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This week our hosts feast for Odin, rode a bike, and found out how Quirky some circuits can get. In News, Jame tries to figure out what is a game, and Board Games go on the People’s Court. God Dice and Unsettled vie for your money in Kickstarter. Some listener feedback closes out the show.   00:00:31 - Intro Banter! Featuring: Christmas!, Movies, Star Wars(no spoilers), Witcher, Watchmen, Hades 00:17:23 - What have we been playing?: Feast for Odin, Kids on Bikes, Wavelength, Star Realms, Quirky Circuits 00:48:13 - The Bloody Minute! 00:56:43 - News: Through the Age's Expansion update 01:00:01 - News: Is this a game? gallery 01:05:07 - News: Sheriff 2nd Edition 01:08:22 - News: Court of the Peoples 01:14:39 - KS: Go Dice 01:22:06 - KS: Unsettled 01:28:26 - Emails! 01:33:22 - BGG Feedback 01:39:06 - Grey Fox Games Reavers of Midgard and Draw your Own Conclusions   MHGG Twitch Slack Channel  Patreon Guild

How Much for Just the Planet? Star Trek is no stranger to absurdity. "The Trouble with Tribbles," "I, Mudd," and "A Piece of the Action" are probably the most notable instances, however, it's fair to say that Star Trek has never been quite this off-the-wall! With characters bursting into song at the drop of a hat and over-the-top physical gags including an epic pie fight and a Klingon captain getting his foot stuck in a toilet, the subject of this week's episode isn't your typical Trek! In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson talk about the highly polarizing classic novel How Much for Just the Planet? We discuss the plot of the novel, the instances of very broad comedy, the characters who populate this colorful tale, artistic flourishes by the author including some surprise cameo appearances, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. In the news segment, we talk about the TNG: Through the Mirror comic series, which is currently being released. We will do a complete review of the entire miniseries in an upcoming episode of Literary Treks! News Through the Mirror (00:02:33) Feature: How Much for Just the Planet? A Polarizing Novel (00:06:21) The Cover (00:10:53) The Plot (00:14:21) Broad Comedy (00:19:22) The Klingons (00:31:05) Artistic Flourishes (00:36:10) The Very, Very Beginning (00:48:23) The Jefferson Randolph Smith (00:55:11) Ratings (01:05:12) Final Thoughts (01:09:13) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)

Our hosts start off congratulating themselves from a recent award, before moving into some recently played games. Zach spelled some words out in Paperback and Adrian tried to exploit a flower boom in Tulip Bubble. Jeff laments about his dice rolls in the Bloody Minute and then moves on to News and Kickstarters. In News, Through the ages goes digitial, Ninja Division leaves Kickstarter, and the CIA released some training board games. In Kickstarters, Dreamscape, Imperius, Sweet Mess, Railroad Rivals, and Fireball Island are discussed. An email and some BGG feedback close out the show.   00:00:27 - Intro Banter! Who is nominating us now?, don't stop believing, PUBG special event, Slay the Spire 00:12:05 - What have we been playing? Paperback, The Mind, Tulip Bubble, April Fools 00:22:52 - The Bloody Minute 00:32:37 - News: Through the Ages PC edition 00:34:55 - News: Fae 00:36:44 - News: Ninja Division Exits Kickstarter 00:42:15 - News: Catch the Moon 00:44:18 - News: Gloomhaven Forgotten Circles 00:45:53 - News: CIA Training Board Games 00:48:25 - KS: Dreamscape 00:52:42 - KS: Imperius 00:56:45 - KS: Sweet Mess 01:01:24 - KS: Railroad Rivals 01:05:33 - KS: Fireball Island 01:14:09 - Listener Feedback!   Slack Channel Patreon Guild

Spock's World. Vulcan: more than any other fictional world within the Star Trek universe, this desert planet has captured the imaginations of Trek fans since we caught our first glimpse of it in the Original Series episode "Amok Time." We know a lot about Vulcans through Spock, Sarek, and the handful of other Vulcans we have met in Trek over the years, but what are the people of that world really like? What is the history of that alien world, and how do they view us, the illogical, emotional neighbors that might threaten their logical view of the universe? In this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Bruce Gibson and Dan Gunther are joined by Earl Grey's Justin Oser to talk about a beloved classic Trek novel, Spock's World. We discuss the two tracks the story follows, the nature of Vulcans, a series of Vulcan TED talks, the diversity of the Enterprise crew, the Enterprise's BBS, and wrap up with our final thoughts and ratings. In the news segment, we talk about the recent announcement of a new TNG mirror universe comic that follows up on last year's Mirror Broken series. News Through the Mirror Announcement (00:03:53) Feature: Spock's World 30 Years (00:06:24) 2 Books in 1 (00:09:52) Vulcan: 1 Through 7 (00:19:05) Vulcan TED Talkas (01:00:23) Enterprise Online (01:23:50) Ratings (01:29:55) Final Thoughts (01:29:55) Hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson Guest Justin Oser Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Associate Producer) Bruce Gibson (Associate Producer) Justin Oser (Associate Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Jeffery Harlan (Associate Producer)