Episode #14 : Interview with Joshua Gillingham (Althingi: Saga Heroes) - History and Games Lab Podcast

Published: Tue 27th Sep

In this episode, host Eduard Gafton is joined once more by Althingi designer Joshua Gillingham as he makes a triumphant return to the show and talks about the challenges of making and releasing the expansion Saga Heroes.Β 
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β—‹ 00:00:00 - IntroΒ 
β—‹ 00:06:03 - When did Joshua realise that Althingi was worth expanding on?Β 
β—‹ 00:22:39 - How much can we trust the sagas as historical sources?Β 
β—‹ 00:33:38 - Althingi as a trans-media, cross-projects endeavourΒ 
β—‹ 00:39:21 - Joshua's advice for those wanting to get into game design
Β β—‹ 00:47:00 - OutroΒ 
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β—‹ Althingi: Saga Heroes pre-launch page on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/joshuagillingham/althingi-saga-heroes
β—‹ Althingi: One Will Rise: https://outlandentertainment.com/work/althingi-one-will-rise/
β—‹ Althingi: The Crescent & The Northern Star: https://outlandentertainment.com/work/althingi-the-crescent-and-the-northern-star/Β 
β—‹ The Gatewatch: https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/product/the-gatewatch/Β 
β—‹ The Everspring: https://www.crowsnestbooks.com/product/the-everspring/Β 
β—‹ Old Norse for Modern Times: https://outlandentertainment.com/work/vikingverse-old-norse-for-modern-times/Β 
β—‹ Ran's Daughters by Kaitlin Felix: https://katifelix.com/announcement-althingi/Β 
β—‹ The Far Traveler by Nancy Marie Brown: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1631447.The_Far_Traveler?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=BsESHGt8d8&rank=1
β—‹ The Saga of Heidrik the Wise - translated by Christopher Tolkien: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/6583457-the-saga-of-king-heidrek-the-wise
β—‹ Saga Thing Podcast: https://sagathing.podbean.com/Β 
β—‹ Return to Dark Tower: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256680/return-dark-towerΒ 
β—‹ Jorvik Viking Museum: https://www.jorvikvikingcentre.co.uk/Β 
β—‹ Capital City Comic Con: https://capitalcitycomiccon.ca/Β 
β—‹ SHUX 2022: https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/shux22/
β—‹ Find Joshua on his website: www.joshuagillingham.caΒ 
β—‹ Find Joshua on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshMGillinghamΒ 
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Intro/Outro Music: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeodΒ 
Link: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/~/Call_to_Adventure
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