Podcast appearances and mentions of Zach Gage

Real Life Updates Devon's Redecoration Adventure Devon has been painting and redecorating—at Jen's request—to make things look more "adult." This involved taking down metal posters to put up a TV for gaming, which led to a frustrating experience with Displate (spoiler: they suck). While redecorating, Devon also came across a fascinating philosophy YouTuber, Alex O'Connor. ▶️ Watch Alex O'Connor: YouTube Link Also, ChatGPT can apparently generate a perfect glass of wine… all the way to the top. Steven's Gaming Corner Steven has been playing Avowed (part of Xbox Game Pass—so "free"). His verdict? "Pretty fun." Thanks to his beefy new graphics card, he's playing on PC. ▶️ Check out Avowed: Steam Link He also tried Keep Driving, a game about driving to the right, avoiding potholes, picking up hitchhikers, and helping a little girl find her parents—all while managing fuel, energy, and car repairs. ▶️ Try Keep Driving: Steam Link Ben's Solitaire Obsession Ben has discovered Scoundrel Solitaire by Zach Gage and Kurt Bieg, a solitaire game played with a real deck of cards and a D20. ▶️ Learn how to play: Rules PDF ▶️ Play online: Itch.io Link Future or Now: Music & Media Renee's Music Question: Renee's kid is getting into 90s rock (Weezer, The Offspring, etc.), and that sparked a conversation about favorite musical sounds and guitar solos. Here's what we came up with: Ben: The sound of an orchestra tuning up (potential energy). Favorite solo: We Will Fall Together – Streetlight Manifesto Steven: Any heavy bass sound. Favorite solo: Waking the Demon Devon: Pinched harmonics. Favorite solo: Octavarium (Razor's Edge) – John Petrucci ▶️ Dream Theater - Octavarium Guitar Solo: YouTube Link Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man We checked out Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which fills in gaps between the Tom Holland movies. Like X-Men '97, it takes some big swings. ▶️ More on the show: IMDB Link Devon's Disturbing Read Devon is reading Animal Liberation Now by Peter Singer. It's unsettling, to say the least. More thoughts after he finishes. ▶️ Read it here: Google Books Link Steven's Movie Night Steven watched some of Wicked Part 1 with his kids. They haven't asked to watch more. Suspicious. He also revisited Return to Oz, which remains a fever dream. ▶️ Return to Oz: Rotten Tomatoes Link Book Club Corner Next Week: To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers A look at 22nd-century space exploration using somaforming—biological modifications that allow astronauts to survive hostile environments. But what happens when Earth moves on without them? ▶️ Audiobook: Audible Link This Week: Billennium by J.G. Ballard A classic dystopian short story exploring extreme overpopulation. But why "20,000 million"? And what would you do if you suddenly came into wealth? Would you help others? ▶️ Read it here: PDF Link ▶️ World population discussion: Worldometer

#368“That's way too many pawns.”Roundtable2024.10.11This week, Ellen kicks things off with a chat about how games tell players, “This might be tough!” and how to make that fun and fair. Stephen and Mark jump in with their takes on what makes difficulty settings shine. Then, Mark thinks about the practice taking familiar game mechanics and twisting them into something fresh. Think pacifist runs or limited equipment modes. Why limit yourself to one way to play when you can remix the whole game? As always, there are some goofs in here, too.Unity 6 Preview is now available - Nancy Larue, UnityUnity is canceling the Runtime Fee - Matt Bromberg, UnityUnite Conference - UnityHasbro Game Night (for Switch)We Were Here Series - Total Mayhem Games, SteamLoopy: a tool for thinking in systems - Nicky CaseMachinations: Create digital twins for your systems, processes or economiesCommunicating Difficulty0:21:44Ellen Burns-JohnsonGame DesignReally Bad ChessPuzzmo - Orta Therox & Zach GageAggro Crab Studio"Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It" - David Duchovny & Stephen Dubner, Freakonomics Radio NetworkRemixed Play Modes0:40:35Mark LaCroixGame DesignMetro Nexus - Noble Robot10 Most Unique Multiplayer Modes In Video Games - James Kennedy, The GamerExtra game modes - Universal Videogame ListPARKS Board Game - 59 Parks

This week, Ellen kicks things off with a chat about how games tell players, “This might be tough!” and how to make that fun and fair. Stephen and Mark jump in with their takes on what makes difficulty settings shine. Then, Mark thinks about the practice taking familiar game mechanics and twisting them into something fresh. Think pacifist runs or limited equipment modes. Why limit yourself to one way to play when you can remix the whole game? As always, there are some goofs in here, too.Unity 6 Preview is now available - Nancy Larue, UnityUnity is canceling the Runtime Fee - Matt Bromberg, UnityUnite Conference - UnityHasbro Game Night (for Switch)We Were Here Series - Total Mayhem Games, SteamLoopy: a tool for thinking in systems - Nicky CaseMachinations: Create digital twins for your systems, processes or economies0:21:44Communicating DifficultyReally Bad ChessPuzzmoOrta Therox & Zach GageAggro Crab Studio"Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It"David Duchovny & Stephen DubnerFreakonomics Radio Network0:40:35Remixed Play ModesMetro NexusNoble Robot10 Most Unique Multiplayer Modes In Video GamesJames KennedyThe GamerExtra game modesUniversal Videogame ListPARKS Board Game59 Parks

Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it? The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones. Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products. Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users. Jason's interview with Zach Gage. Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow. Competing in search — Benedict Evans. "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos." California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets. Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time. Apple Podcasts launches on the web. Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year. iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'. Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers. Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it? The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones. Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products. Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users. Jason's interview with Zach Gage. Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow. Competing in search — Benedict Evans. "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos." California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets. Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time. Apple Podcasts launches on the web. Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year. iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'. Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers. Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it? The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones. Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products. Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users. Jason's interview with Zach Gage. Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow. Competing in search — Benedict Evans. "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos." California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets. Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time. Apple Podcasts launches on the web. Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year. iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'. Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers. Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it? The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones. Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products. Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users. Jason's interview with Zach Gage. Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow. Competing in search — Benedict Evans. "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos." California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets. Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time. Apple Podcasts launches on the web. Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year. iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'. Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers. Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it? The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones. Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products. Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users. Jason's interview with Zach Gage. Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow. Competing in search — Benedict Evans. "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos." California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets. Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time. Apple Podcasts launches on the web. Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year. iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'. Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers. Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Several Microsoft apps for macOS have been found to have security vulnerabilities. Fortnite returns to the iPhone in the EU. Select people have received demos of the upcoming visionOS 2.0. 9th-gen iPads are available at Amazon and Best Buy for the lowest price ever: $199! And what could be Apple's biggest competition in India? It couldn't be itself and used iPhone sellers, could it? The English Premier League will ditch its hated VAR Offside Tech for a fleet of iPhones. Procreate takes a stand against generative AI, vows to never incorporate the tech into its products. Flaws in Microsoft apps could let attackers spy on users. Jason's interview with Zach Gage. Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow. Competing in search — Benedict Evans. "Apple is apparently giving Secret (or just "private") Demos showing off VisionOS 2.0 features that have yet to appear in beta, plus some kind of enterprise AR demos." California driver's licenses to be available on Apple, Google wallets. Apple iPad 9th Gen hits $199 for first time. Apple Podcasts launches on the web. Apple's first India-made iPhone Pro models coming this year. iPhone 16 Pro's new color could be called 'Desert Titanium'. Apple's biggest competition in India? Used iPhone sellers. Apple's HomePod and iPad hybrid tabletop robot with an arm spotted in the supply chain, estimated to cost $1,000. Picks of the Week: Leo's Pick: The Famous Internet Cafe Andy's Pick: "Sounds of Apple" & the Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast Alex's Pick: Deliciously Ella Jason's Pick: Carbon Copy Cloner 7 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

The Game Awards has unveiled this year's nominees, so let's take a look at that. Also: How about Puzzmo, the new daily puzzle page from Zach Gage and crew? We'll also go over the entirety of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, the new OLED Steam Deck, Remedy's move out of free-to-play, a GTA6 letter from Rockstar, and your emails!

We talk to our very own Zach Gage about his brand new games website, Puzzmo. We talk aboutplayer curiosity, newspaper games, Crosswords, and more. Show Notes: Episode 37: Designing Around Language with Zach Gage Puzzmo manifesto AVCX How Hard Could It Be? (crossword puzzle by Rob Dubbin)

Free-to-play-Games sind schon seltsam: Wenn sie endlich mal Geld abwerfen, müssen sie ihre Herstellerfirmen trotzdem mit neuen Inhalten füttern - obwohl diese oft gar nicht notwendig wären und mitunter sogar jene Spielmodi sabortieren, mit denen verdient wird. Über dieses Paradoxon sprechen Robert Glashüttner und Rainer Sigl in der aktuellen Ausgabe des FM4 Game Podcast. Außerdem feiern sie 20 Jahre GameCenter CX (bzw. Retro Game Master) sowie 10 Jahre Arte France als Games-Publisher. Zach Gage gestatet und kuratiert ein neues Newspaper-Puzzle-Angebot auf launch.puzzmo.com, und außerdem stellt sich die Frage, warum zeitgenössische City Builder Bodenversiegelung propagieren. Besprechungen aus der FM4 Spielkultur-Redaktion: "Super Mario Bros. Wonder", "Saltsea Chronicles", "The Fabulous Fear Machine" und "Jackbox Party Pack 10". (Folge #91) Sendungshinweis: FM4 Game Podcast, 26. Oktober 2023, 0-1 Uhr.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we complete our brief series on Rogue, though admittedly if you want the full experience, cut up the two episodes into one minute pieces and randomly select fifty to eighty of those pieces and play them in random order. This week we talk about strategies, life lessons from Rogue, and of course give our takeaways. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few more hours (Tim) and way too many (Brett) Issues covered: a visit by June, meeting a griffin, lack of physical damage in creatures, desirable item assessment, changing how you play by what you find, combinatorics, not knowing how many good wands there are, Brett's many strategies, traps and their impact later, the importance and pressure of food, inventory management, having to level up as you go, invisible creatures, regeneration, information is power, constraints dictating the design, treasure rooms and teleportation, the anecdote factory, whether items are weighted, iterating the design, monsters carrying items, fearing the kryptonite ring, the loot factory naming scheme, your first cursed item, life lessons learned from Rogue, resting too long, throwing potions, confusion, multiple dice games and scalability, the profound impact of constraints, someone oughta make a genre out of this, efficient for development, finding my exit strategy, simple objects creating depth, making the most of mechanics, yes and, the power of iteration, grinding as a failed strategy, always having a chance you might win, signing up for the experience, the supreme flexibility of text, comedy and the roguelike, retention and the roguelike, incorporating RPG elements, resetting a space. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Valheim, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls, Colossal Cave Adventure, Infocom, Space Quest, King's Quest, MYST, Spelunky, Diablo, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Trek, Storyteller, Call of Cthulhu, GURPS, Shadowrun, Solitaire, Hunt the Wumpus, mysterydip, Ron Gilbert, Goat Simulator, Zach Gage, Deus Ex, Prey, Dishonored (series), Deathloop, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: Bonus game! Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @timlongojr and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

