Episode 326 – the community of games

* (0:51) Explaining what “local” means in the suburban sprawl of the St. Louis metro area, which has roughly 1/4th the population of the Los Angeles metro area, but covers almost twice as much land. * (1:20) The Fear the Boot Blood Bowl leagues are forming!  You can find all of the information you need on both the beginner and advanced leagues on the forums. * (3:34) The video game, Smite, gets us thinking about the culture surrounding various video games, board games, and roleplaying games.  How that culture flavors your entire experience with a game.  Two articles on the professionals brought in to clean up League of Legends’ community. * (17:35) Ways for controlling the type of community you play with. * (25:22) Creating community in games that require little or no social interaction. Hosts: Chad, Dan, John