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The Twisted Lantern

Eternal_Savvy & WarpedLamp

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Welcome to a podcast about one game in particular, Kingdom Death: Monster! Whether you're interested in playing the game or just wanna hear two people talk about it for a while, this is the place to be! Listen to Eternal_Savvy and WarpedLamp discuss the ins and outs of this tabletop board game starting from the whether or not this is the game for you! So light the lantern and stay a while!
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Retromation & Rhapsody

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Rhapsody and Retromation team up to tackle, and take slightly too seriously, gamebooks and choose-your-own-adventure books sometimes made for children. This season currently is featuring Give Yourself Goosebumps. Retromation: http://youtube.com/retromation Rhapsody: https://www.youtube.com/c/RhapsodyPlays Character Art: http://twitter.com/samcaron55
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When you tried to pick the pocket of a civilar in the night-shrouded streets of Waterdeep, you never thought she’d catch you – and you never dreamed she’d force you into her service. Now you must find the baby griffon stolen by the beholder Xanathar, leader of the city’s powerful Thieves’ Guild. Turn to Page Intro by Christoph Jakob Character Art b…
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Hello all! We have a lot of games to get through this month, so everybody please take your turn promptly. But how do we know whose turn it is? Listen and find out! Mike happily admits that he would rather watch crappy anime than good movies and TV. Brian explains the original rules to History of the World about four times, and eventually gets them …
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Welcome back! This month, we're concluding our deep dive into Kingdom Death: Monster. This episode focuses more on who should consider KD:M (and who shouldn't), the logistics of getting it to the table, and what impacts it's had on the board game industry. Start playing KD:M so you can look forward to building things like this! If you prefer miniat…
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Buckle in - we decided to try something a little different this month (and next month, because as usual we can't shut up once we get started). We're doing a deep dive on a single game, and we're starting with the legendary Kingdom Death: Monster. If you're interested in the game, you can look forward to two episodes full of discussion and commentar…
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Let's talk about not talking! This month, we discuss games in which you have to use things other than words to communicate with your teammates. Highlights include: Charades may be older than we thought, but maybe not as old as BGG says it is. Frank's favorite part of Inkognito We delve into the historical era of...2009?...as Frank breaks the rules …
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We're back with more adorable animals (and some that you may not think of as adorable, but that's just, like, your opinion, man). This month's selection includes: Scythe With Wolves, or, The Dangers of Peer Pressure A lovely, solid game that just feels a little...icky Mike gets to make a picture panorama! The fox experiment that inspired The Fox Ex…
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Wildlife games! They're full of adorable meeples, heartwarming themes, and...interesting mechanics (which lead to some differences of opinion between us and the mainstream). Come join us as we talk about: Big chonky animeeples! We stump Frank on a Phil Eklund game, which turns out to not belong in this episode at all. Possibly the most useless inse…
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London's Paddington Station is rocked by an attack. As you investigate the incident suspicion centers upon "the Dynamiters, a band of anarchists with ties to Irish Separatists. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes, you must solve this heinous crime before time runs out! Turn to Page Intro by Christoph Jakob Character Art by Sam Caron…
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Happy New Year, everybody! To kick things off right, here's an episode looking at all the cool games we're hoping to play in 2024. It's full of plenty of laughter, largely because of the maniacal giggling of Curtis, our newest cohost! Among the things we're laughing at: This map from The Stifling Dark amuses Joe. There is much wailing and gnashing …
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This book contains two mysteries to solve. In the first one, a prestigious racing horse loses a race under suspicious circumstances. In the second, a dishonest businessman with a checkered past suddenly dies of a stroke in a prestigious London club. Turn to Page Intro by Christoph Jakob
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Happy December, everybody! It's time to conclude our year-end wrap-up episode, during which we each count down our top 5 games or game-related things from the year that was, from #5 to #1. We covered our #4 and #5 entries last month, so here are our top 3 from 2023, including several unexpected entries. You'll also hear: Frank continues to assure u…
