038: Games that Give Back with Dan Scalise

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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