How can designers create refreshing games drawing inspiration from existing art and popular games? Zach Gage discusses how conceptual creativity in game design can create compelling experiences for players which are meaningful and culturally responsible lenses for the world. 

This week we did only joys. We chose one thing that brought us joy from a group of different categories. Things that bring us joy this week: Podcast Blank Check with Griffin and David (https://audioboom.com/channel/Blank-Check) Phase Zero (https://chartable.com/podcasts/phase-zero) Phone App DuoLingo (https://www.duolingo.com) SleepWatch (https://www.sleepwatchapp.com) Game Knotwords (https://playknotwords.com) by Zach Gage (https://stfj.net) Wordhunt (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/word-hunt/id1357352041) Spelling Bee (https://www.nytimes.com/puzzles/spelling-bee) from NYT TV Show Reservationi Dogs (https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/reservation-dogs) The Bear (https://www.hulu.com/series/the-bear-05eb6a8e-90ed-4947-8c0b-e6536cbddd5f) Movie Everything, Everwhere, All at Once (https://a24films.com/films/everything-everywhere-all-at-once) UNNUR (https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/active-families/chris-burkard-film-unnur/) Book The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32620332-the-seven-husbands-of-evelyn-hugo) by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Broken Earth Trilogy (https://nkjemisin.com/series/the-broken-earth/)by N.K. Jemisin Album Tyler, the Creator (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator) Brandi Carlile (https://www.brandicarlile.com) In These Silent Days Intro/Outro Music: Notice of Eviction by Legally Blind (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Legally_Blind)

Knotwords creators Jack Schlesinger and our own Zach Gage chat to us about their elegant new logic puzzle word game. We discuss "cracking" the game design they'd been chasing forever, and how they created the puzzle/word generator that makes it great. Show notes: Jack Schlesinger Zach Gage Knotwords Nikoli puzzles Alcazar Two Not Touch puzzles Good Sudoku SpellTower+ Bit Pilot Wordle Calvin & Hobbes

Zach Gage joins the show to talk about game design and creativity, including his new game Knotwords.

Danh played:Overwatch 2 BetaHalo Infinite: Season 2Backpack Hero - https://thejaspel.itch.io/backpack-heroTunicZach PlayedTrying to finish Ocarina of TimePlayed Emerald Flame - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/postcurious/the-emerald-flameWant to play:Polygon https://store.steampowered.com/app/1241100/POLYGON/Dave PlayedOverwatch 2 BetaStacklands by SokpopKnotwords by Zach GageGood Sudoku by Zach Gage

Robb goes indie blogging and John has a lot of games he's looking forward toMicro.blogRobb Knight on micro.blogSifu | Download and Buy Today - Epic Games StoreThe Invincible on Steam‘Knotwords' is the New Word Game from Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger and It's Launching this Thursday – TouchArcadeTUNIC on Steam

