This is actually one of the more coherent threads I’ve seen on FB: Please note that Sean lives in Silicon Valley, has been a professional video game developer for nearly two decades now, and actually hacked MAME source code to…
Category: puzzles
SnoutCast #15: “Hints”
Are you still having fun? [ Download mp3 – 34 MB ] 00:00 – Random Teaser™: Tattoo Science, PDX Edition02:31 – Welcome; DeeAnn is generous05:08 – The Humble Indie Bundle07:46 – why we used pre-printed hints in DASH 1 PDX…
SnoutCast #13: “AfterDASH”
Yes, this week’s episode title is a TV in-joke. Also, a few upcoming events we failed to mention: the PDX Browncoats‘ scavenger hunt in Portland on May 2nd; BAPHL 1 in Boston on May 8th; and Puzzle Pursuit in San…
Friday Flash Fiction: “New Sensation”
I blame DASH2 playtesting, and Bob Schaffer in particular, for this week’s random title. Now I can’t get that damn INXS song out of my head. Read “New Sensation” at 512 Words or Fewer
SnoutCast #7: Dungeons, Dragons, and Dealin’ With It
Longest. Podcast. EVER So far. [ Download mp3 – 59 MB ] 0:00:00 – Disclaimer, à la Better off Ted0:02:14 – Belated trivia answer: Corby sculpted the final DRUID case design0:02:59 – How is Dungeons & Dragons like The Game?0:05:05 –…
We’ll Call It CAT-HOUSE… Wait, No
We don’t have cable, so I have no idea if Animal Planet or National Geographic or one of the hundreds of Discovery channels already airs some kind of “medical detective” series featuring veterinarians. But if not, they should. After doing…
SnoutCast #2: Old People
Not only do we talk about old people, DeeAnn and I also talk like old people in this podcast. It’s a performance. Like improv! As far as you know. [ Download mp3 – 53MB ] 00:00 – “Old People” GC…
How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes
EDITED (10 Jan 2015) to fix broken video and photo embed links. For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a recording of the puzzle hunt talk I gave at Ignite Portland 7 on November 19, 2009! http://youtu.be/QGXzqc1v5hI The talk includes a…
In a Crowded Theater
This Thursday night, I’ll be presenting “How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes” at Ignite Portland 7. The title is, of course, hugely misleading; I’ll be discussing puzzle hunts in general and walking through one Clue from…