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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share news of the business separation between Dice Hate Me and Greater Than Games, why it happened, and what’s in store for the future of Dice Hate Me Games as a wholly-independent publishing house, again. All this, plus Compounded news,  horse and moped racing, subway construction, Golem, the upcoming Unpublished Games Festival, gaming with the kids, French Toast, and more!  ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this extended episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share experiences from one of their favorite gaming conventions, PrezCon, and then discuss what makes a con great, what they hate, and play a little Marry, Fling, Kill. All this, plus straight talk about Gen Con housing, 7th Continent, trading &amp; negotiating in the Elysian Quadrant, fishing in Nusfjord, Fireball Island news, Charterstone, totally breaking an Unlock, the ION Award, Smile, Carnies &amp; more! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC revisit the topic of board game expansions – whether they’re necessary, which game lines have jumped the shark, and which are absolute essentials. All this, plus more one hour wonder action in Welcome to Centerville &amp; Pioneers, vehicular Matchbox car mayhem, busting Cthulhu in Arkham Horror, secret designer beach weekend,  Time Barons, Psycho Raiders, Powerships, and other weirdness!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC talk about those wondrous gems that hit a super sweet spot in about an hour, and some of the magic behind their designs.  All this, plus the Louder d20 challenge, fun at Camp Launius, Chronicles of Crime and lots of dead cats, a giveaway contest for the Endeavor reprint, what really grinds our gears, Otys, Nautilus Traps, Fog of Love, Maastricht, camels, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC look back on the year that was and share their awards for favorite games published last year - and even some discoveries that came out before 2017! All this, plus Ethan Louder’s choice for Family Game of the Year, lots of space things, dinosaurs, horse racing, thieves, Fireball Island, Bob Ross, The Thing, Battle for Rokugan, Downforce, samurais, board game counterfeiting, Calimala, and more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share experiences and games played at the annual Dice Hate Me Holiday get-together; Chris does a little solo casting on his #HolidayRoad about Merlin and the evolution of Stefan Feld’s games. All this, plus adult playgrounds, Santa’s Workshop, DropMix, beer, Whistle Stop, the Squatty Potty, Favelas, getting old, Waldschattenspiel, building French canals, Bruges, Macao, &amp; more! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC share experiences and games played at the annual Dice Hate Me Holiday get-together; Chris does a little solo casting on his #HolidayRoad about Merlin and the evolution of Stefan Feld’s games. All this, plus adult playgrounds, Santa’s Workshop, DropMix, beer, Whistle Stop, the Squatty Potty, Favelas, getting old, Waldschattenspiel, building French canals, Bruges, Macao, &amp; more! ]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Darrell returns from Essen Spiel to join Chris and TC in a lively discussion about how value is calculated (and often estimated) by publishers and consumers for games in retail, online, and on Kickstarter. All this, plus how awesome Brussels and Lufthansa can be, Doctor Who, Euro and dinosaur game design challenges, Azul, Clans of Caledonia, what’s up with Mayfair, Arkham Noir, cows, marl, how this time Darrell (doesn’t) get the finger, and more!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, TC, and special guest Keith Ferguson set the Halloween mood by sharing their best spooky, creepy, or macabre retheme for totally mundane games. All this, plus Keith shares the little nightmare before his Christmas game - Santa’s Workshop - was published, the new Legend of the Five Rings, Conquest of Paradise, guerilla marketing, grave robbing, electrocution, zombie camels, &amp; more!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC jump in the WABAC Machine and podcast like it’s 2012 by revisiting the Jones Theory – a controversial method for collecting and culling games! Plus, we talk deeply about our first impressions of the gargantuan Lisboa, the Kennerspiel nominee Raiders of the North Sea, thinky Yamatai, the satisfying puzzle that is Sentient, and a classic Darrell rant about Ticket to Ride: Rails &amp; Sails!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode, Chris, Darrell, and TC are joined by guests Brad Smoley and Eric Handler for a special “live” recap from Origins Game Fair! Join the fabulous five for impressions of hot games like Century: Spice Road, Honshu, Master of Orion, Bärenpark, and Dairyman, plus adventures in trivia, the joys of an official Unpub room, Vital Lacerda, an undercover Bruno Cathala, Eric almost dies on air, and more!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Darrell rejoins Chris, TC, and an ailing Jessica to talk about the dark side of gaming – mean games! We debate the meanest host, why some people like mean games, what are the meanest mechanics, and mean games we love! All this, plus Medici: The Card Game, First Class, Dice Hate Me’s 7th Anniversary, betting on the horses (and camels), digital gaming, Ethnos, Covert, Yokohama &amp; more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Darrell rejoins Chris, TC, and an ailing Jessica to talk about the dark side of gaming – mean games! We debate the meanest host, why some people like mean games, what are the meanest mechanics, and mean games we love! All this, plus Medici: The Card Game, First Class, Dice Hate Me’s 7th Anniversary, betting on the horses (and camels), digital gaming, Ethnos, Covert, Yokohama &amp; more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Darrell rejoins Chris, TC, and an ailing Jessica to talk about the dark side of gaming – mean games! We debate the meanest host, why some people like mean games, what are the meanest mechanics, and mean games we love! All this, plus Medici: The Card Game, First Class, Dice Hate Me’s 7th Anniversary, betting on the horses (and camels), digital gaming, Ethnos, Covert, Yokohama &amp; more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, TC, and Jessica dim the lights and talk about what makes a game mysterious, why they’re so cool, and which are modern classics or need to be locked up with the butler. All this, plus The Chameleon, alchemy, TC’s DnD adventures, Fate of the Elder Gods, the 7 Wonders Twitter poll, the anniversary of Dice Hate Me, Spiel des Jahres nominees, Halloween, serial killers &amp; more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, TC, and Jessica dim the lights and talk about what makes a game mysterious, why they’re so cool, and which are modern classics or need to be locked up with the butler. All this, plus The Chameleon, alchemy, TC’s DnD adventures, Fate of the Elder Gods, the 7 Wonders Twitter poll, the anniversary of Dice Hate Me, Spiel des Jahres nominees, Halloween, serial killers &amp; more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Chris, Darrell, TC, and Jessica discuss games where you can dish about anything and everything while playing, and whether that’s actually a good idea. All this, plus DnD, Take the Bait, Fuse, dead Pharoahs, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, hobo pain, Troyes, “massage etiquette”, Diamonds, Fleet, VivaJava, lying about Liar’s Dice, and more! ]]></itunes:summary>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica chat about some of their favorite house rules for games, why house rules exist, whether designers actually like them, and how some house rules have become official. All this, plus the marvelous Gum Gum Machine, New York Slice, the wonder of anchovies, Granite Games Summit, Klingon wedding vows, Xenon Profiteer, Free Parking, Brass, rules sticklers, Targi, camels, Sagrada, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica chat about some of their favorite house rules for games, why house rules exist, whether designers actually like them, and how some house rules have become official. All this, plus the marvelous Gum Gum Machine, New York Slice, the wonder of anchovies, Granite Games Summit, Klingon wedding vows, Xenon Profiteer, Free Parking, Brass, rules sticklers, Targi, camels, Sagrada, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica chat about some of their favorite house rules for games, why house rules exist, whether designers actually like them, and how some house rules have become official. All this, plus the marvelous Gum Gum Machine, New York Slice, the wonder of anchovies, Granite Games Summit, Klingon wedding vows, Xenon Profiteer, Free Parking, Brass, rules sticklers, Targi, camels, Sagrada, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica share three of their favorite recommendations for essential games that every gamer should have in their collection. All this, plus the Cold War, Unpub Prime, mad scientists, Pandemic Cthulhu, Race for the Galaxy, the unbearable rats in London, adventures in Gloomhaven, Broom Service, the magnificent Quiver, ships, camels, pressing your luck, the nookie hut, the winner of the Collector's Tavarua, Munchkin (believe it or not)...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica share three of their favorite recommendations for essential games that every gamer should have in their collection. All this, plus the Cold War, Unpub Prime, mad scientists, Pandemic Cthulhu, Race for the Galaxy, the unbearable rats in London, adventures in Gloomhaven, Broom Service, the magnificent Quiver, ships, camels, pressing your luck, the nookie hut, the winner of the Collector&apos;s Tavarua, Munchkin (believe it or not), and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica share three of their favorite recommendations for essential games that every gamer should have in their collection. All this, plus the Cold War, Unpub Prime, mad scientists, Pandemic Cthulhu, Race for the Galaxy, the unbearable rats in London, adventures in Gloomhaven, Broom Service, the magnificent Quiver, ships, camels, pressing your luck, the nookie hut, the winner of the Collector&apos;s Tavarua, Munchkin (believe it or not), and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>The One About PrezCon 2017</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About PrezCon 2017</title>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special convention episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica get together for a rare &quot;live&quot; recording at one of their favorite shows of the year, PrezCon, in Charlottesville, Virginia! The quartet talk all about inappropriate appropriation of board game design, more First Class, Flamme Rouge, Insider and Insider &quot;After Dark&quot;, Cthulhu Wars, Sultan Kebab, coffee cream stout, the optimal hotel room temperature, how to bid properly for grail auction items, submarines, Great Western Trail, Ulm, Darrell losing his mind in Burke&apos;s Gambit, angels, interrupters, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>The One About A Table For One</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special Valentine’s Day episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica forego the typical “best games for couples discussion” and talk all about how you can spend a romantic night in playing board games all by yourself! All this, plus more First Class, Starving Artists, Chocolate Rain, dogs, camels, VivaJava, Chainsaw Warrior and those best games of the 80s, the Arkham series of awesome games, Richard Launius, how to win a Collector’s Edition of Tavarua, Santorini, the joys of c...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special Valentine’s Day episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica forego the typical “best games for couples discussion” and talk all about how you can spend a romantic night in playing board games all by yourself! All this, plus more First Class, Starving Artists, Chocolate Rain, dogs, camels, VivaJava, Chainsaw Warrior and those best games of the 80s, the Arkham series of awesome games, Richard Launius, how to win a Collector’s Edition of Tavarua, Santorini, the joys of cardboard coal mining, and so much more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Bits &amp; Pieces</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Bits &amp; Pieces</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Chris Matthew of Panda Game Manufacturing to talk all about components, their importance (or non-importance) in games, and a bit of behind-the-scenes with production. All this, plus Forbidden Stars, First Class, Space Hulk, Herbaceous, Compounded, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Launius, generic box art, spiky meeples, solo gaming, time travel, post-apolyptic landscapes, and, of course, camels. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Chris Matthew of Panda Game Manufacturing to talk all about components, their importance (or non-importance) in games, and a bit of behind-the-scenes with production. All this, plus Forbidden Stars, First Class, Space Hulk, Herbaceous, Compounded, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Launius, generic box art, spiky meeples, solo gaming, time travel, post-apolyptic landscapes, and, of course, camels. ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Chris Matthew of Panda Game Manufacturing to talk all about components, their importance (or non-importance) in games, and a bit of behind-the-scenes with production. All this, plus Forbidden Stars, First Class, Space Hulk, Herbaceous, Compounded, Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Launius, generic box art, spiky meeples, solo gaming, time travel, post-apolyptic landscapes, and, of course, camels. ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Best Games of 2016</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica take a long look back on the games of 2016 and pick their official top three for Games and Discoveries of the Year! All this, plus lots of racing, penguins, yetis, New Bedford, Mythos Tales, Lords of Vegas, Kingdom Death: Monster and the bajillions it raised, the return of Crash Games, the redemption of The Freezer Incident, Thunder Alley, aliens, quilts, ponies, pirates, Cthulhu, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica take a long look back on the games of 2016 and pick their official top three for Games and Discoveries of the Year! All this, plus lots of racing, penguins, yetis, New Bedford, Mythos Tales, Lords of Vegas, Kingdom Death: Monster and the bajillions it raised, the return of Crash Games, the redemption of The Freezer Incident, Thunder Alley, aliens, quilts, ponies, pirates, Cthulhu, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica take a long look back on the games of 2016 and pick their official top three for Games and Discoveries of the Year! All this, plus lots of racing, penguins, yetis, New Bedford, Mythos Tales, Lords of Vegas, Kingdom Death: Monster and the bajillions it raised, the return of Crash Games, the redemption of The Freezer Incident, Thunder Alley, aliens, quilts, ponies, pirates, Cthulhu, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Holidays With Friends</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Holidays With Friends</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica gather 'round in the warm glow of kith and kin to recount all the fun and festivities at the annual Dice Hate Me Holiday Retreat in Dover, Delaware! All this, plus Great Western Trail, Terraforming Mars, Last Friday, Jessica's new nickname, the subtle racism and sexism of Café International, the beauty of Santorini, Cthulhoid racing in Fast &amp; Fhtagn, Tavarua, Paris Connection, prototype testing, and much, much m...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica gather &apos;round in the warm glow of kith and kin to recount all the fun and festivities at the annual Dice Hate Me Holiday Retreat in Dover, Delaware! All this, plus Great Western Trail, Terraforming Mars, Last Friday, Jessica&apos;s new nickname, the subtle racism and sexism of Café International, the beauty of Santorini, Cthulhoid racing in Fast &amp; Fhtagn, Tavarua, Paris Connection, prototype testing, and much, much more!]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Chits and Chat</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Darrell rejoins Chris, TC, and Jessica to catch up on a plethora of board game topics, from fun times at BGGCon and DollarCon, to CMON going public, to that whole huge Conan kerfluffle. All this, plus BoardGameGeek etiquette, community trolls, Star Trek Ascendancy, Cottage Garden, Elfenland, the upcoming holidays, the ridiculousness that is Kingdom Death: Monster, a naval battle or two, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Darrell rejoins Chris, TC, and Jessica to catch up on a plethora of board game topics, from fun times at BGGCon and DollarCon, to CMON going public, to that whole huge Conan kerfluffle. All this, plus BoardGameGeek etiquette, community trolls, Star Trek Ascendancy, Cottage Garden, Elfenland, the upcoming holidays, the ridiculousness that is Kingdom Death: Monster, a naval battle or two, and so much more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Good Ol&#39; Days</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica take a trip down memory lane as they talk about the power of nostalgia in board games, both in what they remember way back when and what's being repackaged nowadays to tap into that powerful, fuzzy feeling. All this, plus the Gamers for Cures marathon, TC's recent foray into horror video games, equity investment in the industry, Great Western Trail, time travel, surfing, A Feast for Odin, Spires, Lazer Ryderz, Doctor Strange, Sherlo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica take a trip down memory lane as they talk about the power of nostalgia in board games, both in what they remember way back when and what&apos;s being repackaged nowadays to tap into that powerful, fuzzy feeling. All this, plus the Gamers for Cures marathon, TC&apos;s recent foray into horror video games, equity investment in the industry, Great Western Trail, time travel, surfing, A Feast for Odin, Spires, Lazer Ryderz, Doctor Strange, Sherlock Holmes, Mega Man, Flight of the Navigator, M.A.S.K. and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica take a trip down memory lane as they talk about the power of nostalgia in board games, both in what they remember way back when and what&apos;s being repackaged nowadays to tap into that powerful, fuzzy feeling. All this, plus the Gamers for Cures marathon, TC&apos;s recent foray into horror video games, equity investment in the industry, Great Western Trail, time travel, surfing, A Feast for Odin, Spires, Lazer Ryderz, Doctor Strange, Sherlock Holmes, Mega Man, Flight of the Navigator, M.A.S.K. and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Secrets</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, Jessica, and special guest Matt Riddle talk all about secrets in board games, from the mentality behind non-disclosure agreements, people hoarding game information during design and development, and even our favorite games that involve secrets like hidden information, hidden roles, traitors, and so on. All this, plus more on the lawsuit between Myriad and Zap'd Games, a little bit of publisher etiquette on eliciting support from the review comm...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, Jessica, and special guest Matt Riddle talk all about secrets in board games, from the mentality behind non-disclosure agreements, people hoarding game information during design and development, and even our favorite games that involve secrets like hidden information, hidden roles, traitors, and so on. All this, plus more on the lawsuit between Myriad and Zap&apos;d Games, a little bit of publisher etiquette on eliciting support from the review community, SeaFall, Sherlock Holmes, Mythos Tales, Spires, the tiniest little 4x in the galaxy, the Gamers for Cures 24-hour Board Game Marathon, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, Jessica, and special guest Matt Riddle talk all about secrets in board games, from the mentality behind non-disclosure agreements, people hoarding game information during design and development, and even our favorite games that involve secrets like hidden information, hidden roles, traitors, and so on. All this, plus more on the lawsuit between Myriad and Zap&apos;d Games, a little bit of publisher etiquette on eliciting support from the review community, SeaFall, Sherlock Holmes, Mythos Tales, Spires, the tiniest little 4x in the galaxy, the Gamers for Cures 24-hour Board Game Marathon, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, we got the band back together to talk about games that we should probably hate because of our personal tastes but that we love despite the odds. All this, plus a little bit of post-Essen excitement, Great Western Trail, crazzy fries, the Creepy Peeper, thievery, Spires, Cobras, Lazer Ryderz, Launius (of course), and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica turn up the heat and talk about the science, community contributions, and sometimes controversy surrounding hype and BGG&apos;s Hotness. All this, plus tales of That Board Game Thing and GrandCon, Terraforming Mars, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, nazis, Scythe, New Bedford, dog sledding, endangered species, more about art in board games, hot sauce, Lazer Ryderz, Richard Launius, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica turn up the heat and talk about the science, community contributions, and sometimes controversy surrounding hype and BGG&apos;s Hotness. All this, plus tales of That Board Game Thing and GrandCon, Terraforming Mars, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, nazis, Scythe, New Bedford, dog sledding, endangered species, more about art in board games, hot sauce, Lazer Ryderz, Richard Launius, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, and TC brave the podcast sans Jessica, and break out their berets and Van Dykes to talk about whether some board games could be truly considered art - and chat about which ones are most decidedly not. All this, plus Japanese CCGs, escape rooms, Mystery Mansion, WashingCon, Scythe, Rob Daviau, the big lawsuit of Zev vs. Dan Yarrington, FFG and Games Workshop parting ways, Fortress America, Settlers of Catan, Go, Chess, the Fidget Cube, and,...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, and TC brave the podcast sans Jessica, and break out their berets and Van Dykes to talk about whether some board games could be truly considered art - and chat about which ones are most decidedly not. All this, plus Japanese CCGs, escape rooms, Mystery Mansion, WashingCon, Scythe, Rob Daviau, the big lawsuit of Zev vs. Dan Yarrington, FFG and Games Workshop parting ways, Fortress America, Settlers of Catan, Go, Chess, the Fidget Cube, and, of course, Yspahan. Whew.