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#274: Cruel Betrayal of Expectations

#274: Cruel Betrayal of Expectations

FromSo Very Wrong About Games


#274: Cruel Betrayal of Expectations

FromSo Very Wrong About Games

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Length:
93 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

David Hume argued that all ideas are either simple or complex, and that in turn all complex ideas are merely composed of simple ideas. He wasn't a huge fan of some of those complex ideas; he used the example of a chimera, where you take a lion, a snake, and a goat (three simple ideas, but we can quibble with that later if you like) and smush them all together to get a complex idea. Hume was sceptical about complex ideas, to say the least.We can agree or disagree with Hume on many fronts, and indeed this is a podcast fundamentally aligned with German Idealism; but we would happily ally ourselves with the Humeans to declare with one unified voice that "phygital" is an abomination that must be purged.01:37 AYURIS: Ultimate Railroads (Helmut Ohley & Leonhard "Lenny" Orgler, Hans im Glück, 2021)Games Played Last Week:04:43 -Witchstone: Full Moon (Martino Chiacchiera & Reiner Knizia, R&R Games, 2023)11:57 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023)16:20 -Dice Miner (Joshua DeBonis & Nikola Risteski, Atlas Games, 2021)18:11 -Pavlov's House (David Thompson, Dan Verssen Games, 2018)25:06 -Marvel United (Andrea Chiarvesio and Eric M. Lang, CMON, 2020)30:05 -Demon Ship (Malev Da Shinobi, Black Site Studios, 2023)36:47 -Caverna: The Forgotten Folk (Uwe Rosenberg & Alex Wilber, Lookout Games, 2018)42:03 -Pocket Master Builder (Wei-Min Ling, MaiMin Games, 2022)46:30 -Flick of Faith (Paweł Stobiecki, Jan Truchanowicz, & Łukasz Włodarczyk, Awaken Realms Lite, 2019)49:45 -Oros (Brandt Brinkerhoff, Aesc Games, 2023)56:08 -Fantasy Realms: Deluxe Edition (Bruce Galssco, WizKids, 2022)News (and why it doesn't matter):58:38 Walker complains about marketing copy buzzwords59:55 Digital "ownership" vs. "actual" ownership as applied to Altered1:02:11 Tiny Laser Heist!1:03:28 Magic: the Gathering Heist at GenCon; persons of interest and incriminating t-shirt 1:04:58 Richard Garfield's Spynet reborn as Shadow Blades1:05:56 IANAL, Farms Race and Fair Use1:11:46 Topic: Cruel Betrayal of ExpectationsOur Sponsors:* Check out HelloFresh and use my code 50SOWRONGGAMES for a great deal: http://hellofresh.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Aug 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A podcast about all manner of hobby games by Mike Walker and Mark Bigney. Bad games don't go easy on you, so we don't go easy on them. Thorough analysis via reviews, news, and discussion of topics in gaming. We take context seriously, we value your time, and we're not into hype. Just because games are fun doesn't mean we can't take them seriously, and just because we take them seriously doesn't mean we can't have fun.