Nice Thinking: "Who That Pocket Monster?"
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The hosts discuss creating a Pokémon-themed party game for an upcoming picnic.
In this week's episode, the Nice Hosts want to make this year's IDGATC summer picnic the very best, like no picnic ever was. Lydia brings to the table a game that relies on knowing nothing about Pokémon, Mark accuses her of knowing too much about Pokémon, and Stephen does his best as their acting Person-Who-Knows-Pokémon (nicegames.club/feedback). Will they make a game in time to play that weekend? Stay tuned as the journey continues. Strange Finds (demo) - Steam Pinfinity Not-Game-of-Thrones Puzzle Room - Trapped Puzzle Rooms Puzzle Works Escape Co. Prompt Turn the Pokemon guessing game Lydia plays with her husband into a party game in time for the IDGATC summer picnic. Game type Tabletop game Player count 6+ Materials Electronic device (laptop or phone) Random Pokémon Generator (we use randompokemonpicker.com) Grid of possible Pokémon pictures and names Setup Divide into two teams of at least 3 people. The two Team Captains stand in front facing both teams. Distribute the list of the possible Pokémon to the players, either physically or digitally. Team Captains pull up the random generator on their device. If you'd like to play at home, here is the graphic Lydia made for the…
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