Show Notes 



Ben blows up several drive-thru queues in his post-move fast food binge, Josh buys an electric car and installs yet more bling in his tricked-out custom PC, and they both reflect on how the Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is really just a bedtime story wrapped in a bad Dungeons and Dragons campaign. Intro & Follow-up (0-19:30) Area 51 is a real thing, but it’s boring Minecraft is actually the 2nd best-selling game of all time The 11th thing every game needs (brought to you by Bad at Magic): Minimized downtime If you’re sitting around doing nothing for too much time it gets, well, boring. Your game needs to have a way for non-active players to remain engaged other than just watching you play.  Examples include: short turns, rapid gameplay, simultaneous actions, planning your next turn, etc.  Ben vs. Bureaucracy (19:30-51:22) Everything you need to know about the VW diesel emissions scandal Who among you has the power to censor the censor? Bad at Logic (51:22-54:50) Self-serving bias Bad at English (54:50-56:24) “Done and dusted“: completely finished, a reference to putting powder on what you’ve just written with your quill. US: “signed, sealed, delivered”. Feature (56:24-end) The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien – Read by Andy Serkis (Gollum) J.R.R. Tolkien’s relationship with C.S. Lewis Stranger than Fiction 11 times The Hobbit is Just like D&D Join in the discussion on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BadAtMagicPodcast Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/badatmagic/ Check out our website: http://www.badatmagic.live Support us on:  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/badatmagic/ 

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