Puzzling Company Podcast

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Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Hunter and Matthew fend off eldritch creatures on their journey along the Road to Innsmouth. Through the power of Telescape and the world of Arkham Horror, The Road to Innsmouth is a thrilling point-and-click puzzle adventure presented by Hourglass Escapes in which you take on the hefty objective of surviving the impending threat of Lovecraftian aberrations in an unfamiliar Massachusetts town. Use your advanced puzzle solving skills to piece together the mystery of the Esoteric Order of Dagon and fight your way to the safe haven hotel at the other side of town. Tune in to hear our thoughts on the experience!

0:00 Introduction

2:51 Section 1a- Things We Liked

13:29 Section 1b- Rooms for Improvement/Things to be Noted

27:24 Section 2- Game Talk: Deluxe/Premium Versions of Games

48:23 Closing Out

Let us know what you think of The Road to Innsmouth! Do you like deluxe edition games? Would you buy a game for a higher price to get a mini-fridge? Do you disagree with the whippersnappers' spicy takes?

If you would like to support Hourglass Escapes (and if you haven't already called upon the Deep One yourself):

https://hourglassescapes.com/

And if you are interested in other games in the Arkham Horror IP:

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/arkham-horror-the-card-game/

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Jared and Zach preserve and protect planets through the power of music. A fresh one puzzle-style release from Floppy Club--available on PC, Mac, mobile, and Nintendo Switch--Rytmos is a simplistic approach to the node connection style of game, where you have to find the perfect path between two objects. Within the game, you venture through a subtle narrative coupled with breathtakingly minimalistic visuals and brilliantly composed musical loops that you create through your puzzle solving skills. Throughout the game, you discover various instruments and styles, and the difficulty scales over time. Work to complete the loops and create your own compositions, and perhaps even learn something about historical and global cultures along the way!

0:00 Introduction by the Old Spice (not sponsored... yet)

3:26 Section 1a- Things We Liked

12:37 Section 1b- Rooms for Improvement/Things to be Noted

18:46 Section 2- Game Talk: Single-Mechanic Games

35:07 Closing Out

Let us know what you think of Rytmos! Do you enjoy casual or single-mechanic games? Did you bob your head along with the music? Are there any points that you wish we made?

If you would like to support Floppy Club, the creators of Rytmos and a couple of other wonderful projects:

https://floppy.club/

And if you would like to support the project (and if you haven't connected your way through yourself):

https://rytmos.club/

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Zach, Hunter, and Matthew dig into Mibo's virtual escape room: Marvin's Island. The first out of the pair of Marvin's Games provided by Mibo and created by the team at Sherlocked, this web browser experience is built to bring your team together against the humorously malevolent and dangerously sarcastic A.I. "Marvin," who aims to trap you on his island and execute his dastardly plan of world domination. Communicate with one another through proximity voice chat to solve the various tasks and puzzles Marvin has left behind, and travel across the island in a floating robot body with a TV head that broadcasts your webcam to bring your avatar to life. Work together to find your way out and stop Marvin!

0:00 Introduction by the New Flavor

3:06 Section 1a- Things We Liked

12:52 Section 1b- Rooms for Improvement/Things to be Noted

23:10 Section 2- Game Talk: Web Browsers as a Medium

35:07 Closing Out

Let us know what you think of Marvin's Island! Do you enjoy web-based games? Have you thwarted Marvin's schemes? Do you have any flavorful takes that we didn't discuss?

If you would like to support Sherlocked, the creators of this game (along with many other experiences):

https://www.sherlocked.nl/

And if you would like to support Mibo (and if you and your team haven't escaped the island yourself):

https://getmibo.com/

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! In this episode, Jared, Hunter, and Matthew talk about Escape the Room: Murder in the Mafia. The next game to come from ThinkFun and Blue Matter Games, this third installment to the Escape the Room series is charming, vibrant, and full of drama and intrigue. Once unfolded, the detective's office came to life, though unfortunately, we couldn't say the same for the Chicago mob enforcer Mickey, who we found dead in our office with our own gun beside him. Somebody framed us, and they did a darn good job. Listen to our thoughts as we take a shot at getting the mob--and hopefully the law--off our backs!

Look for this game on the shelves at your local game store, as well as on the ThinkFun and Blue Matter Games websites at the end of February. Listening a little later? Go ahead and grab a copy for yourself!

0:00 Introduction

3:19 Section 1a- Things We Liked

14:17 Section 1b- Rooms for Improvement/Things to be Noted

27:43 Section 2- Game Talk: Noir as a Genre

42:22 Closing Out (and some important promotions!)

Let us know what you think of Murder in the Mafia! Are you excited to see this game's release? Or, for our later listeners, have you already maneuvered through the mafia's murderous mystery? Do you have any thoughts we didn't mention?

If you would like to support Blue Matter Games (and if haven't sleuthed your way through this case yourself):

https://www.bluemattergames.com/escape-room

If you're interested in other games from ThinkFun:

https://www.thinkfun.com/

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome back to Puzzling Company! In this episode, Zach and Hunter are here to tell you all about the excellent experiences to be encountered within the acclaimed (and spooky!) indie puzzle game The Past Within. This puzzling co-op thriller is the first of its kind to be released from Rusty Lake, and we were immediately reeled into the exhilarating timeline jumping adventure. In order to play, you must have one player on a device to access the past, and another player on a different device to access the future. You must work as a team to solve the puzzles necessary to unfold the story. Together, we were able to uncover the schemes of Albert Vanderboom, and we had plenty of fun together while doing it.

0:00 Introduction

2:20 Section 1a- Things We Liked

14:16 Section 1b- Rooms for Improvement/Things to be Noted

22:30 Section 2- Game Talk (Puzzles to the People)

40:49 Closing Out

Let us know what you think of The Past Within! Did you ride the line between the past and future yourself? Do you agree with our sentiments?

If you would like to support Rusty Lake (and if you haven't cracked this code together already):

https://www.rustylake.com/adventure-games/the-past-within.html

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome back to Puzzling Company! In this episode, led by Jared and Matthew, we explored the haunted hallways and peculiar parlors of Fogmoor Manor the main setting of The Shivers, a new tabletop role-playing puzzling game sensation. The Shivers is a pop-up book style mystery game where one of your own runs the story, and the other(s) explore the pages of a wide array of compelling narratives and mysterious scenarios. You can take on any of the multitude of provided characters, or even customize your own! Make this game your own however you'd like, but don't beware of the forces brewing in the shadows. Tune in to hear our thoughts!

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

3:54 Section 1a- Things We Liked

16:00 Section 1b- Rooms for Improvement / Things to Be Noted

Section 2- Game Talk (formerly Puzzles to the People)

42:01 Closing Out

Let us know what you think of The Shivers! Did you take a step into any of these immersive episodes yourself? Do you align with our thoughts?

If you would like to support The Shivers (and if you haven't buzzed through the tutorial yourself):

https://theshiversgame.com/

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome all to Year 3 of Puzzling Company! In this episode, we cracked open quite the competition: a holiday special from The Great Gotham Challenge. The GGC is an action-packed live puzzle hunt shipped right to your door. In our case, each of the puzzles and collectibles were largely centered around wintry holiday themes, although future competitions' themes will vary. We'll unpack all that we had the pleasure of puzzling with throughout the experience, largely following our usual format. However, before we got too deep into our first game of the year, we took the first section of the episode to introduce some new voices for our listeners to get accustomed to...

Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

3:40 Section 1- Meet Your New Co-Hosts! [and some other changes]

15:40 Section 2a- Stuff We Really Liked

27:45 Section 2b- What We Thought Could Be Improved [and some other notes]

37:20 Closing Out

Let us know what you think of GGC! Did you play along with us? Do you agree with our takeaways?

If you would like to support The Great Gotham Challenge (and give the challenge a stab if you haven't already):

https://info.ggc.nyc/

If you would like to support us:

1) Join our new Spoiler Club on Patreon! [ https://www.patreon.com/puzzlingcompany ]

2) Follow us on our social media!

3) Give us a 5-star review on your podcast platform of choice!

4) Refer us to your puzzling friends and family!

--and most importantly--

5) Keep on listening!

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Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This is the last episode of Season 2/Year 2 of the show. In this episode, we do a wrap up of the year and talking about the things we played but also what we learned this year. Jared and Zach give their perspective on the whole year as a whole in the industry and they discuss what is coming in the future for Puzzling Company! Listen in if you want to know what Year 3 will be like! Thanks for all the support and listens over these last two years. Excited to show you the new stuff very soon. We hope you enjoy the episode and have a Happy New Year!

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Welcome back to another episode of Puzzling Company! This week's episode is a special one. We received a personalized box from Odes Unboxed. This experience is not like any other we have played. We received a box about our relationship and some other very cool personal things. This was one of the most emotional games we have ever played because it was made for us and about us. Jared and Zach have a lot to say about this experience. On the show, we had the amazing creator Josh to discuss the creation of his company and boxes and about his process to make it for us. We hope you all enjoy this episode!

If you would like to support Odes Unboxed:

https://www.odesunboxed.com/

If you would like to support us:

1) Support us on Patreon

2) Leave us a 5-Star Review

3) Follow us on Social Media

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