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Total Pebble Knockdown

Total Pebble Knockdown

In weekly discussions that result in absolutely no clear answers, Nathan and Alex delve into the endless choices that make up games. What can we learn from video games, storytelling, and the real world, and how can we apply that to tabletop games?

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All Episodes

01:46:16

198. LIDAR Exploration Program (Part 1)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/29

What does LIDAR even mean? We'll find out in this episode as we play LIDAR Exploration Program. A million points of light shall guide our way. Also, we start talking about The Unfinished Swan and Cyberpunk 2077 for some reason.

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02:25:52

197. Voices of the Void | The Debrief

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/26

Following a 12-part series where Nathan played Voices of the Void, we do a bit of a debrief to discuss his crisis of faith following the events that unfolded. Where do we go from here? What does the future hold with VOTV?In addition, we follow Alex playing a newer version of the game and showing Nathan some of the changes he would enjoy.

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01:03:33

196. What's the deal with achievements?

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/22

In this episode we have a deep-ish dive into the psychology and implementation of achievements and trophies in video games.

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01:14:27

195. Voices of the Void (Part 12)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/19

Catbot gets into trouble. Mannequins are out touching grass. An object over the base. Bad doggie.

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01:07:40

194. Voices of the Void (Part 11)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/15

All my wooden friends are gone and there is something at the door.

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01:08:23

193. Voices of the Void (Part 10)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/13

Our new cat robot friend (kerfur) is very clingy. Still worth it.

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01:13:19

192. Voices of the Void (Part 9)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/12/09

Calling it uneventful might have jinxed the whole game. Will Nathan survive all the new ordeals on this one? Find out that and more!

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01:22:10

191. Voices of the Void (Part 8)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/11/28

A message from the stars. Lessons from the extreme sports genre. A lost crowbar. The last of the shrimp. A concerning knocking sound...

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01:24:17

190. Voices of the Void (Part 7)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/11/24

You can climb things with hooks. Also, we put out an eye. The ATV rolls down a hill. There's a signal in the woods...

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01:33:03

189. Voices of the Void (Part 6)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/11/22

The true horror was the friends we made along the way. Voices of the Void continues to create more mysteries than answers. We start settling into the old workplace routine.

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01:14:04

188 . Voices of the Void (Part 5)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/11/17

It would appear that the ATV is in need of repair. Better work on fixing that, but we'll need some money for a toolbox. Also, we need to figure out the toolbox exists.

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01:04:10

187. Why do we enjoy working in games?

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/11/15

Just why people enjoy playing simulation games that mimic real-life jobs, such as Lawn Mower Simulator, Power Washing Simulator, and Car Mechanic Simulator.

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01:02:38

186. When games are frustrating (by design)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/11/11

Nathan and Alex discuss how frustration can be an intentional and beneficial game mechanic, particularly in Souls-like and roguelike genres.If you're new here, we've been doing out podcast while gently playing the Sunlit Valley mod for Minecraft as something to do while we chat about games.

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01:24:16

185. Voices of the Void (Part 4)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/10/31

Things are starting to go horribly wrong. It was really our fault. ATV landed in a lake, slipped on some oil, jumped off a wind turbine, failed at upgrading, can't math anymore, etc. We may never find life beyond the stars due to our own ineptitude. Welcome to part 4 of Voices of the Void.

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01:08:16

184. Voices of the Void (Part 3)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/10/27

Back at our satellite array, we start getting serious about our job. Time to do some maintenance on the satellites, transformers and maybe even ourselves. But we also find time for some sick ATV stunts and exploration both above and below...

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01:16:50

183. Voices of the Void (Part 2)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/10/24

Now that we have the basics down, it's time to get our first assignment and get the facility up and running. But more importantly, we get an ATV! Time to do some sick tricks!

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01:25:52

182. Voices of the Void (Part 1)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/10/20

We begin our journey into Voices of the Void, the indie darling taking gaming by storm. In this series, Nathan will be taking the reins to learn the ropes at his new job managing a satellite array. Alex, who will not tell Nathan about the game, is going to continue trying not to tell him about the game as we go.On this episode, we spend the first day on the job learning what we are supposed to do, determining what we would like to do instead and finding new exciting ways to die on accident. Typical

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01:23:58

181. Our Taste in Gaming has Changed

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/10/13

We're getting back to our old podcasting ways a bit - on this episode we discus how the types of games we now play are different than the games we used to play years ago. Is this a good thing, a bad thing, or just something that happens as we get older?

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00:37:51

180. Minecraft - Sunlit Valley (Part 9)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/09/15

Nathan finds a geode, Alex encounters a very odd golem, a town gets robbed, the dogs have multiplied and we build boats for some unknown reason.

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00:29:49

179. Minecraft - Sunlit Valley (Part 8)

Total Pebble Knockdown ·

2025/09/12

We form an actual team, spend a busy day on the farm and explore separate caves...

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