Something From Nothing - Game Designer Hangout list by episode

1. Board Game: Scallywags [Average Rating:6.05 Overall Rank:12336]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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9/8/13: The Pilot episode where we introduce our faces to each other and drink a surprising amount of adult beverages. No special guests, simply four designers talking shop.

Topics: Rules writing, Theme expectations, Skill-check variations, Victory Conditions

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
Rob Couch
T.C. Petty III

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2. Board Game: Alien Frontiers [Average Rating:7.40 Overall Rank:257]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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9/22/13: The second episode, and the first episode to include some special guests to the usual line-up. Also, expect Tory's new Breaking Bad meth-cooking deck-builder to be released in the near future.

Topics: Adding nuance to elegant systems, Chit-pull mechanics, mitigation of luck, game-breaking moments

Special Guests:

Tory Niemann

(tk421)

United States
Maricopa
Arizona

Daniel Solis

(gobi)

United States
Durham
Unspecified

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
Rob Couch

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3. Board Game: Kings of Air and Steam [Average Rating:6.87 Overall Rank:2068]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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10/6/13: Episode 3: The episode that almost never happened. The technical difficulties were mounting and just as we all were about to throw our hands in the air and give up, it all came together with a late-start. Prolific designers throwing ideas around like candy!

Topics: Meeting publishers, Storytelling games, Children's games, Rejection, Boring themes

Special Guests:

Scott Almes

(scottbalmes)

United States
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

Corey Young

(CoreyYoung)

United States
Dayton
OH

Regulars:
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

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4. Board Game: Scoville [Average Rating:7.15 Overall Rank:716]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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10/20/13: In the exciting fourth episode of Something From Nothing, Orcas... IN SPACE! Also, you should probably attend Protospiel and Unpub 4.

Topics: Tacked-on mechanics, Moments of Inspiration, Complexity vs. Feel, Feedback from other Designers.

Special Guest:

Ed P Marriott

(RalphTheSquirrel)

United States
Madison
Wisconsin

EMBARCADERO

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III

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5. Board Game: Eight-Minute Empire [Average Rating:6.57 Overall Rank:1310]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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11/3/13: Episode 5 is our first episode with 6 gorgeous game designer faces and the brand-new Google Hangout interface. T.C. explains Boardgamehour incorrectly (use #boardgamehour Mondays at 2PM EST, and tweet about the topic), #Nagademon is explained correctly by Isaac, and hopefully these hashtags persuade more designers to jump onto Twitter.

Topics: Hiding math, Self-indulgent Prototyping, Kickstarter/self-publishing, Math vs. Feel, Creativity

Special Guests:

Isaac Shalev

(ender7)

United States
Cary
NC

Ryan Laukat

(mechanicalfish)

United States
Sandy
Utah

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
Rob Couch
T.C. Petty III

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6. Board Game: Ground Floor [Average Rating:7.02 Overall Rank:1538]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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11/17/13: This is episode the sixth and we're hitting our stride. New games are published and announced; questions are asked and answers are given. We're like your best friend, only opinionated, glitchy, and on Youtube. Also, make sure you have Neil read your rules. (also, as a side note, this is the first episode where a designer stuck around for a "post-episode hangout" off-air)

Topics: PnP, Playtesters, "unique" or iteration, fad vs. mechanic

Special Guests:

J. Alex Kevern

(mistergnome)

United States
Mountain View
CA - California

David Short

(dshortdesign)

United States
Tucson
Arizona

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
T.C. Petty III
Jason Slingerland

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7. Board Game: Pixel Lincoln: The Deckbuilding Game [Average Rating:5.75 Overall Rank:13638]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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12/1/13: This episode, which is the 7th, is game design to the max. Jason broadcasts from his game design fortress in the basement of an auction house, while we talk about card game design. To the x-treme!

Topics: Restrictions in Microgames, Game Design Forts, Gambling in Games, Art/theme affecting feedback, Failure

Special Guests:

Jason Tagmire

(jtagmire)

United States
Westmont
New Jersey

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

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8. Board Game: Risk Legacy [Average Rating:7.41 Overall Rank:392]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

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12/15/13: Episode 8. Rob Daviau meets us for a fireside chat for the holiday season, with all the trimmings. Mainly we just repeat the word Legacy over and over, and Jamey Stegmaier, full-time game publisher, reveals more insight and info on winemaking expansions.

Topics: New Publisher Advice (shipping), "Legacy" games, variable turn order, designing FOR Kickstarter

Special Guests:

Jamey Stegmaier

(jameystegmaier)

United States
St. Louis
Missouri

Rob Daviau

(RobDaviau)

United States
Unspecified
Massachusetts

Regulars:
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III
Chevee Dodd

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9. Board Game: Eminent Domain [Average Rating:7.03 Overall Rank:614]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

12/29/13: Episode number nine. To continue our love of design, exploration, and space, we have invited noted game designer and developer Seth Jaffee on to the program. Luckily we talk about designing within a space, exploring new frontiers, and Christopher Chung sells ice to eskimos in the least fun way possible. Also, multiple shameless plugs abound and apparently Dice Hate Me Games will be publishing 3000 54-card games in 2014.