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, and TC brave the podcast sans Jessica, and break out their berets and Van Dykes to talk about whether some board games could be truly considered art - and chat about which ones are most decidedly not. All this, plus Japanese CCGs, escape rooms, Mystery Mansion, WashingCon, Scythe, Rob Daviau, the big lawsuit of Zev vs. Dan Yarrington, FFG and Games Workshop parting ways, Fortress America, Settlers of Catan, Go, Chess, the Fidget Cube, and, of course, Yspahan. Whew.]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica take on a ton of listener questions about currency in boardgames, family games, what gets better with age, and kids games. All this, plus camels (of course), social gaming, butterflies, Blackthorn, Mansions of Madness, caverns, Cry Havoc, Grimslinging, sassy vikings, Morocco, Scythe, dragons and flagons, Spires, Kemet, frozen Eskimo babies, penguins, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica take on a ton of listener questions about currency in boardgames, family games, what gets better with age, and kids games. All this, plus camels (of course), social gaming, butterflies, Blackthorn, Mansions of Madness, caverns, Cry Havoc, Grimslinging, sassy vikings, Morocco, Scythe, dragons and flagons, Spires, Kemet, frozen Eskimo babies, penguins, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica take on a ton of listener questions about currency in boardgames, family games, what gets better with age, and kids games. All this, plus camels (of course), social gaming, butterflies, Blackthorn, Mansions of Madness, caverns, Cry Havoc, Grimslinging, sassy vikings, Morocco, Scythe, dragons and flagons, Spires, Kemet, frozen Eskimo babies, penguins, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>The One About Gen Con 2016</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica recount their adventures at Gen Con 2016, offering views of the big show from publisher, manufacturer, designer, and new gamer perspectives. All this plus FeldCon, Klask, not running with the bulls, New Bedford, punk rock, baseball, Goonies, Ice Cool, ol' Jack Burton, Fate of the Elder Gods, Lazer Ryderz, camels, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica recount their adventures at Gen Con 2016, offering views of the big show from publisher, manufacturer, designer, and new gamer perspectives. All this plus FeldCon, Klask, not running with the bulls, New Bedford, punk rock, baseball, Goonies, Ice Cool, ol&apos; Jack Burton, Fate of the Elder Gods, Lazer Ryderz, camels, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica recount their adventures at Gen Con 2016, offering views of the big show from publisher, manufacturer, designer, and new gamer perspectives. All this plus FeldCon, Klask, not running with the bulls, New Bedford, punk rock, baseball, Goonies, Ice Cool, ol&apos; Jack Burton, Fate of the Elder Gods, Lazer Ryderz, camels, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>7626</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Running With The Bulls</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Running With The Bulls</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, the gang's all here - finally - as Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica chat all about their big plans as they head to Gen Con in Indianapolis for the Best Four Days in Gaming! Get tips on the hottest games to buy and try (including TC's stranger picks), where to find all of us to say hey and play some games, the best shrimp cocktail in the Midwest, great panels, and food trucks! All this, plus Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Scythe, Rolling America, sassy...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, the gang&apos;s all here - finally - as Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica chat all about their big plans as they head to Gen Con in Indianapolis for the Best Four Days in Gaming! Get tips on the hottest games to buy and try (including TC&apos;s stranger picks), where to find all of us to say hey and play some games, the best shrimp cocktail in the Midwest, great panels, and food trucks! All this, plus Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Scythe, Rolling America, sassy vikings, penguins, whaling in New Bedford, Fate of the Elder Gods, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, the gang&apos;s all here - finally - as Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica chat all about their big plans as they head to Gen Con in Indianapolis for the Best Four Days in Gaming! Get tips on the hottest games to buy and try (including TC&apos;s stranger picks), where to find all of us to say hey and play some games, the best shrimp cocktail in the Midwest, great panels, and food trucks! All this, plus Mansions of Madness Second Edition, Scythe, Rolling America, sassy vikings, penguins, whaling in New Bedford, Fate of the Elder Gods, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Mt. Gamesmore</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, Jessica, and the disembodied voice of Darrell discuss which games designers would make it on their "Mt. Rushmore of Games". All this, plus talks of Scythe, The Camel Hypothesis in Timbuktu, RuthCon 2016, Thebes, Karuba, going to Mars, Psychological Warfare, murder, Mysterium, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, Jessica, and the disembodied voice of Darrell discuss which games designers would make it on their &quot;Mt. Rushmore of Games&quot;. All this, plus talks of Scythe, The Camel Hypothesis in Timbuktu, RuthCon 2016, Thebes, Karuba, going to Mars, Psychological Warfare, murder, Mysterium, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, Jessica, and the disembodied voice of Darrell discuss which games designers would make it on their &quot;Mt. Rushmore of Games&quot;. All this, plus talks of Scythe, The Camel Hypothesis in Timbuktu, RuthCon 2016, Thebes, Karuba, going to Mars, Psychological Warfare, murder, Mysterium, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>6622</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Origins 2016</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special convention coverage episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica talk about their adventures in Columbus, Ohio at Origins Game Fair! Even though TC didn't attend, we have lots of cool coverage from the rest of the crew, with talk of the SdJ nominees Imhotep and Karuba, and tons more! Join us as we discuss Dead Last, silly putty awesomeness with Smugglers, the year of Mr. Pfister with Port Royal, Launius (of course), Pikachu's butt, Blüdle, Brad Smoley, The Leg...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special convention coverage episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica talk about their adventures in Columbus, Ohio at Origins Game Fair! Even though TC didn&apos;t attend, we have lots of cool coverage from the rest of the crew, with talk of the SdJ nominees Imhotep and Karuba, and tons more! Join us as we discuss Dead Last, silly putty awesomeness with Smugglers, the year of Mr. Pfister with Port Royal, Launius (of course), Pikachu&apos;s butt, Blüdle, Brad Smoley, The Legends of Sleepy Hollow, Fate of the Elder Gods, Gamelyn Games, Jeni&apos;s ice cream and so much more! This is the best coverage of Origins Game Faire you could dream of, so tune in and drop out!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special convention coverage episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica talk about their adventures in Columbus, Ohio at Origins Game Fair! Even though TC didn&apos;t attend, we have lots of cool coverage from the rest of the crew, with talk of the SdJ nominees Imhotep and Karuba, and tons more! Join us as we discuss Dead Last, silly putty awesomeness with Smugglers, the year of Mr. Pfister with Port Royal, Launius (of course), Pikachu&apos;s butt, Blüdle, Brad Smoley, The Legends of Sleepy Hollow, Fate of the Elder Gods, Gamelyn Games, Jeni&apos;s ice cream and so much more! This is the best coverage of Origins Game Faire you could dream of, so tune in and drop out!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Heading to Columbus</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica talk all about what to expect at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio this week, and the games they're most excited about (even though TC won't be going). All this, plus BrugesGate, Automobiles, indy video games, escape rooms, amusement parks, aviation history, Exoplanets, the psychology of bag builders, ice cream, shawarma, time travel, and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica talk all about what to expect at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio this week, and the games they&apos;re most excited about (even though TC won&apos;t be going). All this, plus BrugesGate, Automobiles, indy video games, escape rooms, amusement parks, aviation history, Exoplanets, the psychology of bag builders, ice cream, shawarma, time travel, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica talk all about what to expect at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio this week, and the games they&apos;re most excited about (even though TC won&apos;t be going). All this, plus BrugesGate, Automobiles, indy video games, escape rooms, amusement parks, aviation history, Exoplanets, the psychology of bag builders, ice cream, shawarma, time travel, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Our Origin Stories</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Josh Mills as we discuss our gaming origins - what we played in our youth, what inspired us, and how we got hardcore! All this, plus Rocky Road al a Mode, fun at the Durham Unpub Mini, Mombasa and the banana strategy, Orléans, Spiel des Jahres nominees, a contest winner, mice, Magic, and more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Josh Mills as we discuss our gaming origins - what we played in our youth, what inspired us, and how we got hardcore! All this, plus Rocky Road al a Mode, fun at the Durham Unpub Mini, Mombasa and the banana strategy, Orléans, Spiel des Jahres nominees, a contest winner, mice, Magic, and more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, TC, and Jessica are joined by special guest Josh Mills as we discuss our gaming origins - what we played in our youth, what inspired us, and how we got hardcore! All this, plus Rocky Road al a Mode, fun at the Durham Unpub Mini, Mombasa and the banana strategy, Orléans, Spiel des Jahres nominees, a contest winner, mice, Magic, and more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Here and Now</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Here and Now</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, it's all about the best and brightest of right now as Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica talk about what they've been playing and their Hot 5 games at the moment. All this, plus Quadropolis, Puerto Rico, Lovecraft beneath the pyramids, the joy of Japanese CCGs, playing (or not playing) The Game, time travel, dragons, Brewster's Millions, and, of course, camels, Launius, and Yspahan. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, it&apos;s all about the best and brightest of right now as Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica talk about what they&apos;ve been playing and their Hot 5 games at the moment. All this, plus Quadropolis, Puerto Rico, Lovecraft beneath the pyramids, the joy of Japanese CCGs, playing (or not playing) The Game, time travel, dragons, Brewster&apos;s Millions, and, of course, camels, Launius, and Yspahan. ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, it&apos;s all about the best and brightest of right now as Dice, Darrell, TC, and Jessica talk about what they&apos;ve been playing and their Hot 5 games at the moment. All this, plus Quadropolis, Puerto Rico, Lovecraft beneath the pyramids, the joy of Japanese CCGs, playing (or not playing) The Game, time travel, dragons, Brewster&apos;s Millions, and, of course, camels, Launius, and Yspahan. ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Being Alone in the Void with Richard Launius</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Being Alone in the Void with Richard Launius</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, we’re a house divided! While Dice and Darrell traveled down to South Carolina for a Fate of the Elder Gods development retreat and chat with Duke of Dice Richard Launius, TC and Jessica got together for talk about how to get the best out of a little alone time with solo gaming. All this, plus tales of the original Arkham Horror, Fields of Arle, VivaJava Dice, negotiating for hostages, samurais, bad dreams, why hidden information in games is all s...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, we’re a house divided! While Dice and Darrell traveled down to South Carolina for a Fate of the Elder Gods development retreat and chat with Duke of Dice Richard Launius, TC and Jessica got together for talk about how to get the best out of a little alone time with solo gaming. All this, plus tales of the original Arkham Horror, Fields of Arle, VivaJava Dice, negotiating for hostages, samurais, bad dreams, why hidden information in games is all sorts of fun, and so much more!]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, lots of changes are afoot as Dice, Darrell, and Jessica chat all about Jessica&apos;s takeover of the podcast, and how a little organization can go a long, long way. All this plus talk of disproportionate velociraptors, Fate of the Elder Gods, the Cardboard Edison Awards, TC&apos;s hair, Monopoly (really), bulls, zombies, and, sadly, no camels. Tune in and stay in touch!]]></description>
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    <itunes:title>The One About PrezCon 2016</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Jessica present the annual year-end wrap-up of their personal best games played that were published in 2015 and those they discovered that were published from before. All this plus tons of holiday games including how T.I.M.E Stories may be best enjoyed out of chronological order, more storytelling in Above and Below, submarines, hostages, skyscraper madness in New York 1901, tons of pirates and vikings, the joys of Martin Wa...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Jessica present the annual year-end wrap-up of their personal best games played that were published in 2015 and those they discovered that were published from before. All this plus tons of holiday games including how T.I.M.E Stories may be best enjoyed out of chronological order, more storytelling in Above and Below, submarines, hostages, skyscraper madness in New York 1901, tons of pirates and vikings, the joys of Martin Wallace, Fireball Island, the excess of 80s gaming, the Dice Hate Me Dexterity Challenge, Factory Fun, castles, cows, spaceships, Sherlock, and so much more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Location, Location, Location</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and Jessica talk about how location can make a difference in a game's theme, whether it's overdone or unique, and how that relates to immersion and buying power. All this, plus camels, space, New Bedford, Champions of Midgard, Lords of Waterdeep, Jack the Ripper, WWII, the Panama Canal, mountains, the National Parks, Pompeii, Omega Virus, Fireball Island, Ireland, and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC talk about all their fun, games, and seeming social experiences encountered at BGGCon 2015. All this, plus The TC Petty Experience™, Spirit Island, Monster Truck Mayhem, burying bodies in The Bloody Inn, legacy everything, Rubble Rousers, Isle of Trains: All Aboard, the painful process of Shakespeare, kitchen mayhem, and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC talk about all their fun, games, and seeming social experiences encountered at BGGCon 2015. All this, plus The TC Petty Experience™, Spirit Island, Monster Truck Mayhem, burying bodies in The Bloody Inn, legacy everything, Rubble Rousers, Isle of Trains: All Aboard, the painful process of Shakespeare, kitchen mayhem, and much, much more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Marlin, Markets, Morocco, and Monsters</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Darrell are joined by some old friends, game designers Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback, to talk about managing expectations after Fleet, the advantages of having a design partner, their upcoming Back to the Future card game, and what's new in the relaunch of Monster Truck Mayhem on Kickstarter. All this, plus muppets, T.I.M.E. Stories, post-apocalyptic trucking, amateur astronomy, tales of the headless horseman, and more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Darrell are joined by some old friends, game designers Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback, to talk about managing expectations after Fleet, the advantages of having a design partner, their upcoming Back to the Future card game, and what&apos;s new in the relaunch of Monster Truck Mayhem on Kickstarter. All this, plus muppets, T.I.M.E. Stories, post-apocalyptic trucking, amateur astronomy, tales of the headless horseman, and more!]]></description>
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    <itunes:title>The One About We Can Do Whatever We Want</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, the inmates are running the asylum! With Dice down for the count with food poisoning, TC takes over, discussing Darrell’s GenCon adventures and welcoming new board gamer Jessica to the podcast. All this, plus settling grievances in an adult manner, arguing with yourself while solo gaming, pastel camels, having milkshakes for dinner, M.U.L.E., Tides of Time, the forgotten joy of Werewolf, buying rugs for the Taj Mahal and so much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, the inmates are running the asylum! With Dice down for the count with food poisoning, TC takes over, discussing Darrell’s GenCon adventures and welcoming new board gamer Jessica to the podcast. All this, plus settling grievances in an adult manner, arguing with yourself while solo gaming, pastel camels, having milkshakes for dinner, M.U.L.E., Tides of Time, the forgotten joy of Werewolf, buying rugs for the Taj Mahal and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, the inmates are running the asylum! With Dice down for the count with food poisoning, TC takes over, discussing Darrell’s GenCon adventures and welcoming new board gamer Jessica to the podcast. All this, plus settling grievances in an adult manner, arguing with yourself while solo gaming, pastel camels, having milkshakes for dinner, M.U.L.E., Tides of Time, the forgotten joy of Werewolf, buying rugs for the Taj Mahal and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About GenCon 2015</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[With Darrell and Stephanie down for the count with con crud, Chris and TC go it alone and share their experiences at GenCon in this special episode. The dynamic duo chat about a different kind of con crud, how to confuse Bruno Cathala, the greatness that is Codenames, the oddly-themed Viceroy, the Running of the Bulls, GenCon hauls, convention highs and lows, Club Zen, how to properly curse in French, and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[With Darrell and Stephanie down for the count with con crud, Chris and TC go it alone and share their experiences at GenCon in this special episode. The dynamic duo chat about a different kind of con crud, how to confuse Bruno Cathala, the greatness that is Codenames, the oddly-themed Viceroy, the Running of the Bulls, GenCon hauls, convention highs and lows, Club Zen, how to properly curse in French, and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[With Darrell and Stephanie down for the count with con crud, Chris and TC go it alone and share their experiences at GenCon in this special episode. The dynamic duo chat about a different kind of con crud, how to confuse Bruno Cathala, the greatness that is Codenames, the oddly-themed Viceroy, the Running of the Bulls, GenCon hauls, convention highs and lows, Club Zen, how to properly curse in French, and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About So Here&#39;s The Thing</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie present a cornucopia of random discussion topics and rants, such as the need to include game boxes with your Kickstarter project, the Xenon Profiteer player-count debacle, and how to pair the right beverage to your games. All this plus GenCon, lots of unsweetened iced tea, New Bedford, Bottom of the 9th, the trainwreck that is Pixels, lots of Trivia Crack, and how to be the absolute best mountain you can be. DISCLAIMER: L...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie present a cornucopia of random discussion topics and rants, such as the need to include game boxes with your Kickstarter project, the Xenon Profiteer player-count debacle, and how to pair the right beverage to your games. All this plus GenCon, lots of unsweetened iced tea, New Bedford, Bottom of the 9th, the trainwreck that is Pixels, lots of Trivia Crack, and how to be the absolute best mountain you can be. DISCLAIMER: Lots of adult language in this episode, so parental discretion is advised.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie present a cornucopia of random discussion topics and rants, such as the need to include game boxes with your Kickstarter project, the Xenon Profiteer player-count debacle, and how to pair the right beverage to your games. All this plus GenCon, lots of unsweetened iced tea, New Bedford, Bottom of the 9th, the trainwreck that is Pixels, lots of Trivia Crack, and how to be the absolute best mountain you can be. DISCLAIMER: Lots of adult language in this episode, so parental discretion is advised.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Do-Overs</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of the State of Games, Dice, TC, and special guest Nat Levan discuss the merits of the classic do-over in terms of Kickstarter, game design, game mechanics, and gaming etiquette. All this plus New Bedford's relaunch, Monster Truck Mayhem, Forbidden Stars, New York 1901, board games in sitcoms, Power Rangers, a touching story of personal discovery from TC, Pink Floyd, and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of the State of Games, Dice, TC, and special guest Nat Levan discuss the merits of the classic do-over in terms of Kickstarter, game design, game mechanics, and gaming etiquette. All this plus New Bedford&apos;s relaunch, Monster Truck Mayhem, Forbidden Stars, New York 1901, board games in sitcoms, Power Rangers, a touching story of personal discovery from TC, Pink Floyd, and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of the State of Games, Dice, TC, and special guest Nat Levan discuss the merits of the classic do-over in terms of Kickstarter, game design, game mechanics, and gaming etiquette. All this plus New Bedford&apos;s relaunch, Monster Truck Mayhem, Forbidden Stars, New York 1901, board games in sitcoms, Power Rangers, a touching story of personal discovery from TC, Pink Floyd, and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>5575</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Growing New Gamers</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Growing New Gamers</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie talk about the best ways to bring game evangelism to new and inexperienced gamers, whether it's asking the best questions for curious customers at your FLGS, bringing great games to your families, or just fostering that board game excitement amongst new and old friends. All this, plus the recent contract disputes between Queen Games and Donald X., Eagle &amp; Gryphon Games' business, Specter Ops, Cubist, Hostage Negotiato...