Why should you RUN MORE GAMES? Because it’s fun! [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:58 – “resourceful”03:08 – a pep talk for ourselves06:30 – setting expectations for WarTron10:01 – the puzzliness of puzzles15:20 – the needs of the…
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SnoutCast #126: Puzzled Pint, Two Years Later
Vic, Matt, Ana, DeeAnn, and Curtis started this crazy Puzzled Pint thing back in July of 2010. How’s it doing nowadays? [ Download mp3 – 21 MB ] 00:59 – “non-alcoholic”01:54 – PP’s 2nd birthday party04:29 – the numbers: 25…
SnoutCast #125: Action is His Reward
And now for something completely different. [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:59 – “genetic”02:34 – spoilers!04:37 – rice?08:29 – girls11:06 – stupidity16:36 – violence21:04 – endings23:41 – praeterition29:55 – The End Tell us we’re wrong on the Internet!…
SnoutCast #124: Three Things
Show notes? You want me to write up show notes when we’re prepping for a live-fire Dry Run in just four days? Well, okay. [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:58 – “contingent”01:51 – backstory05:53 – “few” vs. “several”…
SnoutCast #123: Adventures in Playtesting
E-mail: it’s not just for playing chess any more! [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:58 – “critical”02:25 – new for WarTron: lots of remote playtesting04:04 – why DeeAnn answers Game e-mails now05:55 – the entertainment value of playtesting…
SnoutCast #122: WARTRON Listener Mail
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. Sort of. [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:58 – “active”01:44 – Question #1 re: demand for weekend-long Games02:53 – For WarTron: 40 teams registered (35 actual applicants)…06:50 – …28 teams completed application,…
SnoutCast #121: The Art of the Possible
In which we discuss how constraints cultivate our creativity. (Your mileage may vary.) [ Download mp3 – 26 MB ] 00:59 – “feasible”01:49 – in which Curtis got some ‘splainin’ to do03:06 – the WarTron budget09:22 – counting calories in…
SnoutCast #120: FORSAN ET HAEC OLIM MEMINISSE IUVABIT
The title of this week’s show is an ancient Roman saying I first learned in high school. Roughly translated, it means: “Someday we’ll look back on this and laugh.” Which is pretty much how I felt immediately following WarTron Application…
SnoutCast #119: “A Model Growth Connector Part III”
Yet another talk with Doctor When Game Control members–this time, it’s Ellen Juhlin, sound designer, and Dan Kurtz, who played the eponymous scientist! [ Download mp3 – 28 MB ] 00:59 – “contemporary”01:12 – introductions04:20 – at what point did…
SnoutCast #118: What About Bob?
In which we talk to Bob Schaffer about BANG, DASH, WHO, and also things that aren’t acronyms. (NOTE: We pre-recorded this interview, so he’s not actually getting married “a month from today.” Tough luck, wedding crashers!) [ Download mp3 –…