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The Silver Lining
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The Silver Lining
We’re here to announce the winner of our contest to win a copy of Neuroshima Convoy, published by Portal Games. Neuroshima Convoy is set in an apocalyptic alternate future in which mankind must make its last stand in battle against weaponized sentient robots are inching their way towards New York City.
February 17, 2016
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Hello, Chaz Marler bringing you some news updates from behind the scenes here at Pair Of Dice Paradise. Wow, there's been a lot going on the passed couple weeks. Things are hoppin' and poppin'. At least they would be, if that was a real phrase that people said. But here's five things I want to share with you this week that actually are real...
February 10, 2016
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Chaz is joined by his friend Mick to discuss the latest Pair Of Paradise news updates, and to announce a contest to win a copy of Portal Games' Neuroshima Convoy game!
February 3, 2016
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What lies behind the big, blue backdrop? Chaz Marler reveals all in this tell-tale bonus episode!Fundraiser page: https://podpledge.com/podp
October 9, 2015
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Find out how you can help make Pair Of Dice Paradise's third season a success!
October 5, 2015
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A look at the board games Chaz purchased in October, and why.
October 3, 2015
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News & Updates about several board game-related projects created by friends of the show, surprise packages, and a hot tip about the most recent Pair Of Dice Paradise contest!
July 2, 2015
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It's been quite a while since we've had a "mail bag" episode, so I wanted to take a moment to discuss three special packages that recently arrived at Pair Of Dice Paradise headquarters.
April 21, 2015
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This update includes info on an upcoming product giveaway contest, a status report on the playmats' custom illustration, and more!To everyone watching, thank you for your donation consideration. Contribute to Pair Of Dice Paradise's fundraiser at: http://www.pairofdiceparadise.com/fundraiser
September 12, 2014
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Two days into the Season Two fundraiser, and we've already raised 10% of the base funding goal! Let's keep the momentum going; please help spread the word about Pair Of Dice Paradise's Season Two fundraising campaign!To everyone watching, thank you for your donation consideration.Contribute to Pair Of Dice Paradise's fundraiser at: http://www.pairofdiceparadise.com/fundraiser
September 2, 2014
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It's time to begin Pair Of Dice Paradise's second season!My goal for the second season is to improve the quantity and consistency of the episodes, while retaining the quality and energy that's put into each one. But these improvements aren't something that I can do alone. Making these investments in this series will require something, and that something is TIME. Which brings us to the reason for this fundraiser... Contribute to the Season Two fundraiser here!
September 1, 2014
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Several board game podcasters and content creators, all absent from GenCon this year, have joined forces to collectively sponsor a GenCan’t 2014 contest. At the time of this recording, the contest has already started, and continues through the end of Sunday, August 17th, 2014!
August 13, 2014
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You find yourself walking through a peaceful meadow. You’ve got on your favorite hat, and the weather is perfect. Suddenly, you come to a very tall fence in the middle of the meadow, blocking further progress forward. The fence travels as far as you can see to both the left and the right, so there’s no bypassing it that way. Your desired destination lies on the other side of that fence, so what’s the easiest way to get yourself onto the other side of it?
August 1, 2014
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In honor of Father’s Day, I’m going to do something a little different this time, and share a story with you. For the last seven years, I’ve been eligible to celebrate Father's Day. Better yet, my daughter, VeeBug is now at the age where I’m starting to be able to introduce her to more complex board games, and it’s been great.But, this isn’t a story about my daughter, but about my father, and the impact that board games have had on our relationship...
June 15, 2014
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Hey, you, internet user! Go to BoardGameLinks.com and click the button to give Pair Of Dice Paradise some "love". It will increase the visibility of the website and make baby kittens smile.
June 13, 2014
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It's the first Pair Of Dice Paradise contest! Enter to win a set of five Marvel Dice Masters booster packs. Daily drawings will be held May 1st through 5th, so there's many chances to win. See the video for complete contest information.Enter the contest by joining Pair Of Dice Paradise on Facebook, Twitter, our BoardGameGeek Guild, or Google+ page. Thanks for watching, and good luck!
April 18, 2014
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In this interview, we discuss the history of his board game blog, his new position at Arcane Wonders as VP of Product Development, and the almighty mullet's role in the success of the Crits Happen franchise.
March 19, 2014
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I'm working on several bigger videos which I hope will be ready next week. In the meantime, here's a quick one, answering a question from the mailbag.If you have a question for Pair Of Dice Paradise that you'd like answered in an upcoming episode, post it in this video's YouTube comments!
February 20, 2014
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The hosts of the Ludology board game podcast were gracious enough to let me join them for a discussion on the use of icons in games.Ludology is an excellent series, be sure to check them out! http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-73-icon-of-clarity
January 26, 2014
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After I received a mandate that every podcast about board games must feature a "countdown" episode, I decided to count down the top five moments from this episode in this episode.This Top 5 countdown is approved by the Cube Spire Board Game Podcasting Network. (Just barely though.)
January 15, 2014
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I recently had the privilege to participate in a charity auction, in which I won the opportunity to have Eric Herman write a theme song for Pair Of Dice Paradise.The level of awesome that Eric put into the theme song cannot be described in a mere text description. Check it out for yourself. The theme song should serve as a great introduction to the Pair Of Dice Paradise blog and the music of Eric Herman.
December 24, 2013
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I recently had the opportunity to join David Montgomery on his blog over at Bits of Boardgames to discuss the best and worst board games that we each played for the first time in 2013. In this article, we each introduce our candidates for the best and worst games we played this year, and then comment on each others' choices.What have your experiences with these games been? Do you agree with our selections? Share your comments in response to The Best And Worst Games We Played For The First Time In 2013.
December 16, 2013
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After briefly reminiscing about the time he "met" Rodney Smith, the host of Watch It Played, Chaz helps his co-star VeeBug open the first package Pair of Dice Paradise has received from a viewer. What's in the package? What could it be?A sincere thanks goes out to Tophu for sending us this surprise, and to everyone who has been watching, commenting and subscribing!
December 13, 2013
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