We're recapping the 2026 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 14).

Laura, Jey, and Doug recap Episode 6. Who is the Mole, and who will play Juliet to Wout's Romeo?

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://secretlives.games/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

TSLOG Interview with Wouter Verstichel https://secretlives.games/eggplant-tv-plays-de-mol-2025-season-interview-with-wouter-verstichel

TSLOG (formerly "Eggplant") De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're joined by Naomi Clark (NYU Game Center, Consentacle, A Game Design Vocabulary) and Frank Lantz (Q-UP, Universal Paperclips, also NYU Game Center) to discuss Corrypt, a totally normal block-moving game where nothing weird happens. It's the fifth installment of All Systems Brough, our yearlong special series exploring the playable arcana of Michael Brough.

This episode: Corrypt

Next Month: VESPER.5

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Corrypt https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/12/corrypt.html

868-BACK (Launching May 28, 2026! Wishlist now!!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/868BACK/

Michael Brough's Website https://www.smestorp.com/

The Talk of Magicians – Liz Ryerson https://ellaguro.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-talk-of-magicians.html

I Solved Klotski – 2swap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGLNyHd2w10

Corrypt Post-Cariem – Michael Brough https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2014/07/corrypt-post-cariem.html

Michael Brough: Going with the grain (A MAZE. Indie Connect 2013, Berlin) – A MAZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXInr3N5UQ

Game Title https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/2258

Game Title: Lost Levels https://www.glorioustrainwrecks.com/node/2268

Stephen Gillmurphy's definition of videogames https://www.harmonyzone.org/Videogames.html

Fractal Block World https://store.steampowered.com/app/1540570/Fractal_Block_World/

Road to the IGF: Michael Brough's Corrypt https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/road-to-the-igf-michael-brough-s-i-corrypt-i-

Michael Brough - The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpX2wWwhKdE

Corrypt Speedrun (5:44) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BAVUc_2SEc

Donkeyspace (Frank Lantz's Blog) https://franklantz.substack.com/

NYU Game Center Spring Showcase https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/event/nyu-game-center-spring-showcase-2026/

https://secretlives.games/

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're recapping the 2026 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 14).

Laura, Jey, and Doug recap Episode 5. Who is the Mole, and how will this episode's big twist echo throughout the rest of the season?

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://secretlives.games/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

TSLOG Interview with Wouter Verstichel https://secretlives.games/eggplant-tv-plays-de-mol-2025-season-interview-with-wouter-verstichel

TSLOG (formerly "Eggplant") De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're recapping the 2026 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 14).

Laura, Jey, and Doug recap Episode 4. Who is the Mole, and will Doug end up getting the lowest possible score in our Mole guessing game? (this isn't golf, Doug).

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://secretlives.games/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

TSLOG Interview with Wouter Verstichel https://secretlives.games/eggplant-tv-plays-de-mol-2025-season-interview-with-wouter-verstichel

TSLOG (formerly "Eggplant") De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're recapping the 2026 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 14).

Laura, Jey, and Doug recap Episode 3. Who is the Mole, and why was Yannis laughing so hysterically at some November rain?

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://secretlives.games/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

TSLOG Interview with Wouter Verstichel https://secretlives.games/eggplant-tv-plays-de-mol-2025-season-interview-with-wouter-verstichel

TSLOG (formerly "Eggplant") De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're recapping the 2026 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 14).

Laura, Jey, and Doug recap Episode 2. Who is the Mole, and should they receive an Oscar for their duplicitous performance?

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:

Four Wishes (independent Korean reality tv show) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLimMCLxaXz0Gj-2ueyEdshOaKK9mQzj_0

Every Game in this City podcast (S1, which includes Laura, Jey, Doug) https://soundcloud.com/idlethumbs/sets/every-game-in-this-city

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

TSLOG Interview with Wouter Verstichel https://secretlives.games/eggplant-tv-plays-de-mol-2025-season-interview-with-wouter-verstichel

TSLOG (formerly "Eggplant") De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We chat with Tonda Ros (Dogubomb) one year after the release of his genre-blending room-drafting puzzlebox sensation, Blue Prince. Our discussion covers Tonda's year as the game's representative in the world; his inspirations across digital, analog, and tabletop works; cultivating player appreciation for virtual spaces; managing player hunches through playtesting; balancing lore with puzzle mechanics; comparing game development with filmmaking; and so! much! more! Kind of like the game itself, we just keep going.

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:

Blue Prince https://www.blueprincegame.com/

Mythic Spoiler https://mythicspoiler.com/

My Perfect Console – Tonda Ros https://www.myperfectconsole.com/episode/129

realMyst https://cyan.com/realmyst/

Digital version of MAZE: Solve the World's Most Challenging Puzzle by Christopher Manson https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1l9urle/website_version_of_christopher_mansons_1985/

"It Seems I Have Found Myself In Another Mysterious House" by Rob Dubbin https://roblemsolving.com/games/2025/04/25/mysterious-house.html

The Castles of Mad King Ludwig https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155426/castles-of-mad-king-ludwig

Dominion https://www.riograndegames.com/games/dominion/

Ascension https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/69789/ascension-deckbuilding-game

Blue Prince Soundtrack by Trigg and Gusset https://triggandgusset.bandcamp.com/album/blue-prince-the-original-soundtrack

Jewels in the Attic https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/16608/jewels-in-the-attic

Tales of the Crystals https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9755/tales-of-the-crystals

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029120/

The Graduate (1967) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061722/

MIO: Memories in Orbit https://store.steampowered.com/app/1672810/MIO_Memories_in_Orbit/

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're recapping the 2026 season of our favorite tv show, Flemish De Mol (Season 14).