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Merlin has a little job for you. Nothing dangerous. None of that saving the world business. Just a small collection job... certainly! GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So embark on this journey with us and Pip through Arthurian England!Turn to Page Intro …
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Merlin has a little job for you. Nothing dangerous. None of that saving the world business. Just a small collection job... certainly! GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So embark on this journey with us and Pip through Arthurian England!Turn to Page Intro …
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Someone has placed a horrible curse on Camelot, turning King Arthur's golden kingdom into a nightmare of gloom and pestilence. Before King Arthur and his men perish, Pip must locate the secret to overcome the curse. GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So em…
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Avalon is under attack and the magic sword Excalibur, defender of the realm, has vanished. But a freak accident of Merlin’s magic transport you to ancient Greece - far from the desperate battle against the invaders...GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So e…
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Welcome, everybody! It's time once again for our year-end wrap-up episode, during which we each count down our top 5 games or game-related things from the year that was, from #5 to #1. ...or rather, from #5 to #4 this episode, with the rest coming next month, because BOY, do we like to talk about games. Highlights (and/or lowlights) include: Use Th…
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Dracula – Curse of the Vampire is an interactive gothic horror novel, in which YOU decide which perils to risk, and which of the terrifying creatures you will meet along the way to fight. But be warned – whether you succeed in your quest or succumb to the curse of the vampire will be down to the choices YOU make.In this special Halloween bonus epis…
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Avalon is under attack and the magic sword Excalibur, defender of the realm, has vanished. But a freak accident of Merlin’s magic transport you to ancient Greece - far from the desperate battle against the invaders...GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So e…
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You alone must save Avalon from the monsters and plagues that enter the world from an open gateway, which leads into the Kingdom of the Dead!GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So embark on this journey with us and Pip through Arthurian England!Turn to Page…
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A huge and murderous Dragon is rampaging through the Realm of Avalon, leaving a trail of frightful destruction in its wake. YOU alone can free the people from their curse, seek out and slay the foul reptile in its hellish lair.GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between b…
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Queen Guinevere has been captured by the evil wizard Ansalom, and a young boy named Pip is chosen by Merlin to recover her. GrailQuest is a humorous fantasy gamebook series we will be keeping all the items in our inventory and experience between books. So embark on this journey with us and Pip through Arthurian England!Turn to Page Intro by Christo…
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Happy spooky season, everybody! It's October, which means it's time for a horror game playthrough. This time, Frank brings us Hotel Lovecraft, an audio-powered paragraph-style game from Story Master's Tales. We've trimmed the game down to make for a reasonable episode length - and we got a few rules wrong along the way, to be honest - but hopefully…
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It's the weekend and your family's vacationing at an awesome lake. The water's cool clear... and downright deadly! Rumor has it this lake is filled with poison! Or are those aliens?In this episode of Turn to Page, Rhapsody and Retromation take on the next gamebook in the Give Yourself Goosebumps series. A series of books where your choices lead you…
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Sunshine Court is the best spot for trick-or-treating this Halloween, and it's all yours! Your mouth starts watering just thinking about all that candy...In this episode of Turn to Page, Rhapsody and Retromation take on the next gamebook in the Give Yourself Goosebumps series. A series of books where your choices lead you down wild and bizarre diff…
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News flash! While you were on vacation, LA was invaded by green aliens! At least that's what your best friend, Jack Archer, says. You remember Jack from Goosebumps 2000 INVASION OF THE BODY SQUEEZERS, right? Well, in this book, his story continues—and you're in it!In this episode of Turn to Page, Rhapsody and Retromation take on the next gamebook i…
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You're hiking in the Arizona desert when you spot a cave. Your first mistake: entering. Your second mistake: upsetting the evil Cave Spirit. Because now the Cave Spirit wants to take the spirit out of you!In this episode of Turn to Page, Rhapsody and Retromation take on the next gamebook in the Give Yourself Goosebumps series. A series of books whe…
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