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John "That Cowboy Guy" Gibson joins us in the third chair. John's been involved in the game and geek scene for a long time and is well known for his voice work, game design, and cosplay.
It's time to ride the Russian Rails as the trio dig into the hot new euro board game "Russian Rails". Why is this game so hot, and what makes it fun?
But first Craig and Russ ask John to fill in the appeal of Solo games...what types of solo games are out there and why did he design one?.
All that and our other not-too-horrible segments including:


- Total Fan Girl
- Do You Ever Notice
- The Hollywood Minute
- News
- & More




Link to episode:

http://www.thed6generation.com//d6g-ep-144-solo-games-and-russian-rails-review

Great episode as usual.

Regarding TFG this episode, if The Big Bang Theory has taught us anything, it's that it is okay to mockingly laugh at nerds/geeks...

People laugh at things to reduce their power. Reminds me of a joke.
"What does the Jock say to the Nerd 10 years after graduation?"





"Good morning, Boss"

Self published book on Amazon.

I agree there's a lot of dreck. But there are some gems.

Nathan Lowell : http://www.amazon.com/Nathan-Lowell/e/B003D54RY4/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Has a sci-fi series and a fantasy series - both are excellent. Low key, very satisfying stories where nothing seems to happen but the next thing you know it's over and you want more.

Laurence Dahners : http://www.amazon.com/Laurence-Dahners/e/B004P62XJQ/ref=ntt_aut_sim_3_2
The Ell Donsaii series is great, near future sci-fi, with a dash of super-person.

The next 2 are guilty pleasures (that means they have sex

Elliot Kay : http://www.amazon.com/Elliott-Kay/e/B00B6QGFMY/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Good Intentions and Natural Consequences. Young man saves a succubus and an angel from death. Adventures ensue.

Niall Teasdale : http://www.amazon.com/Niall-Teasdale/e/B006J6II9O/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1396492123&sr=1-2-ent
Not as well written as the others I cited, but I still read the new ones the day they come out. Just fun.

Thanks for the list, Blooddave! I actually fell into an indie novel by accident right after the last one: Atlas, by Isaac Hooke. Good stuff, especially for fans of Titanfall.

So yeah, there ARE good choices out there!

Thanks, guys!

~Craig