134. It was a Mutual Decision Part 1

One Shot

James D'Amato

Games, Comedy, Leisure

4.8 • 908 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2016

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

One of the worst parts about falling in love is that it sometimes doesn't work out. Looking back on failed relationships it can feel like you have experienced the worst behavior humanity has to offer. Designer Ron Edwards channeled that awfulness into It Was a Mutual Decision. A game about breaking up that suggests our worst selves might not be human at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week's episode of One Shot was brought to you by Field Notes brand, USA made, memo books, and other products, including seasonal limited editions.
0:08.8	Visit fieldnotes brand dot com or 400 North May.
0:13.0	We are adventurers.
0:15.0	We've been to every place anywhere in the world.
0:19.0	We are adventuring.
0:20.0	We are adventurers.
0:22.0	Hello cuties and welcome to another romantic episode of One Shot brought to you by
0:28.0	Battle Stations. It's February which means Valentine's Day is coming up.
0:32.8	To celebrate, one shot is bringing you a month of romantic horror games.
0:37.2	And we're starting things off with Ron Edwards.
0:39.5	It was a mutual decision, a game about love, loss, and wear rats. We got a fantastic cast together
0:45.8	to explore the horrors of breaking up. I can't wait to share our game with you, but first I want
0:51.7	to tell you about our sponsor.
0:53.0	Battlestations is the tabletop Starship simulator.
0:57.0	It's a multi-map sci-fi board game
1:00.0	RPG hybrid that simultaneously features ship- ship combat in space and events
1:05.1	happening on board the ship. Battle stations is simple to learn but allows for
1:09.4	complex imaginative choices like teleporting into an enemy ship, hacking their
1:14.8	helm controls, and steering their ship towards a black hole before jumping into
1:19.2	an escape pod. The second edition of Battlestations hit Kickstarter this month and funded in the first day.
1:25.0	The game features dozens of missions designed by famous designers like Richard Garfield of Magic The Gathering,
1:32.0	and several other designers from
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