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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 12h

The latest podcast is now available on your podcatcher of choice.

We’re joined by return guest @meepleandthemoose.com to discuss Final Fantasy, both the series' legacy and the debut where it all began. We talk remakes and reinterpretations, monsters and manuals.

120 - Final Fantasy w/ Alex McKenzie (Meeple and the Moose)

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Alex McKenzie @meepleandthemoose.com · 9h

It's always a treat to join Daniel and Mark for a chat about games. Thanks so much for having me on!

The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 12h

The latest podcast is now available on your podcatcher of choice.

We’re joined by return guest @meepleandthemoose.com to discuss Final Fantasy, both the series' legacy and the debut where it all began. We talk remakes and reinterpretations, monsters and manuals.

120 - Final Fantasy w/ Alex McKenzie (Meeple and the Moose)

YouTube video by The Omnigamers Club

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 12h

Alex has embarked on a quest to review every mainline Final Fantasy game, so we've known for a while that this episode needed to happen. You can follow his journey (currently up to FFVII) here

Final Fantasy Project - Meeple and the Moose

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 12h

The latest podcast is now available on your podcatcher of choice.

We’re joined by return guest @meepleandthemoose.com to discuss Final Fantasy, both the series' legacy and the debut where it all began. We talk remakes and reinterpretations, monsters and manuals.

120 - Final Fantasy w/ Alex McKenzie (Meeple and the Moose)

YouTube video by The Omnigamers Club

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Vancouver Game Expo - Tickets on sale now! 🍁 @vangameconnect.ca · 1d

Hey Vancouver Game Devs! 👋

We’re hosting a Games From Vancouver Steam event with @bbigames.bsky.social from Nov 21 - 30!

Games that can discount during the event have priority, but unreleased and non-discounted games will also be admitted on a case-by-case basis.

Apply below ⬇️

A pic of Granville Bridge at dawn with a text below that reads, “Join Our Upcoming Games from Vancouver Steam Event”.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 1d

We chatted a little about The Game Makers on our upcoming episode, and I completely forgot to shout out this in depth discussion from recent guest Tim and friends.

Board Game Hot Takes Podcast @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social · 9d

In today's episode we cover The Game Makers by @beziergames.bsky.social which is up on crowdfunding for a few more days.

We also talk about some other games we've been playing including Age of Comics, Arborea, and Pagan: Fate of Roanoke.

Listen here: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/TGm16QxTXWb

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 1d

You're always welcome when you find a spare week behind the couch. Speaking of which, just catching up on Boards Alive this morning and glad to feel justified in not taking a chance on the Mythwind fixing my issues with the base game 😬

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 1d

Scheduling guests has been tricky, but we just recorded our third in a row and would love to have more people join the club. Let us know if you'd like to guest on the podcast to talk about games, whether classic favourites or new discoveries.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 3d

Have any thoughts on the first Final Fantasy, especially memories of playing close to release? We'll be discussing this classic and it's influence on the series/genre, particularly the difficulty of capturing the original experience.

Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, time to put this to the test as @omnigamers.bsky.social prepares for covering our oldest video game covered yet.

Cover of the explorer's handbook for the original NES version of Final Fantasy

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 3d

FWIW it seems the included manual was a fairly robust guide for most of the game including a bunch of charts. To be fair, most of these were likely lost when borrowing from friends let alone Blockbuster.

A photo of various magic, weapon and armor graphs included with the Western release of Final Fantasy

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 3d

Have any thoughts on the first Final Fantasy, especially memories of playing close to release? We'll be discussing this classic and it's influence on the series/genre, particularly the difficulty of capturing the original experience.

Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, time to put this to the test as @omnigamers.bsky.social prepares for covering our oldest video game covered yet.

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Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 4d

Ok, time to put this to the test as @omnigamers.bsky.social prepares for covering our oldest video game covered yet.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 5d

If the EA and Microsoft news has you dissilliusioned about games, there are plenty of independant creators out there. We explored our local design scene at the Vancouver Game Garden but encourage everyone to dig around and find similar community initiatives in your own cities.

The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 7d

On the latest podcast, we’re joined by @quaidrayn.bsky.social to discuss what sprouted our interest at the @vangamegarden.bsky.social, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes. We talk indie games, idle games, peggle games, picross games and more.

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 with Denis Ryan

We’re joined by Denis Ryan to discuss what sprouted our interest at the Vancouver Game Garden, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 7d

On the latest podcast, we’re joined by @quaidrayn.bsky.social to discuss what sprouted our interest at the @vangamegarden.bsky.social, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes. We talk indie games, idle games, peggle games, picross games and more.

