Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

109: Answering Your Questions without a Guest

Feb 11, 2023

01:36:42

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

How to Play a Ton of Games

5min

The Best Game I've Played This Year

4min

How to Play Noita: A Game With a Wand System

5min

Dice and Dice: A Deck Builder's Guide

2min

Valheim: A Maximist Game

5min

The Shadow Drop: Edgar's Story

2min

The Importance of Language in the Game Space

3min

Armored Frog: The First New Frog Variant

3min

10.

How to Get Unstuck When You've Got Analysis Paralysis Don't Know What to Do in a Project

2min

11.

How to Get Out of a Stuck Place

6min

12.

How to Navigate a Thicket and Turn the Ship

4min

13.

Making Games in a Fucked Up Work World

3min

14.

The Importance of Art and Poly

3min

15.

How to Deal With a Large Bureaucracy

6min

16.

How to Choose a Podcast Game

5min

17.

The Mystery of a Fired Actor

2min

18.

The Secret of Reality TV

3min

19.

Mall: A Critical History of Reality TV

6min

20.

Taskmaster in New Zealand Season 2

1min

21.

The Lollitic Podcast

2min

22.

The Andor Run

2min

23.

How to Recharge Your Creative Batteries

2min

24.

How to Recharge Your Creative Batteries

4min

25.

The Hesitancy of Twitter

2min

26.

The Complexity of Twitter

5min

27.

The Importance of Interpersonal Communication

2min

28.

How to Make the Worst Ever Knick

2min

29.

How to Make a MOBA

2min

30.

How to Play Eggplant on Discord

2min

No guest this week, so we chat about the motley selection of games we're playing, before hopping into some thoughtful listener questions. We talk reality shows, historical board games, our go-to podcasts, and the importance of making things for yourself.

Show Notes:

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