SnoutCast #211: Anna McCleary

Continuing our conversations with some of the women behind Puzzled Pint, this month we talk to Anna McCleary in Chicago! (Sorry about the audio weirdness toward the end of the show. I blame Skype and/or Microsoft.)

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Show length: 41:53
File size: 38.3MB

Stuff and things:

• DASH
• Shinteki Field Trip: Disneyland 2014
• Takenoko
• Flash Point: Fire Rescue
• Cards Against Humanity (and their "Holiday Bullshit")
• Bohnanza

What Else?

• Dan Egnor's Puzzle Hunt Calendar
• Rich Bragg and company's ClueKeeper
• You can still get in on JoCo Cruise Crazy 5!

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "I Crush Everything" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #209: Yuan Niu

This month, we talk to Yuan Niu, who's been running DASH in the Bay Area for several years and Puzzled Pint there since July!

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Show length: 39:52
File size: 36.4MB

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What Else?

Team lowkey's spoiler-filled Shinteki Decathlon 9 (SD9) recap video. LOOK AT IT!


http://youtu.be/kwDB5NKACfg

• Larry Hosken's SD9 write-up
• Hey look it's ClueKeeper
• As you know Bob Puzzle Hunt Calendar

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "The Future Soon" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #173: Keeping the Dream Alive

In which we respond to some lovely listener mail!

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00:59 - "continuous"
02:10 - Q0 (paraphrased), from Chris in England: how do you keep a small puzzle hunt community together between events? can online puzzles fill the gap?
04:32 - "and they told two friends..."
12:49 - Q1: what about The Order of the Octothorpe? (short answer: maybe, but it's intended for newbies)
15:15 - Q2: are the WarTron application puzzles still online? (short answer: not now, maybe later)
17:22 - Q3: can you really play the 2 Tone Game remotely? (short answer: yes! long answer...)
18:37 - Q4: are puzzles from any other hunts available online? (short answer: yes, but good luck finding them)
26:19 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Skullcrusher Mountain" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #167: Comparative Playtesting in Portland (Afoot vs. DASH)

In which we preview the Portland Afoot Game (May 4th) and DASH 5 PDX (May 18th). No spoilers!

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00:59 - "verifiable"
02:42 - compare and contrast
05:00 - cisgendered team formation
07:30 - a puzzling philosophy
11:16 - following instructions is fun!
14:48 - the scourge of scoring
20:25 - tasks & activities & challenges & things.
22:15 - VERY MINOR WARTRON SPOILER
25:29 - Twitter usage paradigms
30:17 - "Why DO people want to talk to other people?"
33:34 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "First of May" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #148: Newbie Game RFP

This week, we talk to Larry Hosken and Scott Royer III about a "Newbie Game" concept which Scott helped originate and which Larry has since developed into The Octothorpean Order—and would like to finish next year, with your help!

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00:59 - "modern"
01:51 - acronym expansion (and the actual RFP doc)
02:21 - like a phoenix, rising from the DASHes
04:05 - Larry's online puzzle hunt thing (as seen on SnoutCast in 2010 and at GC Summit 2011)
05:15 - how does one teach people to solve puzzles?
08:44 - DeeAnn enjoyed the MegaHard stamps
09:14 - how Scott prepared for his first event, BANG 16
12:16 - who is the audience for the Newbie Game?
15:51 - in other words, RUN MORE GAMES :)
18:01 - how would newbies transition from the online hunt to live events?
22:36 - help wanted!
25:11 - plug-o-rama: Spaceteam, Amnesia Fortnight Game Jam, Puzzle Hunt Calendar
28:20 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #138: Gamer Profile - Corby Anderson

This week, an extended conversation with Corby Anderson, late of WarTron Game Control!

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00:00 - teaser: "every single show...type type type"
01:25 - "wordy"
02:22 - reminiscing about JoCo Cruise Crazy 2
04:07 - whence thy interest in puzzles, and hunts thereof, kind sir?
08:03 - Corby's first Game experience: Genome
10:22 - what type of puzzle event do you prefer?
13:02 - Corby's day job
14:45 - "Excel always wins."
18:03 - WarTron Bit Builder backstory (minor puzzle spoilers)
24:21 - playing Games vs. being on GC
28:48 - yeah, yeah, we're planning a JCCC3 puzzle hunt
32:05 - everybody loves source control software
39:52 - thumbs up for Samsara
43:04 - (Corby has never been to Cinetopia)
45:24 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Baby Got Back" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #118: What About Bob?

In which we talk to Bob Schaffer about BANG, DASH, WHO, and also things that aren't acronyms. (NOTE: We pre-recorded this interview, so he's not actually getting married "a month from today." Tough luck, wedding crashers!)


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00:58 - "charitable"
01:15 - Elevate BANG
04:30 - re-casting WHO Game in the Bay Area
11:05 - being National Coordinator for DASH 3 and 4
19:56 - the art of the e-mail
25:55 - you heard it here first!
28:39 - The End

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "I'm Your Moon" by Jonathan Coulton

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