Ninja Vs Pirates Podcast
On the Ninja Vs Pirates Podcast we discuss game design with game designers. Each episode we interview a designer of Card Games, Board Games, RPGs or Video Games. We have both main stream and independent developers as guests.
Host: Mitchell Morris & Michael Bonet
Website: http://ninjavspirates.libsyn.com
On the Ninja Vs Pirates Podcast we discuss game design with game designers. Each episode we interview a designer of Card Games, Board Games, RPGs or Video Games. We have both main stream and independent developers as guests.
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| NvP 5x03 - Misspent Youth with Robert Bohl | 08/31/2010 | Misspent Youth is a story game about 12-18 year olds fighting back against the authority. We discuss with Robert his intentions for the game and how he uses the rules to enforce the feeling of being a clique of teens in a harsh world. | |
| NvP 5x02 - Perfect with Joe McDaldno | 19:44 | 08/10/2010 | In this episode we discuss Perfect with designer Joe McDaldno. Its a dystopian steam punk RPG with no GM in the traditional way. The interview focuses on how Joe uses the mechanics of the game to bring about situation that he wants to emulate from his source material. Perfect is funded by a... |
| NvP 5x01 - Smallville RPG with Josh Roby | 25:00 | 07/31/2010 | In this episode we do a preview episode with Josh Roby. We discuss his game, the Smallville RPG. This game is going to be released at GenCon!!! Smallville is unique for a game based on a property. Number one, yes you can be Superman; number two, the game is set in a TV show spin off of smallville... |
| NvP 4x06 - Mouse Guard with Luke Crane | 04/10/2010 | Mouse Guard is an RPG which is based on a comic book series of the same name. The game focuses on a patrol of guard mice who's job it is to defend the territories, keep the peace and deliver mail. The game has novel mechanics and solves some key problems of RPGs, or rather it embraces behavior... | |
| NvP 4x05 - Polaris with Ben Lehman | 33:46 | 03/31/2010 | Polaris is an RPG where each player has a Hero who's stories are separate from the other Heroes at the table. Each hero, in turn gets a scene about them, and the other players GM as a group. The game is very much about saying what you want to happen, and having it happen. We discuss with Ben the... |
| NvP 4x04 - Dungeons and Dragons with Mike Mearls | 03/21/2010 | Dungeons and Dragons is the grand-daddy of all RPGs. Its influence is so far reaching, its amazing. If you ever killed a monster, took its stuff, got experience points and then leveled up you owe DnD a huge debt. We interviewed Mike Mearls the current lead designer of Dungeons and Dragons. We... | |
| NvP 4x03 - Pandemic with Matt Leacock | 03/10/2010 | Pandemic is a cooperative board game about saving the Earth from deadly diseases. We discuss with Matt Leacock the challenges unique to cooperative board games | |
| NvP 4x02 - Poison'd with Vincent Baker | 32:09 | 02/28/2010 | In this episode we talk to Vincent Baker about his rpg Poison'd. We discuss with him the his intent in designing the game. We also talk about what its like to reuse / re-purpose ideas (like escalation) in a new RPG. Also we talk about the controversy (so listen to the end) |
| NvP 4x01 - Are you the Traitor with Andrew Looney | 20:40 | 02/21/2010 | In this episode we talk about Are You the Traitor with Andrew Looney of Looney Labs. Are You the Traitor is a party game for 4 - 10+ people where the object is to find the traitor. The game is very similar to the popular party game Werewolf(aka Mafia). In fact Are you the Traitor was inspired by... |
| NvP 3x06 - Munchkin with Steve Jackson | 15:02 | 01/01/2010 | In this episode we talk with Steve Jackson about his game Munchkin. Munchkin is a silly game that parodies RPGs. It exemplfies a method of play where killing stuff and getting loot is primary. We discuss with Steve the challenge of designing games with many expansion sets, the inspiration and... |