Topics: The Dice Hate Me Games 54-Card Challenge, Gil Hova's 4-P Challenge, "micro legacy games" Tiny Epic Kingdoms, First Impressions, Deck-building, Making Stock Markets "FUN"

Special Guests:

Christopher Chung

(Christerical)

Canada
Toronto

Seth Jaffee

(sedjtroll)

United States
Tucson
Arizona

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

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10. Board Game: Fleet [Average Rating:6.89 Overall Rank:1023]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

1/12/13: Episode the tenth. This is an Unpub spectacular with Unpub 4 attending guests Darrell Louder and Ben Pinchback. We spend a whole lot of time elaborating on the simple concept that game designers are kind of dumb if they don't attend a playtest-specific game design convention. Also, our first major technical difficulty splits the episode into two parts. That only makes it twice as enjoyable!

Topics: Unpub 4, Fear, Motivation, Finding the Right publisher, Getting the most out of Feedback

Special Guests:

Darrell Louder

(getlouder)

United States
Dover
Delaware

Ben Pinchback

(bno70_1)

United States
Leonard
Michigan

Regulars:
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

Also, here's a link to Jay and Sen's awesome blog Inspiration to Publication with good information on "sell sheets". Guide to Sell Sheets

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11. Board Game: Get Bit! [Average Rating:6.15 Overall Rank:2569]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

1/26/14: Episode Eleven. Sometimes games are brightly colored and cute only to hide their dark, vicious, cut-throat innards. Dave Chalker and Grant Rodiek jump into the party with their design mindset and the lighter, tighter side of gaming. Also, we all learn what Turtle racing is and everyone roots for Lefty.

Topics: Helplessness, shooting the moon, Designing Lighter games, Simultaneous play, playtesting outside your circles

Special Guests:

Grant Rodiek

(HyperboleGrant)

United States

Dave Chalker

(davethegame)

United States
Silver Spring
Maryland

Regulars:
Rob Couch
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III

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12. Board Game: Battle For Souls [Average Rating:6.88 Overall Rank:3551]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

2/9/14: The Episode 12. Finally, a group of designers are brave enough to speak about their collective experiences and opinions on Kickstarter! Totally original content that no one has ever done before! But, most importantly, Robert Burke and David Chott give us their perspective on how game design is evolving, and how to use Kickstarter to make your games better. Prepare for an hour of self-deprecation, false promises, and inappropriate game themes.

Topics: Kickstarter! ("it's easy", KS exclusives, stretching the components), game designer promotional responsibilities, integrity & passion

Special Guests:

David Chott

(dchott)

United States
Portland
Oregon

Robert Burke

(Tinyelvis)

United States
Belmont
North Carolina

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
T.C. Petty III
Jason Slingerland

Also, we mentioned on the episode The Grand Gaming Academy for having a group that will demo published games for you during major conventions. Contact: Brian Lenz (LaffyTaffy) or Marc Specter (kamus73) for more details and also info on GrandCon.

And, most importantly, please back Lagoon & Draco Magi on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW!

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13. Board Game: Pandemic [Average Rating:7.59 Overall Rank:105]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

2/23/14: Episode the 13th. The cooperative/solo game episode where we talk about the legitimately difficult task of creating and balancing games where players combat an AI. Matt Leacock talks about how he invented the alpha player problem and A. J. creates games that make people cry.

Topics: Solo/Cooperative Games (good qualities, surprise, alpha player problems, group vs individual goals, allowing choice vs. tying player's hands, player elimination), adult themes, crying, record blind playtests

Special Guests:

A.J. Porfirio

(vanrydergames)

United States
Thompsons Station
Tennessee

What Van Ryder Game are YOU playing?

Matt Leacock

(mleacock)

United States
Sunnyvale
California

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

ALSO: Something From Nothing is now available on iTunes to download and enjoy at your leisure.

PREVIEW LINK TO ITUNES

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14. Board Game: Lawless [Average Rating:6.02 Overall Rank:7628]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

Episode 14: Something From Nothing goes international with an esteemed guest from the French Alps and one of Jason's favorite designers, mountain man, Bruno Cathala. Technical issues abound as per usual, but once we get rolling there's some nice and juicy game design hints, reveals, and truth about the game design community. Tres magnifique!

