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015: Usable Games with Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill

Listen now (112 min) | Just as our heroes walk down the street of a newly found village, suddenly a pair of drunken adventurers (Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill) stumble out of the Drunken UX tavern, knocking them all down. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 6:12 Monopoly
  • 10:40 Chinatown
  • 17:12 Diablo 2
  • 20:28 Sonic the Hedgehog
  • 22:18 For Honor
  • 26:14 Betrayal at House on the Hill
  • 30:38 Dominant Species
  • 31:29 Roll for the Galaxy
  • 32:46 Zombicide
  • 34:29 Call of Cthulu
  • 37:07 Gloomhaven
  • 39:22 Psychokiller
  • 41:49 AD&D 2nd Edition
  • 44:08 Camel Up
  • 46:25 Condottiere
  • 48:34 Kill Doctor Lucky
  • 50:41 Lords of Waterdeep
  • 52:06 Firefly
  • 55:29 Fury of Dracula
  • 57:01 Valiant Hearts
  • 1:02:50 Munchkin
  • 1:03:25 King of Tokyo
  • 1:06:42 Smash Up

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010: Class Mechanics

Listen now (37 min) | On their quest for the most usable game our heroes encounter a forest of skill trees shaped by the artificial constraints of character class. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • 6:29 AD&D 2nd Edition
  • 12:25 Starfinder
  • 16:17 Pathfinder 2nd Edition
  • 18:30 Battlefied
  • 20:25 Mork Borg
  • 21:30 Marvel Superhero RPG
  • 27:28 Vampire: the Masquerade
  • 31:30 New World

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006: The 3 Clue Rule

Listen now (34 min) | Leaving the LARPzone behind, we railroad our heroes into the “Mystery of the Non-linear Storyline,” aided by the likes of Sherlock Holmes, Laura Bow, and Gabriel Knight. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • Clue
  • Colonel’s Bequest
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Gabriel Knight
  • LA Noir
  • Last of Us
  • Sherlock Holmes

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005: Enter the LARPZone

Listen now (27 min) | After breaking camp our heroes uncover a map that points to the next step on their quest through the LARP of Vampire the Masquerade, True Dungeons, and more. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • Vampire: the Masquerade
  • Kindred the Embraced
  • Society of Creative Anachronism
  • True Dungeon
  • HEMA
  • City of Heroes
  • Dungeons & Dragons

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003: Customization vs. Personalization

Listen now (36 min) | Emerging from the pit of despair, on their never-ending quest for the most usable game, our heroes go on a side quest to explore the role of customization. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • HeroQuest,
  • Dungeons & Dragons,
  • Magic the Gathering,
  • Pokemon,
  • City of Heroes,
  • Monster Hunter,
  • Golden Layout Framework,

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001: Don’t Skip the Tutorial

Listen now (30 min) | When last we left our heroes … – oh wait, this is the episode in which we meet our intrepid heroes. Read the transcript.

Games discussed on this episode:

  • Mario
  • HeroQuest
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Shark! Shark!
  • Bayou Billy
  • Rygar
  • Legend of Zelda
  • Battle of Olympus
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Analytics
  • Civilization

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