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Tonight on the GeekNights Book Club, we discuss The Night is Short, Walk on Girl by Tomihiko Morimi. You may recall its anime adaptation we previously reviewed on GeekNights. It's sort of a surreal and mystical romantic comedy. A college student heads out into the night and encounters various people and wild surreal happenings. Another student who has a crush on her has decided to confess that night, and ends up along for a wild ride. If you had a certain kind of university experience it is very true to that experience. Related Links Things of the Day Forum Thread Book Club: The Night is Short, Walk on GirlDiscord Chat Book Club: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider how to ruin your competitive card game. Scott shares the original Sins of CCG design. This is all in the context of Marvel SNAP. In the news, the Rangers sweep the Capitals, Square Enix reported extraordinary losses, Dave & Buster's introduces real money gambling, and Fallout games don't work on modern PCs. Related Links Forum Thread How to ruin your competitive card gameDiscord Chat How to ruin your competitive card gameThings of the Day Man's Best FriendWas Green Hand a Mistake?

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the delightful Pokémon Concierge on Netflix. In the news, Dungeon Meshi grows a plot if you watch past the first bit, Chinese Indie Feature Art College 1994 is in theaters this Friday, and Tonari no Yokai-san looks super cute. Related Links Forum Thread Pokémon ConciergeDiscord Chat Pokémon ConciergeThings of the Day Kinko Best MomentsGUNDAM EVOLUTION Private Server Project

Tonight on GeekNights we consider what A New TV in 2024 looks like. In the news, the Stanley Cup Playoffs are underway, GameCube and Wii emulators won't work on iOS due to Apple's ban on just-in-time compilation, and Meta really makes money from all the data they collect about you. Related Links Forum Thread A New TV in 2024Discord Chat A New TV in 2024Things of the Day 90s computer room ✨🛰️ 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝟗𝟓 𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 🎧 extended versionMAPSCII

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Klask. It's a well-designed extremely fun tabletop sport adjacent to but significantly distinct from Air Hockey. In the news, the Rangers are number one in the NHL, the Coyotes are moving to Salt Lake City, and Visions of Mana has quite the trailer. Also if you ever need to help out an injured pigeon in New York City, you have a lot of good options. Related Links Forum Thread KlaskDiscord Chat KlaskThings of the Day The SnailfishDescent3

Tonight on GeekNights, we review The Orbital Children. It's an excellent short hard science fiction show written and directed by Mitsuo Iso. In the news, Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM is in theaters May 7-8 and somebody bought Superman again. Related Links Forum Thread The Orbital Children (2022)Discord Chat The Orbital Children (2022)Things of the Day What is the range of Sting's Orc-radar?Truncate

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the nature of the Easter Egg. They're good for society. In the news, the mayor of New York lost a duel, and it's not just you. Related Links Forum Thread Easter EggsDiscord Chat Easter EggsThings of the Day So THAT'S where Bugs Bunny got it from!Sweet Home (1989) [Full Film, Domesday Capture, Subbed]

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Balatro (2024). From LocalThunk and published by Playstack, it's a roguelike deckbuilder in the vein of Slay the Spire, but in Video Poker. It's good. In the news, PAX East was all right but it's still a ghost town when the expo hall closes, the Rangers are top of the NHL coming into the playoffs, and you may not have played Crime No Crime before (but you should). Related Links Forum Thread Balatro (2024)Discord Chat Balatro (2024)Things of the Day The End of Evangelion: When I Watch Something UnforgettableOriginal Pirate Material

Tonight on GeekNights, with Rym back from the plague and Scott back from PAX, we review the hot new anime Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi / ダンジョン飯). From Studio Trigger, it's part light fantasy part cooking show. It's worth your watch. In the news, The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story dropped in partnership with the Kevin Love Fund and two lost Astro Boy episodes were recovered! Related Links Forum Thread Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi)Discord Chat Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi)Things of the Day 2 days into collegeJoby Carter

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the fantastic Robot Dreams, a Spanish-French animated tragicomedy was saw at the New York International Children's Film Festival. It has no dialog and you will remember the 21st night of September. In the news, Akira Toriyama has died, and the creator of X-Men 97 has been fired. Related Links Forum Thread Robot Dreams (2023)Discord Chat Robot Dreams (2023)Things of the Day Attack the Gas StationHow to Fold the Miura Ori

