Episodes

  • Social Interactions in a Private Setting
    Jul 12 2021

    Sister episode to the previous one, the ducks now talk about social etiquette in a private setting. They'll talk about how physical games differ from video games and how to bring people into the community!

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    52 mins
  • Convention Etiquette & Past Stories
    Jun 27 2021

    Drew returns and he has never been to a convention before! Mazzeo & Amanda will share their experiences and convention etiquette before Drew attends his first one! Mentioned in this episode:

    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtiuCgHX6l4&ab_channel=Gigguk
    • https://unplugged.paxsite.com/
    • https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/174430/gloomhaven
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    41 mins
  • The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Complex Engines In Games
    Jun 13 2021

    Mazzeo's audio quality is a little rough, he had to record on the go this time! Sorry ducklings. Drew/Jake returns to talk about complex engines in games! What makes them good? What makes them bad? What makes them ugly? Tune in to find out!

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Resources Abound & Design Spaces
    May 16 2021

    Please welcome a duckling guest, Drew, as the ducks talk about how non-win condition resource management impacts gameplay! Are player f*cks given a valuable resource? Why is engine building so satisfying? Did we make it through a podcast episode without mentioning Overwatch once?!

    Tune in to find out!

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    56 mins
  • What I Learned in Game Dev Is...!
    May 2 2021

    Come join the ducks as Madame Evil breathlessly explains what they could have done better in the first Milestone of their project.

    *Update - our quack sensor seemed to have gotten off track during export ): We had to remove any quacks for this episode.

    Quack at us on Twitter what you think!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Special Guest YaBoiTravi | Community & Culture in Games
    Apr 18 2021

    This week we have a special guest YaBoiTravi! The ducks will be looking at a top 50 famous games list and analyzing what makes these games famous. All of this spawned on as the ducks stare at Minecraft's popularity in bewilderment. These sources were also mentioned in this episode: Minecraft Timeline Tetris as a verb

    The Complete History of the Soviet Union to the Melody of Tetris Creativity Short Cheerful Guide Book

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • What is ART, Ducky don't hurt me...
    Apr 4 2021

    The ducks ramble about indie struggles and what is art in this episode of The Pondcast. This is also the last episode duck Jake will be on as he focuses on his own life for a bit.

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    54 mins
  • Monsters, Souls, and Producers, oh my!
    Mar 21 2021

    The ducks are hyped for Monster Hunter: Rise to release later this week. As a result, they'll be discussing the philosophy of these games building up negative capital and utilizing the release of that as a reward!

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    1 hr and 1 min