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Episode 167 - Language in Games

Mark — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:23:49 +0000

Dale is not a frood who knows where his towel is. He wants to create a whole new language in games that everyone buys into. We’re joined by Patrick from BashCon which you should seriously think about attending.

Episode 166 - Continents

Mark — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:26:43 +0000

Continents. They’re big. We discuss their potential for gaming, which basically boils down to insulting their native cultures.

Episode 165 - Ars Artificial Intelligencia

Mark — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:37:44 +0000

We lost Dale again. So we talk about how to replace him with a disembodied machine. Or a Magic 8-Ball. Whichever.

Episode 164 - Star Wars vs. Star Trek

Mark — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:21:19 +0000

It’s the most important argument in all of geek culture - which is the superior property? We argue about Klingons, Bothans, the Prime Directive, and the Force. Oh, and we totally grow as people.

Episode 163 - Comedy RPGs

Mark — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:51:57 +0000

All we know is that we’re not funny. We discuss how to bring humor into games, what the best comedy RPGs are, and lots of personal stories. Sorry.

Episode 162 - News of the Weird

Mark — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:20:00 +0000

We analyze weird news stories and try to incorporate them into games. Or, we make fun of Dale. Pick one.

Episode 161 - Urban Fantasy

Mark — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:41:50 +0000

What is urban fantasy and what do we enjoy in the genre? Beats us. We spend most of the time trying to nail down a definition, and then spend the rest of the time ignoring that definition. We’re not that bright.

Episode 160 - Christmas Lists

Mark — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:24:21 +0000

We want gifts! And we want them now! In the spirit of the season, we present our exhaustive lists of all the things we want, so that you know exactly what to get us. We’re so generous to you, our listeners.

Episode 159 - Spoiler Club: Lord of Illusions

Mark — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:52:15 +0000

It’s another Spoiler Club: this time on Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions. It sorta turns into a conversation about Clive Barker and includes a fascinating bit where Chris uses the internet and then gets mad when people believe that it might be wrong.

Episode 158 - The Christopher Smith Memorial Trivia Challenge

Mark — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:33:07 +0000

It is time for trivia. Which we are all very bad at. We spend more time complaining about our lack of knowledge than answering any questions. Especially Dale.