Game Design Showdown: Pingolf vs. Mortal One

We're joined by Ben Wilson (Saltsea Chronicles), John Axon (Capybara Games), and Scott Anderson (Unity) to discuss Pingolf, the 31st game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Each year the best golfers in the galaxy show up to compete at the UFO Invitational.”

Next week: Mortol II

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Desert Golfing https://store.steampowered.com/app/757040/Desert_Golfing/ 

Golfing on Mars https://store.steampowered.com/app/1340570/Golf_On_Mars/

Cursed to Golf https://store.steampowered.com/app/1726120/Cursed_to_Golf/

Executive Golf DX (Playdate) https://play.date/games/executive-golf/

Yoku’s Island Express https://store.steampowered.com/app/334940/Yokus_Island_Express/

Scott’s Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/impossible.bsky.social

John's Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/johnaxon.bsky.social

Ben’s Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/zerofiftyone.bsky.social

Ben's Crosswords https://zerofiftyone.net/

The End of Gameplay by droqen https://store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/The_End_of_Gameplay/

31 Unmarked Games by droqen https://droqen.itch.io/31-unmarked-games 

Episode 69 – Building a Better Bridge with Ben Wilson https://eggplant.show/69-building-a-better-bridge-with-ben-wilson

Episode 129 – Reinforcing Worldbuilding through Gameplay with Spoils https://eggplant.show/129-reinforcing-worldbuilding-through-gameplay-with-spoils 

A Year of UFO 50 - Golfaria https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-golfaria

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