Big Game Hunger is a weekly comedy show where Jenna Stoeber and friends craft the big next game every episode. Starting with a random genre, concept, and vibe, Jenna and a friend will take a game all the way from pitch, to slightly more developed pitch. By the end of the episode, they’ll have honed an IP so irresistible, you’ll be ready to risk $25 for it on Steam. Get ready to laugh about games you love, learn about game trends, and yearn for titles that will surely never make their release ...
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A Pathfinder actual play TIMELOOPING show featuring an original campaign, where four heroes of varying skills, attractiveness, and stupidity, race against time to prevent a war. Featuring the talents of game master Justin Green, Jenna Stoeber, Caitlin Stayduhar, Andrew Hansen, and Paul Luetkemeyer. Join our patreon! Patreon.com/bcbparty Published biweekly on Thursdays. Email us at burntcookbookparty@gmail.com. Follow us at on Twitter at BCBParty, or on Tumblr at BCBParty. Support us on Patre ...
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RITUAL DAY. The team undertakes their most dramatic team-working task YET. There is a strong possibility for betrayal and it could come from literally any direction! If they fail, they will be turned into babies or old people. The potential for this to go wrong and change the course of the podcast is extremely high! Join the BCBP Patreon at www.pat…
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Chase Carter makes a multi-dimensional flapping game
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Chase Carter, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, deploys his incredible language skills to make "Flappy Bird: Shifted" with the prompts: ASCII, Supernatural Investigation, Flappy-bird-like I hope you're ready for a hard-hitting story about a search for a lost loved one, undertaken entirely by pressing a button to fight gravity. Shift y…
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Tristan Cooper makes some more great content
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Tristan Cooper, social media manager for The Verge and Can I Pet The Dog, makes "Stable 4: They Like It!" based on the words: Anachronistic haberdasher Racing Game The resulting game leans into the indie game trope of making lots of cute hats for cute animals, using the materials you can scrounge from your trophy wins. And most importantly, the hor…
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Ep. 73 - Bizarre cuddle puddle in the woods
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Zelf contemplates the nature of ants, Astra has a sad food experience, Patty can finally drink beer again, and Janni brings the group together in a cuddle puddle. The group decides that it's time to sit down and do the ritual that will preserve something between time loops. They also regroup, and tally up any concluded or on-going betrayals amongst…
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Amanda Silberling makes whatever a mail-puss game is, thanks Giovanni
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Amanda Silberling, tech journalist and podcaster, joins the podcast mostly to dunk on former guest Giovanni Colantonio, but also to brag about going to the Olympics. Inbetween all that, they make the game "Mail-puss," a game based on the prompts: incredibly haunted, Mail-puss, Played secretly at a party or event The resulting folk game(s) can be pl…
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Lin Codega, games journalist and co-founder of Rascal News, joins the pod to make "Spiral Apotheosis," based on the prompts: Addictive, Last god in the pantheon, Inscrutable, award-winning Eurogame Lin, using their expansive knowledge of what makes a TTRPG both award-winning and "Eurogame," lays out the groundwork for a game in which the rules are …
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Ep. 72 - Let's explore the nature of time and memory
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Lost in time, Astra and Zelf continue to struggle against the tide of memories. The tide is definitely beating Astra, but Zelf is starting to make some progress. Patty and Janni, likewise, attempt to navigate the Whispering Woods to find the centaur village and, within, Molni. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon.com/bcbparty, and visit our merch s…
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Riley MacLeod makes a whirlwind cat-based platformer
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Riley MacLeod takes a break from his incredible games journalism to make a game based on the prompts: Pampered, Tornado Watch, Endless runner After bouncing between a few great options for a game, they land on a new cat-based platforming game. Play as a beautiful chonky cat trying to get to either end of this tornado with slow but steady determinat…
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Patrick Gill, a talented video essayiest and bonkers livestreamer, joins the podcast to make a nasty brain game with the prompts: Horrifying, Nobody can discover your recent lottery win, Deckbuilder The resulting brain-reaping game pits your social skills against the people in your small town as you try to keep your terrible secret. Mash up a littl…
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Trapped in a cat temple increasingly become a time spider temple, Janni does his best despite his lack of body, and Patti does her best despite Janni's lack of body. Astra and Zelf continue their trip through their pasts, revealing horrible insight into who they were and how they became the messes they are today. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreo…
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Amy Vorpahl, actress, musician and expert DM, is ready to practice making games with the prompts: Ten-minute, marching band simulator, dating sim Now it's time for the awkward marching band nerds to strip off their pseudo-military uniforms and reveal their thick buff legs. In Pucker Up and Blow, you'll have a chance to romance a variety of either s…
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Professor Ashley makes Haut Garbage: Love in the time of Composting
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Professor Ashley, twitch stream and a literal real professor, challenges Jenna's base concepts about fun, flirting, and composting with the prompts: extremely literal composting weeklong LARP Together they make an education workshop with structured workshops on composting and a farmer-romancing meta game. But it is NOT a cult. For legal reasons, I …
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Ep. 70 - It's my first time watching this show
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Aren't you excited to get back into the action we left at the end of Episode 68? WELL, hold onto your patience for just a few minutes longer, because this episode opens with a betrayal. But after that, we join the gang once again as they explore Molni's temple and attempt to piece together what happened while they were away at Janni's wedding. Join…
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Julia Schifini makes Traitor’s Cup: Last Mascot Standing
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janky hidden role Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Visit the DFTBA Big Game Hunger merch shop at bit.ly/jennamerch. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Created and hosted by Jenna Stoeber.
