It's the best weekend of the year here in Athens and who better to celebrate the occasion than a big time, main stage star like Austin Parker from Universal Sigh?

R&P 21 | Super Sized, DoubleStuffed, Probably too long ATHFEST EDITION

Local opinionated Athenians join Tim in discussing the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rook & Pawncast After Dark: Infinity War Guest Speaker Panel

There are some that call him 'Red Shoe' but we just call him "Richie". Our official entry into the world of politics concludes with this episode featuring Richie Knight!

R&P 20 | Mayoral candidate Richie Knight is in the house

Athens Mayoral candidate, Kelly Girtz, joins us on the latest episode of the Rook & Pawncast.

R&P 019 | TimmyK, JBreeze, and their boi KGirtz

Don't worry - we haven't abandoned you! Just a few technical delays in getting the latest episode out to you and its a good one! We welcome Matt Stevens, Director of Community and Culture for Creature Comforts Brewing, to the Pawncast. Matt talks community engagement, zombies and obscure Scandinavian cinema on this ep. We do apologize for the sound quality - Justin explains in the intro - but sometimes things just happen. We'll do our best for these things to not happen again. Find out more about Creature Comforts here: http://www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com/ Get Comfortable info: http://www.getcomfortableathens.com/ Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts, Joe Nedza 3pts (tied), Nick Mallis 3 pts (tied), Will Leitch 3 pts (tied) 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media twitter.com/rooknpawn instagram.com/rooknpawnfacebook.com/rookandpawn www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/www.faceboo…olasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dead of Winter The Long Night: https://www.plaidhatgames.com/store/719 New Salem: http://www.overworldgames.com/Games/NewSalem/Default.cshtml Zombie Dice: http://www.sjgames.com/dice/zombiedice/

R&P 018 I Matt Stevens (Creature Comforts) plays Zombie Dice

With the World Series under way it was the perfect time to bring our good friend Will Leitch to the Pawncast. Will is an accomplished author, sports writer, film critic and, unfortunately for some, noted St. Louis Cardinals fan. We get Will to play some King of Tokyo while talking jogging, Harrison Ford, Hunter S. Thompson, covering politics and the worst fandoms. Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts, Joe Nedza 3pts (tied), Nick Mallis 3 pts (tied) 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Find Will at: http://www.sportsonearth.com/writer/will_leitch http://www.sportsonearth.com/podcast/leitch_experience/252581494 http://leitch.tumblr.com/ https://tinyletter.com/williamfleitch/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media twitter.com/rooknpawn instagram.com/rooknpawnfacebook.com/rookandpawn www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/www.faceboo…olasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Betrayal at House on the Hill: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/10547/betrayal-house-hill Last Night on Earth: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29368/last-night-earth-zombie-game King of Tokyo: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo

R&P 017 I Will Leitch (Sports on Earth)plays King of Tokyo

This week we sit down with Nick Mallis, longtime Athens musician and creator of The Rook & Pawncast's theme music. Nick talks the state of music, the state of board games, the state of Athens and the state of all three mashed together. We also chat about a new game sent to the cafe from a secret admirer! Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts, Joe Nedza 3pts (tied) 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Find Nick at: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media twitter.com/rooknpawn instagram.com/rooknpawnfacebook.com/rookandpawn www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Norsaga: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158883/norsaga Monikers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156546/monikers Strat-O-Matic: http://www.strat-o-matic.com/

R&P 016 l Nicholas Mallis(Athens Musician) plays Monikers

We're talking waffles and ice cream this week on the Pawncast with Joe Nedza. Joe founded, owns and operates Nedza's Waffles in Athens and we learn all the secrets that go into making the perfect bubble waffle. We also play a great new food truck themed game and recap some experiences from Dragon Con. Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence, Mary Charles Howard (tied) 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Find Nedza's Waffles at: http://nedzas.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/nedzas_waffles Twitter: @nedzaswaffles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nedzaswaffles Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Truck Off: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217020/truck-food-truck-frenzy Unfair: https://cmon.com/product/unfair/unfair Star Realms: https://www.starrealms.com/

