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In this episode, Cathy & Sarah Reed talk about the games they’ve played including Fire in the Library, Herbaceous Sprouts, and Altiplano and then they discuss how gaming helps your mental health; Sarah McGill from Espionage Party talks about what a LARP is and is not.

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• Opening: 1:04
• Drafting Mechanic: 32:25
• Hot Topic: 47:06
• Closing: 1:12:06

Hosts  

Cathy Ford

 

Sarah Reed

Games We’ve Played Recently

Reviewer Game Designer OTP Rating Sarah & Cathy Fire in the Library Tony Miller & John Prather 4 Sarah Herbaceous Sprouts
Eduardo Baraf, Steve Finn,
& Keith Matejka 4 Cathy Altiplano Reiner Stockhausen 5

GAME RATING SCALE:

We have started referring to and rating games by a rating scale. Here is how we are using this scale:

5 = Buy this! Buy this now!
4 = A good solid game!
3 = Decent with some bugs.
2 = Has great potential as kindling!
1 = Give me back the time I spent playing it!

Contributor Segment: What is a LARP by Sarah McGill

Sarah McGill from Espionage Party talks about what a LARP is and is not.

The Hot Topic: Mental Health Benefits of Gaming

Cathy and Sarah Reed discuss how gaming helps your mental health.

Become a Contributor on the Show

If you would like to be a guest or contributor on the show, simply send an email to Feedback@OurTurnPodcast.com. Tell us about your idea or what you would like to talk about and we’ll get back to you. We are open to all ideas that help in promoting inclusivity, equality, and diversity in the board and card game, video game, and RPG/LARP hobbies.

Music Used in This Episode

• Easy Going by Purple Planet Music
• Revive by Adrianna Krikl
  (Main Theme Song)

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CATHY FORD

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Sarah Reed

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Mark Ford

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Sarah Graybill

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Jordan Marshall

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Kathleen mercury

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Jesse Metcalf

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