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Short story shorter: the audio didn't upload correctly, and I can't fix it now because I am on vacation. Julia's episode will release for real next week!
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It's our most scientific episode yet! In a lovely interlude from the tense main-story drama, Tetra returns home to visit its parent-clone Tripla and check in on the jungle. At a lovely remembrance party for Tetra's sibling-clone Hemi, it reunites with local friends Inanna Bananabean, Tad LePole, and Bobo Bonobo. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon…
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mayor They only have two more years of funding to complete this game, where you play as a penguin trying to run for mayor on the platform of brining eternal darkness and permanent ice to your town. A tough sell, but you can sway voters by wearing cute hats and little bowties! Check out Laser's work on his website, LaserTheBoy.com, and check out his…
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Kaylee Rowena makes Chirry Pitt vs New Hampshire
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Kaylee Rowena, talented comic illustrator and haunted house expert, joins the podcast to make a very pride-ful TTRPG with the prompts: underground, Local Government drama, tongue-based Taking a cue from Lasers and Feelings, they create the gayest spectrum possible: seduction to inimidation. Play as Chirry Pitt as she gets manipulates the city counc…
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This ship is on a collision course with a rainbow hydra! Seven heads, no waiting. Patty puts her little rat foot down on her disciples being sacrificed to feed it, which doesn't leave them many options. Boatswain Astra fills out her role, Janni is on board for defeating giant monsters as a public service, and Zelf checks his recipe book for Hydra p…
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Anica Seelie makes Suc'Noff: Don’t Wake Ghdae'dqey!
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TTRPG creator Anica Seelie is gifted three great prompts for their skill set: maintaining a eldrich god's slumber With a firm but loving grip on these words, Anica and Jenna slowly escalate their ideas until they make a game about continually fucking to appease the eldrich horror Suc'Naath. But don't do too good a job or your partner might experien…
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Mischa Stanton makes Hand (and Foot) of God
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Mischa Stanton, audio editor extraodinare and beloved Multitude podcaster, gets a very tricky gameplay-type (left by Jacob Geller), but manages to combine it flawlessly with the two other options: lazy, sims rival, kick-punch They envision a remarkable god-sim game where, aided by many hand-and-footed angels, the player must build up its civilizati…
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High seas and HIGH STAKES as the team battles some leprechauns! Patty and Janni finally get a chance to demo their new combo moves, which has made them ridiculously powerful. Zelf shows off his swashbuckling moves. And Astra once again sacrifices herself for FASHION. It is NOT WORTH IT. Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon.com/bcbparty Visit our me…
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Penny Olivia Parker makes Holley's Trolleys
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Penny Olivia Parker aka SnapCube, voice actor, streamer, and all around delightful person, goes deep on some word- and wood-intepretation with the prompts: wooden, train, game that doesn't use any controller. The result is a cute but surprisingly hard-hitting trolley game where you try your best to communicate with the (literal, metaphorical) woode…
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Janet Varney, host of The JV Club and Braving the Elements, has some firm thoughts about argula that she wants to share, provoked by the prompts: wacky, fast-food tie-in, touch-based rhythm game After some discussion about drumming and fast food griddle work, she and Jenna settle on a game about composing both the perfect sandwich, and the perfect …
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The gang battles against the Monarch and the court of the Pink Knight, and as per usual they're more in danger from themselves and their own incompetence than any outside force. This time, though, there are real stakes - Manny's been injured too! But don't worry, there are worse things than falling damage... Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon.com…
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We are ridiculously excited to announce the first official BCBP merchandise! You can find it at bit.ly/jennamerch as part of showhost Jenna Stoeber's collection with DFTBA. We're starting with three items: a funny mug to hold your beverage of choice, be it Ooh Moo chocolate milk or something scummier a BCBP logo magnet to keep your important busine…
