Episode 272 – games within games

Summary: * (0:47) Fear the Boot vs Fear the Boot.  The ENnies weren't even in the room! * (1:53) Wayne falls in love with the idea of games that have a story self-contained story arcs. * (4:30) Music and other in-character distractions from the game.  Roleplaying in sidebars. * (21:16) Blah, blah, blah, InSpectres (http://memento-mori.com/inspectres/).  You can see the three confessionals here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT2eg1xevlo), here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_T5IPaRlrw), and here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFdff5i65D4). * (29:01) Using another game system -- or even another instance of the same game -- to further explore your plot and setting.  Taking a break or changing tone through related games. * (43:57) Switching Game Masters when moving in and out of sub-games. Hosts: Chad, John, Julia, Pat, Wayne