The Co-Operatives

We're back, we had a baby, we adopted a dog, and we played a lot of games. Let's do this.

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

Aaron & Liz try to find the table space to contain this week's lightweight co-op card game: Bandito! PLUS: Sam Barlow is back with Immortality and y'all gotta try this game but we can't tell you anything about it.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Opening
• 1:50 - Intro song!
• 2:13 - Bandido!
• 3:05 - What IS Bandido?
• 6:30 - The lightweight nature of Bandido (for better or worse.)
• 10:25 - Using expansions to expand the weight of the game.
• 13:00 - The emotions we encountered with Bandito games going long...
• 17:00 - The Ko-Fi Test!
• 22:20 - OK, but what about Immortality?
• 25:30 - TRYING to explain the story without giving anything away.
• 27:05 - Why this single-player game SHOULD be played as a co-op!
• 28:15 - The massive dedication to the aesthetic in Immortality's films.
• 29:30 - Content warnings and spooky stuff!
• 33:35 - A final compliment for Immortality...
• 34:15 - Outro and goodbyesss!

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

About Bandido

• Visit the Board Game Geek page for Bandido here: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/191925/bandido
• Visit the Publisher's website here: https://helvetiq.com/ch_de/bandido

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

Do you know what the scariest/funniest thing about Evil Dead: The Game is? THE DRIVING! Join Liz and Aaron as they grab their Boomsticks and take a trip to the woods in Ash William's Day Out!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Win a copy of Evil Dead: The Game for PC! Head to https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord  and post a spooky GIF to enter!
• 4:03 - Today we're talking about Evil Dead: The Game (and celebrating the first day of Long Halloween!)
• 6:32 - Liz's Journey with Evil Dead
• 12:20 - Is Evil Dead just DOOM?
• 13:40 - What is Evil Dead: The Game like?
• 19:00 - The Boom of Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games
• 24:40 - Having fun despite the jank
• 30:30 - "Despite jank, every time we play this game laugh and have fun."
• 33:30 - Driving in Evil Dead is a THING.
• 35:50 - Evil Dead's finale is more epic than any other asymmetrical multiplayer game
• 38:24 - The Co-Fi test for Evil Dead: The Game
• 43:30 - What did we learn about each other?
• 47:50 - Please watch Barbarian
• 49:15 - ONCE AGAIN! Win a copy of Evil Dead: The Game for PC! Head to https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord  and post a spooky GIF to enter!

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

About Evil Dead: The Game

• Visit the website here: https://www.evildeadthegame.com/en/
• Evil Dead: The Game was developed by Saber Madrid and published by Boss Team Games.
• Follow Evil Dead: The Game on Twitter here.

Other Halloween/Spooky episodes of The Co-Operatives can be found below!

• Mansions Of Madness Second Edition: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/mansions-of-madness-second-edition
• Camp Grizzly: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/camp-grizzly
• Betrayal At The House On The Hill: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/betrayal-at-the-house-on-the-hill-and-baldurs-gate
• Dead Of Winter: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game

Other Asymmetrical Multiplayer Games!

• Friday the 13th: http://f13game.com/buy-game/
• Keep Talking & Nobody Explodes: https://keeptalkinggame.com/
• Predator: Hunting Grounds: https://predator.illfonic.com/
• SpyParty: http://www.spyparty.com/

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

The Co-Ops detail some of the coziest games and other media that have helped them transition to Fall. PLUS: NEW LOGO!!!!

Join the Hoodie Weather discord and chat with other Cooperatives listeners here: https://bit.ly/hoodieweatherdiscord

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:45 - We have a new logo by Julia Maddalina!
• 3:00 - The vibe of cozy stuff
  • www.howlongtobeat.com is great for finding quick games to play if you have a free evening!
• 3:45 - Steam Deck + Vampire Survivors
• 5:56 - Disney's Dreamlight Valley
• 8:38 - A Short Hike
• 11:00 - Beacon Pines
• 13:55 - Betrayal At The House On The Hill - Third Edition
• 18:00 - Wavelength
• 21:15 - Cozy music playlist!
  • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/681bsa8jZmfGhAowV5WxYl?si=acafcd72d2834b29
• 22:32 - Cozy book series and why Aaron will never finish anything!!!!
• 26:10 - A call for mental health, and thank you

Check out Julia Maddalina's work here:

• www.jmaddalina.myportfolio.com
• https://www.instagram.com/jmaddalina

Cozy music playlist!

