Displaying all 4 Episode of Unwritten Earths Symposium with the tag “train of thought”.
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The Playtesting Episode
September 3rd, 2025 | Season 1 | 51 mins 56 secs
conventions, play design, train of thought
In this episode Eppy leads off with a hot take about playtesting, leading us to a discussion of the multiple purposes of playtests, playstorming, techniques for effective playtests, and an introduction of a new feature of the Unwritten Earths Symposium Discord: Playtest Tuesdays!
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The Podcation Episode
June 25th, 2025 | Season 1 | 57 mins 38 secs
train of thought
In this laid-back episode we chat about greeting cards and inspiration from non-games for game formats, follow a train of thought about using Valentine's Day exchange as a game mechanic, and check in with each other about how ideas and inspiration from previous episodes are coming together for new game projects.
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The Ritual Episode
April 16th, 2025 | Season 1 | 57 mins 11 secs
design, train of thought
In this episode we talk about building rituals in and for play, follow a train of thought about building in "blessings" for each other into gameplay, discuss the joy of dice, and come back from sabbatical to assign game discovery homework.
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Mounts, Death and Music
December 4th, 2024 | Season 0 | 1 hr 7 mins
game discovery, train of thought
In this episode, we talk about mounts and companions, death in RPGs, and follow a Train of Thought about translating sheet music into playable patterns before delving into our game discovery homework. Have we designed a game yet?