The Play Greater Podcast

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Each month, Christopher and Paul from Greater Than Games talk to each other about current events, take questions from listeners, and have an enjoyable time playing greater together!

  1. 04/03/2025

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #30

    What are some of YOUR most loved cards? Show Notes: Run Time: 1:04:33 Pleasant Greetings, Playgreatarians! Welcome to the latest episode of the Play Greater Podcast!!! Listen as one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul make sure their group chat is entirely and intentionally filled with the exact number of reporters they were hoping for… Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: They mentioned a pre-order for Compile Wave 2! Unfortunately, between the time of recording and now, we sold out of most of the Wave 2 pre-order. HOWEVER, there is still a pre-order going for the Wave 2 playmat as well as any of Compile Wave 1 that you might be missing! Check that out here! Board In Brief is a weekly youtube show about board games that will be hosted by M'Bender on this FRG Youtube Channel. It is due to begin releasing episodes soon! (Hopefully by the end of the month!)  Looking for a link to the Digital Dawn of the Shardborn Adventure? That's here! Musical Recommendations: Pirates of Penzance Come From Away Gutenburg! The Musical Six the Musical Hamilton Guys and Dolls Music Man Thoroughly Modern Millie Do you need to give a PSA about fostering cats? Do you require more musical theatre recommendations?? Or are you still curious about the disparate aspects of M'Bender's job??? Send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! And, remember… Don't be shy; come say "hi!"

    1h 5m

  2. 03/06/2025

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #29

    The Show Notes are MINE! (Temporarily.) Show Notes: Run Time: 1:27:22 Hello, everyone! It's me, one of your hosts, Christopher! Matt has left the room... and the country! Our intrepid Audio Technician and Show Note Writer is in a far-flung land... actually, he's on a boat, so it's more like far-flung water. Anyway, he's not here, so you're stuck with me for writing the show notes! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! I cannot be controlled, only unleashed! Me and two of your hosts Paul talk about goofs, the lack of a Matt Bender, and we claim that he'll put certain information in the show notes... but that's impossible! And I have no ability to answer that Matt Bender specific question, so these show notes have no answers! Then, I tell a story about dryers. (With a lot of rabbit trails.) The story ends on a cliffhanger! Who could say what happens next? We finally get into GTG News and World Report! Disparation things are going well! The Sentinel Choices Zine layout is complete! Paul is on a cruise! (With Matt Bender!) The Spirit Island accessories survey is probably coming out in a week or two! The Defenders of the Realm crowdfunding campaign is happening later this year! Bad things are happening in Rwanda! A very cool building in St. Louis is going to go away, but replaced with a hella cool building! Round buildings are cool! Gen Con is in several months and we're working hard on stuff for it! And that's everything you need to know. Then, we move onto your letters, which are delightful, but not plentiful enough! More letters, please!  We start off with a fantastic quiz game to see how up on Sentinel Comics and pop culture our very own Paul Bender is. The answer: somewhat! To both! We also discuss pronunciations, beverages, food, and more! The Wheel of Topics generates a very early "Classic Christopher Story"! Spoilers: Christopher doesn't get injured in this one! (But someone does!) We'll be back in a month with another episode! Write in more letters! We need more! And, as always, don't be shy!  COME SAY HI!

    1h 27m

  3. 02/06/2025

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #28

    The Podcast where YOU write the script! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:35:17 Well howdy hey howdy there! Welcome to another episode of the Play Greater Podcast!!! Listen as one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul accurately assess that there are three types of show notes–the first type being what you're reading right now, the second type being the printed lister letters you hear read on the show, and the third type being an E natural. Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: Lo, the note in question was indeed an E natural. But if you want, we could call it an F flat so that it feels like one of your hosts Christopher was closer to being right with his guess! IS Compile available?! It's scheduled to arrive VERY close to the release of this episode! Check back next week and it SHOULD be here! Sign up for the newsletter to get alerted as soon as it goes live! Tiki Drinks Paul Likes: Mai Tai Saturn Jet Pilot Cobra's Fang Donga Punch Local St. Louis Eatery: Pieces Board Game Bar and Restaurant Protagonist Cafe Antagonist Cafe Brasilia Bar & Restaurant Do you have a story about being stuck in the snow? Do you have a question about being stuck in the snow? Are you currently stuck in the snow?! Send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! And, remember… Don't be shy; come say "hi!"