Gil sits down for a one-on-one with game designer, teacher, and lecturer Marc LeBlanc to discuss some of his game design ideas, especially his 8 Kinds of Fun and the Mechanics/Dynamics/Aesthetics (MDA) framework.  NOTE: Towards the end of the episode, Gil's mic cable started to get unhappy. Apologies for the static! SHOW NOTES 0m50s: Looking Glass Studios, Ultima Underworld II, Thief, System Shock, Defense of the Oasis, Heroes Welcome 4m30s: Marc's 8 types of fun: Sensation, Fantasy, Narrative, Challenge, Fellowship, Discovery, Expression, and Submission. 9m31s: Wildermyth 11m28s: Nicole Lazzaro's 4 Keys to Fun, Self-Determination Theory, Quantric Foundry's Gamer Motivation Model, Jason VendenBerghe's Engines of Play 12m46s: Tim Fowers was on Ludology 165 - Fowerian Slip. Gil also mentions philosipher Roger Caillois and his book Man, Play, and Games. 23m52s: Reiner Knizia's classic auction game Ra. 31m34s: Spy Party 33m39s: Geoff discussed the Incan Gold experiment in GameTek 213.5. 36m46s: Gil's talk at Tabletop Network has been lost to tech gremlins. Fortunately, he gave the same talk online during the pandemic. 38m01s: Any mention of Caylus would make Ludology co-founder Ryan Sturm happy. 39m34s: Sharang Biswas was on Ludology 230 - Design Re-Verb. Geoff discussed his most recent game, Super Skill Pinball, on Ludology 268 - Pinball Wizard. 47m21s: 7 Wonders 51m08s: Slay the Spire 54m38s: Alan Moon's Oasis vs. Reiner Knizia's Through the Desert 56m05s: Return to Dark Tower, the Through the Ages digital adaptation, Pokemon Unite, Titan, Zach Gage's really bad chess. 1h00m02s: The Lynx web browser.

We kick off a new era with a fully rebranded show! After navel-gazing about the changes, we talk to our own Zach Gage about making a Sudoku game that loves you. Show notes: eggplant.show Good Sudoku doseone Richard Hogg Northway Games Sportsfriends Osmos The Worst Idea of All Time Hot Tub Time Machine Arcane Kids Manife$to The Miracle Sudoku The Berenst#in Bears problem Put Your Name on Your Game GDC talk

Dave PlayedGame of Thrones: Tale of the Crow (Apple Arcade) https://www.theverge.com/21365603/game-of-thrones-got-tale-of-crows-review-apple-arcade-iphone-ipadManifold Garden for Switch https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/manifold-garden-switch/Pokémon Go (136 / 631) https://www.pokemongo.com/en-us/Good Sudoku (by Zach Gage of Really Bad Chess, SpellTower, Ridiculous Fishing) https://www.playgoodsudoku.com/Call of Duty Warzone Mini-RoyaleFinished Champions Ballad DLC, got a motorcycle, now helping on my son's accountRest of YearHalo series?THPS1+2Star Wars SquadronsReturn of the Obra Dinn https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/return-of-the-obra-dinn-switch/Into the Breach https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/into-the-breach-switch/Danh playedStreets of Rage 4 - https://www.streets4rage.com/ Battletoads - https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/battletoads Fall Guys - https://fallguys.com/ Marvel's Avengers - https://avengers.square-enix-games.com/en-us/ Transistor - https://www.supergiantgames.com/games/transistor/ Apex Legends -https://www.ea.com/games/apex-legends Call of Duty Warzone -https://www.callofduty.com/warzoneLooking forward to Microsoft Flight Simulator and Madden 21Board game you should check out called One Deck Dungeon (also on Steam) - https://www.onedeckdungeon.com/Zach PlayedFinal Fantasy VII Remake: done https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA07211_00-FFVIIREMAKE00000The Outer Worlds https://outerworlds.obsidian.net/enCeleste https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/celeste-switch/Pummel Party https://store.steampowered.com/app/880940/Pummel_Party/Carrion https://carrion.game/Fall Guys https://fallguys.com/Marvel's Avengers - https://avengers.square-enix-games.com/en-us/BoardgameEverdell https://tabletopia.com/games/everdellRest of YearCyberpunk 2077Ghost of Tsushima?

In this episode, Mark and Stephen are joined by guest host Adia Alderson for a thoughtful conversation with Glen Henry, an indie developer out of Jamaica. Glen runs Spritewrench Studios and has released multiple creative titles like M@ge (pronounced "Mage") and Grimm and Tonic. The club talks about Glen's current projects, as well as creative processes, maintaining community during COVID-19, and re-imagining the visual novel.Also, Adia defines a game genre with food-like products, Mark brings up cozy bunkers, and everyone's a crusty old developer. MetaGIG - Games Industry GatheringUniversity of West Indies GGJ site Indiedev During the Pandemic Game DesignIRLCheck out Glen's games on Itch.io and Steam! We talked about most of these titles during the episode:Grimm and Tonic Questlike Hail SHLD FLNGM@ge Shiny GauntletQuestlike Pocket (coming soon)Find Glen's art on his ArtStation page (NSFW) and watch him speed paint on his YouTube channel.Additional links and resourcesRen.js - "a new videogame engine for making Visual Novels that run directly in the web browser. Based on Ren'Py and powered by PhaserJS, it's easy to use and easy to extend."Winter Wolves Games - Developer of visual novels, dating sims, and RPGs.Narrascope Conference - Conference, Discord chat, game jam, and more.Zach Gage's wise tweet about making small games - TwitterGrimm & Tonic Webcomic - SpritewrenchThe Kindaichi Case Files (Manga) - WikipediaKinetic Novel - TV TropesIsekai - WikipediaGlen HenryGuestGlen Henry runs Spritewrench, a one-man powerhouse micro-studio out of Kingston, Jamaica. He specializes in small titles with unique ideas and strong narrative elements. Find him at https://spritewrench.com/ and on Twitter @SpriteWrench. You can get his games on Itch.io and Steam. 

