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What makes a person rich?
(a) noticing and (b) enjoying the 50% of your life when the going is good
Have you ever played magic the gathering? If so, did you like it? Did you stop for a particular reason, like not being able to both stay alive and sell you second kidney to buy cards, or was it just the need for novelty? (Noooooovelty)
Nooooooooovelty!
I loved the idea of Magic and tried to get into it in my teens, then again in my early twenties. Both times, I practically threw my core set at the wall each time I lost a game where I couldn't have played any differently.
Half the game is in deckbuilding. I absolutely understand that. But I can't deal with the other half of the game sometimes failing to materialise.
I loved the idea of Magic and tried to get into it in my teens, then again in my early twenties. Both times, I practically threw my core set at the wall each time I lost a game where I couldn't have played any differently.
Half the game is in deckbuilding. I absolutely understand that. But I can't deal with the other half of the game sometimes failing to materialise.
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Are you ever going to do a review of Bouldering?
I'd love to! Maybe some day soon.
Are you getting enough sleep? Because it seems like you might not be getting enough sleep.
This is definitely the weirdest thing about doing video work.
Do you get recognised much? How do you tend to react?
Very rarely, and I try and take my cues from people *I've* geeked out about whose response I thought was cool.
When I met Graham Linehan and thanked him for everything he'd made, he was very humble and said "Thank you. That doesn't happen as often as you'd think." I'll often go for some variation on that.
When I met Graham Linehan and thanked him for everything he'd made, he was very humble and said "Thank you. That doesn't happen as often as you'd think." I'll often go for some variation on that.
I am french and not familiar with the accents, but yours seems... not british. Where are you from ?
I tried to bury my middle class accent when I was a teenager, then saved up some money and went travelling in Asia for a couple of years. It got kind of damaged along the way!
If you could be shrunk down to the correct scale, which board game world would you most like to inhabit?
Totally putting this on the SU&SD podcast question list.
Did you get borred with Ask.fm already?
Let's find out!
What books have you been reading lately?
Ack! Weird thingums I found in my local charity shop. Pure by Andrew Miller, which is a lot of fun, and a history of Empress Cixi by Jung Chang.
Thanks for answering my question! :)
Aww! <3
You mentioned on Daft Souls that you aren't having fun with Netrunner anymore. Can you shed some light on why?
I'm sure this is common in all competitive games, but after six months of getting better and better I've started losing my grip on the game. Not because of new cards, just failing to grasp the basic principles of the thing. It's super-dispiriting to dutifully show up to my weekly Netrunner meet and feel like I understand the game less.
So I'm just taking a little break. Currents are in next month's datapack, and around then I'll be organizing a little tournament with a DJ and cyberpunk facepainting. I think running a tournament (rather than playing any matches) will be a good way to familiarise myself with the game I love without suffering any more defeats.
So I'm just taking a little break. Currents are in next month's datapack, and around then I'll be organizing a little tournament with a DJ and cyberpunk facepainting. I think running a tournament (rather than playing any matches) will be a good way to familiarise myself with the game I love without suffering any more defeats.
Does Matt require a hair stylist in order to maintain his perfectly quaffed hair? If so, who draws the short straw; Paul or yourself?
Matt's hair fluffs up naturally each day if he lets it dry naturally. It's SO unfair.
Has setting up your own "company" been difficult? Has it left you feeling more fulfilled with work?
I'm incredibly fortunate that Mike handles almost all of the day-to-day administration of the company, leaving me with just enough proper work to feel satisfied.
I feel like my perfect job would be six hours of creativity each day, and two hours of physical labour. Maybe we should set up a wood-burning server.
I feel like my perfect job would be six hours of creativity each day, and two hours of physical labour. Maybe we should set up a wood-burning server.
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Can you forgive us?
Always.
Do you feel like a celeb?
Nah. When I get recognised I always remember I'm famous for dressing as a wizard on the internet. :)
I'm just getting into Android: Netrunner and I'm overwhelmed by the number of cards. Can you recommend a good deck builder app?
I use Meteor! http://netrunner.meteor.com/
If I sent you a prototype, what are the odds of me dying immediately after from shame rays being emitted across the Atlantic?
Matt's shame ray isn't finished yet. It just makes you really want to pee.
Are you really that nice like it seems or a Singularity? Falko from germany
Dear Falko from Germany,
I love the idea of a niceness singularity! We're all convinced we're kind of awful in real life, but our friends claim otherwise.
I love the idea of a niceness singularity! We're all convinced we're kind of awful in real life, but our friends claim otherwise.
Are there any board game mechanics you'd like to see stolen and used in a video game?
ALL OF THEM
is there a board game about board games
Have you ever come across a decent bordgame with LGBT themes? Or even a crappy one?
Most recently, there's Slash!
http://slashcg.com/
That game goes a bit further than gay themes, though. I think one round had Donald from Board With Life describing a tryst between Mothra and the obelisk from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Looking forward, I'd love to film a Let's Play of HOT GUYS MAKING OUT
http://story-games.com/forums/discussion/18216/hot-guys-making-out-released/p1
http://slashcg.com/
That game goes a bit further than gay themes, though. I think one round had Donald from Board With Life describing a tryst between Mothra and the obelisk from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Looking forward, I'd love to film a Let's Play of HOT GUYS MAKING OUT
http://story-games.com/forums/discussion/18216/hot-guys-making-out-released/p1
We can all agree board games are fun but writing and filming is work. Where do you, if you do at all, draw the line between work and play?
Haha! Yeah, at this point my line between work and play would look a lot like a ball of string.
I'm hugely lucky that I'm able to work with some of my closest friends on Shut Up & Sit Down. On good weeks, writing, filming and editing with them still feels like I'm playing. But when we've got lots of work to be getting on with, even lazy Sunday afternoons of Descent end up feeling like I'm at work.
To relax, I've been enjoying games where I barely have to think. Skull & Roses, Love Letter. I had a ton of fun playing the Destiny beta with Brendan over the weekend.
I'm hugely lucky that I'm able to work with some of my closest friends on Shut Up & Sit Down. On good weeks, writing, filming and editing with them still feels like I'm playing. But when we've got lots of work to be getting on with, even lazy Sunday afternoons of Descent end up feeling like I'm at work.
To relax, I've been enjoying games where I barely have to think. Skull & Roses, Love Letter. I had a ton of fun playing the Destiny beta with Brendan over the weekend.
Can you name a video game idea/mechanic you'd like to see in a board game?
The tie-in for The Thing in 2002 had a mechanic where if you ever acted too selfishly, your NPC allies would assume you were infected and become enemies. So you had to give them ammo, heal them with medkits, keep them safe and so on. Except you didn't know if they were infected, either.
(And yes, I know Panic Station tried to do this once already.)
(And yes, I know Panic Station tried to do this once already.)
How common is playing games in pubs? In the States, playing a game in a bar would be incredibly strange.
It's pretty rare over here, too, but I don't mind. Taking a game to a pub and having a great time makes you feel like you're changing the world, you know?
It's funny here in England. Few people will say anything, but lots will look on, enviously. "You can't be having fun with this... this THING in a public place! It's not allowed!"
It's funny here in England. Few people will say anything, but lots will look on, enviously. "You can't be having fun with this... this THING in a public place! It's not allowed!"
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