Tag: Dungeons & Dragons

015: Usable Games with Michael Fienen and Aaron Hill

Post author By Design Thinking Games
Post date October 14, 2021

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

Post author By Design Thinking Games
Post date August 4, 2021

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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Tags Battlefied, Dungeons & Dragons, Marvel Superhero RPG, Mork Borg, New World, Pathfinder 2nd Edition, Starfinder, Vampire: the Masquerade

006: The 3 Clue Rule

Post author By Design Thinking Games
Post date May 24, 2021

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

005: Enter the LARPZone

Post author By Design Thinking Games
Post date May 17, 2021

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

003: Customization vs. Personalization

Post author By Design Thinking Games
Post date April 21, 2021

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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Tags City of Heroes, Dungeons & Dragons, HeroQuest, Magic the Gathering, Monster Hunter, Pokemon

001: Don’t Skip the Tutorial

Post author By Design Thinking Games
Post date March 26, 2021

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