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17: City on a Hill Gaming and Willow

March 2, 2019 by Bryan Leave a Comment

Bryan, Mike and James return for yet another super-sized episode! Mike shares his enjoyment at reading The Fellowship of the Ring to his children for the first time and how he barely contained his Geekiness at meeting author and fencing master Ken Mondschein. Next, Bryan talks about how much he’s been enjoying the new Voltron: Legendary Defender and My Hero Academia. Both he and James express how much they’re looking forward to actually gaming in an upcoming RPG session with the City on a Hill Gaming Podcast. James keeps the gaming talk going by detailing a hopeful upcoming Monster of The Week campaign, and how happy he was at finally finishing The Last Duel and playing Biblios. Finally, we see the return of the Geek at Arms Film Club! Shifting from sci-fi to fantasy, the guys delve into the George Lucas written, Ron Howard directed 1988 epic Willow.

Special caution: During the show I recommended the series Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch. Although the first book, Midnight Riot, was fairly tame, book 2, Body Work, has some rather explicit naughty parts.

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content warning: there’s some explicit naughty stuff in book 2

15: Civilization 6, Magic: the Gathering, and Blade Runner

December 8, 2018 by Bryan Leave a Comment

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Welcome to another new episode of Geek at Arms! First off, Mike explains how a pastor’s retreat turned into a board game extravaganza! Then, Bryan shares his thoughts on the Gormenghast book series and his continued enjoyment of Civilization 6. James describes his latest woodworking project and his renewed interest in the card game Magic: The Gathering. Finally, the guys delve into the third movie of their “Film Club” series, the Ridley Scott classic Blade Runner.

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Episode 8: Virtual Zombies, Veronica Mars, and tips for preserving your games

February 1, 2018 by Bryan Leave a Comment

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With a brand new year comes a new season of Geek at Arms! In Geek Out James shares his thoughts on the books A Theft of Swords and Goblinopolis, and how he has finally started watching Stranger Things. Mike describes his virtual zombie hunting adventure, and Bryan takes us through his journey of watching Veronica Mars and geting back into the legendary pc game, Myst. The guys then do a do a special To The Future where they share what geeky events they’re looking forward to in the upcoming year. From running new rpgs to SCA events and more, they all agree that Avengers: Infinity War cannot get here fast enough! Finally, Mike shares some tips on keeping your board and card games in good shape, even when children and new players abound.

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