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Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Episode 334: Nyarlathotep's Grand Feast
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Thursday Dec 12, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the third and final part of an extended interview with Azathoth's replacement Nyarlathotep, aka Duke Harrist, the lead designer of Arkham Horror LCG. In this episode, we talk to Duke about The Feast of Hemlock Vale campaign. We work our way through every scenario in the campaign, as well as its influences, the tone he wanted to set, his thoughts on difficulty, solo play and balance and the personal elements of his own life that went into the creation of the campaign. If that's not enough, we round the whole thing out with a bit of chat about The Drowned City, too!
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Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Episode 333: Visions of Futures Past XXVII
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Join Peter and Frank for Visions of Futures Past, our occasional series of episodes where we preview cards for Arkham Horror. In this episode: it's The Drowned City, with our look at some previews sent to us by FFG. Thanks FFG! We hope you like the cards.
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Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Episode 332: Nyarlathotep's Many-Coloured Pie
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Thursday Nov 21, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the second part of an extended interview with Azathoth's replacement Nyarlathotep, aka Duke Harrist, the lead designer of Arkham Horror LCG. In this episode, we talk to Duke about the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. We take more of a look at the state of the classes in Arkham and the places Duke wanted to bring new ideas to the game, as well as chat about bringing new investigators into the Arkham Files. We hope you enjoy it!
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Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Episode 331: Getting to Know Nyarlathotep
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Thursday Nov 14, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the first part of an extended interview with Azathoth's replacement Nyarlathotep, aka Duke Harrist, the lead designer of Arkham Horror LCG. In this episode, we talk to Duke about his background as a designer, how he ended up at FFG, what he brings to the role and what it's like following on from Maxine Newman, as well as where he wants to take Arkham in the future.
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Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Episode 330: The Untamed Wilds
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Thursday Oct 31, 2024
Join Peter and Frank for another scenario-specific episode. This time, they're popping on their backpacks and hiking boots and straying into The Untamed Wilds, scenario one of The Forgotten Age campaign. How tough is the scenario? How do you beat it? And how does it beat you??
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Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Episode 329: FHVFHV II
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Thursday Oct 17, 2024
Join Frank as he talks about FHVFHV for the second time - we're talking Alessandra, Kate, Wilson, routes, highs, low low lows, what's the point of parley and many other things. Enjoy!
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Episode 328: Think on your Feet XLVII
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Thursday Oct 10, 2024
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLVI, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 intro
1.36 story intro
4.30 little bit of setup for listeners
5.52 agenda / act / opening hand
8.45 gameplay starts
1.13.15 gameplay wrap-up
At 44.05 Peter takes a 4-action turn, forgetting he spent an action on the blue key. Somewhere between 44 & 49 minutes, Peter draws a reality acid and forgets to flip Ravenous. Same at 57. So there's a ten-ish minute window where Ravenous is ticking the wrong way. Sometimes these things happen! At 49.20 Peter pathfinds as though locations are connected by adjacency rather than icons, but he spots this and docks actions. Finally, at 1.10.05 Peter draws mysterious chanting and forgets the initiate of Dagon is in play, so fetches an Acolyte. It doesn't make a difference as he finishes that turn...
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Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Episode 327: Dreaming of the Drowned City
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Thursday Oct 03, 2024
Join Frank and Peter as they look at the latest news from Fantasy Flight Games all about the forthcoming expansion The Drowned City. What do Marion and Agatha do? What's the deal with specialist cards? And just how will Arkham never be the same again?
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Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Episode 326: Think on your Feet XLVI
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Thursday Sep 26, 2024
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLVI, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 preamble
2.10 scenario intro, act and agenda
5.03 opening hand
6.30 gameplay starts
50.00 gameplay ends, wrap up.
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Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Episode 325: FHVFHV I
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Thursday Sep 12, 2024
Join Frank as he talks about FHVFHV for the first time.
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Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Episode 324: Arcs
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Join Frank and Peter as they talk about a non-Arkham Horror game: Leder Games' Arcs. It's space, it's strategy, it's trick-taking (ish) and it's loads of fun.
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Episode 323: Prepared for the Worst
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Join Frank and Peter as they talk about Shadows Over Scotland at Tabletop Scotland and the decks they're thinking of making for the two epic multiplayer games.
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Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Episode 322: News Chat
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Thursday Aug 15, 2024
Join Frank and Peter as they talk about Shadows Over Scotland at Tabletop Scotland and then take a look at the Arkham Horror news out of Gencon.
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Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Episode 321: Think on your Feet XLV
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLV, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 preamble
3.40 upgrade chat
4.30 blooper chat - it crops up at minute 33 next, and again at 53.
9.10 act and agenda
10.55 opening hand
13.35 gameplay begins
At 15.30 I forget to remove the first Old Innsmouth Road, but I remember shortly afterwards.
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Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Episode 320: Mark Harrigan
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about everybody's favourite soldier, all-round man-about-the-front fighting and raging against the dying of the light: Mark Harrigan.