In this episode, Mark and Stephen are joined by guest host Adia Alderson for a thoughtful conversation with Glen Henry, an indie developer out of Jamaica. Glen runs Spritewrench Studios and has released multiple creative titles like M@ge (pronounced "Mage") and Grimm and Tonic. The club talks about Glen’s current projects, as well as creative processes, maintaining community during COVID-19, and re-imagining the visual novel. Also, Adia defines a game genre with food-like products, Mark brings up cozy bunkers, and everyone’s a crusty old developer.  Meta GIG - Games Industry Gathering University of West Indies GGJ site   Glen Henry Category Game Design   Check out Glen's games on Itch.io and Steam!  We talked about most of these titles during the episode: Grimm and Tonic Questlike Hail SHLD FLNG M@ge Shiny Gauntlet Questlike Pocket (coming soon) Find Glen's art on his ArtStation page (NSFW) and watch him speed paint on his YouTube channel.   Additional links and resources Ren.js - "a new videogame engine for making Visual Novels that run directly in the web browser. Based on Ren'Py and powered by PhaserJS, it's easy to use and easy to extend." Winter Wolves Games - Developer of visual novels, dating sims, and RPGs. Narrascope Conference - Conference, Discord chat, game jam, and more.   Zach Gage's wise tweet about making small games - Twitter Grimm & Tonic Webcomic - Spritewrench The Kindaichi Case Files (Manga) - Kodansha Kinetic Novel - TV Tropes Isekai - Wikipedia Guest Glen Henry runs Spritewrench, a one-man powerhouse micro-studio out of Kingston, Jamaica. He specializes in small titles with unique ideas and strong narrative elements. Find him at https://spritewrench.com/ and on Twitter @SpriteWrench. You can get his games on Itch.io and Steam. 

Well, we both ended up a little closer to nature last week so we decided to take a deep dive into how you can tech better while camping. After that, we've got the normal tips, picks, and tech news for you. Enjoy! Make sure to join the Notnerd Facebook Group and let us know how you tech better. We're also looking for your ProTips and Picks of the Week. Camp Tech Google Earth/Maps (02:50) Power Bricks, Solar Power Bank (03:45) Multi Cable - Lightning, USB-micro, USB-C (06:30) DJI Mavic Mini (07:30) Camping Lantern (08:55) Air mat/pillow (10:40) Swiss Army Knife (13:10)  Shower bag (15:05) iPhone (16:10) Compass Internet Camera Maps Light Apps Hiking First Aid Peak Finder Stargazing apps Recipes Fauna and flora identification apps Dave’s Pro Tip of the Week: How to turn off autoplay in car play (25:00) Listener Question: Apple Watch Stand Goal (31:35) Takes: Fortnite starts a battle with Apple and Google -Rene Ritchie Explainer Video (33:00) Google Maps coming back to Apple Watch, now on CarPlay (40:25) Whatever happened to the Apple-Google Coronavirus tracing apps (41:30) Google Plus Settlement (44:40) Microsoft announces Surface Duo (45:40) Security/Privacy: Skipped Bonus Odd Take: https://is2020over.com/ (48:35) All 31 seasons of Bob Ross’ “The Joy of Painting” are free on YouTube (49:35) Picks of the Week: Dave: iOS game developer: Zach Gage (50:15) Nate: Elite Cuisine EGC-207 Egg Poacher, Omelet, Steamer & Soft, Medium, Hard-Boiled Egg Cooker with Auto-Shut Off, 7 Egg Capacity, Stainless Steel (52:05) Ramazon™ purchase (56:05) Check out the Notnerd YouTube channel for great videos Leave an iTunes Review and be featured on the Podcast Support Notnerd on Patreon and get cool stuff Subscribe and Review Contact Info: www.Notnerd.com Twitter - @N0tnerd, Nate - @NetBack, Dave - @DavyB Notnerd Youtube Channel Notnerd Facebook Email - info@Notnerd.com Call or text 608.618.NERD(6373) If you would like to help support Notnerd financially, mentally, or physically, please contact us via any of the methods above. Consider any product/app links to be affiliate links.

This week we play Good Sudoku, the latest game from Zach Gage and Jack Schlesinger. Good Sudoku iOS App Store: https://apple.co/3f2ulZk Next week: Golf on Mars iOS App Store: https://apple.co/2PfCGhF Things of the week: Sam got a trumpet and a cool electric mute: https://amzn.to/33fjusN Edwin turns off automatic ear detection for his airpods. Tweet us your game suggestions @sevendaystoplay and follow us on Spotify.

The Besties recommend some of their favorite games that have come out this summer, including Carrion, The Under Presents, Zach Gage’s Good Sudoku, the updated Noita, and more! Plus, they discuss what upcoming releases they are excited for in the rest of 2020.

