This week I sit down with Randy Flynn - creator, most notably, of Cascadia, and its many forms, and talk about building in games, what makes games truly satisfying, and how it brings people together.

Be sure to check out Randy's latest Kickstarter for Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, going on right now!

NB: in the discussion about "longest road" we mentioned Ticket to Ride, but were talking about Settlers of Catan.

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In this episode of joysticks! jacquie harris sits down with Fertessa Allyse, creator of Wicked and Wise, Book of Villainy, Star Trek: Cryptic, Menagerie, and co-creator of Cascadia Junior.

joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.

joysticks! is a product of echolocation media ltd., a small, queer-owned media business - your likes, subscriptions, and downloads mean a whole lot!

for access to exclusive interview questions, and all behind the scenes content of echolocation media, check out the patreon: https://www.patreon.com/echolocationmedia

In this second episode of joysticks! host, jacquie harris sits down with Banana Chan, a tabletop and analog game designer known for their co created work Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, Betrayal at the House on the Hill Third Edition, fun variations of Kids on Bikes, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, and Banana's latest game, Forgery.

Check out Banana Chan's game company Read/Write Memory here: https://www.gameandacurry.com/home/

joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.

joysticks! is a product of echolocation media ltd., a small, queer-owned media business

for access to exclusive interview questions, and all behind the scenes content of echolocation media, check out the patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/echolocationmedia

In this very first episode, joysticks! host, jacquie harris sits down with Rachel Fabi, a bioethics professor, jeopardy contestant, and creator of These Puzzles Fund Abortion to talk about the crossword puzzle community, the joy of creating crossword puzzles, and raising money for abortion funds.

You can support this cause at https://www.abortionpuzzles.com/

joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.

joysticks! is a product of echolocation media ltd., a small, queer-owned media business

support the patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/echolocationmedia