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October 21, 2025 39 mins

This week I sit down with Randy Flynn - creator, most notably, of Cascadia, and its many forms, and talk about building in games, what makes games truly satisfying, and how it brings people together.

Be sure to check out Randy's latest Kickstarter for Cascadia: Alpine Lakes, going on right now!

NB: in the discussion about "longest road" we mentioned Ticket to Ride, but were talking about Settlers of Catan.

joysticks! is a podcast dedicated to the notion that games and their creation are an excellent way to be imaginative about systems and structures of society, and this imagination is a pillar of a more revolutionary world.

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