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49: Fun with Hexes with Ricky Haggett, Jonathan Whiting, and Tim Schafer (Loot Rascals)

Jul 31, 2020

Loot Rascals co-designers Ricky Haggett and Jonathan Whiting join us to discuss their whimsical cosmic roguelike, as does superfan Tim Schafer to help us sing its praises! We discuss playing with hexes in the pub, the function of humor in games, and how Loot Rascals is the first "stranding" game.

Some things we discussed:

Loot Rascals

Hollow Ponds

Jonathan Whiting

Double Fine Productions

RAD

Davey Swatpaz

Archon: The Light and the Dark

Skylanders

HeroQuest

Good Sudoku

Nethack

Into the Breach

I Am Dead

Meowza

Jon Boam