The Staying In Podcast - four pals talk video games, board games, movies, and nonsense
201 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsJoin four lifelong friends on this award-nominated comedy podcast about board games, video games, comicbooks, movies, TV and more; uncovering the hidden indie gems you’ll wonder how you ever lived without, and diving deep into the franchises you already know and love.
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Kind Words, National Theatre Live, and 1 Survives - Ep101
April 15, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB00:00 - Loyd Grossman impressions and other things that show our age. 05:55 - Some of our favourite things to enjoy during lockdown so far have been the comforting certainty of MasterChef and the relationship-testing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 11:30 - "To have theatre in the house is amazing" - National Theatre Live at home is a thing of wonder and a super accessible way of seeing the stage. 16:19 - The Darby Family Quiz, and a very prescient video game-doing-good: Kind Words (lo fi ...
The Top 10 Things Worth Staying In For - Ep100
April 01, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 77.3 MB00:11 - Arguing about The Bee Gees. 04:13 - We decide upon our favourite video games, board games, TV, and films from the previous 100 episodes. We each chose our personal top tens - including fantastic things that you should absolutely check out - and then attempted to get the complete list down to just the very best of the bunch as a collective ten we can all agree on. The full list was; - Bart Bonte Games (Ep80) - Batman Role-Playing Game (Ep57) - Burgle Bros. (Ep1) - Celeste (Ep81)...
Two Point Hospital, Wingspan, and Tiny Heist - Ep99
March 15, 2020 01:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB00:00 - Something called an ISTQB, the linen finish high quality of Wingspan ("the most beautiful game I own"), and the lesser spotted Trivia Tidbits. 12:40 - Relationship advice and Mini Eggs. 14:35 - Omerta has a really good rhythm to it and we think it's "a breath of fresh air". 25:22 - The guy with the games on holiday. And is taking eighteen games away with you too many? (probably) 27:25 - We start talking about Two Point Hospital, then get de-railed by PlayStation Max magazine, an...
Parasite, Encore!, and The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine - Ep98
March 01, 2020 01:00 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MB00:00 - Miniatures games, what makes BattleTech fun to paint, and why the hobby is oh so therapeutic. 08:43 - The sensory overload of Arcade Club in Bury. 15:09 - The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine is a deceptively tricky trick-taking game that feels incredibly fresh and different. 32:19 - Parasite won best picture at the Oscars, which it fully deserves, and we'll tell you why you MUST see it (without spoiling a thing). 40:03 - Obsessed with roll and write games? Us? Never. Honest. But...
PSVR, Brikks, and Spirit Island - Ep97
February 15, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB00:00 - An adventure in AI Dungeon, aka The Halfpipe Chronicles. 07:12 - A technological trip into the wonderful world of PSVR, the perils of VR horror, and exploring all the new experiences to have in virtual reality. 20:23 - Brikks is the "analogue Tetris", and yet another banger from our fav, Wolfgang Warsch. 31:00 - More from The Halfpipe Chronicles. 36:25 - Looking for the antithesis to imperious games like Settlers of Catan? We've got it for you, it's the frightfully good Spirit...
Blitzkrieg!, The Witcher and the Royal Game of Ur - Ep96
February 01, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB00:00 - A show called Best Home Cook, and what's interesting about being with the The Hairy Bikers in-person. 04:57 - What's it like playing The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt - Complete Edition on the move with the Switch version? We'll tell you. 09:20 - We're back to talking about Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and some digital sightseeing in Greece. 10:22 - We toss a coin to the Witcher TV series. 31:11 - A final (???) Charity Miles Update. It's a stonker. 36:05 - Achtung! We review the Blitzk...
Don't Get Got, Jojo Rabbit, and Chuchel - Ep95
January 15, 2020 01:30 - 59 minutes - 44.9 MB00:00 - H. G. Wells, a true literary genius? 05:04 - TwentyPlenty. 11:15 - Don't Get Got from Big Potato Games is a mix of silly party fun and intense paranoia that demands creative thinking and social nous to outwit your loved ones. 33:30 - Jojo Rabbit is Taika Waititi's darkly-tinged comedy about why hate is so stupid, and while it can be an uncomfortable watch, it's a worthy one. 45:46 - In an energetic mood? Then Amanita Design's Chuchel - a riotous combination of puzzler and point-...
