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July 8, 2021 53 mins

"I don't want to be Elfstar anymore! I want to be Debbie!"

Join us for a romp through tabletop gaming's earliest origins and the effect its had on modern video games. Well, that was the intention. We actually stop around the 1980s with fundamental Christianity and a woman called Janine who is bad at charades. But we talk about the defining characteristic of nerdery, Star Wars vs Star Trek, Boris Johnson and the Devil's testicles in between.

Games / books mentioned in this episode, for your gaming / reading pleasure:

- Cultist Simulator, by us
- The Lady Afterwards, by us
- Dungeons & Dragons, by Wizards of the Coast
- Dark Dungeon, by Jack Chick
- Malifaux, by Wyrd Games

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