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie talk about the best ways to bring game evangelism to new and inexperienced gamers, whether it&apos;s asking the best questions for curious customers at your FLGS, bringing great games to your families, or just fostering that board game excitement amongst new and old friends. All this, plus the recent contract disputes between Queen Games and Donald X., Eagle &amp; Gryphon Games&apos; business, Specter Ops, Cubist, Hostage Negotiator, following the rules, best Kickstarter picks, Martin Wallace, Monster Truck Mayhem, games for kids, Spyfall (of course), HABA, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Origins 2015</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special convention coverage episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie recount all the adventures and excitement of attending and running the Dice Hate Me Games booth at Origins Game Fair 2015. All this, plus Spyfall, Monster Truck Mayhem (now on Kickstarter!), Bottom of the 9th, Elysium, Cacao, and other Spiel des Jahres nominees/recommendations, Rattle Battle, Parfum, Rolling Japan, the Black Dog, con etiquette, the joys of hockey dive bars and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special convention coverage episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie recount all the adventures and excitement of attending and running the Dice Hate Me Games booth at Origins Game Fair 2015. All this, plus Spyfall, Monster Truck Mayhem (now on Kickstarter!), Bottom of the 9th, Elysium, Cacao, and other Spiel des Jahres nominees/recommendations, Rattle Battle, Parfum, Rolling Japan, the Black Dog, con etiquette, the joys of hockey dive bars and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special convention coverage episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie recount all the adventures and excitement of attending and running the Dice Hate Me Games booth at Origins Game Fair 2015. All this, plus Spyfall, Monster Truck Mayhem (now on Kickstarter!), Bottom of the 9th, Elysium, Cacao, and other Spiel des Jahres nominees/recommendations, Rattle Battle, Parfum, Rolling Japan, the Black Dog, con etiquette, the joys of hockey dive bars and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this jam-packed episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss the Spiel des Jahres nominees, Origins Game Fair, The Gauntlet, the official State of Games Survey results, and winners of the survey contest! All this, plus random countries of the world, Stephanie's dirty mouth, shooting people in Colt Express, the random SdJ selection that is Broom Service, Richard Launius, the Stones of Fate, Monster Truck Mayhem, Bottom of the 9th, and much, much more! We may not me...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this jam-packed episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss the Spiel des Jahres nominees, Origins Game Fair, The Gauntlet, the official State of Games Survey results, and winners of the survey contest! All this, plus random countries of the world, Stephanie&apos;s dirty mouth, shooting people in Colt Express, the random SdJ selection that is Broom Service, Richard Launius, the Stones of Fate, Monster Truck Mayhem, Bottom of the 9th, and much, much more! We may not mention camels for the entire episode but it&apos;s still a great listen.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Ever-Expanding Games</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie discuss the pros and cons of board game expansions, why they are important for the livelihood of a popular title, and which could be definite adds or definite duds. The fabulous four also announce two contests, one in which you can win prizes for helping the podcast, and one in which you can win prizes for dexterity game design. All this plus Thunder Alley, the crazy 80s of storytelling in Tales of the Arabian Nights, the...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie discuss the pros and cons of board game expansions, why they are important for the livelihood of a popular title, and which could be definite adds or definite duds. The fabulous four also announce two contests, one in which you can win prizes for helping the podcast, and one in which you can win prizes for dexterity game design. All this plus Thunder Alley, the crazy 80s of storytelling in Tales of the Arabian Nights, the perils of the completionists, stories and expansions of Lovecraftian proportions, Xenon Profiteer, running The Gauntlet, and so much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, and Stephanie discuss the pros and cons of board game expansions, why they are important for the livelihood of a popular title, and which could be definite adds or definite duds. The fabulous four also announce two contests, one in which you can win prizes for helping the podcast, and one in which you can win prizes for dexterity game design. All this plus Thunder Alley, the crazy 80s of storytelling in Tales of the Arabian Nights, the perils of the completionists, stories and expansions of Lovecraftian proportions, Xenon Profiteer, running The Gauntlet, and so much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Nature of Fun</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and special guest Tiffany Bahnsen dive deep into the intrinsic fun value of games, examining how atmosphere and mechanics can join together to make games enjoyable for a wide variety of gamers. All this plus Rapid Fire, the A-Team,  Aquasphere, Deus, VivaJava, Mario, Zelda, Tetris, and so much more! Plus, stick around after the end of the podcast to find out how everyone organizes their board game shelves. It's an insanely good time!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and special guest Tiffany Bahnsen dive deep into the intrinsic fun value of games, examining how atmosphere and mechanics can join together to make games enjoyable for a wide variety of gamers. All this plus Rapid Fire, the A-Team,  Aquasphere, Deus, VivaJava, Mario, Zelda, Tetris, and so much more! Plus, stick around after the end of the podcast to find out how everyone organizes their board game shelves. It&apos;s an insanely good time!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and special guest Tiffany Bahnsen dive deep into the intrinsic fun value of games, examining how atmosphere and mechanics can join together to make games enjoyable for a wide variety of gamers. All this plus Rapid Fire, the A-Team,  Aquasphere, Deus, VivaJava, Mario, Zelda, Tetris, and so much more! Plus, stick around after the end of the podcast to find out how everyone organizes their board game shelves. It&apos;s an insanely good time!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:keywords>board games, card games, dice hate me, fun, aquasphere, stefan feld, vivajava, coffee, mysterium, mario, zelda, video games, deus, a-team, dominion, stone age, </itunes:keywords>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this superbly special State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, Stephanie, and special guest Christopher Badell of Greater Than Games and Sentinels of the Multiverse fame discuss the future of Dice Hate Me Games, as well as a multiverse of other future boardgame ventures. All this, plus the BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards, superheroes, baseball and Bottom of the 9th, Richard Launius, Cthulhu, Mike Fitzgerald, and so many other awesome boardgame things. It’s full of stars, so fill your ear holes ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this superbly special State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, Stephanie, and special guest Christopher Badell of Greater Than Games and Sentinels of the Multiverse fame discuss the future of Dice Hate Me Games, as well as a multiverse of other future boardgame ventures. All this, plus the BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards, superheroes, baseball and Bottom of the 9th, Richard Launius, Cthulhu, Mike Fitzgerald, and so many other awesome boardgame things. It’s full of stars, so fill your ear holes now!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this superbly special State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC, Stephanie, and special guest Christopher Badell of Greater Than Games and Sentinels of the Multiverse fame discuss the future of Dice Hate Me Games, as well as a multiverse of other future boardgame ventures. All this, plus the BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Awards, superheroes, baseball and Bottom of the 9th, Richard Launius, Cthulhu, Mike Fitzgerald, and so many other awesome boardgame things. It’s full of stars, so fill your ear holes now!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Unpub 5</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Unpub 5</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie recount their adventures in Baltimore, Maryland at the 5th annual Unpublished Games Festival playing prototypes, giving feedback, and getting a glimpse at some future games that may just grace everyone's table before too long. All this, plus wombat poop, Richard Launius, Don't Get Eated, trophies, tropes, and trucks - both post-apocalyptic and of the monster variety. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie recount their adventures in Baltimore, Maryland at the 5th annual Unpublished Games Festival playing prototypes, giving feedback, and getting a glimpse at some future games that may just grace everyone&apos;s table before too long. All this, plus wombat poop, Richard Launius, Don&apos;t Get Eated, trophies, tropes, and trucks - both post-apocalyptic and of the monster variety. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Following The Rules</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss the ins, outs, profits and perils of teaching and learning boardgames, sharing personal experiences, pet peeves of the learning and teaching process, and exactly how not to go about getting new players acquainted with a game. All this, plus GenCon housing, Exploding Kittens, the passionate dichotomy of opinion in regards to Splendor, sloths, jivecats, Unpub 5, Arkham and Eldritch Horror, the social meta game, and m...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss the ins, outs, profits and perils of teaching and learning boardgames, sharing personal experiences, pet peeves of the learning and teaching process, and exactly how not to go about getting new players acquainted with a game. All this, plus GenCon housing, Exploding Kittens, the passionate dichotomy of opinion in regards to Splendor, sloths, jivecats, Unpub 5, Arkham and Eldritch Horror, the social meta game, and much much more. Forget the rules and reach for your headphones - we&apos;ve got the games talk you want!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss the ins, outs, profits and perils of teaching and learning boardgames, sharing personal experiences, pet peeves of the learning and teaching process, and exactly how not to go about getting new players acquainted with a game. All this, plus GenCon housing, Exploding Kittens, the passionate dichotomy of opinion in regards to Splendor, sloths, jivecats, Unpub 5, Arkham and Eldritch Horror, the social meta game, and much much more. Forget the rules and reach for your headphones - we&apos;ve got the games talk you want!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Games of 2014</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special New Year's episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie reminisce about their favorite titles of the past year, and share their gaming experiences over the holidays. All this, plus Dr. Pepper, how components can improve a game, the irresistible impulse to rob a train, Stephanie's wildcard picks of the year provided by Twitter, TC's most inspiring design, Darrell's greatest family game and Dice's most enriching social experience. It's a whole year's worth of c...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special New Year&apos;s episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie reminisce about their favorite titles of the past year, and share their gaming experiences over the holidays. All this, plus Dr. Pepper, how components can improve a game, the irresistible impulse to rob a train, Stephanie&apos;s wildcard picks of the year provided by Twitter, TC&apos;s most inspiring design, Darrell&apos;s greatest family game and Dice&apos;s most enriching social experience. It&apos;s a whole year&apos;s worth of content in one podcast! Come on in, grab some champagne, and sing some auld lang syne.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special New Year&apos;s episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie reminisce about their favorite titles of the past year, and share their gaming experiences over the holidays. All this, plus Dr. Pepper, how components can improve a game, the irresistible impulse to rob a train, Stephanie&apos;s wildcard picks of the year provided by Twitter, TC&apos;s most inspiring design, Darrell&apos;s greatest family game and Dice&apos;s most enriching social experience. It&apos;s a whole year&apos;s worth of content in one podcast! Come on in, grab some champagne, and sing some auld lang syne.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Fireside</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Just in time for the holidays, in this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie get all cozy in front of the fireplace discussing games that are great to play by firelight when the power goes out. All this plus a postmortem on the cancelled New Bedford, how Kickstarter is total crazytown right now, why camels still rule, where Azathoth comes from, Mysterium, Mastermind, mystics, and TC's Corner of Mundanity!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Just in time for the holidays, in this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie get all cozy in front of the fireplace discussing games that are great to play by firelight when the power goes out. All this plus a postmortem on the cancelled New Bedford, how Kickstarter is total crazytown right now, why camels still rule, where Azathoth comes from, Mysterium, Mastermind, mystics, and TC&apos;s Corner of Mundanity!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just in time for the holidays, in this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie get all cozy in front of the fireplace discussing games that are great to play by firelight when the power goes out. All this plus a postmortem on the cancelled New Bedford, how Kickstarter is total crazytown right now, why camels still rule, where Azathoth comes from, Mysterium, Mastermind, mystics, and TC&apos;s Corner of Mundanity!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>5852</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About BGGCon 2014</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special 75th episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and Stephanie talk all about their adventures at BGGCon 2014 in Dallas, Texas - experiences shared, games played, and wonderful people met. All this, plus thoughts on Black Fleet, the dreams of Mysterium, the social wonder of Spyfall, infamy of Fury of Dracula, New Bedford, baseball with game designer Mike Fitzgerald in Bottom of the 9th and Baseball Highlights: 2045, Roll for the Galaxy, Pandemic: The Cure, Kanban, Panamax, Ti...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special 75th episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and Stephanie talk all about their adventures at BGGCon 2014 in Dallas, Texas - experiences shared, games played, and wonderful people met. All this, plus thoughts on Black Fleet, the dreams of Mysterium, the social wonder of Spyfall, infamy of Fury of Dracula, New Bedford, baseball with game designer Mike Fitzgerald in Bottom of the 9th and Baseball Highlights: 2045, Roll for the Galaxy, Pandemic: The Cure, Kanban, Panamax, Tides of Infamy, and the ridiculous bits of Heroes Wanted. There&apos;s a lot more mentioned, but you&apos;ll have to tune in to hear it all!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special 75th episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and Stephanie talk all about their adventures at BGGCon 2014 in Dallas, Texas - experiences shared, games played, and wonderful people met. All this, plus thoughts on Black Fleet, the dreams of Mysterium, the social wonder of Spyfall, infamy of Fury of Dracula, New Bedford, baseball with game designer Mike Fitzgerald in Bottom of the 9th and Baseball Highlights: 2045, Roll for the Galaxy, Pandemic: The Cure, Kanban, Panamax, Tides of Infamy, and the ridiculous bits of Heroes Wanted. There&apos;s a lot more mentioned, but you&apos;ll have to tune in to hear it all!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Salt and Sea</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Gather round and sing your favorite sailing shanty, as The State of Games is heading out to sea! In this episode, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie are joined by game designer Nat Levan to talk about his upcoming Dice Hate Me Games title New Bedford. The five also take some time to discuss their favorite games full of salt and sea, like Fleet, Lifeboat, Survive and even Battleship! All this, plus 24-hour boardgame marathons, BGGCon planning, lap dances, conviviality, and more!  Come on in, the ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Gather round and sing your favorite sailing shanty, as The State of Games is heading out to sea! In this episode, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie are joined by game designer Nat Levan to talk about his upcoming Dice Hate Me Games title New Bedford. The five also take some time to discuss their favorite games full of salt and sea, like Fleet, Lifeboat, Survive and even Battleship! All this, plus 24-hour boardgame marathons, BGGCon planning, lap dances, conviviality, and more!  Come on in, the water&apos;s brine!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Gather round and sing your favorite sailing shanty, as The State of Games is heading out to sea! In this episode, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie are joined by game designer Nat Levan to talk about his upcoming Dice Hate Me Games title New Bedford. The five also take some time to discuss their favorite games full of salt and sea, like Fleet, Lifeboat, Survive and even Battleship! All this, plus 24-hour boardgame marathons, BGGCon planning, lap dances, conviviality, and more!  Come on in, the water&apos;s brine!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Tales of Gaming Terror</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this spooktacular episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC share scary tales of times when games have gone horribly wrong, creepy gaming fetishes such as spreadsheet arranging, gaming phobias, and games even we might be too scared to play. Thrill to tales of fights over camels, bear rape, The Game That Would Not End, two-player abstracts, touching the water in Egizia, our love for everything Jack the Ripper, why some games are like a ball-pit full of spiders and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this spooktacular episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC share scary tales of times when games have gone horribly wrong, creepy gaming fetishes such as spreadsheet arranging, gaming phobias, and games even we might be too scared to play. Thrill to tales of fights over camels, bear rape, The Game That Would Not End, two-player abstracts, touching the water in Egizia, our love for everything Jack the Ripper, why some games are like a ball-pit full of spiders and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this spooktacular episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC share scary tales of times when games have gone horribly wrong, creepy gaming fetishes such as spreadsheet arranging, gaming phobias, and games even we might be too scared to play. Thrill to tales of fights over camels, bear rape, The Game That Would Not End, two-player abstracts, touching the water in Egizia, our love for everything Jack the Ripper, why some games are like a ball-pit full of spiders and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Making Good Decisions</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Making Good Decisions</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell, TC and Stephanie have a roundtable discussion about decision making in the boardgame world, from a publisher, designer, consumer, and player perspective. All this, plus talk of Dungeons &amp; Dragons 5th Edition, why people who hate Kingdom Builder are wrong, flipping the table in T'Zolkin, Suspend, Quelf, Brew Crafters, Bottom of the 9th, New Bedford, and, of course, camels. Make the right decision and listen in!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell, TC and Stephanie have a roundtable discussion about decision making in the boardgame world, from a publisher, designer, consumer, and player perspective. All this, plus talk of Dungeons &amp; Dragons 5th Edition, why people who hate Kingdom Builder are wrong, flipping the table in T&apos;Zolkin, Suspend, Quelf, Brew Crafters, Bottom of the 9th, New Bedford, and, of course, camels. Make the right decision and listen in!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell, TC and Stephanie have a roundtable discussion about decision making in the boardgame world, from a publisher, designer, consumer, and player perspective. All this, plus talk of Dungeons &amp; Dragons 5th Edition, why people who hate Kingdom Builder are wrong, flipping the table in T&apos;Zolkin, Suspend, Quelf, Brew Crafters, Bottom of the 9th, New Bedford, and, of course, camels. Make the right decision and listen in!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:keywords>podcast, state of games, board games, card games, dice hate me, aztecs, beer, kingdom builder, dungeons and dragons, brew crafters, new bedford, whaling, quelf, baseball</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About GrandCon 2014</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special crossover episode of The State Of Games, Dice and Darrell are joined by New Bedford designer Nat Levan, as well as Leandra, Jeff and Kyle from the Happy Mitten Podcast at GrandCon in Grand Rapids, Michigan! The sextet gab about their favorite con experiences, discuss The Monk &amp; The Riddle and how you, too, can quit your job and do what you love, bring up Sir Richard Launius for a quick Q&amp;A, and give a PSA on how strong Michigan beer can be. All this plus New Bedfo...