Halo: Reach, Decrypto, and Advanced Squad Leader: Starter Kit #2 - Ep94
January 01, 2020 15:42 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB00:00 - Halo: Reach is out as part of the Halo: The Master Chief Collection so we head down memory lane to discuss the series. 16:00 - Do we make it to 2020? Find out at the end of the show! :o 20:15 - As usual, we've got the hottest takes. This episode? Our thoughts on Sam Neill going topless in sci-fi horror movie Event Horizon. 25:07 - Marvel's Spider-Man is wrapped up, but after the game's ejected from the PS4 we wonder if open world narratives work well in video games, and how impor...
Knives Out, Silk, and Dragonmeet 2019 - Ep93
December 15, 2019 00:30 - 59 minutes - 49.3 MB00:00 - A peacefully tomb-like (!?!?) flotation tank experience at Float Planet in Liverpool. 07:43 - We went to Modiphius's tabletop RPG event Dragonmeet, and make a resolution. 15:47 - Hoover chat. 18:07 - Kosmos and Devir have put out Silk, a wonderful little entry level worker placement/area control game from designer Luis Ranedo and artist Roc Espinet, and it's taught us a valuable lesson. 27:22 - Secret Santa!!! :D 39:47 - The question this episode comes from Holly, via The Quest...
Medium, His Dark Materials, and the BoardGameGeek Secret Santa - Ep92
December 01, 2019 17:20 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB00:00 - Top hotel hacks, boiling eggs in unconventional ways, and award-winning hotel service horror stories. 15:16 - Our first experience of the BoardGameGeek Secret Santa, and adventures in sending board games to Taiwan. 23:22 - Even more crimbo-capers-on-the-quiet, as we prepare for our own Secret Santa. 31:15 - We're rubbish at the fantastic Medium, a game about unlocking latent psychic powers. 43:09 - His Dark Materials has us completely charmed, of course, but more importantly: wh...
Sushi Roll, Afterparty, and Pixel Game Maker MV - Ep91
November 15, 2019 00:30 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB00:00 - The Fingers Dilemma. 07:03 - "Kojima-esque" and other words to describe the game one of us has made with the extremely accessible, creativity-inspiring game development software Pixel Game Maker MV. 20:39 - Our question comes from our pal "Dr. Kenneth A. Barnes" (@SuperKMx), who asks: which fictional duck is the best duck? a) Edd the Duck, b) Donald Duck, c) Scrooge McDuck, or d) Howard the Duck. And from this question, comes a revelation. 31:07 - Night School Studio is back with...
Watchmen, Air, Land & Sea, and The Mooseman - Ep90
November 01, 2019 01:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB00:00 - Reasons to enjoy dressing gowns a bit more often than you currently do. 06:16 - Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's The Mooseman. 18:45 - "How do you do, fellow kids?", and other stories about how we know we're not running in the same circles as that Ninja guy who plays Fortnite. 23:03 - Air, Land and Sea from Arcane Wonders is a short and oh so sharp strategic card game that has us asking "why don't we retreat more?" 34:43 - The knives are out for the new Watchmen TV series b...
Imhotep: The Duel, Truck Driver, and Monopoly - Ep89
October 16, 2019 22:21 - 1 hour - 59.3 MB00:00 - Yes, these definitely sound like things a beer drinker would make up. 12:20 - The peculiar awkwardness of full body massage. 18:52 - Imhotep: The Duel is a two player board game masterpiece from Kosmos. 35:28 - Soedesco's latest is called Truck Driver and it's the first big vehicle simulation game on console. We've got an early review of it for you. 50:13 - Our listener question comes from Kathryn Hopkins (@Calon_Lan) who asks: "what classic board game can the world live without...
The Taverns of Tiefenthal, Battle at Big Rock, and Untitled Goose Game - Ep88
October 01, 2019 01:00 - 59 minutes - 44.6 MB00:30 - All rise. The Court of The Pod is now in session, the Honourable Judge Frost presiding. Our first case: leaving drinks in other people's fridges. 07:20 - The maker of The Mind and The Quacks of Quedlinburg - Wolfgang Warsch - is back with Taverns of Tiefenthal from Schmidt Spiele and Coiledspring Games, which we review in-depth. 27:17 - Watching stuff together but separately, and Battle of Big Rock, the (quite scary) new Jurassic Park short. 38:37 - Our question comes from Dan Hu...