Tonight on GeekNights, we consider the ramifications of a ridiculous Texas law being argued before the Supreme Court, and its ramifications for the imperfect but valuable Section 230. In the news, A lot of Redditors hate the Reddit IPO, Reddit is selling your data to Google for AI training, and Reddit admitted that your moderator protests are working. Also Rym has some notes on his new workstation. Related Links Forum Thread Moderation, Section 230, and Free SpeechDiscord Chat Moderation, Section 230, and Free SpeechThings of the Day The Oldest Room in the HouseGifCities

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss noodles. In the news, Alabama Republicans decide that embryos are literally children with extreme and harmful legal consequences, and Fubo has raised an antitrust suit against the coming massive sports streaming consolidation. Related Links Forum Thread NoodlesDiscord Chat NoodlesThings of the Day Which is Worse?GoPro Ride Through an Electron Beam Irradiator at Full Beam Power

Tonight on GeekNights, having previously talked about Cheating we now consider Anti-Cheat. How do you prevent cheating? In the news, the Nintendo Direct is Feb 21 but the Switch 2 is likely 2025, and Helldivers 2's ugly anti-cheat in a PvE game leaves a bad taste in our mouths. Related Links Forum Thread Anti-CheatDiscord Chat Anti-CheatThings of the Day Wario Addresses His Nation Amidst Its DestructionGame Font Forensics

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the first season of Castlevania: Nocturne. If you enjoyed the first show then your vampire cup overfloweth. In the news, PAX has an official Discord and Bong Joon Ho is working on a new animated film about deep sea creatures. Related Links Forum Thread Castlevania: NocturneDiscord Chat Castlevania: NocturneThings of the Day Putin’s Story | The Puppet Show Banned In RussiaClarke Jaxton Motorbike

Tonight on GeekNights, 18 years after Rym tried to switch to Mac, Scott switches to Mac. (Except for gaming). In the news, Rym is building a new primary workstation,, Tim Sweeney calls out Apple's "malicious compliance" in light of The Digital Markets Act, and the Superb Owl went to overtime. Related Links Forum Thread Scott Switches to MacDiscord Chat Scott Switches to MacThings of the Day Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LEDNo Vehicles in the Park

Tonight on GeekNights, after talking about people who use their phones in public at full speaker volume, we review the fantastic convention that was Super MAGFest 2024. We previously covered the games of this MAGFest in MIVs. In the news, the Superb Owl is the least interesting it's ever been, and late capitalism claims another digital victim. Related Links Forum Thread Super MAGFest 2024Discord Chat Super MAGFest 2024Things of the Day The Odd History of Goalie Maskspinaffo & pluvinage's cardboard installation

Tonight on GeekNights, we riff on some of the ideas we're exploring for our new talk for PAX East 2024: All Games are the Same Game. Turns out you can factorize games into other games. Also we're back after Rym was gone skiing for a week. In the news, the Logitech G PRO X wireless headset is all right, it turns out US presidents aren't immune to all laws, and Roblox has a universal translator. Related Links Forum Thread All Games are the Same GameDiscord Chat All Games are the Same GameThings of the Day The Best Keyboard, According to ScienceCard Games Historically Played by the Black Community

Tonight on GeekNights, we discuss the extremely good games we played at MAGFest 2024, which itself was possibly the best MAGFest that has ever happened to date. Particularly, the MAGFest Indie Videogame Showcase (MIVS) and a shout-out to Nothing Good Can Come of This. In the news, Palworld surged onto the scene with massive sales and weird controversies, tabletop game bootlegs are becoming a major problem, and anime is mainstream. Related Links Forum Thread The Games of MAGFest 2024Discord Chat The Games of MAGFest 2024Things of the Day Extremely rare penalty called ⚠️Brutal Delayed Penalty Own Goal

Tonight on GeekNights, we review the year 2023. Sort of a personal retrospective. In the news, Donald Trump argues in court that a president has the right to assassinate their enemies, and 2023 was the hottest year in human history, Related Links Forum Thread 2023 (2023)Discord Chat 2023 (2023)Things of the Day Adults giving you directionsSauna Security

Tonight on GeekNights, we review Whale Street. It is a solid concept, combining the stock/operating round structure of an 18xx game with poker hand mechanics, but it doesn't quite stick the landing on execution. In the news, Wizards of the Coast has an AI art problem, and Free to Play games like Overwatch and Marvel Snap have a new card/character power creep problem. PixelMeat is back. If you care about unions and good working conditions, consider calling Arsenal Scaffold to tell them workers need living wages. Related Links Forum Thread Whale Street (2023)Discord Chat Whale Street (2023)Things of the Day Hearse of Strahdmoai.games