The Secret Lives of Games 100: Just One (Hundred) with Friends of Eggplant
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Milestone Reflection And Gratitude
- The hosts reflect that 100 episodes spans four years and major life changes for them.
- Nick notes the show hit 450,000 unique downloads, expressing gratitude to listeners.
Duplicate Clues Create Social Strategy
- Just One is a cooperative guessing game where duplicate one-word clues are eliminated.
- The group discusses how that creates social strategy and tension between helpfulness and uniqueness.
Make Party Games More Tense
- Increase incentive to guess by raising correct-guess points and shortening rounds.
- Add escalating difficulty for win streaks to force creative clueing.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Welcome Back, Laura. You're Welcome Back!
02:16 • 2min
Welcome Back! It's Good to See You Again!
03:59 • 2min
I'll Turn the Voice Off. I Can't Start the Game
05:32 • 2min
I Love Nuclear Throw Man, I'm Like, and I Play and T. Right.
07:04 • 2min
Devil Daggers
08:47 • 2min
The Girl Chris Hecker Announced Your Game 10 Years in Advance
10:21 • 2min
Letterbox
12:00 • 2min
Let Letterbox Be a Partner for the Red Nerds
13:46 • 4min
How Does This Game Work?
17:39 • 2min
Just One, Just One.
19:44 • 2min
The Voice Modulator
21:19 • 2min
Do Duplicates Get Removed?
22:54 • 2min
The Game's Guy Calling From Berkeley
24:36 • 2min
The Words That Cancelled Out
26:18 • 2min
I'm Going to Go Next. Okay. Is That One Word Okay?
28:04 • 2min
The 100th Episode of My Favorite Podcast
29:50 • 2min
I Can't Throw a Whiteboard. You Don't Know Who Gives It.
31:37 • 2min
I'm Not Going to Pass. I'll Pass. Oh, the Mess Me Up. Yeah.
33:24 • 2min
How to Play Into the Depths of Garfield
35:32 • 3min
The 100 Episodes Recorded
38:07 • 2min
What Is Going on Right Now?
39:56 • 1min
Is That the New Low?
41:24 • 2min
The 100th Episode of a Game Developer
43:12 • 2min
You Get All Six. Okay. Is That Dumb?
44:47 • 2min
Into the Depth - The Entertainment. Oh My God.
46:24 • 2min
The Next Person to Guess
48:13 • 2min
Those You're the Best Addition to the Show
50:04 • 2min
Is This a Game of Chicken?
51:38 • 2min
I Was Like, Oh, Wait Beard.
53:08 • 2min
The Best Way to Celebrate 100 Years of Podcasting
54:51 • 2min
The Grand Poo Bear Game Review
56:39 • 2min
Spelunky 2
58:17 • 2min
Super Mario World. It's Difficult.
59:59 • 2min
I Don't Leave It. I Forgive You Already
01:01:32 • 2min
The Swan Lake Robot and Teamwork
01:03:06 • 2min
The Deep Cut of a Niche Podcast
01:05:15 • 2min
DM Me Your Guess
01:07:13 • 2min
Do You Guess the Mole Right?
01:09:05 • 2min
I Need a Dog Like DM
01:10:38 • 2min
Is There a Game of Chicken Here?
01:12:14 • 2min
A Little Bit of Eggplant Retrospective Through Playing Games
01:13:50 • 2min
What's the Non Video Game Thing You're Proud Of?
01:15:57 • 2min
I've Been in Intense Therapy and I'm Healing as a Human Being
01:18:03 • 2min
I've Never Been a Contracts Person, but It's Not a Video Game
01:20:09 • 2min
I'll Never Feel Like an Adult, but You're Doing It.
01:22:03 • 4min
The Challenge With Homemade Ice Cream
01:26:14 • 2min
Are You All Surprised at How Many Interviewed Designers Decisions Were Made by Intuition?
01:28:14 • 2min
Is There a Core Core Image?
01:30:04 • 1min
Game Design
01:31:25 • 2min
Is There a Feel in Games?
01:33:04 • 2min
The Bookies Are Not Real
01:34:43 • 3min
What's Your Podcast Doing Uniquely?
01:37:26 • 2min
Podcasting
01:39:09 • 3min
Playing Games Is a Great Way to Get Started
01:42:17 • 2min
I Love Podcasts and Podcasts Like That and I Love It When People Like It
01:44:41 • 2min
I'll Good Vibes for a Good Vibrant Guy
01:46:40 • 2min
The One Thing I Love About Podcasts
01:48:22 • 2min
Do You Know What You're Doing in Game Making?
01:50:39 • 3min
The Best Podcast Theme
01:53:25 • 2min
We're Back With a New Game in 2026
01:55:26 • 3min
I Need a Hundred Baby Names That I Need Tomorrow
01:58:06 • 3min
We're joined by dear friends of the show Laura E. Hall, Bennett Foddy, and Doseone for a Doug-masterminded, Eggplant-themed game of Just One. Stick around after the insanity for a reflection on the past four years of the show, how our lives have changed since, and what the show means to us (and you - thanks for the letters!).
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