At long last, we get to talk about WarTron with our Boston-area counterpart, Sarah Leadbeater! Enjoy our behind-the-scenes banter, and tune in next week for the second half of this conversation. (LISTEN TO PART TWO) [ Download mp3 – 28…
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SnoutCast #182: Madly Recite, Calmer Deity, Teamed Lyric!
This week, we talk to Jason Wodicka, who has run many puzzle events in Seattle, including ten Puzzled Pints for the public and two Amazon Puzzle Hunts for interns and employees! (And in case you’re wondering, the three phrases in…
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SnoutCast #180: How the Goodwins Met Your Mother
We set out to do a show on subverting expectations–narrative and otherwise–but our conversation with TV writer Chris Harris took a slightly different direction and ended up (wait for it) subverting our expectations. WHAT. (Colophon: this is what it sounds…
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…
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…
SnoutCast #170: The Coin Heist Report with Glenn Willen, Part 3 of 3
The conclusion of our conversation with Glenn Willen, one of the Manic Sages who ran the 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt! [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 00:58 – “metaphysical”02:35 – here’s Glenn again…07:32 – “pure” meta-puzzles vs. “shell” meta-puzzles11:44…
SnoutCast #169: The Coin Heist Report with Glenn Willen, Part 2 of 3
More of our conversation with Glenn Willen, one of the Manic Sages who ran the 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt. [ Download mp3 – 24 MB ] 00:04 – “enigmatic”01:47 – more with Glenn Willen…23:37 – sad news about our friend…
SnoutCast #168: The Coin Heist Report with Glenn Willen, Part 1 of 3
The first part of our conversation with Glenn Willen, one of the Manic Sages who ran the 2013 MIT Mystery Hunt! [ Download mp3 – 20 MB ] 00:59 – “serious”02:01 – a little bit of MIT history repeating04:26 –…
SnoutCast #154: Chrissie Puzzies
PUZZLE SPOILERS AHEAD! This week, we debrief last month’s Elevate Tutoring 2012 Online Holiday Puzzle Hunt with creator Bob Schaffer and player Matt Cleinman. [ Download mp3 – 24 MB ] 00:59 – “online”01:57 – previously: BANG 33, re-run, and…
SnoutCast #148: Newbie Game RFP
This week, we talk to Larry Hosken and Scott Royer III about a “Newbie Game” concept which Scott helped originate and which Larry has since developed into The Octothorpean Order—and would like to finish next year, with your help! […