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In Episode 111 of the Animalcast, the guys get back to recording after a short hiatus. Kyle gives a brief explanation of his recent hospitalizations and then the guys engage in one of the most compelling topics ever tackled in the podcast: unscripted banter! Mike discusses his recent...

Many of you already know about this, but at Animalball, we decided a few years ago to give all our games away for free download. So just a reminder, if you want to, feel free to download and enjoy any of these games: Instant Game, by Mike and Kyle Jones: Instant Game is the completely random...

The Animalcast is back in a big way in Episode 106. The guys get down to real hardcore gaming talk. REAL hardcore. This week's subject is, "How hard would you give it to (blank)?" The blank being filled in with a different D&D creature or race. Seriously, dude, how hard would you give it to...

In Episode 91 of the Animalcast, the guys try a different angle on listener participation. Last week they asked listeners to post up questions or show topics they wanted the guys to talk about. Mike and Kyle didn't look at the thread or read any of the posts until they started this episode...

In Episode 89, the guys introduce the second installment in their ongoing educational game series-- The Animalcast's Guide to Better Gaming. The topic this time: how to be a better player at your game table. From how to make the perfect "game-oriented" character to how to raise the level of...

Proving that their gaming cred is unmatched, in Episode 88 of the Animalcast, the guys talk about current gaming news. As longtime listeners would expect, the conversation devolves into criticisms over WotC's poor decisions and failed opportunities with D&D 4th Edition. They also talk about...

In this episode, the guys decide to shift gears from their normal wacky antics and examine the issues and obstacles related to women and the roleplaying game culture. The guys explore why tabletop roleplaying games are overwhelmingly dominated by males, and whether the limited participation of...

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Kyle introduce answer the ever-burning question-- Hey, dude! Whatcha playin'? And they spend the hour discussing all the various and sundry roleplaying games that they've experimented with over the last several weeks. But as it turns out, they've both...

That's right, faithful listeners, this episode is our second Animalball Roundtable! In the Animalball Roundtable, we invite our listeners to join us on the recording to answer all the important geek questions that matter. Which Brady Bunch family member was the monster? Supervillains aren't...

In this episode, the guys finally wade into the shady territory of actual play. If you have listened before, you know that the guys regularly deride other podcasts for having "actual play" episodes where they simply record their gaming session. Long time listeners will now that Mike and Kyle...

Before concluding their RPG Pitch session, the guys point their listeners to a friend of theirs, Jeff Preston, who does excellent fantasy art (and did much of the art for some of Animalball's free games). He's currently offering character portraits for a bargain. Then the guys get into the...

In Episode 77, the guys talk briefly about Mike's homebrew scout camp horror RPG (more details here) and Kyle talks about how much he loved playing Unexploded Cow (more details here). Then the guys really do the RPG Pitch show they've been promising for weeks. Without giving too much away...

In Episode 76 of the Animalcast, the guys invite all their new listeners to try the Animalball Stat Yourself Quiz. While it has been copied many times, the guys' Stat Yourself Quiz is the original and a pretty good approximation of what someone's statistics would be in D&D. Please note, this...

In episode 71, the guys interview Felicia Day, the writer and star of the hysterical geek web-series, The Guild. The guys talk with Felica about shooting Season 2 of the Guild, what it was like working on the set of Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, and they argue with her over the merits and...

In episode 67, the guys get sentimental and sappy thinking back about their favorite and least-favorite episodes in the past year and a half. The guys give details behind specific episodes, which you can easily link to in the episode guide in the Animalcast forum. The guys also solicit...

In Episode 62, the guys interview Steve Kenson, the creator of everyone's favorite supers game, Mutants and Masterminds. The talk to Steve about everything from his history with Shadowrun, Earthdawn and working for Green Ronin. Steve discusses some of his recent projects, including the Wild...

In Episode 60 the guys finally get to interview author and game designer Nick Logue. Nick talks about writing for Paizo's Pathfinder, WotC and his own awesome game company, Sinister Adventures. Never one to back down from a cussing contest, Nick brings a strong game as he tells stories of...

In Episode 59 the guys talk about all the loot they hauled back from Gencon. Mike discusses what he likes, and more importantly what he doesn't like, about Aces and Eights. Kyle discusses his oldest son's newest addiction to Order of the Stick, which was started with an OotS book he brought...

In Episode 58 the guys talk about their experience at the Ennie Awards. They discuss how cool it was to see Dave Arneson speak, the awesome goblin-acceptance music of Paizo, and the flagrant disregard of a dress code by Ken Hite who wore cargo pants and a Hawaiian shirt. Kyle also comments on...

In Episode 57 of the Animalcast, the guys give the rundown on their trip to Indianapolis for Gencon. Click here for their pictorial travelogue of the trip. The guys talk about all the nerds in costumes, the cool dice and games they got, being overwhelmed by sheer magnitude of Gencon. They...