Episode 340: Carmageddon Mind Palace

The Crate and Crowbar

Alex, Tom F and Marsh island-hop in peerless push-block puzzler A Monster’s Expedition, island-cop in murder mystery Paradise Killer, and Ireland-top in medieval wife-finding interface, Crusader Kings III. Plus! Hadean Lands and Defense of the Oasis.

• Enjoy the agony of U-turning marketing executives as a result of the Sony’s PS5 showcase.
• Is this the best Sokoban ever? A Monster’s Expedition (Through Puzzling Exhibitions). “Now you’re thinking with logs.”
• Footcare is surprisingly important amid the occult aesthetic cacophony of Paradise Killer.
• Fool popes and fear children in Crusader Kings 3.
• Meanwhile, in Al’s Weirdo Corner…
• Minesweeper meets Civ in Defense of the Oasis.
• Excellent alchemical text adventure Hadean Lands.
• Be a witch in a cyberpunk city in A Bewitching Revolution.
• How Bad Design Made Vanilla WoW A Classic by Sea Sells Sea Chels.
• Enjoy the feet and horse anuses of Pine.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.