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The Vancouver Playtest Group with Mark Ellis

Mark Yuasa interviews Mark Ellis, founder of the Vancouver Playtest Group, for the inaugural episode of the TestCoast Games podcast.

Stay tuned until the end of the episode for a local, tabletop event report.

Host: Mark Yuasa

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