Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast
Welcome to Game Mechanics, where we kick the tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences! Hosts Logan Jenkins and Greg Leatherman talk about everything tabletop; from board games, to roleplaying games, and even some video games that evoke the tabletop experience. Greg and Logan have been playing games for decades and have designed several games themselves.
Episodes
Logan makes good on his promise to talk about the best game ever of Magical Athlete. He has some slightly complicated feelings about Scoocher. We talk about trends in crowd funding for tabletop stuff and what it means for the industry. Also, we are going to Dragon Con! It'll be our first live show. Come see us!
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Logan is currently obsessed with a video game and made up a new segment to talk about it! Planet Money’s game now has a name, but is it going to be what they discussed? We go through an article on board game contracts, and talk through our experiences with gaming contracts.
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The mechanics are back from Gen Con and they both played a TON of games! Logan played Drillers. Did it live up to the hype? Greg played 13 omens. Is Paizo really making a rules-lite RPG?? We talk about all the games we played recently and go over some news items as well!
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Greg and Logan report directly from Gen Con. We talk about Dust, Wizard Community College, the still secret secrets of Warden Keane, and more. We also talked to lots of game creators. Listen to our conversations with Adam Španěl, and Felix Podlesny from CGE, Bernie Lin from Dead Alive Games, Cap'n Kroze from Solis Games, and Matt Lockwood from UVS Games. Gen Con was a blast! We'll have more game impressions from the show next time!
...Greg and Logan are in the weird future-past where they are actually back from Gen Con today, but releasing an episode where they still haven’t gone. We talk about some stuff we’re excited to see / already have seen at Gen Con. Then, we get into the disappointing mess that is the Deathbringer TTRPG. We talk about the trap of nostalgia, the OSR, and why the things presented by Deathbringer are so problematic.
It's Greg's turn to go through the games he's excited to check out at Gen Con. How many will migrate on over to Logan's list? Listen to find out. And if you'll be at Gen Con this week, send us a message on our Discord and let's hang out and play some games! See ya'll there!
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...Logan has done his homework and created a list of 20-something games he's excited about coming to Gen Con this year! We'll have Greg's list next week. Come listen to what games we had in common and listen as we preview the other games on the list.
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Logan's Favorite show of the year featured some very weird board games. We go over just what make's Run so unnerving. We also have possibly the most bizarre list we've ever covered on Game Mechanics. This one takes us a while...
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How do you host the perfect board game night? Logan shares some of his strategies, and how they may differ from the article the mechanics are looking at. If you're down to do something with just one other person, we go over some 2 player games! What the heck is a point salad?
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Greg had a game night! We talk about what he got to the table. In the process, we get onto accessibility in games (and the web) and Logan shares some insight from his irl job. We get into some board game stats that surprise the mechanics. We'll talk about why! Finally, we have a board game list article that's... actually really good?
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We have another special guest! Justin Nauman of Tabletop Gaymers. But what is Tabletop Gaymers? Greg and Logan have seen the organization at cons for years, and the mechanics were very excited to learn more! Tabletop Gaymers are a non-profit organization run by volunteers. Check out their website to get involved!
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Logan is back! From a vacation? We get into Squirrels on Magic the Gaythering, then, in Hasbro Watch, we examine the recent news for D&D and the WotC staff. We tell you about area control and action selection on Boardgame 101, and we check out some Lego board games!
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Special guest Shelly Von Miller joins Greg to talk about TTRPGs, live plays, vinyl, musicals, and much more! Come for the super-size Magic the Gaythering into a Hasbro-watch, stay for the several many tangents.
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Greg and Logan had game nights! Hear about their experiences, new games and new versions of old games! We talk about Dragon Ball Z for quite a while, too. We wrap up talking about legacy games. Are legacy game limits a negative?
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Logan just got back from Frolicon! He played Dread, and hey, let’s classify Dread using our TTRPG classifying system! We revisit our Culver’s funeral. Plants Vs. Zombies is releasing a very... timely... board game? And it's not the only video game board game! There's some more weirdness with payment processors restricting what content is allowed to receive money. Then we induct a new outlet into our super squad. But wil...
Greg and Logan BOTH had a game night over the weekend. We talk about the games we got to the table and what we thought. Was Logan right about Ants? Plus, Logan begged his husband to play a 2 player game and it happened! Then a visit to Magic the Gaythering for One Ring that doesn't look different enough than the other One Ring. You know, Post Malone's one. We then get into Amazon's really bad decision to use AI art for products on ...
We talk video games for a bit, then get to Blue Bunny’s perplexing venture into board games. Greg brings a segment of Magic the Gaythering! We also talk weird multi-kickstarters, have a Boardgame 101 segment, and more!
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The Mechanics talk about the Tiny Dice House, rentable in Logan's neck of the woods. Then, CMON, we were ROOTING FOR YOU! We discuss the bizarre decisions being made at the failing company. What's happening with Zombicide (previously a CMON game)? DC is getting a new TTRPG. What are your feelings about getting assigned jobs by Superman himself? We then move to the worst mechanics in games. What's your least favorite game?
You are considered beautiful by almost everyone you meet. You're beautiful and perfect. Congratulations! We introduce a new segment; That's Kinda Like a Video Game! Logan goes over some video games that feel like tabletop experiences. This week - Vampire Crawlers. And also, a bunch of tangents, of course.
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There’s trouble in the gaming world. Some companies are losing money in a major way, others are moving away from US releases. And the mechanics talk about why AI is not the answer. Try chatting with Logan on our Discord instead! (Link below). We also speculate about the Game Changer at home game!
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