Category Archives: Tournaments

#30 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Holy Wars

Posted by Troy

This episode Ty and “the intern” recap their adventure filled weekend at the Holy Wars Age of Sigmar event. The guys revisit Xia which recently got back to the table. In the “Play it or Slay It” review they discuss Games Workshop’s themed army dice and define the term #dickdice.

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Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)

Holy Wars Age of Sigmar Narrative Event
Xia: Legends of a Drift System
Critical Role
Icarus
Expanse RPG
ARMIES & LEGIONS & HORDES by Dave Taylor
MAMS Patreon

Upcoming Events

Adepticon 2019 – Mar 27th -31st
Brewcity Brawl 2019 – May 17-19
Nexus – May 30 – June 2
Origins – June 12 -16
Gen Con – Aug 1 – 4

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#25 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Ministomp Interview

Nov 18

Posted by Troy

We’re back and we’ve been busy. This episode we cover our visits to Essen Spiel, DragonFall, Holy Havoc and GameholeCon. We also have a conversation with the incomparable Landmine from Ministomp and discuss the greatness of the miniature gaming community, hobby projects, and of course beer. Finally, we have a Play it or Slay it/Resurrection review of The Resistance.

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Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)

Ministomp.com @ministomp on twitter
Orbis
Photosynthesis
Spirit Island
Spiel ‘18 in Essen Germany – Ty’s trip with Anvil 8
Dragonfall
Holy Havoc
Gamehole Con
D&D – Arts & Arcana
Name of the Wind
Hagglethorn Hollow Kickstarter
The Resistance

Upcoming Events

Board Game with Beverages Nov 30 Milwaukee WI
Midwinter Gaming Convention – Jan 10th – 13th, 2019
Adepticon 2019 – Mar 27th -31st
Brewcity Brawl 2019 – May 17-19

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#21 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Gen Con Champions

Aug 19

Posted by Troy

Another Gen Con has come and gone. The guys recall their adventures at the greatest four days of gaming and review a few of the games they played there: Reef, Tiny Epic Zombies, Shogunate and many others. In “Play it or Slay It” this time they review the new Age of Sigmar themed TCG released at Gen Con, Warhammer: Champions.

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Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)

Wrath & Glory
Reef
Tiny Epic Zombies
Kids on Bikes
Outbreak Undead 2E
Shogunate
Race for the Galaxy
Tags
Expanse RPG
Trogdor the Boardgame
Witchborn
Frostgrave
Resident Evil Boardgame
Ashes of Creation
- The Ashen Herald
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Champions

Upcoming Events

Chaos GT Oct 6-7 Huntsville AL
FlatCon October 12-14 Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL
RockCon Oct 19-21
Dragonfall – Oct 19-21 Elmhurst, Ill
Essen Oct 25-28
Holy Havoc – Nov 2-4th
GameholeCon Nov 8-11

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Tags: Age Of Sigmar, Boardgames, boardgaming, D&D, Frostgrave, Gaming, Gen Con, GenCon, Kickstarter, Kids on Bikes, miniature games, Podcast, Reef, Shogunate, Tiny Epic Zombies, Warhammer Champions, Wrath and Glory

#20 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Gen Con 51 Prepisode

Jul 26

Posted by Troy

It’s time for the annual Gen Con Prepisode! The guys preview some of the new games they will be looking to check out at this year’s Gen Con and provide some tips and tricks to navigating the best four days of gaming with 60,000 other people. But that’s not all. This episode Ty also recaps his adventures playing AoS at Midwest Meltdown.

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Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)

Galaxy Trucker
Flamme Rouge – Peloton
Adeptus Titanicus
ABCs of D&D, 123s of D&D
#DrakeGate18 Twitter Thread

Gen Con 2018 Things to Check out

Transformers CCG
Warhammer 40,000: Heroes of Black Reach
Robotech: Attack on the SDF-1
Kick-Ass: The Board Game
Forbidden Sky
My Little Scythe
Wrath & Glory
The Witcher RPG
Warhammer 4e RPG
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition
Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition Core Book
Detective: A Modern Crime Board Game
Reef
Kingdomino: Age of Giants
Scythe: Rise of Fenris
Tiny Epic Zombies
Kitchen Rush
The Big Score
Neon Gods
Kids on Bikes
Outbreak Undead 2E
Terraforming Mars: Prelude
Chronicles of Crime –
Clank!: The Mummy’s Curse –
Blue Lagoon
Choose Your Own Adventure: House of Danger
Pantone: The Game
Pandemic: 10th Anniversary
Oxna Bears All/Aetherium Rhommox

Gen Con Featured Artist – Alayna Danner

Sun King Brewery – Everlasting Gamer

Upcoming Events

GenCon Aug 2-5
FlatCon October 12-14, 2018, Interstate Center, Bloomington, IL
RockCon Oct 19-21
Dragonfall – Oct 19-21 Elmhurst, Ill
Essen Oct 25-28
Holy Havoc – Nov 2-4th
GameholeCon Nov 8-11

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Tags: Age Of Sigmar, Boardgames, boardgaming, D&D, Flamme Rouge, Gaming, Gen Con, GenCon, Kickstarter, Magic, Magic the Gathering, miniature games, Podcast, Scythe

#17 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Rising Sun Vampire Brew

Jun 13

Posted by Troy

This episode the trio review Rising Sun, Ty recalls his adventures at NashCon, and the guys assess progress on their gaming/hobby goals for the year. They also take a look at the miniatures boardgame Vampire Hunters and in the Play It or Slay It segment review the Brew Crafters Card Game.

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Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)

Rising Sun
Order of the Vampire Hunters
Gloomhaven
Exit: The Secret Lab
King Domino
T.I.M.E. Stories – Lumen Fidei
Cthulhu: Death May Die
Kids on Bikes
Ultimate Gaming Table
Brew Crafters Card Game

AoS Shorts – Tournament Calendar

Upcoming Events

Origins – June 13-17 Columbus Ohio
Coalescence – June 23
Midwest Meltdown – July 21-22
GenCon Aug 2-5
RockCon Oct 19-21
GameholeCon Nov 8-11

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Tags: Age Of Sigmar, Boardgames, D&D, Gaming, Kickstarter, miniature games, Order of the Vampire Hunters, Podcast, Rising Sun

#16 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Brew City Brawl

May 13

Posted by Troy

The guys discuss their experiences at the inaugural Brew City Brawl Age of Sigmar GT and sportsmanship in competitive wargaming. Besides covering what they’ve been playing, building and buying, Ty and Troy talk about what they’ve been reading in the BoD Library segment and Josh shares what he’s been watching. Finally in ‘Play It or Slay It’ they review Unlock.