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by Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod
Paper Labyrinths is a podcast about overlapping disciplines of game design. Join Nic Tringali and Brendan McLeod as they have conversations with designers, artists, critics, and others whose work exists at the intersections of video games, analog games, and other forms of media.
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- Oct 1, 20261h 6m
Bruno Dias on Writing & Weird Fiction
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
- Sep 1, 20261h 2m
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 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
- Aug 1, 20261h 26m
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 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
- Jul 1, 20261h 6m
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://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
- Jun 1, 20261h 14m
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 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
- May 1, 20261h 3m
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://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
- Mar 31, 20261 min
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 same time, so please accept our phone-recording apology.
- Mar 1, 202653 min
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 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
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