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Paper Labyrinths

Paper Labyrinths

Nic Tringali, Brendan McLeod

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Frequency: 1 episode/29d. Total Eps: 16

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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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Andrew Shouldice on Maps & Manuals

lundi 1 décembre 2025Duration 01:00:04

We talk with Andrew "dicey" Shouldice about teaching game development, making maps, managing projects, and the joy of the game manual.


Andrew Shouldice is the creator of TUNIC (http://tunicgame.com). Follow him on social media (https://bsky.app/profile/dicey.bsky.social) and check out the PICOSteveMo game he made with his partner, King Stephen, out now (https://dicey.itch.io/king-stephen)


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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

Sophie Abromowitz on Comedy & Mystery

mercredi 1 octobre 2025Duration 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

Coming soon!

lundi 24 février 2025Duration 00:08

Joannes Truyens on Secrets & Lore

lundi 1 septembre 2025Duration 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

Cameron Kunzelman on Writing & Academia

vendredi 1 août 2025Duration 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

Brian Bucklew on Big & Small Numbers

mardi 1 juillet 2025Duration 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

Jason Grinblat on Words & Bugs

dimanche 1 juin 2025Duration 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

Megan Carnes on Tarot & Musicality

jeudi 1 mai 2025Duration 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

Grace Benfell on Faith & Narrative Tension

lundi 31 mars 2025Duration 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

Gareth Damian Martin on Dice & Storytelling

samedi 1 mars 2025Duration 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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