{"id":2993,"date":"2019-11-30T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2019-11-24T23:37:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T10:37:05","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-three-irritable-geography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2019\/11\/episode-one-hundred-and-thirty-three-irritable-geography\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Thirty Three &#8211; Irritable Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_260\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2993-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2993-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/133-Irritable-Geography.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/133-Irritable-Geography.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/133-Irritable-Geography-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/133-Irritable-Geography-588x330.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ben has a thesis on the role and point of travel in games, and the role and point of the encounters along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deities of the Land deal with a threat to their domain and the people living there; Possibly in between shifts at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plucky youngsters save their home by enlisting the aid of the Spirit of the Town itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teams of couriers venture through slightly alternate realities to keep their payload safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more links to things we talked about-->\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-surrey-50490066\">Prince Andrew Pizza Express Woking reviews suspended<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perennial_plant\">Perennial<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Irritable_bowel_syndrome\">IBS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flitwick\">Flitwick<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leicester\">Leicester<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dragonlance.fandom.com\/wiki\/Draconian\">Draconians<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dragonlance#Campaign_setting\">The Dragonlance Campaign<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gamma_World\">Gamma World<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Random_encounter\">Random Encounter<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rust_monster\">Rust Monster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gary_Gygax\">Gary Gygax<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traveller_(role-playing_game)\">Traveller<\/a> <br><em>( Black Book\/Classic is what Craig referred to; Many, but not all, editions\/versions had the same basic idea of a jump mechanic ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elite_(video_game)\">Elite <\/a>( video game )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thirdeyegames.net\/part-time-gods\/\">Part Time Gods<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.renegadegamestudios.com\/kids-on-bikes\">Kids On Bikes<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/buriedwithoutceremony.com\/the-quiet-year\">The Quiet Year<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/M%C4%81ui_(M%C4%81ori_mythology)\">Maui<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Princess_Mononoke\">Princess Mononoke<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_(film)\">Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.users.zetnet.co.uk\/mike.scott.rohan\/first_page.htm\">The Spiral Series<\/a>, by Michael Scott Rohan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nighthawks_(painting)\">Nighthawks<\/a> <br><em>( Nighthawks is the painting by Edward Hopper. Nighthawks At The Diner is a Tom Waits album ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shadowrun\">Shadowrun<\/a> <em>( wikipedia link, because there&#8217;s so much of Shadowrun it&#8217;s difficult to pick something more specific to link to ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hideo_Kojima\">Hideo Kojima<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Metal_Gear\">Metal Gear Franchise<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guillermo_del_Toro\">Guillermo del Toro<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Norman_Reedus\">Norman Reedus<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silent_Hill\">Silent Hill<\/a> ( franchise )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Konami\">Konami<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim\">Skyrim<\/a> <em>( technically, &#8216;The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim&#8217; ~ T. Jones )<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Color_Out_of_Space_(film)\">The Color Out Of Space<\/a> (movie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SQL\">SQL<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Quantum_Conundrum\">Quantum Conundrum<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dark_Conspiracy\">Dark Conspiracy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Dark_Tower_(series)\">The Dark Tower<\/a>, by Stephen King (series)<br><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Postman_(film)\">The Postman<\/a> (movie)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ARPANET\">ARPANET<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_261\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2993-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2993-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-133-IrritableGeography.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Ben has a thesis on the role and point of travel in games, and the role and point of the encounters along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Deities of the Land deal with a threat to their domain and the people living there; Possibly in between shifts at work.<\/p>\n<p>Plucky youngsters save their home by enlisting the aid of the Spirit of the Town itself.<\/p>\n<p>Teams of couriers venture through slightly alternate realities to keep their payload safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Episode One Hundred And Thirty Three - Irritable Geography\n\nSlightly dimension-hopping couriers, plucky youngsters, local deities, and what actually is the point of travel in games?","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episode"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/133-Irritable-Geography.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2993"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3035,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2993\/revisions\/3035"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}