• After Summer, Before Thanksgiving: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/681bsa8jZmfGhAowV5WxYl?si=acafcd72d2834b29

Read Scholomance!

• https://www.naominovik.com/category/scholomance/

Cozy game links!

• Vampire Survivors (!!!) - https://poncle.itch.io/vampire-survivors
• Disney Dreamlight Valley - https://disneydreamlightvalley.com/
• A Short Hike - https://ashorthike.com/
• Beacon Pines - https://hidingspotgames.com/beaconpines.html
• Wavelength - https://www.cmyk.games/products/wavelength
• Betrayal Third Edition - https://www.avalonhill.com/no-no/product/avalon-hill-betrayal-at-house-on-the-hill-3-rd-edition-cooperative-board-game-for-ages-12-and-up-for-3-6-players:ED896E92-3AFB-45C9-A7B6-95CF37579449

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

About "The Quarry" by Supermassive Games

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry here: https://quarrygame.2k.com/

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry deverloper Supermassive Games here: https://www.supermassivegames.com/

Aaron and Liz venture out on the night of a full moon to play the latest choose-your-own-adventure horror game, The Quarry, by Supermassive Games. Will our intrepid hosts survive until dawn? Or will they lose what little hope they have left? (SPOILER: They'll survive, because this game is super fun and inviting for co-op groups!)

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - The problem with Ghostface? BRANDING
• 4:23 - The results of the Listener's Choice Poll!
• 6:02 - Introducing The Quarry by Supermassive Games and published by 2K Games
• 9:50 - What horror vibes does The Quarry give off?
• 11:00 - Let's talk about the story
• 18:50 - The actual gameplay and accessibility mechanics contained within The Quarry
• 26:45 - How does this one look compared to Until Dawn?
• 28:45 - Do we actually like the characters + how Couch Co-Op actually works
• 33:30 - Ways to ease up on the anxiety of horror movie scares while playing The Quarry
• 36:45 - Does The Quarry pass the Co-Fi test?
• 45:00 - Is this a Game Of The Year contender?
• 49:00 - "I was glad to have a horror experience without being scared all of the time."
• 54:15 - Discovering more to enjoy on subsequent playthroughs
• 57:55 - Shoutout to the Supermassive Subreddit <3
• 59:38 - Game length, and how to set proper expectations for finishing this game with friends or online
• 1:06:05 - The Outro by Liz!!!!!

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Other Halloween/Spooky episodes of The Co-Operatives can be found below!

• Mansions Of Madness Second Edition: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/mansions-of-madness-second-edition
• Camp Grizzly: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/camp-grizzly
• Betrayal At The House On The Hill: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/betrayal-at-the-house-on-the-hill-and-baldurs-gate
• Dead Of Winter: https://the-co-operatives-podcast-13f8736d.simplecast.com/episodes/dead-of-winter-a-crossroads-game

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

About "The Quarry" by Supermassive Games

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry here: https://quarrygame.2k.com/

--- Visit the official website for The Quarry deverloper Supermassive Games here: https://www.supermassivegames.com/

Aaron and Liz discovered an ideal cooperative game called (checks notes) huh, Fortnite! Jump aboard the Battle Bus to learn about how Cross-Play is changing the industry, and what accessibility features make one of the world's biggest games one of the easiest to play.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0;00 - Aaron's pitch for a brand new pizza app
• 3:00 - Riot Fest hurts
• 7:30 - The intro, and the second intro
• 8:45 - Fortnite's history with Battle Royale
• 9:44 - "CHARCH"
• 11:46 - What IS a Battle Royale?
• 16:40 - Expressing yourself through Fortnite's avatars and emotes
• 18:40 - Why are we discussing Fortnite on the show *NOW?*
• 23:01 - The promise of Cross-Play
• 27:45 - Liz is a secret Fortnite ninja
• 32:15 - Fortnite isn't JUST a Battle Royale, it's more like Second Life.
• 36:20 - THE LISTENER'S CHOICE POLL IS ENDING! VOTE NOW!
  • Vote at https://bit.ly/CoOpsListenersChoice
• 39:03 - How does Fortnite perform on the Co-Fi test?
• 44:01 - The WAYS you can play together
• 46:40 - How the aesthetic invites in many demographics
• 48:30 - The accessibility feature that *every* video game needs to implement
• 57:05 - Dreamlight Valley TEASE and an upcoming Evil Dead contest!

