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GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming

GeekNights Tuesdays is the weekly gaming segment of GeekNights, featuring video games (computer and console), German board games, roleplaying games, and more.

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Cat in the Box (2022)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2023/04/05

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Muneyuki Yokouchi's fantastic Cat in the Box. This is an S-tier trick taking game. A must-own. It takes about two minutes to teach (three if the player is unfamiliar with trick taking games) and we've had a blast with it so far.In the news, the world is safer today as Finland formally joins NATO, a Florida man is indicted for fraud, Klaus Teuber, the designer of the timeless classic Settlers of Catan, has passed away at age 70, and the new D&D movie might be

Stacklands (2022)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2023/03/22

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Stacklands (2022). In the news, Counter-Strike 2 is likely coming, Disco Elysium gets a collage mode, and DPReview falls victim to Amazon layoffs and capitalism.Related LinksThing of the DayRym-Masami Okui - Live in Hibiya 13 - Toki ni Ai wa (ITARU ver.).mpg

Gaming Furniture

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2023/02/22

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss gamer furniture of the non-chair variety. In the news, Nintendo adds Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games to Switch Online, Microsoft adds Call of Duty to Nintendo, and Magic: The Gathering adds Lord of the Rings. We also streamed this show live on the Discord Stage in the official GeekNights Discord!Related LinksThings of the DayRym-The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! - Season 1 (1989)Scott-Math Breakdown: Anime Homing Missiles

Mostly Dead Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2023/02/08

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss games that are not fully dead, but are mostly dead. Dance Dance Revolution (at home), the resurrected Netrunner, The Realm, Steel Battalion, and whatever game you're mad we didn't include in this short list just now. In the news, The Last Rockstars have debuted, Rym has a high opinion of the L-TEK EX PRO 2 DDR pad, the Nintendo Direct is tomorrow, and the Nintendo Switch is the third best-selling console of all time.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday -

Playing on Teams

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/12/14

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider teams. Playing on teams, forming teams, team sports, team games. All that team stuff. In the news, Dwarf Fortress with graphics is here (recall we interviewed Tarn Adams on GeekNights back in 2008), the FTC sues to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Blizzard will need someone new to offer World of Warcraft in China in a story that keeps evolving, and we hope Diablo 4 will let us click until we kill satan.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights

Comms in Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/11/16

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss comms in games. Text chat, voice chat, open versus restricted, and the like. In the news, Pentiment is available, and Rym is obsessed with Disco Elysium.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Comms in GamesThings of the DayRym-Digital database documents vital infrastructure created by the New DealScott-Adversarial Policies Beat Professional-Level Go AIs

Marvel Snap (2022)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/11/02

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the surprisingly elegant Marvel Snap. Released this year on phones and PCs, it's essentially a flavor of Knizia's Battle Line (2000), itself in a narrow class of similar games of a shared lineage.In the news, Ross Chastain changed the meta in NASCAR with "Some Video Game Shit," Embracer rebranded Square Enix Montréal as Onoma before immediately shutting Onoma down, Dwarf Fotress with Graphics is coming in December, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 disabled Steam

Moonbreaker (2022)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/10/19

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Unknown Worlds' Moonbreaker (2022). It's a turn-based digital miniatures game that shares a lot of lineage with Hearthstone, Magic, and possibly Neuroshima Hex (at least in terms of the net effect of some of its mechanics). It's all right, but it has a lot of issues and remains in early access.In the news, Discord's Watch Together shows you ads and is broken by adblock (and also doesn't actually work very well), Discord launches a cheaper Nitro Basic, Rym is playing

Online Game Servers

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/09/14

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the history and current state of online game servers. Rising primarily out of competitive FPSs like Quake and Counter Strike back in the day, they were often the only way to play with a reliable community of people. There weren't matchmaking or friend lists or anything like that. In the news, Rym and Emily are back from PAX where they did a panel on losing, Scott is back from Costco, the Nintendo Direct had a bunch of things to talk about, and GeekNights will have a

Single Player Tabletop Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/08/31

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider single player tabletop games. Distinct from Solitaire and Simple Games or Solitaire Puzzles, expanding on our discussion of The Number of Players, we look at what it takes to have a regular old tabletop game for one. We cite Why No One Will Game With You in the course of this, but there are plenty of great single player experiences (so long as they are official rules and the game was designed with a solo mode in mind).In the news, Blades in the Dark continues to be

