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Sep 20, 2025 3 hr 18 min

49: Ciaran (Background Briefing)

from The Great Game Hosted by Patrick Doyle

Keep in touch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/greatgamepod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the conversation on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ An experiment with the rambling, longer form, Patrick sits down with Ciaran (of The Generalissimo is Dead fame) to talk about what makes a megagame designer. This is the first 'background briefing' and looks at getting a deeper understanding of the people behind the megagame world. We did inevitably have a few audio bumps and bomps throughout, so apologies for those. The Great Game theme is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Balrog Boogie⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by the Diablo Swing Orchestra The Great Game logo was made by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jack McNamee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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