Control, Perfect Information Games, and Kelvin and the Infamous Machine - Ep87
September 15, 2019 01:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MB00:00 - The lovely Stephen, and some Toilet Duck Jeans. 07:03 - What are our favourite perfect information games? A great question from our pal @xhs_mdy_swimmer, which we do our very best to answer... 17:44 - Kris has backed his first Kickstarter, and it's the stupendous looking Burgle Bros 2: The Casino Capers from Tim Fowers. 30:45 - Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a fantastically funny adventure game romp through time. 40:42 - Oh boy, oh gosh, the bizarre and brilliant Control is ...
20 Second Showdown, 6 nimmt!, and Donut County - Ep86
September 01, 2019 05:22 - 59 minutes - 35.8 MB00:44 - A truly astonishing DPD Delivery. 05:39 - A big discussion on party games, why they're great, and the reasons 20 Second Showdown from Big Potato Games is one of the greatest. 24:48 - The wonderfully fast 6 nimmt!, playing 7 Wonders in under five minutes using the app version, and Bristol's Clifton Rock Slide. 45:13 - Our pal @Fatboy_Rob asks which is better, Toy Story 4 or Toy Story 3, and we give our expert opinion. 51:57 - Donut County is a story of quadcopters and the satisfa...
Scythe, Ticket to Ride: New York, Baba Is You, and Mark Robinson of Link To The Cast - Ep85
August 14, 2019 23:45 - 1 hour - 57.5 MB00:00 - The benefits of the multi-screen setup, and Sandra Bullock as an unbelievable hacker. 06:57 - The 20th anniversary of The Matrix, and a trip down memory lane. 23:34 - Scythe is a strange but elegant mash up of lots of board game genres, plus a dissection of bad tutorials in digital tabletop adaptations. 40:33 - Ticket to Ride: New York is just the right size of game (about 20 minutes). 51:49 - Baba Is You throws you at literal and metaphorical walls, but that's okay, and you sho...
Blood Bowl, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Florence - Ep84
August 01, 2019 20:20 - 1 hour - 58.4 MB00:00 - The deep appeal of croquet. 06:32 - The peaceful joy of painting miniatures, a visit to Element Games, getting into The Hobby, a dash of Star Wars: Legion, avoiding Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team, kicking back with Shonan BeachFM, and kicking things off with Blood Bowl. 34:26 - Superior sunglasses. 36:16 - The Wandering Games Conference at Bangor University, Kris's keynote, and why there aren't any shoes in The Fullbright Company's Gone Home. 40:49 - Florence by Mountains is a shor...
Dandy Dungeon - Legend of Brave Yamada, Feed Me!, and Roll Dice Gaming - Ep83
July 15, 2019 00:15 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB00:00 - Roll Dice Gaming is a solid addition to the UK tabletop event calendar, and 2019's weekend was "a good first event" (even if we didn't get a goodie bag!), but it's currently a bit lacking in an identity to call its own. 09:45 - From Gen42, the folks who brought you Hive, comes Feed Me!, which is coming to board game stores this Christmas. We saw it at Roll Dice Gaming and it's a physics-y puzzle game that's a bit Pachinko, a bit Rube Goldberg machine, and more than a little Cut the...
Chernobyl, ScorePal, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - Ep82
July 01, 2019 00:30 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MB00:00 - Being painfully middle class and watching people with real jobs go about their business. 13:33 - Our pal @twpercival1 has a question for us, which is: "why when people remake a film is it a remake, but if you remake a song it's a cover?" and we then proceed to talk about Honey, I Shrunk the Kids for an extraordinary amount of time. 23:13 - A competition to read the Discworld novels, a rivalry-inducing board game app called ScorePal, and a daily check in via Daylio. 37:40 - A smooth ...
Chocobo Party Up!, Celeste, and The Quacks of Quedlinburg - Ep81
June 15, 2019 13:53 - 1 hour - 44 MB00:00 - Going to the UK Games Expo, and a gift of Wibbell++. 05:50 - Gravity wells and hex maps and a problem in the making with a purchase of BattleTech: AeroTech. 07:58 - Chocobo Party Up! is Square Enix's latest in-house designed board game, we've played it, and we can tell you all about fat Chocobos. 14:25 - Avoiding a potion explosion with Wolfgang Warsch's The Quacks of Quedlinburg. 26:27 - God of War, how it relates to parenting, and a discussion about difficulty in video games. 39:1...
