The 20-Sided Gamified Podcast team sits down with Matthew Farber and Tracy Fullerton to discuss their recent book, The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully. Critics have been raving about it, and it such an honor to discuss the purpose of their book, and connection to education. A full description of the book is below the podcast player.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. A Great Lakes ore freighter that sank in a powerful November storm, its tragic story was the focus of folk-rock artist Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 ballad, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” … So how would a game measure up next to Mr. Lightfoot in telling the story of this doomed ship?

Does the movie A House of Dynamite got you feeling all Rashomon? We got you. Here’s a pair of 20-Sided Gamified Podcast episodes that recount the same trip to Gettysburg from two different perspectives. Episode 104 debriefs the trip with Austin and Matt from Mark’s Game Room, a YouTube channel dedicated to wargaming. Episode 105 then covers the same ground with two of Jared’s former students, Carter and Thomas. Both episodes are worth your time!

Every month, NASAGA highlights one of its members who is doing fantastic things. November’s Member of the Month is NASAGA Board Member Eric Guay, PMP/CSM, author of Critical Success: Using RPG Tactics for Project Victory.