In this special one off episode we flip the script on the format. Kayla is in the interviewee seat and friend-of-the-pod/previous guest Zach (from SoulMuppet and RRD) asks her all about the upcoming digital pirate action game Terminal. Terminal is a swashbuckling cyberpunk game inspired by the Matrix and Black Sails and is about facing off against the Robot Authority keeping humanity trapped in a simulation. It's a hack of Zach's game Inevitable which we previously discussed. Follow the Kickstarter at terminal.ratwave.uk Find all my social media at socials.ratwave.uk Check out my website over at ratwave.uk

In the second half of my interview with Tanya Floaker we discuss the influences behind The Connection Machine, Be Seeing You and Lo! Thy Dread Empire in more detail. We discuss grimdark sensibilities, mental health and gross government issued leaflets amongst other topics. You can find Tanya on Twitter (@timeoftribes) and at timeoftribes.itch.io You can find all my links at socials.ratwave.uk and my itch is ratwavegamehouse.itch.io Just a note that when we talk about wargaming the conversation drifts to talking about the far-right, specifically the British far-right.

This episode is the first half of a conversation with Tanya Floaker, creator of Lo! Thy Dread Empire, Be Seeing You and The Connection Machine. This was a very interesting and long conversation so this episode has been split in two part. In the first episode we talk about growing up in places you hate, struggles with being managed, forging fufilling collaborations and much more. In the second part of this interview we go over Tanya's games in more depth so look out for that episode next week. Content Warnings: In the start of the episode we talk a lot about quuerphobia a lot and there is a reference to a murder of a gay man and an implicit reference about a vigil for Brianna Ghey. This discussion is contained to the first ten minutes. You can find Tanya on Twitter (@timeoftribes) and at timeoftribes.itch.io You can find all my links at socials.ratwave.uk and my itch is ratwavegamehouse.itch.io

This week I sit down with Marx Shepherd, creator of ghostbox and A Loud Noise in a Quiet Place, amongst other person project they also write, edit and direct projects for the Far Horrizons Co Op. We discuss nature, community and putting yourself into writing. You can find Marx at marx-shepherd.carrd.co [https://marx-shepherd.carrd.co/] Find all my social media at socials.ratwave.uk and check out my website ratwave.uk

This week I set down with Laurie O'Connel (Twelve Pins Press) the creator of Lichcraft, Heironymous, Sleeping Above a Stolen Crown and many other brilliant games including the just-released To Honour and Obey. We talk about Arthuriana, political cartoons, a sense of place and much else. You can find Laurie on Twitter @laurie_eee Get his games digitally at https://laurieoconnel.itch.io/ Check out https://twelvepinspress.com/ for physical books and to sign up to the 12 Pins Press newsletter The article we talk about in relation to Hieronymous is readable here: https://www.marxist.com/bosch-art-of-death-agony-of-feudalism.htm The books we discussed are Tell Me I'm Worthless by Allison Rumfitt, Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R.F Kuang, and Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles. Find all my social media at socials.ratwave.uk [http://socials.ratwave.uk/] My website is ratwave.uk [http://ratwave.uk/] And check out my own new ballad inspired adventure and other things like Transgender Deathmatch Legend at https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/

This week I sit down with Zach Cox from SoulMuppet and Rowan, Rook and Decard. We talk about the inspirations and influences behind Best Left Buried, Orbital Blues, and the upcoming doomed Arthurian western Inevitable. We discuss Disco Elysium, Stephen King and dying into a saxophone. Zach on twitter @jellymuppet https://twitter.com/soulmuppetRPG https://www.facebook.com/SoulMuppet https://www.instagram.com/soulmuppet/ Discord: https://discord.gg/M8EcEnt The video Zach mentions is Colin Stetson YouTube, Among the Sef and In Mirrors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-EsJpkG9o) Find all my social media at socials.ratwave.uk [http://socials.ratwave.uk/] My website is ratwave.uk [http://ratwave.uk/] And check out The Man We Knew and other oddities at https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/

I site down with Chloe Mashiter (roll/flip/draw) and we discuss the intersection of performance and games, authorial voice and self branding, and philosophy amongst other topics. Chloe Mashiter is a game-designer and theatre-maker with a background in immersive, interactive and game-based performance. They publish a range of games as roll / flip / draw. Chloe's Links https://explorealongame.wordpress.com [https://explorealongame.wordpress.com/] https://chloemashitermakesthings.wordpress.com/ https://rollflipdraw.co.uk/ @ChloeMashiter on Twitter My Links: Website: https://ratwavegh.wordpress.com/ Itch: https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/ Social Media Links: https://ratwavegh.wordpress.com/social-media-and-contact/

I sit down with Matt Sanders (Sealed Library) and we talk about memory, communication, heirachy and Sealed Library's ongoing Kickstarter for Daggers and Ditches and Dangerous Things. Sealed Library Website: https://sealedlibrary.com/ 3D Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/iammattsanders/daggers-and-ditches-and-dangerous-things Rat Wave Game House website: https://ratwavegh.wordpress.com/ Rat Wave  Game House on Itch: https://ratwavegamehouse.itch.io/