Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review X1: The Isle of Dread by Tom Moldvay and David Cook in another Gamer Blast from the Past. We also answer a mailbag question. What do you all think about depth crawls?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Ava Islam to review Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine by Logan Knight, and answer a mailbag question. How do keep up with the scene, and how does it make you feel?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review Whalgravaak’s Warehouse by Andrew Walter, and answer a mailbag question. Mootsack: How do you decide whether something you've written should be published?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review The Valley of Flowers by Phantom Mill Press, and answer a mailbag question. This question was way too long to list here, just use the chapter markings!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review B4: The Lost City by Tom Moldvay, and answer a mailbag question. What can video games and TTRPGS learn from each other?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai, Brad & Sam try to review a classic module, but fail. This is the result. Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Nate Treme of Highland Paranormal Society to review Sacreblue by Tito B. A., and answer a mailbag question. Mailbag: Good OSR adventures for kids? Back the Cairn 2e box set on Kickstarter NOW! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review The Tomb of the Sea Kings by Lawson Bennett, and answer a mailbag question. Mootsack: What kind of games do you enjoy playing as a player, not a GM? Follow the Cairn 2e box set on Kickstarter to find out when it launches! Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Quinns to review Silent Titans by Patrick Stuart. Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Hexagnome to review Gone Fishin' & Seven Silver Spheres, and answer a mailbag question. Advice for new designers?A link to Gone Fishin' (permalink!)Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review X2: Castle Amber by Tom Moldvay and answer a mailbag question. Question: isn't an OSR Syllabus a form of gatekeeping?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai and Brad review Beneath the Comet by North Wind Adventures, and answer a mootsack question. Question: What kind of prep do you do?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music, and directsun for the deep dive bumper. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review Gatehouse on Cormac's Crag by Dave Bezio, and answer two mailbag questions. Mailbag 1: What is Gonzo?Mailbag 2: Do you like superhero RPGs?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Leo Hunt (Mr Vaults of Vaarn himself) to review Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier by Gus L, and answer a mailbag question. Mailbag: What goes in your OSR Design Syllabus?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli (aka Skullboy) in another Gamer Blast from the Past to review N3: Destiny of Kings, and answer a mailbag question. How do you balance critical thinking, secrets, and mystery?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review The Necropolis of Nuromen by Justin Becker, and answer a mailbag question. Mootsack: How do you sort your physical zines/books?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review Hidden Hand of the Horla by Appendix N Entertainment and answer two mailbag questions. What module have you run that exceeded your expectations from reading it?What should be done about the term "OSR"?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review  Anomalous Subsurface Environment by Patrick Wetmore, and answer a mailbag question. Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad answer a number of mailbag questions.  Questions/Times: 5:15 How do you incorporate dreams and nightmares in your games? 8:20 What do you both think about the question of motivation in OSR style games, especially when money is the basis for xp? 15:34 Regarding diegetic play. What would you like to see in adventures, or what systems do you think could help support this style of play? 30:30 You’ve got to run a game for your family and some family friends, mix of ages of...

Yochai & Brad are joined by Sam Mameli aka Skullboy to review Beyond the Crystal Cave by Dave J. Browne, Tom Kirby, and Graeme Morris, and answer a mailbag question. Mailbag Question: If a module were just the location descriptions and nothing else, what is the one other addition that you just simply could not do without? Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find...

Yochai & Brad review Jewels of the Carnifex by Harley Stroh, and answer a mailbag question. Question: How do you deal with GM fatigue?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review our favorite episodes from 2023, and discuss what we are looking forward to in 2024. 4min - Our favorite episodes of the year 8:45 - Favorite thing we've read for the show 13:35 - Best thing we haven't read yet 19min - What we're looking forward to 28:311 - Best things we've played this year Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more...

Yochai & Brad review The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo by Magnum Galaxy Games, and answer a mailbag question. Question: How do introduce players to new rules?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.

Yochai & Brad review Slate & Chalcedony by Melsonian Arts Council, and answer a question from the mailbag. Mailbag Question: Do you use sadness in your games?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music. For listener questions, email [email protected]! Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers. Find more Between Two Cairns here.