Jasper here! This is part two in a twelve-part series, examining the teams with which the humans will be playing in The Famine Game this fall! Supposedly District Two specializes in masonry, but I’m not sure how that applies to…
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The Famine Teams: District 1, Luxury
Jasper here! I don’t understand why the humans like these “puzzle hunt” Games so much, but apparently there’s another one coming up in a few months! They got very excited two weeks ago when something called “The Reaping” happened and…
SnoutCast #176: Gone in 15,638,400 Seconds
In which we look back on some significant-to-us (and possibly relevant-to-your-interests) events from the first half of 2013. [ Download mp3 – 25 MB ] 00:59 – “semiannual”02:10 – January/ongoing: monthly Puzzled Pints, weekly SnoutCasts and 512s02:45 – February: JoCo…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Free Advice”
Read “Free Advice” at 512 Words or Fewer The problem with writing stories which involve food is that it always makes me hungry. Incidentally, if you’re ever in downtown Portland, Oregon and have a hankering for fish and rice, go…
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…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Overtones”
Read “Overtones” at 512 Words or Fewer Why, yes, I am working through some personal issues this week. WE DON’T HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT OKAY Seriously, though, you should try this online exam (free registration required) to see if…
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…
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SnoutCast #156: Too Many Secrets
Puzzle hunts are, on some level, all about secrets: keeping them, discovering them, or revealing them at the proper moment. But how many secrets is too many? And when is it appropriate to reveal some of them? [ Download mp3…
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! […