The Dive Down

On this week's show, Stan and Shane sit down with Ken Strickland, Design Director for The Killing Stone, the latest card battler/board game/devil mystery from Question games.

We talk about the game's unique blend of deck building and gothic storytelling, how to wager with demons, and the subtle art of card design.

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Timestamps:

0:01 - This week's episode

3:53 - Interview begins

5:40 - Question games

8:38 - The Killing Stone, explained

23:45 - How is The Killing Stone different?

30:40 - How Early Access works

37:12 - Ken's hopes for The Killing Stone

39:12 - The language of the game

59:10 - The final pitch for The Killing Stone

1:06:50 - Wrapping up

Links from this week's episode:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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This week it's just Dave and Stan — and cards are... back? We talk about Stan's solo birthday adventures in Milwaukee, some games he learned, the steaks we've loved before, and Dave's Very Strict House Rules for a Friendly Game of Poker.

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And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/

Timestamps:

0:01 - We're old and tired

8:18 - Some stuff about food

12:17 - Stan's fire is re-lit in Milwaukee, and Limited chat

22:52 - Riftbound and Vibes

41:00 - Stan's Milwaukee digression

51:00 - Dave's steak aspirations

54:25 - Survivor 50 and Dave's Poker Rules

1:08:10 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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On this week's show, the boys feel weird about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Stan and Shane discuss the new sci-fi boomer shooter High on Life 2, and Dave tells us about his latest D&D campaign.

Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown

Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store

Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com

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And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/

Timestamps:

0:01 - The heart of Rock n' Roll

9:08 - This week's episode

13:50 - We get High On Life (2)

23:50 - There's a skateboard

29:50 - Exploring the world

44:51 - Dave's DMing adventures

1:05:20 - Next week's episode

1:07:11 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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On this week's show it's the unofficial return of What's That In Your Pocket? Stan rolls credits on God of War Ragnarök, while Shane collects Retro Achievements in Final Fantasy 6 and the original Zelda!

Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown

Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store

Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com

Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN

And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/

Timestamps:

0:01 - Peak childhood, Dogbert's fear of Y2K, framed.wtf

13:15 - This week's episode

15:05 - God of War Ragnarök

25:12 - The PS Portal

28:25 - Final Fantasy VI, Aria of Sorrow, RetroAchievements

38:00 - Swordless Zelda 1

47:50 - The upcoming backlog

55:40 - PC games... in my Android handheld?

1:05:40 - The problem with Dave (and the Steam Machine)

1:13:10 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

email us: [email protected]

From the modest hop to the liveliest yeast, nothing makes for a more questionable podcast quite like beer. On this week's show, we talk about our personal history with one of the world's favorite alcohols. We talk about our personal favorites, the weird lengths we've gone to find some, and how we learned to worship the Dark Lord.

Become a citizen of The Dive Down Nation!: http://www.patreon.com/thedivedown

Show the world that you're a proud citizen of The Dive Down Nation with some merch from the store: https://www.thedivedown.com/store

Upgrade your gameplay and your gameday with Heavy Play accessories. Use code THEDIVEDOWN2025 for 10% off your first order at https://www.heavyplay.com

Get 25% Cashback after 3 months of service with ManaTraders! https://www.manatraders.com/?medium=thedivedown and use coupon code THEDIVEDOWN

And now receive 8% off your order of paper cards from Nerd Rage Gaming with code DIVE8 at https://www.nerdragegaming.com/

Timestamps:

2:54 - This week's episode

10:45 - When did we decide we liked beer?

23:30 - Getting into beer

35:20 - Dark Lord culture

40:35 - What beers do we like?

1:04:22 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

email us: [email protected]