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  • Episode 14: An Espresso Shot of Fun

    We discuss Magic Maze, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Celeste, and a meta topic of "games" vs. "experiences."

    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:

    • Magic Maze | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Hellblade | Ninja Theory
    • Games - Star Wars LEGO.com
    • Spaceteam — A Game of Cooperative Shouting for Phones and Tablets
    • Galaxy Trucker | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Welcome | Rocket League® - Official Site
    • Heavenly Sword® Game | PS3 - PlayStation
    • DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition | Ninja Theory Ltd
    • Alan Wake |
    • Celeste
    • Shovel Knight | Yacht Club Games
    • QWOP
    • Edith Finch
    • DARK SOULS | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    • Super Meat Boy Forever
    • XCOM 2
    • Diablo III Official Game Site
    57 min
  • Episode 13: An All Day Struggle for the Galaxy

    We discuss Azul, Twilight Imperium 4, Rocket League and the book "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels"

    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/

    Our previous red Logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • Azul | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Welcome | Rocket League® - Official Site
    • Amazon.com: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made (9780062651235): Jason Schreier: Books
    • Michael Kiesling | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
    • Plan B Games | Board Game Publisher | BoardGameGeek
    • Ticket to Ride | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Pandemic | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Backgammon | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Patchwork | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Hive | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Chess | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Spiel des Jahres e.V. |
    • Palpatine | Wookieepedia | FANDOM powered by Wikia
    • Godfather Favor - YouTube
    • TI4 Two-Sided Strategy Card/Quick Reference Player Aid - Half Sheet Size | Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition | BoardGameGeek
    • Kotaku - The Gamer's Guide
    • Kotaku Splitscreen by Kotaku on Apple Podcasts
    • Jason Schreier
    • Kirk Hamilton
    • Diablo III Official Game Site
    • Destiny the Game | Home
    • halo wars - Google Search
    • Official Halo Wars Community Site
    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 12: You Play in the Playing Place

    We discuss @Kegz experience at BGG.Con and prep for next time where we talk about "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels"

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • BGGCON | Wiki | BoardGameGeek
    • Out of Game
    • Welcome to Denver International Airport | Denver International Airport
    • Colorado Gaming Conventions
    • Dead of Winter | Games | Plaid Hat Games
    • Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Gloomhaven | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Last of Us
    • Crokinole | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Curling - Winter Olympic Sport
    • PitchCar | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Flick 'em Up! | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Mars Open: Tabletop Golf | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Official Website
    • GWENT®: The Witcher Card Game
    • XCOM 2
    • Amazon.com: Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made (9780062651235): Jason Schreier: Books
    • CD PROJEKT RED - The industry leader in creating role-playing games.
    • When is The Witcher out on Netflix? Release date, cast, trailer and more | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV | Express.co.uk
    • Shovel Knight | Yacht Club Games
    • Star Wars 1313 - All 3 Extended Gameplay Trailers - E3 - YouTube
    • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
    • Dragon Age
    • Stardew Valley
    • UNCHARTED 4: A Thief's End on PlayStation 4 - Naughty Dog
    • Diablo III Official Game Site
    45 min
  • Episode 11: I Don't Want To Brew Potions All The Time

    We discuss Pandemic Legacy Season 2, Hanamikoji, and Witcher III (Actually played this time.)

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • BGGCON | Wiki | BoardGameGeek
    • Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Hanamikoji | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Official Website
    • Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • T.I.M.E Stories | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • T.I.M.E Stories: A Prophecy of Dragons | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • T.I.M.E Stories: Expedition – Endurance | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Jeffrey | Mystery Men Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
    • Mystery Men (1999) - IMDb
    • Ben Stiller - IMDb
    • gish - Wiktionary
    • The Witcher Boxed Set: Blood of Elves, The Time of Contempt, Baptism of Fire: Andrzej Sapkowski, David A French: 9780316438971: Amazon.com: Books
    • Dark Souls III | Home
    • Dark Souls II
    • Bloodborne Game | PS4 - PlayStation
    • XCOM 2
    • Gloomhaven | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Amazon.com: Devil May Cry 3 - PlayStation 2: Artist Not Provided: Video Games
    • The Elder Scrolls Official Site | Skyrim Special Edition
    • Divinity: Original Sin 2
    • GWENT®: The Witcher Card Game
    • BoardGameGeek | Gaming Unplugged Since 2000
    • Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    1 hr 11 min
  • Episode 10: Demon Snot Essential Oil

    We discuss Pax Renaissance, Isle of Skye, Wolf Among Us, and Witcher III.

    Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music.

    Find out more at: http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • Pax Renaissance | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Isle of Skye: From Chieftain to King | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • The Wolf Among Us - Telltale
    • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Official Website
    • Here I Stand | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Alexander Pfister | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
    • Andreas Pelikan | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
    • Carcassonne | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • MeepleSource.com | Character Meeples, Premium Resource Bits, and Board Game Upgrade Kits!
    • Kingdomino | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Home - Telltale
    • Sierra - King’s Quest
    • The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | Disney LOL
    • Maniac Mansion (Game) - Giant Bomb
    • Thimbleweed Park™
    • Life is Strange: Before the Storm
    • Oxenfree on Steam
    • Bigby Wolf (Video Game) | Fables Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
    • Bigby (Greyhawk) - Wikipedia
    • KINGDOM HEARTS
    • Aesop's Fables - Wikipedia
    • The Americans | Episodes | FX Networks
    • Quick time event - Wikipedia
    • Edith Finch
    • The Witcher (5 Book Series)
    • The Elder Scrolls Official Site | Skyrim Special Edition
    58 min
  • Episode 9: Cardboard and Bits

    First Episode of Season 2 where we focus on Games. Cardboard, Role playing and video games. Tabletop: Camel Up Console Uncharted: Lost Legacy.

    Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at:

    http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • Pax Renaissance | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy for PlayStation 4 Reviews - Metacritic
    • UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy - Launch Trailer | PS4 - YouTube
    • Phil Eklund | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
    • Heavy Cardboard — Heavy Cardboard podcast
    • Pax Porfiriana | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Pax Pamir | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Fugger - Wikipedia
    • Augsburg - Wikipedia
    • House of Medici - Wikipedia
    • Iron Bank of Braavos | Game of Thrones Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
    • Oliver Cromwell - Wikipedia
    • Civilization® VI – The Official Site
    • Twilight Struggle | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Dark Souls - Wikipedia
    • Camel Up | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Spiel des Jahres e.V. |
    • Spiel des Jahres winner Camel Up has arrived! - Meeples Games
    • Citadels | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Sticheln | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Kingdomino | Spiel des Jahres e.V.
    • Sixth generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia
    • Seventh generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia
    • Eighth generation of video game consoles - Wikipedia
    • Naughty Dog | Naughty Dog
    54 min
  • Episode 8: Ruin Everything!

    Tales from the Loop, Infocom and interactive fiction, Politics and the Koch brothers.

    Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at:

    http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • Tales from the Loop - Roleplaying in the '80s That Never Was by Fria Ligan — Kickstarter
    • Wizardry | Prepare Yourself for the Ultimate in Fantasy Games | Wizardry
    • Thri-kreen - Wikipedia
    • Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
    • Boone's Farm Fan Club Online
    • The Electric State - Simon Stålenhag's New Narrative Artbook by Fria Ligan — Kickstarter
    • Every "Meddling Kids" comment from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! - YouTube
    • Omni Magazine Online - Tribute Website
    • Snapchat
    • Homepage | Pokémon Go
    • 3209899-go.jpg (554×376)
    • Amazon.com: LEGO Star Wars Slave I 75060 Star Wars Toy: Toys & Games
    • Made With ARKit (@madewithARKit) | Twitter
    • IKEA VR Experience on Steam
    • Infocom - The Master Storytellers
    • Inform
    • Home : Inform
    • Inform - ZMachine - Standards
    • BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Game - 30th Anniversary Edition
    • Zork - Play online at textadventures.co.uk
    • DOSBox SVN, CPU speed: 3000 cycles, Frameskip 0, Program: LEATHER
    • Cornerstone (software) - Wikipedia
    • Download Trinity - My Abandonware
    • Sid Meier's Pirates!
    • Pirates! for the Macintosh - YouTube
    • Sorcery! on the App Store
    • MUD - Wikipedia
    • History of the floppy disk - Wikipedia
    • Why Hate the Koch Brothers? (Part 1) - Freakonomics Freakonomics
    • The Fifth Column / Podcast
    • Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring (Paperback)): Christopher Hitchens: 9780465030330: Amazon.com: Books
    • Nancy MacLean Owes Tyler Cowen an Apology – Russ Roberts – Medium
    • Blind men and an elephant - Wikipedia
    • Koch family - Wikipedia
    • Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right: Jane Mayer: 9780385535595: Amazon.com: Books
    • Betsy DeVos - Wikipedia
    • A Colony in a Nation | W. W. Norton & Company
    • Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) | Twitter
    • Chris Hayes On The Crisis Of Elites And The Politics Of Order - The Ezra Klein Show (podcast)
    • We overanalyze Trump. He is what he appears to be. - Vox
    • Marginal REVOLUTION — Small Steps Toward A Much Better World
    • We're All Keynesians Now - WSJ
    • Neil Gorsuch - Wikipedia
    • Sen. James Inhofe brings snowball to Senate floor
    • Narcissism of small differences - Wikipedia
    • Amazon.com: The Sneetches and Other Stories (0400883740688): Dr. Seuss: Books
    • Kling on the Three Languages of Politics | EconTalk | Library of Economics and Liberty
    • You Can Support A Basic Social Safety Net, And Still Be A Libertarian - Being Libertarian
    • Calvinism - Wikipedia
    • Orwellian - Wikipedia
    1 hr 30 min
  • Episode 7: Work is Work

