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Inspired by the 1964 psychology book Games People Play, Hannah and Alanna riff on American popular culture, and try to figure out what (if anything) social games can teach us about game desi...

Games People Play Podcast Podcast Guide

Listen to Games People Play Podcast, a Games & Hobbies podcast. Stream 13 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

13 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

13 episodes

The Holidays Alone Game

For the very last episode of Games People Play, Hannah and Alanna return to Christmas once more to talk about spending the holidays alone. I...

36:58Dec 25, 2016

Dating Meta Games

Diving deeper into dating. Hannah talks with designers Meg Baker, Liz Chaipraditkul, and Nathan Black about overlaps between the questions "...

42:33Nov 29, 2016

The First Date Game

Hannah and Alanna talk social games around first dates. Pick up artists, unwritten rules, dating dolphins, and why we still haven't found a...

44:41Oct 24, 2016

Meta Game Feels

Something a little different. Hannah goes solo to talk about meta games around recording Games People Play: wanting to sound articulate for...

11:46Sep 23, 2016

The Phobia Game

Hannah and Alanna talk phobias! Babies, bed bugs, and the gut-twisting horror of clowns. Can you design a game around something squicky you...

40:45Aug 20, 2016

The Party Game

We're joined by special guest Stephen Dewey, designer of the Ten Candles roleplaying game, to talk parties! Stephen proposes a fourth party...

57:25Jul 19, 2016

The Crying (Not the Movie) Game

Hannah and Alanna talk about who's allowed to cry, when and where we're supposed to cry, and the trouble with onion memes.

47:05Jun 20, 2016

The Nostalgia Game

Hannah and Alanna talk about which players benefit most from the nostalgia game, and who gets left behind.

48:04May 18, 2016

The Standardized Test Game

We're joined by special guest designer Evan Rowland to talk about the controversial history of standardized testing in the United States. Wi...

01:05:35Apr 28, 2016

The Grocery Store Game

Desperate times call for bananas. We're joined by tabletop game designer Joshua A.C. Newman to talk about...grocery stores! We cover self-ch...

57:47Mar 18, 2016

The Making Friends Game

Hannah and Alanna talk about the challenges of making new friends as an adult. Intro Music: Bah! by Okapi

48:23Feb 17, 2016

The 30-Life Crisis Game

Alanna and Hannah discuss the comparisons and expectations games people play with you as you approach age 30, including an extended metaphor...

51:52Jan 19, 2016

The Christmas Game

In this pilot episode, Alanna and Hannah discuss the many mini games that make up the Christmas Game. We identify a few different types of C...

47:31Dec 23, 2015

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Games People Play Podcast is listed as a Games & Hobbies show.

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