This week, we talk to Jett Jones, one of the evil masterminds behind the World Henchmen Organization (WHO) Game! Also: we neglected to mention it in this show, but you can always find upcoming event info at PuzzleHuntCalendar.com. See what’s…
Category: gamecontrol
SnoutCast #65: “DASH 3 PDX Debrief”
This week, we have a round-table discussion with the organizers of DASH 3 PDX—Matt Cleinman, Ana Roeszler, and Vic Asteinza–plus one of the players, Emily Wax from team “House of Wax!” (Apologies for the variable sound quality here; we were…
SnoutCast #64: “Homicide: Life on the Farm – 10 Years Later”
Team Snout ran our first weekend-long puzzle hunt a full decade ago, in May of 2001. This week, we have an extra-long chat with Sean Gugler about some of his contributions to that event and what we’ve learned (or not)…
SnoutCast #63: “Application Revisitation, Part 2”
The conclusion of last week’s discussion about Game application practices. [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 01:02 – the anvil question… answered!01:53 – our WHO Game application experience02:29 – DeeAnn enjoyed making our video the most04:43 – applications are…
SnoutCast #62: “Application Revisitation, Part 1”
We talked so much this week, we had to split our discussion into two podcasts! Here’s part one. Stay tuned for part two next week. [ Download mp3 – 29 MB ] 00:59 – “villainous”02:12 – following up on Application…
SnoutCast #61: “Games and Taxes”
You should really hear this song before listening to this week’s show (you’ll understand why later): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxwfy_anDwA And now, let’s talk about everyone’s favorite subject: taxes! [ Download mp3 – 33 MB ] 00:59 – “fiscal”01:33 – why DeeAnn likes…
SnoutCast #60: “WTF”
In which we are even more unprofessional than usual, and Jasper expresses his displeasure. P.S. Congratulations to newlyweds Pauline and Brian! [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:00 – apologetic teaser (she actually means “from me to you”)01:37 –…
SnoutCast #59: “Puzzle Recycling”
Geez, we sound like an old married couple or something. [ Download mp3 – 43 MB ] 01:10 – “conservationalist”02:33 – Have we talked about this topic before? Whatevs.05:29 – puzzles we recycled for Puzzled Pint, November, 2010: “Fantasy”06:21 –…
SnoutCast #58: “Humans vs. Robots”
Well, dudes, if you ever wanted to hear DeeAnn breathing heavy into your ear, I guess this is the episode for you. Also: we talk about using automation vs. human volunteers when running Games and similar events! [ Download mp3…
SnoutCast #57: “Iron Puzzler 2011 Debrief”
This week, we talk to Greg deBeer (the mastermind behind Iron Puzzler) and Jesse Morris (captain of this year’s winning team, Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow)! [ Download mp3 – 32 MB ] 00:59 – “magnetic”01:22 – who are…