The Garnet Wager

I am going to spoil The Devil's Plan Season 1 right now. I am warning you, look away if you don't want to see a spoiler for the show. It's a high level spoiler but it is definitely a spoiler. We never even learned what the guy's freakin' plan was! What the hell! A big shoutout to our guest actors on this one, Magellan and Kyrie! Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please en...

As we spin towards the end of The Devil's Plan , mysteries abound. Like, why did they pick this title for the show? Is it relevant at all? It certainly isn't so far! But there's cause for excitement with these eps, and hopefully JJK & crew can stick the landing. If you want to watch the closing match, it's on YouTube here ! Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enj...

Revolution is in the air as everyone starts to turn on ORBIT's populist strategy... including ORBIT?! Prison changes people, a strange room nerfs the IQ of its occupants, and sometimes us older folks get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. The Devil's Plan is past the halfway point, building to a climax, and while it's not the show we hoped for at the beginning, they might be salvag...

Devil's Plan stock is rising! Probably. Six and Allen are certainly hotter on these eps, even if Nick is less confident. After a treacherous main match, Nick blows up with his frustrations at how the games are run, and then we all get to calm down with some nice guava and avocado for a special spelling game. ...Hang on have I had a guava before? I've definitely had like, guava in STUFF, as a natur...

The honeymoon is over. This time on The Garnet Wager, we watch two episodes of The Devil's Plan because we're desperate for material, there's infighting, there's bitterness. See what you've done to us, Netflix? Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the Bandage Man, and consider checking out more of Bitmap's work !

God was not willing. That was not quite the end of an era. But we went from four months down to two, and next we'll go from two to one! Mark my words. With episode 2, we conclude the first day of The Devil's Plan, and... hey wait. There is literally a character called The Devil. What do you think the odds are that he has a plan of note? Or is just a fun name? I guess time will tell. Our artwork is...

God willing, this episode marks the end of an era. The era of these episodes taking FOREVER. We're planning to get on a more regular schedule- probably monthly, but no promises. Let's solve a mystery, gang. Let's watch a new show. Let's find out it's REALLY GOOD. We're so back. Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the Bandage Man, and con...

Well, we were feeling a bit down on the show we'd chosen to watch last episode. But this time, we had a much better time! Turns out, a little time and a positive attitude is all you need! Meanwhile, in the tabletop game, Allen and Nick are closer than ever, but FEEL more lost than ever. How will our GM get them back on the trail?! Well I don't know, I'll have to figure that out before next ep thou...

On this episode of Society Game... well. Look above. You might get the picture. In wake of this, we resort to drastic measures to keep the episode discussion segment lively. But the mystery needs no such help. Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the Bandage Man, and consider checking out more of Bitmap's work ! A big and very special tha...

Well, see... NOW it's a season of The Garnet Wager. I (Six) may not be any hotter on the show we're covering than last time, but the plot threads are being woven. We're solving a murder. We're talking to (fictitious) government officials. And who could forget the semi-headless chicken. Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the Bandage Man,...

The Garnet Wager returns to extend its reach beyond the confines of the Genius for another season of Korean TV, meta-narratives, and garbage. This season, we're watching Society Game, a product of the same mind that brought us The Genius. It's a slow start for this show, but perhaps this one can win us over. If not, well... I have some ideas, let's say. Our artwork is a commission from the amazing...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

There are a lot of elements of Haruhi that loom large over culture. The characters. The dance. The nonlinear storytelling- well, of the anime, since the light novel doesn't do that. But there is one that is spoken of in dark tones: the Endless Eight. What if you essentially made the same episode of anime eight times, but with like... startling production value? It's a truly bizarre thing. So obvio...

We're about to take ourselves a break, having finished The Genius and our big silly story. But before we do, we just wanted to have one last chat. Not keeping kayfabe, just talking about making this ridiculous season of podcast. Our artwork is a commission from the amazing Bitmap Prager! Please enjoy seeing Scanline-chan as the Bandage Man, and consider checking out more of Bitmap's work !

And so ends a very long journey. For the Genius and its contestants, for us, for the Bandage Man and friends. And enemies, too. A new journey will open before us err long. But for now, thanks for riding with us... to the end. There is no more The Genius. But there will be more The Garnet Wager. If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we've got everything you need! The RSS feed has episodes exp...

Live from inside the Garnet Dome, it's The Garnet Wager! Musical performance by Lady Gagarnet, trivia by The Garnet Cager, podcast-style commentary from your three normal hosts Allen, Nick, and Six! And let's not forget, the second to last episode of not just The Genius, but of The Garnet Wager Season 5's epic narrative! Don't miss it! If you want to play Fantasy Genius with us, we've got everythi...

There are two episodes left of season 4 of The Genius, and of season 5 of The Garnet Wager. How did we get here? How did a show that started with a simple goal of fusing competition with show-watching become this meta-narrative nightmare? Let's rewind the clock. This is how we got from here... to there. This episode produced and edited by Nick.

The end approaches, for this season, for the Genius, for the stupid meta-narrative we've layered into the podcast this season. Player-invited guests bring us a dynamic and delightful main match of matchstick puzzles and poker, and then yet MORE poker in perhaps the most tense DM I've ever seen. All this, plus a discussion of a truly absurd Kamen Rider movie. Saddle up! If you want to play Fantasy...

I guess I'm ok with main matches that are sequels to previous ones, but having the sequel in the SAME SEASON as the first iteration? That gets some side-eye from me. I mean, if you take our homework for instance, Unreal Tournament 2003 and 2004, those two games were a year and a half apart and THAT felt fast. I know, apples and oranges. But. Also, the DM was boring this week, booo. If you want to...