Episode 50: Are We Having Fun Yet?

In which the trio attempts (and likely fails) to define "fun."

* It's episode 50!
* What is fun? Clowns?
* "Fun" is really hard to define
* Eddy has spoken about this and speaks on it here!
* A healthy debate on win conditions
* A bit on play style
* When aren't games "games," we ask, and a bit on puzzles
* Sometimes players change the game you're playing
* Mystery book digression
* What we enjoy out of a game
* Skyrim, somehow
* Social elements of games
* Fun vs. Engagement
* OBLIGATORY WRESTLING
* Matthew doesn't know what roller derby is
* Dixie explains roller derby badly
* Diplomacy
* Online roleplaying
* LARPing
* What do we find NOT fun?

 

Links:
A Theory of Fun: https://www.theoryoffun.com/
Eddy's website: http://eddyfate.com/
Fiasco: https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/
Dread: http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/games/dread/
Gone Home: https://gonehome.game/
Dear Esther: http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/games/dear-esther
Life is Strange: https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/life-is-strange
Myst: https://cyan.com/games/myst/
The 7th Guest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_Guest
Yggdrasil: http://cubicle7.co.uk/yggdrasill-a-look-at-the-nine-worlds/
Doki Doki Literature Club: https://ddlc.moe/
Promethean: The Created: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/chroniclesofdarkness/prometheanthecreated/
Wraith: The Oblivion: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/classicworldofdarkness/wraiththeoblivion/
Horror on the Orient Express: https://www.chaosium.com/horror-on-the-orient-express-pdf/
Skyrim: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrim
Diplomacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/7/27/the-extraordinary-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/