[New Cool] Backgammon & Adaptation

It’s another New Cool, the Wide Flank show where Alon and Sean bring each other a New and/or Cool gaming-adjacent topic to talk about! In this episode, Alon presents us with an old classic board game and why it’s interesting and cool, and Sean attempts to figure out why and how to adapt a piece of work into another medium. Support us and help us pay for games and stuff at: Join the Wide Flank discord!!! All Wide Flank links: -- Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - New show and new Patreon show announcements 03:04 - Alon’s topic: Backgammon (and the doubling cube) 34:17 - Sean’s topic: Adaptations (not the movie) -- Show notes: How to Play Mancala - taking the mountain by backgammon strategy by dan davies: Ben Brode talking about the doubling cube at GDC (when prototyping Marvel Snap): Bram Stoker’s Dracula (video game) - Master of Darkness -

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[New Cool] Backgammon & Adaptation is an episode from Wide Flank by Wide Flank: Happy Gaming.

This episode is 01:08:49 long.

This episode was published on Mar 7, 2025.

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