R&P 015 I Joe Nedza (Nedza's Waffles) plays Truck Off Food Truck Frenzy

We're back with a brand new season with our friend and guest Mary Charles Howard from Athensmade. We play a quick round of SushiGo and discuss what makes our great little town what it is. Thanks for listening! https://athensmade.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go Chapelbellcurve.com

R&P 014  I  Mary Charles Howard (Executive Director for Athensmade)plays SushiGo!

We wish a fond farewell to The Rook & Pawn’s heart and soul, Kyle Turner, on this VERY special episode of The Rook & Pawncast. Kyle has been with The Rook & Pawn since before the doors even opened. His creativity and inspiration can be found in every part of the cafe and he was instrumental in making us part of the downtown Athens landscape. Kyle now goes off on a new adventure, help us wish him well on this season 1 finale of The Rook & Pawncast. Outburst! Standings: 1) Nathan Lawrence 5 pts 2) Caitlin Wilson 3pts, (tied) Natalie Cox 3pts, (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts, (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts, (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts, (tied) Peter Reitz 3pts 3) Tommy Valentine 2 pts, (tied) Troy Aubrey 2 pts Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duall at JaWaVi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Lord of The Rings https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/823/lord-rings Hunt for The Ring https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/216070/hunt-ring Funemployed https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/142296/funemployed Letters From Whitechapel https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/59959/letters-whitechapel

R&P 013 | Kylie Turner (General Manager, The Rook & Pawn) plays FunEmployed

This is the conclusion of our two part series involving Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence. We try something a bit different this week, leaving the safe, comfortable world of traditional table top and card games and venture into the brave new world of role playing games. Thankfully we have experienced and capable guides, our guests Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence. In this two-part episode Peter leads us on a fantastical, candy-filled adventure through the world of Sucrosia - its a great and hilarious introduction to the world of RPGs. We also talk with Peter and Nathan about their day jobs as high school teachers, and the importance of fandom. Outburst! Standings: 1) (tied) Caitlin Wilson 3pts (tied) Natalie Cox. 3pts (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts (tied) Anita Aubrey 3pts 2) (tied) Tommy Valentine 2pts (tied) Troy Aubrey 2pts Find out more about Peter and Nathan’s podcast “Now Kiss” check the following links: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-kiss/id1247686852?mt=2 https://player.fm/series/now-kiss Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media: http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: http://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: http://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dungeon World: http://www.dungeon-world.com

R&P 011.2 | The Conclusion of Peter Reitz & Nathan Lawrence (Local Teachers) Playing Dungeon World

We try something a bit different this week, leaving the safe, comfortable world of traditional table top and card games and venture into the brave new world of role playing games. Thankfully we have experienced and capable guides, our guests Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence. In this two-part episode Peter leads us on a fantastical, candy-filled adventure through the world of Sucrosia - it's a great and hilarious introduction to the world of RPGs. We also talk with Peter and Nathan about their day jobs as high school teachers, and the importance of fandom. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/now-kiss/id1247686852?mt=2 https://player.fm/series/now-kiss Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media: http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: http://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com http://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: http://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dungeon World: http://www.dungeon-world.com

