Richard Henry Pratt and his Carlile Indian Industrial School set the standard for Indian assimilation in America and Canada. Causing ever-lasting damage to the Native American communities today. 2022-06-03 17:01:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Why do designers make the choices they do in a game? Did Fromsoftware purposely discourage players from using the sword and board strategy? Why did they make more builds dependent on magic? We'll a...
2022-05-31 18:31:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Haarlem, February 10th 1637. The college opens up to another exciting day of trading tulips but as the auctioneer starts the bidding, the floor becomes quiet. Panicked stares cross the room as no o...
2022-05-27 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So you haven't read Oedipus the King by Sophocles? Well, get your tragedy mask ready as we tell you about this masterpiece that has influenced the structure of western drama for millennia! Ranking ...
2022-05-24 18:12:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!
Our next theme is a VERY special one, "Remember Pearl Harbor... Differently, This Time".
It's a story we a... 2022-05-23 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Haarlem 1636! It's time to go to the Tulip College and INVEST! We'll be buying up tulip contracts to sell to the next highest bidder! And then they sell the contract... and it gets sold again, and ...
2022-05-20 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
After spending a few years away working on his next game in the wilds of Design Land, James Portnow writes in to tell us what he’s learned about crafting a High Concept for a video game and how y...
2022-05-17 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Amsterdam 1625, The competition for new plant specimens is fierce! Especially since Europe has a new love affair with TULIPS! Not just any tulips though! Specimens with broken colors fetched ...
2022-05-13 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So you haven't read The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan? This book was the most popular depiction of the Chinese American experience and one of the first Blockbuster Hollywood Films with an all Asia...
2022-05-10 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time for our Extra History poll! Where you get to vote on what our next Extra History Series is about! Our four Patreon suggested topics are listed below.
War of...
2022-05-09 17:43:48 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the second Q&A of the year and we will be doing our Livestream with Matt [Showrunner / Executive Producer], Geoff [ Studio Director / Game Designer], Rob [Extra History Writer], TBA ...
2022-05-09 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Amsterdam, The Dutch Republic, 1630. Here Tulips are all the craze! You want them, your mom wants them, even that ship merchant across the road wants them! But, we're not planting them in our...
2022-05-06 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello You Fantastical Patreon Community!
First up! Give this post a comment and/or a like if you enjoy getting these big updates. As the Social Media Director, I want to make...
2022-05-05 20:19:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Does Canon Matter? Or should we even care?
Canon refers to a collection of rules or texts that are considered to be authoritative. Which has come into play BIG TIME with today's, Marve...
2022-05-03 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome Extra Historians to Lies, where we talk about the mistakes we made and the details we couldn't quite squeeze into our History of Beer Series. With questions like, Why did we leave out Belgi...
2022-04-29 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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There's tons of mystery and lore that surrounds vampires, those blood-sucking creatures of the night, but what really inspired those tales? One related event caused the New England Vampire Panic! W...
2022-04-27 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!!!
I'm so excited to release The Great Emu War Poster! It's one of my favorite series to watch and if you missed out on the videos there are links below, al...
2022-04-24 17:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The Great Disappointment! A historical mathematical miscalculation that foretold the second coming of Jesus Christ... or so we were told by William Miller. Who ended up creating an entire religion ...
2022-04-22 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello Distinguished Patreon Members,
It's time to select May's Pin of the Month! Where you fine folks get to pick what goes into our store! You'll have three-pin options, the lucky winner wil...
2022-04-21 15:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Members!
Our next theme is Freedom Fighters! Any topics you can think of that have fighters taking part in a struggle to achieve a political goal, ...
2022-04-20 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
So You Haven't Read the cursed story of Macbeth?! Well pull up a seat and get ready for some epic Shakespearian burns, mystical tales, and of course death! As we break down and explain just what ha...
2022-04-19 17:31:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, You Amazing Patreon Supporters!
This year we're headed to Pax East and we're super excited to see anyone who's able to attend our panels below!
It is THE AGE OF SCIENCE! Well, scientific beer! As Frenchman Louis Pasteur leads the way, brewing up a new way to pasteurize beer that will help prevent it from spoiling and leading our five-part ...
2022-04-15 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Player decisions are what make good video games great but what goes into making your choices truly matter? Join us as we discuss how your choices not only influence the game but create your own uni...
2022-04-12 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Porter, Russian Stout, Lager, Indian Pale Ale, what's the difference and where did it come from? In this week's History of Beer Series we talk about fermenting and the revolution it sparked. Modern...
2022-04-08 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
As Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches we'd like to honor a very special book "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank. This gives us a first-hand look into a young Jewish girl's life as she live...
2022-04-05 17:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Ale versus Beer! Women versus The Law! Churches versus Taverns! Our History of Beer series is stirring up trouble and making people hopping mad. Loosening the tongues of people at the nearest aleho...
2022-04-01 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Elden Ring has been a financial success. But, there's one crucial element of game design it lacks that could have really made this game Git Gud.
2022-04-01 12:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
So You Haven't Read Lord of the Flies by William Golding? This psychological fiction takes a group of boys and tosses them onto a deserted island, leaving them to fend for themselves and fight off ...
2022-03-29 17:31:00 +0000 UTC View Post