Episodes

  • Papers Please: The Power at Checkpoint Charlie

    Papers Please: The Power at Checkpoint Charlie
    Dec 9 2022
    " One US soldier, who had been ordered to figure this out, actually hopped in a tank…." On today's episode, I am going discuss the game Papers Please and Checkpoint Charlie. Sources Checkpoint Charlie - Gate to Communism - U.S. Army in Cold War Berlin Video, 2012. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Tk9iYbZI4. MacGregor, Iain. Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place On Earth. New York: Scribner, 2019. Roos, Dave. “How Germany Was Divided After World War II.” HISTORY. Accessed December 8, 2022. https://www.history.com/news/germany-divided-world-war-ii.
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    21 mins
  • A Few of my Favorite Things

    A Few of my Favorite Things
    Nov 18 2022
    In this episode, I do something a little different and talk about my top 5 favorite medievalisms in video games.
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    18 mins
  • Dracula: Impaler or Vampire

    Dracula: Impaler or Vampire
    Oct 21 2022
    "One time he in 1462, he left thousands of impaled victims impaled on a field after retreating from a battle." In this episode, I discuss the actual Dracula who lived and two Dracula games. Sources mentioned in the episode. Florescu, Radu, and Raymond T. McNally. 1994. In Search Of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires. Subsequent edition. Boston: Mariner Books.
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    16 mins
  • Zelda: The Art of Side Quests

    Zelda: The Art of Side Quests
    Oct 7 2022
    "Lacy also uses the example of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, if you haven't watched it, stop listening and go watch." In this episode, I will discuss side quests in two Zelda games and side quests in some of the medieval romances. Sources mentioned in the episode. Howard, Jeff. 2008. Quests: Design, Theory, and History in Games and Narratives. 1st edition. A K Peters/CRC Press. Lacy, Norris J. 2000. “From Medieval to Post-Modern: The Arthurian Quest in France.” South Atlantic Review 65 (2): 114–33. https://doi.org/10.2307/3201814.
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    16 mins
  • Northgard: A Brief History of Viking Ships

    Northgard: A Brief History of Viking Ships
    Sep 23 2022

    These ships and their high speeds were a cornerstone of the Viking hit-and-run raiding technique.

    In this episode, I will discuss Viking ships and their use in the game Northgard.
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    15 mins
  • Crusader King III: Becoming King of England

    Crusader King III: Becoming King of England
    Sep 9 2022

    "Things were not all sunshine and daisy, though."

    In this episode, I will discuss the game Crusader Kings III again, along with the formation of England as a nation during the middle ages.

    Sources mentioned in this episode:

    Magazine, Smithsonian, and Mary Rambaran-Olm Wade Erik. n.d. “The Many Myths of the Term ‘Anglo-Saxon.’” Smithsonian Magazine. Accessed September 1, 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/many-myths-term-anglo-saxon-180978169/.

    Morris, Marc. 2021. The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England: 400 – 1066. Pegasus Books
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    20 mins
  • Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood

    Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood
    Aug 26 2022

    "There are giant sacks of gold in the castle."

    In this episode, I will discuss the Sheriff of Nottingham board game and a brief history of the Robin Hood stories.

    Sources mentioned in the episode.

    Baldwin, David. 2012. Robin Hood: The English Outlaw Unmasked. Amberley Publishing.
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    16 mins
  • Coup D'etat

    Coup D'etat
    Aug 12 2022

    "After continuing to be an absolutely heinous person he was assassinated."

    In this episode I discuss the board game Coup and Maximilian Robespierre and Rafael Trujillo along with the coups both men were involved in.

    Sources mentioned in this episode

    “Coup.” n.d. BoardGameGeek. Accessed August 3, 2022. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup.

    “Definition of COUP D’ÉTAT.” n.d. Accessed August 2, 2022. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coup+d%27%C3%A9tat.
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    26 mins