About Crossplay

• A list of current crossplay titles can be found here: https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/all-cross-platform-games/

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

It's time to kick some SHELL with Liz & Aaron! Shredder's Revenge is the latest TMNT game, and it's a fantastic couch co-op experience, but is it satisfying overall? PLUS: Learning about Niblings, what a Paladin is, and a short take on Interior/Night's As Dusk Falls.

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - "What was your first memory of the Ninja Turtles?"
• 5:24 - Intro!
• 6:10 - What is your role if you're the fifth Ninja Turtle?
• 7:35 - What is this game like if you are unfamiliar with TMNT games?
• 8:56 - "The Donatello Reach."
• 10:22 - Aaron's nice story about "Turtles In Time."
• 14:20 - Co-op, and how different skill levels can play with each other.
• 16:02 - CHILL.
• 20:10 - "This is a very strong couch co-op game."
• 27:08 - "This is a great game for your siblings."
• 28:06 - What did we learn about each other during this game?
• 31:00 - "The Tank Award."
• 32:41 - As Dusk Falls, and how awards are handled.
• 35:48 - The Fall Of Michaelangelo, and figuring out what a Paladin is.
• 38:22 - Parting Thoughts and the woes of re-learning how to segue to the outro (maybe this should've been bloopers...)

Game Info:

--- TMNT: Shredder's Revenge is developed by Tribute Games and published by Dotemu. The game is available on all major video game eShops, Xbox Game Pass, and PC.

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Aaron & Liz have your next favorite game to play with the whole family: Kites - Time To Fly from Floodgate Games. ALSO: Liz has developed the Co-Operative Fidelity test! How does Kites fare? Is it time to fly, or time to BYE? Listen and find out!

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - Farm-To-Table Kites, and dragging Aaron
• 5:00 - What is Kites: Time To Fly?
• 9:22 - KITE FUN FACTS
• 12:15 - Challenge Cards!
• 15:40 - OK, but how do you win?
• 17:20 - Sample gameplay audio from a failed game of Kites: Time To Fly
• 18:50 - The Listener's Choice Poll!
  • Vote at https://bit.ly/CoOpsListenersChoice
• 21:55 - The accessibility of Kites
• 23:20 - The eustress (and boo-stress) of Kites and the Street Fighter movie
• 29:00 - More Kite Fun Facts!
• 29:50 - "Is this the next great game to play with the family?"
• 31:48 - The Co-Operative Fidelity Test or CO-FI
• 38:08 - More Kite Fun Facts
• 39:30 - "If you were going to add in a villain for Kites, what would you add in?"
• 40:32 - The FINAL Fun Fact!
• 41:15 - Join the Hoodie Weather Discord to chat with other Co-Op fans and more!
  • CLICK HERE TO JOIN: https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord
• 42:47 - PLUGS!

About Kites by Floodgate Games

• Read more about Kites on Board Game Geek here.
• Order Kites for your next game night here.

Here's the Polygon article about the Street Fighter movie starring JCVD: Street Fighter - What Went Wrong

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

Aaron & Liz just got back from Gen Con 2022 with plenty of HOT GOSS TO DISH on new games they played in Indianapolis! They've hand-picked a few games and experiences to tell you about so strap in and get ready for this special report from America's biggest gaming convention! 

