Gaming with Mike Haspil
04/01/20 • 46 min
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 [email protected]
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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
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 [email protected]
-------------------
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
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