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38: Parallel Lives: Season 2 Finale!

What concepts would we like to see more of? What are our earnest sexy 2.0s?? What games would have beautiful children together??? 

All this and more as we wrap up this edition of Parallel Lives with a rousing retrospective in the form of our very own awards show!

Thank you so, so, so much for listening. We'll be back.

Music: Running Fanfare (Kevin Macleod), Connection (Brian Boyko)

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37: Conspiracist - And I think, Probably Teenagers Still Exist!

Can Parallel Lives unravel the tangled web of Conspiracist? How deep does this rabbit hole go??

The Game

The Music: The Machine Thinks and Thinking Music

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36: InSpectres - A Kickstarter to Buy Gilman, Illinois

This week Parallel Lives looks at InSPectres: A game where you hunt ghosts and ghouls...and if you're lucky the office is even paying you higher than minimum wage to do it.

The Game

The Music (Ghost Story and Lobby Time)

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35: The Beast - It's Not A Butt

What would you say if we told you there's a monster hidden in your home?

If you answered "What's the sex like?", this game may be for you!

The Game

The Music

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34: Serpent's Tooth - Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown, But Also Crowns Are Shiny and Cool

Join Parallel Lives as we take a look at Serpent's Tooth, a game where (unusually for us) there is a GM....at least until you take them down.

The Game

The Music

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33: Neon Genesis Podvangelion - You Can (Not) Adapt

This unique episode of Parallel lives is a deep dive into the fraught world of adaptational design!

 (and also we talk a lot about anime)

Evangelion

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32: Cosmic Patrol - Razor Claw, Laser Drill

Parallel Lives: IN THE 25TH CENTURY! We hope you like pulp, because this week's game is all about it.

Does Cosmic Patrol capture the heart of golden age science fiction, or is it a funhouse mirror of yesterday's serials?

The game

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31: My Life With Master - That's How They Do It On Anti-Terra

It's time. The Great Work has begun. The first step is to listen to this podcast. 

That's an order.

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30: Ghost Ship Enyo - Puzzles in Space

Parallel Lives dives into the spooky future of an out-loud text adventure.

The Game

The Music

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29: The Shab Al Hiri Roach - Maple Syrup

Meet the Shab Al Hiri Roach, the daring game that asks the question: Would you rather:

Watch your academic rivals surpass you

-or-

Eat a gross bug?

(oh also, the bug is a dark god)

The Game

The Music

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Bonus: A Great Machine

oh no.

who let wednesday have unfettered control of the podcast feed?

she could do anything.

(new full episode up on sunday, as usual)

A Great Machine

Jared Axelrod

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28: Apocalypse World Part 2 - Boiling Points

The conclusion of our Apocalypse World two-parter special! Is there adventure to be found after the end, or only ruination?

The Game  The Music

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27: Apocalypse World Part 1 - Sizzle Takes

The rubber hits the road--Part one of two of our Apocalypse World experience!

The game

The Music

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26: GMless vs GMed Roleplaying Games - A Stan Lee Dakimakura

Are stories better served central vision or group discussion? Is surprise important in roleplaying?

Music

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25: Psi*Run - Exit Pursued by the Game

Parallel Lives takes on the aptly-named  psychics-on-the-run simulator: Psi*Run!

The Game

The Music

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Hot off of episode 24 here’s a picture of the game itself! It got damaged a little while in storage from a move, but puzzles are forever. 

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24: Into the Labyrinth - You Cannot Turn Ducks Into Gold

In this episode we review a poster! Can we escape the labyrinth with our vowels intact?

Mike Selinker The Music

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