R&P 011.1 | Peter Reitz and Nathan Lawrence (Local Teachers) Play Dungeon World

AthFest is here! The best (and usually hottest) weekend of the summer and two of AthFest’s longest serving volunteers, Anita and Troy Aubrey, are on hand to give you all the details about the festival. The Aubrey’s provide insight into what goes on behind the scenes, this year’s lineup and the amazing work AthFest does year-round in town through its charitable arm. More importantly, we got them to play Obama Llama with us! Plus Outburst!! Outburst! Standings: 1) (tied) Caitlin Wilson 3pts (tied) Natalie Cox. 3pts (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts 2) Tommy Valentine 2 pts Find out more about AthFest, AthFest Educates, and AthFest Lineup/Schedule and more: http://athfest.com/ AthFest Educates: http://athfesteducates.org/ To volunteer at AthFest: http://athfest.com/athfest-volunteers Classic City American Music Festival: http://thefoundryathens.com/foundry-calendar/calendar- view/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media: http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: http://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ http://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: http://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Quadropolis: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176396/quadropolis https://www.daysofwonder.com/quadropolis/en/ Between Two Cities: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/168435/between-two-cities https://stonemaiergames.com/games/between-two-cities/ Obama Llama: http://bigpotato.com/obamallama https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184525/obama-llama

R&P 011 | Anita and Troy Aubrey (AthFest) Play Obama Llama

Justin and Tim get political and welcome Tommy Valentine, candidate for Athens-Clarke County District 9 Commissioner to the podcast. We talk about Tommy's vision for Athens and his thoughts on how to tackle some of our city's most pressing issues. Its not all politics as we also chat about Wendy's serving fried chicken, battle rap, and of course games. Outburst! Standings: (tied) Caitlin Wilson 3pts (tied) Natalie Cox. 3pts (tied) Lemuel "Life" LaRoche 3pts 1) (tied) Caleb Zane Huett 3pts Find out more about Tommy's candidacy, his new book and his podcast right here: https://www.tommyforathens.com/ https://www.facebook.com/tommyforathens/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Dreamwell: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180761/dreamwell https://www.actionphasegames.com/pages/dreamwell America: https://beziergames.com/collections/all-games/products/america/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192297/america

R&P 010 | Tommy Valentine (Candidate ACC Commission District 9) plays America

Justin and Tim tackle the tough issues on this episode of- DC vs. Marvel, Mario vs. Sonic - as they welcome Caleb to The Rook & Pawncast. Caleb talks about the release of his upcoming book, Top Elf, life at Avid Bookshop and his own podcast, You're Too Show, which covers all things Sonic the Hedgehog. They also chat about the good and bad of licensed board games. Find out more about Caleb, his new book and his podcast right here: http://calebzanehuett.com/ http://calebzanehuett.com/topelf.html https://itun.es/us/UpmGfb.c Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at JaWaVi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Bloodborne: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195856/bloodborne-card-game https://cmon.com/product/bloodborne-the-card-game/bloodborne-the-card-game Greedy Greedy Goblins: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/184919/greedy-greedy-goblins https://www.alderac.com/greedy_goblins/

R&P 009 | Caleb Zane Huett (Author/Avid Bookshop) plays Greedy Greedy Goblins

Justin and Tim welcome Life to the Pawncast to talk chess and play a game that looks a lot like chess, but is most definitely NOT chess. Life and his Knights from the Chess and Community program are set to embark on a service learning trip to Ethiopia - he fills us in on what the kids can expect, how we can help and how chess can change lives. Find out more about Life, Chess and Community and their trip here: http://www.lemuellaroche.com/ https://www.chessandcommunity.org/ https://www.chessandcommunity.org/ethiopia Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ Special thanks to Scott Duvall at Jawavi Films for producing this podcast, more info here: https://www.jawavifilms.com/ http://instagram.com/jawavifilms For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204305/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-jack-ripper-w https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/sherlock-holmes/ Mythos Tales: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/126100/mythos-tales https://8thsummit.net/mythos-tales/ The Duke: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/36235/duke http://www.catalystgamelabs.com/casual-games/the-duke