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special crossover episode of The State Of Games, Dice and Darrell are joined by New Bedford designer Nat Levan, as well as Leandra, Jeff and Kyle from the Happy Mitten Podcast at GrandCon in Grand Rapids, Michigan! The sextet gab about their favorite con experiences, discuss The Monk &amp; The Riddle and how you, too, can quit your job and do what you love, bring up Sir Richard Launius for a quick Q&amp;A, and give a PSA on how strong Michigan beer can be. All this plus New Bedford, Thunder Alley, Yspahan, Suspend, Bottom of the 9th, an awesome secret game that we can&apos;t really talk about, and Gone With The Wind - or Far and Away, whichever. Come join the party!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About To Be Named Later</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this nameless episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie pick up where they left off in The One About GenCon 2014, discussing prototypes they've played of upcoming games, as well as some more plays of hot games from the big show. All this plus talk of the hullabaloo surrounding the strip club game Lap Dance, Five Tribes, Warhammer 40K: Conquest, the announcement of a new Dice Hate Me games title all about baseball, and how much fun divorce can be when turned into a boar...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this nameless episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie pick up where they left off in The One About GenCon 2014, discussing prototypes they&apos;ve played of upcoming games, as well as some more plays of hot games from the big show. All this plus talk of the hullabaloo surrounding the strip club game Lap Dance, Five Tribes, Warhammer 40K: Conquest, the announcement of a new Dice Hate Me games title all about baseball, and how much fun divorce can be when turned into a board game - or not. It&apos;s a potpourri party and you&apos;re invited!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this nameless episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie pick up where they left off in The One About GenCon 2014, discussing prototypes they&apos;ve played of upcoming games, as well as some more plays of hot games from the big show. All this plus talk of the hullabaloo surrounding the strip club game Lap Dance, Five Tribes, Warhammer 40K: Conquest, the announcement of a new Dice Hate Me games title all about baseball, and how much fun divorce can be when turned into a board game - or not. It&apos;s a potpourri party and you&apos;re invited!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About GenCon 2014</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this very special episode of The State of Games, Chris, TC and Stephanie talk about their experiences at the biggest gaming convention in North America - GenCon 2014 - while Darrell listens intently since he went to the beach, instead. Chris talks about buying all the things, TC earns his hipster cred by only buying two Carl Chudyk titles, and Stephanie talks up the coolness of Sheriff of Nottingham and the disappointment of Night of the Grand Octopus. All this, plus Ellen Barkin, current ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[On this very special episode of The State of Games, Chris, TC and Stephanie talk about their experiences at the biggest gaming convention in North America - GenCon 2014 - while Darrell listens intently since he went to the beach, instead. Chris talks about buying all the things, TC earns his hipster cred by only buying two Carl Chudyk titles, and Stephanie talks up the coolness of Sheriff of Nottingham and the disappointment of Night of the Grand Octopus. All this, plus Ellen Barkin, current Kickstarters, Panamax, Diamonds, Camel Up, Kingsport Festival, Richard Launius and Run, Fight, or Die, and HABA&apos;s Rhino Hero. It&apos;s a big show about the big show - don&apos;t miss it!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On this very special episode of The State of Games, Chris, TC and Stephanie talk about their experiences at the biggest gaming convention in North America - GenCon 2014 - while Darrell listens intently since he went to the beach, instead. Chris talks about buying all the things, TC earns his hipster cred by only buying two Carl Chudyk titles, and Stephanie talks up the coolness of Sheriff of Nottingham and the disappointment of Night of the Grand Octopus. All this, plus Ellen Barkin, current Kickstarters, Panamax, Diamonds, Camel Up, Kingsport Festival, Richard Launius and Run, Fight, or Die, and HABA&apos;s Rhino Hero. It&apos;s a big show about the big show - don&apos;t miss it!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>8178</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Themes</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Themes</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie talk about their favorite (and least favorite) board game themes and how those themes might influence both their choices in whether to buy the game or play the game. All this, plus talk of love for Kennerspiel des Jahres winner Istanbul, old school Weapons &amp; Warriors, New Bedford, VivaJava Dice, the Geiger Expansion for Compounded, zombies, dungeon crawlers, Firefly, Eldritch Horror, MASK, baseball, Feld Kickstarters, ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie talk about their favorite (and least favorite) board game themes and how those themes might influence both their choices in whether to buy the game or play the game. All this, plus talk of love for Kennerspiel des Jahres winner Istanbul, old school Weapons &amp; Warriors, New Bedford, VivaJava Dice, the Geiger Expansion for Compounded, zombies, dungeon crawlers, Firefly, Eldritch Horror, MASK, baseball, Feld Kickstarters, and so much more. It&apos;s a smorgasbord of theme-based conversation, so dine at our gaming buffet!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie talk about their favorite (and least favorite) board game themes and how those themes might influence both their choices in whether to buy the game or play the game. All this, plus talk of love for Kennerspiel des Jahres winner Istanbul, old school Weapons &amp; Warriors, New Bedford, VivaJava Dice, the Geiger Expansion for Compounded, zombies, dungeon crawlers, Firefly, Eldritch Horror, MASK, baseball, Feld Kickstarters, and so much more. It&apos;s a smorgasbord of theme-based conversation, so dine at our gaming buffet!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>7918</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>board game, card game, dice hate me, stefan feld, mask, compounded, new bedford, lovecraft, cthulhu, wawa, firefly, vivajava</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Guilty Pleasures</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Guilty Pleasures</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss a list of games that might be considered personal "guilty pleasures" - games that they enjoy but that might be scoffed at by modern gaming culture. TC, as usual, does most of the scoffing. All this, plus Potato Salad and the current state of Kickstarter, Launius, Unpub news, cows, Trajan, Red Pants Games, Game of Thrones, Wikipedia, and other strange tangents. It's a grab bag - don't miss it!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss a list of games that might be considered personal &quot;guilty pleasures&quot; - games that they enjoy but that might be scoffed at by modern gaming culture. TC, as usual, does most of the scoffing. All this, plus Potato Salad and the current state of Kickstarter, Launius, Unpub news, cows, Trajan, Red Pants Games, Game of Thrones, Wikipedia, and other strange tangents. It&apos;s a grab bag - don&apos;t miss it!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell, TC and Stephanie discuss a list of games that might be considered personal &quot;guilty pleasures&quot; - games that they enjoy but that might be scoffed at by modern gaming culture. TC, as usual, does most of the scoffing. All this, plus Potato Salad and the current state of Kickstarter, Launius, Unpub news, cows, Trajan, Red Pants Games, Game of Thrones, Wikipedia, and other strange tangents. It&apos;s a grab bag - don&apos;t miss it!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>6231</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>board games, card games, dice hate me, brew crafters, beer, video games, game of thrones, launius, unpub, trajan, feld, monopoly, life</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Origins 2014</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Origins 2014</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell, TC, Stephanie, and special guest Dan Patriss from The Geek All-Stars to talk all about the action and their adventures at Origins Game Fair helping to sell out the Dice Hate Me Games booth! Herein lies rousing tales of commerce, Glass Road, squishy farm animals, Splendor, monster trucks, the ridiculous majesty of Chaostle, whaling, a wedding proposal, and, of course, Launius! ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[On this special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell, TC, Stephanie, and special guest Dan Patriss from The Geek All-Stars to talk all about the action and their adventures at Origins Game Fair helping to sell out the Dice Hate Me Games booth! Herein lies rousing tales of commerce, Glass Road, squishy farm animals, Splendor, monster trucks, the ridiculous majesty of Chaostle, whaling, a wedding proposal, and, of course, Launius! ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On this special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell, TC, Stephanie, and special guest Dan Patriss from The Geek All-Stars to talk all about the action and their adventures at Origins Game Fair helping to sell out the Dice Hate Me Games booth! Herein lies rousing tales of commerce, Glass Road, squishy farm animals, Splendor, monster trucks, the ridiculous majesty of Chaostle, whaling, a wedding proposal, and, of course, Launius! ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>8654</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>origins game fair, convention, dice hate me games, monster truck mayhem, vivajava, compounded, angry dice, launius, bravest warriors, the great heartland hauling co., carnival, fun farm, glass road, splendor</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Staying Forever Young</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Staying Forever Young</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC talk about collectibles and nostalgia, both in gaming and geeky hobbies, plus licenses that would make us most happy in gaming form and anything else that tickles our 11-year-old fancy. All this, plus a ton of Marvel Dice Masters goodness, the Reading Rainbow, Darrell's bogus lawsuit over trading matters, the danger of Warhammer 40K, ghosts, Doctor Who, Cthulhu, Japanese Mecha, and how video games from our youth affect how we view an...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC talk about collectibles and nostalgia, both in gaming and geeky hobbies, plus licenses that would make us most happy in gaming form and anything else that tickles our 11-year-old fancy. All this, plus a ton of Marvel Dice Masters goodness, the Reading Rainbow, Darrell&apos;s bogus lawsuit over trading matters, the danger of Warhammer 40K, ghosts, Doctor Who, Cthulhu, Japanese Mecha, and how video games from our youth affect how we view analog games of today. Join the conversation at the first star to the left and straight on till morning!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC talk about collectibles and nostalgia, both in gaming and geeky hobbies, plus licenses that would make us most happy in gaming form and anything else that tickles our 11-year-old fancy. All this, plus a ton of Marvel Dice Masters goodness, the Reading Rainbow, Darrell&apos;s bogus lawsuit over trading matters, the danger of Warhammer 40K, ghosts, Doctor Who, Cthulhu, Japanese Mecha, and how video games from our youth affect how we view analog games of today. Join the conversation at the first star to the left and straight on till morning!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>6492</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>board games, card games, dice hate me, brew crafters, beer, marvel, superheroes, dice, heroquest, survive, fireball island, youth, video games</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Raising a Ruckus</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Raising a Ruckus</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's a full house in this episode of The State of Games as Dice, Darrell and TC are joined by Stephanie Straw, as well as Fleet designers Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback. As the title suggests, the super sixsome sit down to talk about their favorite games that really raise a ruckus and get the adrenaline flowing for everyone at the table. All this plus Eggs &amp; Empires, a special Dice Hate Me Games announcement involving Matt &amp; Ben, Origins Game Fair plans, and how Darrell might be gettin...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[It&apos;s a full house in this episode of The State of Games as Dice, Darrell and TC are joined by Stephanie Straw, as well as Fleet designers Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback. As the title suggests, the super sixsome sit down to talk about their favorite games that really raise a ruckus and get the adrenaline flowing for everyone at the table. All this plus Eggs &amp; Empires, a special Dice Hate Me Games announcement involving Matt &amp; Ben, Origins Game Fair plans, and how Darrell might be getting wrongfully sued over a Marvel Dice Masters trade. You don&apos;t want to miss that!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s a full house in this episode of The State of Games as Dice, Darrell and TC are joined by Stephanie Straw, as well as Fleet designers Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback. As the title suggests, the super sixsome sit down to talk about their favorite games that really raise a ruckus and get the adrenaline flowing for everyone at the table. All this plus Eggs &amp; Empires, a special Dice Hate Me Games announcement involving Matt &amp; Ben, Origins Game Fair plans, and how Darrell might be getting wrongfully sued over a Marvel Dice Masters trade. You don&apos;t want to miss that!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>6603</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>dice hate me, matt riddle, ben pinchback, fleet, marvel dice masters, board game, card game, cthulhu, elder sign, litigation, trolls, eggs &amp; empires, launius</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About PAX East 2014</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About PAX East 2014</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder and Stephanie Straw to share their Beantown adventures at PAX East! The trio chat about the awesomeness that is Boston proper, the overwhelming reception to having an Unpub presence at the con, the mosh pit that is the main exhibit hall, and all the awesome prototypes played. All this plus baseball, TC Petty's collarbone, lobstah, Stephanie's new game company, Eggs &amp; Empires, the Compounded expansion, giant ro...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder and Stephanie Straw to share their Beantown adventures at PAX East! The trio chat about the awesomeness that is Boston proper, the overwhelming reception to having an Unpub presence at the con, the mosh pit that is the main exhibit hall, and all the awesome prototypes played. All this plus baseball, TC Petty&apos;s collarbone, lobstah, Stephanie&apos;s new game company, Eggs &amp; Empires, the Compounded expansion, giant robots, whaling, and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder and Stephanie Straw to share their Beantown adventures at PAX East! The trio chat about the awesomeness that is Boston proper, the overwhelming reception to having an Unpub presence at the con, the mosh pit that is the main exhibit hall, and all the awesome prototypes played. All this plus baseball, TC Petty&apos;s collarbone, lobstah, Stephanie&apos;s new game company, Eggs &amp; Empires, the Compounded expansion, giant robots, whaling, and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:keywords>pax east, boston, games, board games, video games, cards, dice hate me, prototypes, unpub, new bedford, robots, compounded </itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Emergent Gameplay</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Emergent Gameplay</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, it's all TC all the time! Dice, Darrell And TC dish deeply about emergent gameplay, what it all means, and which games have it in spades. We also talk with TC about his recent trip to Salt Lake City and SaltCON, where his deckbuilder Xenon Profiteer won the prestigious Ion Award. All this, plus Kickstarter talk, No Thanks versus Pairs, how game maps should not be used for navigation, and why Boston totally rocks.]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, it&apos;s all TC all the time! Dice, Darrell And TC dish deeply about emergent gameplay, what it all means, and which games have it in spades. We also talk with TC about his recent trip to Salt Lake City and SaltCON, where his deckbuilder Xenon Profiteer won the prestigious Ion Award. All this, plus Kickstarter talk, No Thanks versus Pairs, how game maps should not be used for navigation, and why Boston totally rocks.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, it&apos;s all TC all the time! Dice, Darrell And TC dish deeply about emergent gameplay, what it all means, and which games have it in spades. We also talk with TC about his recent trip to Salt Lake City and SaltCON, where his deckbuilder Xenon Profiteer won the prestigious Ion Award. All this, plus Kickstarter talk, No Thanks versus Pairs, how game maps should not be used for navigation, and why Boston totally rocks.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Whatever</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Whatever</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's complete chaos and bedlam in this episode of The State of Games as Chris, Darrell and TC open up discussion about past topics, weird stories, dinosaurs... whatever! The trio chat about getting meta in Euphoria, how badly The Capitals rulebook makes a head hurt, emergent gameplay, being a double cylon in Battlestar Galactica, the Take Back the Colon Campaign, why negative points totally suck, the Rabbits on Kickstarter and, surprisingly, the MENSA Select Awards. Hold onto your butts!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[It&apos;s complete chaos and bedlam in this episode of The State of Games as Chris, Darrell and TC open up discussion about past topics, weird stories, dinosaurs... whatever! The trio chat about getting meta in Euphoria, how badly The Capitals rulebook makes a head hurt, emergent gameplay, being a double cylon in Battlestar Galactica, the Take Back the Colon Campaign, why negative points totally suck, the Rabbits on Kickstarter and, surprisingly, the MENSA Select Awards. Hold onto your butts!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s complete chaos and bedlam in this episode of The State of Games as Chris, Darrell and TC open up discussion about past topics, weird stories, dinosaurs... whatever! The trio chat about getting meta in Euphoria, how badly The Capitals rulebook makes a head hurt, emergent gameplay, being a double cylon in Battlestar Galactica, the Take Back the Colon Campaign, why negative points totally suck, the Rabbits on Kickstarter and, surprisingly, the MENSA Select Awards. Hold onto your butts!]]></content:encoded>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Women and Games</itunes:title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Hot Games of 2014</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell and TC are joined by special guest Ed Marriott, designer of that hot Euro game about peppers, Scoville. The quartet discuss Ed's inspirations for design and how Scoville came to be, then take a closer look at some other hot games that have gamers foaming at the mouth in 2014. All this plus the perils of early bird pledges on Kickstarter, Dead of Winter, SeaFall, Stefan Feld's genius, Brew Crafters, the slow decay of Chris's voice, cats wit...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell and TC are joined by special guest Ed Marriott, designer of that hot Euro game about peppers, Scoville. The quartet discuss Ed&apos;s inspirations for design and how Scoville came to be, then take a closer look at some other hot games that have gamers foaming at the mouth in 2014. All this plus the perils of early bird pledges on Kickstarter, Dead of Winter, SeaFall, Stefan Feld&apos;s genius, Brew Crafters, the slow decay of Chris&apos;s voice, cats with lasers, a whole bunch of Rabbits, Marvel Dice, Machi Koro, Bea Arthur, and so much more.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Unpub 4</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Unpub 4</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this once-again epically-long episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC are joined by good friends Matt Riddle &amp; Ben Pinchback, designers of the award-winning card game Fleet, to talk all about the great unpublished games, the quality playtesting and the outstanding camaraderie surrounding Unpub 4. All this plus monster trucks, monkeys flinging coconuts, the apocalypse, the winners of the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge, wombat poop, new game signing news, monks carrying Tommy...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this once-again epically-long episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC are joined by good friends Matt Riddle &amp; Ben Pinchback, designers of the award-winning card game Fleet, to talk all about the great unpublished games, the quality playtesting and the outstanding camaraderie surrounding Unpub 4. All this plus monster trucks, monkeys flinging coconuts, the apocalypse, the winners of the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge, wombat poop, new game signing news, monks carrying Tommy guns, and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this once-again epically-long episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC are joined by good friends Matt Riddle &amp; Ben Pinchback, designers of the award-winning card game Fleet, to talk all about the great unpublished games, the quality playtesting and the outstanding camaraderie surrounding Unpub 4. All this plus monster trucks, monkeys flinging coconuts, the apocalypse, the winners of the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge, wombat poop, new game signing news, monks carrying Tommy guns, and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Games of 2013</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Games of 2013</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special oversized episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC do their darndest to sum up a whole year's worth of gaming goodness in just two hours! The trio discuss their personal picks for 2013 Game of the Year, their gaming discoveries, and favorite gaming memories from the year that was. All this, plus the Kickstarter microgame revolution, The Legend of Zelda, Brad Smoley, The Godfather, Unpub 4, the DHM 54 Card Challenge and much, much more! Happy New Year!