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Board Business / Here's the deal
« on: February 21, 2017, 01:17:10 PM »
Hey all--

Hobbies change. Le sigh.

I (clearly) don't have the time or energy to upkeep these boards. And the demands on twitter is annoying... like... I get you need help, but does anyone care how my day is?

And the letter to my house was just damn creepy.

So- two options. I could just shut it down. But I so don't want to do that! (But did I mention that someone sent a letter TO MY HOUSE?)

Or-

You all can figure it out.

Who will take over. Who will host. How will you transfer, etc.

These are hosted along with our other web stuff so I can't just turn over the password, because wow, pandora's box... so it has to be someone trustworthy to grab files and get out. I have NO ability to support from the server side. None. (Obviously)

It's definitely win-win. Keep on chatting, minmaxing a storm and get the support you actually need.

When you've decided, send me an email at gameologists at gmail.

Smooches.

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Creations & Ephemera / Pack the Pack! Meg's board game is live!
« on: June 24, 2014, 11:16:47 AM »
Totally abusing my power with the news and the sticky, but hey, I think I put in the time way back when to deserve it ;)

I made a game! A tabletop game and now I've turned to Kickstarter to get it made. It's tiles and a minimum print run is 1000 copies which means I need to raise $18,000 (yowza!). HELP!!

It's an awesome game, it really is- I got a ton of help and a bunch of notice. I was chosen as one of Cards Against Humanity's Tabletop Deathmatch's Finalists (out of 500 submissions) and had a reality-show 'esque made about the game.

But the word needs to spread like crazy if this game is going to have any shot.

Here's why it is cool:

- Fast game that is easy to learn but lots of strategy options
- Great warm up to a night of gaming
- Tons of RPG "easter eggs" and then some not-so-hidden references too (original D&D characters anyone??)
- All ages meaning you can play with probably ages 9 and up without losing any fun
- Non "Gamers" will have fun with it too- play with your mom!

Please please help! Tell everyone you know. I really need the word to get out and it's not which means if I don't get a push soon the game will fail and that is super sad. Because it's a great game, it just needs more people to know about it.

Here's the kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamesbyplaydate/pack-the-pack/

Here's the website:
www.packthepack.com

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Off Topic Fun / Podcast Survey- help us out!
« on: May 09, 2012, 02:10:55 PM »
We've made "the top list" for the past 2 years and I want to again this year!

Go and fill out the podcast listener survey! And while you're there, click on us!

http://rpgpolls.com/fill/survey/2012-RPG-Podcast-Listener-Survey/brilliant-gameologists

Putting our name at the end just shows you got to the survey through our referral, so when you tell your friends, your loved ones, and that weird guy on the bus who is always trying to sell you his hair, make sure you tell them to put our name there too so we get credit.

That way we can see the stats just on the people who went to the survey through us. And that would be cool to see 'cause I'm betting you all are MUCH cooler than the average podcast listener.

So go on, it'll only take 3 minutes, take the survey! And put some comments (about how awesome we are) in that comment box at the end. That's what it's for!

For example, a comment just went in that said: "I hear if you have a podcast you get to nail @bg_meg."

Maybe not say that, but putting in comments is one of the most fun things to review when we go and do the full analysis episode.

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Creations & Ephemera / Podcast Survey- help us out!
« on: May 01, 2012, 03:07:38 PM »
We've made "the list" for the past 2 years and I don't want our pathetic showing of episodes to stop it again this year! (though we have released weekly episodes for 2 weeks now, so we're on a roll!)

Go and fill out the podcast listener survey! And while you're there, click on us!

http://rpgpolls.com/fill/survey/2012-RPG-Podcast-Listener-Survey/brilliant-gameologists

Putting our name at the end just shows you got to the survey through our referral, so when you tell your friends, your loved ones, and that weird guy on the bus who is always trying to sell you his hair, make sure you tell them to put our name there too so we get credit.

That way we can see the stats just on the people who went to the survey through us. And that would be cool to see 'cause I'm betting you all are MUCH cooler than the average podcast listener.

So go on, it'll only take 3 minutes, take the survey! And put some comments (about how awesome we are) in that comment box at the end. That's what it's for!

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http://brilliantgameologists.com/b-40/
They are all embedded in the show notes. What do you think about any/all of these?


Grinds My Gears

What do you think of the phrase Dime a Dozen?

RPGs as Kid's Shows

Wonderpets is either brilliant or brilliantly horrible. And no one is voting for the former
It reminds us of Burning Wheel
What Kid's Shows remind you of RPGs? Or vice versa?

The Culture War

Based on the Book
Are you Progressive or Orthodoxy?

Drinkin'

Should you drink at the game table?

