We're joined by guest hosts Xalavier Nelson Jr. (I Am Your Beast) and Bennett Foddy (Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy) to discuss Rail Heist, the 28th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“The most infamous train robbers in the west pull off a series of daring heists.”

Next week: Vainger

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Colt Express https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158899/colt-express Invisible, Inc. https://store.steampowered.com/app/243970/Invisible_Inc/ Gunpoint https://store.steampowered.com/app/206190/Gunpoint/ 

SteamWorld Heist https://www.gog.com/en/game/steamworld_heist 

Hotline Miami https://store.steampowered.com/app/219150/Hotline_Miami/ 

Killer Queen https://killerqueenarcade.com/ 

Leisure Suit Larry https://store.steampowered.com/app/763970/Leisure_Suit_Larry_1__In_the_Land_of_the_Lounge_Lizards/

Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2116510/Creepy_Redneck_Dinosaur_Mansion_3/

Baby Steps https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/Baby_Steps/

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We're recapping the new 2025 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 13). 

Laura, Jey, and Doug break down Episode 2 and share their Mole suspicions. 

There's never been a better time to get into De Mol. Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and to play a Mol guessing game with us.

Links:

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

We're joined by guest hosts Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy), Jay Ma (Into the Breach), and droqen (Starseed Pilgrim) to discuss Divers, the 27th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Control Dylan, Orlok, and Thyme as they explore the watery depths”

Next week: Rail Heist

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Final Fantasy Legend 1 (via the Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend) https://saga-franchise.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/collection-saga-final-fantasy-legend 

Dungeon Encounters https://www.square-enix-games.com/en_US/games/dungeon-encounters

Girls Last Tour https://yenpress.com/titles/9780316470636-girls-last-tour-vol-1 

Subnautica https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/Subnautica/

Stardom World Wrestling https://www.stardom-world.com/contents/4272 

Droqen’s website https://www.droqen.com/ 

Jay Ma on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jarmustard.bsky.social

Kayin on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kayin.moe

droqen on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/droqen.bsky.social

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow 

http://discord.gg/eggplant

https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

We're recapping the new 2025 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 13). 

Laura, Jey, and Doug break down Episode 1 and share their Mole suspicions. 

There's never been a better time to get into De Mol. Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and to play a Mol guessing game with us.

Links:

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant live from the De Mol 2024 finale https://www.patreon.com/posts/eggplant-de-mol-105398809

Eggplant Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

Taskmaster - Get To 11 Points as Fast as Possible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgLthsvxyAs

Recorded in person at GDC 2025, we're joined by guest host Alfredo Barraza (Riot), and UFO 50 developers Jon Perry, Derek Yu, and Tyriq Plummer to discuss Hot Foot, the 26th game in the UFO 50 collection.

"It's time to grab your beanbags and settle your differences on the Hot Foot court!"

Next week: Divers

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For the 2nd year in a row, we're recapping the new 2025 season of Flemish De Mol. And this time, we're posting the episodes to the main feed here.

There's never been a better time to get into De Mol. Join us on the Discord for tips on how to watch, chat about the episodes, and to play a Mol guessing game with us.

Links:

Ep 122: Finding Decency in Reality with Gilles De Coster (De Mol) https://eggplant.show/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

Eggplant's De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow

Eggplant live from the De Mol 2024 finale https://www.patreon.com/posts/eggplant-de-mol-105398809

Discord http://discord.gg/eggplant

We're joined by guest hosts Billy Basso (Animal Well), Jack Schlesinger (Baby Steps), and Gab Koenig (Tux and Fanny) to discuss Party House, the 25th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Can you throw the best house party of the summer without getting busted?”

