On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown: Midnight Acres promises a unique combination of farming sim and tower defense game that seemed like a good idea when Nathan originally picked it up. Oh, how innocent we were… Perhaps there are genres that were never meant to go together and we are going to talk about it on this episode. The act of playing tabletop games can be represented in video games, both through games that emulate the systems themselves and the ones who theme adventures around them. In this episode we take a look at Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands and how it tries to represent tabletop gaming. We also discuss the different benefits and limitations of tabletop systems on pen and paper versus video games. A very old, odd article came across Nathan’s desk recently. Forbes discussed mentally strong people and the 13 things they avoid. This seemingly has nothing to do with gaming. However another outlet modified this to be about 13 things that mentally strong GMs avoid. Is it really such a great idea to try equating advice for executives to the landscape of gaming? We’ll compare a couple of these points and see how they did. Forbes talking about being mentally strong - Mentally Strong People: The 13 Things They Avoid (forbes.com) Roleplaying Tips discussing mentally strong GMs - Mentally Strong GMs And 13 Things They Avoid - Roleplaying Tips --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/total-pebble-knockdown/message