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special oversized episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC do their darndest to sum up a whole year&apos;s worth of gaming goodness in just two hours! The trio discuss their personal picks for 2013 Game of the Year, their gaming discoveries, and favorite gaming memories from the year that was. All this, plus the Kickstarter microgame revolution, The Legend of Zelda, Brad Smoley, The Godfather, Unpub 4, the DHM 54 Card Challenge and much, much more! Happy New Year!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special oversized episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC do their darndest to sum up a whole year&apos;s worth of gaming goodness in just two hours! The trio discuss their personal picks for 2013 Game of the Year, their gaming discoveries, and favorite gaming memories from the year that was. All this, plus the Kickstarter microgame revolution, The Legend of Zelda, Brad Smoley, The Godfather, Unpub 4, the DHM 54 Card Challenge and much, much more! Happy New Year!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Surprises In My Pocket</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Surprises In My Pocket</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC make a big topic out of small things - namely, the best of the best of portable games! In a thematic tie-in, they also discuss the current trend in microgames like Love Letter and the current Kickstarter darling, Coin Age, and whether these tiny games have a big enough impact to live past the the stage of fad. All this plus Eldritch Horror, HeroQuest, Car Wars, Krosmaster, Rampage, the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge, Unpub 4 news and...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC make a big topic out of small things - namely, the best of the best of portable games! In a thematic tie-in, they also discuss the current trend in microgames like Love Letter and the current Kickstarter darling, Coin Age, and whether these tiny games have a big enough impact to live past the the stage of fad. All this plus Eldritch Horror, HeroQuest, Car Wars, Krosmaster, Rampage, the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge, Unpub 4 news and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC make a big topic out of small things - namely, the best of the best of portable games! In a thematic tie-in, they also discuss the current trend in microgames like Love Letter and the current Kickstarter darling, Coin Age, and whether these tiny games have a big enough impact to live past the the stage of fad. All this plus Eldritch Horror, HeroQuest, Car Wars, Krosmaster, Rampage, the Dice Hate Me 54-Card Challenge, Unpub 4 news and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>6620</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About BGGCon 2013</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About BGGCon 2013</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC gather to talk about all the cool things they saw and the great games they played at BGGCon in Dallas, as well as the success of the Unpub protozone and all the publishers and designers who participated. All this plus Brew Crafters, Eldritch Horror, drunken Stronghold Games events, speed dating, the Dice Hate Me 54-card Challenge, lots and lots of meat, and HeroQuest is back! Join the party!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC gather to talk about all the cool things they saw and the great games they played at BGGCon in Dallas, as well as the success of the Unpub protozone and all the publishers and designers who participated. All this plus Brew Crafters, Eldritch Horror, drunken Stronghold Games events, speed dating, the Dice Hate Me 54-card Challenge, lots and lots of meat, and HeroQuest is back! Join the party!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell and TC gather to talk about all the cool things they saw and the great games they played at BGGCon in Dallas, as well as the success of the Unpub protozone and all the publishers and designers who participated. All this plus Brew Crafters, Eldritch Horror, drunken Stronghold Games events, speed dating, the Dice Hate Me 54-card Challenge, lots and lots of meat, and HeroQuest is back! Join the party!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>8022</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Your Right to Party</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Your Right to Party</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[It's party time on this episode of The State of Games as Dice, Darrell and TC talk about some of their most memorable party game moments and their top three favorite - and least favorite - party games of all time. All this, plus talk of Unpub 4, more details on the Dice Hate Me 54-card challenge, A Touch of Evil, Elder Sign, Quantum, Brew Crafters, The Cloak &amp; Blaster Gaming Pub and much, much more!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[It&apos;s party time on this episode of The State of Games as Dice, Darrell and TC talk about some of their most memorable party game moments and their top three favorite - and least favorite - party games of all time. All this, plus talk of Unpub 4, more details on the Dice Hate Me 54-card challenge, A Touch of Evil, Elder Sign, Quantum, Brew Crafters, The Cloak &amp; Blaster Gaming Pub and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It&apos;s party time on this episode of The State of Games as Dice, Darrell and TC talk about some of their most memorable party game moments and their top three favorite - and least favorite - party games of all time. All this, plus talk of Unpub 4, more details on the Dice Hate Me 54-card challenge, A Touch of Evil, Elder Sign, Quantum, Brew Crafters, The Cloak &amp; Blaster Gaming Pub and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Germans</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About The Germans</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this extra-large episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell Louder and TC Petty III give a little Essen Spiel preview, sharing the games that really have them excited even though none of them are going to Essen and it'll be two or three months before any of them can actually buy most of these titles. But that can't stop the excitement! All this, plus talk of the recent Kickstarter trend that is metal gaming coins, if money-back guarantees are beneficial, Brew Crafters and Unpub news, and...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this extra-large episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell Louder and TC Petty III give a little Essen Spiel preview, sharing the games that really have them excited even though none of them are going to Essen and it&apos;ll be two or three months before any of them can actually buy most of these titles. But that can&apos;t stop the excitement! All this, plus talk of the recent Kickstarter trend that is metal gaming coins, if money-back guarantees are beneficial, Brew Crafters and Unpub news, and how Jane Austen can still reel in the big bucks. It&apos;s an Oktoberfest celebration! Come in, grab a beer and join us for a toast. Prost!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this extra-large episode of The State of Games, Dice, Darrell Louder and TC Petty III give a little Essen Spiel preview, sharing the games that really have them excited even though none of them are going to Essen and it&apos;ll be two or three months before any of them can actually buy most of these titles. But that can&apos;t stop the excitement! All this, plus talk of the recent Kickstarter trend that is metal gaming coins, if money-back guarantees are beneficial, Brew Crafters and Unpub news, and how Jane Austen can still reel in the big bucks. It&apos;s an Oktoberfest celebration! Come in, grab a beer and join us for a toast. Prost!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Beer</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Beer</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell and TC are joined by Ben Rosset, designer of Mars Needs Mechanics and the upcoming Dice Hate Me Games release, Brew Crafters. The quartet talk about beer, the development process behind Brew Crafters, and how theme and mechanics can walk hand in hand for inspiring a good design. All this, plus tons of talk about VivaJava, Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Alien Uprising, Compounded, Club Zen, Global Mogul, and more Unpub news, includi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell and TC are joined by Ben Rosset, designer of Mars Needs Mechanics and the upcoming Dice Hate Me Games release, Brew Crafters. The quartet talk about beer, the development process behind Brew Crafters, and how theme and mechanics can walk hand in hand for inspiring a good design. All this, plus tons of talk about VivaJava, Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Alien Uprising, Compounded, Club Zen, Global Mogul, and more Unpub news, including prototypes to expect at Escapist Expo in Durham - like a Compounded expansion and Chris&apos;s own Double Impact! It&apos;s a full episode, but it goes down smooth, with a hoppy finish. Join us!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Chris, Darrell and TC are joined by Ben Rosset, designer of Mars Needs Mechanics and the upcoming Dice Hate Me Games release, Brew Crafters. The quartet talk about beer, the development process behind Brew Crafters, and how theme and mechanics can walk hand in hand for inspiring a good design. All this, plus tons of talk about VivaJava, Agricola: All Creatures Big and Small, Alien Uprising, Compounded, Club Zen, Global Mogul, and more Unpub news, including prototypes to expect at Escapist Expo in Durham - like a Compounded expansion and Chris&apos;s own Double Impact! It&apos;s a full episode, but it goes down smooth, with a hoppy finish. Join us!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>5839</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The BGG Top 20 and Future of Unpub</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About The BGG Top 20 and Future of Unpub</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special dual episode of The State of Games, Dice sits down with right-hand men Darrell Louder and TC Petty III to discuss their individual concerns over the BoardGameGeek Top 20 Games and take a High Fidelity moment to share their top 5 games of all time. The trio also take a moment to talk about the future of the Unpublished Games program - recently taken over by Darrell - and where Unpub will grow and change in the coming year. All this plus discussion of Firefly: The Boardgame, Agr...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special dual episode of The State of Games, Dice sits down with right-hand men Darrell Louder and TC Petty III to discuss their individual concerns over the BoardGameGeek Top 20 Games and take a High Fidelity moment to share their top 5 games of all time. The trio also take a moment to talk about the future of the Unpublished Games program - recently taken over by Darrell - and where Unpub will grow and change in the coming year. All this plus discussion of Firefly: The Boardgame, Agricola: All Creatures Great and Small, Le Havre: The Inland Port, Magic: the Gathering, Belle of the Ball, Car Wars, Yinsh, and many more. Please join the group as we discuss the past, present and future of board and card games!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special dual episode of The State of Games, Dice sits down with right-hand men Darrell Louder and TC Petty III to discuss their individual concerns over the BoardGameGeek Top 20 Games and take a High Fidelity moment to share their top 5 games of all time. The trio also take a moment to talk about the future of the Unpublished Games program - recently taken over by Darrell - and where Unpub will grow and change in the coming year. All this plus discussion of Firefly: The Boardgame, Agricola: All Creatures Great and Small, Le Havre: The Inland Port, Magic: the Gathering, Belle of the Ball, Car Wars, Yinsh, and many more. Please join the group as we discuss the past, present and future of board and card games!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About GenCon 2013</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About GenCon 2013</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special anniversary episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder, TC Petty III, Dan Patriss, Adam O'Brien, Fred MacKenzie, and Tiffany Bahn in a huge roundtable discussion of the best and brightest games and experiences of GenCon 2013. The group of gamers discuss their favorites, including Spyrium, Trains, Gravwell, Eldritch Horror, Robinson Crusoe, Rampage, and Maximum Throwdown, as well as prototypes of upcoming titles such as Belle of the Ball, Brew Crafters, Fan...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special anniversary episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder, TC Petty III, Dan Patriss, Adam O&apos;Brien, Fred MacKenzie, and Tiffany Bahn in a huge roundtable discussion of the best and brightest games and experiences of GenCon 2013. The group of gamers discuss their favorites, including Spyrium, Trains, Gravwell, Eldritch Horror, Robinson Crusoe, Rampage, and Maximum Throwdown, as well as prototypes of upcoming titles such as Belle of the Ball, Brew Crafters, Fantasy Frontier, Paydirt, Monsters and Maidens, Rite of Passage and many more. It&apos;s a huge celebration, and what better place to party than GenCon? Come on in and be our guest!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special anniversary episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder, TC Petty III, Dan Patriss, Adam O&apos;Brien, Fred MacKenzie, and Tiffany Bahn in a huge roundtable discussion of the best and brightest games and experiences of GenCon 2013. The group of gamers discuss their favorites, including Spyrium, Trains, Gravwell, Eldritch Horror, Robinson Crusoe, Rampage, and Maximum Throwdown, as well as prototypes of upcoming titles such as Belle of the Ball, Brew Crafters, Fantasy Frontier, Paydirt, Monsters and Maidens, Rite of Passage and many more. It&apos;s a huge celebration, and what better place to party than GenCon? Come on in and be our guest!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Good Friends and Good Games</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Good Friends and Good Games</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Here's to good friends, tonight is kinda special... and in this episode of The State of Games, we are so very, very special. Dice hits the road to Delaware to record a live-play of VivaJava Dice with Darrell and TC and then encounters the greatest boardgame sale ever. The trio are joined by Darrell's lovely wife Lesley and they talk of the spoils of their conquest, how to fix a flat tire in Rallyman, why Alhambra will definitely not be on Dice's Christmas list, and learn, definitively, that a...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Here&apos;s to good friends, tonight is kinda special... and in this episode of The State of Games, we are so very, very special. Dice hits the road to Delaware to record a live-play of VivaJava Dice with Darrell and TC and then encounters the greatest boardgame sale ever. The trio are joined by Darrell&apos;s lovely wife Lesley and they talk of the spoils of their conquest, how to fix a flat tire in Rallyman, why Alhambra will definitely not be on Dice&apos;s Christmas list, and learn, definitively, that aardvarks do not live in Western Europe while playing the wonderful Fauna. Good friends, good games and maybe a few good beers. Why not join us?]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Here&apos;s to good friends, tonight is kinda special... and in this episode of The State of Games, we are so very, very special. Dice hits the road to Delaware to record a live-play of VivaJava Dice with Darrell and TC and then encounters the greatest boardgame sale ever. The trio are joined by Darrell&apos;s lovely wife Lesley and they talk of the spoils of their conquest, how to fix a flat tire in Rallyman, why Alhambra will definitely not be on Dice&apos;s Christmas list, and learn, definitively, that aardvarks do not live in Western Europe while playing the wonderful Fauna. Good friends, good games and maybe a few good beers. Why not join us?]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4330</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Brothers MacKenzie</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About The Brothers MacKenzie</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice joins forces once again with Dan Patriss of The Geek All-Stars for another crossover episode, this time featuring brothers David and Fred MacKenzie of Clever Mojo Games. The foursome chat about the development and secret origins of Princes of the Dragon Throne currently on Kickstarter, as well as some other awesome (possum) designs that Fred is working on. Then David gives us the scoop on new CMG projects like King's Forge, Magnum Opus, an Alien Fro...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice joins forces once again with Dan Patriss of The Geek All-Stars for another crossover episode, this time featuring brothers David and Fred MacKenzie of Clever Mojo Games. The foursome chat about the development and secret origins of Princes of the Dragon Throne currently on Kickstarter, as well as some other awesome (possum) designs that Fred is working on. Then David gives us the scoop on new CMG projects like King&apos;s Forge, Magnum Opus, an Alien Frontiers expansion and the one we&apos;ve all been waiting for: Swinging Jivecat Voodoo Lounge. Come on in and join the party!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice joins forces once again with Dan Patriss of The Geek All-Stars for another crossover episode, this time featuring brothers David and Fred MacKenzie of Clever Mojo Games. The foursome chat about the development and secret origins of Princes of the Dragon Throne currently on Kickstarter, as well as some other awesome (possum) designs that Fred is working on. Then David gives us the scoop on new CMG projects like King&apos;s Forge, Magnum Opus, an Alien Frontiers expansion and the one we&apos;ve all been waiting for: Swinging Jivecat Voodoo Lounge. Come on in and join the party!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3744</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Origins 2013</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Origins 2013</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III as well as special guests Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback of Fleet fame for a roundtable discussion of all the gaming greatness and fantastic fun of Origins Game Fair 2013. The fivesome talk about Spiel des Jahres nominees Augustus, Hanabi and Bruges, how out-of-print titles like Pirates of the Spanish Main are still some of the greatest budget buys at any con, that Time's Up: Title Recall is the g...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III as well as special guests Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback of Fleet fame for a roundtable discussion of all the gaming greatness and fantastic fun of Origins Game Fair 2013. The fivesome talk about Spiel des Jahres nominees Augustus, Hanabi and Bruges, how out-of-print titles like Pirates of the Spanish Main are still some of the greatest budget buys at any con, that Time&apos;s Up: Title Recall is the greatest party game ever and how networking at a con like Origins can be awesome opportunities for game designers and publishers alike. All this, plus VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game, Angry Dice, the upcoming Fleet expansion, Masters of Commerce, Brew Crafters, Compounded, Carnival, The Great Heartland Hauling Co., VivaJava, Club Zen, The New Science, King of Tokyo, Quicksilver, Maximum Throwdown, the Duke of Dice - Richard Launius, and much, much more!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III as well as special guests Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback of Fleet fame for a roundtable discussion of all the gaming greatness and fantastic fun of Origins Game Fair 2013. The fivesome talk about Spiel des Jahres nominees Augustus, Hanabi and Bruges, how out-of-print titles like Pirates of the Spanish Main are still some of the greatest budget buys at any con, that Time&apos;s Up: Title Recall is the greatest party game ever and how networking at a con like Origins can be awesome opportunities for game designers and publishers alike. All this, plus VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game, Angry Dice, the upcoming Fleet expansion, Masters of Commerce, Brew Crafters, Compounded, Carnival, The Great Heartland Hauling Co., VivaJava, Club Zen, The New Science, King of Tokyo, Quicksilver, Maximum Throwdown, the Duke of Dice - Richard Launius, and much, much more!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4518</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Fate of the Galaxy</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Fate of the Galaxy</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by five other would-be galactic conquerors around the gaming table as they tackle an epic, twelve-hour-long struggle for space supremacy in Twilight Imperium: Third Edition. Three players are vets, and three are new to the battle of the stars - who will reign supreme? With round-by-round session reports and secretly-recorded individual confessionals that promise a peek behind the curtain of back-stabs and bad plans, this episo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by five other would-be galactic conquerors around the gaming table as they tackle an epic, twelve-hour-long struggle for space supremacy in Twilight Imperium: Third Edition. Three players are vets, and three are new to the battle of the stars - who will reign supreme? With round-by-round session reports and secretly-recorded individual confessionals that promise a peek behind the curtain of back-stabs and bad plans, this episode promises to be like nothing you&apos;ve heard before.