RPG Review Board
RPG Review Board
RPG Review Board
When President Ulysses S. Grant formed the Department of Justice in 1870, he made special provision for a bar of review regarding the new pass-time sweeping across the land: role-playing games. This bar was meant to establish a standard of quality to ensure that “neckbeards, dorks, geeks, quiet bookish girls, and Guys Who Are Way Into Anime, If You Know What I Mean” were not adversely affected by poorly drafted rule sets and incomprehensible lore dumps. In a nation still attempting to heal from the wounds of the Civil War, it was sadly necessary. Today, the RPG Review Board continues that proud tradition. Gamers can rely on the Board’s judgments, knowing that any game recommended by that august body has passed rigorous standards of fun-evaluation and only the most exacting tests for rules balance and accuracy.
Episode 24: Year In Review
The RPG Review Board Podcast celebrates their first year of production! In honor of this historic event, we turn the tables and give our gift to you, dear listener: an episode a few days earlier than expected. In this episode, the judges take a look back on the games they reviewed and the times they have shared with commentary about the good, the bad, and the grappled.
Aug 13, 2022
57 min
Episode 23: In Chambers – Edition Wars
My game can beat up your game! New editions of RPG systems are inevitable, but they don't have to cause heartache. Judges Case and Adam dive into the whos, hows, and whys of RPG editions and rules updates in this episode.
Aug 1, 2022
35 min
Episode 22: Star Wars 30th Anniversary Edition
Long, long ago in a decade far, far away, there was a different Star Wars and an RPG set in that very different galaxy. A galaxy where you could feel the Force. Stop sniggering! This is a family show.
Jul 15, 2022
1 hr 6 min
Episode 21: In Chambers – Player Perspective
Sir, the players are revolting! They're always revolting, but this time they're taking over the microphones! Perpetual players Trey and Heidi talk about what it's like to review RPGs from a player's perspective.
Jul 1, 2022
37 min
Episode 20: Castles and Crusades
Revenge of the ampersand! Our judges take on a fantasy RPG with roots in many editions of the great grand-daddy of games that put words together with this funny little thingy in between. Are the judges amused? Entertained? Shaken, not stirred? Give a listen.
Jun 15, 2022
1 hr 5 min
Episode 19: In Chambers – Gen Con 2022
Judges Adam and Nathan talk about Gen Con 2022. They review what they are attending, and what they are looking forward to at this year's convention. More Megagames. More board games. More RPGs. More rules for grappling.
Jun 1, 2022
33 min
Episode 18: Atomic Highway
Let's talk mutants in a blasted nuclear wasteland! No, let's talk Mad Max biker gangs in
May 15, 2022
57 min
Episode 17: In Chambers – RPG Beginnings 2
We return to memory lane, this time with Trey and Nathan. They discuss how they got started in the hobby and reminisce about the environment, culture, timelines, and games they experienced early in their gaming career.
May 1, 2022
28 min
Episode 16: The Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition
Open the Cryo-Tubes! Behold a game frozen in time! Join the judges as they examine a game from the early history of the hobby returned to life in the modern world.
Apr 15, 2022
58 min
Episode 15: In Chambers – Fantasy in RPGs
Our most self-important judges talk about why modern and science fiction settings for RPGs play a distant second fiddle to the fantasy genre. Come for the five-dollar words, stay for the obscure references.
Apr 1, 2022
30 min
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