Episode 250 for the week of November 24th, 2019, in which we review A Clash of Kings: The Illustrated Edition, released in honour of the 20th anniversary of the release of that book. We continue our longest running reread, covering chapter 71 (Tyrion X) and chapter 72 (Daenerys VI) of A Storm of Swords.

Notes: The audio clip at the start is real and was recorded in April 2011. It was discussed in Episode 249. Link to the trailer about the digital adaptation of A Game of Thrones: The Board Game.

Episode 249 for the week of October 6th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 69 (Sansa VI) and chapter 70 (Jon IX) of A Storm of Swords. We chat about entering the post Game of Thrones era, our final reflections on Comic Con 2019 and our mutual interest in The Orville.

Notes: For our listeners that play the board game or know anyone that does, please check out and share our survey collecting statistics in support of an official tournament.

The “Drearfort”

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Episode 248 for the week of July 21, 2019 in which we do a recap of our time spent as press and panelists at San Diego Comic Con 2019. We are joined by Tara Lynne of the Geekiary and Ice and Fire Con and Jon (eigenvector) from the forums. At the end of the episode, we have the full audio recording of our fifth annual Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones fan panel at Comic Con.

Notes: A copy of our slides from the panel.

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Episode 247 for the week of July 7th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 67 (Tyrion IX) and chapter 68 (Jaime VIII) of A Storm of Swords. We chat about the convention season, from Ice and Fire Con 2019 to the upcoming Con of Thrones and San Diego Comic-Con this month.

Notes: Check out the Westeros musical from Ice and Fire Con 2019 mentioned by Ashley. Links for our upcoming A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones panel at San Diego Comic-Con and our prospective listener/fan meetup. For our listeners that play the board game or know anyone that does, please check out and share our survey collecting statistics in support of another official tournament.

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Episode 246 for the week of May 19, 2019, in which we review the sixth and final episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Notes: Thanks to FFG for the shout out to Amin for providing feedback for the recent FAQ update for A Game of Thrones: The Board Game.

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Episode 245 for the week of May 12, 2019, in which we review the fifth and penultimate episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Notes: This is the GRRM interview with the quote about non-blood flow mentioned in the podcast. Thanks to Daryl for sending us T-shirts from the Mance Rayder Tribute Band.

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Episode 244 for the week of May 5, 2019, in which we review the fourth episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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Episode 243 for the week of April 28, 2019, in which we review the third episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

Notes: Thank you to BBC News for inviting us to an interview before the start of the season – we couldn’t make it due to the long night (i.e. the time difference between North America and Britain), but Bina aptly carried the banner for Vassals of Kingsgrave as noted in the aftershow of this episode.

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Episode 242 for the week of April 21, 2019, in which we review the second episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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Episode 241 for the week of April 14, 2019, in which we review the first episode in the eighth and final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

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Episode 240 for the week of March 17th, 2019, in which we cover chapter 65 (Jon VIII) and chapter 66(Arya XII) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by returning guest host Bing(shoeshiner) from the forums and celebrate the 11th anniversary of our podcast.

Notes: For our listeners that play the board game or know anyone that does, please check out and share our survey collecting statistics in support of another official tournament.

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Episode 239 for the week of February 24, 2019, in which we cover chapter 64 (Davos VI) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by returning guest hosts Jon (eigenvector), Thomas (FTWard), and Leigh (LordManberBlee) from the forums to discuss our survey in support for another official A Game of Thrones: The Board Game 2nd edition tournament  to succeed the one at Days of Ice and Fire 2013.

We chat about the board game in general, including our experiences playing online and in person at Ice and Fire Con and Days of Ice and Fire, with the different factions and strategies involved.

Notes: For our listeners that play the board game or know anyone that does, please check out and share our survey collecting statistics in support of another official tournament.  The six player fan variant version of A Feast for Crows. The screenshots of the 3 current AFFC games.

Chapter 64 – Davos VI (artist: JoThirteen)
A Storm of Swords Drawing Project, Podcast of Ice and Fire

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Episode 238 for the week of January 6, 2019, in which we cover chapters 62 (Sansa V) and 63 (Jaime VII) of A Storm of Swords. We are joined by returning guest host Laura (cosmia) and our regular BOK/VOK anime crew.

Notes: For our listeners that play A Game of Thrones the Board Game designed by Fantasy Flight Games, check out our survey collecting statistics in support of another official tournament to succeed the one at Days of Ice and Fire 2013.

The Jaime Tsundere comic mentioned in the episode.

Chapter 62 – Sansa V (artist: jeremy)
A Storm of Swords Drawing Project, Podcast of Ice and Fire

 Chapter 63 - Jaime  VII (artist: Pod’s Plight)
A Storm of Swords Drawing Project, Podcast of Ice and Fire

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Episode 237 for the week of January 6, 2019, in which we cover chapters 60 (Sansa IV) and 61(Tyrion VIII) of A Storm of Swords.

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Episode 236 for the week of November 25, 2018 in which we interview returning guest host Jason Walden (Senior Board Game Producer) from Fantasy Flight Games. We chat about the recently released Mother of Dragons expansion for the A Game of Thrones: The Board Game Second Edition.

Notes: As usual, this episode has spoilers for all five books in George RR Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. Fire and Blood spoiler chat in the aftershow.

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