The Board Retreathttp://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/Tue, 15 May 2018 21:54:22 +0000en-USSite-Server v@build.version@ (http://www.squarespace.com)James Mapes and Paul SusiThe Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.noJames Mapesflypapergames@gmail.comserialEpisode 5 - the SpecificsJames MapesWed, 16 May 2018 16:08:51 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/5/15/episode-5-the-specifics577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5afb570e0e2e727dc80f6dadGames

"The Field Game of Tag" and its variant Everybody's It

Ro Sham Bo / Rock-Paper-Scissors

Scotland Yard

Mysterium

Battlestar Galactica

Pandemic

Sushi Go

The game of Poker and floppin'

Chess and Perfect Information Games (Please note that chess is, indeed, the first example at the top of the page.)

Space Alert

Arabian Nights

Space Team

Three of those games were published in 2008, how strange!

Mesopotamian Gaming: "Watch the world's oldest board game, the Royal Game of Ur, being played" on boingboing.net
For reference, I brought up Moby Dick and Don Quixote as a joke that failed to land. Here is the history of the stranger/town dichotomy thing - it's a quote that is often misattributed. Also, we have discovered that when you google the title of literary classics, google auto-adds "movie" to the end of your query. How notable!

Hero's Journey! We especially talked about the Call to Adventure, which in modern writing pedagogy is often called the Inciting Incident.

Thanks!

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

BodyVox

Theme Music by Gary Grundei

And to you! Thanks!

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"The Field Game of Tag" and its variant Everybody's It

Ro Sham Bo / Rock-Paper-Scissors

Scotland Yard

Mysterium

Battlestar Galactica

Pandemic

Sushi Go

The game of Poker and floppin'

Chess and Perfect Information Games (Please note that chess is, indeed, the first example at the top of the page.)

Space Alert

Arabian Nights

Space Team

Three of those games were published in 2008, how strange!

Mesopotamian Gaming: "Watch the world's oldest board game, the Royal Game of Ur, being played" on boingboing.net
For reference, I brought up Moby Dick and Don Quixote as a joke that failed to land. Here is the history of the stranger/town dichotomy thing - it's a quote that is often misattributed. Also, we have discovered that when you google the title of literary classics, google auto-adds "movie" to the end of your query. How notable!

Hero's Journey! We especially talked about the Call to Adventure, which in modern writing pedagogy is often called the Inciting Incident.

Thanks!

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

BodyVox

Theme Music by Gary Grundei

And to you! Thanks!

]]>James Mapes and Paul SusiJames and Paul delve forward at a breakneck turtle pace in sorting out the particulars of their board game! The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.false57:155the Specificsfullthe SpecificsGames "The Field Game of Tag" and its variant Everybody's It Ro Sham Bo / Rock-Paper-Scissors Scotland Yard Mysterium Battlestar Galactica Pandemic Sushi Go The game of Poker and floppin' Chess and Perfect Information Games (Please note that chess is, indeed, the first example at the top of the page.) Space Alert Arabian Nights Space Team Three of those games were published in 2008, how strange! Mesopotamian Gaming: "Watch the world's oldest board game, the Royal Game of Ur, being played" on boingboing.net For reference, I brought up Moby Dick and Don Quixote as a joke that failed to land. Here is the history of the stranger/town dichotomy thing - it's a quote that is often misattributed. Also, we have discovered that when you google the title of literary classics, google auto-adds "movie" to the end of your query. How notable! Hero's Journey! We especially talked about the Call to Adventure, which in modern writing pedagogy is often called the Inciting Incident. Thanks! Portland Institute for Contemporary Art BodyVox Theme Music by Gary Grundei And to you! Thanks!Episode 4 - the RecommitmentJames MapesWed, 02 May 2018 18:50:50 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/5/2/episode-4-the-recommitment577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5aea008070a6ad1eaeef4c10Show Notes:

Apologies that Paul is a little quiet at times, it is the consequence of our computer crashing just prior to beginning the recording.