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Sam, superb video essayist from the channel Afterthoughts, joins Jenna for a one-yearly event: podcasting! Oh and they get the prompts: award-winning, played once annually, weird cart racer They navigate towards ARGs, the once-beloved, now forgotten child of the irl gaming world. But there they find a wealth of inspiration! Map based games! Online …
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Chandana Ekanayake makes Sud Buds Survival
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obnoxious, survival horror The once-quarter Pusheen subscription box is available for only $43.95 per box, or only $39.95 is you get an annual plan! Check it out past boxes (
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Weddings bells... or alarm bells? One of those is going to wake Janni up this episode! Patty is not on board with Janni's marriage to the Pink Prince, Astra is misty-eyed about romance but trying to stay focused on Janni's well-being, and Zelf's just here for the food. But what does Janni want? Is he a blushing bride, or is he just that color becau…
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Paul Luetkemeyer makes So you Think you Can Family? Prove It!
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Paul Luetkemeyer, the voice of Zelf on Burnt Cook Book Party, joins Jenna to make a: claustraphobic, based on a 2007 reality tv show, family sim After flirting with a pretty banger idea for a Harry Houdini reincarnation reality TV show, they settle on a cubicle-based work-related multiplayer game where you fight through a series of puzzle rooms, li…
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Rob Cocks makes Birthday Waifu Surprise Industries presents Legend of Zelda: Birthday Waifu Surprise
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terrifying, breath-of-the-wild alike Thank Support this show, and submit your OWN random prompts, by subscribing at Patreon.com/TheJenna
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Ep. 64 - Cassandra Stiffpeaks' author notes
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Listen, the whole first half of this episode is us reading a single Justin artifact and it's pretty unhinged. After that, the team tries to troubleshoot Janni's curse and beddy-bye issues, while Patty continues to work on finding her fourth demigod domain, but sometimes your domain has to find you first! Join the BCBP Patreon at www.patreon.com/bcb…
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Jacob Geller, a writer who happens to be known for his video essays, joins Jenna to craft up a game based on the prompts: sloppy, Ides of March, fortunetelling The resulting game is, as you might expect given the sources, a really thought-provoking interrogation of game structures and player-interaction, while also being a hilarious game where you …
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Jacob Burgess makes The Musical: Opening Night Rat Heist
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Voice actor and game dev Jacob Burgess joins the pod to crack the exceptionally difficult line up of: musical, game within a game, twin stick shooter This off-off-off Broadway production company has suffered from more internal drama than is in the script for Les Rizz! And to make matters worse, a swarm of rats has descended on the premises. But as …
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Zelf and Astra have a totally normal conversation about their relationship and teamwork. But that's just a low part in an AWESOME, BADASS Patty Hurts training montage! Janni helps her out as best he can with the weight of the Pink Knight's ring on his finger. Will the Pink Knight let him out of the pact? Does this count as an escalation or de-escal…
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Jacob Andrews, one of the talented artists of Drawfee, find the route through the prompts: obtuse parasite FPS with the help of Jenna Stoeber, a fellow soup and Dark Souls lover. Inspired by the Loathsome Dung Eater and some relatable soup catastrophes, Dark Soups sees the brew-bearer attempt to defeat monstrous gorge-vessels. But will you free the…
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Giovanni Colantonio makes Grapple Apple Pie
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Giovanni Colantonio, journalist at Digital Trends, is the first participant in the Grant Howitt Dagger Dartboard, where a flip of the coin determines if a prompt is replaced by a newer, weirder prompt from a separate list. They ended up with: wholesome all grapple hooks all the time cooking While making several accidental grapple-based puns, Giovan…
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Ep. 62 - All doors open for Patty Hurts
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Welcome to the Temple of Molni! Well-guarded, full of traps and adorable cats, and some of those overlap a little. Patty gets a chance to flex her demigod powers, Janni finally reunites with his most sacred bro, Astra finds a familiar whiskered face, and Zelf continues to keep an eye on the team's actual goals, thank god. Join the BCBP Patreon at w…
