Context Free

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Context Free is a podcast all about games in our lives: cardboard, console, role-playing, mobile, VR, retro. The only thing we like more than playing games is talking about games and how they intersec... more

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The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.

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January 24, 2019Episode 24: Frog of Love?
On the tabletop: Fog of Love and Chronicles of Crime.
On the PS4: Subnautica.
On the Switch: Moonlighter.
On the Steam: CrossCode
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
Fog of Love
Chronicles of Crime | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Unlock! Escape Adventures | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Betrayal Legacy | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Subnautica Cinematic Trailer - YouTube
Moonlighter | Every adventure has to pay off – Moonlighter shows you two sides of the coin, revealing the everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper who secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
CrossCode on Steam
162: Our 2019 Video Game Predictions - Panoply
HITMAN 2
Scribblenauts Mega Pack
Capcom: Resident Evil 2 Official Site
Dragon's Lair on Steam
Q-bert.com
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition on Steam
Dark Souls II's Best Early Joke
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51min
December 14, 2018Episode 23: Don't Check Your Phone...Unless You Want Your Face Eaten
On the tabletop: Keyforge, Cribbage, Battle Lore, and Escape from the Aliens in Outerspace.
On the Console: Red Dead Redemption 2
On the web : Alias 'The Magpie' and Bogeyman
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
Games | Profile | kegz | BoardGameGeek
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
StarCraft: The Board Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
KeyForge: Call of the Archons | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Richard Garfield | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
Magic: The Gathering | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Android: Netrunner | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
King of Tokyo | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Robo Rally | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Artifact Game – Valve Artifact game | Artifact game discussion - Artifact Game Community
Loot box - Wikipedia
Cribbage | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Sheepshead | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Euchre | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Nell (1994) - Trailer - YouTube
French playing cards - Wikipedia
Rider-Waite tarot deck - Wikipedia
BattleLore | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The Art of War [New Translation]: Sun Tzu, James Trapp: 9781907446788: Amazon.com: Books
Amazon.com: On War eBook: Carl von Clausewitz: Books
Richard Borg | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
Commands & Colors: Ancients | Board Game | BoardGameGeek</
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1h 11min
October 30, 2018Episode 22: Dracula and Alien Walk Into a Tavern
The Fury of Dracula, crossover between gaming in board games and video games, and Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game.
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
Fury of Dracula (third/fourth edition) | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - IMDb
Blade (1998) - IMDb
(1) I DONT SAY BLEH BLEH BLEH!!! - YouTube
Super Mario Bros Monopoly Collector's Edition Board Game - Walmart.com
Fallout | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
THE 7th CONTINENT – What Goes Up, Must Come Down. by Serious Poulp — Kickstarter
Infocom - Zork Downloads
Gloomhaven | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Potion Explosion | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Bejeweled Video Games - Official EA Site
Play Tetris | Free Online Game | Tetris
Patchwork | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Uwe Rosenberg | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
Caverna: The Cave Farmers | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS : WotL - Apps on Google Play
The Dragon & Flagon | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Mechs vs. Minions | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Into the Breach on Steam
Lara Croft GO
Buy Hitman GO
‎Elder Sign: Omens for iPhone on the App Store
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1h 1min
October 02, 2018Episode 21: Nintendoishness, Eels and Nerdshame
@kegz buys a Nintendo Switch. Telltale Games is closing shop. Jason M records his first play on the boardgamegeek.com. @kegz plays D&D at a local taproom and the world doesn't end. On the tabletop: Root, Dominion, Burgle Bros. On the screen: Donut County, Super Mario Odyssey, Hollow Knight
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
Burgle Bros. - Home
What is Wii U? - Wii U from Nintendo - Info, Details
Wii.com
GameCube - Wikipedia
Nintendo 64 - Wikipedia
Nintendo Switch Super Bowl LI Commercial - Extended Cut - YouTube
Nintendo Labo™ for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system - Official Site
Hollow Knight – An atmospheric adventure through a surreal, bug-infested world
Dead Cells - Rogue-lite metroidvania with some souls-lite combat on top! Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Donkey Kong Country™: Tropical Freeze for the Nintendo Switch™ system – Official Site
The Official Home of Kirby™ - Official Game Site
The official home for The Legend of Zelda - Home
XCOM 2
Metroid (video game) - Wikipedia
Castlevania - Wikipedia
Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details
Hands-on with Super Mario Galaxy at 1080p on Nintendo's official Wii emulator • Eurogamer.net
What Happened To Telltale Games? Here's A Timeline Of Important Events - GameSpot
Former CEO and co-founder sues Telltale Games - The Verge
Main - Austin Film Festival
The Wolf Among Us - Telltale
Life is Strange 2
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1h 4min
August 30, 2018Episode 20: Hellenica: Story of Greece and Special Guest Scott DeMers
This episode we discuss the game Hellenica: Story of Greece with designer Scott DeMers, as well as his experience designing and kickstarting a boardgame. Hellenica's Kickstarter campaign is at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/532062403/hellenica-story-of-greece
Regarding the Hugo speech: it was N. K. Jemisin's speech at Worldcon I was referencing. Link in the show notes.
