Ours, Played
Bailey and Rob
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We’re finally back! This summer was a challenging one, and we are thrilled to be at the mic and recording again. During our months away, we had the chance to try out some competitive games (we know - not our usual). But these four competitive board games all share elements of our favorite cooperative games. Join us as we find co-op within competition in these casual competitive games.
In this episode we cover:
- A special dedication to our late listener and biggest fan, Rob’s mom
- Bailey confusing several of the games Rob’s been playing, and doubling down thinking she’s right
- Finding the co-op qualities in competitive games
Game Details:
- Name: Machi Koro
- Publisher: Grounding
- Year: 2012
- Name: Piepmatz
- Publisher: Lookout Games
- Year: 2018
- Name: Azul
- Publisher: Plan B Games
- Year: 2017
- Name: Sushi Go!
- Publisher: Gamewright
- Year: 2013
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Spring may have sprung, but we head to the frozen north for this episode! Join us as we adventure through a co-op game unlike any other - the educational, inspiring, and culturally-diverse, Never Alone, by Upper One Games.
In this episode we cover:
- The irony of deliberately sitting on a game review, only to be delayed in publishing by a sinus infection
- Bailey’s getting a big head over her YouTube skills
- Introducing, World Games - culturally rich games for a global audience
- A win for diversity in gaming
Game Details:
- Name: Never Alone
- We played it on: PC
- Also available on: PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
- Developer: Upper One Games - the first indigenous-owned game company in the US
- Year: 2014
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Ours, Played Date Night
To pair with Never Alone, we recommend
- Bailey’s recommendation
- Explore other Inupiat/Inuit stories from cultural organizations - we’ll include some links in the show notes
- Rob’s recommendation
- Sticking with the educational theme - find a documentary to watch!
- Something about climate change or the fishing industry if you want to align it with some of the issues facing the Inupiat people.
Who says you need the controller to have fun? There’s tons of co-op to be found in single-player games! We’ve wanted to do an episode like this for over a year, and the release of the latest Souls game gave us the perfect opportunity. Join us in our inaugural Co-Op Co-Pilot episode featuring the open-world dark fantasy hit, Elden Ring, by FromSoftware.
In this episode we cover:
- 10 years together - and Souls games are at our core
- Co-Op Co-Pilot mythbusting
- Bailey’s Dark Souls voice acting debut
- All the Elden Ring we can talk about without spoilers
Game Details:
- Name: Elden Ring
- Rob’s playing it on: PC
- Also Available on: PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox Series X & One
- Developer: FromSoftware
- Year: 2022 (Brand-spankin’ new at the time of recording)
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TW: War and Violence
Over there! Over there! Threats rain from the sky and danger looms all around our heroes. Can friendship triumph over the trials of war? Join these two Yanks as we hope to survive the perils of No Man’s Land in the moving cooperative World War One card game, The Grizzled, published by Sweet Games.
In this episode we cover:
- The Bloodborne and Parks and Recreation crossover we’ve always wanted
- Unlearning a Match 3 mechanic
- Finding fun in the futility of war
- What is simple, may not be easy. In fact, it may have a 10% win rate.
Game Details:
- Name: The Grizzled
- Medium: Board Game
- Developer: Sweet Games
- Year: 2015
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Ours, Played Date Night
To pair with The Grizzled, we recommend:
- Bailey’s recommendation
- Soft Cinnamon Cookies, from Foods that will Win the War and How to Cook Them (1918) C. Houston Goudiss and Alberta Goudiss
- 1 cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons fat
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon soda
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon of cloves
- Mix molasses, fat, and boiling water. Sift dry ingredients. Add the liquid. Add enough more flour (about four cups) to make dough stiff enough to roll out. Cut and bake about 15 minutes in moderately hot oven.
- Soft Cinnamon Cookies, from Foods that will Win the War and How to Cook Them (1918) C. Houston Goudiss and Alberta Goudiss
- Rob’s recommendation
- Watch 1917 (2019), dir. Sam Mendes
- Drink a French 75
- 1 ounce gin
- 1/2 ounce lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/2 ounce simple syrup
- 3 ounces Champagne (or other sparkling wine)
- Garnish: lemon twist
- Add the gin, lemon juice and simple syrup to a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled.Strain into a Champagne flute.Top with the Champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.
Our Trine adventure continues! Join us as we jump between 2 and 3D, try to coin a new phrase for a gaming mechanic, and discover the magic of flight in Trine 3 and Trine 4, developed by Frozenbyte.
In this episode we cover:
- Rob can’t stop playing monster-catching games
- Beating Pokemon as a life milestone
- The drama of an unfinished game - Frozenbyte’s Trine 3 AMA
- Wright Bros. moments in Trine 4
- Our 2022 Gaming New Year’s Resolutions
Game Details:
- Name: Trine 3 and Trine 4
- We played them on: PC
- Also Available on: Nintendo Switch, Xbox and Xbox One, Playstation 3 and 4
- Developer: Frozenbyte
- Year: 2015 and 2019
Post Trine 3 Frozenbyte Reddit AMA
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To stay up to date with the show, talk to us about what we have been playing, or even suggest a new game, we encourage you to follow the show and connect with us on Discord, Twitter, and Instagram.