    1h 35m

  4. 01/02/2025

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #27

    Inanity is a theme of this podcast… Show Notes: Run Time: 1:40:34 Merriest of New Years, denizens of Podcast Land! Welcome to the latest episode of the Play Greater Podcast! Listen as Juan of your hosts Christopher and too of your hosts Paul accurately predict the actions of their long-lost audio technician, answer letters about assorted pronunciations with reckless abandon, and discuss the word 'oft.' Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: Look up Modern Lucky Charm info here! Query? Question?? Quibble??? Send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! And, remember… Don't be shy; come say "hi!"

    1h 41m

  5. 12/05/2024

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #26

    Dallas and Seattle? Exactly the same city. (Except for weather and pants!) Philadelphia? Entirely full of vampires and marios. (Or maybe vampire-marios?!) Show Notes: Run Time: 1:32:00 Oh hey there, cool cats and carnivorous crustaceans crustaceans! It's time for another episode of the Play Greater Podcast! Listen as one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul try to split their banter equitably betwixt segments, valiantly attempting to take the note given to them by famed-flame-Producer and Axis-upon-which-all-podcasts-rotate, Trevor Casterline. Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: Reminder: Pax Unplugged Tournament sign-up at Booth 2150! Looking for an SC:RPG Sheet with correct bubbles?! So was your friendly-neighborhood-show-notes-writer... but Christopher and Paul misremembered! They DID in fact update the hero sheet for the new version of the Starter Kit (which can be found here) but they haven't made the blank hero sheet yet, even though they could! They shall be scolded and mocked until they do so! It will likely come up next episode... Looking for more info on the Defenders of the Realm Campaign? Check that out here! Do you have an opinion about two or more cities being the same? Perhaps, you have esoteric hypothetical questions about Lord of the Rings lore?? Maybe a query about a third other mystery thing not mentioned yet??? Send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! And, remember… Don't be shy; come say "hi!" So please don't be shifty! Cause, wouldn't it be nifty… To visit 2150? (That's our Booth number. At PAX Unplugged. Remember? Yeah, you remember!)

    1h 32m

  6. 11/07/2024

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #25

    #1 Nightsnake Podcast Show Notes: Run Time: 1:40:50 Serpentine salutations to our sibilant assembly! Sooth your simpering souls with another episode of the Play Greater Podcast! (And make certain to slither your way to Booth 2150 at Pax Unplugged!) Listen as one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul talk about 90's kids movie theme songs, 90's kids cereal mascots, and mention several things out of the blue that Trevor has to take out in post with fancy fairy dust sounds. Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: Check out Shut Up & Sit Down's Compile Review here! Follow our Defenders of the Realm crowdfunding campaign here! (It goes live on November 19th!) Follow Handelabra's ongoing Sentinels of the Multiverse 2 crowdfunding campaign here! Check out something Compile related here! Looking up Pax Unplugged to plan your trip from Germany? Check that out here! Watch a funny Jonathan Frakes supercut here! Want to look at the 90's honeycomb mascot for reasons? Check that out here? Do you have opinions about 90's kids movie theme songs or 90's kids cereal mascots? Do you NEED to see Nightsnake in more (i.e. any) official Sentinels products?!?!?! Send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! And, remember… Don't be shy; come say "hi!" So please don't by shifty! Cause, wouldn't it be nifty… To visit 2150? (That's our Booth number. At PAX Unplugged. Remember? Yeah, you remember!)

