A Special Show From Rabbit Con, Board Games, Rock Band, Face To Face Gaming and more!
This week we have a very special show as Cory "Demiurge" Banks, Lara "KaterinLHC" Crigger and Erik "wordsmythe" Hanson join Julian Murdoch live from his basement studio. The crew talks about what they're playing, gaming in person and shares some recordings from the gathering. If you want to submit a question or comment call in to our voicemail line at (612) 284-4563!
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I can't stop laughing at that video, even without hitting play.
Edit:
I was, in fact, raised in the same town as Weber grills. Be thankful it was morning, as sometimes an accent creeps up when I'm drinking and/or excited.
Words... are a big deal.
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Seeing it made today worth living.
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What sort of accent would they have in Palatine?
Professionally offended. Does not understand jokes. Needs a man to explain them to me.
Watered-down Chicagoan, with a touch of Wisconsinite.
Words... are a big deal.
Jill Lapore wrote:Editing is one of the great inventions of civilization.
Hmm. Interesting. If you ever get excited and/or start drinking and feel like recording it for me, I'm curious to hear it. People's accents fascinate me.
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I can't decide if I do or do NOT want to see the other angle from whoever was lying on the floor taking video.
Wear sunscreen.
That was me, taking pictures. It wasn't pretty either.
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The host always has the roughest job at parties like this.
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Somehow whatever gyration wordsmythe was using plus the fact he was shouting "It's not moving" added a bit more subtext to that video.
I wish you guys would stop encouraging him.
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You'll find the most subtlety within the relatively beige accents of the midwest. The twinges between St. Louis, Chicago, Dallas and Houston for instance are interesting and strange.
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Do it. You know you want to.
Words... are a big deal.
Jill Lapore wrote:Editing is one of the great inventions of civilization.
Back when we did lan-parties we always made sure to have something casual friendly. It normally ended up being need4speed or some sort of racing game.
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I'd just like to say that I love Shadows over Camelot. Me and some of my mates play it once or twice a month. It's probably a tie between that and Pandemic for my favorite coop board game.
Several comments on a delightful podcast:
1. I'm totally marrying this:
2. That was my WiiMote, and I am not exercising unless I get credit for it! (And thanks to McChuck for returning it after I left it there!)
3. I LOVED (obliviating wordy, demi, and katerin at) Dominion. Which is to say that I think we should always have that game at any parties from now on.
4. I need an IPhone so I can play Cube. I know that wasn't the point of the weekend, but Cor-cor got me hooked.
5. Cory, we are so starting a band when you move to Chicago.
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Tetranet! We always seemed to reach a point in our lan parties where we'd put away Q3A and UT and pull out Tetrinet. Like Mario Kart, it's one of those games where the gameplay is friendly and casual, but the discourse while playing is anything but.
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I really hate to say it because I loves me some content, but... I think the show was better for being shorter. You guys on the main podcast should maybe consider slimming things down.
Great show! I left my mp3 player in the car with this episode and my wife happened to start listening to it and when she heard the topic of discussion was largely tabletop games she decided to let it play, (she loves tabletop games). When she heard mention of tabletop games on Xbox Live she got excited and asked me to show her how to download them. Needless to say, she had no argument from me. As a bonus, she enjoyed listening so much that I think I might be able to get her to listen to the podcast more often!
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Unbelievably, I agree. By the time the emails roll around I'm normally starting to get attention fatigue. But the lack of emails is really what accounts for the difference in podcast length.
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Did you guys ever get around to playing Android? It's a bit long but it's my current favourite game of the moment. Takes a couple of plays for people to 'get' the light/dark mechanic and realise that you HAVE to be a vicious Female Doggo with the dark cards or you aren't going to get the benefit of your light cards.
I'm such an FFG fanboy!
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I don't think the podcast should be shorter, it is a good length.
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I know I did not hear wordsmythe turning down drinks because it was 9am. Sir?!?! What kind of ambassador of Chicago are you? Sir, get your self to a kegs and eggs party stat!
I feel so loved.
Okay, so I have to say: This notion that gaming is trending toward co-op and multiplayer only scares the heck out of me.
I guess I'm what you could call Sony's target market-- that whole "power gamer" label y'all threw out early in the podcast. I wouldn't really consider myself a "power gamer" (I don't think I'm anywhere near good enough at any game to claim such a label), but gaming for me is a largely solitary experience. There are a number of reasons for this:
1) I don't have friends. You might think that's hyperbole, but I don't. I made no lasting connections in college, and I haven't met anybody other than my wife that I'd consider spending any real time with since moving to Massachusetts 9 years ago. The closest thing for me is a former coworker who also plays games, but I haven't heard from him in six months.
2) I have a 20 month old daughter, and I live in a four room apartment. This means that I can't play any games at all unless she's sleeping, and I can't play multiplayer games because she's too sensitive to noise for me to talk above a whisper.
3) I get up at 4AM EST, and I can't drink caffiene for health reasons. That means I actually need the recommended amount of sleep that doctors say everyone should have, so I have to hit the rack at 9PM EST, which as I understand it is two hours before anybody on these boards even starts playing online games.
If the video game mainstream is, in fact, multiplayer only experiences, then my gaming hobby is pretty well screwed in the next generation. I'm sure there will still be some single-player only titles, but how many? If the money is in multiplayer, then multiplayer is what we'll get.
I guess I'll have to start reading again.
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Don't worry man, that segment of the podcast was pretty much nonsense. There will always be single player games and they will be the ones where the experience is too personal to be shared. While co-op is making a resurgence it's not as if Quake 3 Arena marked the death of the single player FPS.
You will find a game for you whatever type of player you are. People too often confuse the expansion of the market with a change in direction.
We didn't. Someone started setting up the board, laying all the tiny, numerous pieces out, and it was just too intimidating. With so many other games to play, the prospect of a guaranteed 4 hour game scared us too much. Definitely looks cool, though.
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No worries, rabbit. Don't listen to smythe. I didn't notice any loss in sensitivity in your drums. The reason for the missed notes was the hour and the 4 liters of beer I'd had.
The three tries was my fault. See above for why. I made up for it on a Who song, though -
Me: The drum rating doesn't have 5 dots, but 5 somethings. What does that mean?
Smythe: 5 devils. *arches eyebrow*
Me: Ooh. Let's do it.
I failed out 3 times, but the third was right at the end so we made it. Go team!
Easy there, you're starting to sound like a Cubs fan.
I'd only just gotten up, brewed coffee, and eaten an English muffin. Drinking in the morning is a dangerous road for me generally, but before the shower is right out.
Words... are a big deal.
Jill Lapore wrote:Editing is one of the great inventions of civilization.
All I'm gonna say is you cleared it at expert if I'm not mistaken and I was just kinda sitting there in awe saying, no way do my feet and hands go that fast in dis-coordinated movements. You sir are a drum god.
That video was priceless.
As far as the 'cast itself I don't really have anything to add other than it was a nice change of pace with some really good discussion.
How did I live before digital distribution of old, cheap games?
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