Day 967… This week we unlock the enigmatic puzzle adventure / drunken architect simulator Blue Prince! Your wealthy great uncle has left you his strange estate for you to claim as your own, only if you can unravel the mysteries that lie within. I see a black cat with a red flag… pawns among bishops… ChatGPT solving wild word puzzles… IQ bending logical mysteries and more!

• 1:04 - game stats
• 2:33 - one sentence description
• 4:07 - Spoiler-Free Initial Impressions
• 9:00 - Multi-Brain Gaming & Spoiler Transition
• 10:37 - Puzzle Spoilers & Game Mechanics
• 16:11 - Story Setup & Opening Cinematics
• 22:13 - Room Drawing Mechanics & RNG
• 29:05 - Foundation Room & Basement Mechanics
• 34:13 - Puzzle Solutions & External Help
• 40:43 - Digital Journal Critique & Comparison to Other Games
• 50:35 - Board Game vs Video Game Format
• 55:27 - Specific Gameplay Elements
• 1:03:02 - Game Design Analysis & Improvements
• 1:20:26 - listener letter on game pricing
• 1:29:00 - rankings and final thoughts
• 1:41:26 - similar games

Next episode: Spiritfall (due to last second schedule change after the recording)

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Intro music: Dave Brubeck Quartet - Someday My Prince Will Come

Outro music: Trigg & Gusset - Bequest