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043: Season Finale – Playthroughs with Matthew Visyak

Listen now (41 min) | After playing a game with the three-headed dragon, and dreaming that night of LARPing, our heroes wake to find an old man Matthew Visyak who says, “It’s dangerous to go alone!” Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 04:13 Final Fantasy
  • 06:01 Breath of Fire 4
  • 06:28 The Last Ninja
  • 06:40 Simon’s Quest
  • 12:33 Dice Invasion
  • 12:49 It’s Kind of a Fun Story
  • 13:39 Gloomhaven
  • 23:57 The Outlast Trials
  • 34:40 Resident Evil 4
  • 35:22 Diablo 4
  • 35:53 Hogwarts Legacy
  • 37:26 Jedi Survivor
  • 37:51 Final Fantasy XVI
  • 38:22 Tears of the Kingdom
  • 38:40 Sons of the Forest
  • 39:30 Spider-Man 2

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042: Design Thinking LARPing :: The Audiodrama

Listen now (19 min) | Design Thinking LARPing is a fully immersive, fully cast, tongue-in-cheek radio play about LARPers taking over a gaming convention. Join Tim, Michael, and Rapid Protobot on this adventure. Read the transcript.

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041: It’s Kind of a Fun Story

Listen now (61 min) | Heeding the warning from the space wizard, our heroes make camp for the night in a nearby cave. They soon discover that the cave is inhabited by a three-headed dragon named PopHaus, who just wants to play a new game called It’s Kind of a Fun Story! Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 02:44 Final Fantasy VII
  • 03:30 Crash Bandicoot
  • 04:06 Dream Phone
  • 05:22 Mouse Trap
  • 09:06 Animal Crossing
  • 15:11 Codenames
  • 15:30 It’s Kind of a Fun Story
  • 20:01 Cards Against Humanity
  • 31:29 Gloomhaven
  • 39:41 Spot It
  • 41:37 Betrayal at House on the Hill
  • 42:34 Secret Hitler
  • 45:49 Skippo
  • 46:46 Dragula
  • 49:01 Final Fantasy XIV
  • 51:39 Big Brother
  • 55:04 Monikers

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040: Designing Tabletop Games with Connor Wake

Listen now (53 min) | After parting ways with their old friend, our heroes travel until they encounter Connor Wake, a tabletop game wizard from outer space! Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • The Mind
  • Roads & Boats
  • Scythe
  • Framework
  • Into the Breach
  • Herbacious

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039: Stillfleet with Aaron H.

Listen now (62 min) | On their epic quest our heroes encounter an old friend, Aaron H., and they talk about his recent gaming conquests in Stillfleet. Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • Stillfleet
  • The Rain Thieves
  • Dune
  • Float City
  • Fun City Podcast
  • Strings
  • Roll 20
  • Malinger
  • Robot Factory
  • The Art of Game Design: Book of Lenses
  • The Game Design Workshop
  • Candyland
  • Moats in the Eye
  • Splendor
  • Galaxy Trucker

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038: Games that Give Back with Dan Scalise

Dan Scalise of Scalisco Games - with cat!

Listen now (48 min) | Bidding the family of designers good morrow, our heroes find respite, a cozy moment to decompress with Scalisco Games founder Dan Scalise and talk about their new game: Corgi’s Cozy Hike. Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 00:59 Dog Gone Seattle.
  • Lots: Corgis Cozy Hike
  • 1:26 Candy Crush
  • 02:53 Final Fantasy
  • 03:11 Game of Thrones board game
  • 03:11 Avalon
  • 03:11 Resistance
  • 03:28 Among Us
  • 03:37 One Night Werewolf
  • 03:50 Blood on the Clock Tower
  • 04:15 Donkey Kong Country
  • Lots: Banjo Kazooie
  • 10:13 Mario 64
  • 15:12 Rock Miner
  • 22:53 Elden Ring
  • 22:53 Tears of the Kingdom
  • 22:53 Zelda (The Legend of Zelda series)

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037: Dice Invasion

Listen now (54 min) | As our heroes sneak their way past the battlefield, they encounter a small family of game designers. Laura Rodriguez and daughter Adriana Bailey discuss the making of their new game Dice Invasion. Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 01:53 Theater LARP
  • 07:18 Designing a LARP
  • 10:13 Aspire SRD
  • 11:00 Caltrop Core
  • 16:24 Her Odyssey
  • 19:35 Solo-Journaling RPGs
  • 21:47 Galatea
  • 25:07 Diversity Saves
  • 33:09 Mass Effect
  • 33:54 Knights of the Old Republic
  • 34:51 Tyranny
  • 37:01 Magic the Gathering
  • 40:19 Vampire Survivors
  • 42:10 Tunic
  • 45:06 Root
  • 46:07 Dragon Quest

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036: Aspire SRD and Theatre LARPing with S. Kaiya J.

Listen now (57 min) | With the Forest of Trees behind them, we stumble upon a battle – but a mysterious game designer on the periphery explains that it’s just a Boffer LARP. S. Kaiya J. discusses game design, the Aspire SRD, Diversity Saves, and the complexity of LARP design. Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 01:53 Theater LARP
  • 07:18 Designing a LARP
  • 10:13 Aspire SRD
  • 11:00 Caltrop Core
  • 16:24 Her Odyssey
  • 19:35 Solo-Journaling RPGs
  • 21:47 Galatea
  • 25:07 Diversity Saves
  • 33:09 Mass Effect
  • 33:54 Knights of the Old Republic
  • 34:51 Tyranny
  • 37:01 Magic the Gathering
  • 40:19 Vampire Survivors
  • 42:10 Tunic
  • 45:06 Root
  • 46:07 Dragon Quest

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035: Dungeons & Dragons with Nick Finck

Listen now (60 min) | As our heroes just set out on their new gaming quest, they encounter Nick Finck, “The Director of the Forest of Trees.” Nick discusses being a UX professional, advisor, mentor, coach, speaker, and founding Craft & Rigor. Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 15:25 Dungeons & Dragons: First Edition
  • 19:37 Mazes and Monsters
  • 21:02 The Real Housewives of D&D
  • 21:39 Digital D&D
  • 21:51 D&D Beyond
  • 28:34 Craft and Rigor
  • 32:23 NickFinck.com
  • 41:17 Trailer Park Wars
  • 49:39 Cards Against Humanity

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034: We’re Back!

Listen now (45 min) | Our heroes kick-off season 3 of the podcast discussing changes to the podcast, what they’ve been playing, the Devil In Me, and the Season Challenge: Outlast Trials! Read the transcript.

Things discussed on this episode:

  • 02:44 What we’ve been playing since last season
  • 02:56 Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
  • 03:21 Titanic: Adventure out of Time
  • 03:54 Regency Call of Cthulhu
  • 04:27 Flourish
  • 05:34 Gears of War 5
  • 05:49 The Stick of Truth and the Fractured But Whole
  • 05:55 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
  • 10:41 The Devil In Me
  • 28:18 The Season Challenge: Outlast Trials

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