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Coming to you from Bloomington Il’s Red Raccoon games, staff members of a friendly local game store (FLGS) talk about all the geeky passions that can be found in the shop, such as board games, miniatures games, and an assortment of fun little nick nacks nerds will love. Write to us info@redraccoongames.com to let us know what you like, what we got wrong, and what you want to hear more of!
Episodes
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
John leads Jamie and Jesse through a rehashing of RRG's Free RPG Day, tries twice into segwaying into the news of Starfinder and Pathfinder creators unionizing, and then ends on discussing the challenges of playing (and selling) dexterity games.
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Wednesday Sep 29, 2021
Join Manager Jamie and Gameologist Jessica as we take a deep dive in Asmodee's price tag, how legacy games are a growing need, and that He-man's Kickstarter is setting a standard for good crowdfunding. We also take a look at the new Deck of Many Fates (sibling of the Deck of Many Things). and Pokemon on a log.
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Jamie and Jesse sit down to talk about Crazy Taxi...then talk about table top games. We discuss Keyforge and Solforge news, a new world being brought to us by the creators of Dragonlance, and looking at the appeal of Renegades essence20 system, and if popular IP like Power Rangers, GI Joe, and Transformers, can really make a splash in the RPG world.
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
New to the podcast Gameologist Jillian meets with Store Owner Jamie and John, and helps unpack the new series of Pokemon TCG, the rumors of a new Pokemon TCG app, how the shutdown of game studios is ever growing, and then right back to more Pokemon.
If you have any question, contact the store at info@redraccoongames.com, adding Podcast to the subject line.
Monday Aug 16, 2021
Monday Aug 16, 2021
It's a Just Jamie episode, where the owner of Red Raccoon reveals some fun stuff coming to the store (spoilers, Bill Nye is involved), we talk about the RPG mini scene's past and future, look at how passionate fans are now the people making the shows and TV we love, and how Dice Miners might be your 30 minute fix from the new hotness.
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Manager Jesse and Gameologist Alexis tell John why technology won't become a overwhelming fad in board games, explain how Dragons work, and mention Rebecca sugar a surprising amount even though she hasn't made a board game.
Editor note: Author K. O'Neill uses they/them pronouns, which came to our attention after recording the following segment. We apologize for our mistake. We considered cutting the segment, but didn't want the discussion of their awesome work to go unheard due to our mess up.
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Join Manager Jesse, Assistant Manager Jeff, and customer John as they get long winded about D&D's new books and it's future, talk a bit about asymmetry in board games, and why Agent Venom is the right choice for Marvel Champions.
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Join Owner Jamie and Manager Jesse as we dive deep into the mash up between Magic and Dungeons and Dragons, new Warhammer changes and factions, and Nemesis doing a great job being and not being Xenomorphs.
We also dive into respecting boundaries at the table of RPGs, the hidden cost of shipping across the games industry, and teasing a He-man spinoff podcast. Reach out to us at info@RedRaccoonGames.com with your comments, concerns, compliments, and criticisms.