[Ep133] Rise Up Lights

[Ep133] Rise Up Lights

Author: Butterscotch Shenanigans January 17, 2018 Duration: 1:06:17
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Welcome back, Bscotches! It’s about to get adulterated up in here as we talk about shaking things up, mechanical completion, and laser drive-bys. The answer to the question you didn’t know you were asking is about 54. (Sidenote: every time the Bros said “Plague, Inc,” they meant Pandemic.)

Questions answered (abbreviated):

  • Coolaboola: Do you guys play boardgames?
  • Amishcarpool: How did you create your terrain to not look like repeated tiles?
  • Woland77: How do you - personally, individually - decide about which to give a [dang]?
  • Imcade: Is it weird to interact with fans?
  • Mennalus: Are the Scuffle Buddies patch notes your most public secret ever?
  • Woland77: Why is there no beautiful painting for the tundra in Crashlands?
  • Imcade: When it comes to you three brothers who is usually in charge more? Who is the people pleaser? If you fight how do you settle the matter?
  • Farseer: What's your real life "shitty superpower/weakness"?
  • Farseer: Look, I understand that English is a ridiculous language but please try to explain to me the sense in pronouncing herb as 'erb?

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