Episode 68: Building Better Worlds with George Bickers

About this episode

George Bickers discusses his new tabletop RPG Gallows Corner and the philosophy behind Three Sails Studios' game design.

George Bickers of Three Sails Studios joins us in the Greenwood to discuss the self-described "love letter to his working class rage" that is the new ttrpg Gallows Corner. Along the way we also discuss the company's first game, the award-winning Mappa Mundi, and their underlying connective philosophy relating to how the purposeful manufacturing of space can let us create the worlds that we want for our future. Three Sails Studios The Gallows Corner Kickstarter Campaign To support the p...

People in this episode

Host: Thaddeus

Guest: George Bickers

Topics covered

• tabletop role-playing games
• game design
• working class themes
• philosophy of space
• future worlds

Keywords

• Gallows Corner
• Three Sails Studios
• Mappa Mundi
• tabletop RPG
• game design
• working class rage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Three Sails Studios

Products: Gallows Corner, Mappa Mundi

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