"Gamers, Game Designers, Developers, Publishers; We are all passionate, and we belong to the same family." ~Bruno Cathala

Topics: Collaboration (also Bruno name drops 1000 French designers), designing an AI, Cyclades expansion, free speech and game design community, sharing design, Kickstarter, Designing FOR components

Special Guest:

bruno cathala

(Bruno des Montagnes)

France
st pierre en faucigny
Unspecified

Regulars:
T.C. Petty III
Jason Slingerland
Rob Couch

Also mentioned on the show, Bruno Cathala's Blog which is in French, but Google Translate helps a little bit at least.

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15. Board Game: Castle Dice [Average Rating:6.66 Overall Rank:2993]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

3/23/14: Episode fifteen. Where we go negative with our politician friend, Ben Rosset, and Luke Peterschmidt starts a game company just to spite Eric Lang. Strangely, this Hangout had an agenda, which is never really so overtly stated on the show (though T.C. usually has some sort of half-plan) and so Chevee talks a whole bunch, spearheading a conversation about negative critical reception and how designers should deal with feedback, reviews, and playtesters.

Topics: Critical reception (knowing your audience, targeting your audience, taking reviews with a grain of salt, asking the right questions after a playtest) making games for yourself, embracing failure, "fun scientist", working with limitations, craft vs. art.

Special Guests:

Ben Rosset

(rosset37)

United States
Chicago
Illinois

Luke Peterschmidt

(Luke Peterschmidt)

United States
Unspecified
Unspecified

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland

Thanks also to Jason Glover from Grey Gnome Games for answering a few questions and sparking some good questions during the episode.

And check out Ben Rosset's game BrewCrafters Travel Card Game as part of Dice Hate Me Game's 54-Card Rabbit Collection.

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16. Board Game: The Great Heartland Hauling Co. [Average Rating:6.89 Overall Rank:1441]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

4/6/14: Episode 16 enters the fray. With an extra 33% more beard, Jason Kotarski and Andy Lenox, hosts of the excellent 20 Minutes of Filler Podcast, visit the show to surprise and delight us with visions of larger games on the horizon. We talk about the tipping point between filler and meatier games and learn more expert advertising methods from the school of Chevee Dodd. Also, I think we decide that every card game should have a few cards that can be cut and formed into origami-style sculptures.

Topics: "Camp Khaki" (scope creep vs filler), finding the right publisher, themes to fit the game weight, Storyteller Cards Project, alternative ways to keep score (cards as components), thoughts on scheduled prototype areas at conventions, the mindset for small games or large games

Special Guests:

Andy Lenox

(andylenox)

United States
Fenton
Michigan

Jason Kotarski

(jguitarstring)

United States
GRAND RAPIDS
Michigan

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

For any game designers interested in exposure for their games and a surprising amount of West Coast publisher eyes on your prototype, check out the Ion Award competition. I picked up the award this year, but most importantly it opened a whole new network of publishers to me. Highly recommended for serious entries, and new info on the 2015 contest will be posted later this year.

Also, Rob was a finalist in the Cards Against Humanity Tabletop Deathmatch and will be featured on an episode airing May 6th. But, make sure to check out the show and see some indie designers pitching their games nervously to a panel of "experts" in an attempt to win a million dollars or something like that. It's also another contest that is planned to be repeated this year, and it is huge exposure for new designers.

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17. Board Game: Outer Earth [Average Rating:6.65 Overall Rank:10126]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

4/20/13: Episode 17: As everyone else spends time with their family to celebrate some sort of important religious bunny holiday, our esteemed panelists come together to talk about game production and game design! Paul Tseng joins the group to talk a little about his experiences with Tabletop Deathmatch as a finalist alongside Rob Couch. Also, some trick-taking game about shooting guns or whatever goes onto Kickstarter, I guess.

Topics: "Pull!" on Kickstarter now, Failure & Launching with pre-exposure, iterating PnPs, UPC issues, card quality (gsm vs core), removing mechanics to increase the fun, the first impression,did I mention "Pull!" on Kickstarter now?

Special Guest:

Paul Tseng

(Fujiang)

Canada
Toronto
Ontario

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Rob Couch
Jason Slingerland

Also, don't forget to check out Rob's episode of Tabletop Deathmatch on Youtube!

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18. Board Game: Cinque Terre [Average Rating:7.05 Overall Rank:1822]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

5/4/14: Episode 18: Jessica Nida, designer of Wrangled, along with Chris Handy, designer of Cinque Terre and Long Shot jump onto the show to share their game design perspectives. Chris's epic shelving threatens to tumble down upon him creating dramatic tension! Jessica wants other people to fix her problems, and Chevee says nice things about himself!

Topics: Large Publishers vs. Indie, Pro-Tips for starting a Kickstarter, end-game scenarios, "Pass The Jam" - Jessica Nida's Game Jam, Researching Your Game Designs, "Procrastination is part of Game Design," Chris Handy's Alan Moon interview, Chris Handy's "Pack O Games" coming to Kickstarter this summer!

