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Idle Thumbs

Idle Thumbs is an independent podcast network whose podcasts span comedy, pop culture and entertainment, video games, and TV.

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00:49:29

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Eighth One

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2022/11/14

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Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Seventh One

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2022/11/14

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00:26:40

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Sixth One

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2022/11/14

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00:29:20

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Fifth One

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2022/11/14

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00:27:56

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Fourth One

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2022/11/14

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00:09:40

F. Nick Breckoncast Transmission 87

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2022/11/14

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00:34:02

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Boot, the...

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2022/11/14

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00:14:31

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Dota One

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2022/11/14

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00:23:11

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The Second One

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2022/11/14

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00:19:15

Idle Thumbs Kickstarter Progresscast The First One

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2022/11/14

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01:28:46

Three Moves Ahead 574: Victoria 3

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2022/11/01

The long-awaited steel and steam macroeconomics simulator from Paradox has finally graced us with its presence, and we've assembled a League of Extraordinary Lady and Gentlemen to discuss it. Len and Jon are joined by Kotaku's Luke Plunkett, PCGamesN's Ian Boudreau, and our good friend from UNC Chapel Hill, Dr. Bret Devereaux to analyze this absolute behemoth of a game from every angle. Hold on tight and keep your arms and legs completely inside the podcast. We're about to leave the station for an

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01:56:22

Three Moves Ahead 573: Crusader Kings 3 in 2022

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2022/10/29

Rowan is joined by Firaxis Narrative Lead Cat Manning and freelance writer Ruth Cassidy to discuss Crusader Kings 3, two years on. How do we feel about it after all the patches and DLCs? What's great about it, and what's still not so great? And what would our dream version of this game look like?

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01:02:36

Three Moves Ahead 572: Forever Games

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2022/10/15

This week, Len and Jon discuss the concept of the Forever Game: the strategy game you could keep playing from now until the end of time. Do they even really exist? What has come closest for us? And has the trend of continuous development brought them into existence only recently?

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01:59:53

Designer Notes 70: Justin Ma

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2022/10/09

In this episode, Soren interviews independent game developer Justin Ma, co-founder of Subset Games and best known for his work on FTL and Into the Breach. They discuss how he bombed his first game industry interview, why the AI in FTL can’t behave like a human, and whether Into the Breach should have unlimited undo. This episode was recorded on March 24, 2022. Games discussed: Pitfall, Manhole, StarTropics, Top Sin, FTL, NetHack, Stone Soup, Spelunky, Into the Breach, XCOM series, Wildermyth, Old

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01:26:36

Three Moves Ahead 571: Terra Invicta

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2022/09/30

SPOILER WARNING! Skip from 44:00 to 58:43 if you want to experience your first playthrough blind to the truths behind the alien threat. Len and Jon take to the stars with Terra Invicta: a wildly ambitious, solar-system-spanning, alien invasion grand strategy games from the makers of XCOM and XCOM 2's Long War mods. The ambition is incredible, but with ambition comes hubris. Is this even a working video game? And if so, who is it for?

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02:08:56

Three Moves Ahead 570: Grand Tactician: The Civil War

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2022/09/16

The promise of the Civil War game that does everything is enticing but elusive. Now that it's out of early access, is Grand Tactician: The Civil War that game? Is it even close? Rowan and Rob get into the weeds on its officer promotion system, AI, brilliant little touches, and missed opportunities.

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01:13:52

Three Moves Ahead 569: Immortal Empires

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2022/08/31

Len, Rowan, Jon, and Kotaku's Luke Plunkett take the plunge into Total War: Warhammer 3's Immortal Empires beta. It's the fullest realization of the promise Creative Assembly made six years ago and one of the most ambitious strategy campaigns of all time. Did the madlads actually pull it off?

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01:03:25

Three Moves Ahead 568: Farthest Frontier

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2022/08/26

Len and Jon are joined again by UNC Chapel Hill's Dr. Bret Devereaux to discuss Farthest Frontier, a survival city-builder with an uncommon level of historical authenticity. From clearing brush to crop blights, the attention the devs have given to inflicting realistic suffering on our villagers captured our imagination. But does it hold up at this early stage of early access?

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01:53:41

Designer Notes 69: Chris Delay - Part 2

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2022/08/15

In this episode, Soren and Leyla interview independent game developer Chris DeLay, co-founder of Introversion Software and best known for his work on Uplink, Darwinia, Defcon, and Prison Architect. They discuss how to play Prison Architect without a prison, why the game needed cutscenes, and how to design an economy when the world is ending. This episode was recorded on March 24, 2022. Games discussed: Prison Architect, Scanner Sombre, The Last Starship, Academia: School Simulator, Road to Ruin,

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01:04:13

Three Moves Ahead 567: Two Point Campus

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2022/08/13

Len and Jon are joined once again by Fanbyte's Mike Williams to talk about their semester abroad in Two Point Campus. Is the humor a bonus or a drawback? How is it, really, as a management game? And what exactly does the Scientography machine... do? We have written a thesis on all of these topics and are ready to defend it.

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