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by five other would-be galactic conquerors around the gaming table as they tackle an epic, twelve-hour-long struggle for space supremacy in Twilight Imperium: Third Edition. Three players are vets, and three are new to the battle of the stars - who will reign supreme? With round-by-round session reports and secretly-recorded individual confessionals that promise a peek behind the curtain of back-stabs and bad plans, this episode promises to be like nothing you&apos;ve heard before.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4425</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Hobo Pain</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Hobo Pain</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder and TC Petty III for a nice, simple chat all about new games and old classics played during a four-day visit. The trio cover the pros and cons of six- and three-player Keyflower, how Tzolk'in might just make you want to flip a table, why Mercante is an underappreciated gem, and why The New Science may give you a new appreciation for spreadsheets. All this, plus X-Wing, BiSikle, VivaJava Dice and, of course, the full story...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder and TC Petty III for a nice, simple chat all about new games and old classics played during a four-day visit. The trio cover the pros and cons of six- and three-player Keyflower, how Tzolk&apos;in might just make you want to flip a table, why Mercante is an underappreciated gem, and why The New Science may give you a new appreciation for spreadsheets. All this, plus X-Wing, BiSikle, VivaJava Dice and, of course, the full story behind Modern Art and how to use hobo pain to create a best-selling masterpiece. ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by Darrell Louder and TC Petty III for a nice, simple chat all about new games and old classics played during a four-day visit. The trio cover the pros and cons of six- and three-player Keyflower, how Tzolk&apos;in might just make you want to flip a table, why Mercante is an underappreciated gem, and why The New Science may give you a new appreciation for spreadsheets. All this, plus X-Wing, BiSikle, VivaJava Dice and, of course, the full story behind Modern Art and how to use hobo pain to create a best-selling masterpiece. ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3563</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>boardgame, card game, dice, dice hate me, vivajava, tzolk&#39;in, mercante, keyflower, worker placement, the new science, x-wing, star wars, modern art, hobos</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Crossovers</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Crossovers</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special Hulk of an episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by his Super Friends Darrell Louder, TC Petty III, Dan Patriss and Tom Gurganus for a true Iron Man competition of conversation on comics, Kickstarter and cinematic heroism. The Fearless Five discuss the dangers of mismanaging hope in a Kickstarter campaign, why Man of Steel may either save or curse Superman for movie-goers this summer, how we may never see the true Wolverine of the comics on the big screen, and just exa...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special Hulk of an episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by his Super Friends Darrell Louder, TC Petty III, Dan Patriss and Tom Gurganus for a true Iron Man competition of conversation on comics, Kickstarter and cinematic heroism. The Fearless Five discuss the dangers of mismanaging hope in a Kickstarter campaign, why Man of Steel may either save or curse Superman for movie-goers this summer, how we may never see the true Wolverine of the comics on the big screen, and just exactly how Sentinels of the Multiverse, Marvel Legendary and the DC: Deckbuilding Game stack up against each other in a true round-table smackdown. All this, plus Galactic Strike Force, Pacific Rim, zombies, a talking raccoon, how Ant-Man totally rocks, the magnetic attraction of Chris Hemsley and so much more. Break out the spandex, dear listeners, and prepare to join the fray!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special Hulk of an episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by his Super Friends Darrell Louder, TC Petty III, Dan Patriss and Tom Gurganus for a true Iron Man competition of conversation on comics, Kickstarter and cinematic heroism. The Fearless Five discuss the dangers of mismanaging hope in a Kickstarter campaign, why Man of Steel may either save or curse Superman for movie-goers this summer, how we may never see the true Wolverine of the comics on the big screen, and just exactly how Sentinels of the Multiverse, Marvel Legendary and the DC: Deckbuilding Game stack up against each other in a true round-table smackdown. All this, plus Galactic Strike Force, Pacific Rim, zombies, a talking raccoon, how Ant-Man totally rocks, the magnetic attraction of Chris Hemsley and so much more. Break out the spandex, dear listeners, and prepare to join the fray!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>9223</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About 20 Questions</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About 20 Questions</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by special co-hosts Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback, the designers of the 2012 Dice Hate Me Game of the Year, Fleet. Matt and Ben turn the tables and enact an inquisition - a question-filled romp that causes the trio to muse on chemistry, themes, Reiner Knizia, Kickstarter anomalies, coffee, Stefan Feld and ants. All this, plus thoughts on The New Science, Kemet, Myrmes, Dungeon Roll, abstracts, Manhattan Project, Glory to Rome, X-Wing and, ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by special co-hosts Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback, the designers of the 2012 Dice Hate Me Game of the Year, Fleet. Matt and Ben turn the tables and enact an inquisition - a question-filled romp that causes the trio to muse on chemistry, themes, Reiner Knizia, Kickstarter anomalies, coffee, Stefan Feld and ants. All this, plus thoughts on The New Science, Kemet, Myrmes, Dungeon Roll, abstracts, Manhattan Project, Glory to Rome, X-Wing and, of course, fishing fun in Fleet and a Dice Hate Me Games contest!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined by special co-hosts Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback, the designers of the 2012 Dice Hate Me Game of the Year, Fleet. Matt and Ben turn the tables and enact an inquisition - a question-filled romp that causes the trio to muse on chemistry, themes, Reiner Knizia, Kickstarter anomalies, coffee, Stefan Feld and ants. All this, plus thoughts on The New Science, Kemet, Myrmes, Dungeon Roll, abstracts, Manhattan Project, Glory to Rome, X-Wing and, of course, fishing fun in Fleet and a Dice Hate Me Games contest!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4975</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Prezcon</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Prezcon</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice goes on the road to Charlottesville, Virginia to the underrated gem of a gaming event, Prezcon. He's joined on the podcast by new regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III, and special guest Benjamin Rosset, designer of Mars Needs Mechanics. The quartet talk about their gaming experiences during the con, including looks at the dinosaur-filled Triassic Terror, Skyline, Space Cadets, Glory to Rome, Coup and some unpublished fun with Brewmasters, VivaJa...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice goes on the road to Charlottesville, Virginia to the underrated gem of a gaming event, Prezcon. He&apos;s joined on the podcast by new regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III, and special guest Benjamin Rosset, designer of Mars Needs Mechanics. The quartet talk about their gaming experiences during the con, including looks at the dinosaur-filled Triassic Terror, Skyline, Space Cadets, Glory to Rome, Coup and some unpublished fun with Brewmasters, VivaJava Dice and Belle of the Ball. All this plus epic Pitchcar, the Avalon experience in The Resistance and Mr. Bacon&apos;s Big Adventure. There&apos;s a lot of gaming to go around!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice goes on the road to Charlottesville, Virginia to the underrated gem of a gaming event, Prezcon. He&apos;s joined on the podcast by new regulars Darrell Louder and TC Petty III, and special guest Benjamin Rosset, designer of Mars Needs Mechanics. The quartet talk about their gaming experiences during the con, including looks at the dinosaur-filled Triassic Terror, Skyline, Space Cadets, Glory to Rome, Coup and some unpublished fun with Brewmasters, VivaJava Dice and Belle of the Ball. All this plus epic Pitchcar, the Avalon experience in The Resistance and Mr. Bacon&apos;s Big Adventure. There&apos;s a lot of gaming to go around!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3325</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Being Super</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Being Super</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined once again by Darrell Louder and TC Petty III for a special interview with Greater Than Games co-founder Christopher Badell. The quartet talk about the secret origins of the smash hit Sentinels of the Multiverse card game, the just-announced, brand-spanking new, ship-building, universe-protecting game Galactic Strike Force, and how blacksmithing can make for some awesome project names. All this, plus Spartacus, Love Letter, Myrmes, Compoun...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined once again by Darrell Louder and TC Petty III for a special interview with Greater Than Games co-founder Christopher Badell. The quartet talk about the secret origins of the smash hit Sentinels of the Multiverse card game, the just-announced, brand-spanking new, ship-building, universe-protecting game Galactic Strike Force, and how blacksmithing can make for some awesome project names. All this, plus Spartacus, Love Letter, Myrmes, Compounded and VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game! ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice is joined once again by Darrell Louder and TC Petty III for a special interview with Greater Than Games co-founder Christopher Badell. The quartet talk about the secret origins of the smash hit Sentinels of the Multiverse card game, the just-announced, brand-spanking new, ship-building, universe-protecting game Galactic Strike Force, and how blacksmithing can make for some awesome project names. All this, plus Spartacus, Love Letter, Myrmes, Compounded and VivaJava: The Coffee Game: The Dice Game! ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3493</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Unpub 3</itunes:title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Auld Lang Syne</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this, sadly, Monkey-less episode of The State of Games, Dice fills an empty co-host seat with designers TC Petty III (of VivaJava fame) and Darrell Louder (creator of Compounded). The trio talk a bit about the upcoming Unpub 3 and the over 60 unpublished games that will descend on Dover Delaware, then turn their attention to a long look back at the best games and memories of 2012, including Fleet, Myrmes, X-Wing Miniatures Game, Maya, Seasons, DC Deckbuilding Game, Vegas and much, much mor...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4430</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About a Little &quot;Guy Time&quot;</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About a Little &quot;Guy Time&quot;</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this offbeat episode of The State of Games, Monkey238 takes a little break from the usual banter to do her ballet thing while Dice spends some quality "bro" time with his guys in a weekend-long local con. Dice and the boys talk about their experience with over 17 different games - both classics and current favorites - including Dungeon!, Fantastiqa, Ugg-Tect, Cosmic Encounter, Rockbabies, and Legacy: Gears of Time. And speaking of Legacy, Monkey spares some of her precious time to talk bri...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this offbeat episode of The State of Games, Monkey238 takes a little break from the usual banter to do her ballet thing while Dice spends some quality &quot;bro&quot; time with his guys in a weekend-long local con. Dice and the boys talk about their experience with over 17 different games - both classics and current favorites - including Dungeon!, Fantastiqa, Ugg-Tect, Cosmic Encounter, Rockbabies, and Legacy: Gears of Time. And speaking of Legacy, Monkey spares some of her precious time to talk briefly with Dice about the joys of quantum theory, paradoxes and the ubiquitous influence cube!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3289</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Ghost Fleet and The Haunted Dungeon</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About The Ghost Fleet and The Haunted Dungeon</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special Halloween episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down with two pairs of guests to talk about their present and future projects, as well as the games they love that go bump in the night. First up is Fleet creators Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback who reminisce on the origins of Fleet, the fun of Origins, the dangers of Cards with Words and how Matt's just not that into spooky things. Then Patrick Nickell and Michael Coe of Crash Games dive into the depths of their Kick...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special Halloween episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down with two pairs of guests to talk about their present and future projects, as well as the games they love that go bump in the night. First up is Fleet creators Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback who reminisce on the origins of Fleet, the fun of Origins, the dangers of Cards with Words and how Matt&apos;s just not that into spooky things. Then Patrick Nickell and Michael Coe of Crash Games dive into the depths of their Kickstarter release Dungeon Heroes, and the dangers and drawbacks of planning for a fledgling publisher. All this plus future plans, VivaJava, Cthulhu, dangerous dice, and more. It&apos;s a scream!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special Halloween episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down with two pairs of guests to talk about their present and future projects, as well as the games they love that go bump in the night. First up is Fleet creators Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback who reminisce on the origins of Fleet, the fun of Origins, the dangers of Cards with Words and how Matt&apos;s just not that into spooky things. Then Patrick Nickell and Michael Coe of Crash Games dive into the depths of their Kickstarter release Dungeon Heroes, and the dangers and drawbacks of planning for a fledgling publisher. All this plus future plans, VivaJava, Cthulhu, dangerous dice, and more. It&apos;s a scream!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>5056</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Stronghold</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice are joined by friend of the podcast Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. The trio discuss the keys to Stronghold's huge growth and success, the difference between GenCon and Essen, and the 11 titles being released this fall including Milestones, CO2, Article 27: The UN Security Council Game, Crude: The Oil Game and Little Devils. All this, plus a special State of Games segment with Compounded designer Darrell Louder in which we discuss ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice are joined by friend of the podcast Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. The trio discuss the keys to Stronghold&apos;s huge growth and success, the difference between GenCon and Essen, and the 11 titles being released this fall including Milestones, CO2, Article 27: The UN Security Council Game, Crude: The Oil Game and Little Devils. All this, plus a special State of Games segment with Compounded designer Darrell Louder in which we discuss a weekend playing 23 different games like Defenders of the Realm, Rumble in the House, Viticulture, Jungle Ascent and, of course, Compounded. It&apos;s a big one, folks - but it&apos;s full of fun!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice are joined by friend of the podcast Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. The trio discuss the keys to Stronghold&apos;s huge growth and success, the difference between GenCon and Essen, and the 11 titles being released this fall including Milestones, CO2, Article 27: The UN Security Council Game, Crude: The Oil Game and Little Devils. All this, plus a special State of Games segment with Compounded designer Darrell Louder in which we discuss a weekend playing 23 different games like Defenders of the Realm, Rumble in the House, Viticulture, Jungle Ascent and, of course, Compounded. It&apos;s a big one, folks - but it&apos;s full of fun!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>5557</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Cards With Words</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice delver further into "cards with words" - a new game category term that sprang up in the last podcast to describe something Monkey doesn't care for and that has been a talking point among some gamers. The duo talk about why Magic: The Gathering qualifies, Seasons doesn't, and "cards with icons" are just dandy. All this plus The Escapist Expo, Compounded, the joys of bad Reverse Charade guessers, pizza noodles, bunny-piles, and how not to p...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice delver further into &quot;cards with words&quot; - a new game category term that sprang up in the last podcast to describe something Monkey doesn&apos;t care for and that has been a talking point among some gamers. The duo talk about why Magic: The Gathering qualifies, Seasons doesn&apos;t, and &quot;cards with icons&quot; are just dandy. All this plus The Escapist Expo, Compounded, the joys of bad Reverse Charade guessers, pizza noodles, bunny-piles, and how not to pick your taxi driver at GenCon. ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice delver further into &quot;cards with words&quot; - a new game category term that sprang up in the last podcast to describe something Monkey doesn&apos;t care for and that has been a talking point among some gamers. The duo talk about why Magic: The Gathering qualifies, Seasons doesn&apos;t, and &quot;cards with icons&quot; are just dandy. All this plus The Escapist Expo, Compounded, the joys of bad Reverse Charade guessers, pizza noodles, bunny-piles, and how not to pick your taxi driver at GenCon. ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3236</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About GenCon, DC and The WBC</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About GenCon, DC and The WBC</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice take a look back on their past month of constant on-the-road adventures at various cons, such as WBC and GenCon, and special gaming events like a Celebration of Gaming at Labyrinth Games in Washington, DC. The duo share tales of unpublished prototypes like Paul Owens' meaty and fulfilling East India Company, getting to see how Ben Rosset's The Market has morphed into Nevermore Games' Mars Needs Mechanics, and how far Clever Mojo Games' Pr...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice take a look back on their past month of constant on-the-road adventures at various cons, such as WBC and GenCon, and special gaming events like a Celebration of Gaming at Labyrinth Games in Washington, DC. The duo share tales of unpublished prototypes like Paul Owens&apos; meaty and fulfilling East India Company, getting to see how Ben Rosset&apos;s The Market has morphed into Nevermore Games&apos; Mars Needs Mechanics, and how far Clever Mojo Games&apos; Princes of the Dragon Throne has come since Origins. All this, plus Dice&apos;s constant name-dropping from GenCon, how Monkey has a vendetta against games that feature &quot;cards with words,&quot; the joys of sharing brownie sundaes, VivaJava demos, Jason Kotarski&apos;s joys of hauling, and a look at Smash Up, Seasons, Morels, and Vegas!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice take a look back on their past month of constant on-the-road adventures at various cons, such as WBC and GenCon, and special gaming events like a Celebration of Gaming at Labyrinth Games in Washington, DC. The duo share tales of unpublished prototypes like Paul Owens&apos; meaty and fulfilling East India Company, getting to see how Ben Rosset&apos;s The Market has morphed into Nevermore Games&apos; Mars Needs Mechanics, and how far Clever Mojo Games&apos; Princes of the Dragon Throne has come since Origins. All this, plus Dice&apos;s constant name-dropping from GenCon, how Monkey has a vendetta against games that feature &quot;cards with words,&quot; the joys of sharing brownie sundaes, VivaJava demos, Jason Kotarski&apos;s joys of hauling, and a look at Smash Up, Seasons, Morels, and Vegas!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3840</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Heartland</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About The Heartland</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice gear up and get ready to put the hammer down on Dice Hate Me Games' newest Kickstarter project, The Great Heartland Hauling Co! Game designer Jason Kotarski drops in for some chatter about his life from punk rock to pastorship, how a trucker changed his gaming destiny, and how you should never underestimate the design tool of a standard deck of cards. All this, plus a chat about why you shouldn't swear on your marriage when playing The Re...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice gear up and get ready to put the hammer down on Dice Hate Me Games&apos; newest Kickstarter project, The Great Heartland Hauling Co! Game designer Jason Kotarski drops in for some chatter about his life from punk rock to pastorship, how a trucker changed his gaming destiny, and how you should never underestimate the design tool of a standard deck of cards. All this, plus a chat about why you shouldn&apos;t swear on your marriage when playing The Resistance, going retro with HeroQuest and Fireball Island, and how Monkey238 doomed the Earth just to spite Dice in The Omega Virus. So come on in and let&apos;s ride!