    1h 41m

  7. 10/03/2024

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #24

    Komm vorbei und sag "Hi!" Show Notes: Run Time: 1:42:21 Howdy gang! Hope you're having a fantabulous time out there in Podcast Land, cause we sure are! Ready or not, here we come with another episode of the Play Greater Podcast! Listen as one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul discuss Defenders, converse Compile, and make clear mascot mysteries! Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: Want to watch the folks from Penny Arcade play Compile with us? Watch here! Looking for a video about How to Play Compile? Watch here! Want to watch the folks from Penny Arcade play Defenders of the Realm with us? Watch here! Need to sign up to be notified when the Defenders of the Realm crowdfunding campaign goes live now that you've seen how rad of a game it is?! Sign up here! Curious about cooooooookie crisp?! Read more here! Do you think we should revisit using the tagline "Kind of useful, but dorky"? Do you think about theme park water misting stations whenever you say "missed opportunities"? Do you think we should get a Play Greater Podcast discord??? Send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! And, remember… all of the many of you that are there… Kommt vorbei und sagt "Hi!"

    1h 42m

  8. 09/05/2024

    Play Greater Podcast: Episode #23

    It's time for shenanigans!!! Show Notes: Run Time: 1:43:11 With this here episode, you thought you were in for a secure on-the-chain experience, but… lo! You're in for an episode that is absolutely, completely, and one-hundred percent OFF. the. chain. (like, the idiom, not the iconic Fleetwood Mac tune… that wouldn't make any sense linguistically.) Buckle-in, strap-up, and push your lap-bar down as far as it will go, (also keep your hands and feet inside the vehicle at all times) cause it's time for another episode of the Play Greater Podcast! (also, it might be time to ride The Viper? It's unclear…) Holy cow and/or smokes, it's about to get Weathertop-crazy and Nazgul-nuts! So, if you're waiting for a strider-like hunk of nature-loving, non-toxic masculinity… lights ON for ranger; otherwise, lights OFF for danger. Listen as one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul set up elaborate and ever more whimsical shownote traps for their sometime and currently absent audio technician. Judge for yourself how the proverbial game of grease and misnumbered pigs shakes out in the end… For record-keeping purposes, it's important to document that one of your hosts Christopher and two of your hosts Paul did, in fact, feed four to five thousand odd folks with a mere basket filled with Compile boxes, aux packs, and playmats. Check below for links and/or info mentioned in episode: Looking for a translated-to-German-version of our classic slogan that still rhymes? So are we! Please email the writer of the show notes! (You know who you are! Please email me and not Christopher or Paul!) Looking for a rad article about the logistics of the Battle of Helm's Deep? Well, you came to the right place. Check below for Matt's opinions and/or predictions as asked for in this podcast: Matt's Opinions on the question. "What's an RPG?"  RPG's are experiences that invite people to buy into and press into the following statement: "Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances." This remains true in my opinion, whether the RPG in question is experienced through the interface of a computerized game, facilitated by a person or persons, or arose from the spontaneity of the moment. This is humorous to me and is something I literally do believe to be true. But, that perspective can also be characterized as implicitly pedantic and thus is not always a useful way to practically define RPGs in a developing-a-product-in-this-industry sense. For more on this, ask me at the next convention at which you see me. I'd love to chat more. Just ask folks who were at the Gen Con Compile Release Party. I'll diatribe about "Play" and "Roleplay" for hours… with very little prompting. Matt's Prediction for spins of the Wheel. Of. Topics. 2 spins…? Did you form a strong opinion of some kind in this episode that must be shared? Did you notice a misnumbered, greased pig out of sequence and/or missing from the pen? Do you know how to say '"Don't be shy; come say "hi!"' in German in a way that makes sense but also rhymes?! If the first two… send us a letter about it by following this artisanal hyperlink! If the third one, seriously email me directly in the next month… DON'T email Paul and/or Christopher…. And, remember… Don't be shy; come say "hi!"

    1h 43m
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Each month, Christopher and Paul from Greater Than Games talk to each other about current events, take questions from listeners, and have an enjoyable time playing greater together!

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