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Eli & Eric talk about Wuxia and where it intersects with gaming. They watch movies, break down how it applies to Wuxia, game design, gaming, game mastering, and playing table top role playing games. They also talk about their design goals and design philosophies for a new wuxia game they're working…

Jianghu Hustle

  • Oct 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
  • 46 EPISODES


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Jianghu Hustle 34: Rivals and Challenges; Ip Man 3 (2015)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 67:34


Eric and Eli revisit their old friend, Ip Man, in the third installment of the film franchise. What new things can they learn- wait, Mike Tyson is in this? Please […]

Jianghu Hustle 33: Visual Symbolism; Shadow (2018)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 48:59


Eric and Eli emerge from a long period of secret training to discuss a long period of secret training in Zhang Yimou’s 2018 film, Shadow. The Show: @JianghuHustle Eric Farmer: […]

Jianghu Hustle 32: Asian Martial Arts Jam Panel!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 119:41


Eric and Eli welcome a whopping SIX special guests, all of whom were involved with the Asian Martial Arts by Asian Creators Jam on Itch.io. Over the course of two […]

Jianghu Hustle 31: Sequels: 2 Halves, 2 Movies; Ip Man 2 (2010)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 48:50


Eric and Eli are dropping back in with Donnie Yen in Ip Man 2, challenging themselves with the dual nature of the Ip Man series. Please support our Patreon campaign!https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle […]

Jianghu Hustle 30: Chanbara w/ James Mendez Hodes; Yagyū Clan Conspiracy (1978)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 79:15


Eric and Eli are joined by special guest James Mendez Hodes, who introduces the show to the chanbara genre with the 1978 film Yagyū Clan Conspiracy. Please support our Patreon […]

Jianghu Hustle 29: Heroic Bloodshed; A Better Tomorrow (1986)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 51:44


Eric and Eli get drenched in the heroic bloodshed genre with the 1986 classic, A Better Tomorrow. Please support our Patreon campaign!https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustleEric Farmer: @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.comEli Kurtz: […]

Side Hustle 10: The Arc of the Hustle

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2019 5:22


Normally, we’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re talking about some changes to […]

Side Hustle 09: Scale

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 34:34


We’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re talking about one of our favorite […]

Jianghu Hustle 28: Genre: Horror II; The Bride With White Hair (1993)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 46:52


Eric and Eli re-examine the horror genre through the 1993 wuxia classic, The Bride with White Hair. Please support our Patreon campaign!https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The Show: @JianghuHustleEric Farmer: @ericmfarmer | dogpoweredvehicle.comEli Kurtz: […]

Jianghu Hustle 27: Adaptations; The Brave Archer (1977) w/ Yilin Wang

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2019 55:54


Eric and Eli are joined by special guest Yilin Wang to watch The Brave Archer and talk about adapting wuxia novels to film. The Show: @JianghuHustle Eric Farmer: @ericmfarmer | […]

Jianghu Hustle 26: Retellings; Death Duel (1977)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 71:23


Eric and Eli watched Death Duel, a film adapted from the same Gu Long novel as our previous film, Sword Master! They discuss the nature of retellings. Please support our […]

Side Hustle 08: Describing Fight Scenes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 29:50


We’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re talking about our project for Hearts […]

Side Hustle 07: Game Scaffolds

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 21:23


We’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re talking about how to draw on […]

Jianghu Hustle 25: Class and Freedom; Sword Master (2016)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 59:40


Eric and Eli watched Sword Master, a 2016 film, on the recommendation of patron Chromatic Chameleon. They chat about class struggle and violence in the jianghu! Please support our Patreon […]

Side Hustle 06: Design Recap

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 26:24


We’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re summarizing our design work so far! […]

Episode 24: House of Flying Daggers; Hearts of Wulin w/ Agatha and Lowell

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 78:32


Eric and Eli are joined by special guests Agatha Cheng and Lowell Francis to talk about relationship entanglements as seen in House of Flying Daggers and in their game, Hearts […]

Side Hustle 05: Collaboration

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 30:36


We’re chatting about the game design goals we’ve developed in the course of our research on the main show, Jianghu Hustle. This time we’re talking about collaboration! Please support our […]

Jianghu Hustle 23: Genre Series: Superhero; The Heroic Trio (1993)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 48:40


Eric and Eli talk about superhero stories and how they intersect with wuxia in The Heroic Trio! Exactly how much melodrama is too much melodrama? Tune in to find out! […]

Jianghu Hustle 22: Concealment; Dragon (2011)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 65:49


Eric and Eli uncover what is concealed while discussing the 2011 Donnie Yen masterpiece, Dragon. They look at what makes secrets so interesting and how to make them open, inevitable, […]

Jianghu Hustle 21: Jade City with Fonda Lee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 105:27


Eric and Eli chat with author Fonda Lee about her book, Jade City. She’s got a great handle on writing action scenes and the relationship dynamics of life in the […]

The Streets of Avalon is Kickstarting Now (2 minutes long)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 1:52


Hello listeners of Misdirected Mark Productions. I’m here with this short message to let you know about The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter by Encoded Designs. Some of you may be […]

Jianghu Hustle 20: Gonzo Melodrama; The Battle Wizard

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 55:46


Eric and Eli record their silliest episode ever. They talk about the gonzo kung fu lazer-fest that is The Battle Wizard and why and how it actually works. Snakes, magic […]

Side Hustle 04: Core Mechanic

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 43:21


In this episode of Side Hustle, Eli and Eric discuss what type of core mechanic they’d like to see in the as-yet-unnamed wuxia game. How does a game be both […]