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:10 - Pitching our Uno variants to Mattel
• 3:58 - Theme song start!
• 4:09 - Today we're talking about Gen Con 2022!
• 6:55 - Kites: TIME TO FLYYYYYYY!
• 10:40 - Paint The Roses AKA Alice Takes Over Gen Con 2022
• 12:25 - LISTENER QUESTION #1 FROM CHRIS RUSSELL! --> "What were the differences from this Gen Con to previous Gen Cons? Fave difference? Least fave difference?"
• 21:25 - Best demo experience in the hall? Moonrakers by IV Studios
• 27:28 - Rowan, Rook, & Deckard & the Entrepreneur Booths
• 31:18 - Biggest surprise game of the show? Cat In The Box by Bezier Games and Keyforge Adventures
• 44:24 - LISTENER QUESTION #2 FROM MOLARDUCK --> "What was something you had been missing from gen con that you hadn't realized till you were there?"
• 46:29 - True Dungeon!
• 49:05 - We're Doomed! DOOOOOOOOOOMED!
• 53:29 - Sound Box by Horrible Guild
• 57:20 - Herd Immunity
• 58:38 - Outro and ASKS!
• Join the Hoodie Weather Discord by heading to https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord now! Chat with the hosts, other Co-Ops listeners, and discover new rad stuff!

GAMES!

• Kites by Floodgate Games
• Paint The Roses by Northstar Game Studio
• IV Studios
• Sound Box by Horrible Guild
• We're Doomed by Breaking Games
• Cat In The Box by Bezier Games

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Just like The Decemberists say, ARISE FROM THE BUNKERS! We are back and excited to relaunch The Co-Operatives Podcast! In this episode we'll go over what's been goin' on with us since 2020, what we've been playing, and what you can expect from the relaunch. PLUS: We're making a game. (It's good to be back, we hope you enjoy!)

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - "How do we do this again?"
• 0:51 - Intro for today's episode!
• 2:45 - We're back!
• 5:10 - Aaron plays Twenty Questions with Liz
  • 4:47 - "What's new?"
  • 5:40 - "What are we playing?"
  • 8:19 - "We got a dog."
  • 8:40 - "Have our values and opinions about cooperatives games changed?"
  • 14:13 - "What's the best book you read since June 2020?"
  • 14:23 - "What is your favorite MCU thing since June 2020?"
  • 15:42 - "Jane Austen Festival."
  • 16:00 - Retreating back to the best book question.
  • 17:48 - "Who is Batman's OTP?"
  • 18:31 - "Do you feel sad about Animal Crossing and will you ever play it again?"
  • 21:05 - "Are we ever gonna finish our Pandemic Legacy S2 game?"
• 21:55 - Sonic OR Tails?
  • 23:10 - Ben Schwartz
  • 23:17 - Aloy from Horizon: Forbidden West
  • 24:05 - Chewie
  • 24:13 - Lords Of Waterdeep
  • 25:13 - Everything Everywhere All At Once
  • 25:58 - Jason Voorhees
  • 26:03 - Mariah Carey
  • 26:14 - Carley Rae Jepson
  • 26:30 - Chris Evans
  • 26:37 - Chris Pine
  • 27:23 - Chris Pratt
  • 27:58 - Steven Montecristo/Joe Mangianello
• 27:36 - "Do you have any questions for me?"
• 29:35 - "What are you most looking forward to with restarting Co-Ops?"
• 32:13 - What's next? What episodes are coming up?
• 34:12 - Sly tease that we're making a board game...
• 34:29 - Join the Hoodie Weather Discord! --> https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord
• 36:15 - Plugs
  • Aaron's Twitter is @TurboHoodie
  • Liz's Twitter is @PaperbackLizard

References

• We're Back: A Dinosaur Story
• Evermerge
• Marvel Strike Force
• Horizon: Forbidden West
• Tan France & Queer Eye

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Subscribe to The Co-Operatives by heading to ListenToTheCoOps.com! (or use our RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/9xRUL1ta)

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

--- Want to pick a game for The Co-Operatives to cover in the upcoming season? Head to https://bit.ly/CoOpsListenersChoice to vote between Gotham Knights, Goat Simulator 3, and Haven!

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron founded to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

In the words of a famous poet, "S'been a while." Liz & Aaron discuss what they've been doing to occupy their time during the pandemic and discuss the media that has helped them over the last few months.