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Special Guest: Scott Demers.
Links:
Scott DeMers | Facebook
Hellenica: Story of Greece by Mr. B. Games — Kickstarter
Tactics II | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Avalon Hill | Homepage
Dark Tower | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The classic, ‘high tech’ board game Dark Tower is coming back in 2020 - Polygon
Orson Welles - IMDb
Citizen Kane (1941) - IMDb
Magic Realm | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
United States Bicentennial - Wikipedia
Civilization® VI – The Official Site
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri - Wikipedia
Civilization II - Wikipedia
Amazon.com: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - PlayStation 2: Artist Not Provided: Video Games
Victory (Civ5) | Civilization Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Download Battle Wrath | Abandonia
Battle Wrath gameplay (PC Game, 1997) - YouTube
4X - Wikipedia
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Peloponnesian War - Wikipedia
Clash of the Titans (1981) - IMDb
Ares - Wikipedia
Demeter - Wikipedia
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1h 25min
July 25, 2018Episode 19: Super Pink and Super Cute
@Kegz teaches you how to plan a game night. On the table top: Mars Open: Tabletop Golf & Flamme Rouge. On console: Has-been Heroes
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
Job Search - Millions of Jobs Hiring Near You | ZipRecruiter
Colorado Fishing Network: South Platte River
Song Exploder
R.E.M - Try not to Breathe - YouTube
Liz Phair - Divorce Song Tower Records - YouTube
mars open
Flamme Rouge | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Dennis Hoyle | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
Stamps.com - Buy Postage Online, Print USPS Stamps and Shipping Labels
Marketing Platform for Small Businesses - Sell More Stuff | MailChimp
The Best Bed for Better Sleep | Casper®
Blue Apron: Fresh Ingredients, Original Recipes, Delivered to You
Fracture | Glass Photos
Overcooked Game | PS4 - PlayStation
Pressure Cooker (video game) - Wikipedia
Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR Review - IGN
Captain B.J. Hunnicutt | Monster M*A*S*H | FANDOM powered by Wikia
Ubisoft - Assassin's Creed Origins
Has-Been Heroes on Steam
Roguelike - Wikipedia
Plants vs Zombies Video Games - PopCap Studios - Official EA Site
Castle Crashers
Amazon.com: Z-M
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56min
June 20, 2018Episode 18: Become One to Defeat All the Levels of the Game
This episode we primarily discuss The Mind, Ganz Schön Clever, and Tacoma. See the site for many links to every game we touch on.
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek —
2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
2018 Spiel des Jahres Nominee | Board Game Honor | BoardGameGeek
The Mind | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Ganz schön clever | Board Game | BoardGameGeek — 2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee
Tacoma - Fullbright
Ubisoft - Assassin's Creed Origins
Dungeon of the Endless™ on Steam
Slay the Spire on Steam
Tomb of Annihilation | Dungeons & Dragons
God of War
Of Dice and Men
Pick Up and Deliver – Rattlebox Games
Yahtzee | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The Castles of Burgundy | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Roll Player | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Sagrada | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Ylvis - The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?) [Official music video HD] - YouTube
Charades | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Magic Maze | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The Official Site for PAC-MAN - Video Games & More
Azul | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Luxor | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The Simpsons - 🎈 Can't Sleep. Clown Will Eat Me. 🎈 - YouTube
Gone Home: A Story Exploration Video Game
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1h 3min
May 17, 2018Episode 17: When are you done with a game?
We discuss the table top game 7th Continent, the PS4 game God of War, and IOS game Tiny Bubbles as well as the meta question: When are you done with a game?
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Links:
THE 7th CONTINENT – What Goes Up, Must Come Down. by Serious Poulp — Kickstarter
God of War
Tiny Bubbles by Pine Street Codeworks
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56min
April 18, 2018 Episode 16: A Lot of Pixels in Front of Your Eyeballs
We discuss VR on Playstation, @Kegz new gaming table and the table top game Innovation.
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
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56min
March 14, 2018Episode 15: Co-op: It's a nice way to abstract yourself from the grim reality
We discuss co-op on tabletop with a helping for co-op in video games. Special guest: @stacyk
Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/
Our new logo was designed by Andrew Figel. See him spin at Vinyl Nights in the Denver Area and check out his instagram feed at https://www.instagram.com/andrewfigel/
Special Guest: Stacy Keglovitz.
Links:
Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition
STAR WARS™: Rebellion - Fantasy Flight Games
Overcooked on Steam
rocket league - Google Search
It's Burger Time
Gloomhaven | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Monopoly Game Official Website | Monopoly Board Game | Hasbro
Clue Game | Clue
World of Solitaire
Duck Hunt NES - YouTube
Amazon.com: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - Nintendo NES: Video Games
The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console – Official Site
Amazon.com: Payday: Game: Toys & Games
Pandemic | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Ticket to Ride – a board game series by Alan R. Moon, published by Days of Wonder
D&D Official Homepage | Dungeons & Dragons
Arkham Horror
Ghost Stories | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Flash Point: Fire Rescue | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Mice and Mystics | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Mage Knight Board Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
Spirit Island | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
The Settlers of Catan: The Fisherme
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1h 4min

FAQs about Context Free:

How many episodes does Context Free have?

The podcast currently has 34 episodes available.