RDTN Episode 205: Glenn Drover, Lizard Wizard and Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade

Episode 205 ranges from a designer conversation to a roll-and-write review and a preview of a licensed card game. The main draw for game designers and hobbyists is Glenn Drover, known for Raccoon Tycoon and other games, joining the hosts to talk about Lizard Wizard. The episode also reviews Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade and gives listeners a look at Vampire: The Masquerade: Rivals.

Glenn Drover and Lizard Wizard

Drover’s interview begins at 29:30, with the conversation turning to history in board and video games at 31:35. Lizard Wizard enters the discussion at 42:45. That sequence gives the interview room to move from Drover’s wider design interests to the featured game, making it the episode’s central discussion rather than a passing mention.

The episode listing doesn’t spell out Lizard Wizard’s rules, player count, or play time, so listeners looking for those details will need to hear the discussion or check the game’s project page. The hosts do provide a direct link to Lizard Wizard. For designers, the useful angle here is the chance to hear a working creator discuss the historical influences behind games and then connect that subject to a current design. The chapter markers make it easy to jump straight to that material.

A roll-and-write at the pinball table

At 22:03, the hosts turn to Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade, which they describe as a themed roll-and-write. The format puts dice results and written choices at the center of play; here, the pinball theme gives that familiar structure its setting. The hosts call it “really cool,” and their review is a good place to hear what appealed to them about the game.

There’s no detailed breakdown of the rules in the episode description, so it doesn’t establish how the game handles its turns or what decisions players face. The review itself is the place to listen for those specifics. For anyone comparing roll-and-writes, that distinction matters: the broad format tells you how play is organized, while the table-level review can explain whether the theme and choices make this particular entry stand out.

Vampire: The Masquerade: Rivals preview

The show’s preview of Vampire: The Masquerade: Rivals starts at 1:17:40. It’s a separate segment from the Drover interview and the pinball review, giving the episode a third point of interest for listeners following new tabletop releases. The description identifies it as a preview, but doesn’t provide the game’s mechanics, components, player count, or release information. Those details shouldn’t be inferred from the title alone.

Listeners can use the chapter marker to go directly to the preview, then consult the linked page for further details. That makes the episode a useful first listen for people tracking the game, while keeping the distinction clear between what the hosts cover and what the brief episode listing leaves unanswered.

A broad set of tabletop stops

The chapter list gives episode 205 a magazine-like rhythm. Early topics include Pandemic Legacy 0 at 12:00, Unmatched: Buffy at 12:35, a new version of 7 Wonders at 13:35, and 5er Finden at 17:45. A HABA discount mention follows at 20:50. These short stops sit alongside the longer feature segments, so listeners can browse the episode by interest rather than treating it as one uninterrupted discussion.

Later chapters widen the scope again: “Rank ‘Em” begins at 1:05:50, tabletop game sales for 2019 are discussed at 1:31:45, and Portal Games appears at 1:39:00. The listing also includes a brief mention of Marty testing for COVID-19 at 03:35. These markers help set expectations about the show’s mix of conversation, reviews, previews, and hobby news.

For listeners who want to follow the community discussion, the episode invites them to join the Discord Server. The clearest route through the show is to start with the subject that interests you: Drover and Lizard Wizard for design talk, Super Skill Pinball 4-Cade for a review, or Rivals for a preview. With its chaptered format, episode 205 makes all three easy to find.