SnoutCast #208: Annie Percik

This month, we talk to Annie Percik, who ran a pirate-themed puzzle hunt at Manorcon in July!

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Show length: 32:04
File size: 30.8MB

Stuff and things:

• Pirate-themed puzzles from Puzzled Pint, September 2010
• Tales of the Arabian Nights on BoardGameGeek
• Galaxy Trucker on BGG
• Kickstarter for a new board game café in London: Draughts

What Else?

• Read Brian Enigma's debrief of this year's ARGFest FestQuest
• Play one of several ClueKeeper public hunts in cities across the USA (requires Google Account login)
• There's some other stuff on Puzzle Hunt Calendar I guess

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Music: instrumentals from "Code Monkey" and "Shop Vac" by Jonathan Coulton

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SnoutCast #133: One Hundred Years Ago, in a Place Called Yorkshire...

And now for something completely different: Downton MOTHERFUCKING Abbey. [Buy DVD from Amazon]

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00:59 - "proper"
01:43 - in which we practise binge viewing
02:43 - DeeAnn's reasons for enjoyment
04:58 - Curtis likes science fiction
08:59 - time flies when you only make six episodes a year
12:49 - cf. Grass by Sheri Tepper
15:17 - streaming video: Netflix vs. Amazon
20:29 - run more Games?
22:16 - The End

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

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SnoutCast #80: "London Spooks, Part 2"

In which we finish talking with Lisa Long about her London Game!


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00:54 - Part 2: The Exciting Conclusion!
01:10 - how London GC used Twitter
02:03 - yet another Hogwarts Game war story
02:26 - did players care about the theme/plot?
04:20 - pre-clues and such
06:15 - only Game Control thought that was funny
07:28 - from start to finish
08:38 - building a puzzle community in London
09:02 - new mailing list: the_game_uk
09:50 - division of labor and ownership idiosyncrasies
11:45 - what's special about London?
13:49 - working with local businesses
15:55 - how teams responded to the story
18:07 - PLUG: BBC's "The Code" game (Lisa says "It's awesome!")
19:40 - don't you forget about PuzzleHuntCalendar.com
21:15 - The End

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

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SnoutCast #79: "London Spooks, Part 1"

What's the deal with Cygnet LLP? Lisa Long tells us all about her London Game from July, 2011!


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01:00 - "international"
01:45 - a brief history of The Game in London
03:50 - MBAs like puzzles too
05:22 - theme and origins of the London Game
08:27 - adventures in playtesting
09:53 - "It's very cosmopolitan."
10:48 - a variation on the captain's meeting
12:05 - the players who went to prison
15:27 - clue placement issues
18:38 - fun with logistics
21:08 - End of Part 1
21:43 - meet us at PAX Prime!
23:06 - The End

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