• 0:00 - Opening BS
• 13:30 - Tak
• 20:05 - Natural 2020's Spreadsheet - Clubhouse Games
• 22:05 - Outer Wilds
• 26:15 - Control
• 29:06 - Death Stranding
• 31:15 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons + Brandon Sanderson
• 38:00 - Destiny 2 and Stability
• 40:00 - The Last Of Us 2, and the tone of some games
• 43:17 - Horizon: Forbidden West & Liz
• 46:00 - Avengers
• 49:06 - Horror co-op games and why they're not scary right now.
• 53:20 - Watchdogs: Legion and catharsis in gaming

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Hey gang! Aaron here. This week's episode is gonna be a bit *rough* - no editing, no intro, JUST CO-OPS UNFILTERED. We've been a bit busy with some projects, but wanted to release this so everyone could hear what we thought of GenCon 2019's biggest games! Enjoy!

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Liz and Aaron put on their spandex attire once again to tackle Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3 - The Black Order on the Nintendo Switch! Yes! We know! They already tried the first two but this one will be different!

Plus: The Co-Ops discuss the MCU Phase Four announcements quite a bit!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 3:35 - GEN CON IS UPON US!
• 8:10 - Make Up Artist 3: Black Mirror, and the Co-Operatives history with the series
• 11:30 - The team behind MUA3 is not used to making these types of games...
• 14:15 - How MUA3 makes co-op on the Switch easy.
• 15:35 - "Who did you enjoy playing as most?"
• 18:40 - Yar! Spoilers ahead!
• 19:45 - Who is this game for? Would we recommend it?
• 22:25 - What was announced?
• 26:10 - "What are you most excited about? What are you most concerned about?"
• 33:40 - "What would you like to see for a standalone Dazzler movie?"
• 34:35 - "If you, as yourself, were to show up in an MCU movie, what would you do and what would happen to you?"
• 37:15 - "Will Ghost Rider ever get a good movie?"
• 39:15 - "Who would you cast as Kamala Khan?"
• 43:00 - Please watch Destin Daniel Cretton movies.

 About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Aaron is solo this week, so it only made sense for him to cover solo games. Aaron plays and discusses Wingspan, Unbroken, and many more games with prominent single-player modes! Our friend Jeff Stormer tries to ease Aaron's burden, and Liz makes a very special appearance at the end. This was a fun challenge. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - The Jeff Stormer Experience.
• 4:35 - "This week's episode of The Co-Operatives" is going to be a little different..." + Solo games, and solo modes in games.
• 9:00 - Wingspan, and the rise of Automa.
• 16:35 - Could analog clans be possible?
• 17:46 - Solitaire, and why we play solo.
• 26:00 - Unbroken, and making a game solo from the ground up.
• 30:18 - The Rules Of Tabletop Solo Purity
• 33:50 - Other solo games that I've heard are AOK! + Liz returns!

GAMES WE COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Wingspan by Stonemaier Games
• Unbroken by Altema Games
• Resident Evil 2: The Board Game by Steamforged Games
• Friday by Friedemann Friese
• Mage Knight by Vlaada Chvatil
• Onirum by Shadi Torbey

--- Check out Jeff Stormer's Party Of One Podcast online here: http://www.partyofonepodcast.com/

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

This week's episode takes our intrepid players to Mordor and back again. Join Aaron & Liz as they embark on an unexpected journey through Middle-Earth with their pals Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and some made up residents of Mirkwood in Fantasy Flight's new Lord Of The Rings game.

TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 - DC character, or LOTR thing?
• 6:10 - Our relationship with The Tolkien-verse.
• 13:01 - The beauty of using an app for campaign management and gameplay + the story of the game.
• 19:35 - This LOTR uses a pretty near hex-based tile system. We're gonna discuss it.
• 23:05 - The thematic tie-ins of LOTR, and how it doesn't always quite work.
• 27:35 - "There are elements of a really great deck builder in here."
• 32:45 - The (meta) co-operative nature of app-based games.
• 40:20 - "OK, but did you have FUN playing this game?"
• 41:30 - House rules, the human element, and how to determine the difficulty in an app-based game.
• 51:30 - "Would you recommend this more than Mansions Of Madness?"

