Head to Head Games
Beth and Jeanne Wake
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S1 12b. Geist: The Sin-Eaters One-Shot
Beth GMs an introduction one-shot for Jeanne, intended to be a potential intro session for a larger campaign. Beth uses basic events to introduce the main narrative beats of a game of Geist and…
S1E12 12. Geist: The Sin-Eaters
Beth presents Geist: The Sin-Eaters, a 2009 game and 2020 remaster of a tabletop game about ghosts by White Wolf Gaming Studio. Beth and Jeanne describe the rules of the game in conversation and then…
S1E11 11. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Jeanne presents Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2022), a squad combat game by Fatshark Studios based on the properties of Games Workshop, describing its class system and the role of lore in the game.…
S1E10 10. Banished
Beth presents Banished (by Shining Rock Studios, 2014) and describes its blend of resource management, town building, and survival, as well as what kinds of decisions the player has to make. Jeanne…
S1E9 9: Sheriff of Nottingham
Jeanne presents Sheriff of Nottingham (by Sérgio Halaban, André Zatz, and Arcane Wonders) and discusses its strategic elements, and Beth describes what the social dynamics are in this simple bluffing…
S1E8 8. Tak
Beth and Jeanne discuss the board game Tak, a simple game conceived of by writer Patrick Rothfuss and designed by James Ernest with CheapAss Games. We describe the elegant rules and strategies…
S1E7 7. Palworld
Jeanne leads us in telling us about Palworld by Pocket Pair games, the strenghths and weaknesses of its broad gameplay, and the legal controversy surrounding it. Beth evaluates what about the game is…
S1E6 6b. Don't Rest Your Head One-Shot
Beth GMs a one-shot of Don't Rest Your Head (by Fred Hicks and Evil Hat Productions) for Jeanne to introduce her to the game. Beth uses content from the rulebook and extrapolated from the rulebook to…
S1E6 6. Don't Rest Your Head
We discuss Don't Rest Your Head, a tabletop roleplaying game by Fred Hicks and Evil Hat Productions set in a nightmarish dream realm which has simple rules based on betting against the Game Master's…
S1E5 5. Codenames
We discuss the board game Codenames by Vlaada Chvátil, a game that both of us played separately before meeting and have enjoyed playing together. Jeanne provides an in-depth discussion of the rules…
S1E4 4. Cyberpunk 2077
We discuss the open world RPG Cyberpunk 2077, made by CD Projekt Red, which has fascinated both of us. Beth provides an overview of the game, its strengths, and its flaws; Jeanne talks about the…
S1E3 3. Helldivers II
We talk about Helldivers II, the highly successfully and reimagined sequel made by Arrowhead Games, which is Jeanne's fixation. Together, Beth and Jeanne provide an overview of what the game is and…
S1E2 2. Dungeons & Dragons
We discuss the mother of all tabletop roleplaying games, Dungeons & Dragons (originally created by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax, now owned by Wizards of the Coast). Beth provides a conceptual…
S1E1 1: Ticket to Ride
Meet your hosts, Beth and Jeanne! In this episode, we discuss the board game Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder (creator Alan R. Moon). Jeanne provides an in-depth look at the way the game works,…
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