Now wise and grizzled in the aftermath of our 50th episode, BAD END is back, and this time we're joined by intrepid reporter Luke Winkie (@luke_winkie on Twitter) to talk about Autochess games, The Metroidvania Discourse, Apex Legends, and whether or not it's a good idea to colonize mars.

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12:25 - Void Bastards, and ~the genre discourse

29:28 - Surviving Mars

36:14 - Blackjack, roulette, pool, snooker

50:12 - Apex Legends Season 2

1:01:50 - The Hearthstone Minute

1:07:55 - Teamfight Tactics, Dota Underlords, Dota Auto Chess

1:25:23 - On videogame piracy

Intro/Outro music is TABOO by Seiho