Ghost in the Shell TTRPG + Chicago ‘68 Designer Interviews | Episode 117

Games of the Week

• Ghost in the Shell TTRPG (5:32)
Our resident tabletop roleplaying curation hound, Walt, leads a conversation with the disarming Alessio Cavatore, a veteran miniature tabletop game designer whose task was to help faithfully imagine the world of Masamune Shirow’s legendary Ghost in the Shell manga as an RPG under the Mantic Games banner. He shows us his passion for the material and the nuts and bolts of play itself. You don’t want to just stroll into a firefight in this one.

• Chicago ‘68 (39:56)
A talk with Yoni Goldstein, designer of 2025’s Chicago ’68 — a game that models the battle between activist groups and the Chicago Police Department, the Democratic national establishment, and Mayor Daley’s administration, who are all fighting for yardage and mindshare during that summer’s wild Democratic national convention. You’ll learn about where this game sits in the tradition of historical conflict games — and what Yoni’s working on next.

Tracks of the Week

(76:32)
Three recipes: one for soul, one for rocksteady, one for dope. This recipe book starts in Memphis, stops in Jamaica, and ends in Houston’s 5th Ward..

Music
• Main Theme and Bumpers: “Wash Y’ass,” D.O. the Fabulous Drifter and Dow Jones, Five Points Plan
• Game of the Week Background: “Night Gatherings,” Pecan Pie (License code: XTGOLLHHPTLTQ6AM)
• Game of the Week Background: “Something Weird,” Pecan Pie (License code: ZRXYCMKOPDHXLZP9)
Tracks of the Week
• Memphis Soul Stew,” King Curtis and the Kingpins, ©️2006 Atlantic Recording Corp.
• “Soul Food,” Lyn Taitt and the Jets, ©️2023 Sanctuary Records Group LTD
• “Trigga Happy N****,” Geto Boys, ©️2002 RAP-A-LOT 2K RECORDS INC.

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