Expansion Pack: Shawn Hoult's Turn (Last Week of Summer - Allies or Enemies)

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It's 1986, the radio is playing your favourite tune and you're in your last week of summer hanging out with your friends trying to be popular. It's time for another expansion pack guest episode where Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies joins Adrian & Becky for a nostalgic chat around the Last Week of Summer and also Shakespeare: The Card Game.

GUEST PLAYER: Shawn Hoult from Allies or Enemies
PLAYERS: Adrian & Becky

In this episode you'll learn:
- all about how Shawn begun his indie publisher journey with Allies or Enemies and how it started off from a YouTube channel
- more about their latest game Last Week of Summer which puts you back in the 1980's trying to relive those glory days
- more about how Shawn wanted to create the MCU within the world of Shakespeare and succeeds in Shakespeare: The Card Game
- what it's like for an indie publisher in getting started, challenges and rewards they face.

LINKS REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
Allies or Enemies Games Website - https://www.alliesorenemies.com/
Allies or Enemies YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/AlliesorEnemies
Last Week of Summer Kickstarter Page - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alliesorenemies/last-week-of-summer

EPISODE CHAPTERS
0:00 - TURN 1 - Player Count

1:39 - TURN 2 - Shawn Hoult's Turn

1:51 - How did Shawn get into the hobby?

8:01 - What are Shawn's favourite games right now?

11:27 - TURN 3 - How did Allies & Enemies begin and insights as an indie publisher

15:57 - What was the genesis of Last Week of Summer

18:42 - How did you match the game types to the feeling you wanted to convey?

20:49 - How does an indie publisher get their playtest group?

23:39 - What are the unexpected challenges you've faced?

27:02 - An overview of "Last Week of Summer"

36:18 - Was the modular nature of the game designed from the start?

38:17 - An overview of "Shakespeare: The Card Game"

47:21 - What makes up Shawn's last week of summer?

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Chapters

1. TURN 1 - Player Count (00:00:00)

2. TURN 2 - Shawn Hoult's Turn (00:01:39)

3. How did Shawn get into the hobby? (00:01:51)

4. What are Shawn's favourite games right now? (00:08:01)

5. TURN 3 - How did Allies & Enemies begin and insights as an indie publisher (00:11:27)

6. What was the genesis of Last Week of Summer (00:15:57)

7. How did you match the game types to the feeling you wanted to convey? (00:18:42)

8. How does an indie publisher get their playtest group? (00:20:49)

9. What are the unexpected challenges you've faced? (00:23:39)

10. An overview of "Last Week of Summer" (00:27:02)

11. Was the modular nature of the game designed from the start? (00:36:18)

12. An overview of "Shakespeare: The Card Game" (00:38:17)

13. What makes up Shawn's last week of summer? (00:47:21)

14. What's coming up for Allies or Enemies? (00:56:24)

15. TURN 4 - The Final Turn (00:58:58)

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