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 59: Sushi Heroes and 90s Comics with Phil Walker-Harding
In this episode: We talk to Phil Walker-Harding, designer of Sushi Go!, Pack of Heroes and many more games from Adventureland Games. We chat about his process for designing Sushi […]
00:55:32 |
Tue 14 Oct 2014
Embassy Cast: Episode 05 – Rules
This is actually three weeks old, originally recorded on September 14th, however Tim’s PC just happened to die at that point plus his ma was in hospital and if that […]
00:59:46 |
Mon 13 Oct 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 58: A Rush of Rabbits to the Head with Kevin Chen
In this episode: Go play Rabbit Rush. Just go. Once you’re done, come back and listen to us chat with the designer, Kevin Chen. We talk about the game, the […]
01:18:06 |
Thu 09 Oct 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 57: Phantasmal Fears with Joe Chang
In this episode: We chat with New Zealand based developer Joe Chang of Eyemobi and currently Kickstarting a procedurally generated horror game, Phantasmal. We also talk about horror games in […]
01:03:38 |
Mon 06 Oct 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 56: Smashing Hedrons with Jason Kotzur-Yang
In this episode: We speak with Brisbane-based board game designer and host of the Tablepop podcast, Jason Kotzur-Yang. We talk about his design process and setting goals for Hedron (successfully […]
01:16:52 |
Thu 02 Oct 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 55: All Star Women’s Comic Book Club with Cazz and Sharona
In this episode: Friend of the podcast Sharona attended the latest All Star Women’s Comic Book Club meetup and had a chat with one of the founders, Cazz from Nerd […]
00:36:19 |
Thu 25 Sep 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 54: Gencon, Godzilla Games and Gamer Bling with Andre Bishop
In this episode: We chat with Andre Bishop of Campaign Coins and Godzilla Games at Izakaya Chuji about RPGs, board games from GenCon, gamer bling, mahjong and Japan (the entire […]
01:04:46 |
Tue 23 Sep 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 53: In the Lab with James and Shayne
In this episode: Aaron and Adam went down to favoured local gaming haunt, Games Laboratory, and had a chat with owner James and events wizard Shayne about running a game […]
00:51:32 |
Thu 18 Sep 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 52: Fighting Particular Times with Paul Sztajer
In this episode: We had a chat with Paul Sztajer of SeeThrough Studios about their story-driven physics puzzle video game, Particulars, and also Paul’s involvement in board game design with […]
01:04:39 |
Tue 16 Sep 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 51: Ninja Pizza Girls and Board Games with Jason and Nicole Stark
In this episode: Apologies for our lackluster audio in this episode as we had a few Skype Issues (TM). Nonetheless, we had a wonderful chat with Nicole and Jason Stark […]
01:08:22 |
Tue 09 Sep 2014
Embassy Cast: Episode 04 – Minutes
We’ve been playing a lot of interesting games of late and wanted to discuss them, so instead of a feature topic, we’ve discussed a few of them with a bit […]
00:55:29 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Embassy Cast: Episode 03 – Australian Games
After a lovely email from Hammond and a bit of a think about our funny accents, we put together a bit of a list of Australian board games and designers. Super […]
00:50:33 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Embassy Cast: Episode 02 – Penalties
We decided to record another episode after all, this time talking about the semi-controversial mechanic of copping penalties in board games, sometimes known as the dreaded Feeding Phase. Have a […]
00:41:01 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
Embassy Cast: Episode 01 – People’s Choice Awards
Listen to us briefly introduce ourselves & then discuss the People’s Choice Awards we selected and posted on Instagram (search for #CBEPeoplesChoice). We’re intentionally unpolished and conversationa…
00:52:16 |
Thu 04 Sep 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 50: Turning COGZ with Wesley Lamont
In this episode: We chat with Perth-based game designer and man of many talents Wesley Lamont about his upcoming board game, COGZ. There’s also some talk about game jams, Kickstarter and […]
01:00:48 |
Tue 02 Sep 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 49: Anime in Space with Michael Possingham
In this episode: It’s a rambly anime-focused chat this week as Michael joins us in the fifth chair while Dan is late to the show. We talk about anime in […]
01:28:19 |
Thu 28 Aug 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48a: Eduardo Baraf Lifts Off
In this episode: I sit down for an interview with board game designer (and video games too!) Eduardo Baraf who has just reached funding for his Kickstarter for the Lift […]
00:39:18 |
Sun 24 Aug 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 48: Getting Popculture-y with Sharona
In this episode: With Adam and Dan out of town, Aaron and Evan sit down for a chat with Sharona Lin of Popculture-y. We discuss our reaction to Marvel’s latest […]
01:00:05 |
Fri 22 Aug 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 47: Allen and Alistair’s Rise to Power
In this episode: We have a chat with Allen Chang and Alistair Kearney from Rule & Make to discuss their successfully funded Kickstarter for the Rise to Power board game, […]
01:29:03 |
Tue 19 Aug 2014
The Action Points Podcast! Episode 46a: Oz Comic Con 2014
In this episode: In this mini-episode, Evan and Aaron give a recap of Oz Comic Con 2014 and surprisingly some of the video games they played there, including Super Smash […]
00:23:49 |
Thu 14 Aug 2014
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