A Drink to the Past

Drink to the Past 83: Spin me off, baby!

This week we got our first live stream comments and they were hilarious and sexual!  In other news, we had some great conversations about gaming spinoffs, as well as possible spinoffs in tabletop gaming; how to keep your campaign fluid even if you mix campaign worlds between play groups or have multiple instances of characters gallivanting around the same world.

 

Timestamps:

 

Tabletopic: 26:50

 

Video Game Topic: 43:00

Drink to the Past 82: Alive and Well, but the kind of well that means booze.

This week we started live streaming our podcasts on YouTube, check us out there every Friday night at 9:30pm mountain time!  The topics for this week are about co-op difficulty and keeping secrets from some of your PCs but not others.  Check us oud and drink along at home!

 

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin'?: 3:10

NooznBooz: 11:00

Tabletopic, Keeping secrets or having aside sessions with part of your play group: 40:00

Video Game Topic:  Balancing Co-Op games for different skill level players: 1:04:45

Drink to the Past 81: The Size of a Human Torso

This week we got our good buddy Crow on, and he unboxed his PS5 right on the Podcast! We also had a great discussion about this generation's console launch, my early impressions on Xbox Series S, and other console launch memories over the ages. Be sure to check us out on Podbean or Apple Podcasts as well! Timestamps: Nooz'N'Booz: 11:22 Video Game Topic: What was the best upgrade from one gaming generation to the next, and what are some of our favorite memories of console launches? 31:51

Drink to the Past Episode 80: Breath of the Wild is Amazeballs

This evening we sat down for a LONG time with our good friend and returning guest Taylor Wells (@GIF_Bluehawk) and newcomer David Wayne Nystrom (@DaveWayne09) to talk all about Breath of the Wild!  Check out our thoughts on the Age of Calamity trailer as well in the Nooz'nBooz today!

 

Timestamps:

 

Nooznbooz: 15:40

Video Game Topic, Why Breath of the Wild has the best story ever (Or doesn't, and we also talk about the music and sound design): 45:00

Another Video Game Topic, What Every Game Should Learn From Breath of the Wild: 1:41:00

Drink to the Past 79: FourPlayed!

What do you get when you cross three of the FourPlayers with Drink to the Past? One crazy episode full of derailed conversations and TOO MUCH BOOZE FOR CROW TO HANDLE! Tweet at them to let them know you want them to come back sometime!

Timestamps:

NooznBooz: 13:15

Video Game Topic, how much to change a game for a rerelease: 33:33

Tabletopic, How much Change Should a TTRPG System Undergo to Justify a new Edition?: 1:13:45

Drink to the Past 78: The Prince and the Progress

Today we juggle the crazy conundrum of what systems of progression work best for video games as well as tabletops! It's kinda the same topic this week for either, just our thoughts on whether we like level up systems versus item and powerup progressions, or in tabletops how PCs and enemies should progress differently. Give us a listen, and subscribe and share for your chance to listen to us again later! I'm not so great at hocking our shit.

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin': 2:15

NooznBooz: 10:05

Video Game Topic: 38:38

Tabletopic: 1:10:15

Drink to the Past 77: The Next Generation of Drunk

The next generation of gaming is upon us!  Special Guest Breath of the Lyle joins us (check him out on Twitter, YouTube and Twitch) for a discussion on our favorites for the start of the generation as well as predictions for the eventual "winners" of the console war.

For tabletops this week, in the Nooz'nBooz, Chris and I both react to the Curse of Strahd Revamped release date, and in our tabletopic the three of us discuss what could come of companies like WotC "remaking" older tabletop systmes!

 

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin'?: 2:40

Nooz'nBooz: 12:30

Video Game Topic: 52:23

Tabletopic: 1:23:40

 

 

 

To find out more about Worlds Without Numbers, which Chris has been talking up for a little while, check them out on Kickstarter here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1637945166/1832103406?ref=4ssngr&token=5002e614

Drink to the Past 76: What were we talking about?

This week we are joined by Kevin O'Rourke, The Lovely Skip, and our recurring guest, CROW!  Our topics are mostly the Nooz'nBooz, but also light touches on our video game topic, CONSOLE EXCLUSIVES and our Tabletopic, system of choice and what would it take to make you change?  Drink along at home, and check us out on YouTube for exclusive Sonic '06 footage!

Drink to the Past 75: In the Nick of Time (Nick showed up again)

Have you ever wanted to listen to three guys talking about whether or not to let players in a tabletop revoke a decision?  Well now you can!  Plus other stuff, check us out here, and on YouTube or Apple Podcasts!

Timestamps:

Whatcha Playin? 3:10

NooznBooz, inlcuding recactions to the Nintendo Direct and PS5 Showcase: 25:40

Tabletopic, When should a GM let players retract a decision?: 1:04:10

Video Game Topic, How much trial and error to make a balanced experience?: 1:28:50

Drink to the Past 74: Too Many Enemies? Or too few...?

This week's episode is dedicated to the games we love where we fight one guy and the ones we love where we fight a billion!  The conversation began because of a new announcement in the Nooz'n'Booz segment, check it out!