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Grant Howitt, indie TTRPG creator of games like Honey Heist, joins the show and makes a surreal, pro-drug game using the prompts: ocean exploration last day at camp Lucas-Arts point-n-click. You wake up in a derelict oil rig and have to choose your intoxicant of choice. Where will you fall on the zooted scale, and how will that change your conversa…
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Petrana Radulovic makes Dream Derby Online
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mom game racing o steal your neighbor's horse, and compete tooth-and-nail for the ultimate prize: the HORSE TIARA. Thank you for listening to Big Game Hunger! Email us at BigGameHungerPod@gmail.com. Big Game Hunger is part of the Multitude Collective of podcasts. Edited and mixed by the talented Mischa Stanton, and created and hosted by Jenna Stoeb…
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The team finally - perhaps inevitably - enters the Whispering Woods. Everything starts super normal and stays normal the full time! All the precautions and warnings and preparations the team did to combat the fey trickery works super well and nobody does or licks anything stupid and immediately falls into a trap. We have to give it to Justin this t…
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Kelsey Lewin, writer, podcaster, and co-owner of Pink Gorilla Games, joins the show to finally make a game that your aunt is going to love! She and Jenna turn the prompts: aunt games frogs myst-like into a game about kissing frogs to turn them into other animals, and then using those animals to solve PUZZLES. Kyst indulges all the things we liked a…
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Allegra Frank makes Squishheart: Grey’s Last Bounty
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Allegra Frank, renowned journalist, critic, and oreo connoisseur, joins Jenna to craft an adorable, hard-hitting game with the prompts: squishy werewolves visual novel Eschewing the normal player-romance offerings of visual novels, they craft a game where you matchmake NPCs and solve a dark mystery of your own past, come back to haunt you. Also the…
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After chatting a little longer with Gyiha, the team does more exploratory snooping by visiting the Phirel household and checking out Glorihan's burnt magic room. The team touches base about what threads they most want to follow up on - checking on Molni and the crystal god-killing sword? Wait to hear from Glorihan? Take some time out to print first…
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Screenwriter, bookwriter, and criticwriter Karen Han has brought her Marvel's-Midnight-Sun and Pokemon-Cafe-Remix related complaints to the prompts: musical cafe sim character creator They brew a heady mix of adorable Pokemon bakers and super crunchy sim aspects like book-balancing and inventory sim. Every year, the Alcremie Awards pass out stars t…
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Brent Naylor lucked out with some primo prompts: parasite DnD mystery Then he immediately destroyed the format of this show by perfectly nailing a pitch for a hidden role game where you have to identify the social parasite in a DnD group! Thankfully these fools are pros at bullshitting, and they develop a game where you train yourself to detect AI …
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It's never too late for sneaky secret meetings from the last loop to come back to haunt the team! Following Patty's upsetting reveal at the end of last episode, the team takes a few moments to center themselves. They install a shadow government, return Smol to Faenalin, and strategize about next steps with Gyiha. What new secret will they learn thi…
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Faith Schaffer makes Level up to Christmas Romance, Holly!
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Illustrator Faith Schaffer brings her Lifetime movie expertise to Big Game Hunger, a Jenny Nicholson fancast! With the prompts: voyeurism holiday dungeon crawler ...she and Jenna make a Lifetime/Hallmark-inspired Christmas game about a big-city video game creator who discovers the true meaning of Christmas Romance back in her hometown, with either …
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Alex Jaffe, co-host of Insert Credit and 52 Pickup, starts off strong with some word-play options based on the prompts: green shark godzilla-sim (rampage) After some great goofs on what "green" could imply, they settle on an anti-golf, pro-green-space game where you play as a shark terrorizing innocent putters. Swim through intricate mini-golf cour…
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Another dinner party means another chance to succeed at a dinner party! Janni, Astra, and Patty "Unproblematic Queen" Hurts enjoy another travel-based philosophical question about the nature of good and evil. The girls unanimously decide to not tell Janni about Janni Innaj, while Astra works hard to convince the team to do an evil-team loop. Janni …
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