Paper Labyrinths

We talk with Matt Carney about minimalist composition, ambiguity in storytelling, editing for games, and Boba Fett.

Find Matt on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/deptofmeteors.bsky.social. Find his music on Bandcamp at https://silohomes.bandcamp.com

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Bruno Dias about the craft of writing for games, weird fiction, information theory, and indescribable horrors.

Find Bruno on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brunodias.dev), check out his portfolio (https://brunodias.dev/) and his very good blog (https://azhdarchid.com/).

Bruno is the editor of the Game Narrative Reader: https://www.gamenarrativereader.org/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

Nic talks with Alex Jaffe about his recently-announced dungeon crawler card game, his long tenure on 2XKO, and the ephemerality of game experiences.

Find Alex on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/blinkity.bsky.social) and follow his work at https://www.alexjaffe.games

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Ian Williams about his recently-announced book on miniature wargaming, the material conditions of craft, the power of nostalgia, and the impact of hydration breaks on association football.

Find Ian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brocktoon.bsky.social) and follow his blog (https://stuckness.ghost.io/). "The Doodad Economy", which we references in the show, can be found here: https://stuckness.ghost.io/the-doodad-economy-why-your-analog-games-are-starting-to-feel-digital-and-also-why-thats-false/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Eve Golden-Woods about tabletop mechanics, the Book of Kells industrial complex, regency romance novels, and Ancient Babylon.

Find Eve on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/evegoldenwoods.bsky.social) and on itch (https://evelorien.itch.io/), where you can download the award-winning ttrpg, The Creation of Wonder.

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Bria Davis about Discord servers, Blaseball, passing on lessons learned, and eggs.

Bria Davis ( https://bsky.app/profile/thevoidencore.bsky.social ) is Community Director at Young Horses ( https://younghorsesgames.com/ ). ---

Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali ( https://blog.enceledean.com/ ) and Brendan McLeod ( https://brendanmcleod.dev )

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes ( https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ )

https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Holly Nielsen about Amberspire, games in historical contexts, citing sources, and the Whiggish nature of skill trees.

Follow Holly on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/hollynielsen.bsky.social

Amberspire releasing May 6! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

Sorry folks, but no ep this month - scheduling didn't work out to get a convo done on time. But weirdly enough, it DID work out with me and Nic in the same place at the same time, so please accept our phone-recording apology.

We talk with Chris Kindred about DJing, teaching game design, and hauntology.

Follow Chris on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/chriskindred.com and find their work at https://chriskindred.com/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

We speak with Meredith Gran about nostalgia, sense of time and place, cartooning, and getting a project across the finish line.

Follow Meredith on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com Meredith's new game, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, is out now on Steam for PC and Mac, and coming soon to Switch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com