This week on the SnakesCast, we sign the metaphorical document known as the Player Contract - the agreement that is made when a group of players sits down to play a game. Today, Wednesday March 14th 2018, we continue by looking at the contract in more detail, and discussing examples where you might actually fulfill it by not playing your best.

This week on the SnakesCast, we sign the metaphorical document known as the Player Contract - the agreement that is made when a group of players sits down to play a game. Today, Monday March 12th 2018, we begin by asking exactly what that contract is, and how it affects the way you approach playing a game.

The chequered board comes to the fore this week as we discuss games that riff off ideas arising from mechanisms or aesthetics used in Chess. Today, Friday March 9th 2018, we look at a couple more games that are akin to Chess in some ways, and a couple that take ideas from Chess, but enact them in a very different game. CORRECTION: The game Tak was actually introduced in the second book in Patrick Rothfuss' series, "The Wise Man's Fear", and not in "The Name of the Wind".

The chequered board comes to the fore this week as we discuss games that riff off ideas arising from mechanisms or aesthetics used in Chess. Today, Wednesday March 7th 2018, we examine some examples of games that take those ideas and run with them really well.

The chequered board comes to the fore this week as we discuss games that riff off ideas arising from mechanisms or aesthetics used in Chess. Today, Monday March 5th 2018, we give a rough overview of Chess, and talk about what makes it a game that offers lots of ideas that can be taken and used in other games.

The SnakesCast team ventures into the wild world of the internet this week, to look at games that are related to the internet in a variety of ways. Today, Friday February 23rd 2018, we finish the discussion by looking at games that went viral on the internet, and also examine the ubiquity of humiliation as a component in many games that have found internet popularity.

The SnakesCast team ventures into the wild world of the internet this week, to look at games that are related to the internet in a variety of ways. Today, Wednesday February 21th 2018, we look at games that are based on webcomics and other properties that originated on the internet.

The SnakesCast team ventures into the wild world of the internet this week, to look at games that are related to the internet in a variety of ways. Today, Monday February 19th 2018, we begin by discussing games that are based on topics of internet culture.

The SnakesCast puts games in the firing line this week, as we discuss games that have been fired by other games - that is to say, something has come along which does what the original game does, but better. Today, Friday February 16th 2018, we talk about a few more simpler games and then some heavy hitters that could be or have been fired, including how different editions of the same game can fire each other.

The SnakesCast puts games in the firing line this week, as we discuss games that have been fired by other games - that is to say, something has come along which does what the original game does, but better. Today, Wednesday February 14th 2018, we take a look at the games that we would like to fire, and the ones we believe have replaced or could replace them. NOTE: Apologies for the late upload of this episode - our producer would like to fire the ice on the pavement, having fallen foul of it.