It’s International TableTop Day, a day to celebrate tabletop gaming in all its myriad awesome forms. Brian and J. have gotten into the spirit, and for your viewing enjoyment they have faced off in a game of WizKids Games’ amazing Star Trek: Fleet Captains: Enjoy our video of this crazy fun game, and when you’re done, go play some games!
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VIDEO: Star Trek: Fleet Captains for International TableTop Day!
Posted: 11th April 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Games, VideoTags: Games, Klingons, Star Trek, Star Trek: Fleet Captains, Tabletop
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On the Lam, While Warming the Cockles…
Posted: 14th February 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Beer, Celebrities, Games, History, Music, Music Review, News, Podcast, Recap, Technology, Television, The Comic Spinner, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Beck, Billy Zane, Douglas Adams, FXX, Game of Thrones, Garbage, Grammys, Harry Potter, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Kanye West, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, Matt Garrison, Old Ox Brewery, Paul McCartney, Philadelphis Union, Red Bull, Red Eagle Entertainment, Robert Jordan, Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four, Sheri Manson, soccer, Sony Pictures, Spiderman, The Beatles, The Fantastic, Wheel of Time, Winter Dragon, X-Men
This week finds the boys on the run, after an ill-advised attempt to play John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd, now recording their podcast from their current hideout, a waste-basket cabinet at a local Manhattan eatery. They briefly try to dissect whatever you want to call the latest act of buffoonery by Kanye West at this year’s Grammy […]
We Regret To Inform You…
Posted: 11th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, Game Review, Games, History, News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Software Review, Technology, Television, The Muppets, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Back To The Future, Beetlejuice, Berenstain Bears, Bionic Six, Bravestarr, Captain Caveman, Captain Power, Count Duckula, Danger Mouse, David the Gnome, Denver the Last Dinosaur, Dragon's Lair, Ducktales, Family Guy, Fat Albert, Faye Grant, Fraggle Rock, G.I.Joe, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Gobots, Gumby Bears, Hair Bear Bunch, Hanna Barbara, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Heathcliff, Inhumanoids, Inspector Gadget, Jabberjaw, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Jem, Jim Henson, Josie and the Pussycats, Keith Olberman, M.A.S.K., Mickey Mouse, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Pac Man, Paddington Bear, Pole Position, Popples, Pound Puppies, Punky Brewster, Q*Bert, Rainbow, Rainbow Brite, Rear Window, Richie Rich, Robocop, Scooby Doo, Sesame Street, She-Ra, Shirt Tales, Sid the Science Kid, Snorks, Speed Racer, Spiderman and HIs Amazing Friends, Star Trek, Star Trek Trexels, Stephen Collins, Super Mario Bros, Superman, Teen Wolf, The Care Bears, The Centurion, The Complete Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, The Flintstones, The Gary Coleman Show, The Littles, The Muppet Babies, The Muppets, The Peanuts, The Simpsons, The Super Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine, Thundarr the Barbarian, Thundercats, Top Cat, Transformers Prime, Turbo Teen, USA Cartoon Express, Voltron, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Winnie the Pooh
This week’s Podwits Podcast find the boys hitting every nuance of the emotional spectrum. They are thrilled as J. Marcus relays his reaction to the recent Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode; they are stunned and appalled over the breaking news regarding actor Stephen Collins; and they reminisce on word that the era of Saturday morning cartoons has […]
Two Old Farts
Posted: 13th September 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Games, PodcastTags: Back To The Future, Board Game, Commercials, Elderly, Insurance, Operation, Richard Kiel
In this week’s edition of “The Podwits Podcast”, Brian is missing and J. is transmitting from the secret underground bunker known as Camp Niven, but that doesn’t stop him from putting on his grumpy pants and engaging in a little game known as “In My Day” with his good pal, octogenarian Dion Baia. As the two […]
The Podwits Pocket guide to Camping and Fishing
Posted: 7th June 2014 by Podwits Administrator in A Case of the Munchies, Art, Books, Celebrities, Electronics, Film, Film Review, Food, Games, History, Housekeeping, Literature, News, Podcast, Technology, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: camping, Coleman, Disasters, DIY Projects, Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th The Series, H.P. Lovecraft, Herbert West–Reanimator, hunting, McDonalds, Preppers, science, The Dark Side, The Reanimator, The Walking Dead
The Podwits are in the weeds this week- literally! After debating the merits of preservatives, the boys go on about hunting, camping, DIY home projects, and doing manly things to help reinforce their fragile egos and prove they are still in fact MEN! Keep their fire going and download the podcast today! Footnotes: 1970’s Las Vegas Home bomb […]
Mayan Culpa
Posted: 22nd December 2012 by Podwits Administrator in Comic Books, Games, History, PodcastTags: Apple, Comics Code Authority, Ghost Rider, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mayan Apocalypse, PC, Punisher, Spider-Man, Star Trek, Superman
And so the world didn’t end. Take that Mayans! So how do the Podwits celebrate the world continuing to spin? By taking a look back at computers through the ages and the history of their beloved comic books (no Marvel vs DC talk here, we promise!) So kick back with your favorite cup o’ egg […]
Star Trek Text Game For The 21st Century!
Posted: 28th June 2012 by J. Marcus in Games, Science Fiction, Software ReviewTags: iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Star Trek
As a Star Trek fan growing up in the ’80s, I didn’t get a lot of love in my youth as far as video games were concerned. When I was very young, I got to play the Star Trek Bridge Simulator for the Atari 2600. By the mid-’80s, I got my first computer, an Apple IIc. When I […]
Superman Is Gaming Kryptonite
Posted: 20th April 2012 by J. Marcus in GamesTags: Atari, DC Universe Online, NES, Playstation, SNES, Superman
This article was originally featured on KumaKreations.com and has been republished with permission from the site’s owner. Please visit Kuma Kreations Entertainment! As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be Superman. Those of you who are as old as I am can remember the really terrible Superman costumes that you could […]
Boardgame Review: Carcassonne
Posted: 22nd January 2012 by Brian in Game Review, GamesTags: Carcassonne, Eurogames, German-style boardgames, Klaus-Jürgen Wrede
Say the words “game” and “gaming” and most people these days will think about controllers and consoles and periodic downloadable content updates. But it wasn’t all that long ago that the default definition for those words was the good old fashioned boardgame. Coming from a pretty tight-knit family with a passion for mentally stimulating pastimes, […]