Next week: Hot Foot

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

The Quacks of Quedlinburg https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg

Dominion (Temple Gate Games) https://templegatesgames.com/gamepages/dominion.html

Quarriors! https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91536/quarriors 

Jon Perry’s board games https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/73364/jon-perry 

Michael O’Blivion’s UFO 50 YouTube videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjLTO0klFN8&list=PL1D9Hwc75ZKp0tryurUbmtRUufIk_j6GD&index=4 

Luck be a Landlord https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404850/Luck_be_a_Landlord/ 

Slice & Dice https://tann.fun/games/dice/ 

Into the Depths: Slice & Dice – Part 1 https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-slice-dice-part-1 

Baby Steps https://www.babystepsgame.com/ 

Animal Well https://www.animalwell.net/ 

Episode 139 – Sticking to Your Systems with Animal Well https://eggplant.show/139-sticking-to-your-systems-with-animal-well 

Into the Depths: Caves of Qud (Part 1) https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-caves-of-qud-part-1 

Episode 92 – Untangling Language with Knotwords https://eggplant.show/92-untangling-language-with-knotwords 

Episode 128 – "Yes, And"-ing Your Design with Albert Birney and Gabriel Koenig (Tux and Fanny) https://eggplant.show/128-yes-and-ing-your-design-with-albert-birney-and-gabriel-koenig-tux-and-fanny 

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We're joined by guest host Madison Karrh (Birth), Billy Basso (Animal Well), and Steve Gillham (OzymandiasAV) to discuss Caramel Caramel, the 24th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Melon got a new camera and is going on a galactic adventure to try it out!”

Next week: Party House

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Snapshot Game https://store.steampowered.com/app/204220/Snapshot/ 

Spelunky by Derek Yu  https://bossfightbooks.com/products/spelunky-by-derek-yu

Brick101’s mod for Caramel Caramel  https://github.com/davidmpickett/ufo50-caramel-health 

Animal Well https://www.animalwell.net/ 

Episode 139 – Sticking to Your Systems with Animal Well  https://eggplant.show/139-sticking-to-your-systems-with-animal-well

Abnormal Mapping  https://www.abnormalmapping.com/ 

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We're joined by guest host Alfredo Barraza (Riot), plus Farbs (Wild Bastards), Dan Vecchitto (Trombone Champ), and Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss Onion Delivery, the 23rd game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Can you survive the work-week in Zorrg City? Do your best to make deliveries amidst the chaos!"

Next week: Caramel Caramel

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Retro Racing 2 https://www.mrqwak.com/games/retro-racing-2/  

Grand Theft Auto https://www.rockstargames.com/games/gta 

Trombone Champ https://www.trombonechamp.com/ 

ICE CREAM DELIVERY JOB  https://youtu.be/NfnzV0eMdug?si=q3rBfxpj9cI9cPbU 

"The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein https://tsd.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine.html

Adam Conover Tour Dates https://www.adamconover.net/new-tour-dates/

Adam Conover on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/adamconover.net

Farbs on Mastodon https://mastodon.social/@Farbs

Holy Wow on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/holywowstudios.bsky.social

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In the 3rd installment of our current Into the Depths series, we dive into Caves of Qud. This sprawling open-world roguelike has been in development since 2007 and Early Access since 2015.

Doug and Rob - joined by special guest host Star St. Germain - talk to one of the game's creators Jason Grinblat about the main quest - from Bethesda Susa, Omonporch, and the quest after that.

Don't forget to join our Discord and play along with the series.

Show Notes:

Buy Caves of Qud on itch.io: https://freeholdgames.itch.io/cavesofqud

Jason's reference image for Bethesda Susa: https://imgur.com/a/rH257at

Star on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/thisisstar.bsky.social

Jason on bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zflcrtqmb7pcwouiixuf22pq

We're joined by Trent Kusters (League of Geeks) and Kayin (I Wanna Be The Guy) to discuss Porgy, the 22nd game in the UFO 50 collection.

"Strange happenings near the coast! Dive deep and get to the bottom of what's fishy in the sea."

Next week: Onion Delivery

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed on this episode:

Kayin’s Porgy Blog Post – ”On Backtracking” https://kayin.moe/backtracking  

Games: Agency as Art – C. Thi Nguyen https://global.oup.com/academic/product/games-9780190052089?cc=us&lang=en& 

A Play of Bodies – Brendan Keogh https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262037631/a-play-of-bodies/ 

Shadow The Past’s Porgy Speedruns (1st World Record run) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoYXGkX2_IA&t=1s 

Game Maker’s Notebook – 17 Year Development Journey with Caves of Qud https://interactive.libsyn.com/17-year-development-journey-with-caves-of-qud 

Kayin’s website https://kayin.moe/about  

Kayin on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kayin.moe 

Trent on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/trentkusters.bsky.social

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https://www.patreon.com/eggplantshow