--- Journeys In Middle-Earth is designed by Nathan Hajek and Grace Holdinghaus

--- Aaron acknowledges that he's a big fan of The Lord Of The Rings, but really wants people to know that Faramir is the only good man in Middle-Earth.

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Aaron & Liz embark on a discussion about E3 2019! There's no time to lose so we'll just get into it! Watch Dogs Legion! DOOM Eternal! Cyberpunk 2077! Final Fantasy 7 Remake! Jedi Fallen Order! Nintendo! Bethesda! Microsoft! VIDEO GAMES! HYPE! MADNESS! Keywords for searching!

TIMESTAMPS!

• 0:00 - ODE TO JOY FOR E3!
• 1:30 - What is E3, and how do we celebrate it?
• 6:30 -"I'm A Doomboy, Baby!"
• 12:40 - Watch Dogs Legion, and a tale of an elderly assassin
• 17:55 - A call to arms and responsibility
• 23:44 - Final Fantasy 7, Square-Enix, and updating a classic...
• 30:30 - A brief excursion on Cyberpunk 2077
• 33:38 - Let's discuss Stadia and whether or not it will actually work
• 37:00 - The madness of Devolver Digital and a game called Carrion
• 41:15 - Three indie games Aaron wants to highlight: Skatebird, Monster Prom 2, and 12 Minutes
• 45:36 - Liz does the outro!

Follow Aaron on Twitter at @ImAaronJ

Follow Liz on Twitter at @PaperbackLizard

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Every try mind-melding? It's new and hip and not in rural areas yet. Only the coolest gamers mind-meld. Don't you want to be a cool kid? Liz & Aaron becomes cool-kids on this episode about The Mind. 

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Which movie characters do we think we are?
• 4:30 - Today we're covering The Mind + A SONG! + How it's played.
• 11:15 - Bunnies + ninjas stars? We're not mad about that, but why is the bunny a ninja? WHY AREN'T *WE* NINJAS?
• 13:45 - What do we think of this game?
• 19:10 - Questions from the Discourse!
• 27:00 - The lasting appeal of The Mind.
• 32:20 - AUDIENCE QUESTION: What co-op announcement do we want to see come out of E3? + Outro!

--- The Mind is designed by Wolfgang Warsch and illustrated by Oliver Freudenreich. The game is published by Pandasaurus Games.

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Liz & Aaron enter lands near and far (and high and low) to discuss the current slate of GaaS games, and whether or not they could be a fit for you and your gaming friends! There's GaaS games of all shapes, sizes, and flavors now, so rather than examine each one in its own episode our intrepid hosts attempt to dissect the major players in one long episode.

They get to drinkin'. So...look out.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00 - Raid Boss Kickstarter + Fruit Snack Smack Talk
• 7:30 - Games As A Service, what are they? What are we playing? What are their characteristics?
• 13:45 - What is Anthem?
• 20:20 - What is The Division 2?
• 23:53 - How much does the setting matter when you're spending dozens of hours in it?
• 30:00 - Aren't you supposed to play in groups?
• 33:14 - What makes for a healthy GaaS experience?
• 41:50 - GaaS games are meant to improve over time.
• 1:01:05 - Major takeaways? These games will not have the narratives that single-player games do. But how do SP games implement GaaS elements?
• 1:06:15 - Aaron makes a big prediction about E3 concerning Watch Dogs 3. (And the whiskey is getting to him now.) + Are GaaS games cooperatively pure?