Other Questions
What do you think of our interstitials? What should we go with?
Are you pro or con Ming Ming?
Do you like our new format? Psych, I don't care what you say, we're doin' it.

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We've made "the list" for the past 2 years and I don't want our pathetic showing of episodes to stop it again this year!

Go and fill out the podcast listener survey! And while you're there, click on us!

http://rpgpolls.com/fill/survey/2012-RPG-Podcast-Listener-Survey/brilliant-gameologists

Putting our name at the end just shows you got to the survey through our referral, so when you tell your friends, your loved ones, and that weird guy on the bus who is always trying to sell you his hair, make sure you tell them to put our name there too so we get credit.

That way we can see the stats just on the people who went to the survey through us. And that would be cool to see 'cause I'm betting you all are MUCH cooler than the average podcast listener.

So go on, it'll only take 3 minutes, take the survey! And put some comments (about how awesome we are) in that comment box at the end. That's what it's for!

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Off Topic Fun / So I went and had (another) baby...
« on: February 23, 2012, 02:01:37 PM »
Just as an FYI for us...

Last Tuesday (valentines day), josh and I welcomed another little girl! Well, little is relative. She was 9 lbs, 4oz so not too little at all.

We're all doing great. Val, who is 2, is doing great with her new little sister, though she doesn't get why baby Carlie doesn't wave to her and why she spends all day (and night) biting mommy's boobs.

So we're mostly MIA right now. Just wanted to share why!

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Off Topic Fun / Pregnancy craziness
« on: November 06, 2011, 10:06:42 PM »
I'm brewing #2 right now. #1 will be 2 in December. This one is due in February.

It's oh so much fun.

Today, the thing I'm most struck by is cravings/ aversions and sense of taste.

I saw someone on tv eating chinese and I could think of nothing until I had some too. Then tonight the idea of cheesecake popped in my head and I can only imagine this is how a smoker who is trying to quit feels, I want cheesecake so badly.

My sense of taste is weird too. Nothing has enough salt. And all chocolate tastes like it has chili powder in it.

Oh the fun of growing our species!

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Introduce Yourself / I'm MEG!
« on: November 04, 2011, 03:05:03 PM »
I was once a complete forum whore. Seriously. "Rented" out my services and everything.

Then came twitter. So I sell myself there instead.

I co-own these boards. Which means I run them. But I no longer pretend to know about them as much as the awesome mods we have.

The BG Podcast is the first and most important hobby. These are sort of back burner for me, but really only because I don't play D&D anymore.

RPGs I play:
* Apocalypse World (running that currently)
* Inspectres (never had so much fun playing a game before. Also I've got a crush on Jared Sorensen)
* Mouse Guard (ah! Snakes!)
* Lady Blackbird (LOVE the simplicity. Awesome game)
* Fiasco (SO much fun)
* Burning Wheel (played a lot of this lately. Still don't like it)
And lots more, but this is flavor of the week.

Other Games I Play:
I'm a bigger Board-Game nut then RPG nut honestly. Lately I've loved:
* 7 Wonders
* Race for the Galaxy (almost an "oldie" now, but still so much fun)
* Cargo Noir
* Ascension, especially the ipad app
* Carcassone, also on ipad
* King of Tokyo (I so wanted to RP my monster!!)
* D&D Wrath of Ashardalon (I get all of my D&D from this. LOVE it)
* Xbox games- always looking for a good multiplayer

About Me
I'm a mom. Val will be 2 in December. And approaching boat-sized with #2 on the way. This new little girl is a thumper, so I spend a lot of every day getting thumped, usually straight down. I live reluctantly in Massachusetts.

Twitter/ FB etc
I really like twitter. It's where I get my news and socialize. So if you want to chat, that's the way to talk to me. @bg_meg. I have Facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/bgmeg but I just link it with twitter.

About me for real
I work way too much. I'll eat anything you can drown in vinegar. I hate to clean. I have an okc profile (winkwinknudgenudge).

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First, the old boards are not gone. They were just too full of junk and as we have shared servers, our host got mad at us. So the solution is to start fresh!

You CAN access the old boards. So don't ask. They are just set to read only so no new posting.
The link is still:
http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php

The Moderating structure is:
Admins: Me and BG_Josh: . We own it and pay for it.
Global Moderators: Prime32 and Dan2. Something about those 2's... They oversee things like we do.
Mods: Agita, veekie, Sinfire Titan, and RobbyPants-- they each have specific areas they oversee, so if you have questions, go to them first.

So... thoughtful/ useful suggestions or questions?

Specific notes:
- correct the spelling - if you see a misspelling let us know

- request new game board - request a board here and we will gauge the interest
(for example savage worlds or Mutants and Masterminds)

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