Episode 50: Are We Having Fun Yet? - a podcast by Onyx Path Publishing

In which the trio attempts (and likely fails) to define "fun."
* It's episode 50!* What is fun? Clowns?* "Fun" is really hard to define* Eddy has spoken about this and speaks on it here!* A healthy debate on win conditions* A bit on play style* When aren't games "games," we ask, and a bit on puzzles* Sometimes players change the game you're playing* Mystery book digression* What we enjoy out of a game* Skyrim, somehow* Social elements of games* Fun vs. Engagement* OBLIGATORY WRESTLING* Matthew doesn't know what roller derby is* Dixie explains roller derby badly* Diplomacy* Online roleplaying* LARPing* What do we find NOT fun?
 
Links:A Theory of Fun: https://www.theoryoffun.com/Eddy's website: http://eddyfate.com/Fiasco: https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/Dread: http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/games/dread/Gone Home: https://gonehome.game/Dear Esther: http://www.thechineseroom.co.uk/games/dear-estherLife is Strange: https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/life-is-strangeMyst: https://cyan.com/games/myst/The 7th Guest: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7th_GuestYggdrasil: http://cubicle7.co.uk/yggdrasill-a-look-at-the-nine-worlds/Doki Doki Literature Club: https://ddlc.moe/Promethean: The Created: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/chroniclesofdarkness/prometheanthecreated/Wraith: The Oblivion: http://theonyxpath.com/category/worlds/classicworldofdarkness/wraiththeoblivion/Horror on the Orient Express: https://www.chaosium.com/horror-on-the-orient-express-pdf/Skyrim: https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/skyrimDiplomacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/7/27/the-extraordinary-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/

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