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The State of Games, Episode 73 – The One About Tales of Gaming Terror
The air is crisp, the leaves are turning colors, and all the spooks and specters are coming out to play. In other words, it’s the greatest time of the year! We love our spooky stuff at Dice Hate Me,...
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The State of Games, Episode 74 – The One About Salt and Sea
“Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear...
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The State of Games, Episode 75: The One About BGGCon 2014
Conventions are our bread and butter. These gatherings of geeks allow us to not only game and experience things that might pass us by a home, but also allow us to meet and greet an amazing variety of...
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The State of Games, Ep. 76: The One About the Fireside
So, what to do – it’s the holiday season and we don’t want to be lost in the hubbub of every other podcast talking about games for the family gathered around the Christmas table. Then the bright idea...
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The State of Games, Ep. 77: The One About The Games of 2014
It’s a New Year, and you know what that means – new games!!!!!! From that, you probably think that this podcast is all about those cool games you can look forward to, but since you’re smart and read...
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The State of Games, Ep. 78: The One About Following the Rules
Welcome to 2015 – the dawn of a new age for Dice Hate Me and The State of Games. Some things will remain the same on the podcast, but we’re also going to be experimenting with some new things. It’s...
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The State of Games, Episode 79: The One About Unpub 5
Many of you faithful listeners know that Dice Hate Me has been a proud supporter of the Unpub Network since 2011, helping to bring awareness of an awesome playtesting community that has helped many...
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The State of Games, Ep. 80: The One About Some Business & Baseball
To everything, turn, turn turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn… and a time for every podcast to make alterations. This podcast is all about those changes that can occur over the life of an entity,...
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The State of Games, Ep. 81: The One About Unpopular Mechanics
Some State of Games podcasts are influenced by the whimsy of the industry and some are just filled with our own internal discussions. This one has it all. From TC’s struggle with overused mechanics in...
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The State of Games, Ep. 82: The One About Going Digital
There are certain State of Games where we have discuss and debate what topic to choose, and then pour blood, sweat and tears into the show outlines. Thankfully, this episode wasn’t one of those times....
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The State of Games, Ep. 83: The One About the Nature of Fun
Some podcasts are random, and then some podcasts are random. The one you’re about to listen to is definitely of the latter ilk. It was a lot of fun, but all you dear listeners need to keep one thing in...
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The State of Games, Ep. 84: The One About Ever-Expanding Games
Everyone has a favorite game, and, with that, the desire for that game to deliver more than just what’s inside the box. That’s where expansions come in. Some love them, some ignore them, but no matter...
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The State of Games, Ep. 85: The One About Gaming Potpourri
We typically like to keep our format pretty consistent on The State of Games, but from time to time we have so much to talk about that we just have to throw convention out the window. Speaking of...
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The State of Games, Ep. 86: The One About Origins 2015
For the past four years, I’ve had the pleasure of hosting a booth for Dice Hate Me Games at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio. During that time I’ve learned a lot, met many wonderful people, and...
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The State of Games, Ep. 87 – The One About Growing New Gamers
One of the many benefits of our recent survey was to ask listeners what they’d really like for us to talk about, and plenty of you requested tips for getting new gamers into the hobby. We’ve responded...
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The State of Games, Ep. 88 – The One About Do-Overs
If there’s one thing we like to do on The State of Games, it’s be timely, and we aim to please once again. Since New Bedford is set to relaunch on July 21st, we asked designer Nat Levan to join us for...
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The State of Games, Ep. 89 – The One About So Here’s The Thing
We weren’t even supposed to be here today. We all blame TC; he just wanted to quickly talk about a few random things on his mind. As is our custom, though, a few quick, random things turned into an...
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The State of Games, Ep. 90 – The One About GenCon 2015
Let me tell you, organizing a podcast with four incredibly busy hosts that live in four different states is often crazy difficult; throw in some sickness a week after a major convention and you’ve got...
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The State of Games, Ep. 91 – The One About We Can Do Whatever We Want
Remember what I was saying last podcast about it being nearly-impossible to schedule a podcast with four incredibly busy hosts and a lot of sickness? I should have knocked on wood. Just when it seemed...
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The State of Games, Ep. 92 – The One About Taking Care of Business
We typically do a good job of podcasting via Skype, but the best results come from when we are all in person. Thankfully we had the opportunity while taking care of business in St. Louis this past...
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