Game of Thrones, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Bontegames - Ep80
May 31, 2019 23:55 - 58 minutes - 47.7 MB00:00 - Telling the truth about a trip to see Liar Liar. 04:40 - Bang bang, it's John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum calling. 17:04 - A Charity Miles update and a pat on the back to our pals at Sporadically Board. 19:59 - We've seen Game of Thrones season 8 and we'll tell you what we think about it, but don't worry, we don't spoil anything... except the theme tune. 36:58 - The BBFC Game, and Peter and Dan's idea for a new horror podcast. 42:00 - What's Yellow, Red, and Black? Some of the love...
Avengers: Endgame, Canopy & Stars, and Guard Duty - Ep79
May 17, 2019 08:02 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB01:00 - Fancy glamping via Canopy & Stars, plus a game or two of Joker. 10:00 - A long discussion and some pretty big spoilers for Avengers: Endgame, why fancy cinemas are the best cinemas, and snack strats. 42:54 - Guard Duty is a fantastic retro-tinged modern adventure game, so we have a nice chat about that. 50:25 - Our Listener Question this episode comes from our pal @CaptainBuckers, who asks us about getting into video games, and where to start. All that, plus a very revealing abl...
Heaven's Vault, Hook, and Bali - Ep78
April 30, 2019 23:50 - 59 minutes - 44.4 MB00:13 - Sam's 10 out of 10 wedding, plus a metaphysical discussion about seafood. 12:02 - It sounds like a cliché to say it, but Bali truly does feel like another world at times. 18:45 - Rainbow Train's relaxing, thoughtful puzzle game Hook is 50 levels of meditative mobile gaming loveliness. 34:06 - Heaven's Vault is an exhilarating, highly personal narrative experience from Inkle. 44:25 - @Lithiumproject provides the question for this episode, asking "is there a game you wish you coul...
Super Arcade Racing, Bird & Blend Tea, Return of the Obra Dinn - Ep77
April 15, 2019 23:30 - 46 minutes - 32 MB00:00 - Wedding decompression and a very special ice cream. 04:19 - EGX Rezzed 2019 as experienced as a member of the video games industry. 11:35 - OutOfTheBit's new 2D top-down racer Super Arcade Racing feels like an ever-so authentic mix of 90s racers like Micro Machines and Overdrive. 15:47 - Return of the Obra Dinn from Lucas Pope has you piecing together a maritime mystery in a stylish 1-bit visual style. We think it's genius. 25:28 - A lovely tea blending workshop at Bird & Blend ...
Captain Marvel, Old Man's Journey, and Railroad Ink - Ep76
April 02, 2019 22:56 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB00:00 - Dan's feeling a bit poorly, bless. 02:04 - The first 30 mins or so of Captain Marvel. 08:50 - How late is too late for someone to write a groomsman’s speech? 21:30 - We go on an Old Man's Journey, with the perfectly slow-paced adventure from Broken Rules. 27:36 - Railroad Ink and other games to play with a cup of tea. 33:38 - Another episode, another Charity Miles update. 37:54 - The problems with computer voices and phoning it in. 41:38 - Our listener pal @Adamski_UK provide...
Super Mario Odyssey, TowerFall Ascension, and York - Ep75
March 15, 2019 01:00 - 59 minutes - 47.1 MB00:00 - Super Mario Odyssey is great, with a surprisingly compelling narrative hook, and has convinced us that maybe, just maybe, 3D Mario games can work as well as the 2D ones. 09:29 - Stag Part 1: fun and games and fizzy beverages at Sam's stag in York, plus RAF facts. 14:41 - Stag Part 2: Sam Bingo came to a rapid end, the best salt and vinegar crisps, and "the great normaliser" that is FootGolf. 20:09 - A big welcome to Winston, Superkmx, Adamski, Andy Barton, Robyn Z, and (probably) a ...
The Umbrella Academy, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and Rise of Industry - Ep74
March 01, 2019 02:00 - 58 minutes - 39.3 MB00:00 - White chocolate and matcha brownies, some sort of cheddar abomination, and a spot of Have I Got News For You via @CrapLocalNews. 7:25 - An ear worm and a return to form for Assassin's Creed in Odyssey. 20:53 - A Charity Miles update and a big thank you. 25:30 - Who among us is the Kebab King? Find out in this episode. 27:25 - Rise of Industry's extreme detail can feel like a second job, but that's also what makes it so great, and we wouldn't have it any other way. 37:15 - Comic...
