This last weekend saw GeekFest held at Coal Creek in Victoria, Australia. The Campaigner’s Alex Dijk headed down for a look, and took a nice selection of photos while he was there. Activities on offer included paint and take miniature painting (as well as painting lessons), roleplay games, speakers, competitions and a selection of digital games. […]
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Dice Hard talks The Martian
The latest episode of Dice Hard came out yesterday. In it hosts Alex and Sam are joined by The Campaigner’s editor Matthew Lee as they attempt to turn The Martian into tabletop game gold. You can download the episode from the Video Shop Podcast website, or from services such as iTunes.
This past week on the tabletop
28/02/2016 –05/03/2016 What happened in the world of tabletop over the last week? Geek & Sundry explore how Pathfinder recreated five of its silliest monsters. These are pulled from the 2010 release Misfit Monsters Redeemed. The collaboration between the Video Shop podcast and game designer Alex Dijk launches. Called Dice Hard, it is a podcast […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Issue 14 out now
Battle is joined in Issue 14, released today! This issue looks at the ultimate in edible tabletop wargame mayhem, Tiny Teddies Go To War. Current custodian of the game, Ivan Nevill, discusses the games origins and where he has taken it. Owen Top takes us on another Terrain Crusade, this time discussing tricks and tips […]