In this first ever bonus episode, Freya reflects on the games she played at Contingency 2025 - a TTRPG convention on the wintry Norfolk coast. We discuss a pair of very yellow games, ruminate upon “A+B” dice mechanics, and analyse the comedy-to-therapy spectrum. 

Timestamps

CBR+PNK - 2:02

Yellow King RPG (sort of) - 9:16

Confectioners vs Cromwell (using GM’s own system) - 16:56

Never Stop Exploding - 21:47

Troika! - 26:29

Star Trek Adventures (1E) - 30:40

JourneyMon - 39:21

Tool Team - 39:50

DIE - 41:57

One Ring (2E) - 1:02:29

Notes and links

The extremely long Lord of the Rings video Freya mentioned: https://youtu.be/poMnJKLGYo0?si=hQO5mbdDtRnAjKOu

The Meguey Baker article we discussed: https://lumpley.games/2021/12/30/ritual-in-game-design/