Risk Express, The Gardens Between, and Schummel Hummel - Ep73
February 15, 2019 11:13 - 1 hour - 66.2 MB00:10 - Revealed: our favourite Twitter accounts (spoilers, it's @leastusedemoji & @darkstockphotos). 06:21 - The chaps went to Frankfurt, or as it shall now forever be known, "Coventry Gone Crazy". Plus a visit to the incredible T3 Terminal Entertainment. 18:32 - Charity shop find Risk Express is a dangerous game for friendships, from Hasbro and Reiner Knizia. 27:17 - We get drawing and scheming with A Fake Artist Goes to New York by Jun Sasaki. 35:29 - It's our regular Charity Miles updat...
Brass: Lancashire, SimCity: Build It, and Into the Inferno - Ep72
February 01, 2019 02:00 - 59 minutes - 42.4 MB00:00 - Our time with Charity Miles continues, and there's still space for you in our #StayingInPod group if you fancy joining us. 04:35 - Into the Inferno is not an easy going watch, Mary Poppins Returns absolutely is, and things get really really real. 19:59 - Feldherr foam is a joy-sparker for tabletop gamers. 27:33 - Mayor Contests in SimCity: Build It keep us coming back for more of this slick city management mobile game. 42:35 - Brass: Lancashire is a game that seems impenetrable,...
Flamme Rouge, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Tidying Up with Marie Kondo - Ep71
January 15, 2019 02:00 - 1 hour - 56 MB00:00 - Do people do New Year's resolutions any more? 06:58 - Sparking joy in us all is the TV series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. 16:17 - You can get involved with our big challenge this year: raising money for charity, through exercise, via a smashing social good app called Charity Miles. We need your help to hit our target, so please join us! 25:46 - We crack into Escape Room In A Box: The Werewolf Experiment. 30:05 - Flamme Rouge sprints into our hearts while it provides a wonderfully t...
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Cryptid, and Project Highrise - Ep70
January 01, 2019 01:00 - 58 minutes - 39.6 MB00:00 - We start off 2019 with our best foot forward, chatting about cycling naked. 09:13 - Project Highrise from Kasedo Games is a ridiculously compelling, meditative tower management game on PC, mobile, and console. 19:03 - Kris and Sam have been getting their deduction on with Cryptid from Osprey Games. 26:16 - We open our Secret Santa gifts which, as you'll all remember, is a nice thing we often balls up. 37:19 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse will define a new era for what animation...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Mass Effect: Andromeda, and Dragonmeet - Ep69
December 15, 2018 01:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MB00:10 - Saint Nicholas Day (hooray!) and Dan's Deep Clean Dentistry (boo). 09:26 - Another cause for celebration is that Peter has finally completed Mass Effect: Andromeda. 20:58 - Kris thinks Spyro Reignited Trilogy is some pretty hot stuff. 31:27 - Fallout 76's nylon bag sure is something. 36:17 - Dragonmeet 2018 was a tabletop RPG fan's dream convention. 47:33 - The ever-so lovely Neil Bailey asks "what is the best Christmas film?". Thanks Neil! All that, and a very Gnasty Gnorc, with D...
Keyforge: Call of the Archons, Human: Fall Flat and Killing Eve - Staying In Ep68
December 01, 2018 02:00 - 59 minutes - 39.4 MB00:00 - Krismas Eve (not Christmas Eve!), and the start of Secret Santa preperations, as we do every year. 10:10 - Keyforge: Call of the Archons is here and we have opinions about Richard Garfield's latest for Fantasy Flight. 23:10 - Reminiscing about The Incredible Crash Dummies. 28:00 - Human: Fall Flat is an unmissable, playful, an wonderfully silly comedy game. 34:44 - Killing Eve is Phoebe Waller-Bridge's dark drama with a wry sense of humour, and it is excellent. 42:58 - An update for...
Hamilton: An American Musical, Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, and GRIP: Combat Racing - Ep67
November 15, 2018 23:15 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB00:14 - How to deal with trick-or-treaters AND carol singers. 05:00 - ALEXANDER HAMILTON! And also Hamilton: An American Musical. 20:11 - The fantastic and fascinating Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt exhibit. 31:10 - Does anyone feel like Chicken Tonight anymore? 35:46 - Getting to grips with GRIP: Combat Racing on Nintendo Switch and PC. 48:48 - Discussing the benefits of occupying Australia, thanks to a great question from @Cromerty. And why it's always good to carry a pack of Sesam...