Casino Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/08/17

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider casino games like Roulette, Poker, Craps, Blackjack, and Slot Machines. In the news, Unity is having significant woes, Cult of the Lamb looks cute, MultiVersus is something we will review in the future, Nintendo is just like every other games company, Gen Con struggles with the evil government of Indiana, and TwitchCon again requires masks.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Casino GamesThings of the DayRym-Night Sky JellyScott-Custom Mouse V1.0

Streaming Games (to devices, not Twitch)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/07/06

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider streaming games. Not to Twitch, but to devices. From Google Stadia to Steam Link to Steam Remote Play to adjacent game library services like Xbox Game Pass it's a space that continues to evolve. In the news, blue states in America are trying to save lives, Scott geekbites Nobody Saves the World, Asmodee sells Keyforge, Ubisoft kills 15 multiplayer games, Counter-Strike is still the #1 game on Steam by a wide margin, Pokemon cards are now easy to get, and video

Save Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/06/22

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider save games. Saving games, game states, save scumming, permadeath, passwords, batteries, statefulness, and more. In the news, The Stanley Cup finals are spicier than anticipated, PAX West badges are live (and not sold out), Street Fighter 6 is trying something interesting, and a strange attempt to take over Hasbro has failed.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Save GamesThings of the DayRym-I've never seen such an unbelievable rooted stormwater

Monetizing Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/05/25

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss how games monetize. How can you make money making games? We've done at least three panels around this topic: Monetizing Games and Game Design (PAX East 2012), Money Making Games (MAGFest 2012), and more recently The Real Harm of Games (PAX East 2019).In the news, the Rangers are still in the playoffs, Sony's Playstation Plus upgrade isn't going well, Arcs is coming from Patrick Leder (though it's unfortunately on Kickstarter), Reggie Fils-Aime thinks the games

Playdate

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/05/11

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the fascinating art project x portable game console: Playdate. It's neat. In the news, the contest for Lord Stanley's Cup is underway, EA Sports loses FIFA, Bethesda finishes off their PC game launcher, Square Enix continues its long fall from grace by doubling down on a scam, Embracer is embracing a gaming empire, Overwatch 2 is very promising for competitive play thus far, and American fascists are destroying basic human rights in overturning Roe v Wade.Related

Offworld Trading Company (2016)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/03/02

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Offworld Trading Company. An RTS with a M.U.L.E. lineage, we're having fun with it and even playing some multiplayer. In the news, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are coming, and the Playdate has a nice dev kit.In much more somber and tragic news, since the last episode we made, Russia has invaded Ukraine in what can only be described as a naked act of imperial aggression.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Offworld Trading Company (2016)Things of the

Lifestyle Games

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/02/02

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider lifestyle games. You know the person who plays Magic and only Magic? Or the phase we both went through playing CounterStrike literally every day? Or Chess players? In the news, Sony acquires Bungie (completing the balance of power among the AAAs) and The New York Times acquires Wordle.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Lifestyle GamesThings of the DayRym-The Unreasonable Effectiveness of JPEGScott-Zelda Map Made of 25,000 Lego Bricks

Inscryption

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/01/19

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Inscryption. It's worth the price of admission even if you don't know that it pulls a Frog Fractions. In the news, Rym beat Zelda II again for some reason, and Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for ~$70BB. Also remember to aggressively confront any company that even hints at supporting NFTs in any capacity. The pressure works. Poison that well.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - InscryptionThings of the DayRym-Rym's Favorite Sesame

Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2022/01/05

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020). It's an elegant worker placement deckbuilder. We like it. In the news, COVID-19 is again an extreme crisis (please don't go to MAGFest this coming weekend), Square Enix made a repugnant New Year's statement, Kickstarter is dead, and the fake high school was indeed fake.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Lost Ruins of Arnak (2020)Things of the DayRym-Lenin's Body Improves with AgeScott-Swine Robotics Inc

Metroid Dread (2021)

GeekNights Tuesdays: Gaming ·

2021/12/08

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch. It's a solid 2D Metroid, with a few horror elements and a lot of polish. In the news, Amazon is down and it's wreaking low-key havoc, Discord is competing with Patreon and Onlyfans (and Twitch), and Ubisoft is absolutely a garbage company.Related LinksForum ThreadGeekNights Tuesday - Metroid Dread (2021)Things of the DayRym-Every Style of Beer ExplainedScott-Atari Pole Position Arcade World Record

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