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice gear up and get ready to put the hammer down on Dice Hate Me Games&apos; newest Kickstarter project, The Great Heartland Hauling Co! Game designer Jason Kotarski drops in for some chatter about his life from punk rock to pastorship, how a trucker changed his gaming destiny, and how you should never underestimate the design tool of a standard deck of cards. All this, plus a chat about why you shouldn&apos;t swear on your marriage when playing The Resistance, going retro with HeroQuest and Fireball Island, and how Monkey238 doomed the Earth just to spite Dice in The Omega Virus. So come on in and let&apos;s ride!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4299</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Culling and Critics</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Culling and Critics</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice take the show back to formula with some straight talk about the possible joys and pitfalls of culling a game collection according to The Jones Theory, as well as a discussion on game criticism, positivity and a call for some revised semantics. All this, plus wild west brutality in Revolver, some honest-to-meeple goodness in Tournay, a trip to Vegas, and how one Omega Virus doesn't necessarily equal a Dragonheart. ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice take the show back to formula with some straight talk about the possible joys and pitfalls of culling a game collection according to The Jones Theory, as well as a discussion on game criticism, positivity and a call for some revised semantics. All this, plus wild west brutality in Revolver, some honest-to-meeple goodness in Tournay, a trip to Vegas, and how one Omega Virus doesn&apos;t necessarily equal a Dragonheart. ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice take the show back to formula with some straight talk about the possible joys and pitfalls of culling a game collection according to The Jones Theory, as well as a discussion on game criticism, positivity and a call for some revised semantics. All this, plus wild west brutality in Revolver, some honest-to-meeple goodness in Tournay, a trip to Vegas, and how one Omega Virus doesn&apos;t necessarily equal a Dragonheart. ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3941</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Origins, Chemistry and The Big Blue Noodle</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Origins, Chemistry and The Big Blue Noodle</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode of The State of Games is jam-packed with gaming goodness, as Monkey and Dice sit down with John Moller of Cartrunk Entertainment and Compounded designer Darrell Louder to talk about their experiences at Origins Game Fair 2012, the wonderful things happening in the realm of unpublished games, and the history of Compounded and how it wound its way into the heart of Dice Hate Me Games. All this plus talk of Sentinels of the Multiverse, Take the Bait, Princes of the Dragon Throne, Fo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This episode of The State of Games is jam-packed with gaming goodness, as Monkey and Dice sit down with John Moller of Cartrunk Entertainment and Compounded designer Darrell Louder to talk about their experiences at Origins Game Fair 2012, the wonderful things happening in the realm of unpublished games, and the history of Compounded and how it wound its way into the heart of Dice Hate Me Games. All this plus talk of Sentinels of the Multiverse, Take the Bait, Princes of the Dragon Throne, Forge, Awesome Possum, an amazing new trucking game from Jason Kotarski, the joys of Felicia Day, and how John almost put out Wil Wheaton&apos;s eye with a poker chip. It&apos;s a long one, but if the big blue noodle has taught us anything it&apos;s that size doesn&apos;t matter.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode of The State of Games is jam-packed with gaming goodness, as Monkey and Dice sit down with John Moller of Cartrunk Entertainment and Compounded designer Darrell Louder to talk about their experiences at Origins Game Fair 2012, the wonderful things happening in the realm of unpublished games, and the history of Compounded and how it wound its way into the heart of Dice Hate Me Games. All this plus talk of Sentinels of the Multiverse, Take the Bait, Princes of the Dragon Throne, Forge, Awesome Possum, an amazing new trucking game from Jason Kotarski, the joys of Felicia Day, and how John almost put out Wil Wheaton&apos;s eye with a poker chip. It&apos;s a long one, but if the big blue noodle has taught us anything it&apos;s that size doesn&apos;t matter.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Mr. White</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice get the exclusive scoop on the identity of the mysterious Mr. White mentioned in Episode 28, plus some exciting new developments that may change the future scope of the board gaming hobby. With guests Richard Bliss and Erik Dahlman, some deep discussions of Amazon game fulfillment, the coming "tsunami" of board games on Kickstarter, and what this all has to do with Mr. White, dragons, the Borg, espionage and the dichotomy of ...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice get the exclusive scoop on the identity of the mysterious Mr. White mentioned in Episode 28, plus some exciting new developments that may change the future scope of the board gaming hobby. With guests Richard Bliss and Erik Dahlman, some deep discussions of Amazon game fulfillment, the coming &quot;tsunami&quot; of board games on Kickstarter, and what this all has to do with Mr. White, dragons, the Borg, espionage and the dichotomy of epic scale versus boutique service, this promises to be one of our biggest episodes yet!]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4174</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Spies Like Us</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice get the top secret scoop from sneaky gits Michael Fox and Mark Rivera as they share the intel on their Kickstarter hit Ace of Spies, as well as the shadowy and mysterious benefactor known only as Mr. White. Who is Mr. White? Only time will tell! All this, plus other Kickstarter upstarts like Blurble and Off Your Rocker, and a closer look at life in Santiago de Cuba with four players.]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice get the top secret scoop from sneaky gits Michael Fox and Mark Rivera as they share the intel on their Kickstarter hit Ace of Spies, as well as the shadowy and mysterious benefactor known only as Mr. White. Who is Mr. White? Only time will tell! All this, plus other Kickstarter upstarts like Blurble and Off Your Rocker, and a closer look at life in Santiago de Cuba with four players.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3234</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The Short One About PAX East 2012</itunes:title>
    <title>The Short One About PAX East 2012</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this "minisode" of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice recount their adventures at PAX East in Boston, from the multi-legged (and multi-game) trip, to setting up and working the Game Salute demo and sales booth for the duration of the con. All this plus discussion of Dragon Valley, Titans of Industry, Santiago de Cuba, Garden Dice, Before the Wind, the buzz-worthy Lords of Waterdeep, and a special announcement about Dice Hate Me Games' very first iOS app!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this &quot;minisode&quot; of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice recount their adventures at PAX East in Boston, from the multi-legged (and multi-game) trip, to setting up and working the Game Salute demo and sales booth for the duration of the con. All this plus discussion of Dragon Valley, Titans of Industry, Santiago de Cuba, Garden Dice, Before the Wind, the buzz-worthy Lords of Waterdeep, and a special announcement about Dice Hate Me Games&apos; very first iOS app!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this &quot;minisode&quot; of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice recount their adventures at PAX East in Boston, from the multi-legged (and multi-game) trip, to setting up and working the Game Salute demo and sales booth for the duration of the con. All this plus discussion of Dragon Valley, Titans of Industry, Santiago de Cuba, Garden Dice, Before the Wind, the buzz-worthy Lords of Waterdeep, and a special announcement about Dice Hate Me Games&apos; very first iOS app!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>2575</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Getting Lucky</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Getting Lucky</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are joined by veteran Kickstarter patriarch and storytelling game entrepreneur Daniel Solis in a rousing discussion about the role of luck amidst role-playing and tabletop games. All this plus Carnival, Fleet, Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple, VivaJava, and other Kickstarter darlings !                                                                       ]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are joined by veteran Kickstarter patriarch and storytelling game entrepreneur Daniel Solis in a rousing discussion about the role of luck amidst role-playing and tabletop games. All this plus Carnival, Fleet, Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple, VivaJava, and other Kickstarter darlings !                                                                       ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are joined by veteran Kickstarter patriarch and storytelling game entrepreneur Daniel Solis in a rousing discussion about the role of luck amidst role-playing and tabletop games. All this plus Carnival, Fleet, Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple, VivaJava, and other Kickstarter darlings !                                                                       ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>5164</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Game Design</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Game Design</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are joined at Dice Hate Me HQ by PuppyShogun, aka T.C. Petty III, designer of VivaJava: The Coffee Game. The trio delve deep into the varied processes of game design and development, as well as what gaming themes, mechanics and veteran designers inspire them. Sharing even more about game design is Touko Tahkokallio - the designer of the smash hit Eclipse - in an exclusive interview with Matt Morgan from MTV Geek. All this, pl...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are joined at Dice Hate Me HQ by PuppyShogun, aka T.C. Petty III, designer of VivaJava: The Coffee Game. The trio delve deep into the varied processes of game design and development, as well as what gaming themes, mechanics and veteran designers inspire them. Sharing even more about game design is Touko Tahkokallio - the designer of the smash hit Eclipse - in an exclusive interview with Matt Morgan from MTV Geek. All this, plus looks at the current Kickstarter projects Chicken Caesar and Fleet, as well as the out-of-control Masters of Commerce and some very naughty nuns on the run! ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are joined at Dice Hate Me HQ by PuppyShogun, aka T.C. Petty III, designer of VivaJava: The Coffee Game. The trio delve deep into the varied processes of game design and development, as well as what gaming themes, mechanics and veteran designers inspire them. Sharing even more about game design is Touko Tahkokallio - the designer of the smash hit Eclipse - in an exclusive interview with Matt Morgan from MTV Geek. All this, plus looks at the current Kickstarter projects Chicken Caesar and Fleet, as well as the out-of-control Masters of Commerce and some very naughty nuns on the run! ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4274</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Farming</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Yeehaw! On this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get rural as they talk about the amazing allure of farming-themed games and then interview Grant Rodiek, designer of the Kickstarter smash card game Farmageddon. All this plus prototype plays of Take the Bait and Princes of the Dragon Throne, how Donald X. has redeemed himself with Kingdom Builder, and how Monkey has a huge train addiction. All aboard!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Yeehaw! On this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get rural as they talk about the amazing allure of farming-themed games and then interview Grant Rodiek, designer of the Kickstarter smash card game Farmageddon. All this plus prototype plays of Take the Bait and Princes of the Dragon Throne, how Donald X. has redeemed himself with Kingdom Builder, and how Monkey has a huge train addiction. All aboard!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yeehaw! On this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get rural as they talk about the amazing allure of farming-themed games and then interview Grant Rodiek, designer of the Kickstarter smash card game Farmageddon. All this plus prototype plays of Take the Bait and Princes of the Dragon Throne, how Donald X. has redeemed himself with Kingdom Builder, and how Monkey has a huge train addiction. All aboard!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Unpublished Masses</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Unpublished Masses</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey travel to Dover, Delaware to attend the second annual Unpublished Games Festival! While there, the pair met some old friends, made some new ones, played a ton of unpublished games about salmon, jivecats, chemical fires and selling vacuums, and got some great feedback on the upcoming VivaJava. And speaking of VivaJava, this episode features a bonus interview with designer T.C. Petty III where he talks about design inspiration, burr...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey travel to Dover, Delaware to attend the second annual Unpublished Games Festival! While there, the pair met some old friends, made some new ones, played a ton of unpublished games about salmon, jivecats, chemical fires and selling vacuums, and got some great feedback on the upcoming VivaJava. And speaking of VivaJava, this episode features a bonus interview with designer T.C. Petty III where he talks about design inspiration, burritos and betting on the ponies. The Kickstarter campaign begins soon - get ready to Get Caffeinated!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey travel to Dover, Delaware to attend the second annual Unpublished Games Festival! While there, the pair met some old friends, made some new ones, played a ton of unpublished games about salmon, jivecats, chemical fires and selling vacuums, and got some great feedback on the upcoming VivaJava. And speaking of VivaJava, this episode features a bonus interview with designer T.C. Petty III where he talks about design inspiration, burritos and betting on the ponies. The Kickstarter campaign begins soon - get ready to Get Caffeinated!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3868</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Two Pairs</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down for a talk with their good gaming friends Shawn and Jacki about the best games for couples (and multiple couples), the allure of the Cold War for female gamers, and how digital gaming can sometimes bring couples together. All this, plus 7 Wonders, plotting world domination from the tabletop and that answer to the clue: "my horse's seat is on fire."]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down for a talk with their good gaming friends Shawn and Jacki about the best games for couples (and multiple couples), the allure of the Cold War for female gamers, and how digital gaming can sometimes bring couples together. All this, plus 7 Wonders, plotting world domination from the tabletop and that answer to the clue: &quot;my horse&apos;s seat is on fire.&quot;]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down for a talk with their good gaming friends Shawn and Jacki about the best games for couples (and multiple couples), the allure of the Cold War for female gamers, and how digital gaming can sometimes bring couples together. All this, plus 7 Wonders, plotting world domination from the tabletop and that answer to the clue: &quot;my horse&apos;s seat is on fire.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Gaming Memories of 2011</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Gaming Memories of 2011</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice reminisce about the most memorable moments in the past year of gaming - from drunken igloo shaking, to death by taint, to that "aha" moment when Carnival first came to life. It's a retrospective that's made only more special because of all of the wonderful listeners and fans that have joined the Dice Hate Me family in the past year. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from our gaming table to yours!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice reminisce about the most memorable moments in the past year of gaming - from drunken igloo shaking, to death by taint, to that &quot;aha&quot; moment when Carnival first came to life. It&apos;s a retrospective that&apos;s made only more special because of all of the wonderful listeners and fans that have joined the Dice Hate Me family in the past year. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from our gaming table to yours!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice reminisce about the most memorable moments in the past year of gaming - from drunken igloo shaking, to death by taint, to that &quot;aha&quot; moment when Carnival first came to life. It&apos;s a retrospective that&apos;s made only more special because of all of the wonderful listeners and fans that have joined the Dice Hate Me family in the past year. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from our gaming table to yours!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3786</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey hit the holiday road for Thanksgiving, taking their portable recorder along for some family gaming fun. Listen to Monkey's mom turn her incredible luck powers against us in Can't Stop, Dice's step dad talk about the "cracker" and playing games 50 years ago, and everybody giving their opinions on what makes a good family game. All this, plus thoughts on Letters from Whitechapel, Flummox, and Compounded, drunkenly shaking igloo...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey hit the holiday road for Thanksgiving, taking their portable recorder along for some family gaming fun. Listen to Monkey&apos;s mom turn her incredible luck powers against us in Can&apos;t Stop, Dice&apos;s step dad talk about the &quot;cracker&quot; and playing games 50 years ago, and everybody giving their opinions on what makes a good family game. All this, plus thoughts on Letters from Whitechapel, Flummox, and Compounded, drunkenly shaking igloos, and, of course, camels.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey hit the holiday road for Thanksgiving, taking their portable recorder along for some family gaming fun. Listen to Monkey&apos;s mom turn her incredible luck powers against us in Can&apos;t Stop, Dice&apos;s step dad talk about the &quot;cracker&quot; and playing games 50 years ago, and everybody giving their opinions on what makes a good family game. All this, plus thoughts on Letters from Whitechapel, Flummox, and Compounded, drunkenly shaking igloos, and, of course, camels.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3431</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Kickstarter Bubble</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Kickstarter Bubble</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In the most ambitiously in-depth State of Games to date, Monkey and Dice sit down with board game industry analyst Richard Bliss to talk about the Kickstarter explosion and whether there's a funding bubble that's about to burst. The trio also talk abundantly on crossing the void between consumer and publisher, the joys of flexibility &amp; foibles of failing, marketing magic, making that emotional connection, and gaming trends among women and youth. All this, plus more of behind-the-scenes ex...]]></itunes:summary>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Gaming After Dark</itunes:title>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice turn out the lights, crank up the creepy music and delve deep into the realm of untold terror as they explore the best horror and suspense games in the Dice Hate Me library. All this, plus a deeper look at the Euro giant Belfort, Eminent Domain (the only deck-builder welcome on their table), the macabre but hilarious Gloom, Matt Worden&apos;s Jump Gate, and the tiny yet mighty Kamakura. Happy Halloween!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Girls</itunes:title>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey takes the reins (at least for a little bit) before Dice steers the conversation toward girls and what they really really want - out of games. It's not long before Monkey spills the secrets of luring girl gamers, keeping them around, and even turning them into the coveted ubergamer. All this, plus a look at the monster release, King of Tokyo, the brainburner Belfort, and TC Petty III's quirky creations VivaJava and Good Ol' Punchin' Planes. Oh, and...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey takes the reins (at least for a little bit) before Dice steers the conversation toward girls and what they really really want - out of games. It&apos;s not long before Monkey spills the secrets of luring girl gamers, keeping them around, and even turning them into the coveted ubergamer. All this, plus a look at the monster release, King of Tokyo, the brainburner Belfort, and TC Petty III&apos;s quirky creations VivaJava and Good Ol&apos; Punchin&apos; Planes. Oh, and then there&apos;s a little something about Monkey and Dice&apos;s wedding anniversary... awwww.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey takes the reins (at least for a little bit) before Dice steers the conversation toward girls and what they really really want - out of games. It&apos;s not long before Monkey spills the secrets of luring girl gamers, keeping them around, and even turning them into the coveted ubergamer. All this, plus a look at the monster release, King of Tokyo, the brainburner Belfort, and TC Petty III&apos;s quirky creations VivaJava and Good Ol&apos; Punchin&apos; Planes. Oh, and then there&apos;s a little something about Monkey and Dice&apos;s wedding anniversary... awwww.