Wolverine: The Long Night, Istanbul: Digital Edition, and Night in the Woods - Ep66
November 01, 2018 02:00 - 55 minutes - 39.7 MB00:00 - "The talk" and just one of the perils of modern living. 05:37 - Kris has been playing Night in the Woods, and we find out what kind of a Mae he is. 14:37 - Seasonal teas, hot chocolates, and whether Horlicks is an international brand. 19:16 - Istanbul: Digital Edition, and why this straight adaptation of the board game is a winner. 36:44 - Peter's chamomile teas, and a particularly memorable "date". 41:08 - Wolverine: The Long Night is a podcast from Marvel that comes thoroughl...
Doctor Who Series 11, Transformers Trading Card Game, and 1 Screen Platformer - Ep65
October 15, 2018 02:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB00:00 - Appropriate attire for when working from home. 06:07 - Doctor Who Series 11 is here, Jodie Whittaker is at the helm, and this show might just be worth the TV licence fee alone. 19:12 - A very special blanket. 21:41 - Transformers Trading Card Game is either truly wonderful or totally awful, depending on how you approach it. 39:36 - 1 Screen Platformer is the new indie platforming hotness from Return To Adventure Mountain and we've played it early. 48:01 - Big thanks to @Fatboy_...
Marvel's Spider-Man, Abzû, and Megaquarium - Ep64
October 01, 2018 01:00 - 58 minutes - 43.4 MB00:00 - Kris's "discrete toolbox" and "top half jobs". 06:22 - Board game order woes, why the board game industry gets so slapdash so regularly, and the marketing funnel. 14:51 - Abzû, scuba diving, meditative games, and having a little cry at a lottery advert. 30:54 - Marvel's Spider-Man, how Peter Parker and New York are intertwined, and being a comic book hero. 41:50 - Our regular Listener Question comes via e-mail from Rebecca this week, who asks "what's your perfect Sunday?" 49:28...
KeyForge, Destiny 2, and REKT! - Ep63
September 15, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB00:00 - Charity shop shenanigans and a TV show called Eat Well For Less. 07:31 - Pre-order woes and the "truly fascinating" logistics of shipping physical goods. 11:56 - Halloween and why Dan and Peter really don't like it. 16:38 - Roland Wright... or... roll and write...? ... and his game Welcome To... 18:40 - Richard Garfield's KeyForge: Call of the Archons and why Sam's excited to get his unique decks onto the table. 29:27 - PS Plus and Destiny 2 and co-op gaming loveliness. 37:54 ...
Ant-Man and the Wasp, Voltron: Legendary Defender, and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - Ep62
September 01, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB0:00 - The Scafell Pike adventure, the nice sights we saw, and the lovely folks we met along the way. 16:10 - Kris has been watching Voltron: Legendary Defender and, you know what? That's alright. 24:25 - Ant-Man and the Wasp is out and we've watched it and it also is alright. 34:00 - Feeling stressed? No? Well play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes and you soon will be. 49:02 - Our listener question comes from @Alexgol95, who asks us "when will first person cRPGs be more popular?" All ...
Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Sails of Glory, and The Betway Reds - Ep61
August 15, 2018 02:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB00:12 - How to make homemade mud (with Milliput, for Burrows & Badgers miniatures). 03:26 - Things get Napoleonic with Sails of Glory from Ares Games. 17:06 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout is the sixth outing for the film series. Weirdly put together, apparently, but still great, it turns out. 25:31 - Our fantasy football league is going well, but weirdly, so here's a Game Week 1 update. 31:01 - Dan's gone and bought his first graphic novel, which is The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Ge...
The Mind, Fantasy Football, and Cities: Skylines - Ep60
August 01, 2018 01:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MB0:00 - Dan's going to be running a fantasy football league, and is hoping you'll take part! Prove him right by heading to fantasy.premierleague.com, nabbing an account, and entering 1089139-244175 as the code to get involved! 5:00 - Kris has gotten himself into a pickle with a christening card. No, we didn't think it was possible either. 13:35 - Should The Mind have won the Spieles des Jahres for 2018? Maybe! Sam certainly makes a good case for it. 22:17 - Yorkshire puddings and toffee s...
