It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about!

In this episode, Alon presents us with an old classic board game and why it’s interesting and cool, and Sean attempts to figure out why and how to adapt a piece of work into another medium.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro

01:15 - New show and new Patreon show announcements

03:04 - Alon’s topic: Backgammon (and the doubling cube)

34:17 - Sean’s topic: Adaptations (not the movie)

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Show notes:

How to Play Mancala - https://youtu.be/OX7rj93m6o8?si=tMTgdWj3XCw88LQb

taking the mountain by backgammon strategy by dan davies: https://substack.com/inbox/post/157139639

Ben Brode talking about the doubling cube at GDC (when prototyping Marvel Snap): https://youtu.be/HjhsY2Zuo-c?si=IHbwJ7NYF1G2WQy5&t=434

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (video game) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker's_Dracula_(video_game)

Master of Darkness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Darkness