Rogue Tower

Happy New Pod! Or new game! Or new game+! For our second season kickoff we bring an army of orcs and goblins marching on your doom in Rogue Tower. What other podcast can you find deep dives on tower defense strategy in the form of thrilling spreadsheet functions and macros? The Excel fincancial modelling world cup may have just ended, but this game sure EXCELs at metal tunes, one-more-turn-itis, and laser-blasting pyramids. Does Will hold a world record for this game? Send in your armies of Boron-encased glass panes and find out for yourself! Custom RSS Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Music Transcript 1:47 - game stats 3:13 - one sentence description 4:32 - Discord data science discussion and Andrew’s 17-level maximum revelation 7:02 - Game mechanics: health, armor, shields and tower specialization 11:14 - UI clarity issues and upgrade system confusion 18:21 - Tower placement strategy and height mechanics discussion 24:27 - Card draw upgrade system and meta progression criticism 30:25 - Mod discussion and game speed improvements 35:48 - Tower defense comparisons and roguelike elements breakdown 39:32 - UI problems: click-through issues and Steam Deck complaints 47:36 - Music discussion: harpsichord metal soundtrack praise 50:12 - rankings and final thoughts A link to Will’s crazy spreadsheet optimization tool can be found here And because I totally spaced on the similar games segment, if you’re a fan of Rogue Tower you should also check out: The Last Spell Dungeon of the Endless Tower Tactics: Liberation Bardbarian Bloons TD6 Roguelike mod Next episode: Wildermyth Contact us at [email protected]! https://grogpod.zone Intro music: George Shearing - I Didn’t Know What Time It Was Outro music: Andrew R. Mason - Orcs Attack!