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Gaming with Mike Haspil

Episode Summary

In this episode, Renee interviews fantasy author Michael Haspil, and they take a dive into gaming! Mike is happy to share some of his favorite RPGs, apps, board games, and multiplayer online games, just to name a few. Graveyard Shift is Mike’s gritty urban fantasy. You can buy Mike’s awesome (and dark) supernatural police procedural here! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765379634 Mike says, it’s like “Miami Vice, but with mummies, werewolves, and vampires.” Mike’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelHaspil Check out his podcast!: http://qfdpodcast.libsyn.com/ He also guests on Long War TV: https://thelongwar.libsyn.com/ https://www.twitch.tv/longwartv Find us on Instagram and Twitter @ktliterary or on our website www.ktliterary.com. Or email us directly at podcast@ktliterary.com ------------------ Games Mentioned: Solo Board Games: Hostage Negotiator (also available on iOS and Android) Proving Grounds (with a novella!) Board Games/Card Games: Settlers of Catan (also available digitally on Steam) Pandemic Star Realms DC Deck-Building Talisman Relic Memoir 44 Elder Sign (and Elder Sign Omens on iOS and Android) Coup One Night Ultimate Werewolf Dungeons & Dragons Starter Pack D&D Essentials Kit Online/Digital Gaming (including RPG/Tabletop/Virtual Boardgames): Roll20.net Elder Sign: Omens (single or multi-player) Talisman Memoir 44 Star Realms Tabletop Simulator Twilight Struggle (also a traditional boardgame) Terraforming Mars (online and multiplayer; also a traditional boardgame) PC/Console Games: Assassin’s Creed series Minecraft (table/computer) FTL, Faster Than Light (tablet/computer) Banner Saga Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Mass Effect series Portal series XCOM: Enemy Unknown Galactic Civilizations series Sid Meier’s Civilization series

Episode Notes

In this episode, Renee interviews fantasy author Michael Haspil, and they take a dive into gaming! Mike is happy to share some of his favorite RPGs, apps, board games, and multiplayer online games, just to name a few. 

Graveyard Shift is Mike’s gritty urban fantasy. You can buy Mike’s awesome (and dark) supernatural police procedural here! https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780765379634

Mike says, it’s like “Miami Vice, but with mummies, werewolves, and vampires.” 

Mike’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelHaspil

Check out his podcast!: http://qfdpodcast.libsyn.com/ 

He also guests on Long War TV: https://thelongwar.libsyn.com/https://www.twitch.tv/longwartv

Find us on Instagram and Twitter @ktliterary or on our website www.ktliterary.com. Or email us directly at podcast@ktliterary.com

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Games Mentioned:

Solo Board Games:

Hostage Negotiator (also available on iOS and Android)

Proving Grounds (with a novella!)

 

Board Games/Card Games:

Settlers of Catan (also available digitally on Steam)

Pandemic

Star Realms

DC Deck-Building

Talisman

Relic

Memoir 44

Elder Sign (and Elder Sign Omens on iOS and Android)

Coup

One Night Ultimate Werewolf

Dungeons & Dragons Starter Pack

D&D Essentials Kit

 

Online/Digital Gaming (including RPG/Tabletop/Virtual Boardgames): 

Roll20.net 

Elder Sign: Omens (single or multi-player)

Talisman

Memoir 44

Star Realms

Tabletop Simulator

Twilight Struggle (also a traditional boardgame)

Terraforming Mars (online and multiplayer; also a traditional boardgame)

 

PC/Console Games:

Assassin’s Creed series

Minecraft (table/computer)

FTL, Faster Than Light (tablet/computer)

Banner Saga

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim

Mass Effect series

Portal series

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Galactic Civilizations series

Sid Meier’s Civilization series