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We talk with Bruno Dias about the craft of writing for games, weird fiction, information theory, and indescribable horrors. Find Bruno on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brunodias.dev), check out his portfolio (https://brunodias.dev/) and his very good blog (https://azhdarchid.com/). Bruno is the editor of the Game Narrative Reader: https://www.gamenarrativereader.org/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

Nic talks with Alex Jaffe about his recently-announced dungeon crawler card game, his long tenure on 2XKO, and the ephemerality of game experiences. Find Alex on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/blinkity.bsky.social) and follow his work at https://www.alexjaffe.games --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Ian Williams about his recently-announced book on miniature wargaming, the material conditions of craft, the power of nostalgia, and the impact of hydration breaks on association football. Find Ian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/brocktoon.bsky.social) and follow his blog (https://stuckness.ghost.io/). "The Doodad Economy", which we references in the show, can be found here: https://stuckness.ghost.io/the-doodad-economy-why-your-analog-games-are-starting-to-feel-digital-and-also-why-thats-false/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Eve Golden-Woods about tabletop mechanics, the Book of Kells industrial complex, regency romance novels, and Ancient Babylon. Find Eve on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/evegoldenwoods.bsky.social) and on itch (https://evelorien.itch.io/), where you can download the award-winning ttrpg, The Creation of Wonder. --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Bria Davis about Discord servers, Blaseball, passing on lessons learned, and eggs. Bria Davis ( https://bsky.app/profile/thevoidencore.bsky.social ) is Community Director at Young Horses ( https://younghorsesgames.com/ ). --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali ( https://blog.enceledean.com/ ) and Brendan McLeod ( https://brendanmcleod.dev ) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes ( https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/ ) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Holly Nielsen about Amberspire, games in historical contexts, citing sources, and the Whiggish nature of skill trees. Follow Holly on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/hollynielsen.bsky.social Amberspire releasing May 6! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3350750/Amberspire/ ---   Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)   Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)   https://paperlabyrinths.com

Sorry folks, but no ep this month - scheduling didn't work out to get a convo done on time. But weirdly enough, it DID work out with me and Nic in the same place at the same time, so please accept our phone-recording apology.

We talk with Chris Kindred about DJing, teaching game design, and hauntology. Follow Chris on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/chriskindred.com and find their work at https://chriskindred.com/ ---   Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)   Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)   https://paperlabyrinths.com

We speak with Meredith Gran about nostalgia, sense of time and place, cartooning, and getting a project across the finish line. Follow Meredith on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/meredithgran.com Meredith's new game, Perfect Tides: Station to Station, is out now on Steam for PC and Mac, and coming soon to Switch. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2088810/Perfect_Tides_Station_to_Station/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Non-Breaking Space about expressive play, mechanics of scale, hidden information, and librarians.   Non-Breaking Space (https://www.nbsp1618.games/) is the designer of Cross Bronx Expressway (https://www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-bronx-expressway.aspx), a competitive city-builder that simulates urban and societal development in the South Bronx between the years 1940 and 2000. He is also the designer of The Archivist's Dream (www.nbsp1618.games/session/the-archivists-dream), a hybrid RPG-megagame adaptation of Wehrlegig's John Company, a game about the rise and fall of the British East India company.)   Listen to the episode of End Notes that Brendan mentions here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/endnotes-cross-bronx-expressway/id1840058034?i=1000726985016   ---   Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)   Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)   https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Andrew "dicey" Shouldice about teaching game development, making maps, managing projects, and the joy of the game manual. Andrew Shouldice is the creator of TUNIC (http://tunicgame.com). Follow him on social media (https://bsky.app/profile/dicey.bsky.social) and check out the PICOSteveMo game he made with his partner, King Stephen, out now (https://dicey.itch.io/king-stephen) --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Sophie Abromowitz about stage comedy, worldbuilding through systems, FROMSOFT games as detective stories, and the origin of the hot dog.   Follow Sophie on Instagram (https://instagram.com/soph.abromowitz) and check out her portfolio at https://sophieabromowitz.cargo.site/   HOT STREAK is available from CYMK games: https://www.cmyk.games/collections/games/products/hot-streak   Read Sophie's short story JAN IS IMPORTANT on Joyland: https://joylandpublishing.com/fiction/jan-is-important/   --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers. Follow Joannes on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/playthroughline.com) and read their blog at https://playthroughline.com/ Play Neurocracy 3.0 at https://neurocracy.site/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Cameron Kunzelman about Magic the Gathering, writing for different kinds of audiences, the conditions of producing things, and xenomorphs. Follow Cameron on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ckunzelman.bsky.social) and listen to his shows at Ranged Touch (http://rangedtouch.com) Preorder his next book, Everything is Permitted (https://tinyurl.com/buyCMRN) --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com

We talk with Brian Bucklew about the joy of collaboration, outer space, Jenga, and water. Follow Brian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/unormal.bsky.social). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/ --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev) Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/) https://paperlabyrinths.com