Ryan and Bert bounce all over the nerddom this week.  Bert has a new title, "Mr. Terraforming Mars!" and both the guys are impressed with the upcoming "Tales from the Loop" board game.  This leads into a chinwag about preordering and kickstarting games in general.  Later, the guys develop a plan to replace the new D&D campaign with an Alien (you bitch!) adventure, Ryan tells stories of his overnight in Facebook Jail, and Bert struggles with the possibility of upgrading to a next-gen console.
The News:
Microsoft Update Reduces Your Life
Disney Pulls Upcoming Marvel Shows?
Entitled Delivery Driver "Shames" Apple Customer
Death Stranding Director's Cut Does PC Fans Right
Tabletop Roleplaying Space Games
Stuff to Buy:
Tales from the Loop Preorder - https://amzn.to/3AXrH3F
Alien RPG - https://amzn.to/3GpfFRJ
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This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Bert

This week, the bros rundown their experience playing one of the biggest names in the current board game hotness, Merchant's Cove.  After a quick lesson in "what is Public Domain?" Mike "thinks" he has a character concept for the upcoming D&D/TTRPG while Ryan's "parents" pop-in with their inappropriate boomer-esque quips.  After the news, Ryan graduates to the next step.... denial: he just may have a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe action figure addiction.
The News:
Big Week For Kickstarter Games
The 20 Hardest NES Games
Craving Grind?  Nobody Saves the World
GPU Loot Crates for Suckers
Stuff to buy:
Merchant's Cove Board Game: https://amzn.to/33wEugD
Episode Sponsors and Affiliates:
CuraDebt: Get your FREE debt consultation - 866-951-2699
Easy Roller Dice Company: https://bit.ly/3qwBWXG
GreenManGaming: https://bit.ly/3F3qE2H
 
This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Just Mike

All of the nerds talk about their Ghostbusters: Afterlife experience. The full crew is here!  Mike and Ryan are yawning, since they had a late night out at the casino last night while Bert hangs in there through the news until all of the guys talk about the "most played" video games of their adult lives.  How well do you know the boys?  Match the game with the dude: Dragon Quest XI, Skyrim: Special Edition, and Cities: Skylines.
The News:
Toss a stream to your witcher
Tabletop Simulator Pulls the Plug on the Masses because of an AI error
Burger King reinvents the Whopper (and Mike had "pieces" in his Ch'King)
Fast Food Times Two!  What's Your Sign?  What's Your Meal?
The Digital Pandemic has been Eradicated!
Stuff to Buy:
Can you catch the guys' logged playtimes?  Get yourself a video game at the GreenMan: https://bit.ly/3F3qE2H
Episode Sponsors and Affiliates:
CuraDebt: Get your FREE debt consultation - 866-951-2699
 
This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Just Mike
Bert

Bert joins Ryan for a focused NanoNerdcognito discussion of their playthrough of the board game Otys.  Listen to the buds chatter about the components, the price point (under $20!), the actual gameplay -- and their final decision -- should you pick up this little clearance bin box?
Stuff to buy:
Otys -- under $20 at drop time!!! : https://amzn.to/3eihnsE
 
This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Bert

This week, RD, Just Mike, and a little bit of Bert talk about ringing in the new year, Discuss their thoughts of The Witcher Season 2, Figure out if the gaming group has made a decision on a tabletop roleplaying system, and listen to Ryan "not" get sucked into buying He-Man and the Masters of the Universe action figures. All this, and the news make for a jam packed 1st episode of 2022!
The News:
RIP Blackberry
RIP Guillermo del Toro video games
Last year's Steam earners
Panda Gamecube Controller Cancelled
Google Maps and/or Waze apolgizes for stupid drivers
Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster release date
Jonathan Frakes directing everything Star Trek
Stuff to buy:
The Witcher Novel Box Set: https://amzn.to/34xELRj\
Death Stranding (DISCOUNTED!): https://bit.ly/3JPRpek
Episode Sponsors and Affiliates:
GreenManGaming: https://bit.ly/3F3qE2H
Easy Roller Dice Company: https://bit.ly/3qwBWXG
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This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Just Mike
Bert

With Just Mike out on assignment, Bert sits in and shoots striaght with RD.  They discuss (semi) nerdy xmas traditions, unique tabletop RPG characters in recent memory, Every (to date) cancelled-in-2021 Netflix show, the recent influx of foreign fandoms in pop culture, the news, Iron Chef 24/365, which system should the gang's next campaign run, and of course we "don't" talk about the continuing saga of Woke WotC and the Death of D&D. 
News:Retread video gamesHommade pinball machinesGhostbusters the game and scrubbing Ghostbusters '16 from the box setUpscaling retro gaming to 4KMy gaming shouldn't be your therapy session
Show notes/links:
Tanner Petch's Pinball Creations: https://bit.ly/3HqAo8N
mClassic 4k Upscaling: https://amzn.to/3FEANnu
Stuff to buy:
Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu: https://amzn.to/3qvp58d
Otys (STILL super cheap!): https://amzn.to/3qvr4tb
Mezo: https://amzn.to/3pBxuHZ
 
This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Bert

Mike tries to talk down Ryan from axing 5e from the gaming table as Wizards of the Coast / D&D doubles down on their politically correct "corrections," the excellent board game Otys can be had for cheap, and we give you some Horror for your Holiday as the guys discuss if any of the "flicks to watch over Christmas" whet their appetites.  This, plus the nerdy news (pizza, anyone?) and a lot of scattered nerdy chat pack this episode of ad-free audio bliss for your Chanuramakwanszmas week.
Show Notes and Links:
Otys -- super cheap! : https://amzn.to/3eihnsE
Support the show: https://www.nerdcognito.com/p/support-the-show-1638471242/
 
This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Just Mike
 

The Bros talk about Midnight Mass on Netflix (now that Ryan forced Mike to watch it), woke Dungeons & Dragons striking again, Heroquest Expansions, and Ryan David getting unfriended.  Following the news, and saving this train wreck of an episode, is Sci-Fi / Specutulative Fiction author Roger Ley.  Roger swoops in and discusses Chronoscape, the first book in his latest anthology, as well as his own history and process as a writer.
 
Show Links:
Roger Ley and his works on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3F2A7YD
Watch Midnight Mass on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81083626
and.... Cheekbones: https://bit.ly/3mue1Y3
Stuff to Buy:
Heroscape Expansions: https://amzn.to/3sanx6c
This Episode's Hosts:
Ryan David
Just Mike