What’s the deal with “the Game community?” A sort-of follow-up to our one hundredth podcast. [ Download mp3 – 21 MB ] 00:59 – “singular”03:46 – does solving puzzles make you smart?06:20 – yet another half-baked hypothesis09:40 – makin’ community…
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SnoutCast #165: We’ve Got Spirit, Maybe We Do?
In which we discuss T-shirts, branding, and angry cats. But not taxes. [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 00:58 – “spirited”01:22 – for tax advice, check out SnoutCast #61: Games and Taxes02:38 – attempting to define “team spirit”04:00 –…
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SnoutCast #164: Rhymes with “Hoary”
This podcast is like a storybook story, and it’s as real as the feelings you feel. [ Download mp3 – 37 MB ] 00:58 – “bookish”03:12 – you, too, can send us an e-mail04:54 – comparing XCOM strategies05:50 – look,…
SnoutCast #163: What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
In which we blather on about Kickstarter, again. [ Download mp3 – 33 MB ] 00:59 – “regal”01:10 – spoiler-free Game of Thrones micro-recap03:40 – you might call it a new direction05:02 – Kickstarted on April 1st: Emperor’s New Clothes!10:47…
SnoutCast #162: How to Captain a Starship
A quick debrief of our recent first missions aboard Starship Artemis, the multiplayer “bridge simulator” computer game! [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 00:58 – “federated”02:02 – in which Curtis goes Kobayashi Maru04:32 – and DeeAnn must do research…
SnoutCast #161: Spring is Here, Almost
In which the seasons change, and puzzle hunters’ fancy turns to… well, actually, they alter not a whit; they continue to want MOAR PUZZELS. [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 00:00 – Polish language teaser (wait for it…)01:01 –…
SnoutCast #160: GC Summit 2013 Debrief
Some highlights from Game Control Summit 2013. Individual talk videos coming soon! Meanwhile, you can review the archived livestream or check out Corey Anderson’s notes. [ Download mp3 – 34 MB ] 00:59 – “educated”02:38 – location, location, location09:03 –…
SnoutCast #159: Star Quest Debrief
In which we discuss how our third puzzle hunt on a boat went. [ Download mp3 – 35 MB ] 00:58 – “seagoing”01:23 – DeeAnn’s sea stories04:24 – Re: JoCo Cruise Crazy 307:34 – Curtis’s reputation13:09 – the importance of…
SnoutCast #158: Oscars Post-Game
In which we review this year’s Best Picture nominees (except for Amour, which we have not seen), and ponder why so many Game themes are movie-based. [ Download mp3 – 31 MB ] 00:00 – stabby teaser01:03 – “Academic”04:03 –…
SnoutCast #157: Dilettantism
In which we discuss the importance of belonging to a variety of different social circles. [ Download mp3 – 23 MB ] 01:00 – “gregarious”…(Show notes? You want show notes, after we’ve been at sea for a whole week and…