The Old Kings Crown Rewards Player Expression and Obsession
About this episode
The episode features a deep dive into the game The Old King's Crown and discusses player obsession and decision-making in games.
Episode 272- The Old King's Crown Pete is joined by Jaffles ( https://www.youtube.com/@Jaffles-gaming ) to do a deep dive of the hottest game from last year: The Old King's Crown. They also chat about what types of games inspire players to dig deep and get obsessed. Timestamps 5:00- why we get obsessed with games18:15- intro to Old King's Crown24:00- personal reviews27:30- exploring the decision space47:15- spring decisions56:45- player count considerations1:10:15- summer and autumn decisions1:20:00- faction asymmetry1:39:00- final thoughts Preplanners We have another decade draft coming up soon! Music and Sound Credits Thank you to Hembree for our intro and outro music from their song Reach Out. You can listen to the full song on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQuuRPfOyMw&list=TLGGFNH7VEDPgwgyNTA4MjAyMQ&t=3s You can find more information about Hembree at https://www.hembreemusic.com/. Thank you to Flash Floods for use of their song Palm of Your Hand as a sting from their album Halfway to Anywhere: https://open.spotify.com/album/2fE6LrqzNDKPYWyS5evh3K?si=CCjdAGmeSnOOEui6aV3_nA Intermission Music:music elevator ext part 1/3 by Jay_You…
People in this episode
Host: Pete
Guest: Jaffles
Topics covered
- player obsession
- game reviews
- decision making in games
- faction asymmetry
- game seasons
- player count considerations
Keywords
- The Old King's Crown
- game obsession
- player expression
- game reviews
- decision space
- faction asymmetry
- player count
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hembree, Flash Floods, Jay_You, MKzing, blukotek
Books & works: The Old King's Crown
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