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24 alternatives to Octal FM - 007 - From Pandemics to Werewolves

A bonus length episode all about board gaming

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Octal FM - 007 - From Pandemics to Werewolves launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Octal FM - 004 - RTS for short▲53

   We chat about six of our favourite real-time strategy games.

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Octal FM - 008 - Tending our turnips▲54

   We discuss life-sim games & Stardew Valley

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Octal FM - 010 - Let’s talk MOBAs▲5

   We talk MOBAs, what they are & why they're fun

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Octal FM - 006 - Running a LAN party▲56

   The history of LAN parties, and running your own

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Happy Mitten - 89: Board Games, Business, and Final Episode▲61

   As two hosts step down, one steps up with a new card game

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Serial Podcast▲177

   From This American Life, follow 1 story over a whole season

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   none*2▲87

   A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   VB Engage 026 - Matt Asay▲68

   Vaguely Halloween-themed: Horrors for mobile & Twitter

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Werewolf▲79

   A Game of Accusations, Lying, Bluffing, and Second-Guessing.

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lettercraft▲86

    A word game

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Octal FM - 000 - No Man's Reboot▲53

    Two brits discuss No Man's Sky.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cursortag▲83

    Chatroulette meets Asteroids

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Out of the Crisis▲114

    A podcast w/ those leading us through the COVID-19 pandemic

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Spaceteam: The Card Game▲113

    A chaotic and cooperative card game.

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Full Stack Radio▲128

    A podcast for devs interested in building great products.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Know It All!▲89

    The snarky Apple TV trivia game.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hunt the Truth — S1E1: A hairline fracture▲88

    The intro to Microsoft's "Serial"-style Halo podcast

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Playtest▲89

    Be the first to play tomorrow's games.

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19WS
    Wordle-style game for Fermi questions▲35

    Some months ago @andrewrn tried to create a Wordle-style site for order-of-magnitude thinking. This was a wonderful idea, but the actual site was somewhat over-engineered and confusing. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43632278) In the past week, I looked at this idea again and built a very simple site which gives you a new Fermi estimation question every day: How many new cars were sold in the US in 2024?; How many humans have ever lived (including those currently alive)?; How many chickens are slaughtered for meat every year? To win, you need a guess within ±20% of the…

    2025 · fermiquestions.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    More Episodes!▲135

    TV Show episodes that don't exist, written by GPT-4

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Game of Bombs▲83

    Browser-based multiplayer Bomberman

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22AT
    A talking board game in a 2k program and 128 bytes of RAM▲60

    2024 · s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Bad Words Game▲63

    A twisted tile game

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Doge 2048▲75

    A different take on the very addictive 2048 game

    2014 · its alternatives →

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