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Journeys In Middle-Earth, House Rules, and the Human Element in App-Based Games
This week's episode takes our intrepid players to Mordor and back again. Join Aaron & Liz as they embark on an unexpected journey through Middle-Earth with their pals Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and some made up residents of Mirkwood in Fantasy Flight's new Lord Of The Rings game.
TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 - DC character, or LOTR thing?
- 6:10 - Our relationship with The Tolkien-verse.
- 13:01 - The beauty of using an app for campaign management and gameplay + the story of the game.
- 19:35 - This LOTR uses a pretty near hex-based tile system. We're gonna discuss it.
- 23:05 - The thematic tie-ins of LOTR, and how it doesn't always quite work.
- 27:35 - "There are elements of a really great deck builder in here."
- 32:45 - The (meta) co-operative nature of app-based games.
- 40:20 - "OK, but did you have FUN playing this game?"
- 41:30 - House rules, the human element, and how to determine the difficulty in an app-based game.
- 51:30 - "Would you recommend this more than Mansions Of Madness?"
--- Journeys In Middle-Earth is designed by Nathan Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus
--- Aaron acknowledges that he's a big fan of The Lord Of The Rings, but really wants people to know that Faramir is the only good man in Middle-Earth.
About The Co-Operatives Podcast
--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at [email protected]. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW!
--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow!
--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.
About Hoodie Weather
--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun
--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link --> https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord
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By Liz Brodzinski, Hoodie Weather, Aaron Amendola
4.9
3030 ratings
This week's episode takes our intrepid players to Mordor and back again. Join Aaron & Liz as they embark on an unexpected journey through Middle-Earth with their pals Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and some made up residents of Mirkwood in Fantasy Flight's new Lord Of The Rings game.
TIMESTAMPS
- 0:00 - DC character, or LOTR thing?
- 6:10 - Our relationship with The Tolkien-verse.
- 13:01 - The beauty of using an app for campaign management and gameplay + the story of the game.
- 19:35 - This LOTR uses a pretty near hex-based tile system. We're gonna discuss it.
- 23:05 - The thematic tie-ins of LOTR, and how it doesn't always quite work.
- 27:35 - "There are elements of a really great deck builder in here."
- 32:45 - The (meta) co-operative nature of app-based games.
- 40:20 - "OK, but did you have FUN playing this game?"
- 41:30 - House rules, the human element, and how to determine the difficulty in an app-based game.
- 51:30 - "Would you recommend this more than Mansions Of Madness?"
--- Journeys In Middle-Earth is designed by Nathan Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus
--- Aaron acknowledges that he's a big fan of The Lord Of The Rings, but really wants people to know that Faramir is the only good man in Middle-Earth.
About The Co-Operatives Podcast
--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at [email protected]. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW!
--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow!
--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.
About Hoodie Weather
--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun
--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link --> https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord