{"id":579,"date":"2011-03-15T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-15T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2011\/03\/15\/snoutcast-56-summer-reruns\/"},"modified":"2011-03-15T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-15T07:01:00","slug":"snoutcast-56-summer-reruns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtiscchen.com\/journal\/2011\/03\/15\/snoutcast-56-summer-reruns\/","title":{"rendered":"SnoutCast #56: “Summer Reruns”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Other than Running More Games, what are some ways to let more people play in puzzle hunt events? This week, DeeAnn and Curtis talk* about reruns, simulcasts, and hypothetical Game Kits.<\/p>\n

* You’d think we would have more conclusions to offer, given how long we blather on, but… Sorry. No. Maybe you have ideas? Send us some feedback!<\/small><\/p>\n

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[ Download mp3<\/a> – 49 MB ]<\/small><\/p>\n

01:00 – “repetitive”<\/i>
01:35 – topic inspired by Shinteki Aquarius Remix<\/a>: how to allow more people to play Games?
04:09 – people have suggested re-running Games
05:45 – other solutions, NOT including raising the price
08:09 – simply allow more players in a given Game?
10:34 – bottlenecks in Midnight Madness<\/a>
12:38 – limiting event size in Hogwarts Game<\/a>
14:58 – the live-theater analogy
18:38 – what about a “Hogwarts Game Kit?”
20:45 – quick recap of options being discussed
21:34 – looking up past Games on the Internet
25:02 – Gamers mostly like to follow the rules… mostly
27:16 – what would be in a “Game Kit?”
33:21 – intellectual property rathole
37:28 – simulcasts!
39:39 – getting over puzzle creation anxiety
42:19 – enumerating specific problems with each option
46:20 – the movie-production analogy
51:25 – Next Week: Iron Puzzler 2011 Debrief<\/b>
51:49 – upcoming events:<\/i> Puzzled Pint<\/a> (3\/15, Portland); DASH<\/a> (4\/30, various cities); Shinteki Aquarius Remix<\/a> (5\/14, bay area); World Henchmen Game<\/a> (6\/17-19, Seattle); BANG 28<\/a> (7\/9, bay area).
53:11 – The End<\/i><\/p>\n

Got a comment or question? E-mail podcast@snout.org<\/a> or post at snout.org\/podcast<\/a> !<\/b><\/p>\n

Music: instrumentals from “Code Monkey” and “Re: Your Brains” by Jonathan Coulton<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"CKL\" \"DeeAnn\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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