Paper Labyrinths – Details, episodes & analysis

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Paper Labyrinths

Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod

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Frequency: 1 episode/24d. Total Eps: 19

Paper Labyrinths is a podcast about overlapping disciplines of game design. Join Nic Tringali and Brendan McLeod as they have conversations with designers, artists, critics, and others whose work exists at the intersections of video games, analog games, and other forms of media.

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🇺🇸 USA - design
05/08/2026
#86
🇨🇦 Canada - design
04/08/2026
#91
🇺🇸 USA - design
03/08/2026
#84
🇨🇦 Canada - design
21/07/2026
#97
🇺🇸 USA - design
19/05/2026
#86
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
03/05/2026
#85
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
02/05/2026
#73
🇬🇧 Great Britain - design
01/05/2026
#51
🇨🇦 Canada - design
15/03/2026
#100
🇨🇦 Canada - design
14/03/2026
#79

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https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/
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https://blog.enceledean.com/
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https://paperlabyrinths.com
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Gareth Damian Martin on Dice & Storytelling

Saturday, March 1, 2025 • Duration 01:16:46

We talk with Gareth Damian Martin finishing projects, making a dice-driven game, and butting up against audience expectations and desires.

Find more about Gareth at their website (https://jumpovertheage.com/) or on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jumpovertheage.com). Citizen Sleeper 2 is out now (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/Citizen_Sleeper_2_Starward_Vector/)

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Nic Tringali & Brendan McLeod on Analog to Digital

Saturday, March 1, 2025 • Duration 01:11:33

Nic and Brendan talk about what dice mean, the difficulty of converting analog games into digital, and character relationships.

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Coming soon!

Monday, February 24, 2025 • Duration 00:08

Jason Grinblat on Words & Bugs

Sunday, June 1, 2025 • Duration 01:20:32

We talk with Jason Grinblat about the joy of bugs, extrapolative narration, system suspense, and milk.

Follow Jason on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/jfg.land). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Megan Carnes on Tarot & Musicality

Thursday, May 1, 2025 • Duration 59:29

We talk with game designer and composer Megan Carnes about generative music, scoring games vs film, and making use of the tools you have at your disposal.

Follow Megan on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/magmacranes.bsky.social), Bandcamp (https://megancarnes.bandcamp.com/), and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/magmacranes ).

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by … Megan Carnes! (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Grace Benfell on Faith & Narrative Tension

Monday, March 31, 2025 • Duration 01:17:22

We talk with Grace Benfell about faith, narrative tension, and god's favorite princess, Shadowheart.

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Follow Grace on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/gracemachine.bsky.social), at her website (https://graceinthemachine.com/), on her podcasts (https://www.patreon.com/c/thesaferoom/about) and The Imaginary Engine Review (https://www.tier-review.com/).

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Brian Bucklew on Big & Small Numbers

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 • Duration 59:51

We talk with Brian Bucklew about the joy of collaboration, outer space, Jenga, and water.

Follow Brian on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/unormal.bsky.social). Caves of Qud is available now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Cameron Kunzelman on Writing & Academia

Friday, August 1, 2025 • Duration 01:52:29

We talk with Cameron Kunzelman about Magic the Gathering, writing for different kinds of audiences, the conditions of producing things, and xenomorphs.

Follow Cameron on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ckunzelman.bsky.social) and listen to his shows at Ranged Touch (http://rangedtouch.com) Preorder his next book, Everything is Permitted (https://tinyurl.com/buyCMRN)

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Sophie Abromowitz on Comedy & Mystery

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 • Duration 01:12:32

We talk with Sophie Abromowitz about stage comedy, worldbuilding through systems, FROMSOFT games as detective stories, and the origin of the hot dog.

Follow Sophie on Instagram (https://instagram.com/soph.abromowitz) and check out her portfolio at https://sophieabromowitz.cargo.site/

HOT STREAK is available from CYMK games: https://www.cmyk.games/collections/games/products/hot-streak

Read Sophie’s short story JAN IS IMPORTANT on Joyland: https://joylandpublishing.com/fiction/jan-is-important/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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Joannes Truyens on Secrets & Lore

Monday, September 1, 2025 • Duration 01:00:53

We talk with Joannes Truyens about burnout, secrets, narrative confusion, and Michael Crichton technotrillers.

Follow Joannes on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/playthroughline.com) and read their blog at https://playthroughline.com/ Play Neurocracy 3.0 at https://neurocracy.site/

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Paper Labyrinths is hosted by Nic Tringali (https://blog.enceledean.com/) and Brendan McLeod (https://brendanmcleod.dev)

Our theme music is by Megan Carnes (https://www.megancarnesmusic.com/)

https://paperlabyrinths.com

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