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In our final Heart Play episode, will our doomed heroes be able to escape their fates? Likely not.

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Songs used in this episode:

Memory and Forgetting - Cello Version by SPEARFISHER

Kiss of Death by Kadir Demir

The Journey by Cesare Pastanella

Heart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:

-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.

-Occasional mention of bees.

-Occasional mention of vomiting

-Body horror including breaking of bones and limbs

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As proximity to the Heart grows closer, our delvers could not be further apart. What would you give up to get your own heart's desires?

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out the publisher's website where you can buy Heart: The City Beneath as well as all the other games published by Rowan, Rook, and Decard.

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Songs used in this episode:

War Chant by Kadir Demir

Event Horizon by SPEARFISHER

Duality by Kyle Preston

The Return of the Gladiator by Kadir Demir

Migration Routes by Kadir Demir

Evidence by Kadir Demir

Memory and Forgetting - Cello Version by SPEARFISHER

Kiss of Death by Kadir Demir

The Journey by Cesare Pastanella

Heart: The City Beneath is a horror game with a lot of dark and potentially upsetting imagery and topics. Here are some content warnings we'd like to make you aware of before the descent:

-Frequent mention of a range of body horror including dismemberment and consumption of flesh.

-Occasional mention of bees.

-Occasional mention of vomiting

-Body horror including breaking of bones and limbs

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Love is about to bloom as we become acquainted with the two most promising matches of the season, both of which are definitely really actually married!

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out Ira Prince's itch.io at iraprince.itch.io/ to find Eyes on the Prize alongside many of its other games!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Theme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain Qubz

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We go straight to the briefing room where we can learn the truth behind last week's tense situation from firsthand sources.

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out Greg Stolze's website at https://www.gregstolze.com/execdecis.html to download it!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Songs used in this episode:

The Star-Spangled Banner (Marching Band Version) by Kashido

Theme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain Qubz

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Crisis. Debate. Decision. America's best and brightest decide the fate of our country in this special look behind the curtain of the Gordon administration.

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out Greg Stolze's website at https://www.gregstolze.com/execdecis.html to download it!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Songs used in this episode:

Prestige Nomination by Veaceslav Draganov

The Star-Spangled Banner (Marching Band Version) by Kashido

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Get acquainted with the members of your president's cabinet while they prepare a live response to a pressing issue and we get ready to play Executive Decision!

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out Greg Stolze's website at https://www.gregstolze.com/execdecis.html to download it!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Theme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain Qubz

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Interdisciplinary artist Caro Asercion joins us to talk about many topics including their process designing Exquisite Biome, why there's such an overlap between theatre creatives and TTRPG creatives, and much more!

Want to try out the game yourself? Check out https://seaexcursion.itch.io/ where you can buy Exquisite Biome as well as all the other great games designed by Caro Asercion!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Theme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain Qubz

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Discussing thorough worldbuilding mechanics, character ties, exploring identity through roleplaying games, and more!

Want to try out the game yourself? You can find Kids on Bikes and other games like it at https://www.huntersentertainment.com!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Catch us at CrashCityCon on August 23rd-25th! For more information check out https://crashcitycon.com/.

Theme song is "Do You Really Wanna Know?" by Captain Qubz

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Our ragtag team of misfit students+lunch lady+shadowy creature are lost in the umbral halls of their high school. Unknown forces threaten to drown their small town in darkness—it’s sink or swim now!

Want to try out the game yourself? You can find Kids on Bikes and other games like it at https://www.huntersentertainment.com!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Songs featured in this episode:

“Unknown Darkness” by Jimmy Svensson

"Nun's Island" by SAINT-SAMUEL

"Dark Blood" by Jimmy Svensson

"Electric Love - Instrumental Version" by Channel 13

"The Void" by Stephen Keech

"Black Hole" by Stephen Keech

"Digital Abyss" by Stephen Keech

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This week we're diving right into detention with our take on a nostalgic 80s movie featuring a Popular Kid, Dumb Blonde, Weirdo Loner, and a Bully, all overseen by the divorced Blue-Collar lunch lady who can't catch a break.

Want to try out the game yourself? You can find Kids on Bikes and games like it at https://www.huntersentertainment.com!

If you have a suggestion for an RPG we should try out, email us at readplaygamepod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our socials: https://linktr.ee/readplaygame

Songs featured in this episode:

"Digital Abyss" and "The Void" by Stephen Keech

"Polaroid Pictures" by Evert Z

"My Dark Side" by Gal Lev

"Charon" by Yehezkel Raz

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