Jianghu Hustle 19: Genre Series: Horror; Human Lanterns

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 54:42


Eric and Eli continue their look at Human Lanterns and human horror. They talk about how to mix horror with the high powered world of wuxia, as well as what […]

Jianghu Hustle 18: Serial Stories Part 2: Factions; Laughing in the Wind

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 80:00


Eric and Eli continue their look at Laughing in the Wind, this time examining the political factions. They look at what kind of stories they drive, how to represent them […]

Jianghu Hustle 17: Relationships; The Sentimental Swordsman

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 51:52


Eric talks with scenario authors Louise Floor Frellsen and Louis Martinus Kehlet about relationships in wuxia. We watched The Sentimental Swordsman and we’ve folded what we’ve learned from tabletop and […]

Side Hustle 03: Characters

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 41:39


We’re bringing Side Hustle back, and this time, Eli and Eric talk characters. What do they do? Who controls them? What does play look like? Please support our Patreon campaign! […]

Jianghu Hustle 16: Intro to Serial Stories: Personal Stakes; Laughing in the Wind

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2018 83:04


This time, Eric and Eli get an intro to serial wuxia stories thanks to a recommendation from one of our Patreon backers, Lowell Francis. After watching the first three episodes […]

Jianghu Hustle 15: Kung Fu Panda; Gentle Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 78:33


This time, Eric and Eli watch a favorite that’s old to one of them and new to the other: Kung Fu Panda. It’s not all black and white in this […]

Jianghu Hustle 14: The Legend of Zu; Genre Series: Xianxia w/ Tobie Abad

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 86:22


This time, Eric and Eli welcome special guest Tobie Abad to discuss The Legend of Zu as an example of an epic-level subgenre, xianxia. Please support our Patreon campaign! https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle […]

Jianghu Hustle 13: Wing Chun; Character Violence Studies w/ Victor Bayona

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 83:55


This time, Eli joins special guest Victor Allen Bayona to analyze fighting styles and character traits in the Michelle Yeoh film, Wing Chun. Please support our Patreon campaign! https://www.patreon.com/jianghuhustle The […]

Jianghu Hustle 12: Comedy in Wuxia; Kung Fu Hustle

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 87:38


In this episode, we look at comedy in wuxia using Stephen Chow’s seminal work, Kung Fu Hustle. We talk about the fraught nature of comedy RPGs, slapstick as communication, and […]

Jianghu Hustle 11: Master of the Flying Guillotine; What’s Not Great About Wuxia?

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 87:12


Episode 11 of Jianghu Hustle is ready for the fight! We examine problematic elements of wuxia’s film representations, especially as seen in the 1976 film Master of the Flying Guillotine. […]

Jianghu Hustle 10: What You Already Know About Wuxia (Start Here)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 75:11


For our 10th episode, Eric and Eli take a moment to reflect on everything we’ve learned so far. We redefine terms, talk about what separates wuxia from other genres, and […]

Jianghu Hustle 09: Procedural Mysteries; Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 75:45


Wuxia is often combined with other genres. Some work out better than others. This time, Eli and Eric look at procedural mystery within the wuxia genre with the help of […]

Side Hustle 02: Voice and Tone

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 35:33


In Side Hustle, Eric and Eli go into detail about the creation of their upcoming wuxia game, starting from the very beginning. The guys talk about voice and tone in […]

Jianghu Hustle 08: The Cost of the Jianghu; Ip Man

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 94:24


The jianghu, the martial world that intersects with the regular world, contains both power and responsibility. What costs come with being a part of the jianghu? Eric and Eli look […]

Jianghu Hustle 07b: Changing Your Scale; The 36th Chamber of Shaolin/Return to the 36th Chamber

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 55:52


Eric and Eli return to the 36th Chamber to complete their training, in the second half of this epic two-parter.

Jianghu Hustle 07a: Changing Your Scale; The 36th Chamber of Shaolin; Return to the 36th Chamber

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 73:46


This time, Eric and Eli discuss one of the seminal films of wuxia cinema, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, and its sequel, Return to the 36th Chamber. Between these two […]

Jianghu Hustle 06: Romance, Parts of Melodrama; The Sorcerer and the White Snake

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 88:52


It’s all longing looks and love-fueled quests in this episode on romance! Eli is still out of town, so Eric has brought in Senda (She’s A Super Geek, Panda’s Talking […]

Side Hustle 01: Intro & The Big Three

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2018 34:18


Eric and Eli branch out in this new series, showing the nuts and bolts of game design. Follow along as they take what they learn from Jianghu Hustle and apply […]

Jianghu Hustle 05: Western Wuxia with PK Sullivan; The Matrix; John Wick

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 106:52


We jack back into our double-header format for some serious deja vu. No goon is safe and all coppertops are complicit as we explore wuxia motifs in western settings with […]

Jianghu Hustle 04: Setting the Stakes; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2017 114:17


This time, we meditate at the peak of Mount Wudan in the hopes that we can learn to hold the Green Destiny in stillness. We’re talking about setting the stakes […]

Jianghu Hustle 03: Violence as Communication; Hero

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 93:24


Eric and Eli unpack the the concept of violence as communication in wuxia stories. Hero, though an atypical wuxia film, is rife with violent communication, miscommunication, and melodrama. Hero Show […]

Jianghu Hustle 02: The Jianghu; Iron Monkey; The Magic Blade

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2017 76:59


Eric and Eli enter the rivers and lakes of the mysterious world of the Jianghu! They look at Iron Monkey and The Magic Blade for clues on how to enter […]

Jianghu Hustle 01: The Xia/Knight Errant; Five Deadly Venoms; Drunken Master 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2017 55:20


Eric and Eli look at the most common type of protagonist in wuxia stories: the xia, or knight errant. They examine the codes and conduct of the knight errant by […]

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