Media

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arian

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Stranger Things, a TV show on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers

Madeline 

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, aka THE ONE WITH THE SPOILER

Ancient Board Games

Roman Games

Tafl, or The Viking Game

OOPS! Not Egyptian, but rather Mesopotamian! I regret the error. "Watch the world's oldest board game, the Royal Game of Ur, being played" on boingboing.net

Modern Board Games

Space Alert by Vlaada Chvátil

I reference Monopoly again, but to be honest, who cares?

Thanks!

Theme Music by Gary Grundei

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

BodyVox

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Apologies that Paul is a little quiet at times, it is the consequence of our computer crashing just prior to beginning the recording.

Media

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arian

SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Stranger Things, a TV show on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers

Madeline 

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, aka THE ONE WITH THE SPOILER

Ancient Board Games

Roman Games

Tafl, or The Viking Game

OOPS! Not Egyptian, but rather Mesopotamian! I regret the error. "Watch the world's oldest board game, the Royal Game of Ur, being played" on boingboing.net

Modern Board Games

Space Alert by Vlaada Chvátil

I reference Monopoly again, but to be honest, who cares?

Thanks!

Theme Music by Gary Grundei

Portland Institute for Contemporary Art

BodyVox

]]>James Mapes and Paul SusiJames and Paul come back from a break to rediscover their game anew. The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.false00:56:5214The RecommitmentfullThe RecommitmentShow Notes: Apologies that Paul is a little quiet at times, it is the consequence of our computer crashing just prior to beginning the recording. Media The Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arian SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome Watership Down by Richard Adams Stranger Things, a TV show on Netflix created by the Duffer Brothers Madeline  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, aka THE ONE WITH THE SPOILER Ancient Board Games Roman Games Tafl, or The Viking Game OOPS! Not Egyptian, but rather Mesopotamian! I regret the error. "Watch the world's oldest board game, the Royal Game of Ur, being played" on boingboing.net Modern Board Games Space Alert by Vlaada Chvátil I reference Monopoly again, but to be honest, who cares? Thanks! Theme Music by Gary Grundei Portland Institute for Contemporary Art BodyVoxWaypointJames MapesWed, 25 Apr 2018 05:02:04 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/4/24/waypoint577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5ae00b9288251bb6ead87844Hello friends,

Paul and I will be back next week. Until then - I've started posting audio pieces on game design over on the blog, the Fly Paper of Record (no one calls it that).

Catch you soon!

 

]]>Episode 3 - the CommitmentJames MapesWed, 11 Apr 2018 14:54:26 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/4/11/episode-3-the-commitment577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5ace1d9870a6adb3539099c2Explicit content is only for very occasional, semi-accidental cursing.

Notes

The bridge paradox from Kant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg

Harry Potter as a Sacred Text website: http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/

The Hugenots and the general idea of Hospitality as a cultural thang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitality#Ancient_Greece, and also the first teaser for Harry Potter as a Sacred Text.

Definition of Chthonic: Adjective. Concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld.

Articles

I feel like I will bring up this article on Puerto Rico as a way into the collapse game again: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-coping.html

Polar Bear Project: https://projects.oregonlive.com/projectnora/1-3/series

Books

Xenophon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Redwall books as a counterpoint to Watership Down, by Brian Jacques

Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson

Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arian

We name drop Agatha Christie novels like the Poirot series, specifically Murder on the Orient Express

Games

Scotland Yard

Mysterium

Complicated Board Game the Card Game (the game that's all about setting it up)

Illuminati

Fluxx

Munchkin

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Notes

The bridge paradox from Kant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg

Harry Potter as a Sacred Text website: http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/

The Hugenots and the general idea of Hospitality as a cultural thang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitality#Ancient_Greece, and also the first teaser for Harry Potter as a Sacred Text.

Definition of Chthonic: Adjective. Concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld.

