Things are still pretty volatile in the gaming world, but there is some good news to be found. Also, AI is not the answer, but maybe asking Logan on Discord is. Excitingly, Game Changer is getting a board game.
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@zephyrworkshop.bsky.social - missed a tag
Featuring @pillboxgames.bsky.social , Rabble Games, @plusoneexp.bsky.social, and Zephyr Workshop.
Greg took a visit to @officialpax.bsky.social East and met some pretty fun people. Come listen to how it all played out and our thoughts on Pax.
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Happy national board game day!
Greg here. Thank you for running the game for me. I can’t wait to get the final product. I’ve been telling everyone that they need to look at DW 2 because it’s amazing.
Also everyone needs to check out Dungeon World 2.
Apart from the one complaint, it's astounding how good that game is already. Congrats to the team.
Sometimes you want to play a game, but you don't have the game so you improvise. Greg talks about his trip to @breakoutcon.bsky.social .
What game genres can you never get to the table?
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The TTRPG industry has a scandal and it's name is NeoPets. What a lot of drama to talk about. And then Greg falls into a Monopoly trap.
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International Board Game Day is coming up so plan now. Then are any fun facts actually fun? Plus, are tough real life events good as a board game? All this and more this week. CMON and take a listen.
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We have a special guest interview with Tim Gonzalez of Pirate Gonzalez games. We talk rogue likes and how those mechanics can lead to an interesting TTRPG. @pirategonzalez.bsky.social
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Whelp… there is it
The Mechanics celebrate one year of making the show! We talk about anniversaries, some of the best bits from the last year of episodes, and much more! And we announce our new Patreon. Consider supporting us!
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We love a company that stands up for human artists so AEG gets our respect. But did AEG think about how much food a baby needs to be good at math? Also, what does NeoPets and Dungeon Crawler Carl have in common?
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We have a new segment called Hasbro watch because somebody needs to keep an eye on them. And then we talk about the state of money in the TTRPG space. All we are saying is give indies a chance.
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In a surprise twist, Logan brings a Magic the Gaythering segment and boy... oh boy. Then we talk about ancient games. Circle gets the square in this one!
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Logan is back from Tantrum Con and played a bunch of games! Start Playing Games put out an interesting study around tabletop and video games. Things are happening over at the Dice Tower and it's not great.
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We’ve talked about this before and it’s here. This is a good way to show support to Minnesota.
Sometimes the MTG cards are hot, sometimes gross, and occasionally confusing. If you thought our 2025 recap was late, well, we found one who was later than us!
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Are the tenants of Game Theory good for us? Are we just prisoners stuck in a dilemma called life? Or is there a better way and a way out? Let's talk about it. And here's some games about fighting fascism.
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Ugh. Just don’t do it.
The beginning of the year brings some new information and some big changes for one of our favorite game companies, @leder.games ! What else will 2026 hold? We talk about a few things we know about.
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text that says TTRPG RAFFLE, $5 / ticket supporting Minnesota Freedom Fund. there is a photo of Metahumans Rising TTRPG, Spelljammer alt cover, an art commission from Elaine Raven, a dice pocket vault, blue agate dice, and more text that says 2.5 hour D&D session from TulokTheBarbrarian
Our No ICE in Minnesota TTRPG Charity Raffle supporting Minnesota Freedom Fund has officially launched!
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Coming soon to a MtG commander night..
As mentioned in today's show.
Please, check out the efforts of @jesthehuman.itch.io
WotC is making some interesting choices which we discuss. And then, do games make you smarter? What is smart anyway?
Also, please listen to the end of today's episode.
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