We’re closing off this season of the podcast with a pot luck of tasty game news and reviews: We discuss the state of video game consoles and a selection of Steam Next Fest Demos; Daniel reminisces with a retro game roundup of Jurassic Park and Phantasy Star; Mark surveys the remaster of Xenoblade Chronicles X

Topics Discussed

Are video game consoles dead?, Is Game Pass Devaluing games?, Video games demos (Morsels, Mina the Hollower, Ball x Pit, Flick Shot Rogues), Xenoblade Chronicles X Remaster, Jurassic Park (SNES), Garygoyle Quest, Phantasy Star, Fight Magic Items (novel), DanDaDan (manga)Timestamps

Start: 0:00:00

Appetizer: 0:01:59

Xenoblade Chronicles X: 0:25:27

Jurassic Park and Phantasy Star: 0:40:21

Dessert: 0:58:07

Outro: 1:16:45

Links

Video Game Consoles Are Dead (pay-walled)

https://aftermath.site/switch-2-xbox-playstation-exclusivity

Game Pass devaluing games?

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dev-who-launched-game-into-game-pass-warns-against-launching-games-into-game-pass/1100-6532306/

FunFactor Podcast

https://funfactorpod.com/

Meeple and the Moose Final Fantasy Challenge

https://meepleandthemoose.com/2025/04/23/final-fantasy-challenge/

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We welcome omni-streamer Amanda Panda (aka Panda8ngel) to the club, to discuss the state of board game conventions, why there’s an aversion to co-operative games and why libraries are so awesome. With reviews of Darwin’s Journey, Dungeon Kart and My Shelfie The Dice Game.

Topics Discussed

Why won’t my friends play Co-operative Games, Not talking about Summer Game Fest, The state of games conventions, Sword World English Translation, Hunting for games in Japan, Darwin’s Journey, Dungeon Kart, What You Are Looking For is in the Library (novel), Cozy genre reads, Libraries are awesome, Murderbot Diaries (novel), Delicious in Dungeon (manga)

Timestamps

Start: 0:00:00

Appetizer: 0:04:14

Darwin’s Journey: 0:32:17

Dungeon Kart: 0:43:42

My Shelfie The Dice Game: 0:56:03

Dessert: 1:00:03

Links

Watch on Youtube

https://youtu.be/LZQqyO-mz2M

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www.youtube.com/@Panda8ngel

https://lnk.bio/Panda8ngel

Our Family Plays Games

https://www.youtube.com/@OurFamilyPlaysGames

BGG Game night https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBIiHc7zsjdwGbJN78PkxCCC9xJkUV1Ic

UKGE surpasses GenCon

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/06/03/uk-games-expo-now-fully-on-the-world-sta ge-of-mega-cons-as-record-breaking-event-surpasses-gen-con-for-trade-hall-size/

Sword World in English

http://sw25.wikidot.com/

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This episode, we’re joined by Graham Gentz from Mythworks to discuss his experience designing TTRPGs and running Mega Games. Graham recalls a wealth of experience playing A Penny for My Thoughts, and Daniel delivers a report of visiting Koriko: A Magical Year.

Topics Discussed

CBR+PNK, Under the Autumn Strangely, Mega Games, A Penny For My Thoughts, Koriko: A Magical Year, horror recommendations

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer - CBR PNK: 0:02:04
• Appetizer - Under the Autumn Strangely: 0:06:56
• Appetizer - Mega Games: 0:16:00
• A Penny for My Thoughts: 0:37:51
• Koriko: A Magical Year: 0:50:56
• Dessert: 1:07:59

Links

CBR+PNK: Overload

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythworks/cbr-pnk-overload

Slugblaster: Slime, Warp and Solder

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/mythworks/slugblaster-book-of-warp-slime-solder

Under the Autumn Strangely

https://grahamgentz.itch.io/under-the-autumn-strangely

Shut Up & Sit Down: Watch the Skies

https://youtu.be/hN71v9H_gg8

People Make Games: Wargaming

https://youtu.be/lYaDXZ2MI-k

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This week we ponder the conundrum of classifying puzzles as games, as Daniel reviews Gravitrax The Game Pro: Splitter. Meanwhile Mark plunders the retro archives to review Gargoyle’s Quest.

Topics Discussed

Puzzles as Games, Gravitrax The Game, Gargoyles Quest, Fargo (TV series), Star Wars: Convergence (Novel)

Timestamps

• Start: 0:00:00
• Appetizer: 0:01:30
• Gravitrax: 0:12:15
• Gargoyle’s Quest: 0:28:19
• Desert: 0:47:47
• Outro: 1:01:21

Links

Board Games As Puzzles: Problem Design & Player Agency

https://youtu.be/f697KVbaeyk

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This week we’re both illustrating our thoughts on turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. We discuss its surrealist high-stakes storytelling and resonance with card-game mechanics to see how this exquisite corpse of design fits together.

Topics Discussed

Molly House Print and Play, Bungie plagiarises artwork, ProtoCon BC, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, A Canticle for Leibowitz, Overlord (manga/anime)

Timestamps

Start: 00:00

Appetizer: 01:47

Clair Obscur Expedition 33: 10:09

Desert: 1:07:22

Outro: 1:19:41

Links

Molly House Print and Play

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3510978/final-print-and-play-released

Bungie plagiarized artist N2 for upcoming Marathon game

https://www.vice.com/en/article/bungie-accused-of-plagiarizing-yet-again-marathon-seemingly-lifts-assets-from-an-artists-original-work-without-their-knowledge/

ProtoCon BC

https://www.protoconbc.ca/

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This week we’re taking a magnifying glass to Blue Prince and both comparing our thoughts on this innovative blend of card drafting, puzzle solving and rogue-like RNG. Is the resulting Winchester house of game design worthy of the crown?

Topics Discussed

Reforest: Old Growth, Seas of Havoc, Goodman Games collaborating with Judges Guild, Spindlejack, Citizen Sleeper, Nintendo virtual game cards, Blue Prince, Black Mirror, The Invisible Man and His Soon to be Wife

Timestamps

• Start: 00:00
• Appetizer: 01:18
• Blue Prince: 14:48
• Desert: 56:56
• Outro: 1:11:44
• Blue Prince Spoilers: 1:12:59

Links

Reforest: Old Growth

http://kck.st/4jA9BtY

Seas of Havoc Reprint & First Mates Expansion

http://kck.st/3Z6yNjs

Spindlejack

https://jump-over-the-age.itch.io/citizen-sleeper-spindlejack

Quinns Quest Citizen Sleeper Actual Play

https://youtu.be/SCP7Pf12xcU

Watch on Youtube⁠https://youtu.be/QOM4N7XM67I⁠

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We wrap up our 100th episode celebration by with the final countdown of our top 100 games and our top 10 personal favourite video games of all time.

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Games Discussed

• Daniel: Borderlands 2, Rayman Legends, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Alien Isolation, Portal 2, Halo: Combat Evolved, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Outer Wilds, Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
• Mark: Maniac Mansion, Slay the Spire, Wonderboy in Monster Land, Earthbound, Resident Evil 2, Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Satisfactory, Borderlands 2, Fallout New Vegas

Links

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