Dice Exploder

Designer Commentary: Northfield (with Jason Morningstar)


Listen Later

Transcript

It is still designer commentary season on Dice Exploder, and today I'm talking with Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Night Witches, a million other games) about Northfield: a game we co-designed about when Jesse James tried to rob the bank in my home town, we shot the hell out of him and his gang, and then we started an annual small town fair to celebrate our victory. You play as both a member of the James-Younger gang and as a person in the present day portraying your gang member in a reenactment.

It's a weird little game, much like its subject matter, and surprisingly personal to me (Jason was not surprised). On this episode, we break down the process of our collaboration and how we feel about the results (very positively).

More than any other designer commentary I've done, I hope you check out this game. I'm really proud of it. You can get it on the Bully Pulpit Patreon now for $5.

Further Reading

Northfield, the game, on the Bully Pulpit Patreon

Video of the Defeat of Jesse James Days reenactment

Official Defeat of Jesse James Days website

Photo of (allegedly) Charlie Pitts’ ear

Wikipedia articles on Northfield and the James-Younger gang

Socials

Sam on Bluesky and itch.

Jason on ⁠Bluesky⁠ and ⁠dice.camp⁠.

⁠Bully Pulpit Games⁠

The Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.com

Our logo was designed by sporgory, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey.

Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Dice ExploderBy Sam Dunnewold

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

18 ratings


More shows like Dice Exploder

View all
Party of One Podcast by Jeff Stormer

Party of One Podcast

108 Listeners

Fear of a Black Dragon by Jason Cordova

Fear of a Black Dragon

117 Listeners

Design Doc by Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland

Design Doc

26 Listeners

TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars by Craig Shipman

TABLETOP TALK - Third Floor Wars

37 Listeners

Yes Indie'd Pod by Thomas M

Yes Indie'd Pod

16 Listeners

Dieku Podcast by Dieku Games

Dieku Podcast

4 Listeners

RTFM by RTFM

RTFM

20 Listeners

The Lost Bay Podcast by Iko

The Lost Bay Podcast

22 Listeners

Ludonarrative Dissidents by Ross Payton

Ludonarrative Dissidents

27 Listeners

Between Two Cairns by Yochai Gal & Brad Kerr

Between Two Cairns

82 Listeners

The Darkened Threshold by Jason Cordova, Alex Rybitski, J.D. Woodell

The Darkened Threshold

9 Listeners

Talk of the Table by Many Sided Media

Talk of the Table

11 Listeners

Around the Hearth by Open Hearth Gaming Community

Around the Hearth

1 Listeners

Rascal Radio Hour by Chase Carter

Rascal Radio Hour

4 Listeners

Unwritten Earths Symposium by Unwritten Earths Symposium

Unwritten Earths Symposium

3 Listeners