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Matthew Lee joins Dice Hard for The Cabin In The Woods

They have to make the choice of their own free will. Otherwise, system doesn’t work. This episode Alex and Sam of Dice Hard are joined by The Campaigner editor Matthew. The trio attempt to design a game based on The Cabin In The Woods. Even wonky internet problems can’t stop them as they dissect the genre-bending […]

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7LandHand – Building a Gaming Community

Episode 70 of 7LandHand came out this week. Focusing on community builders, the guys talk to online roleplay streamers The Invictus Stream, as well as The Campaigner’s own Matthew Lee. The Invictus Stream discuss their roots, working with their fan base, and discuss some of the challenges of online streaming. Matthew shows off his knowledge of […]

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Matthew on D1DLC

Editor of The Campaigner, Matthew, was the guest on this weeks episode of D1DLC. He talks about a number of subjects, including magazine publishing, digital game writing, and organising prototype events. You can listen to the episode now (NSFW. Very brief, though totally in context, swearing.) on the D1DLC website, or get a hold of it on […]

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D1DLC Episode 5 featuring Tony Pettersen

Episode 5 of D1DLC came out today. Hosts Jake and Brad chat with Tony Pettersen about Bloody Quest, one of the games featured in the article on the Adelaide prototype day in Issue 15. Tony talks about the inspiration behind the roleplay game, as well as the development process behind it. They also rip on […]

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Dice Hard launches

This March began an epic crossover between tabletop games and movies. Game designer Alex Dijk is joining forces with Cal and Sam from The Video Shop podcast. Together they will be creating Dice Hard, a podcast series where in each episode the trio will use movies as inspiration for tabletop games. They will discuss the […]

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Global Game Jam 2016 – The Campaigner Podcast

More aural splendor. Alex Dijk is with us again, this time talking to Ben Scerri during Global Game Jam 2016. Download: The Campaigner Podcast – Global Game Jam 2016 Show Credits Recorded by Alex Dijk and Matthew Lee Featuring: Alex Dijk, Ben Scerri and hosted by Matthew Lee Theme: In Full Effect by Johnny Cashpoint […]

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This past week on the tabletop

27/12/2015 – 02/01/2016 What happened in the world of tabletop over the last week? Hamish Sterling continues his Pocket Sports design diary. The Huffington Post reveals the shocking news… there are other card games apart from Cards Against Humanity! Game Designers Al Caynes and Sean Carroll unveil their new podcast, Meeples & Peoples. They start […]

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This past week on the tabletop

20/12/2015 – 26/12/2015 What happened in the world of tabletop over the last week? Al Caynes over at Hittin Crits talked to Alex Dijk from Blue Room Games. Hamish Sterling recorded the process he went through when he designed Pocket Sports Rugby v3.0. Wesley Lamont appears on the podcast 7LandHand to review his own game, […]

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MeepleCon 2015 Interview – The Campaigner Podcast

Here is something a little different. This is not the first episode of The Campaigner Podcast, though that is in the works. Think of it more like a aural sampler, or epilogue. MeepleCon was held last weekend. Game designer Alex Dijk attended, and managed to get a brief interview with convention organiser Matthew Utting, which […]

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Is There A Design In Every Gamer?

I recently gave Episode 13 of the Whose Turn Is It Anyway podcast a listen. In it, they discussed the idea whether there is a design in every gamer. Much like the concept that in each person there is a book, the Whose Turn Is It Anyway cast pondered on the idea that every tabletop […]

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