussycat?

MFGCast: What’s New Pussycat?

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...

MFGCast: Family Holiday Gaming with Mayday Games

MFGCast: Family Holiday Gaming with Mayday Games

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...

MFGCast: Games that take up all of your time

MFGCast: Games that take up all of your time

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...

MFGCast: Game Budgeting

MFGCast: Game Budgeting

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...

MFGCast: Haunt the House

MFGCast: Haunt the House

                       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 Gaming where ghosts are scaring Ghost Hunters out of a haunted house. Using scares...

An MFGCast Review of Macroscope

An MFGCast Review of Macroscope

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...

MFGCast: Hell hath no fury like a God scorned

MFGCast: Hell hath no fury like a God scorned

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...

MFGCast: Where the furniture comes to life!

MFGCast: Where the furniture comes to life!

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...

MFGCast: 2017 Board Game Draft

MFGCast: 2017 Board Game Draft

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...

MFGCast: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em

MFGCast: Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em

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...

MFGCast: Steampunk Skies

MFGCast: Steampunk Skies

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...

MFGCast: Inside an Aboleth

MFGCast: Inside an Aboleth

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...

MFGCast: Archmage Origins

MFGCast: Archmage Origins

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...

Sinking a birdie with Fairway 3 Games

Sinking a birdie with Fairway 3 Games

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,...

An MFGCast Review of Nerdy Inventions

An MFGCast Review of Nerdy Inventions

                            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!...

An MFGCast Interview with Patrick O’Rourke

An MFGCast Interview with Patrick O’Rourke

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...

MFGCast: Noisy Person Cards at Con of the North

MFGCast: Noisy Person Cards at Con of the North

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...

MFGCast: Con Talk and Obsession

MFGCast: Con Talk and Obsession

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...

MFGCast Fantasy Improv: Something’s Fishy

MFGCast Fantasy Improv: Something’s Fishy

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...

An MFGCast Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister

An MFGCast Designer Spotlight: Alexander Pfister

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...

MFGCast: The Evolution of Deck Building Games

MFGCast: The Evolution of Deck Building Games

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...

MFGCast: Aesthetics in Gaming

MFGCast: Aesthetics in Gaming

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...

MFGCast: Storytelling Board Games

MFGCast: Storytelling Board Games

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...