Loffee, FTL: Faster Than Light, and Into the Breach - Ep59
July 14, 2018 23:20 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB01:06 - We've not talked about it before, but Sam absolutely LOVES vinegar. So much so that he gives his chips a "double soak", which is about as eye-wateringly acidic as you think. 05:24 - What we HAVE talked about before is seasonal playlists for music, and it being Summer, we think Loffee is the perfect accompaniment to this time of year. 10:23 - Kris went to Dortmund and had a lovely time of it, but he discovered two shocking things. 1) that he actually does like beer (when it's accom...
The Last of Us Part II, Gain Ground, and McQueen - Ep58
July 01, 2018 01:00 - 57 minutes - 40.1 MBTake me down to time stamp city, where the times are stamped and it's not actually a city; 0:00 - We find out all about a very special carb-based de-stress routine and a very exciting (?) Bristol corner shop. 4:40 - It's back to the late 80s and early 90s for a spot of reminiscing on Seinfeld, as well as Peter's secret favourite subject, Gain Ground, on account of him currently playing SEGA Mega Drive Classics. There's also an explanation of how evolution works that probably has Darwin sp...
Barrier, Pokémon Quest, and Burrows & Badgers - Ep57
June 15, 2018 01:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBWe're doing time stamps now? How F.A.N.C.Y. 0:00 - We kick things off with hot takes about pomegranate juice and other awful concoctions that only fools and children would make, like blackcurrant and milk, and apple juice with orange juice. There's also a combination that only Kris's brother would make, and you'll find out about that in this section too. 2:50 Then it's off to the UK Games Expo at Birmingham's NEC for “the best convention I've been to” according to Peter, and the first pa...
Deadpool 2, A Way Out, and the Games Media Brit List Awards - Ep56
May 31, 2018 23:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBEveryone remembers Kuri Kuri Mix, right? Sure you do! Just as well, as we'll refer to it when talking about A Way Out, the latest game from those folks at Hazelight Studios. And on the subject of making a getaway, we've also been playing various entries in the Exit: The Game series, which are essentially tabletop game escape rooms. Elsewhere there's a whole bunch on the Games Media Brit List Awards, which we went along to and where we had a lovely time. A big Staying In Pat On The Back t...
God of War, The Magpie Murders, and Jurassic Perk - Ep55
May 15, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 62 MBKerby is a great street game to play after dark, we all know that. That's obvious. Bushido from GCT Studios is pretty strong too it turns out, as is that God of War jam from Santa Monica Studios. The latest performance of Macbeth by the RSC? That's good too. And so are Anthony Horowitz's The Magpie Murders, Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem, and Frank Herbert's Dune. All the things mentioned? They're all just smashing. But you know what's the best? The absolute BEST? The fact that we ...
Avengers: Infinity War, Magic: The Gathering Arena, and the Cursed Book - Ep54
May 04, 2018 11:21 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBOh good lord, where to begin? You should know straight off the bat that there are huge Avengers: Infinity War spoilers in the last 30 minutes of this episode - which happens to be our longest ever episode! But don't worry, we give you plenty of advance warning before they hit. Seriously though, don't listen to that section if you haven't seen the film yet. Also the language used in this episode is pretty blue at times, as the last few weeks have been... hectic, to say the least. We're exp...
Annihilation, Civilization V, and Holiday Games - Ep53
April 15, 2018 17:43 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBWe do our best to not be absolutely insufferable about our Games Media Brit List nomination in this podcast. Are we successful? Probably not. What else? Oh yes! We've been playing The Battle of Polytopia's multiplayer for months now - since the beta even - and we're ready to talk about how this update adds to our impressions of the single player offering. Be prepared for INTENSE DISCOURSE. On a similar note, there's a load in here about our recent experiences with Civilization V. Things l...
Ready Player One, Assassin's Creed Origins, The Darkside Detective, and Dave Ryan from Link to the Cast - Ep52
April 01, 2018 01:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBUp for some hot new video games action? Well tough, because we're talking about why the shooting in Titanfall 2 is so gosh darn good. Sorry to pull a fast one on you like that. We cool? Cool. There's also Assassin's Creed Origins talk too, that's kind of new, right? Regardless, it's providing us some excellent opportunities to wander around Egypt and partake in a little digital tourism, a thing we're also up to with the astonishing Yakuza 0. We were lucky enough to be joined by Dave Ryan ...