Special Guests:

Chris Handy

(ChrisHandy)

United States
California

Jessica Nida

(Harpy_Games)

United States
Texas

Regulars:
T.C. Petty III
Jason Slingerland
Chevee Dodd
Rob Couch

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19. Board Game: Aether Captains [Average Rating:6.48 Overall Rank:12825]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

5/18/14: Episode the 19th. This episode is fully printable and playable with only a few minor assembly instructions. Todd Sanders, BGG game design forum designer and Print and Play pro, along with Mike Mullins, professional playtester, soon-to-be designer and the secret drive behind all solo versions of games on BGG, both join us for a spirited discussion about scissors, printer ribbons, and paper. There are so many tips and tricks about PNP creation in this episode that is literally bursting from the seams. Literally. Also, look out for Chevee Dodd's "Horse Magic" coming to Kickstarter soon.

Topics: Print and Play! (benefits of, when to post your PnP, where to post, how many components, what to expect/feedback, INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO PRINT THE GAME, making it easy for testers, Tons of Tips & Tricks) Solo games, bookkeeping defines a good solo vs. a coop game, Zombie in my Pocket

Special Guests:

Mike Mullins

(Mullins014)

United States
Lincoln University
PA

It's always my turn.

todd sanders

(dumarest123)

United States
pittsburgh
Pennsylvania

Regulars:
Jason Slingerland
Chevee Dodd
T.C. Petty III
Rob Couch

Also, as mentioned on the video, The Unpub website has the option to list your game in a large unpublished game database, offer rules or PNP files, and also receive feedback through their electronic feedback forms. BGG Game Design Forums also. Board Game Design Forum too. Get out there and get involved!

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20. Board Game: Marvel Dice Masters: Avengers vs. X-Men [Average Rating:7.15 Overall Rank:696] [Average Rating:7.15 Unranked]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

6/1/14: 20th Anniversary Episode! In this star-studded 20th episode special event extravaganza, we invite Eric Lang onto the show to display his vast knowledge of game design and dazzle us with boxes that are blue. Chevee is giddy while Rob and Jason watch on in awe. And it all culminates with possibly the show's most well-thought-out bit of advice for game designers that dare to stare into the game design abyss and become successful.

Topics: working with IPs, origins of quarriors, MDM, managing personal ideas vs business-focused ideas, using deadlines to your creative advantage, creating a prototype UI, how to abuse playtesters, use Twitter (it's easy)

Special Guests:

Eric Lang

(Eric Lang)

Canada
Unspecified
Unspecified

Regulars:
Jason Slingerland
Chevee Dodd
Rob Couch

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21. Board Game: Corporate America [Average Rating:7.26 Overall Rank:3488]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

Episode 21:

Special Guests:

Nothing Sacred Games

(nothingsacredgames)

United States
Oakland
California

Daniel Devine

(3ddevine)

United States
Reno
NV

Regulars:
Rob Couch
T. C. Petty III
Jason Slingerland
Chevee Dodd

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22. Board Game: Her Majesty's Clockwork Tournament [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

(There's no BGG entry for Legacy of the Slayer!)

6/29/14: Episode 22: Jay Treat visits the show to talk about work within the storytelling realm, straddling the line between the ambiguity of collaborative storytelling games rules and the strictness of the board game realm.

Special Guests:

Jay Treat

(jtreat)

United States
King of Prussia
Pennsylvania

Regulars:
Rob Couch
Chevee Dodd

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23. Board Game: Jump Gate [Average Rating:6.10 Overall Rank:9421]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

7/13/14: Episode 23:

Special Guests:

Levi Mote

(levimote)

United States
Albany
OR

Matt Worden

(Brykovian)

United States
Minnetrista
Minnesota

www.mwgames.com/JumpGate ... check it out! ;-D

Regulars:
T. C. Petty III
Chevee Dodd
Jason Slingerland

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24. Board Game: The Mushroom Eaters [Average Rating:7.12 Overall Rank:6263]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

8/10/14: Episode 24:

Special Guests:

Matt Wolfe

(mattwolfe)

United States
Raleigh
North Carolina

nathan hayden

(dragonblaster)

United States
Littleton
Colorado

Regulars:
Jason Slingerland
Rob Couch
T.C. Petty III

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25. Board Game: Havok & Hijinks [Average Rating:6.77 Overall Rank:9981]

T. C. Petty III

(TheCrippledWerewolf)

United States
Chapel Hill
NC

XENON PROFITEER 2015!

8/24/14: Episode 25:

Special Guests:

Matt Loomis

(shanniganz)

United States
Illinois

Adam Trzonkowski

(Ferrel)

United States
Whitsett
North Carolina

Regulars:
Chevee Dodd
Rob Couch
Jason Slingerland

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