The Railroad vs The Sandbox
from Biggus Geekus Hosted by Joe Hardin and Randy Nichols
The RR vs The Sandbox Episode 21. Wednesday January 27, 2021 We do the usual intro and chit chat. The Gaming NEWS: Dragonlance Classic Announced The Rise of Offensive Games And Virtue Signal The Game of Social Justice The Origins of Rule Zero What’s an RPG? Main Topic: The RR vs the Sandbox We define the terms from the interwebs: Railroad Linear game design Carrot-and-stick Sandbox Game Design We discuss these definitions, and a number of questions with respect to hoe these terms coincide with module play, our preferences and experience. A Cabin Con Moment Do we do RR or Sandbox at Cabin Con? Building A Better Gaming World We discuss level of campaign detail. Shameless Plug Time If you would like to support our show, please check out our website at: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com/support Any contribution is much appreciated, and we thank you for your consideration. Please share the podcast with your friends. Its available most places you can get your podcasts. If you have an app that’s unsupported, let us know! Our email is [email protected] feel free to send any questions or comments to us. Things We Like: We would also like to encourage you to check out a few podcasts that we like: Red Dice Diaries (with John Alan Large and his wife Hannah) Radio Grognard (with Glen Halstrom) The Tale of the Manticore (a unique dramatized quasi-actual play) Special Announcement: We will be on Erik Tenkar’s Tavern Chat Livestream with Glen Halstrom (of Old man Grognard/Radio Grognard fame) this Friday evening at 8 pm EST called: Dungeons, Dragons, and Discourse
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