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

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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

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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

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We’re back, and picking apart the miserable little pile of secrets in Castlevania Symphony of the Night. Plus our Terminal City Tabletop Convention experiences, a crowdfunding round-up and more!

Topics Discussed

Wikipedia Gacha, Chicken Fried Dice, Cyberpunk TCG, Lion Dancers, Illiterati, ReMatch, Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game, Terminal City Tabletop Convention, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, The Hobbit, The Fold

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Wikipedia Gacha: 0:02:11
• Appetizer 2, Chicken Fried Dice: 0:04:24
• Appetizer 3, Cyberpunk TCG: 0:05:50
• Appetizer 4, Lion Dancers: 0:09:20
• Appetizer 5, Illiterati: 0:11:03
• Appetizer 6, ReMatch: 0:11:03
• Appetizer 7, Children of Time: The Roleplaying Game: 0:07:16
• Main 1, Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2026: 0:17:06
• Main 2, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: 0:25:34
• Dessert 1, The Hobbit (Novel): 1:01:07
• Dessert 2, The Fold (Novel): 1:04:59
• Outro: 1:11:55

Links

• Wikigacha https://wikigacha.com/

• Chicken Fried Dice https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/urban-pro-games/chicken-fried-dice
• Lion Dancers https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hotbananagames/lion-dancers
• Illiterati: Red Herrings and White Roses https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gapclosergames/illiterati-red-herrings-and-white-roses
• ReMatch https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotherminggames/rematch
• Children of Time TTRPG https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/658eb1db-ebf3-4f51-b9bf-769c959554ed/landing
• Watch the podcast on Youtube https://youtu.be/hAb2hRXtYTs
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• Send your questions, feedback and comments to omnigamersclub@gmail.com.

Mark debunks the mysteries and genre conventions of Urban Myth Dissolution Center; Daniel is thwarted by a particularly pernicious mouse in Animal Rescue Team; Plus Pokemon Anniversary announcements, Steam Next Fest demos and more.

Topics Discussed

Pokemon 30th Anniversary, 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard, Moondrop Space Travel earbuds, FiiO EH11 headphones, Sony NWZ-S545 audio player, Steam Next Fest demos (Australia Did It, Denshattack!, Vampire Crawlers, Titanium Court, Let’s Build a Dungeon), Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy, Urban Myth Dissolution Center, Animal Rescue Team, Akira, Castle in the Sky

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Pokemon Anniversary: 0:00:56
• Appetizer 2, 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard: 0:08:34
• Appetizer 3,Audio Hardware: 0:09:59
• Appetizer 4, Steam Next Fest demos (Australia Did It, Denshattack!, Vampire Crawlers, Titanium Court, Let’s Build a Dungeon): 0:15:07
• Main 1, Eclipse: Second Dawn for the Galaxy: 0:28:42
• Main 2, Urban Myth Dissolution Center: 0:31:31
• Main 3, Animal Rescue Team: 0:53:27
• Dessert 1, Akira (Manga): 1:01:50
• Dessert 2, Castle in the Sky (Film): 1:09:22
• Outro: 1:14:05
  

Links

Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/wMYMaqVQIrk

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Daniel searches for a new purpose in action platformer Mio: Memories in Orbit; Mark chases a new kind of high in Ball X Pit; Plus Ghost in the Shell TTRPG, Axolotl with a Gun, Castlevania and more.

Topics Discussed

Halo: Flashpoint, Ghost in the Shell TTRPG, Zelda 40th Anniversary, Pokemon 30th Anniversary, Axolotl with a Gun, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, Ball X Pit, Mio: Memories in Orbit, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Halls of Torment, Midnight Diner, Zodiac: An Eco-Thriller

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, Bad News: 0:01:10
• Appetizer 2, Mantic's Ghost in the Shell TTRPG: 0:02:20
• Appetizer 3, Zelda and Pokemon Anniversaries: 0:05:53
• Appetizer 4, Axolotl with a Gun: 0:07:16
• Main 1, Super Castlevania IV, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood: 0:13:45
• Main 2, Ball X Pit: 0:20:36
• Main 3, Mio: Memories in Orbit : 0:42:10
• Main 4, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Halls of Torment: 0:50:26
• Dessert 1, Midnight Diner (TV Show): 0:52:40
• Dessert 2, Zodiac: An Eco-Thriller (Novel): 0:57:08
• Outro: 1:05:06

Links

Ghost in the Shell TTRPG

⁠https://www.manticgames.com/news/the-ghost-in-the-shell-manga-tabletop-roleplaying-game/⁠

No ICE in Minnesota Bundle

⁠https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota⁠

Axolotl with a Gun

⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/residentbard/axolotl-with-a-gun-2nd-edition⁠

Watch the podcast on Youtube⁠

https://youtu.be/REZnKo3yoTg⁠

Episode File

⁠OGC-138.mp3⁠

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We venture into the dusty dungeons of the Zelda series’ history, discussing how it evolved from The Legend of Zelda through Link’s Awakening, then comparing it with the most recent entry Echoes of Wisdom. Plus State of Play announcements, adventure game books and more.

Topics Discussed

IFComp, Adventure Game Books, No ICE in Minnesota Bundle, Kena: Scars of Kosmoro, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Legacy of Kain: Ascendence, The Legend of Zelda, Zelda II - The Adventure of Link, A Link to the Past, Link’s Awakening, Echoes of Wisdom, The Great Race, Songlines magazine, Qobuz.

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer 1, IFComp: 0:02:39
• Appetizer 2, Adventure Game Books: 0:05:21
• Appetizer 3, No ICE in Minnesota Bundle: 0:08:13
• Appetizer 4, Sony State of Play: 0:11:06
• Main 1, The Legend of Zelda Series Intro: 0:17:05
• Main 2, Zelda 1: 0:20:31
• Main 3, Zelda 2: 0:26:24
• Main 4, A Link to the Past: 0:30:20
• Main 5, Link's Awakening: 0:37:45
• Main 6, Echoes of Wisdom: 0:54:11
• Dessert 1, The Great Race (Movie): 1:11:32
• Dessert 2, Songlines magazine, Qobuz (Music Resourcest): 1:15:27
• Outro: 1:23:55

Links

IFComp Bans AI

https://www.tumblr.com/ifcomp/807273791356010496/ifcomp-2026-generative-ai-policy-update

LLM Slop Will Make Us Antisocial - Ruminations on IFComp 2025

https://mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2026/llm/

No ICE in Minnesota

https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota

Filtering the No ICE Bundle

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dUcIzgk8FRYqIGcq9652MkO-QomGFNHRi9tJw0gyB9w/edit?usp=drivesdk

Watch the podcast on Youtube

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Mark interrogates the time-travelling hijinks of visual novel Steins Gate; Daniel takes tricks for a husband in board game Brian Boru: High King of Ireland; Plus shining a lamp on classic text adventures and more.

Topics Discussed

Orbitals, Get Lamp, Text Adventures, Stein’s Gate, Brian Boru: High King of Ireland, West Side Story, Star Trek

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer: 0:02:41
• Main 1, Steins;Gate: 0:17:51
• Main 2, Brian Boru: 0:33:40
• Dessert 1, West Side Story (2021): 0:46:52
• Dessert 2, Star Trek (Inner Light): 0:55:56
• Outro: 1:01:22

Links

Get Lamp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRhbcDzbGSU

Escape This Podcast

https://www.escapethispodcast.com/
Watch the podcast on Youtube

https://youtu.be/3JHklA-qbjw

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