We’re joined by Noe and Mark from Vancouver Playtest to discuss the local community and design scene, their thoughts on creating and playtesting games, and their experiences at Terminal City Tabletop Convention and Protocon B.C.

Topics Discussed

Blood on the Clocktower, Duel for Middle Earth: Allies, Vancouver Playtest, Terminal City Tabletop Convention, ProtoCon BC, Game Jams, Reforest, Steam Up, Downstream, Stiletto

Timestamps⁠

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Introducing Noe and Mark E: 0:01:00
• Appetizer 2, Games Noe and Mark E have been playing: 0:06:39
• Appetizer 3, Mark Y's games and News: 0:10:27
• Appetizer 4, Daniel's games and New: 0:11:24
• Main 1, About Vancouver Playtest Group: 0:12:33
• Main 2, The Future of VPG : 0:28:50
• Main 3, Spellabee: 0:34:39
• Main 4, The Golden Arbutus Award and Planet Rollers: 0:38:06
• Main 5, Game Jams: 0:49:05
• Dessert 1, Mark E's VPG game pick: 1:02:31
• Dessert 2, Noe's VPG game pick: 1:05:15
• Dessert 3, Mark Y's VPG game pick: 1:07:47
• Dessert 4, Daniel's VPG game pick: 1:09:00
• Outro: 1:10:02

Links

Follow Vancouver Playtest

• https://www.instagram.com/vancouverplaytest
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/vplaytest

Follow Noe

• https://gamechangerstudios6.wixsite.com/spellabee-2
• https://www.instagram.com/gamechangergds

Follow Mark Ellis

https://www.instagram.com/planetrollers/

Firestarter Games:

https://firestarter.games/

Hot Banana Games

https://hotbananagame.com/

Crooked Codex Games

https://www.crookedcodexgames.com/home

Board Game Geek Podcast with Roberta Taylor

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/12153/blogpost/184172/episode-90-roberta-taylor-canadian-board-game-scen

Watch the podcast on Youtube⁠https://youtu.be/EjYik8ogDiM⁠

Follow Daniel

https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamefeast.bsky.social

Follow Mark

https://bsky.app/profile/markyuasa.bsky.social

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Daniel muses on the melancholy of the Pokemon apocalypse in Pokopia; Mark deals out an innovative take on deck building from before the genre existed in Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wind and the Lost Ocean; plus the latest news in games and more.

Topics Discussed

Realis, Nintendo leaks, Sony Playstation prices, Indie Pass, Octopath Traveller TTRPG, Pokemon Pokopia, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, Of Monsters and Mainframes, It Can’t Happen Here

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Realis: 0:01:50
• Appetizer 2, Nintendo leaks: 0:03:17
• Appetizer 3, Sony Playstation prices: 0:05:1 9
• Appetizer 4, Indie Pass: 0:12:19
• Appetizer 5, Octopath Traveller TTRPG: 0:12:00
• Main 1, Pokemon Pokopia: 0:14:30
• Main 2, Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean: 0:36:15
• Dessert 1, Of Monsters and Mainframes (Novel): 1:10:09
• Dessert 2, It Can’t Happen Here (Novel): 1:14:16
• Outro: 1:21:07

Links

Realis

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crum/realis

Nintendo leak

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-is-absolutely-furious-former-employee-says-mario-zelda-developer-in-uncharted-territory-following-major-leaks

Sony price rise

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/sony-is-raising-playstation-5-prices-again-this-time-by-between-100-and-150/

Indie Pass

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/indie-pass-is-a-forthcoming-subscription-service-exclusively-for-indie-games-171304359.html

Octopath Traveller TTRPG

https://www.polygon.com/octopath-traveler-ttrpg-english-translation/

Watch the podcast on Youtubehttps://youtu.be/mJfnSz2pvpg⁠

Follow Daniel

https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamefeast.bsky.social

Follow Mark

https://bsky.app/profile/markyuasa.bsky.social

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Mark samples an alchemical combination of Metroidvania and deck builder in The Knight Witch; Daniel tests whether emergent storytelling is enough to make a game stick in Cozy Stickerville; plus visiting Vancouver’s latest game cafe with some 2 player abstract games, and more!

Topics Discussed

Nintendo Switch 2, Ivy Road closure, Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish, The Lord of the Ring’s: The King’s Gambit, Mench Cafe, Dragonwood, Iliad, Ichor, Othello, The Knight Witch, Cozy Stickerville, One Battle After Another, Beyond the Clouds

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00

• Appetizer 1, Ivy Road closure: 0:01:58

• Appetizer 2, Nintendo Switch 2 VS Steam on Android: 0:03:37

• Appetizer 3, Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish: 0:10:39

• Appetizer 4, The Lord of the Ring’s: The King’s Gambit: 0:12:19

• Main 1, Mench Cafe, Dragonwood, Iliad, Ichor, Othello: 0:14:53

• Main 2, The Knight Witch: 0:39:23

• Main 3, Cozy Stickerville: 0:55:37

• Dessert 1, One Battle After Another (Film): 1:04:05

• Dessert 2, Beyond the Clouds (Manga): 1:07:47

• Outro: 1:11:34

Links

Ivy Road Closure

http://ivyroad.fun/studioupdates/ivy-road-march-update

The Lord of the Rings: The King’s Gambit

https://restorationgames.com/press-release-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-kings-gambit/

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/yBjdMWyPp54

Follow Daniel

https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamefeast.bsky.social

Follow Mark

https://bsky.app/profile/markyuasa.bsky.social

Send your questions, feedback and comments to

omnigamersclub@gmail.com