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Want to Game is an entertainment talk show that seeks to bring people together through a shared love of gaming.

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    • Nov 16, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 3h 57m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 7- Making Your Own Rules!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 31:41


    Alex and Jonathan discuss the fun aspects of self-imposed challenges and home-brewed rules.

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 6 - Mini Spooktacular

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 22:35


    Jonathan and Alex stop on their way to hunt ghouls to recommend some horror board games for this spooky season!

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 5 - Politics in Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2019 47:02


    Jonathan and Alex use the recent Blizzard controversy to discuss the role of politics in games. Are all games innately political, completely apolitical, or somewhere in between? Alex and Jonathan cover the video games and board games that tackle politics in both abstract and specific ways. They also review the previous episode’s Spitfire and Straightlace game.

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 4 - Spitfire & Straightlace "Back from the Dead"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2019 69:37


    Alex and Jonathan take on a spooky mystery in the detective roleplaying game, Spitfire & Straightlace. Straightlace (Jonathan) and Spitfire (Alex) now live in a shared apartment after they bonded through the trials and tribulations of their case into a mattress conspiracy! After finding out that Captain McIrish has gone missing, Spitfire and Straightlace head to the eerie countryside to figure out if he finally followed through on being “one day from retirement”… or if something more sinister is afoot!

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 3- Narratives in Games (Part 2/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 64:03


    Jonathan and Alex tackle what sets game narratives apart from other mediums. In the second part of this episode, they focus on narratives in board games. Make sure to check out last week's episode where Alex and Jonathan talked about video game narratives!

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 3- Narratives in Games (Part 1/2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 58:51


    Jonathan and Alex tackles what set game narratives apart from other mediums. In the first part of this episode, they focus on narratives in video games. Catch Part 2 next week when Alex and Jonathan will talk about board game narratives!

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 2 - What We Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 39:11


    Alex and Jonathan discuss the fall of GameStop and both of their recent experiences at a GameStop. They cover the new norm for buying games and offer up solutions to avoid the gaming market becoming as fractured as the streaming market. Finally, Alex and Jonathan reflect on season 2’s opener, Call of Cthulhu “Paper Chase”.

    Want to Game Season 2 Episode 1 - Call of Cthulhu "Paper Chase"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 125:40


    Jonathan runs the Call of Cthulhu solo adventure module "Paper Chase" for Alex. Alex plays Professor Nathaniel Matt Clancy taking on an investigation for a former student, Thomas Kimball, after the house he inherited from his Uncle Douglas Kimball is burglarized a year after Douglas' mysterious disappearance.

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 8 - The Game Store Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 40:55


    Alex and Jonathan are joined by friend (and occasionally rival) of the podcast, Bristol to talk about the game store experience. The trio recount a recent great experience as a board game cafe, and cover what they look for when shopping for games (whether for board games or videos games, digitally or physically).

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 7 - Want to Read

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019


    Jonathan and Alex discuss Jonathan's experience working at Comic-Con! They also cover the crossover between comics and video games.

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 6 - "Two Butts Are Better Than One" (Fiasco Game)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 76:39


    Alex and Jonathan once again present a recording of the improv-based storytelling game, Fiasco. They are joined by their friends Nate and Andrew to playtest the group’s very own Fiasco playset, Mr. Tinkytonks Playground. Keep an eye out for this playset to end up on fiascoplaysets.com once the final round of edits have been made!

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 5 - Want to Game's Unofficial (and Late) E3 Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 75:16


    Alex and Jonathan break down all the hype generated by E3 now that the dust has settled after this important gaming event. Alex recounts his experience on the floor of E3 and gives some recommendations for games to look out for.

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 4 - Humor in Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2019 55:26


    Tune in as Jonathan and Alex discuss the bizarre relationship that comedy and games have together, the difference between funny games and games that are funny, and maybe laugh a little along the way.

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 3 - "Many A Broken Leg: The Crowd Goes Wild" (Fiasco Game)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 73:56


    Alex and Jonathan present a recording of the improv-based storytelling game, Fiasco. They are joined by their friends Alec and Andrew for a zany story about a community theater production of “Saving Private Ryan: The Musical” by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Below is the set-up table for this game of Fiasco.

    Want to Game Season 1 Episode 2 - Game Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 67:11


    What does it take to be a game designer? Alex and Jonathan compare indie game design to game design within the gaming industry. Alex pitches his idea for a tabletop game.

    Want To Game Season 1 Episode 1 - Defining "Gamer"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019 2707:18


    Alex and Jonathan tackle how gaming can be a positive part of one’s identity, but also the ways that the term “gamer” can be used negatively, as a form of gatekeeping.

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