Jonathan and Alex use the recent Blizzard controversy to discuss the role of politics in games. Are all games innately political, completely apolitical, or somewhere in between? Alex and Jonathan cover the video games and board games that tackl

Want to Game Season 2 Episode 4 - Spitfire & Straightlace "Back from the Dead"

Oct 20th, 2019 1h 9m

Alex and Jonathan take on a spooky mystery in the detective roleplaying game, Spitfire & Straightlace. Straightlace (Jonathan) and Spitfire (Alex) now live in a shared apartment after they bonded through the trials and tribulations of their cas

Want to Game Season 2 Episode 3- Narratives in Games (Part 2/2)

Oct 14th, 2019 1h 4m

Jonathan and Alex tackle what sets game narratives apart from other mediums. In the second part of this episode, they focus on narratives in board games. Make sure to check out last week's episode where Alex and Jonathan talked about video game

Want to Game Season 2 Episode 3 - Narratives in Games (Part 1/2)

Oct 6th, 2019 58m 51s

Jonathan and Alex tackles what set game narratives apart from other mediums. In the first part of this episode, they focus on narratives in video games. Catch Part 2 next week when Alex and Jonathan will talk about board game narratives!

Want to Game Season 2 Episode 2 - What We Own

Sep 28th, 2019 39m 11s

Alex and Jonathan discuss the fall of GameStop and both of their recent experiences at a GameStop. They cover the new norm for buying games and offer up solutions to avoid the gaming market becoming as fractured as the streaming market. Finally

Want to Game Season 2 Episode 1 - Call of Cthulhu "Paper Chase"

Sep 21st, 2019 2h 5m

Jonathan runs the Call of Cthulhu solo adventure module "Paper Chase" for Alex. Alex plays Professor Nathaniel Matt Clancy taking on an investigation for a former student, Thomas Kimball, after the house he inherited from his Uncle Douglas Kimb

Want to Game Season 1 Episode 8 - The Game Store Experience

Aug 4th, 2019 40m 55s

Alex and Jonathan are joined by friend (and occasionally rival) of the podcast, Bristol to talk about the game store experience. The trio recount a recent great experience as a board game cafe, and cover what they look for when shopping for gam

Want to Game Season 1 Episode 7 - Want to Read

Jul 27th, 2019

Jonathan and Alex discuss Jonathan's experience working at Comic-Con! They also cover the crossover between comics and video games.

Want to Game Season 1 Episode 6 - "Two Butts Are Better Than One"

Jul 14th, 2019 1h 16m

Alex and Jonathan once again present a recording of the improv-based storytelling game, Fiasco. They are joined by their friends Nate and Andrew to playtest the group’s very own Fiasco playset, Mr. Tinkytonks Playground. Keep an eye out for thi

Want to Game's Unofficial (and Late) E3 Press Conference

Jul 7th, 2019 1h 15m

Alex and Jonathan break down all the hype generated by E3 now that the dust has settled after this important gaming event. Alex recounts his experience on the floor of E3 and gives some recommendations for games to look out for.

Want to Game Season 1 Episode 4 - Humor in Gaming

Jun 30th, 2019 55m 26s

Tune in as Jonathan and Alex discuss the bizarre relationship that comedy and games have together, the difference between funny games and games that are funny, and maybe laugh a little along the way.

Want to Game Season 1 Episode 3 - "Many a Broken Leg: The Crowd Goes Wild"

Jun 23rd, 2019 1h 13m

Alex and Jonathan present a recording of the improv-based storytelling game, Fiasco. They are joined by their friends Alec and Andrew for a zany story about a community theater production of “Saving Private Ryan: The Musical” by Andrew Lloyd We

Want to Game Season 1 Episode 2 - Game Design

Jun 16th, 2019 1h 7m

What does it take to be a game designer? Alex and Jonathan compare indie game design to game design within the gaming industry. Alex pitches his idea for a tabletop game.

Defining "Gamer"

May 27th, 2019 45h 7m

Alex and Jonathan tackle how gaming can be a positive part of one’s identity, but also the ways that the term “gamer” can be used negatively, as a form of gatekeeping.

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