Sports! They’re happening, sort-of. And that’s why we’re talking about sort-of sports games. Austin, Gita, and Rob revisit the league politics of Blaseball and secrets the baseball sportsbook simulator has been yielding. Rob’s playing F1 2020, which is less a game about Formula 1 in 2020 than it is about expectations that existed for F1 in 2019. Another game that’s revealing its secrets to Gita is Sudoku, which she’s finally learning to love via Zach Gage’s Good Sudoku. Austin is also unleashing the beast in Carrion, but thinks maybe more leashes might be a good thing for that game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we talk about the betas we're using and streaming services before we get to our anti-picks.We discuss Stacks, among other things iOS 14.Zach Gage has a new sudoku app coming out, Good Sudoku.Dan discusses his experience with Peacock.For our anti-picks, Dan did not like Cursed and Lex did not like What/If. Moltz explains why he's irked about the iPhone 12 mockups he's seen.As if 2020 could get any worse, Prime Day has been delayed.Our thanks to Legacybox, the world's largest, most trusted, digitizer of home movies and photos. There's never been a better time to digitally preserve your old home movies, film reels, and photos. Go to Legacybox.com/REBOUND to get 50% off while supplies last.Also, thanks to Freshly, which offers chef cooked, healthy meals delivered to you. Skip the shopping, the prep, and the cleanup. Get $40 off your first 2 orders at freshly.com/rebound.If you want to help out the show and get some great bonus content, consider becoming a Rebound Prime member! Just go to prime.reboundcast.com to check it out!

This week Adam is joined by Zach Gage, developer of iOS games like Spell Tower, Ridiculous Fishing, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we search for words in Zach Gage's latest game, SpellTower+. SpellTower+ iOS App Store - https://apple.co/36TQ5m2 Puzzlejuice (wikipedia) - http://bit.ly/379insR Next week: Skiing Yeti Mountain iOS App Store - https://apple.co/38dGzM9 Google Play - http://bit.ly/2SaXrgY Things of the week Gimlet Academy - https://spoti.fi/2H5mITv Schitts Creek - http://bit.ly/2vfQQsy Tweet us your game suggestions @sevendaystoplay and follow us on Spotify.

We get cozy with our own Zach Gage to talk about his just-released SpellTower+, the follow-up to the puzzle game that put him on the map. We discuss making word searches interesting, the design of letter distribution, and making the Westworld of word games. SpellTower+ zachgage.com Kinnijup’s new eggplant run world record Kinnijup's new low% hell run world record Puzzlejuice Letterpress The history of Tetris randomizers Typeshift

This week, we make our way through the card based rogue-like-like from Zach Gage and team, Card of Darkness.

Pas d'evangelion cette semaine! Mais on a lu une nouvelle de Harlan Ellison qui a un lien avec la série. Aussi, on rattrape 4 mois de jeux!! Mais évidemment, on parle quand même de Michael Jackson qui fait son épicerie, de jeux qu'on n'a pas joué et... Bah comme d'habitude finalement!De quoi on a parlé:Dragalia LostDiablo 3 et 4Sayonara Wild Hearts de SimogoCard of Darkness de Zach GagePilgrims de Amanita DesignApple ArcadeManifold GardenWattam par FunomenaNoby Noby BoyLe film de Sonic avec son nouveau lookMichael Jackson qui fait son épicerieBurrito Bison: Launcha LibrePowerpuff Girls: Monkey ManiaSmuggle Truck // Snuggle TruckThe Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (short story de Harlan Ellison)Hideaki Anno et son studio, KharaFinal Fantasy 14Half Life : AlyxHidden FolksPokémon Let’s Go Eevee et Sword/ShieldPodcast: Tu me niaiseEt plus![Télécharger MP3]Faites clic droit : Enregistrer le lien.window.podcastData={"title":"On a juste une vie","subtitle":"Jeux vidéo et jeux de mots poches","description":"","cover":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouiVpu1jCf0/TQMDdYd_ehI/AAAAAAAADrc/Wm91yGND55k/s1600/logo+podcasts.png","feeds":[{"type":"audio","format":"mp3","url":"https://www.onajusteunevie.ca/feeds/posts/default","directory-url-itunes":"https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/on-a-juste-une-vie/id397057903"}]}Subscribe to feedAbonnez-vous!iTunesYoutubeFacebookTwitterEt si vous voulez nous aider, vous pouvez partager l'émission à vos amis! Ça nous ferait vraiment plaisir :)Liens mentionnés:Nous sommes distribués par L'Antre du GeekRemerciements:Chroniqueurs: Anne-Marie, narF, BlobThème musical: BlobMontage: narF

Adam Redding, Mike Lopez and David Tate sit down with Super Guest Friend Zach Gage to talk about his new game Card of Darkness, in an extra beefy episode of SBFVGS!

The gang discusses Really Bad Chess, which is actually really good. We dig into how developer Zach Gage made a classic game more fun and accessible, and Rob expresses his surprisingly deep love for Backgammon.

