Episode 663: I Don’t Wanna Be a Terminator
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle some questions about game design and donkey sauce.
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Episode 647: Look at the Board
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we consider what makes our diversions so diverting. Maybe it’s because every is streaming chess now?
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Episode 639: A Series of Pellets and Shocks
On the Overthinking It Podcast we wonder why we play video games even when they’re Not Fun.
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Episode 550: The Birds and the Bees and the Buzzers
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle game shows, and especially the gold standard of game shows, “Jeopardy!”
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The 2018 Overthinking It Holiday Gift Guide
Our annual holiday gift guide for the Overthinker in your life, with gift ideas ranging from smart games to fun books to a giant T-Rex costume.
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Episode 533: It’ll Make Sense When We Start Playing
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Board Games.
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Episode 246: How High, Kris Kross?
On the TFT Podcast, we tackle Kris Kross’s chart-topping 1992 album “Totally Krossed Out.”
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Beyond Winners and Losers: Failure and Learning in the Meta-Game of Thrones
Why short-term failure might be the key to long-term survival in Game of Thrones.
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A Meta-Game Theory of Thrones
Can game theory help to explain who wins and who dies in Game of Thrones?
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Episode 295: Neo-Nazi Skinhead M&M
The Overthinkers tackle the filmography of JK Simmons and the two kinds of Game Nights—Cards Against Humanity nights and Settlers of Catan nights.
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