
Episode 679: His Frequency is Powerful
2025/12/12 | 1h 5 mins.
Beloved Patreon backer Ben A. takes the Gaming Hut to New York’s Chinatown in 1973 for tips on a game that mixes triads with the Bruce Lee legacy. Estimable backer Philip Masters gains access to the Tradecraft Hut for an account of a recently busted spy ring run by previous subject Jan Marsalek. How to […]

Episode 678: A Word for All the Chairs
2025/12/05 | 55 mins.
In the Gaming Hut we look at a core part of the rpg designer’s skill set, table sense, or the ability to predict what players will do with your material. The Mythology Hut tells the story of a historical figure reputed to turn invisible, Qin Dynasty consort Zhongli Chun. The Word Hut hosts a game […]

Episode 677: South America is Very Long
2025/11/28 | 1h 11 mins.
Beloved Patreon backer Darcy Casselman summons us to the Gaming Hut in search of tips on playing a gestalt or troupe-style leader character, such as a starship captain. The Architecture Hut peers at Sibiu, Transylvania, the town of 7,300 eyes. Try to keep a lid on it as the Stock Character Hut looks at the […]

Episode 676: Always Want to Get Book
2025/11/21 | 1h 6 mins.
In the Gaming Hut we examine the principle of design by subtraction. The Crime Blotter investigates the career of thief turned detective Eugène-Francois Vidocq. We wrap up the Cinema Hut Fantasy Film Essentials series with some late-breaking indie titles and a look back at what we learned. Finally the Eliptony Hut tunes into Bernard Kazhinsky’s […]

Episode 675: Performative Hermitry
2025/11/14 | 1h 13 mins.
The Gaming Hut continues its preview of Robin’s new game Page Turners with a demonstration of scene calling choices. The History Hut takes a garden stroll to look at ornamental hermits. A great wasteland is traversed in the Cinema Hut as the Fantasy Film Essentials series shoots from 2011 to nearly the present day. Finally […]



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