“I know what we’re going to do today!”

104 days of summer vacation seems a lifetime away for you and I.... Nevertheless, today we join the boy geniuses of Phineas and Ferb in a social matrix game podcast actual play episode! https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Zl3n0CU44ZzxeR9h5rRIi?si=ByUCZ3QOSXGrINsD4RY51A Is it role-play? Is it improv? Is it just what being in a writer's room is like? I dunno! But I'm … Continue reading “I know what we’re going to do today!” →

A storygame where you forget to roll dice?? (ft. Scooby-Doo)

Crypts and Creatures! "I smite thee with a magic missile! MAGIC MISSILE!" My buddy Kyle Burger and I played a social matrix game, a kind of storygame with incredibly simple rules: Start with the mystery. Set the scene by describing the episode’s problem. Say what happens next. Anyone can add to the story, there’s no … Continue reading A storygame where you forget to roll dice?? (ft. Scooby-Doo) →

Ask the Dragonslayer #5: Matrix Games, Tone, and Cooperation

Hi Sam! I decided to hold back on my review of ZOMBIES RIGHT NOW. I think I didn't play it with the right group, or perhaps didn't guide enough as host, to get a fair experience out of the game this time around... So pretty quickly the game went full flight of fancy. I stepped … Continue reading Ask the Dragonslayer #5: Matrix Games, Tone, and Cooperation →