Listen "240: Blaseball"
Episode Synopsis
We are now participating in the cultural event of Blaseball.
Recorded during the final game of the Season 4 Internet Series, we are joined by narrative designer, writer, and Hades Tigers fan Cat Manning. Cat wrote the best explainer article out there for Blaseball. We discuss the game itself, the community around the game (is there any difference between the two?) and what game design lessons can be learned from this unique experience. You can find more of Cat’s writing at her Substack, and her interactive fiction work on itch.io. We recommend What Isn’t Saved (will be lost), an award winning IF work that was included in the recent itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality.
Outro music is Let Me Into The Blaseball by Josh Millard, @joshmillard.
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Your hosts this week were:
Raygan Kelly – @raygankShane Kelly – @8bitShaneNate Heininger – @natestlLaura Nash – @laurajnashCat Manning – @cataclypto
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