Episode 211 – Incarnation & Digital Community

We’ve been living that quarantine life like everyone else lately, and we’re starting to get a bit stir-crazy. Among all our usual topics of discussion, your hosts – both of who are normally proponents of face-to-face gaming over the digital counterpart – discuss the many ways digital gaming is saving our sanity and forging connections with our friends and family.

Games mentioned:
Animal Upon Animal
Backyard Builders Treehouse
Run For Your Life, Candyman
Ptolus
The Harvesters
Arcana of the Ancients (which Mike now actually HAS)
Tides of Time

Digital Gaming Platforms:
Roll20.net
Fantasy Grounds
Astral
D20 Pro
GM Forge
Foundry Virtual Tabletop
3D Virtual Tabletop
Tabletop Simulator
Tabletopia
Board Game Arena

Be sure to check out the article I reference from the folks at Girls Game Shelf for even more options.

Other References:
Alton Brown’s video on handwashing
Mike’s Patreon

Episode 176 – Our New Robot Overlords

Technological advances are everywhere – and that includes our board games. Whether it’s the increase in digital implementations of the board games we love getting to our tables or video games that take the mechanics and form of board games and do unique things with them – apps, VR, and other technological wonders are changing the way we view our tabletop gaming.

So what does this have to do with faith? How about making sure that more people than ever are able to stay connected with local bodies of believers or hearing sermons when they are sick, infirmed, or otherwise unable to physically be there.