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3902</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Perfect Library</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Perfect Library</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice try a grand experiment and take on a listener's challenge - create the perfect 10-game library using a cross-section of some of the most popular gaming themes, play styles and mechanics; if anything, you'll learn why nearly every game you play has to do with travel. All this, plus paranoia in Panic Station, a first look at Alf Seegert's The Road to Canterbury, flicks in space with Ascending Empires, and pitting Monkey's North versus Dice'...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice try a grand experiment and take on a listener&apos;s challenge - create the perfect 10-game library using a cross-section of some of the most popular gaming themes, play styles and mechanics; if anything, you&apos;ll learn why nearly every game you play has to do with travel. All this, plus paranoia in Panic Station, a first look at Alf Seegert&apos;s The Road to Canterbury, flicks in space with Ascending Empires, and pitting Monkey&apos;s North versus Dice&apos;s South in Test of Fire: Bull Run 1861. ]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice try a grand experiment and take on a listener&apos;s challenge - create the perfect 10-game library using a cross-section of some of the most popular gaming themes, play styles and mechanics; if anything, you&apos;ll learn why nearly every game you play has to do with travel. All this, plus paranoia in Panic Station, a first look at Alf Seegert&apos;s The Road to Canterbury, flicks in space with Ascending Empires, and pitting Monkey&apos;s North versus Dice&apos;s South in Test of Fire: Bull Run 1861. ]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3574</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Richard Launius</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Richard Launius</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey sit down for a chat with the duke of dice, the baron of boardgames, the legendary Richard Launius, creator of Arkham Horror! The trio talk about how Richard first came about creating one of the greatest boardgames of all time, Monkey's propensity for bad dice karma in Defenders of the Realm, and how the upcoming Elder Sign is going to rock Dice's gaming world. All this, plus an H.P. Lovecraft lookalike, some Carnival news, and getting rea...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey sit down for a chat with the duke of dice, the baron of boardgames, the legendary Richard Launius, creator of Arkham Horror! The trio talk about how Richard first came about creating one of the greatest boardgames of all time, Monkey&apos;s propensity for bad dice karma in Defenders of the Realm, and how the upcoming Elder Sign is going to rock Dice&apos;s gaming world. All this, plus an H.P. Lovecraft lookalike, some Carnival news, and getting ready to unleash Pulsar on the unsuspecting gaming public.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey sit down for a chat with the duke of dice, the baron of boardgames, the legendary Richard Launius, creator of Arkham Horror! The trio talk about how Richard first came about creating one of the greatest boardgames of all time, Monkey&apos;s propensity for bad dice karma in Defenders of the Realm, and how the upcoming Elder Sign is going to rock Dice&apos;s gaming world. All this, plus an H.P. Lovecraft lookalike, some Carnival news, and getting ready to unleash Pulsar on the unsuspecting gaming public.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3104</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>richard launius, arkham horror, elder sign, defenders of the realm, dice, kickstarter, carnival, pulsar, dragon rampage, clever mojo games, alien frontiers, sunrise city</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About The Kickstarter Experience</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About The Kickstarter Experience</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are up to their elbows in Kickstarter! Their first game release, Carnival, has received an incredibly warm welcome on the crowdfunding website and the duo take the chance to share some behind-the-scenes info., talk with Dark Horse creator Don Lloyd about the perils and pitfalls of any Kickstarter campaign, and then find out what it's like to be on the other side of the interview process when things get a bit crazy on the G*M*S Magazine po...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are up to their elbows in Kickstarter! Their first game release, Carnival, has received an incredibly warm welcome on the crowdfunding website and the duo take the chance to share some behind-the-scenes info., talk with Dark Horse creator Don Lloyd about the perils and pitfalls of any Kickstarter campaign, and then find out what it&apos;s like to be on the other side of the interview process when things get a bit crazy on the G*M*S Magazine podcast. All this, plus boardgame fetishes and nerd potpourri with Patrick Nickell, a look at Battleship Galaxies, Quarriors, Farmageddon, Castle Dash, 1955: The War of Espionage, and getting caffeinated in VivaJava. That&apos;s a lot of podcast!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey are up to their elbows in Kickstarter! Their first game release, Carnival, has received an incredibly warm welcome on the crowdfunding website and the duo take the chance to share some behind-the-scenes info., talk with Dark Horse creator Don Lloyd about the perils and pitfalls of any Kickstarter campaign, and then find out what it&apos;s like to be on the other side of the interview process when things get a bit crazy on the G*M*S Magazine podcast. All this, plus boardgame fetishes and nerd potpourri with Patrick Nickell, a look at Battleship Galaxies, Quarriors, Farmageddon, Castle Dash, 1955: The War of Espionage, and getting caffeinated in VivaJava. That&apos;s a lot of podcast!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3391</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>board games, card games, carnival, kickstarter, battleship galaxies, quarriors, interview, farmageddon, coffee, castle dash, monkeys</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About GenCon and the WBC</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About GenCon and the WBC</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode of The State of Games has it all - thrill to the spectacle of covering two major gaming conventions at once! Dice and Monkey head to the World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA and share their experiences in showing off Carnival and VivaJava, as well as playtesting a whole ton of cool prototypes, while correspondent Patrick Nickell travels to Indy for GenCon and grabs interviews with Steve Jackson, Reiner Knizia and more! All this, plus Carnival Kickstarter news, an offi...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This episode of The State of Games has it all - thrill to the spectacle of covering two major gaming conventions at once! Dice and Monkey head to the World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA and share their experiences in showing off Carnival and VivaJava, as well as playtesting a whole ton of cool prototypes, while correspondent Patrick Nickell travels to Indy for GenCon and grabs interviews with Steve Jackson, Reiner Knizia and more! All this, plus Carnival Kickstarter news, an official announcement about Origins 2012, and a chance to win a free copy of Launch Pad from Stratus Games.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode of The State of Games has it all - thrill to the spectacle of covering two major gaming conventions at once! Dice and Monkey head to the World Boardgaming Championships in Lancaster, PA and share their experiences in showing off Carnival and VivaJava, as well as playtesting a whole ton of cool prototypes, while correspondent Patrick Nickell travels to Indy for GenCon and grabs interviews with Steve Jackson, Reiner Knizia and more! All this, plus Carnival Kickstarter news, an official announcement about Origins 2012, and a chance to win a free copy of Launch Pad from Stratus Games.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>4218</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>gencon, world boardgaming championships, wbc, convention, steve jackson, cthulhu, munchkin, zombie dice, reiner knizia, carnival, vivajava, pulsar, lucky dice, flummox, clever mojo games, stronghold games, quarriors</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Stronghold Games</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Stronghold Games</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[This episode is aptly-titled as Dice and Monkey sit down for a chat with the ever-exuberant Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. After Stephen and Monkey commiserate about their youths (pronounced yoots) in New York City, the conversation turns toward the pain-stakingly detailed process of bringing Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War to the gaming public. All this, plus upcoming releases from both Stronghold and Dice Hate Me Games, some corporate espionage, and all the dirt o...]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[This episode is aptly-titled as Dice and Monkey sit down for a chat with the ever-exuberant Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. After Stephen and Monkey commiserate about their youths (pronounced yoots) in New York City, the conversation turns toward the pain-stakingly detailed process of bringing Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War to the gaming public. All this, plus upcoming releases from both Stronghold and Dice Hate Me Games, some corporate espionage, and all the dirt on the upcoming World Boardgaming Championships. Too much show? Fuhgeddaboudit.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[This episode is aptly-titled as Dice and Monkey sit down for a chat with the ever-exuberant Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games. After Stephen and Monkey commiserate about their youths (pronounced yoots) in New York City, the conversation turns toward the pain-stakingly detailed process of bringing Confusion: Espionage and Deception in the Cold War to the gaming public. All this, plus upcoming releases from both Stronghold and Dice Hate Me Games, some corporate espionage, and all the dirt on the upcoming World Boardgaming Championships. Too much show? Fuhgeddaboudit.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3616</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>stephen buonocore, stronghold games, espionage, confusion, core worlds, dice hate me, carnival, world boardgaming championships, wbc, new york city, mets, survive, gencon, origins</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About the Last Game on Earth</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About the Last Game on Earth</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Dice and Monkey address a very important question about a possible zombie apocalypse: what one game would they take into a survival shelter to play for five or so years? In a more peaceful discourse, the duo discuss the slew of cool card games that have hit their gaming table lately. All this, plus an update on Carnival, and a tease to another game that could soon be published by Dice Hate Me Games.]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Dice and Monkey address a very important question about a possible zombie apocalypse: what one game would they take into a survival shelter to play for five or so years? In a more peaceful discourse, the duo discuss the slew of cool card games that have hit their gaming table lately. All this, plus an update on Carnival, and a tease to another game that could soon be published by Dice Hate Me Games.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode, Dice and Monkey address a very important question about a possible zombie apocalypse: what one game would they take into a survival shelter to play for five or so years? In a more peaceful discourse, the duo discuss the slew of cool card games that have hit their gaming table lately. All this, plus an update on Carnival, and a tease to another game that could soon be published by Dice Hate Me Games.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>1736</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>carnival, board game, card game, game, dice hate me, dice, zombies, apocalypse, hike, moosetache games, rowboat, werewolves, fairies, vampires, witches, chaos, stone age, twilight struggle</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Origins</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Origins</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice mostly flies solo as he shares some special experiences, interviews and some gaming goodness and silliness from a recent trip to Origins Game Fair. Monkey rejoins him later in the podcast to wrap things up with a special announcement about a secret game project the duo have had in development since... oh, about two whole weeks now!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice mostly flies solo as he shares some special experiences, interviews and some gaming goodness and silliness from a recent trip to Origins Game Fair. Monkey rejoins him later in the podcast to wrap things up with a special announcement about a secret game project the duo have had in development since... oh, about two whole weeks now!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice mostly flies solo as he shares some special experiences, interviews and some gaming goodness and silliness from a recent trip to Origins Game Fair. Monkey rejoins him later in the podcast to wrap things up with a special announcement about a secret game project the duo have had in development since... oh, about two whole weeks now!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3750</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>origins, clever mojo games, alien frontiers, philip dubarry, kickstarter, kingdom of solomon, revolution, defenders of the realm, richard launius, eagle games</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Getting Kickstarted</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Getting Kickstarted</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get their motor running talking about the "magic formula" for success on Kickstarter - the online crowdfunding sensation that has been a boon for board games - as well as take a look at some cool gaming projects that everyone should start kicking... into high gear!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get their motor running talking about the &quot;magic formula&quot; for success on Kickstarter - the online crowdfunding sensation that has been a boon for board games - as well as take a look at some cool gaming projects that everyone should start kicking... into high gear!]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Dice and Monkey get their motor running talking about the &quot;magic formula&quot; for success on Kickstarter - the online crowdfunding sensation that has been a boon for board games - as well as take a look at some cool gaming projects that everyone should start kicking... into high gear!]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>2864</itunes:duration>
    <itunes:keywords>kickstarter, board games, games, dice, dice hate me, dice age, dark horse, startup fever, startups, business, crowdfunding, alien frontiers, motorcycles, the road to canterbury, alf seegert, eminent domain, tasty minstrel games, clever mojo games</itunes:keywords>
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    <itunes:title>The One About Not Playing With Yourself</itunes:title>
    <title>The One About Not Playing With Yourself</title>
    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[The title says it all in this episode of The State of Games, as Monkey and Dice mull over the concept of "multiplayer solitaire," and discuss the best (and worst) games to play one on one with your favorite gaming partner. All this, plus thoughts on the new Z-Man release, Troyes, and a very special game giveaway for the upcoming anniversary of Dice Hate Me!]]></itunes:summary>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of the State of Games, Monkey and Dice revisit some of the controversy from episode 2 (The One About Naked People) as they ponder a board game age rating system, mowing down pedestrians in Road Kill Rally, psychedelic drug use in SmallWorld, and making cave babies in Stone Age. All this, plus their take on Pastiche, Survive! and building the Railways of the Word.]]></content:encoded>
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    <description><![CDATA[In episode 6 of the State of Games, Monkey and Dice sit down with Alf Seegert - designer of Bridge Troll and the recently-released Trollhalla - for an in-depth chat about his newest game, The Road to Canterbury (now being funded on Kickstarter - kck.st/helpalf), as well as a brief history of religious doctrine and literature, Monty Python, the Twitterization of society and getting crushed by giant balls. All this, Through the Ages, and a robot Monkey becomes self-aware. Saints preserve us.Comments, questions? We&apos;d love to hear from you - podcast@dicehateme.com]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice have a bone to pick with Fantasy Flight Game's newest release, Mansions of Madness. The dynamic duo are joined on the podcast by Wired.com GeekDad's own Michael Harrison, who eagerly adds his voice to the rant. SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains several key plot points, clues and endings to the stories in Mansions of Madness; if you haven't played the game and would rather not ruin the surprise, consider yourself warned!]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this very special episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice have a bone to pick with Fantasy Flight Game&apos;s newest release, Mansions of Madness. The dynamic duo are joined on the podcast by Wired.com GeekDad&apos;s own Michael Harrison, who eagerly adds his voice to the rant. SPOILER ALERT: This podcast contains several key plot points, clues and endings to the stories in Mansions of Madness; if you haven&apos;t played the game and would rather not ruin the surprise, consider yourself warned!]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>3022</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Since this is the period of Lent, Dice and Monkey discuss how the seven deadly sins - Anger, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Envy, Lust and Gluttony - can often tie into games and strategy. Also, and serendipitously enough, a bit about Trollhalla creator Alf Seegert's upcoming game, The Road to Canterbury - all about sin and pardon - as well as some thoughts on that sinfully huge new release, Mansions of Madness.]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Since this is the period of Lent, Dice and Monkey discuss how the seven deadly sins - Anger, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Envy, Lust and Gluttony - can often tie into games and strategy. Also, and serendipitously enough, a bit about Trollhalla creator Alf Seegert&apos;s upcoming game, The Road to Canterbury - all about sin and pardon - as well as some thoughts on that sinfully huge new release, Mansions of Madness.]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Since this is the period of Lent, Dice and Monkey discuss how the seven deadly sins - Anger, Greed, Sloth, Pride, Envy, Lust and Gluttony - can often tie into games and strategy. Also, and serendipitously enough, a bit about Trollhalla creator Alf Seegert&apos;s upcoming game, The Road to Canterbury - all about sin and pardon - as well as some thoughts on that sinfully huge new release, Mansions of Madness.]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>2554</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice bring up a very dirty word in the world of boardgaming: Monopoly. Dice shares his fears that the new Monopoly Live may usher in a world in which attention spans and math skills will no longer exist, and then the duo bring it all back down to Earth in an interview with Kevin Tostado about his newly-released documentary "Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story."]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice bring up a very dirty word in the world of boardgaming: Monopoly. Dice shares his fears that the new Monopoly Live may usher in a world in which attention spans and math skills will no longer exist, and then the duo bring it all back down to Earth in an interview with Kevin Tostado about his newly-released documentary &quot;Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story.&quot;]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice bring up a very dirty word in the world of boardgaming: Monopoly. Dice shares his fears that the new Monopoly Live may usher in a world in which attention spans and math skills will no longer exist, and then the duo bring it all back down to Earth in an interview with Kevin Tostado about his newly-released documentary &quot;Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story.&quot;]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice talk about getting naked - more specifically, how some games like 7 Wonders have been generating some heat from the nude figures presented within. Also, a chat about Gameathonapocaloozafestacon 2, how Monkey likes to crush Dice's gaming soul, and the inherent dangers of rocking the Rowboat.]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[In this episode of The State of Games, Monkey and Dice talk about getting naked - more specifically, how some games like 7 Wonders have been generating some heat from the nude figures presented within. Also, a chat about Gameathonapocaloozafestacon 2, how Monkey likes to crush Dice&apos;s gaming soul, and the inherent dangers of rocking the Rowboat.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
    <itunes:duration>2730</itunes:duration>
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    <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Welcome to the inaugural podcast of The State of Games! In this episode, Monkey238 and I get racy when we talk about Chinese stereotypes in board games, how Monkey is truly down with the Pandemic sickness, and answer the question “what’s bigger than a tulip but smaller than Holland?”]]></itunes:summary>
    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to the inaugural podcast of The State of Games! In this episode, Monkey238 and I get racy when we talk about Chinese stereotypes in board games, how Monkey is truly down with the Pandemic sickness, and answer the question “what’s bigger than a tulip but smaller than Holland?”]]></description>
    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to the inaugural podcast of The State of Games! In this episode, Monkey238 and I get racy when we talk about Chinese stereotypes in board games, how Monkey is truly down with the Pandemic sickness, and answer the question “what’s bigger than a tulip but smaller than Holland?”]]></content:encoded>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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