this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. My cheeks hurt from playing and then talking about this game! Butterfly Soup is our first game discussion for the month of June, and I can't think of a better way to kick off Pride. Yes, this game has representation on a variety of levels. Yes, this game deftly handles challenging relationship issues between friends and family. But also? This is one of the funniest and most joyful games that I've ever...
27 days ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. It is time to discover what's behind that locked Lazarette door, deduce the rest of these fates, and determine the tale of the Obra Dinn! This week is the final discussion of the game, and while we're encompassing the whoooole thing (including my attempt at summarizing the events in chronological order), our focus chapters include: Chapter II: A Bitter Cold Chapter V: Unholy Captives Chapter IV: The...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. This week, we basically dive directly into Return of the Obra Dinn discussion because WHEW. The three chapters we're focusing on? They are absolute DOOZIES. Seriously, the creatures in Chapter VI are haunting meeee. This week's focus includes: Chapter IX: Escape Chapter III: Murder Chapter VI: Soldiers of the Sea And we assume knowledge of Chapter X (The End) and Chapter VII (The Doom). Listen to the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. I'm back home from Boston! PAX East was incredible - the food, the friends, and the (f)games. 🥳 We'll kick off today's episode chatting about my time there as well as Joel's first DDR experience, our continued love for Expedition 33, and more. Return of the Obra Dinn has already proved to be a mind-bending game to talk about. We start slowly - but steadily - this first episode, digging more into the...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. Hello from Boston! It's the eve of PAX East for me, and after having a lovely dinner and catch up with friends, I've settled in for an early evening (so I can write this newsletter and finish up my work before the event truly gets started). If you happen to be at the show, come see my panel on Friday at 10:30 am ET -- it's called from Fandom to Stardom, discussing the ways we can use our passions and...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. We've got to talk about the 'rage' in Bloom & Rage. I find it very compelling that the friendship of the four girls in Lost Records is founded on the act of them defending Swann from a form of masculine rage - misogynistic harassment and verbal threats from Corey. While the highlight of the girl's summer are the adventures and bonds they create together, I feel like their comradery goes deeper. In...
2 months ago • 3 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. Listen to the latest episode on Spotify and YouTube! The 90s are alive and well this month for Geeks & Grounds ~ we're playing Lost Records: Bloom & Rage! This game oscillates between memories of summer for high schooler, Swann, and her present day reunion with those friends. Of course, this isn't a simple reunion: there seems to be a mystery surrounding the events of that fateful summer of 1995, and...
3 months ago • 2 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. Listen now on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube. We're taking next week off (and I'm technically out of office already visiting family in Korea!) but before we touch some grass and eat some snacks, I wanted to be sure to close out our official time with Arco. Joel and I had a blast chatting with Fáyer, the one of the writers and programmers for Arco. His influence was a primary factor in the game moving from...
3 months ago • 2 min read
this week's brew 🎧what we played this week + supplementary materials to help you dig deeper. Latest episode out now on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube The conclusion of Arco is filled with smoke, blood, oil...but perhaps you were able to find a little hope as well. Our discussion this week digs into the final act of the game, the results we got, and how we felt as concluded this epic tale. While our discussion focuses on the our main characters and the journey they've taken, a surprised character...
3 months ago • 3 min read