The Action Points Podcast
A Melbourne based podcast discussing various geeky topics such as board games, video games, comics/manga, anime, and TV.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 75 minutes
- Episodes
- 187
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2018
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 73: All Star Runner with Mitch Davies
In this episode: We speak to Mitch Davies of All Star Comics, which is a fantastic comic book store (Award-winning, even) in Melbourne. We discuss All Star’s upcoming move, their […]
01:22:05 |
Wed 04 Feb 2015
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 72: Ask Evan Anything
In this episode: It’s the first in a planned series of episodes where we get to know our hosts better. We also talk about some of the things we’ve enjoyed […]
01:16:04 |
Mon 02 Feb 2015
Embassy Cast Episode 09 – New Games, Ambassadorship
Our first recording of 2015 was juuuust before a little gig we threw called TimCon as part of the Cardboard Embassy Summer of Board Games… but that’s for another day. […]
01:08:56 |
Tue 27 Jan 2015
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 71: Making Games with Sye and Allen
In this episode: Second podcast of the year and we delve into some meaty topics. I interview Australian board game designers Allen Chang and Simon Robertson about their upcoming projects […]
02:01:29 |
Tue 20 Jan 2015
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 70: Be Better At Stuff 2015
In this episode: It’s our first podcast of 2015! We get together to catch up on what’s been going in our time away, and look forward to what’s coming up […]
01:05:08 |
Tue 13 Jan 2015
Embassy Cast Episode 08 – Special Guest Aaron, MeepleCon
This episode, we’re joined by the auspicious Aaron from the Action Points Podcast who kindly syndicate our show on their website. Aaron’s a fellow Melbournian and board game lover who […]
01:02:29 |
Wed 24 Dec 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 69: 2014 Recap
In this episode: We get the band together again to fight for the freedom of gerbils everywhere. Or we just got together one afternoon and chatted about stuff that we […]
01:31:51 |
Thu 18 Dec 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 68: Now You’re Cooking with Cardboard with Tim and Rok
In this episode: We chat with Tim and Rok from Cardboard Embassy about food, cooking, curry, board games, Game Salute, Kickstarter, the Southern hemisphere, game pricing, getting started with board […
01:01:41 |
Tue 09 Dec 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 67: Feeling Blue with Alex Wynnter
In this episode: I chat with Alex Wynnter of Lab Blue Room/Blue Room Board Games/House of Cards about board game design, graphic design, crowdfunding, collaborating, drawing inspiration and getting i…
01:09:12 |
Thu 04 Dec 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 66: Racing Dragons as eSports with Myles O’Neill
In this episode: I chat with Myles O’Neill, another Australian indie board game designer who is Kickstarting Dragon Racer, a tactical card drafting game about racing dragons. We also talk […]
01:07:35 |
Thu 27 Nov 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 65: Shooting Kewpie Mayo Everywhere is Dangerous
In this episode: Now that we’re done with PAX on the podcast, it’s time to talk about things that aren’t videogames. So we talk about some videogames. Damn. We chat […]
01:05:17 |
Tue 25 Nov 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63c: PAX Aus 2014 Part 3 – PAXtravagant Lifestyles
In this episode: It’s the third and final part of our podcast coverage of PAX Australia 2014. We talk about some more games we checked out and final impressions of […]
00:59:21 |
Thu 20 Nov 2014
Embassy Cast Episode 07 – Special Guest Sally, PAX Australia
Our very first special guest Sally joins us to talk about her experiences with board games, some favourites and some great commentary to go with it. Sally’s a regular in […]
01:01:54 |
Wed 19 Nov 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 64: Wrestlin’ Crits with Al Caynes
In this episode: We interrupt the PAX Australia 2014 coverage to bring you this interview with Al Caynes of Hittin Crits, Senyac Games and El Luchador Fantastico Grande. I checked […]
00:59:28 |
Tue 18 Nov 2014
Embassy Cast: Episode 06 – Spiel 2014, Out of Print Games, Five Tribes & Panamax
It seems like only yesterday that we were all up late (here in Australia) watching the live feeds from Essen Spiel 2014, but after a more surprising event than we […]
01:03:22 |
Wed 12 Nov 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63b: PAX Aus 2014 Part 2 – PAXtracurricular Activities
In this episode: In part 2 of our PAX Aus 2014 coverage, we cover the tabletop side of PAX. We also interview some indie board game designers behind Robots & […]
00:36:21 |
Wed 12 Nov 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 63a: PAX Aus 2014 Part 1 – PAXtraterrestrial Beings
In this episode: In part 1 of our PAX Aus 2014 coverage, we recap the PAX weekend sounding really tired but also pretty pumped from all the cool stuff that […]
00:58:00 |
Fri 07 Nov 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 62: Couching Trigger, Hidden Drag-and-Drop
In this episode: We haven’t had an episode without a guest for while, so we get rambly as we talk about some couch multiplayer games that we’ve been playing. Evan […]
01:06:20 |
Wed 29 Oct 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 61: Screencheating Samurai Punks with Nick and Justin
In this episode: We chat with indie developers Nicholas McDonnell and Justin Whitfort of Samurai Punk about their freshly-released multiplayer shooter sportsmanship simulator, Screencheat. We talk ab…
00:51:29 |
Wed 22 Oct 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 60: Picking Vowels with Sam Gallon
In this episode: This week we talk to another board game designer who has a project on Kickstarter: Sam Gallon of Gallon Games with his word game, Pick A Vowel. […]
00:54:53 |
Mon 20 Oct 2014
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