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Games can be anything, but do they really need to be anything more than Snake??

Today we're talking about Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves by so many people!!! A game about learning what a game poem is and playing Snake.
Read/play Game Poems — Issue #1: First Moves on itch.io or the Game Poems website!!! Follow Game Poems on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Game Poems Magazine - Resources

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Art by Tara Crawford

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Produced and edited by AJ Fillari
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Modern Major Child

(03:23) - Game Poems Issue #1: First Moves

(05:26) - The philosophy of game poems

(15:55) - It's over when...

(18:49) - Find the game in the show notes!!

(19:57) - Stand outs

(20:12) - Like I Never Moved at All by Adam Pype and Victor Kraus

(23:33) - SNAKISMS 2: Snakes We Live By, Volume 1: A-M by Pippin Barr

(28:25) - [começar coisas terminadas] by Isaques Sanchez

(33:59) - Asunder by Ash Rezvani, Brittany Westlund, Kate Lloyd

(37:26) - Firsts by Geoffrey Mugford

(43:12) - Gambit by Caitlin DeRosa

(44:58) - On Second Thought by Tereza Kotěšovcová

(47:01) - A look of glass stops you. by Brendan Allen

(50:33) - Big Takeaways

(51:00) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(52:41) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(54:33) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(57:26) - Closing the magazine

(01:00:24) - Kim tells a story

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This week AJ sat down with one of their TTRPG groups to discuss the group's recent playthrough of the WONDERFUL game Prequel by Glyphtide Games! A game about overcoming the evil, and your inevitable demise!
Get Prequel digitally or physically on Glyphtide Games' website!
If you want to see how we organized our game you can explore the spreadsheet we played on!
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Follow the guests!
Listen to Jill and Scout on Paws and Clause or In Sequence
Hear AJ talk about Triangle Agency on In Sequence
Check out MCDM's game, Draw Steel!
If you're in the Detroit Metro area check out Pandemonium Games and Hobbies
Read Frey's blog On the Table
Check out Andy's art for Arkham Con
Support Scout and see her blogging occasionally on her Ko-Fi page or check out her work on her website!
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Intro

(02:01) - We've all played Prequel!

(02:21) - What is Prequel?

(04:03) - Starting at the beginning (kind of)

(05:12) - The Evil

(06:53) - The Heroes

(27:11) - Player agency and the tactical side of the game

(36:58) - Everyone is equal and narrative transparency

(41:12) - Investment in the world and storytelling

(46:34) - The playtime

(54:02) - Good lookin' book!!!

(55:55) - This game sticks with you

(01:00:00) - Follow my wonderful friends!!!

(01:06:06) - Thank you for your support!!!!

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Captain's Log 420 (nice): Space... it's always night here... why isn't anyone talking about this?

Today we're talking about Moonrot by Bee Braun! A game about driving around the moon and soaking up the sun.
Get Moonrot on itch.io or Steam!!! Follow Bee Braun's work on their (very good) website!

Discussed in the episode:
Frogsong by Bee Braun on Steam
PROXIMATE on Steam
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Hey Girl Mode is a good podcast

(00:47) - Podcast debuff

(01:21) - You may know this dev!!

(03:10) - What is Moonrot?

(07:25) - This IS a horror game

(12:33) - Finding the bright spots

(14:11) - A faulty rover

(16:33) - Use of sound

(18:40) - Spoilers!

(18:45) - Progression of the horror

(27:15) - Going around the lake

(28:21) - The ending

(29:11) - Big Takeaways

(29:21) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(31:26) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(34:00) - Hey read the show notes

(35:16) - Thank you for listening!

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What was your favorite part of the original RUIN?? I personally loved thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethe

Today we're talking about RUIN: Chapter 0 by Official Electric! A game about the 35th anniversary of the hit game RUIN and taking a smoke break.

Get RUIN: Chapter 0 on itch.io!!! Follow Official Electric's work on itch.io OR their VERY GOOD website!

Discussed in the episode:
RUIN Ch.O Suite by 8M on Bandcamp
A Year with Swollen Appendices: The Diary of Brian Eno by Brian Eno (the book that the quote Robin reads is from)
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Timecodes:

(00:00) - Lettuce is evil

(00:50) - THE GANG IS BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

(01:28) - Kim has a totally different type of freaky taste

(02:19) - What is RUIN: Chapter 0

(04:03) - The game is an art piece

(05:17) - It is so hard to talk about this game without spoilers

(06:23) - Look we tried to talk about it without spoilers

(06:43) - Spoiler time

(06:53) - I think I liked it

(08:26) - Robin says something coherent about the aesthetics of incoherence

(10:16) - Capturing childhood uncertainty and memory

(17:09) - The game might hate you?

(19:57) - The genre shifts

(24:47) - The design is just so good

(26:04) - Big Takeaways

(26:19) - Kim's Big Takeaway

(28:37) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(30:48) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(33:55) - Goblin's Big Takeaway

(34:03) - Robin's Big Takeaway

(37:06) - Hell yeah gang

(37:35) - Tell us what you think about the game!

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The fake studio is called "Heartblade" sorry we didn't figure it out in the episode.
Today we're talking about Forbidden Solitaire by Night Signal Entertainment and Grey Alien Games! A game about playing an evil CD and the horrors of working in the games industry. 
Get Forbidden Solitaire on Steam!!! Follow Night Signal Entertainment's work on their website! Follow Grey Alien Games' work on their website!

Discussed in the episode:
Ep. 186: The Pacino Family Gaming Podcast (Feat. AJ and Home Safety Hotline) by Video Game Podtimism (oops Kim isn't on this one sorry sorry sorry)
Home Safety Hotline by Night Signal Entertainment on Steam
All Haul the King by Housefire on Steam
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Art by Tara Crawford

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Timecodes:

(01:09) - Nightmare Husband

(02:06) - What is Forbidden Solitaire

(05:28) - The game wants you to win

(13:24) - Narrative stuff

(16:56) - The game "Forbidden Solitaire" withing the game Forbidden Solitaire

(18:00) - Cooper has a carrot

(18:47) - The overall story

(25:07) - The metanarrative

(29:13) - Comparing to Home Safety Hotline

(36:47) - The balance

(37:46) - The end of the game

(40:01) - Big Takeaways

(40:10) - AJ's Big Takeaway

(45:12) - Chase's Big Takeaway

(50:04) - The future is bright

(50:41) - Thank you for listening!

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