Articles

I feel like I will bring up this article on Puerto Rico as a way into the collapse game again: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-coping.html

Polar Bear Project: https://projects.oregonlive.com/projectnora/1-3/series

Books

Xenophon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Redwall books as a counterpoint to Watership Down, by Brian Jacques

Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson

Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arian

We name drop Agatha Christie novels like the Poirot series, specifically Murder on the Orient Express

Games

Scotland Yard

Mysterium

Complicated Board Game the Card Game (the game that's all about setting it up)

Illuminati

Fluxx

Munchkin

]]>James Mapes and Paul SusiJames and Paul simultaneously introduce as many new ideas as possible while also settling on one single idea. The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.false01:38:1213The CommitmentfullThe CommitmentExplicit content is only for very occasional, semi-accidental cursing. Notes The bridge paradox from Kant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Bridges_of_K%C3%B6nigsberg Harry Potter as a Sacred Text website: http://www.harrypottersacredtext.com/ The Hugenots and the general idea of Hospitality as a cultural thang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitality#Ancient_Greece, and also the first teaser for Harry Potter as a Sacred Text. Definition of Chthonic: Adjective. Concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld. Articles I feel like I will bring up this article on Puerto Rico as a way into the collapse game again: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/24/us/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-coping.html Polar Bear Project: https://projects.oregonlive.com/projectnora/1-3/series Books Xenophon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Thousand Watership Down by Richard Adams Redwall books as a counterpoint to Watership Down, by Brian Jacques Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson Campaigns of Alexander the Great by Arian We name drop Agatha Christie novels like the Poirot series, specifically Murder on the Orient Express Games Scotland Yard Mysterium Complicated Board Game the Card Game (the game that's all about setting it up) Illuminati Fluxx MunchkinEpisode 2 - the CertJames MapesWed, 28 Mar 2018 17:30:11 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/3/28/j7cy9f51f6rw2e1fmt0vz7h1l6j0va577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5abbca892b6a28c8f41af126Explicit content is only for very occasional, semi-accidental cursing.

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]]>James Mapes and Paul SusiJames and Paul continue working towards the theme, general idea, and hook of their game. The sparse tangent tree cover gives way to dense tangent jungle. James reveals his unabiding-yet-complicated love of Starship Troopers (in all forms of media). The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.false01:26:032The CertfullThe CertExplicit content is only for very occasional, semi-accidental cursing.Episode 1 - the VeilJames MapesWed, 14 Mar 2018 05:11:18 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/3/13/episode-1-the-veil577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5aa8ac550d9297e66dfe2756Explicit content is only for very occasional, semi-accidental cursing.

We thought the podcast was named something different at first, but then discovered otherwise, but the nature of the podcast means we can't re-record episodes.

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We thought the podcast was named something different at first, but then discovered otherwise, but the nature of the podcast means we can't re-record episodes.

]]>James Mapes and Paul SusiJames and Paul begin their journey. The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.false00:56:1211The VeilfullThe VeilExplicit content is only for very occasional, semi-accidental cursing. We thought the podcast was named something different at first, but then discovered otherwise, but the nature of the podcast means we can't re-record episodes.The Very Short IntroductionJames MapesWed, 14 Mar 2018 04:58:35 +0000http://www.flypapergames.com/the-board-retreat/2018/3/13/the-introduction577423902994ca3409cfc30f:5aa8aaa324a6942b40b215e5:5aa8aab29140b783c1fe3950James kicks things off with the short nitty-gritty bare-essentials low-down on our podcast, the Board Retreat.

 

]]>James Mapes and Paul SusiJames kicks things off with the short nitty-gritty bare-essentials low-down on our podcast. The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.false00:00:371the Short Introductionthe Short IntroductionJames kicks things off with the short nitty-gritty bare-essentials low-down on our podcast. The Board Retreat is the entire creative process of making a board game, and James and Paul are here to stumble, tangent, and inspire their way to a full game. Come along for the journey if that's, like, um, your thing.