Gamestorm

A Game with Crafting - Seren Briar

What do games look like when you integrate crafting?? What if that crafting is a physical element of the play? Sit down with Seren Briar and I as we make a game about death, emotion and manifesting a physical representation of those emotions.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Wreck this Deck
Dialect
Twilight Imperium
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from Seren Briar on Bluesky and Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

A Game with Asynchronous Play - Courtana

In this episode, Courtney and I talk about asynchronous games we've played. What types of games work well asynchronously and how can we best connect players that aren't sitting down together.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Blackout 
Firewatch
Tether
Dead Letter Society
Void 1680AM
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from Courtana on Bluesky
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

A Game with Ritual Tradition - Ryan Zenith

In this episode, Ryan Zenith to dive into the confluence of religion and games. What are rituals? How can we gamify them?
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Dialect
Good Society
Fiasco
Wake Up Dead Man - Knives Out 3
Midnight Mass
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from Ryan on Bluesky
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Banking Dice - Ryan Lynch

In the first episode of our second season, Ryan Lynch joins us to ponder what a game where players bank dice looks like.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Omen
Clayton Notestine's The Jackian Magic System
Scooby-Doo
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from Ryan on Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Season 1 Prompt Jam Announcement!

Hello everyone, just a quick announcement!
 
We're running a Game Jam from today to mid March! The focus is to make games based on the Season 1 Prompts. What game ideas came to your mind while listening that you would like to explore deeper?
 
Go checkout the Game Jam page here. Join in and start making games!

Using EVERY die 1-20 - Charlie Huth

This time Charlie joins me as we think about what a game that needs to use a d1 might look like! Not to mention all the other wacky dice from there to 20! We'll talk old video games and Kids on Bikes as we look to find inspiration for an admittedly weird mechanic.
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon! 
Further Reading:
Dungeon Crawl Classics
Kids on Bikes
Die TTRPG
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 
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from Charlie on Itch
from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Roll any Number of Dice - Kat Hannigan

Come along for our weird Biopunk ride, as Kat and I build a game that focuses on Rolling any Number of Dice! We'll take a trip through a host of indie games, and we'll stop by our old friend Blades in the Dark for inspiration too!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator
Alas for the Awful Sea
Cyberpunk - Games, RPGs and other media.
The Pool
Mage: The Ascension
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from Chase on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

A Game with a Bingo Board - Erica Bridges

Join us again as we dive into building a game with bingo as a core mechanic. We'll explore medieval lore and games with freeform resolution mechanics! 
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Bingo
Mass Effect
The Green Knight
Sir Gawain
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from Chase on Bluesky
from Erica Bridges on Bluesky and itch.io
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Repurposing Physical Media - Adelheid Sigfridsdottir

In our fourth episode of the season, I'm joined by Adelheid as we explore ideas around building games that repurpose physical media as an element of play. Come follow along as we build a VERY different game than any of our other episodes!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Thousand Year Vampire
Yazebas Bed and Breakfast
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from Chase on Bluesky
Diabolic Dialect by Chase Kurkowski
from Adelheid on Bluesky
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG

Pools of Dice as Clocks - Sean Foer

In our third episode Sean and I dive into a mechanic this time! We discuss games that use dice pools as clocks for events in-game and we build a fun, chaotic superhero game that leans into the Villainy of it all. Join us as we jot down trope-y supervillain things, build some fun mechanics and generally have a great time!
As always you can find the game that accompanies this episode on our Itch.io page or on Patreon!
Further Reading:
Ten Candles by Cavalry Games
The Tension Pool by The Angry GM
If you aren't familiar with Watchmen
The Pool
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From Chase on Bluesky
Diabolic Dialect by Chase Kurkowski
From Sean Foer on Bluesky
Secret of the Night Market for Perils & Princesses
Storygames Chicago on Itch and DTRPG