On this week's show, the boys play Capcom's latest AAA foray, Pragmata. We talk about father/daughter dynamics in video games, the joys of hacking, and what it means to be a slayer gamer.

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Timestamps:
0:01 - Sparking graphic novels
4:01 - This week's episode
6:34 - Dave's old business: cookin' and cubin'
11:55 - Pragmata - the basic setup
26:48 - What this game does well
37:58 - Competence vs. excellence
59:52 - The psychology of gamers
1:05:46 - Public comments: The card(s) that got us into Magic
1:12:04 - Wrapping up

Our opening music is Nowhere - You Never Knew, and our closing music is Space Blood - Goro? Is That Your Christian Name?

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