R&P 008 | Lemuel Life LaRoche (Chess and Community) plays The Duke

Justin and Tim welcome Natalie Cox to this week's episode of The Rook & Pawncast. Natalie is an accomplished ballroom dancer and well-known for her instruction at DanceFX and her performances in Project Safe's long running and successful Dancing with the Athens Stars fundraisers. She's also a lawyer by day and gamer at heart - so we have lots to talk about. Find out more about Natalie, DanceFX and Project Safe here: http://www.unstrictlyballroom.com/ http://www.project-safe.org/ http://dancefx.org/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Assault of the Giants : http://wizkids.com/assault-of-the-giants-board-game/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201455/assault-giants Alhambra: http://www.queen-games.com/en/2016/09/alhambra-2/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6249/alhambras Snake Oil: https://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product/snake-oil-game:2251EC85-5056-9047-F56E-79799B3236C3 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/113289/snake-oil

R&P 007 | Natalie Cox (DanceFX/Attorney) plays Snake Oil

Justin and Tim welcome one of Athens' most beloved, Mark Weathersby aka DJ Mahogany to the Rook & Pawncast. He teaches us about how to build a truly great record collection, and we teach a few things about games (and how much weight a human ear can hold...you'll just have to listen). Find out more about DJ Mahogany and his upcoming gigs here: https://www.facebook.com/djmahogany75/ http://www.kindercore.com/wild-combinations/ https://djmahogany.wordpress.com/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Ghost Blaster: http://www.habausa.com/ghost-blaster.html https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/166931/ghost-blaster Brewin' USA: http://adamsapplegames.com/product/brewin-usa/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/164627/brewin-usa Wits and Wagers: https://www.northstargames.com/products/wits-wagers-deluxe-edition https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-wagers

R&P 006 | Mark Weathersby (DJ Mahogany) plays Wits and Wagers

We love all sorts of games at The Rook & Pawn, and while we may steer more towards cardboard and dice, we do love a well-run pub trivia. Today on The Rook & Pawncast we welcome Caitlin Wilson, Creature Comforts Brewing packaging guru and mastermind behind one of the best weekly trivia games in town. We talk beer, movies, drinking beer while talking about movies...and games, always games. Find out more about Creature Comforts, Caitlin and her weekly trivia game at Hi-Lo at the following sites: http://www.creaturecomfortsbeer.com/family/ http://www.hiloathens.com/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: Eight Minute Empire: http://redravengames.squarespace.com/eightminute-empire/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131366/eight-minute-empire Galaxy Trucker: http://czechgames.com/en/galaxy-trucker/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31481/galaxy-trucker Schmovie: https://schmovie.wordpress.com/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/137968/schmovie For more information on the upcoming release of "It's All a Game" by Tristan Donovan: http://us.macmillan.com/itsallagame/tristandonovan/9781250082725/

R&P 005 | Caitlin Wilson (Creature Comforts) plays Schmovie

The Rook & Pawn has over 800 games in its library - someone has to make 'em all. One of those someones is Mattox Shuler, Athenian, game designer. Along with Kyle Key, Mattox helped found Keymaster Games, a thriving game company located right here in Athens. Their first game, Control, was a smash hit last year on Kickstarter, and they easily funded their second title, Campy Creatures, just a few weeks ago. Mattox talks games, plays Campy with us and reveals ALL* of his secrets. *note: no secrets actually revealed, this was merely a ploy to add intrigue and excitement to these show notes. Find out more about Keymaster Games here: http://keymastergames.com/ Follow The Rook & Pawn on Social Media http://twitter.com/rooknpawn http://instagram.com/rooknpawn http://facebook.com/rookandpawn http://www.therookandpawn.com The Rook & Pawncast Theme Music by Nicholas Mallis: https://nicholasmallis.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholasmallis/ For more information about the games we played and discussed, check out them out here: New York Slice: https://beziergames.com/products/new-york-slice https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/208895/new-york-slice Vast: The Crystal Caverns: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170416/vast-crystal-caverns Campy Creatures: http://keymastergames.com/campycreatures/ Control: http://keymastergames.com/control/ Welcome to the Dungeon: http://iellogames.com/Welcome_to_the_Dungeon.html

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