In this episode Cathy welcomes game designers Kathleen Mercury and Emelie van Rodin to the show and they talk about game design.
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- Opening: 0:58.80
- The Hot Topic: 38:02.45
- Closing: 1:24:45.35
Hosts
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Cathy Ford | Emelie van Rodin | Kathleen Mercury |
Games We Played Recently
Reviewer | Game | Designer | OTP Rating |
Kathleen | Downforce | Rob Daviau, Justin D. Jacobson, & Wolfgang Kramer |
4 |
Cathy | Long Live the Queen | Not Listed | 4 |
Emelie | Maximum Apocalypse | Mike Gnade | 2 |
Kathleen | Palace of Mad King Ludwig |
Ted Alspach | 4 |
Cathy | The Lady and The Tiger |
Kevin Carmichael, Peter C. Hayward, JR Honeycutt, Ken Maher, Philip Tootill, & Allysha Tulk |
4 |
Emelie | Highways & Byways | Brandon Rollins | 4.5 |
GAME RATING SCALE:
We have started referring to and rating games by a rating scale. Here is how we are using this scale:
5 = Buy this! Buy this now!
4 = A good solid game!
3 = Decent with some bugs.
2 = Has great potential as kindling!
1 = Give me back the time I spent playing it!
Hot Topic: Exploring The Self By Designing Games
Cathy talks with Kathleen Mercury and Emelie van Rodin about game design and development and how they learn more about themselves by going through this repetitive process.
Connect with Kathleen Online
Connect with Emelie Online
- Kickstarter (Pre-Order Emelie’s Game: State of Wonder!)
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Music Used in This Episode
- Little Idea
(The Hot Topic) - Funny Song by Bensound
(Rating Scale Explained) - Revive by Adrianna Krikl
(Main Theme Song)
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