Playin' & Slayin'
A podcast from the Basement of Death featuring news, anecdotal experiences, and raucous reviews of life in the adventurous wilderness of Hobby gaming!
Episodes
111 episodes
#35 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Aetherium RPG Interview
The Terrible Trio becomes the Fab Five as Aaron Darland and Paul DK from Anvil 8 Games join us to discuss the brand new Aetherium Roleplaying Game. The guys also give a preview of what they will be up to at Gen Con next week. And if that wasn...
#34 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Summer Time and the Livin’ is Easy
It’s the first episode of the summer! We talk about some recent conventions we attended, Nexus and Origins. Reveal more about our lists of 10 games we love which we shared on Twitter and in “Play it or Slay it” we review the D&#...
#33 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Brew City Brawl
The guys recap their adventures at the Brew City Brawl AoS GT. In “Play It or Slay It” they review a dice tray? Download here or find us on Itunes or Stitcher or Google Play and now Spotify! Follow us on twitter @PlaynSlaynShow and Fa...
#32 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Call to Motivation
Things have been busy as some of us prepare for our first AoS GT event and others a wedding. This episode we share our Quantic Foundry Boardgamer Motivation Profiles and see why we play games (Spoiler: one of us enjoys High Conflict). Also in th...
#31 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Adepticon 2019
It’s our Adepticon 2019 review show! Sorry for the slight delay as we recovered from some nasty post-con contagions. The intern, Brice, also joins us to share his Adepticon and his D&D adventures with a Deck of Many Things. Download he...
#30 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Holy Wars
This episode Ty and “the intern” recap their adventure filled weekend at the Holy Wars Age of Sigmar event. The guys revisit Xia which recently got back to the table. In the “Play it or Slay It” review they discuss Games W...
#29 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – The Loney Havoc
This episode we were honored to interview 2019 Warhammer Hero Dan Gomez aka. Loney Havocs. We recorded this just before the Warhammer Heroes were announced at LVO so you won’t hear us mention it in our 20 odd questions for Dan, but you will...
#28 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – 2019 Goals and Newbie D&D Interview
It’s a new year which means new hobby and gaming goals for Playin and Slayin crew. D&D has exploded over the last few years and brought a ton of new players to role-playing games. We interview one of these new players and get their tho...
#27 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Our favorites of 2018
Happy New Year! We close out 2018 with a look back at how we did on the goals we set almost twelve months ago. We also reflect on some of our favorite games and gaming experiences in 2018 and in what may be one of the most polarizing “Play...
#26 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Letters to Santa
Happy Holidays! It’s the time of year when everyone is writing letters to Santa. The guys let him know the things they really wish for this season. Ty gives a mini review of the not mini-game, Gloomhaven, and the roll and write game Railroa...
#25 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Ministomp Interview
We’re back and we’ve been busy. This episode we cover our visits to Essen Spiel, DragonFall, Holy Havoc and GameholeCon. We also have a conversation with the incomparable Landmine from Ministomp and discuss the greatness of the minia...
#24 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – The Mind of Ty
The trio shares what they’ve been playing, building and buying. Josh and Ty cover their time at “BriceCon”, a recent local AoS tourney. Troy plays some Adeptus Titanicus. The guys decide whether to play or slay “The Mind&...
#23 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – My Little Zombicide
The guys cover the usual of what they’ve been playing, building and buying including an epic Zombicide Black Plague game. My Little Scythe is the game in the “Play it or Slay it” review this time, and Ty and Josh go #BehindtheMi...
#22 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Beyond the Library
It’s time to open the doors again on the BoD Library where the guys share the books and shows they’ve been reading, watching and listening to lately. Then Ty and Troy go #BehindtheMic to find out a little more about their co-host Josh...
#21 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Gen Con Champions
Another Gen Con has come and gone. The guys recall their adventures at the greatest four days of gaming and review a few of the games they played there: Reef, Tiny Epic Zombies, Shogunate and many others. In “Play it or Slay It” this...
#20 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Gen Con 51 Prepisode
It’s time for the annual Gen Con Prepisode! The guys preview some of the new games they will be looking to check out at this year’s Gen Con and provide some tips and tricks to navigating the best four days of gaming with 60,000 other ...
#19 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Sigmar Bears All
The guys give their take on the new Age of Sigmar 2.0 with two truths and a lie and review “Oxna Bears All” the new expansion for Frontline: No Komrades from Anvil Eight Games in the Play It or Slay It segment. Download here or find us...
#18 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Origins and Lords of Waterdeep
Ty returns from the Origins Game Fair and tells us all about it. This episode also premiers the “Resurrection Review” where the guys pull an old game off the shelf and see how it holds up. The game they review this time is Lords of W...
#17 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Rising Sun Vampire Brew
This episode the trio review Rising Sun, Ty recalls his adventures at NashCon, and the guys assess progress on their gaming/hobby goals for the year. They also take a look at the miniatures boardgame Vampire Hunters and in the Play It or Slay It ...
#16 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Brew City Brawl
The guys discuss their experiences at the inaugural Brew City Brawl Age of Sigmar GT and sportsmanship in competitive wargaming. Besides covering what they’ve been playing, building and buying, Ty and Troy talk about what they’ve been ...
#15 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Game Movies and Gaslands
This episode the guys pitch their ideas for movies based on boardgames. Then in the “Play It or Slay It” review they give their impressions of Gaslands, the coolest thing you can do with your old diecast cars. Download here or find us...
#14 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Adepticon 2018 in Review
It’s the Playin’ and Slayin’ review of the best four and a half days of miniature gaming in the world. Ty, Josh and Troy recount the end of the Hobby Road to Adepticon, the games they played and stuff they bought, the highs and...
#13 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Alayna Danner Interview
Alayna Danner, artist and illustrator extraordinaire (alayna.net) joins the guys to chat about her work on various games including Magic the Gathering, and the current Edge of Darkness kickstarter. She shares some of the ins and outs of boardgame...
#12 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Anvil Eight Games Adepticon Preview
Will from Anvil Eight Games is in the studio! The guys preview Adepticon, the greatest four days of miniature gaming, and what Anvil Eight Games has planned for their “home ice”. In the Play It or Slay It review Will tries to convince...