EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island

Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games

• Episode: EP: A Year of UFO 50 - Rock On! Island
• Website: Eggplant: The Secret Lives of Games
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• Duration: 01:48:25
• Published: 2025-04-18 17:00

We're joined by Stephanie Boluk (UC Davis), Patrick LeMieux (UC Davis), and Gab Koenig (Tux and Fanny) to discuss Rock On! Island, the 30th game in the UFO 50 collection.

“Rally your cavemen and defend your cave from waves of attacking dinosaurs.”

Next week: Pingolf

Audio edited by Dylan Shumway.

Discussed in this episode:

Jon Perry – How Tabletop Design Helped Shape ‘UFO 50’
https://gdcvault.com/play/1035154/How-Tabletop-Design-Helped-Shape 

Bloons TD 6
https://store.steampowered.com/app/960090/Bloons_TD_6/

PixelJunk Monsters 2
https://store.steampowered.com/app/749800/PixelJunk_Monsters_2/ 

Orcs Must Die!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/102600/Orcs_Must_Die/ 

Dungeon Defenders
https://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/Dungeon_Defenders/ 

Go Home Dinosaurs!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/216090/Go_Home_Dinosaurs/ 

Tillmonk Spreadsheet with Rock On! Island Maps
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SKJjhP__EzNfMxeaDgvVVizerLlmimvsrVh-z13CAlo/edit?gid=358915784#gid=358915784 

Brick101 Save Between Waves Mod
https://github.com/davidmpickett/ufo50-rock-on-island-save-state 

Tooth and Tail
https://store.steampowered.com/app/286000/Tooth_and_Tail/ 

Blood on the Clocktower
https://bloodontheclocktower.com/ 

A Year of UFO 50 - Mortol
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-mortol 

Into the Depths: Kentucky Route Zero - Part 1
https://eggplant.show/into-the-depths-kentucky-route-zero-part-1 

A Year of UFO 50 - Party House
https://eggplant.show/ep-a-year-of-ufo-50-party-house 

“Yes, And”-ing Your Design with Albert Birney and Gabriel Koenig (Tux and Fanny) https://eggplant.show/128-yes-and-ing-your-design-with-albert-birney-and-gabriel-koenig-tux-and-fanny 

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