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All Systems Brough - Cinco Paus
Thursday, 15 October, 2026

We're joined by John Axon (Capybara Games), Raigan Burns (N++, N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO), and Tonda Ros (Blue Prince) to discuss Cinco Paus, a wand-slinging, grid-based roguelike described as "NetHack meets poker" and "the scientific method." It's the tenth installment in our yearlong special series exploring the work of Michael Brough: All Systems Brough. Next episode: P1 Select Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Cinco Paus https://smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus 868-BACK (Out now!! Go buy it!!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/868BACK/ https://finji.itch.io/868-back Michael Brough's Website https://www.smestorp.com/ Michael Brough's Blog https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/ Vivafringe Cinco Paus Strategy Guide blog post https://vivafringe.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/cinco-paus-strategy-guide/ Sheeps https://store.steampowered.com/app/4460610/Sheeps/ Battle Vision https://www.capybaragames.com/games/battle-vision N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO https://store.steampowered.com/app/3040020/N_PLUS_INFINITY_TIMES_TWO/ Blue Prince https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/ https://secretlives.games/ https://discord.gg/tslog https://www.patreon.com/tslog