Episode 323: The Dark Quarter and A Short Topic Extravaganza
Hey now, and welcome to a special early release of The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast! The gang is on their way to Origins Game Fair, and we figured it’d be nice to give everyone something to listen to if you're driving to Columbus, Ohio today. In this episode, the Founders talk about the games they've been playing, including The Quest for El Dorado, Stupor Mundi, Earth, Heat: Pedal to the Metal, and Terraforming Mars with the Colonies and Prelude expansions. They also feature The Dark Quarter from Evan Derrick. Then, after Tony T delivers his always-arousing tabletop gaming news segment, the fellas take questions from listeners - covering topics like what makes a great game day, what they've learned from board games, and what a first-time convention attendee should expect.
Timecodes
The Quest for El Dorado: 00:08:32
Stupor Mundi: 00:14:41
Earth: 00:22:58
Heat Pedal to the Metal: 00:31:56
Terraforming Mars: 00:39:12
The Dark Quarter: 00:53:09
News with Tony T: 01:26:59
Short Topic Extravaganza: 02:10:03
Opening Banter and Reviews
Feature Review: The Dark Quarter
Welcome to New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1980: a vibrant city of music, food, and magic. Neon lights flicker in dirty puddles up and down Bourbon street; the innovations of the modern world clash with ancient and terrible traditions; and murder is never simple. The Beaumont Agency, staffed with a roster of brilliant, colorful, and ultimately flawed private investigators, specializes in solving cases that no one else can crack. In The Dark Quarter, a co-operative app-driven adventure game set in a dark, fantastical vision of 1980s New Orleans, players each take control of a Beaumont agent and work alongside one another to solve the worst crimes that New Orleans has to offer. It's a world full of magic, where hexing curses are sold on every street, where voodoo priestesses and creatures of the night are lurking around every corner, and where even the most mundane crimes have a tinge of the supernatural to them. Through multi-scenario campaigns, the game tells a rich, dynamic story and invites players to make critical decisions that will not only affect their characters, but change the direction and course of the story. The characters are not simply avatars, easily replaceable from scenario to scenario; instead, they are woven into the very fabric of the story itself. Their destiny and the destiny of New Orleans are inextricably linked together.
Designed by Evan Derrick
Published by Lucky Duck Games and Van Ryder Games
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