    We discuss Jason's aversion to cop shows. Local theater and writing plays. Standup and magic as a job.

    Alternate Titles:

    "This Old House Is a Lie?"
    "It's never Lupus."

    Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at:

    http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • Banff National Park - Canadian Rockies Activities & Hotels
    • The City of Calgary - Home Page
    • Bosch (TV Series 2014– ) - IMDb
    • Hieronymous Bosch - The complete works
    • MichaelConnelly.com
    • Share Book Recommendations With Your Friends, Join Book Clubs, Answer Trivia
    • Official Home Page || David Weber
    • Amazon.com: On Basilisk Station (9780743435710): David Weber: Books
    • Amazon.com: Heat (2010) (0883929169276): Unknown: Books
    • Bones - TV Series News, Show Information - FOX
    • House | USA Network
    • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - CBS.com
    • Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010) - IMDb
    • Lawyers raised doubts about Austin DNA lab work as early as 2009
    • The latest crime lab scandal is brought to you by Broward County, Florida - The Washington Post
    • Crime-scene errors put 65 cases under review, audit finds - Houston Chronicle
    • Only on ABC7News.com: San Francisco crime lab whistleblower says scandal dates back years | abc7news.com
    • 'Stunning' Drug Lab Scandal Could Overturn 23K Convictions | NBC Bay Area
    • Is This the End of Bite-Mark Analysis?
    • HBO: The Wire: Homepage
    • Dexter - Official Series Site | SHOWTIME
    • Jennifer Carpenter - IMDb
    • Luckiest People
    • Home - The Aurora Fox Arts Center
    • Watch Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Show - ABC.com
    • List of The Late Show with David Letterman episodes - Wikipedia — 28th and final show as a late night host. Played more for laughs than for tears (Letterman remained dry-eyed throughout), the show featured the following:[53][54]
    A cold open that began with Gerald Ford's famous quote at his 1974 presidential inauguration, "Our long national nightmare is over." In pre-taped appearances, surviving Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush repeated the line, as did current President Barack Obama, who added "Letterman is retiring!" Letterman sidled up to Obama afterwards and quipped, "You're just kidding, right?"
  • Kahneman's Mind-Clarifying Strangers: System 1 & System 2 | Big Think
  • Inside Out Credits | Pixar Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia
  • Denver Theatre - The Illusionists – Live From Broadway | DCPA
  • CrissAngel
  • Homepage | Wizards Corporate
  • Ira Glass and What Every Successful Person Knows, But Never Says — Spend a year or two in the gym and you'll start to recognize good technique, even if your own could use some work. This is something I'm struggling with right now. I know a great clean and jerk when I see one, but when I grab hold of the bar it's still hard for me to pull it off.
    • Start writing consistently and you'll begin to take notice when you read great work. But good luck trying to produce your own brilliant words. In the beginning, it can be difficult just to get something on the page. And even when you can hammer out sentences, young writers quickly learn that all words aren't created equal. Even with consistent writing each week, I still feel like I fail to produce something of note.
  • Tales from the Loop - Roleplaying in the '80s That Never Was by Fria Ligan — Kickstarter
  • Ira Glass on Storytelling 3 - YouTube
    • 1 hr 1 min
  • Episode 6: Memory of Virtual Spaces

    We discuss the memory of virtual spaces. How do you deal with a contractor who does a poor job? We anticipate the Role playing game "Tales from the Loop."

    Alternate Titles:

    "I made a three story house, and its got a pony."
    "Block of Dopes."

    Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at:

    http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/

    Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

    http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

    Links:

    • Mario Kart™ 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch™ – Official Site
    • Lost Treasures of Infocom on the App Store
    • Games by Infocom
    • The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console – Official Site
    • Rockstar Games - Grand Theft Auto V
    • Premium 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook (D&D Core Rulebook): Wizards RPG Team: 9780786964451: Amazon.com: Books
    • Ad&d 2nd Edition | eBay
    • Ocarina of Time Walkthrough – Zelda Dungeon
    • Official site | Minecraft
    • Dark Age of Camelot - Play the award winning RvR MMO RPG!
    • World of Warcraft
    • Destiny the Game | Home
    • Alien: Isolation
    • Halo 3 - Xbox 360 - IGN
    • UNCHARTED on PlayStation 4 - Naughty Dog
    • Alien (1979) - IMDb
    • Portal on Steam
    • "Star Trek" The Savage Curtain (TV Episode 1969) - IMDb
    • | The Cult
    • Brazilian jiu-jitsu - Wikipedia
    • Dunning–Kruger effect - Wikipedia
    • MMA vs Tai Chi: This ‘Legendary’ Kungfu Duel Ends In 10 Seconds - YouTube
    • Theodore Roosevelt Quote: “Comparison is the thief of joy.” (15 wallpapers) - Quotefancy
    • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us: Daniel H. Pink: 8601234640691: Amazon.com: Books
    • Tales from the Loop - Roleplaying in the '80s That Never Was by Fria Ligan — Kickstarter
    • The Goonies (1985) - IMDb
    • The Breakfast Club (1985) - IMDb
    • Stranger Things (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb
    • Archives: Podcastle | Shut Up & Sit Down
    • Tom Bombadil | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom powered by Wikia
    • It: A Novel: Stephen King: 9781501142970: Amazon.com: Books
    • The Real Story of New Coke: The Coca-Cola Company
    • Amazon.com : Tang, Orange Powdered Drink Mix (Makes 6 Quarts), 20oz Canister (Pack of 6) : Powdered Soft Drink Mixes : Grocery & Gourmet Food
    • Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies 12 Count Box (2 Boxes) 16.2 OZ: Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food
    1 hr 7 min
  • Episode 5: They should bring real jousting back

    Authenticity and where the line is between participating in social media and sharing too much. Plus, @kegz gives us a game review.

    Alternate TItles:

    • Submarine Larping
    • Am I derpy awkward or a super narcissist?

      • Our Theme Music is Chocolate and Cocaine by Lorenzo’s Music. Find out more at:

      http://www.lorenzosmusic.com/

      Our logo was designed by Sounds Like An Earful. Find out more at:

      http://www.soundslikeanearful.com/

      Links:

      • Heather ‘Dooce’ Armstrong Talks Life After Mommy-Blogging
      • dooce® | Looking upward and ahead
      • The Bloggess
      • Steve Jackson Games
      • zefrank1 - YouTube
      • Dune: Frank Herbert: 9780441172719: Amazon.com: Books
      • Robert M. Pirsig, Author of ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,’ Dies at 88 - The New York Times
      • Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals: Robert M. Pirsig: 9780553299618: Amazon.com: Books
      • Amazon.com: Moby Dick (9781503280786): Herman Melville: Books
      • PewDiePie - YouTube
      • Jousting
      • Why Not Both? - YouTube
      • History of Polo | Polo Museum
      • Watch Pearl Jam's Rock Hall of Fame Induction Performance - Rolling Stone
      • My Baby's In Love With Eddie Vedder (live) - "Weird Al" Yankovic - YouTube
      • Watch David Letterman's Pearl Jam Rock Hall Induction Speech - Rolling Stone
      • Official Chicago Cubs Website | MLB.com
      • Marco Arment, Developer/Writer - XOXO Festival (2013) - YouTube
      • Log in | Tumblr
      • Instapaper
      • Instapaper has been acquired by Pinterest - The Verge
      • The Magazine – Marco.org
      • Overcast
      • 49: Marco Arment on Overcast — Debug — Overcast
      • Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) | Twitter
      • Guy English (@gte) | Twitter
      • Guy Ritchie - IMDb
      • ONE STAR – Useless mug – Marco.org
      • Man dragged off flight gets big United settlement - CNN Video
      • Shut Up & Sit Down » Board Games | Videos | Podcastle
      • T.I.M.E Stories: Expedition: Endurance | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
      • Ernest Shackleton - Wikipedia
      • Captain Sonar | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
      • The Resistance | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
      • Yarn | - Which way is he turning? - To the starboard, sir. ~ The Hunt for Red October (1990) | Find clips by quote at GetYarn.io | 紗
      1 hr 1 min

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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…