With a game series as long running as CIVILIZATION, how do you keep reinventing and refining when you hit the seventh title? With long campaigns and countless hours for each play through, these games take on a life of their own for each player. Recently at Melbourne International Games Week Firaxis Games developers Andrew Frederiksen (Lead Producer…

If you love the feeling of racing until you perfect the line PHANTOM SPARK might be exactly what you're looking for. Joon Van Hove (NUTS) one part of Icelandic studio Ghosts shares how Torfi Asgeirsson nailed the gameplay before anyone else even came on board. How subtle storytelling, but no plot, was an essential design element, that builds to com…

Comedian Tommy Dassalo who you might know from podcasts Filthy Casuals and Little Dum Dum Club, thought it might be too narcissistic to make a game about yourself and charge for it. Lucky SUPER DASSALO LAND is a free prequel to his latest comedy special, so therefore not as narcissistic, and he teamed up with talented Gameboy creator Gumpy Function…

Have you every wondered what it takes to design one of those sprawling trading card games? It's not that often that a news series pops up, there are a few major series but one of the newest to hit the tabletops is DISNEY LORCANA by Ravensburger. Ryan Miller is the co-designer and brand manager and sat down to share how a childhood love of Dungeons …

In this episode we discuss the book, The House in the Cerulean Sea. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss and grade, the last 4X in our 4X series, Solium Infernum. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss the mental blocks we face when returning to and finishing games. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshReference Video: https://youtu.be/k2HrRSWHYJc?si=tJlFSjQh-Vy5VixOAf podcast@chain-attack.com

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In this episode we discuss and grade the MAX animated series, Scavengers Reign. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss and grade the Amazon Prime series, Fallout. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss some major miniatures industry news. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

Have you ever wanted to make the ultimate super hero teamup? Inspired by XCOM: CHIMERA SQUAD, CAPES is the new tactical super hero game where positioning and combo moves are the way to win. Want to put together your own fastball special? Squad composition and positioning is the way to win. Cade Franklin one of the original team on HAND OF FATE join…

We talk about all the years we have been podcasting. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

Chris Conte & Dean Ferguson from Queensland's 5 Lives Studios share COZY CARAVAN and ask you te enjoy lo-fi hip hop beats to open a market stall to. Learn why the team wanted to make something that was decidedly smaller than their previous titles, designing this cool stepped animation and why they still want to return to SATELLITE REIGN one day. Ap…

In this episode we discuss and grade the PC 4X game, Songs of Conquest. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode, we discuss various games we are playing and enjoying. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

Can't get your friends to come join you at your house for a night of tabletop gaming? BALADINS by French studio Seed by Seed takes the fun of rolling dice and playing a character and distills it to a cool timeloop adventure. Jean Nicholas and Thaïs Arias join Lightmap to share their narrative game which was featured as part of Ludonarracon, their c…

In this episode we finish our discussion of ICon and the board games we played there. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

We discuss the board game industry and the games Trevor and Josh played at ICon. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss the Netflix series and book 3 Body Problem. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode Jay pitches the TV show The Traitors and then discusses the concepts of aphantasia and inner monologues. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

It's been nearly eight years since Trent Kusters one of the co-founders of Melbourne's League of Geeks joined me on the podcast. Back in the Pixel Sift days, Trent was working through the early days of ARMELLO their groundbreaking digital board game, but the last twelve months have been some of the hardest for the company. JUMPLIGHT ODYSSEY was she…

In this episode we discuss the board game Daybreak. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss and grade Dune Part 2. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

On this episode we discuss and grade Avatar the Last Airbender, live action adaption, on Netflix. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

Did you grow up blasting through Green Hill Zone or Casino Night Zone? Maybe you spent hours defeating the nefarious schemes of Dr Wily. These colourful platformers hold a fond place in the hearts of many including Zu Ehtisham solo developer of the new BERSERK BOY where you blast through levels switching elemental powers as you go. Learn how Zu bui…

On this episode we discuss and grade the MCU movie The Marvels. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

Queensland based Halfbrick have been making games for almost 25 years, and chances are if you’ve picked up a phone in the last decade you’ve played one of their games. Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, Age of Zombies or maybe you’re a bit more oldschool and played one of their Gameboy Advance games or PlayStation or Wii titles. In an industry that s…

On this episode we discuss and grade our first of our 4X series, Deity Empires. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

In this episode we discuss and grade Loki season 2 on Disney+. Hosts: Trevor, Jay, and JoshAf podcast@chain-attack.com

The groundbreaking STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL is pretty unique and the very first Australian made game to be nominated for a Grammy Award, which will be awarded today. Composers Austin Wintory (JOURNEY, ASSASSIN'S CREED SYNDICATE) Scott Edgar and Simon Hall from musical comedy group Tripod, singer-songwritter Montaigne aka Jess Cerro join …