Laura, Jey, and Doug tango with Episode 1 and share their Mole suspicions.

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://secretlives.games/122-finding-decency-in-reality-with-gilles-de-coster-de-mol

TSLOG Interview with Wouter Verstichel https://secretlives.games/eggplant-tv-plays-de-mol-2025-season-interview-with-wouter-verstichel

TSLOG (formerly "Eggplant") De Mol 2024 recap series https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

We're joined by Chris Plante (Besties, Post Games), Hayden "Docky" Scott-Baron (Planet Coaster), and Rand Hall (voicemailer extraordinaire, Zaga-33 guide writer) for the fourth title in our year of All Systems Brough, a year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough: Zaga-33.

This episode: Zaga-33

Next Month: Corrypt (and Lost Levels)

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Zaga-33 https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/04/zaga-33.html

868-BACK (Next Fest demo on February 23rd, 2026!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/868BACK/

Michael Brough's Website https://www.smestorp.com/

The Besties https://www.themcelroy.family/podcasts/besties/

Post Games https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/post-games/id1815131711

Rand's Zaga-33 Guide https://discord.com/channels/690388280767807518/1442555333091262566/1475568523018371295

Drop7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drop7

Desert Golfing https://store.steampowered.com/app/757040/Desert_Golfing/

7 Day Roguelike (7DRL) version of Zaga-33 https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/03/7drl-zaga-33.html

Assorted comments on Zaga-33 https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/05/zaga-33-assorted-comments.html

Blog about scoring in games https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/05/score-comment-threads-dominant.html

Brick101 Review of all 36 combo powers in Zaga-33 https://brick101.com/reviewing-all-36-combo-powers-in-zaga-33/

Blog about iOS sale numbers https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/06/ios-sale-numbers.html

Follow-up blog on iOS sales numbers https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/06/because-we-may-results.html

Blog on zaga, score, expressivity, and personality https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/08/zaga-score-expressivity-personality.html

Blog on creating advancement in roguelikes https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2013/03/7drl-day-2.html

7 Day Roguelike website https://7drl.com/

PRACTICE 2013: Michael Brough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4iswqa8r-Q

https://secretlives.games/

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

https://www.youtube.com/eggplantshow

Recorded live from the Game Developers Conference 2026! They gave us time in the Official Podcast Box, so we made the most of it discussing the process of writing for the IGF Awards, reflecting on the culture of GDC, and even having a couple surprise guests drop in. Let's get loose!

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:

Scripto

https://scripto.live/

Starfriends

https://shop.brainfruit.studio/products/starfriends-card-game

2026 Independent Games Festival Awards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoH4EmfB4Z4

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

https://store.steampowered.com/app/205730/Insanely_Twisted_Shadow_Planet/

Dustbiters

https://dustbiters.com/

Tooth and Tail

https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/

Brogue

https://sites.google.com/site/broguegame/

Caves of Qud

https://www.cavesofqud.com/

Monaco 2

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063030/Monaco_2/

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog

Doug and Rob are joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis) and Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis) chat with Ben Rausch (Team Lazerbeam) and Anja Venter (Free Lives) about the Playtopia Festival for Indie Games & Immersive Arts that they help organize. They discuss some of the Festival's origins, the logistics of producing in-person games events, the state of alt-control/arts-focused games events around the world, the relationship between South African culture and Playtopia's structure, the importance of showing the new generation how to create these spaces, the balance of growing and maintaining a festival community, and more!

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway

Discussed in this episode:

Playtopia Festival https://playtopiafestival.co.za/about/

Shroom and Gloom https://teamlazerbeam.itch.io/shroom-and-gloom

Jamming to map creative scenes and practices by Anya Venter https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02681102.2023.2281423

A MAZE Festival https://2026.amaze-berlin.de/

The future of public game arts festivals and non-commercial games culture by Robert Yang https://www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/02/the-future-of-public-game-arts.html

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant https://grants.draknek.org/

Don't Get Your Hopes Up https://store.steampowered.com/app/3795490/Dont_Get_Your_Hopes_Up/

boshi's place https://boshis.place/events/

Glitch City https://glitch.city/

Blood on the Clocktower https://bloodontheclocktower.com/?country=US

Pro Jank Footy https://store.steampowered.com/app/3621330/Pro_Jank_Footy/

Plum Road Tea Dream https://store.steampowered.com/app/3206340/Plum_Road_Tea_Dream/

Plum Road Tea Dream (Performance) https://plum-road-tea-dream.com/#performance

Dressmaker https://store.steampowered.com/app/4019220/Dressmaker/

Cozy Lives Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cozylivesgames/reels/

Free Lives Discord https://discord.com/invite/freelives

Sex with Friends https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/3407070/

Wee Boats https://store.steampowered.com/app/3578080/Wee_Boats/

Relooted https://store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/Relooted/

Cadence https://store.steampowered.com/app/362800/Cadence/

Starfriends https://starfriends.online

Playtopia 2025 Showcased Games https://playtopiafestival.co.za/games-2025/

https://secretlives.games

https://discord.gg/tslog

https://www.patreon.com/tslog