Cartographers First Play aka Stafford Airbiscuit’s Whine-and-Write | Episode 116

Stafford Airbiscuit has to go back to the queen with a score of 37. Which translates into a job rating of -45 per the solo grading rules.“So what were we doing out there, exactly,” she says, holding my map incredulously.“Well, the goblins kept attacking and the gnolls stole my lunch and went to the restroom on my lunch…”Games of the Week• Cartographers (3:51)Some queen tells a gnome they have to map a bunch of real estate she just acquired. Hear about my first sit with this widely loved pencil-and-paper terrain-maxxxing puzzle.• Citadels (9:07)Bruno Faidutti’s ruthless role-selection mini-masterpiece spent a lot of time on our table during our heavy Fantasy Flight Games era. Learn about how hard it is to pull a building permit for your city when you get a shiv in your ribs.• Thunderbolt Apache Leader (15:33)Fly with me back to the rip-roaring action of Thunderbolt Apache Leader and across the pages of Korean War fighter pilot and novelist James Salter’s memoir, Burning the Days.Track of the Week

(29:01)It must be boom bap season, because I’m stuck on “Get a Grip” by The Whooliganz, who were two little kids who briefly got to roll with the Soul Assassins team that included Cypress Hill, House of Pain and Funkdoobiest. Music• Main Theme and Bumpers: “Wash Y’ass,” D.O. the Fabulous Drifter and Dow Jones, Five Points Plan• Game of the Week Background: “Night Gatherings,” Pecan Pie (License code: XTGOLLHHPTLTQ6AM)• Game of the Week Background: “Something Weird,” Pecan Pie (License code: ZRXYCMKOPDHXLZP9)• Track of the Week: “Get a Grip,” The Whooliganz, UnreleasedJoin Breakup Gaming Society episode sponsor Doghouse Reilly in being clever bastards and wearing clever things. 👇