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   4 Aug 2026 · 12 min

   Skat: Episode 2: Variants and Tournaments

   In this episode, we go over a few variants to the game of skat as well as touching upon how to engage in a skat tournament. With the variants that are found in this episode, we only listed a few of them so if you have others that you wish to share with us, we’d like to hear about them so that we can add them to a follow-up episode. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Resources: · https://skatgame.net/intro/skatbasics.pdf · https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/americanskatorga00eich/americanskatorga00eich.pdf ·…

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   28 Jul 2026 · 21 min

   Skat: Episode 1 - The Basics

   With Skat, it’s a trick-taking game, is part of the Ace-10 family, and trumps are used. It’s played between 3 players with a modified deck that consists of 32 cards instead of the standard 52. In this episode, we’ll be going over the mechanics of the game, scoring, and other related aspects of the game. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Resources: · https://skatgame.net/intro/skatbasics.pdf · https://dn790000.ca.archive.org/0/items/americanskatorga00eich/americanskatorga00eich.pdf ·…

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   21 Jul 2026 · 5 min

   Mad Dragon 2

   With Mad Dragon 2, it’s a childhood anger management game used to help children between the ages of 6 and 12 to learn techniques on how they can go about controlling their anger. And though it’s a childhood game, it’s to be used by teachers and therapists to help their young clientele master the needed skills to control moments of anger. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – (Credit) ElevenLabs: Editor - Bradley P. Thomas https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section…

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   14 Jul 2026 · 12 min

   Mario Kart Gaslands

   With Mario Kart Gaslands, it takes elements from both the video game franchise Mario Kart and mixes it with Gaslands Refuelled. Although the base mechanics of this game come from Gaslands, they have been modified so that they fall in line with the spirit of Mario Kart. This is also a fan variant of Gaslands that is themed after Mario Kart. So with that said, we hope you enjoy. Resource: https://www.scribd.com/document/533687335/Mario-Kart-Gaslands Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylors Editor - Bradley P. Thomas…

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   30 Jun 2026 · 8 min

   Eldritch Horror: Episode 5 - Optional Rules and Campaign Mode

   With this episode, it addresses the optional rules and campaign mode for the game Eldritch Horror. So it has elements that can be added to base play as well as how to go about engaging in extended play for those who wish to do so. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Copyright Disclaimer:Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for…

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   16 Jun 2026 · 17 min

   Eldritch Horror: Episode 4 - Incorporating the Expansions

   With this episode, it goes over how to incorporate the 8 officially published expansions to the game Eldritch Horror as of the writing of this episode and consists of the Cities In Ruin, The Dreamlands, Forsaken Lore, Masks of Nyarlathotep, the Mountains of Madness, Signs of Carcosa, Strange Remnants, and Under the Pyramids. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright…

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   2 Jun 2026 · 34 min

   Eldritch Horror: Episode 3 - Playing the Game

   With this episode, it addresses how to go about playing the game Eldritch Horror. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute…

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   19 May 2026 · 21 min

   Eldritch Horror: Episode 2 - Setup and Basic Mechanics

   With this episode, it addresses the means of setting up the game to play Eldritch Horror as well as the basic mechanics of the game. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas ⁠https://linktr.ee/Check_Point_Gaming⁠ Copyright Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.…

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   5 May 2026 · 11 min

   Eldritch Horror: Episode 1 - Game Overview and Objective

   With this episode, it is the first in our five-part series on how to go about playing Eldritch Horror. With Eldritch Horror, it is an H.P. Lovecraft inspired boardgame published by Fantasy Flight Games where the players travel the world in an attempt to prevent the cosmic horrors from destroying humanity. In this episode, we go over the game as a whole as well as what the game objects are. With that said, we hope you enjoy this episode and of course, happy gaming. Credits Writer - Bradley P. Thomas Producer - Bradley P. Thomas Voice Talent – ElevenLabs: Taylor Editor - Bradley P. Thomas…