Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLeadership (with Frani Esquenazi)
Episode 317
Your nice hosts get called to the boss' office to interview Frani Esquenazi, who is Stephen's actual boss at Future Club. Frani discusses servant lea…
2 years, 10 months ago
Cheating, Part 2
Episode 316
In the second installment of your nice hosts' discussion about cheating in games, we talk about the nature of cheating in contemporary video games: w…
2 years, 10 months ago
Writing for Games (with Anna C Webster)
Episode 315
In this episode your nice hosts chat with Anna C. Webster lead writer on The Foglands, and her cat Montezuma. Anna talks about how writing for games …
2 years, 10 months ago
"Salt, in everything?" Player Motivations; Copying Others
Episode 314
After a fairly self-indulgent meta, your nice hosts eventually get into the nitty-gritty of both Player Motivation and Copying Others. Listen after t…
2 years, 11 months ago
Postmortem: "An Outcry" (with Quinn K)
Episode 313
Quinn K joins the clubhouse to break down their IGF-nominated game "An Outcry." Your nice hosts learn about choosing your own limitations, the Haunte…
2 years, 11 months ago
"Ask your friends." Finding Help; Companion Characters
Episode 312
In this week's roundtable, Ellen needs help with ALL the things. Stephen and Mark offer advice on where to find people who can help, and discuss some…
2 years, 11 months ago
The State of "Dogpile!"
Episode 311
(Some of) your nice hosts went to Origins Game Fair last week! Aside from taking in the show and learning more about the world of board games, they w…
2 years, 11 months ago
"What's a little grand larceny?" Licensing; Cheating, Part 1
Episode 310
Your nice hosts return to form with a roundtable recorded together for the first time in a while! In this episode, Stephen sneaks a mini-topic in, El…
3 years ago
Nice Thinking: "The Nice Board Game Industrial Complex, a Nice Games Club Skunkworks Project"
Episode 309
After Mark's time with COVID, the first day he was free to go outside, the area was covered with the smoke of distant wildfires. Another bout of smok…
3 years ago
"You've probably seen them in Zelda." Lessons from Tears of the Kingdom; Fall Damage
Episode 308
Your nice hosts recorded separately again this week, as Mark has been isolating at home. Stephen rants about examines fall damage mechanics in Legend…
3 years ago