The Rook & Pawncast

The Rook and Pawn
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The Rook & Pawncast brings you inside one of the first board game cafes in the Southeast. Tim and Justin bring you stories from inside the cafe, under appreciated titles on the shelf and play games with local celebrities from in and around Athens, GA

  1. R&P 21 | Super Sized, DoubleStuffed, Probably too long ATHFEST EDITION

    06/18/2018

    R&P 21 | Super Sized, DoubleStuffed, Probably too long ATHFEST EDITION

    It's the best weekend of the year here in Athens and who better to celebrate the occasion than a big time, main stage star like Austin Parker from Universal Sigh?

    1h 21m
  2. Rook & Pawncast After Dark: Infinity War Guest Speaker Panel

    06/04/2018

    Rook & Pawncast After Dark: Infinity War Guest Speaker Panel

    Local opinionated Athenians join Tim in discussing the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

    1h 39m
  3. R&P 20 | Mayoral candidate Richie Knight is in the house

    05/18/2018

    R&P 20 | Mayoral candidate Richie Knight is in the house

    There are some that call him 'Red Shoe' but we just call him "Richie". Our official entry into the world of politics concludes with this episode featuring Richie Knight!

    56 min
  4. R&P 019 | TimmyK, JBreeze, and their boi KGirtz

    05/07/2018

    R&P 019 | TimmyK, JBreeze, and their boi KGirtz

    Athens Mayoral candidate, Kelly Girtz, joins us on the latest episode of the Rook & Pawncast.

    1h 6m
  5. R&P 018 I Matt Stevens (Creature Comforts) plays Zombie Dice

    11/28/2017

    R&P 018 I Matt Stevens (Creature Comforts) plays Zombie Dice

    Don't worry - we haven't abandoned you! Just a few technical delays in getting the latest episode out to you and its a good one! We welcome Matt Stevens, Director of Community and Culture for Creature Comforts Brewing, to the Pawncast. Matt talks community engagement, zombies and obscure Scandinavian cinema on this ep. We do apologize for the sound quality - Justin explains in the intro - but sometimes things just happen. We'll do our best for these things to not happen again. Find out more about Creature Comforts here: http://www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com/ Get Comfortable info: http://www.getcomfortableathens.com/ Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts, Joe Nedza 3pts (tied), Nick Mallis 3 pts (tied), Will Leitch 3 pts (tied) 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media twitter.com/rooknpawn instagram.com/rooknpawnfacebook.com/rookandpawn www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/www.faceboo…olasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dead of Winter The Long Night: https://www.plaidhatgames.com/store/719 New Salem: http://www.overworldgames.com/Games/NewSalem/Default.cshtml Zombie Dice: http://www.sjgames.com/dice/zombiedice/

    1h 3m
  6. R&P 017 I Will Leitch (Sports on Earth)plays King of Tokyo

    10/25/2017

    R&P 017 I Will Leitch (Sports on Earth)plays King of Tokyo

    With the World Series under way it was the perfect time to bring our good friend Will Leitch to the Pawncast. Will is an accomplished author, sports writer, film critic and, unfortunately for some, noted St. Louis Cardinals fan. We get Will to play some King of Tokyo while talking jogging, Harrison Ford, Hunter S. Thompson, covering politics and the worst fandoms. Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts, Joe Nedza 3pts (tied), Nick Mallis 3 pts (tied) 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Find Will at: http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/will_leitch http://www.sportsonearth.com/podcast/leitch_experience/252581494 http://leitch.tumblr.com/ https://tinyletter.com/williamfleitch/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media twitter.com/rooknpawn instagram.com/rooknpawnfacebook.com/rookandpawn www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/www.faceboo…olasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Betrayal at House on the Hill: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10547/betrayal-house-hill Last Night on Earth: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29368/last-night-earth-zombie-game King of Tokyo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo

    1h 18m
  7. R&P 016 l Nicholas Mallis(Athens Musician) plays Monikers

    10/13/2017

    R&P 016 l Nicholas Mallis(Athens Musician) plays Monikers

    This week we sit down with Nick Mallis, longtime Athens musician and creator of The Rook & Pawncast's theme music. Nick talks the state of music, the state of board games, the state of Athens and the state of all three mashed together. We also chat about a new game sent to the cafe from a secret admirer! Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts, Joe Nedza 3pts (tied) 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Find Nick at: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media twitter.com/rooknpawn instagram.com/rooknpawnfacebook.com/rookandpawn www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Norsaga: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158883/norsaga Monikers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Strat-O-Matic: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/

    57 min
  8. R&P 015 I Joe Nedza (Nedza's Waffles) plays Truck Off Food Truck Frenzy

    09/29/2017

    R&P 015 I Joe Nedza (Nedza's Waffles) plays Truck Off Food Truck Frenzy

    We're talking waffles and ice cream this week on the Pawncast with Joe Nedza. Joe founded, owns and operates Nedza's Waffles in Athens and we learn all the secrets that go into making the perfect bubble waffle. We also play a great new food truck themed game and recap some experiences from Dragon Con. Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Find Nedza's Waffles at: http://nedzas.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/nedzas_waffles Twitter: @nedzaswaffles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nedzaswaffles Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Truck Off: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217020/truck-food-truck-frenzy Unfair: https://cmon.com/product/unfair/unfair Star Realms: https://www.starrealms.com/

    1h 5m
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The Rook & Pawncast brings you inside one of the first board game cafes in the Southeast. Tim and Justin bring you stories from inside the cafe, under appreciated titles on the shelf and play games with local celebrities from in and around Athens, GA

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  • Creator
    The Rook and Pawn
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Explicit
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