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Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Episode 319: Carson Sinclair
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Thursday Jul 04, 2024
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about everybody's favourite butler, all-round man-about-the-home helping the team to greatness: Carson Sinclair.
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Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Episode 318: Analytical Wonderings
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
You've just finished a scenario but how do you know you've done ok? What are the things you can consider and ponder to improve your play? Join Frank and Peter as they talk about self-analysis and self-improvement in Arkham.
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Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Episode 317: Suzi Takes a Breather
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Thursday Jun 06, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for an Innsmouth interlude, in which they take a breather with Suzi after four hard-fought scenarios and reflect on possible upgrades to the deck. We'd love to hear your thoughts too - please get in touch.
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Thursday May 23, 2024
Episode 316: Think on your Feet XLIV
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLIV, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 intro / preamble
2.35 scenario intro
5.12 setup / vehicle rules / locations / fishing vessel
9.23 act / agenda
10.30 opening hand
12.30 gameplay begins
1.08.50 gameplay ends, resolution, wrap up
Three times (19.05, 34.11, 56.07) Peter takes a 4-action turn, but then the same turn or the next turn he spends an action to play Regurgitation, so it always evens out.
At 47.20 Peter forgets to move The Thing That Follows.
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Thursday May 16, 2024
Episode 315: Shadows over Scotland
Thursday May 16, 2024
Thursday May 16, 2024
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about Shadows over Scotland, an event for Arkham Horror this summer/autumn at Tabletop Scotland games convention, 6th-8th September 2024. We cover what it is, what we'll be doing, and why you might want to come!
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Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Episode 314: Enter the Vault of Knowledge
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about investigator signature cards. What makes a good signature? Why do some signatures feel super powerful and others just fizzle out? And what is the best signature in the game?
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Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Episode 313: Stay Alert - Hidden Truths Concealed Within
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about keywords and other mechanics a campaign might introduce. What makes a good keyword? Why do some keywords land well and others fizzle or are ultimately forgettable? What gives specific campaigns their memorable flavour?
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Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Episode 312: Feast First Look VI - CKV
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Thursday Mar 21, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the sixth first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale.
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Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Episode 311: Feast First Look V - MLO
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the fifth first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale.
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Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Episode 310: Feast First Look IV - FHE
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the fourth first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale.
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Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Episode 309: Feast First Look III - STO
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the third first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale.
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Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Episode 308: Feast First Look II - FEA
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the second first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale.
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Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Episode 307: Feast First Look I - THE
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Thursday Feb 15, 2024
Join Frank and Peter for the first first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale.
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Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Episode 306: Folk Horror
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about folk horror: what is it and how does it link to Lovecraft, Arkham Horror and the Feast of Hemlock Vale? Check out Black Aquarius on BBC Sounds, too, if you want more on 1970s Occultism.
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Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Episode 305: Think on your Feet XLIII
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLIII, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.
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Timestamps:
0.00 intro / preamble
1.28 interlude: the syzygy
3.50 upgrading Suzi
6.10 scenario intro
11.30 running through the map
14.28 opening hand
16.22 gameplay begins
1.35.40 gameplay ends, resolution, wrap up
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Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Episode 304: How I Realised I Sucked at Arkham
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Thursday Dec 21, 2023
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about being good at Arkham Horror or, more specifically, not being bad (aka sucking) at the game - when to take tests, what the consequences of failure are, how to be a better player. The usual jazz!
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Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Episode 303: Falling out of Love with Arkham
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
CONTENT WARNING: we talk about some health challenges and serious stuff in this episode. Please be warned.
Join Frank and Peter as they talk about the ebb and flow of their interest in Arkham Horror, and the sorts of things that might combine to knock their interest in the game.
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Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Episode 302: Visions of Futures Past XXVI
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Join Frank and Peter as they announce not one, not two, but three new cards from The Feast of Hemlock Vale Investigator Expansion (for players). We share the cards up front and then go down the rabbit hole to discuss the ins and outs of these cards. Enjoy!
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Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Episode 301: Think on your Feet XLII
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLII, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21 continues.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 preamble
2.15 intro text
9.50 upgrades and set up
12.26 agenda and act
14.40 opening hand
17.45 gameplay starts
1.26.40 post-gameplay assessment
At 21.05 Peter forgets to add a doom to the agenda the first couple of turns. But when he notices it he corrects it immediately.
At 33.30 Peter takes a four-action turn. Given how things end, that doesn't seem a problem, really.
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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Episode 300: R-land B-nks
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a very special investigator-specific episode to celebrate 300 episodes of Drawn to the Flame. Thank you to you, the listener, for being along with us on this ride!
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Friday Oct 27, 2023
Episode 299: Visions of Futures Past XXV
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Friday Oct 27, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for Visions of Futures Past XXV, an occasional series in which we reveal cards, thanks to the generosity of Fantasy Flight Games. This time, we look at a card from The Feast of Hemlock Vale investigator expansion for players!
