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The Gaming Relationship

The Gaming Relationship

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 Married couple Krystal and Gus discuss the ways in which board and card games foster relationships, centering their conversation around the emotions and social experiences that define gaming as a hobby.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Relationships Social Sciences
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  • Episode #3: Approaches to Gaming: Strategy and Impulse

    Episode #3: Approaches to Gaming: Strategy and Impulse
    May 31 2021

    Krystal and Gus outline the way in which they approach playing games. The question: Do you emphasize long-term strategy? Or do you play on impulse, prioritizing turn-to-turn tactics? They discuss some of the ways in which their personal and emotional preferences influence their gaming relationship, and focus their conversation on the complex interplay between strategy and impulse presented in the games "Fields of Green" and "Castles of Burgundy."
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 2: Failure

    Episode 2: Failure
    Apr 26 2021

    Krystal and Gus discuss the emotions associated with failure, a concept that lies at the core of gaming as a hobby. They share some reflections and stories regarding their own experiences with failure, and reflect on how failure can define and even destabilize the gaming relationship. Finally, they illustrate their emotional understanding of failure by doing deep dives on “Letters from Whitechapel” and “Arkham Horror: The Card Game.”
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 1: Introductions and Philosophy

    Episode 1: Introductions and Philosophy
    Apr 15 2021

    Krystal and Gus introduce themselves, and give listeners a sense of their essential philosophy and approach to gaming. To illustrate their understanding of "the gaming relationship," they take a deep dive into some of their favorite games.

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    56 mins
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