Jasper here! This is part two in a twelve-part series, examining the teams with which the humans will be playing in The Famine Game this fall! Supposedly District Two specializes in masonry, but I’m not sure how that applies to…
Year: 2013
SnoutCast #177: inaugural #terngame debrief
This week, we talk to Jan Chong and Larry Hosken, who recently ran the first-ever #terngame puzzle hunt for Twitter interns and employees! Also today: Happy 3rd anniversary to Puzzled Pint in Portland, Oregon! [ Download mp3 – 25 MB…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Bookworm Adventures”
Read “Bookworm Adventures” at 512 Words or Fewer Happy Fourth of July weekend, everyone! This story/scene has nothing to do with any of that. I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Postcard #59
Another result from my 2010 birthday project, this one sent by a SnoutCast listener in England who is working his way through our past episodes. Thanks for listening, Chris!
The Famine Teams: District 1, Luxury
Jasper here! I don’t understand why the humans like these “puzzle hunt” Games so much, but apparently there’s another one coming up in a few months! They got very excited two weeks ago when something called “The Reaping” happened and…
SnoutCast #176: Gone in 15,638,400 Seconds
In which we look back on some significant-to-us (and possibly relevant-to-your-interests) events from the first half of 2013. [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:59 – “semiannual”02:10 – January/ongoing: monthly Puzzled Pints, weekly SnoutCasts and 512s02:45 – February: JoCo…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Free Advice”
Read “Free Advice” at 512 Words or Fewer The problem with writing stories which involve food is that it always makes me hungry. Incidentally, if you’re ever in downtown Portland, Oregon and have a hankering for fish and rice, go…
SnoutCast #175: The Famine Game Reaping
This week, we talk to Todd Etter–previously profiled in SnoutCast #101, now head Gamemaker of the upcoming Famine Game–about that event’s recently-concluded application process! [ Download mp3 – 32 MB ] 00:00 – teaser: “several moments of [swearing]”01:18 – “hungry”04:45…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Where the Shadows Run From Themselves”
Read “Where the Shadows Run From Themselves” at 512 Words or Fewer This week’s story was tangentially inspired by the upcoming WARTRON: BOSTON Game. You may see some thematic similarities to an earlier 512, “Rhymes with Pork.” And the title,…
SnoutCast #174: DIY Puzzled Pint Party
In which we conclude our response to some lovely listener mail. [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:58 – “asynchronous”02:01 – question (paraphrased) from Chris in England: can a one-person GC run puzzles from an archived event?02:29 – a…