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Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Episode 298: Think on your Feet XLI
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Join Frank for Think on your Feet XLI, the start of a new campaign, with a new investigator, the newness shiny and, well, new.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 intro and story
4.45 act and agenda
8.35 opening hand
9.25 gameplay begins
53.40: 2 turns forgetting The Thing That Follows - I guessed 'at least one, maybe two' and move it two, which was right, and then I move it three, 'to be on the safe side', which was wrong!
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Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Episode 297: Calling in Favors
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Join Frank and special guest Jaya, who kindly steps up so that we can take a look at the new investigators of The Feast of Hemlock Vale Investigator Expansion (for players). We're doing a pre-first look, an initial impressions episode, sharing our enthusiasm and our wonderings about who's coming up. Spoilers, understandably, for FHV.
NB: there's an audio quirk on this episode - Jaya's mic is a little scratchy, but he's still completely audible.
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Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Episode 296: Failing Forwards
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Thursday Sep 21, 2023
Join Frank and Peter as they continue their discussion of efficiency and build on it to look at the concept of failing forwards. What is failing forwards and how does it pertain to Arkham? More strikingly, how do reward mechanics influence and direct decks and play patterns?
NB: there's an audio quirk on this episode - Frank's mic has gone doolally and he's somewhat quiet. Apologies; it'll be rectified on the next episode.
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Episode 295: Efficiency or the Action Economy
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Join Frank and Peter as they explore what's meant by 'action economy' in Arkham Horror, or, in other words, what it means to be 'efficient' in play. We talk about efficiency as a concept, how it applies to Arkham and whether it's a useful concept to bear in mind when making decks and playing.
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Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Episode 294: Sizing up 5U-21
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Thursday Aug 24, 2023
Join Frank and Peter as they attempt to grasp the scale and majesty of the latest investigator for Arkham Horror: Subject 5U-21, Maxine Newman's final contribution to the game we adore.
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Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Episode 293: Follow in Footsteps I
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Thursday Aug 10, 2023
Join Peter and Frank for Kal Iver's Beginner Ranger Guide, or 'Some Things We've Learned about Earthborne Rangers as We've Been Playing It'... we're talking about some more initial impressions of the game and, as ever, comparing it relentlessly to Arkham Horror.
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Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Episode 292: The Pallid Mask
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Thursday Jul 27, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a deep dive into a single scenario in our new series, our 'scenario tech' or 'scenario specific' sort of episodes. We hope you like it!
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Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Episode 291: A First Look at Dunwich Legacy V
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a fifth first look at The Dunwich Legacy investigator expansion for players. With a class chosen at random!
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Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Episode 290: Trish Scarborough
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Thursday Jun 29, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a new investigator-specific episode, this one all about everyone's favourite spy, Trish Scarbados!
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Monday Jun 12, 2023
Episode 289: Post UKGE Bits
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a review of what they did at UKGE 2023, discussion of taking part in Arkham Horror events, and all sorts of bits. We talk Earthborne Rangers and Machinations Through Time. And what's the deal with Carson Sinclair?
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Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Episode 288: UKGE Bits
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a preview of what they're doing at UKGE 2023, discussion of taking part in Arkham Horror events, and all sorts of bits.
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Thursday May 11, 2023
Episode 287: Darrell Simmons
Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a new investigator-specific episode, this one all about the photographer Darrell Simmons.
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Episode 286: Undimensioned and Unseen
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Join Frank and Peter for a deep dive into a single scenario in what we hope will be a new series, a 'scenario tech' or 'scenario specific' sort of endeavour that we're toying with. We hope you like it!
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Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Episode 285: Think on your Feet XL
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
CONTENT WARNING: this is a face-check playthrough, so it may contain shocking content.
Join Frank for Think on your Feet XL, in which Amanda Sharpe concludes her sci-fi journey in Dark Matter, a fan-made campaign for Arkham Horror: The Card Game.
In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps:
0.00 intro, setup, act, agenda
6.27 ancestral knowledge and opening hand
9.42 gameplay begins
19.35 I think I misplay: I commit The Eye of Truth from under Amanda to Alienation and pass, which I believe means TEOT should've attached to Alienation and placed both cards in the victory display...
34.00 I seem to become obsessed with the word 'anyhoo'??
51.30 I get in a bit of a tangle but I sort it out.
58.55 I add a resource on the Moonbase Laboratory even though I've carefully made sure not to be there...
1.18.00 My grasp of 'as if' is probably shaky at best, but I'm hoping I'm playing this right and not completely wrecking the scenario...
1.31.00 I miscount actions and shortchange myself one.
1.35.50 Major derp: I could've used the Pallid Mask to move! To... do something at the end! I catch that the Cassilda is once per turn but then forget the Pallid Mask - and I use the Pendant illegally... but I could've used the Pallid Mask so it works out nearly the same?
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