Players: Dr. Boyfriend, Megan, Rob, Timo

Part I of an AP of a game we at the Jank Cast all love, HELL 4 LEATHER!

Usually, in H4L, you play a group of bikers. For this game, the gang decided to play a WOW guild. Same diff, right?

Hosts: Megan, Todd

In this episode, we talk about what Todd is calling "meta-genres," or the sort of storytelling logics beneath (or perhaps across) different genres of storytelling.

Also, Megan and Todd make an announcement! That announcement is WHEEL TREE PRESS! Woot!

Games mentioned:

Love in the Time of Seið

Urban Shadows

Sh'Notes

What'd We Play- 6:10

Wheel Tree Talk- 22:20

Topic- 28:07

Rants- 59:15

Players: Dr. Boyfriend, Joe, Megan, Rob, Tom

The gang finishes up their session of Kingdom. Whoo!

Hosts: Joe, Megan, Todd

The esteem-worthy Joe Beason joins us to talk about emotional metagaming, a term we're using to talk about playing a game based on your specific emotions. Content note: the conversation gets somewhat heavy as, you know, emotions and stuff. Nothing crazy, but we do talk about big, emotional stuff.

Anyhoo, sh'notes:

7:12- What did we play?

23:25- Topic

1:03:26- Rants (wants?)

Hosts: Dana, Megan, Scott, Timo, Todd

On this episode, we recreate the episode we lost a few weeks ago, but even BETTER because we got Dana from I Podcast Magic Missile! The topic is how format, setting, and theme (and maybe headspace, as we go on?). We talk a lot about the games we're working on right now and how we went about tying the various ideas in them together. And just generally have fun, because we loved having Dana on.

Sh'notes:

5:50- What did we play?

26:11- Topic!

1:19:15- Rants!

Players: Dr. Boyfriend, Joe, Megan, Rob, Tom

This week, the gang tries their hand at Ben Robbins's game Kingdom.

This episode features world/character creation and half the game session. The next episode will cover the second half of the game session.

So there was no episode last week. We had something all recorded and then audacity went and ate it. Curses! But this week we're back with an interview with Meg McGinley. You may know her from the Brilliant Gameologists podcast. She's also a part of Games by Playdate, a new gaming company, and the designer of the soon-to-be-kickstarted game Pack the Pack. In this interview, we talk about how podcasting shapes your view of games, starting your own game company, Game Chef, Pack the Pack, and Slash. Be sure to look for Pack the Pack's kickstarter in June!

Players: Joe, Megan, Rob, Todd

This is it! The thrilling and gory finale of our Monsterhearts game! Woo! As Alice rages, Raphael schemes, and Longman passive-aggressively mopes, the question must be asked: WHO WILL SURVIVE AND WHAT WILL BE LEFT OF THEM? And why is Longman such a douche. Damn mortals.

Content warning: as with all the other sessions, this one is NSFW. There is some bullying, a lot of violence, and some manipulation, as well.

Hosts: Joshua, Megan, Timo, Todd

On this episode, Joshua A.C. Newman, of much game design renown, joins us to talk about how the proliferation of DIY game design has changed the community and the way we play. Eventually, we get into questions about the design community more broadly and whether or not we need a separate critical apparatus for gaming.

We also banter a bunch at the beginning because we were waiting to Joshua's google+ to work and we had to catch up on Cinco De Megan festivities. Those little beeps and bloops you hear in the first chunk are Joshua's google+ slowly trying to work and getting him into the hangout as we talk about bachelorette parties.

Shnotes!

10:40- What did we play?

16:15- Topic!

1:22:15- Rants!

Players: Joe, Megan, Rob, Todd

Our final session of Monsterhearts, part I! We split it into two shorter episodes because it was near four hours. In this session, Megan returns as Alice, and we have some fairly eventful monster on monster and monster on mortal action!

Content warning: as per usual, this episode is NSFW. There's a little bit of bullying, some violence, a teen being briefly physically abused by their parent, and some sex (including some slightly rough sex, mostly off camera) at the end of the episode. If any of this would bother you, please be forewarned!