Paper Labyrinths

Alex Jaffe on Head-to-Head Games

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 Bluesk

Ian Williams on Miniatures and Material Conditions

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

Eve Golden-Woods on Creators & Contexts

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://

Bria Davis on Crafting Communities

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 Com

Dr Holly Nielsen on Canon & Ambiguity

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://bs

No episode this month!

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 s

Chris Kindred on Cards & Crates

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 a

Meredith Gran on Comics & Memories

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://bs

Non-Breaking Space on Artifacts & History

We talk with Non-Breaking Space about expressive play, mechanics of scale, hidden information, and librarians.   Non-Breaking Space (https://www.nbsp1618.games/) is t

Andrew Shouldice on Maps & Manuals

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

Sophie Abromowitz on Comedy & Mystery

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

Joannes Truyens on Secrets & Lore

We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers. Follow Joannes on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/pla

Cameron Kunzelman on Writing & Academia

We talk with Cameron Kunzelman about Magic the Gathering, writing for different kinds of audiences, the conditions of producing things, and xenomorphs. Follow Cameron o

Brian Bucklew on Big & Small Numbers

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

Jason Grinblat on Words & Bugs

We talk with Jason Grinblat about the joy of bugs, extrapolative narration, system suspense, and milk. Follow Jason on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jfg.land). Cave

Megan Carnes on Tarot & Musicality

We talk with game designer and composer Megan Carnes about generative music, scoring games vs film, and making use of the tools you have at your disposal.   Follow Me

Grace Benfell on Faith & Narrative Tension

We talk with Grace Benfell about faith, narrative tension, and god's favorite princess, Shadowheart.   ---   Follow Grace on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gra

Gareth Damian Martin on Dice & Storytelling

We talk with Gareth Damian Martin finishing projects, making a dice-driven game, and butting up against audience expectations and desires. Find more about Gareth at the

Nic Tringali & Brendan McLeod on Analog to Digital

Nic and Brendan talk about what dice mean, the difficulty of converting analog games into digital, and character relationships. --- Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic

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