Closing out the year and completing my quartet of guests who made some of my favourite games of 2016, my guest today is the creator of Really Bad Chess, Zach Gage. Zach is self described conceptual artist who explores systems. He has an incredible breadth of work but including board games, visual arts, installations and of course videogames like Spelltower, Tharsis and the wonderful Lose/Lose - a space invaders clone that wipes a random file on your computer every time you kill an alien. We talk through his early love of games and his equally early start creating them, I introduce him to the wonders of Top Trumps, we talk about why he sees himself as an artist before a game designer, the impact Prince of Persia and Lemmings had, and why he thinks poker is the best game ever. This is a great talk, and a fine end to an otherwise tumultuous year. Thanks for listening, here's to the future! "Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died." PATREON! - patreon.com/checkpoints iTunes HERE - SUBSCRIBE / RATE / REVIEW Games discussed: Super Mario Bros, Lemmings, Prince of Persia, Mario Paint, Tetris, Really Bad Chess, Poker, Top Trumps, Unreal Tournament, Rocket League, Knights of the Old Republic, Final Fantasy 12, Undertale, Pokemon, Lose/Lose, Spelltower, Go, Imbroglio. RSS HERE Twitter - twitter.com/CheckpointsShow Cover design: Craig Stevenson - http://onedinosaurandhisballoon.blogspot.co.uk Music: Samuel Baker - http://soundcloud.com/furoshiki

The gang’s all here to chat with our own Zach Gage (SpellTower, Tharsis) about his new Apple Arcade adventure game, Card of Darkness. We discuss distilling roguelikes, the role of randomness, and designing 52 cards in two days. Things we discussed: Card of Darkness Andy’s baby! World 23 Spelunky glitch The Grannies (Red Dead Redemption explorers) Zach’s collaborators   Card of Darkness soundtrack Zach's games Hearthstone: Dungeon Run

Ryan and Matt are back back back with cursory callouts to Red Dead Redemption 2 and Gears 4 competitive multiplayer before the real business begins Breath of the Wild by proxy, Zach Gage's oeuvre (!), solitary rabbit holes, reaching for Master Chief, Turtle Rock's Back 4 Blood, and UWC Wrestling! Video games!

We chat to our own Zach Gage about his 2016 spacefaring strategy game Tharsis, from its roguelike and tabletop influences, to promoting player narrative, to the psychology of randomness. Plus first impressions of Twinfold and Below! Some things we mentioned: The Systems Design of TharsisLet's Get Physical: Lessons From the Real WorldHow to win Tharsis Twinfold Below

In an emergency roundtable, we’re joined by Justin Mitchell and Robby Ciszek to talk Metroidvanias in eternal development, stories of childhood friends stealing our games, and the future of consoles. The indiepocalypse strikes back — with an article by Polygon realizing that (gasp!) there are too many games, GameIndustry.biz providing a poor solution to the problem, followed up by Zach Gage and Brandon Keogh’s thoughts on the matter. We also discuss an update on the Telltale saga, our thoughts on a Harry Potter RPG, and more. Games include Thumper, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Super Dodge Ball, River City Ransom, Super Mario Bros. 3, Chasm, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Dragon Quest: Builders, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Got a question for the show? Join us on Discord or email us at contact@ward-games.com!

Federico and John are joined by independent game developer Zach Gage the creator of hit games like Ridiculous Fishing, SpellTower, Really Bad Chess, Typeshift, Flipflop Solitaire, and Pocket Run Pool to discuss the App Store’s effect on gaming.

Mike talks to Zach Gage about his new IOS app Pocket Run Pool and then Mike talks to Team USA Vice Captain Jeremy Jones about the Mosconi Cup Show Features: Mike Howerton, Zach Gage, Jeremy Jones Running Time: 1:01:21 Pocket Run Pool: http://pocketrunpool.com Zach Gage Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/helvetica

Zach Gage is one of the sharpest design minds creating play today. Whether it’s games like Spelltower, Flip Flop Solitaire, or Really Bad Chess, the things Zach makes brilliantly explore what you can do when you digitize the kind of broad, approachable play you’d find in a Sunday newspaper. Join us as we discuss the value in letting people learn creatively, the untapped possibilities in designing around gambling, and the way that making games can change who you are.

I’m in London right now for the Clash Royale world championships, and had planned on doing this real cool podcast … Continue reading "The TouchArcade Show Rewind: A 2012 Interview With Zach Gage"

Zach Gage, the designer of mobile games like “SpellTower,” “Really Bad Chess,” “Sage Solitaire,” and 2017’s “Typeshift,” talks to Chris and JJ during a live show from the Play NYC convention. Plus, JJ’s “Tacoma” mini review. The post ‘Typeshift’ designer Zach Gage appeared first on Shall We Play a Game?.

