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Games can be fun and accessible even if you haven't been playing them for 20 years. Consoles scare us and we bet they scare you, too.

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Anna Tarkov & Jessica Dennis

Why do herring make you smarter? Something something school.

115: The Herring Theory

November 29, 2016

What's one weird trick for games to infuriate us? Bad monetization. Jessica even almost really liked a new game this week—almost.

It was much the same with Anna who, along with Jessica, struggled with a home decorating game. Struggled to play it that is, because the monetization is so brutal.

We also wondered about Microsoft Solitaire coming to mobile and who on earth would pay for it, got a sneak peak at Asher Vollmer’s next game, learned who the best navigators are, and chuckled at an unlikely political incursion into a mobile soccer game we’ve never played.

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Stuff we mentioned:

  • Icarus (iOS only)
  • Sling Kong (iOS & Android)
  • Let's Go Rocket (iOS & Android)
  • Shooty Skies (iOS & Android)
  • Islands (iOS only)
  • Kathy Rain (iOS & Android)
  • George W. Bush’s paintings
  • Bob Ross
  • Design Home (iOS & Android)
  • Covet Fashion (iOS & Android)
  • Kim Kardashian: Hollywood (iOS & Android)
  • PHP
  • Oh… Sir! Insult Simulator (iOS & Android)
  • Microsoft Solitaire comes to mobile
  • Microsoft Solitaire (iOS & Android)
  • Solitaire Forever (iOS & Android)
  • Fallen London (iOS, Android & browser)
  • Windows Phone
  • Solitaire subscription in Windows 10
  • Asher Vollmer’s episode
  • Guildlings
  • GIF of first revealed Guildlings character
  • Sea Hero Quest (iOS & Android)
  • The best navigators are Nordic
  • Football Manager (iOS & Android)
  • Brexit
  • Pro-Brexit player is mad
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