Wait For It

Just so you know: tomorrow's podcast will be delayed until after our triumphant return from PAX! But we believe it will be worth the wait. :)

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Hope you're all having a relaxing and fun-filled Labor Day Weekend!

 

SnoutCast #135: Calibration

In which we discuss the usual, plus Norse mythology.

[ Download mp3 - 25 MB ]

00:00 - teaser: a horse is a horse
01:29 - "precise"
02:37 - the PAX Prime 2012 XP quest
04:14 - cheating?
09:15 - backsolving!
11:26 - prize valuation
16:20 - how we calibrate different puzzles and activities
19:03 - upcoming events: BANG33 re-run (9/29, San Jose & online); Puzzled Pint (10/9, Portland); Mastermind Pub Hunt (10/9, Sacramento); and...
22:47 - ...The Hunt for Odin's Horse (10/13-14, Seattle)
27:03 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "I Feel Fantastic" by Jonathan Coulton

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@thedoubleclicks #portableinstrumentquest2k11

After being offline for most of tonight at Geek Trivia (during which competition no smartphone use is allowed), I caught up on Twitter and learned that two musical sisters of my recent acquaintance had undertaken an epic quest.

So that the pictorial details of this grand adventure will not be lost in the shifting sands of the Internet, I have (with permission) recorded them here for posterity.

And now, in their own words and pictures... The Doubleclicks!


















And what, you may ask, was the impetus for this acquisitive excursion? I believe two earlier tweets provide context, and promise further adventures at PAX Prime this weekend.

We shall see, my friends. We shall see.

SnoutCast #32: "Post-PAX Ponderings"

We apologize for the low energy levels this week. In hindsight, we probably should have just recorded the conversation we had during the drive home on Sunday. Maybe next time...


[ Download mp3 - 35 MB ]

00:00 - teaser: this is not live radio
1:15 - "playful"
1:29 - we just got back from PAX Prime, and boy do we want to play games
3:04 - Friday: standing in line; a brush with Khoo
3:56 - thoughts on Warren Spector's keynote
5:20 - for the record, this is "Penny Arcade Expo"
7:25 - what's so special about PAX?
8:50 - always enjoyable: Mike and Jerry's Q&A, Make-a-Strip session
11:23 - tons of fun: Acquisitions Incorporated: D&D Live!
12:24 - the ever-increasing hugeness of the expo hall
15:59 - the lines were not too horrible
17:08 - meeting Gamers and other people we know at PAX
19:06 - playing Rock Band 3 with @davidscotton
21:38 - DeeAnn is not generally into playing demos...
22:10 - ...but she loves the new Gamma World!
23:21 - unlike us, Peter Sarrett did not enjoy PAX
24:04 - more tales from the lines
29:05 - flipping through the program book
32:16 - upcoming events: BANG 23 (registration now open), w00tstock, Ghost Patrol BANG (registration opens September 20th), Berkeley Mystery Hunt (October 2nd?)
35:15 - coda: Sunday brunch with Seattle-area Gamers
37:27 - The End

Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "A Talk with George" by Jonathan Coulton

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