--- Want to buy a good gaming router for a family? Here you go: https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-gaming-routers

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

It's been awhile, but Liz & Aaron are back! What have they been up to? Well, it's a lot. A lot of a lot. This whole episode will go over what's been happening, where they've been, and some of the gaming experiences they've had over the past few months.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 2:00 - Liz, being a lawyer, Legally Blonde, & Paper Chase
• 6:00 - Resident Evil 2, parties, and high school jokes
• 9:10 - Anthem, Kingdom Hearts 3, & Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
• 11:50 - Keyforge hangouts and the art of not-building-a-deck
• 14:23 - Aaron is making a new game and he's gonna talk about it here. (Curtain Call RPG stuff!)
• 21:10 - "We have gotten back into watching Game Of Thrones in an aggressive way."
• 29:00 - It'za Liz! (And she's playing Super Mario Odyssey.)
• 32:12 - Aaron is making a list, and VR games are making a comeback.
• 36:21 - OH YEAH! Liz was ill for three months. (She's better now!)
• 38:30 - Liz loves Spider-Man. And Spider-Verse. And Tom Holland.
• 41:40 - Aaron has GOTTA talk about some of these games. Hellblade, The Messenger, Doom, Destiny 2's DLC, and FFXII.
• 42:45 - Talkin' about that next episode topic: GaaS.

- If you'd like to follow the development of Curtain Call, follow @CurtainCallRPG on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/curtaincallrpg

- For more info on Paper Chase, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paper_Chase_(film)

- For more info on The Skulls, go here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Skulls_(film)

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord 

Aaron & Liz descend deep into the mouth of madness for Fantasy Flight's new third edition of their mainstay tabletop game Arkham Horror! Will this new game evoke strong feelings of insanity? Or will Cthulhu finally take hold and render them asunder? Well, it's a podcast so you'll need to listen to it to find out. We won't give you the answers here.

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:00:00 - Opening BS - The Big Heady Question, Practical Magic, and Liz's Miska-Tonic.
• 0:09:29 - What is Arkham Horror? And oh boy Lovecraft is an awful human.
• 0:13:05 - Setting the expectations correctly, and the modular board.
• 0:16:40 - Meet the characters! And the roles you can play during the game.
• 0:20:46 - The importance of a good rulebook and index. Also, game mechanics!
• 0:28:42 - The codex, story, and pulling cards.
• 0:31:51 - "It felt more like we were painting a portrait of an old 30's detective story than any other Arkham game."
• 0:33:30 - Cooperative play: does it work?
• 0:37:50 - "How do you feel about "the realm of the new" in gaming, and is it important to play a game like this immediately or is it better to wait for expansions?"
• 0:45:02 - The Zeitgeist of gaming, and playing things when they're new.
• 0:50:00 - Does it make sense to buy Arkham Horror if you already have another big Lovecraftian game like this?
• 0:54:25 - What did we learn about each other playing this game?
• 0:57:39 - Praying for a Broken Token because Fantasy Flight will never change.
• 0:58:37 - A few ways Third Edition streamlines the game from Second Edition.
• 1:05:15 - A Thanksgiving message + the credits department.

Liz's "Miska-Tonic" Recipe is as follows:

• .5 - 1oz shrub (Liz used Ginger Pear)
• 1.5oz Bourbon (Liz used Bulleit Bourbon)
• .5oz ginger liqeuer (Liz used Koval)
• .5oz cinnamon or mulling spices (Liz says "homemade betches")
• a splash of soda h20

--- Buy Arkham Horror from FFG here: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/arkham-horror-third-edition/

--- Watch Practical Magic! It is on Hulu here: https://www.hulu.com/movie/practical-magic-2f760c96-0056-4228-aa9f-41dee30adac8   

--- Follow "The Ends Of Board Games" Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/theendsofboardgames/   

--- Find out about the 5,000 Fingers Of Dr. T here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045464/

About The Co-Operatives Podcast

--- Reach out to The Co-Operatives by tweeting to the Hoodie Weather account @about60degrees on Twitter or e-mailing us at CoOperativesPod@gmail.com. Got a game you'd like us to try? LET US KNOW! 

--- If you feel like being super nice, leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world to us! Every review lets others know you enjoyed the episode and helps the show grow! 

--- Want more Co-Operatives? Then check out our archives for a bunch of episodes that cover cooperative board and video games, dating, and plenty of other nonsense.

About Hoodie Weather

--- Hoodie Weather is the little company Aaron has to make games and fun stuff like The Co-Operatives. You can see all of Hoodie Weather's projects at www.hoodieweather.fun

--- Join other Co-Ops fans and talk about games by joining the Hoodie Weather Discord by clicking this link -->  https://bit.ly/HoodieWeatherDiscord