Episodes
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Desk-side Talks With Marc #10: Organization, Vast: The Crystal Caverns, And Pronouns
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Wednesday Jan 31, 2018
Hey, all. This one's me talking about how I've organized my life recently to be more productive. I also discuss some very early first impressions of the odd game Vast: The Crystal Caverns. Finally, I weigh in on the subject of using "they" as a non-gendered singular pronoun in game rulebooks and why that's obviously a good thing. Obviously.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Friday Jan 26, 2018
Ep 23: Board Games vs. Video Games
Friday Jan 26, 2018
Friday Jan 26, 2018
This is an odd one. Marc, Orion, Matt, and Wes talk about the differences between board games and video games as media and how their inherent qualities shape how we interact with them, and each other. Included are multiple references to Plato and a 20 minute tangent where we question the premise of the entire podcast. Good times!
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Desk-side Talks With Marc #9: Nuclear Bombs, Piracy, and HATE
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Thursday Jan 18, 2018
Marc discusses his experience with Twilight Imperium 4th Edition and goes over the news of the day, which includes why bad graphic design led to an entire state going into panic, people counterfeiting board games, and why the talk surrounding HATE illustrates a problem with internet discourse.
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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Saturday Jan 13, 2018
Ep 22: Vacation Time! Harvest, Hunt For The Ring, and Spirit Island
Saturday Jan 13, 2018
Saturday Jan 13, 2018
Marc and Orion are on an island. They've also been playing a lot of Spirit Island. Chill with the sounds of the ocean and people barbequeing and hear about three great games.
Harvest - 1:17
Hunt For The Ring - 9:07
Spirit Island - 31:52
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Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
Ep 21: 2017 Year In Review!
Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
Tuesday Jan 02, 2018
It's a MEGA-PODCAST where Marc, Orion, and Matt look over 2017 and all of the great (and not so great) games we've played. We've had some amazing experiences and we've played some of the best games ever made for the first time this year. Plus, lots of lists! Everyone loves lists.
6:47 - What have we been playing recently?
13:44 - The "Shame List" (games we haven't played yet)
28:06 - Top 5 "New To Us" Games
50:26 - The Thoughtful Gamer 2017 Random "Awards" (most innovative, worst game, biggest disappointment, game we keep playing incorrectly, etc.)
1:13:31 - Best of The Thoughtful Gamer in 2017
1:34:40 - Top 5 2017 Games
Music: Sailing The Solar Wind by Abstraction
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