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 with Denis Ryan

We’re joined by Denis Ryan to discuss what sprouted our interest at the Vancouver Game Garden, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes.

www.omnigamers.club

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Board Game Hot Takes Podcast @boardgamehottakes.bsky.social · 8d

Like board game podcasts? Checkout Reggie's video that calls out some great shows (and introduced me to a few).

And check out Reggie's new podcast, Board States!

rollingreggie.bsky.social @rollingreggie.bsky.social · 8d

😎 Ahem youtu.be/Oqut3lPOY1A?...

My Favorite Board Game Podcasts

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 7d

Featuring games from:
@silverstringmedia.bsky.social @lena.fyi @greg.style @shroudysoftware.bsky.social @softrains.bsky.social @rednexusgames.bsky.social @mrlinds.bsky.social @havlark.bsky.social @sonderlust.bsky.social @ashellinthepit.bsky.social @philipdrobar.bsky.social @lexaloffle.bsky.social

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 7d

Gone to Gaia from Quinn Brander and Rose Gauntlet is coming soon! We had the pleasure of playtesting the game with Quinn and it's been such a delight to see it evolve. You can hear us chat with him in our episode on Hades

www.omnigamers.club/2023/01/hade...

Gone to Gaia by Rose Gauntlet Entertainment - Gamefound

Safeguard the last remnants of humanity in Gone to Gaia, a sprawling cooperative roguelite campaign for 1 or 2 players.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 7d

Looking for a barrage of board game expansions? Cranio Creations have a final round of expansions for Barrage and other games live on Kickstarter. Check out our recent review to see how it holds up.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 7d

On the latest podcast, we’re joined by @quaidrayn.bsky.social to discuss what sprouted our interest at the @vangamegarden.bsky.social, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes. We talk indie games, idle games, peggle games, picross games and more.

Vancouver Game Garden 2025 with Denis Ryan

We’re joined by Denis Ryan to discuss what sprouted our interest at the Vancouver Game Garden, a showcase of locally made video game prototypes.

www.omnigamers.club

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 9d

Overwhelmed by the deluge of new games? In the latest episode we turn off the taps to review euro board game Barrage. It's rules can feel like a firehose of information, but take the time to dam the flow and you'll find an incredibly dynamic and interactive experience

Central board of Barrage, showing wooden dam tokens of various colours stacked alongside printed pools of water with droplet tokens behind each.

Player board for Barrage, showing various wooden tokens representing dam structures aligned in slots and rotating wheel divided into 6 segment with wooden construction tokens in 4 of them

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 9d

Overwhelmed by the deluge of new games? In the latest episode we turn off the taps to review euro board game Barrage. It's rules can feel like a firehose of information, but take the time to dam the flow and you'll find an incredibly dynamic and interactive experience

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 10d

We'll be recording our episode on @vangamegarden.bsky.social tonight and may even have it crashed by a special guest. If you have any highlights from the show, we'd love to hear them.

Daniel Wynter @boardgamefeast.bsky.social · 11d

Phew, had a packed day at @vangamegarden.bsky.social which was overgrown with friendly faces, incredible artistry and an inspiring sense of community. Was fascinating to see several designs from last year's garden evolve and a diverse range of new creations.

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Mark Yuasa @markyuasa.bsky.social · 11d

It was great seeing so many inspired, creative games at #vancouvergamegarden today. It's running tomorrow as well. There are some game dev talks in the theatre as well. Well worth checking out. And it's FREE!

Banners from the games at Vancouver Game Garden.

Demo for Stardust Frontier, a Jackbox style co-op mech piloting game.

I played the demo for Peglin studio Red Nexus Games new Fowl Damage (I just got the joke).

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 11d

We'll both be at the Vancouver Game Garden today if you want to say hi or tell us about your game!

The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 16d

We'll both be attending @vangamegarden.bsky.social this coming weekend and can't wait to see what Vancouver's been growing. If any local designers want to make time to chat, let us know, we'll be running through our experience on the next episode of the pod.

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The Omnigamers' Club Podcast @omnigamers.bsky.social · 13d

Daniel spoke about Meowmentum in last week's episode on the Full Indie Summit. If you're in Vancouver now's another opportunity fur checking it out.

PurrfectPace Interactive @purrfectpaceint.bsky.social · 14d

🌱 We’re heading to @vangamegarden.bsky.social!

🗓️ Sept 27–28, 11 AM–5 PM
📍 Roundhouse Community Centre - 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
🎟️ Free + open to the public!

Come play our exclusive updated demo, get our newest merch, and discover lots of amazing indie games 💜

More info 👉 vangamegarden.com

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