Episode 191 – Bringing Real-life Locations to the Game Table
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April 9, 2026 · 29 min
About this episode
Chris and Andy discuss the challenge of incorporating real-world locations into fantasy games.
Chris explored a cave recently! That brings Andy and Chris to discuss the challenge of injecting the thrill of real-world locations into their in-game versions. Can a fantasy game about fighting goblins in caves convey some of that real-world excitement?
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris, Andy
Topics covered
- real-life locations
- game design
- fantasy games
- adventure
- world-building
Keywords
- real-world locations
- fantasy games
- game table
- caves
- goblins
Mentioned in this episode
Places: cave
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