In support of CJRU's fund drive, we did a live episode of Built to Play! Subscribe (iTunes)Subscribe (Stitcher) We talk to Patrick O'Rourke about Playstation VR. Zach Gage tells us why he's afraid of chess. Mare Sheppard and Raigan Burns from Metanet Software describe their pursuit for perfection. Daniel Rosen scoured the web for some of the biggest disasters in dubbing. To donate visit CJRU.ca THANKS TO THE FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE FOR "Erotic Robotics," "Intergalactic Lounge Music" BY Polish Ambassador. OCRemix for "Clockwork Groove" by Eino Keskitalo. WE ALSO USED CLIPS FROM THE TURNABOUT JAZZ SOUL COMPILATION ALBUM.  BUILT TO PLAY IS A PRODUCT OF CJRU IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO. IT WAS PRODUCED BY ARMAN AGHBALI AND DANIEL ROSEN. IF YOU LIKE THE SHOW PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US ONLINE. IT HELPS MORE PEOPLE FIND THE SHOW AND GIVES US AN IDEA HOW WE'RE DOING. FEEL FREE TO COMMENT DOWN BELOW.

Stories! Awards! Pink Pants! Join One Life Left, Gamasutra and twelve more super special guests as we guide you through the ins-and-outs of GDC 2016. On today's show we're joined by Matti Larsson from Zordix, Joseph Humfrey and Tom Kail from inkle, industry legend Lorne Lanning, Steve Meretzky, Tadhg Kelly, Scott Brodie from Heart Shaped Games, Zach Gage, Chris McQuinn from DrinkBox Studios, Steve Gaynor, writer Chris Kohler, and Frank Cifaldi from Digital Eclipse.Cheerio!Team OLL x

Subscribe (iTunes)Subscribe (Stitcher) Built to Play explores the great beyond with games about the human heart, the future and cosmological afterlife. It's taken us a few weeks to get back into gear thanks to DICE, GDC and PAX East all being in short succession of each other, as people are either at a conference or will be soon. With that in mind, welcome to our first theme of 2015, Space. We're going to explore games and media's relationship to space and how it was almost inevitable that the black background of early video games would be explained as "Oh, that's just space." Not included on that list funnily enough is Space Invaders, which takes place in the upper atmosphere and therefore has no excuse.  Infinity, whether it's expressed as the infinite blackness of the void or the range of infinite possibilities, has often been alluded to by games. In Gravity Ghost,Erin Robinson uses our impression of space as a glimmering and distant wonder to set a stage for a purgatory of sorts, where hurts can be healed and children can be redeemed. Zach Gage doesn't refer to space at all in #Fortune, unless one is lucky enough to have a prediction involving it. Instead, #Fortune reaches into the seemingly infinite output of Twitter and delivers an often random collection of potential events. Both projects attempt to describe something beyond us, the future or death (or maybe both),  and trust that we'll like what they find.  With the vaguely philosophical rambling out of the way, on this week's episode you will find the following: Zach Gage on sharing, tweets, and his leather box that predicts the future (00:30-11:55) We cover the news. ** Evolve has too much DLC.We cast the Zelda TV show. Peter Molyneux breaks one promise too many, and John Walker attacks. (11:55-37:30)** Yosef Safi Harb on playing with our heartbeat and howSkip a Beatcan teach you more about your body. (37:30-46:30) Erin Robinson on her new game Gravity Ghost and the relationship between space, loss and growing up. (46:30-58:20) THANKS TO THE FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE FOR "if (Johnny_Ripper Remix)" by A K U A, "Buildings Stays Offshore" by Augustus Bro Gallery Six, "heartbeat" by Jake Allison, "red Shoes" by Johnny Ripper, "Nana Veloz" by Crisopa, "Snow Monkeys" by CandleGravity. Our Opening theme was "touching" by Souvenir Driver. This episode used clips from Gravity Ghost, Soda Drinker Pro, and the Wizard of OZ. Thanks to thenudo on Freesound for "Heart-beat" and to Will O Neil for his dramatic reading of his fortunes.  BUILT TO PLAY IS A PRODUCT OF THE SCOPE AT RYERSON RADIO STATION IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN TORONTO. IT WAS PRODUCED AND EDITED BY ARMAN AGHBALI AND WRITTEN BY DANIEL ROSEN. IF YOU LIKE THE SHOW PLEASE SUBSCRIBE AND RATE US ONLINE. IT HELPS MORE PEOPLE FIND THE SHOW AND GIVES US AN IDEA HOW WE'RE DOING. FEEL FREE TO COMMENT DOWN BELOW.  

One of this week’s most notable releases is Ridiculous Fishing, a fantastic and quirky fishing game from Vlambeer, Zach Gage, … Continue reading "The TouchArcade Show – A Chat With Some of The Devs Behind ‘Ridiculous Fishing’"

Holmes speaks with Zach Gage, designer of Spell Tower and Bit Pilot

On this week’s episode of The TouchArcade Show, Zach Gage of Zack Gage and our own Nissa Campbell of TouchArcade … Continue reading "The TouchArcade Show – 55 – Visionary"

On this week’s bonus episode of The TouchArcade Show, Eli and I hit up Zach Gage of Zach Gage fame. … Continue reading "The TouchArcade Show – Bonus – Interview With Zach Gage"