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Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
Logging on to our (impressive!) virtual reality future with Meta Quest 3S, why we’ve head back to Stardew Valley after the embarrassment of riches included in the Stardew Valley v1.6 update from ConcernedApe, and returning to a classic with Amanita Design’s Samorost.
All that, and a sheep (or a pariah?), on Ep215.
00:00 - Santa Trauma
05:07 - Meta Quest 3S
30:12 - Stardew Valley v1.6
41:02 - Samorost
45:16 - “Beating” games
On this episode were Peter (@XeroXeroXero) and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
Wednesday Jan 01, 2025
A mega massive wrap up of all our favourite things we discovered in 2024, including: Codenames, Duolingo, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Thunder Road Vendetta, Hundreds of Beavers, Essen, Balatro, Midnight Mass, One Shot RPGs, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Deadloch, The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game, Wilmot's Warehouse, Godzilla Minus One, Cyberpunk 2077, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, Death's End, and the works of Simon Stålenhag.
All that, yes ALL THAT, and the pants option always available, on Ep214.
00:00 - Approaching a Sweep
03:18 - Codenames and Duolingo
07:23 - The Rise of the Golden Idol and Thank Goodness You're Here!
11:49 - Thunder Road Vendetta and Hundreds of Beavers
15:52 - Essen, Balatro, and Midnight Mass
20:45 - One Shot RPGs, Dungeon Crawler Carl, and Deadloch
29:39 - The Lord of the Rings Adventure Book Game
33:34 - Wilmot's Warehouse
40:50 - Godzilla Minus One and Cyberpunk 2077
44:37 - Tomb Raider I-III Remastered and Death's End
53:30 - The works of Simon Stålenhag
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to everywhere you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
Sunday Dec 15, 2024
We’re getting ready for a gaming Christmas! From the board game stack we’re setting our timers and taking in the fireworks show spectacle of Skyrockets: Festivals of Fire from Floodgate Games, figuring out if we prefer apples, oranges, or Gandalf in supersmart trick taker My Favourite Things from Play For Keeps, and forging fine art and trying to get away with it in Belratti from Kosmos. Away from the table and onto the track (via the couch), we frankly can’t believe how good the racing is in completely free PlayStation 4 and 5 game My First Gran Turismo from Polyphony Digital happens to be.
All that, and a Hot Frosty, on Ep213.
00:00 - Hallmark movies and Secret Santas
11:30 - My Favourite Things
22:43 - Skyrockets: Festivals of Fire
28:55 - Belratti
37:52 - My First Gran Turismo
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
Sunday Dec 01, 2024
We’ve smashed through the single page RPGs Pride and Extreme Prejudice and Crash Pandas from Rowan, Rook and Decard, and also gotten to the tabletop the kid-friendly The Colour Monster from Devir and Kosmos and Stomp the Plank from The Flying Games and Hachette. Plus a closer look at Color Gray Games and Playstack’s stupendous sequel The Rise of The Golden Idol.
All that, and, yes, it’s one of His, on Ep212.
00:00 - A Cold Snap
05:51 - The Rise of The Golden Idol
29:39 - Pride and Extreme Prejudice
38:45 - Crash Pandas
43:28 - The Colour Monster
46:40 - Stomp the Plank
53:12 - Secret Santa
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Friday Nov 15, 2024
Spookily funny party game Ghosts Can't Draw (Big Potato Games), strategic sci-fi in Undaunted 2200: Callisto (Osprey Games), the frighteningly good Agatha All Along, and a David Mitchell mystery series called Ludwig; there’s loads of great geek stuff stuffed into just under an hour of audio.
All that, and tooth chat, on Ep211.
00:00 - Dental Battleships
05:52 - Ghosts Can't Draw
16:22 - Undaunted 2200: Callisto
31:17 - Agatha All Along
43:40 - Ludwig
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Friday Nov 01, 2024
Friday Nov 01, 2024
A full report on our trip to the biggest board game show in the world - Spiel Essen - plus our favourite games from the show; Gibberers by Hobby Japan, The Chronicles of Berg by Rybysel Games, and Final Girl by Van Ryder Games. Then back at home we catch up with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2.
All that, and lightning striking twice, on Ep210.
00:00 - Spiel Essen
16:15 - Gibberers
26:04 - The Chronicles of Berg
33:33 - Final Girl
48:30 - The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Why the digital edition of Codenames from CGE Digital just might be 2024’s best digital adaptation of a board game, Castle Combo from Catch Up Games and Hachette is a winning combination of tableau-building and card drafting, and the joys of a local Oktoberfest.
All that, and how it’s all kicking off in here, on Ep209.
00:00 - Watching the golf, the legendary John Daly, and “rough pubs” of Britain and beyond
10:51 - Codenames
32:29 - Castle Combo
48:46 - Oktoberfest
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Doing it live with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live In Concert, stacking shelves in CMYK’s Wilmot's Warehouse, travelling with Catch Up Games’ Faraway, and being lied to with Odd-Meter’s Indika.
All that, and teasing a child, on Ep208.
00:00 - How do you define “relax”?
05:24 - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live In Concert
11:16 - Wilmot's Warehouse
27:59 - Indika
45:42 - Faraway
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Our board game review this episode is Wolfgang Kramer and Hachette’s Expeditions: Around the World, then we go hands-on with Coal Supper’s cheeky British slapformer Thank Goodness You're Here!, plus we’ve been watching the awesome whodunnit Deadloch.
All that, and a well-worn bleep button, on Ep207.
00:00 - Brits abroad
07:37 - Thank Goodness You're Here!
26:37 - Expeditions: Around the World
43:45 - Deadloch
On this episode were Dan (@ThisDanFrost), Kris (@DigitalStrider), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
Sunday Sep 01, 2024
It’s equal parts video games reviews and board games reviews on this episode of the podcast, with our takes on Extra Nice’s SCHiM and Bethesda’s Quake, as well as Brotherwise Games’ Dungeon Kart and Thames & Kosmos’s My Island.
All that, and three increasingly old men, on Ep206.
00:00 - Brat Summer
07:22 - Quake
20:50 - SCHiM
33:23 - Dungeon Kart
48:47 - My Island
On this episode were Kris (@DigitalStrider), Peter (@XeroXeroXero), and Sam (@MrSamTurner).
Our Spotify Playlist brings together lots of great thematic music inspired by the stuff we talk about.
Links to where you can find us - StayingInPodcast.com
Note: sometimes we'll have been sent a review copy of the thing we're talking about on the podcast. It doesn't skew how we think about that thing, and we don't receive compensation for anything we discuss, but we thought you might like to know this is the case.