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.
• 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.