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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.
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Ludology

Erica Hayes-Bouyouris, Sen-Foong Lim

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Welcome to Ludology, an analytical discussion of the how’s and why’s of the world of board games. Rather than news and reviews, Ludology explores a variety of topics about games from a wider lens, and discusses game history, game design and game players. Ludology is part of The Dice Tower Network, the premier board game media network.
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Digital learning games have shaped what happens inside and outside of classrooms. They've led to some of the game industry’s most fascinating successes and failures. And they have important lessons for us about teaching and learning. Join learning game maker Brian Alspach as he covers the history of this influential videogame genre and the classic titles we've played to learn.
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A weekly tabletop advice show for GMs and players that combines friendship, friendly banter, and unbridled enthusiasm to bring you a show that is inclusive, informative, honest and funny. If you’re looking for an RPG podcast with diverse opinions and a friends-hanging-out vibe, look no further — you’re home.
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The Podcast where 3 guys sit in a dark room discussing what went wrong with Games, Consoles and the Corporations behind them! Yay. Email us: [email protected] Send us your opinions and suggestions for future episodes and respond to our questions - and you may just be featured in upcoming episodes! To have your voice featured in upcoming episodes, send us a sound clip of you asking your question, or giving your opinion and we'll be able to add you in another episode! Yay!
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Meeple Minded

Meeple Minded

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Welcome everyone to the Meeple minded podcast. This show is for all of you Tabletop hobby lovers out there. We will be talking about all things gaming from board, card, wargames and role play games. And may even just the odd episode of other nerdy topics that we love. Along with our man in the newsroom bringing you all the latest news, Crowdfunding campaigns & Events we think you need to know about. SOOOOO, if you like any type of table top game, Meeple Minded is the podcast for you.
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PolyKill: A Gaming Podcast

Polymedia Network

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Do you have more games than time to play them? So do Steve and Travis! Join them as they journey through their back catalog of current and classic games, consider upcoming releases, and discuss newsworthy trends in their favorite hobby.
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Professor Game is a weekly podcast where we interview gurus, experts and successful practitioners of games, gamification and game thinking that will bring us the best of their experiences to get ideas, insights and inspiration to make experiences meaningful.
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The Game Dev Field Guide is a podcast series focused on teaching you how to make and launch your own video games. This podcast is aimed at the beginner to intermediate level of game developer. Learn things like how to make crisp movement controls, making eye catching sprites, and marketing your game for it's big release. Stay awhile and listen!
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Everyday Board Games Podcast is a podcast by friends who like discussing board game topics. We have 4 types of podcast that we stream live on the purple streaming site usually Tuesdays. The 4 types of podcast are Board Game Breakdown where we do just that and breakdown a designer and/or board game company’s gameography sometimes with a special guest or 2. Next is our discussion podcast Chits & Giggles were we do just that and discuss all things in gaming. Next we have our original podcast th ...
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Chasing Meeples

Chasing Meeples

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A lighthearted take on board games with a sprinkling of hilarity - when you listen to Chris and Angie on Chasing Meeples, expect witty banter, game discussions, quizzes, and game night stories. Perfect for gamers of all levels looking for a faith-friendly gaming conversation.
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Cardboard Philosophy

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Welcome to Cardboard Philosophy! The board game podcast where we talk about nothing serious, seriously. Every episode we roll a die and are randomly assigned a discussion topic about niche, deep board game topics - and have at it! Like the show? Have a question you want to ask? Let us know at [email protected]!
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Pixel Chicken Gaming

Pixel Chicken Gaming

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Hey everyone, Pixel Chicken Gaming is made up of 4 best friends that love games and love talking about them. Thanks for listening and check out our YouTube videos if you enjoy the podcast!
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The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast

The Secret Cabal Founders

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Tune in every Wednesday to immerse yourself in The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast, dedicated to board games, card games, role-playing, and the miniatures hobby. Join The Secret Cabal Founders: Jamie, Chris, Steve, Don, and Tony T, as they present a captivating array of perspectives on board games, all delivered with a generous dose of irreverent nonsense. Explore the world of role-playing games with The Lord of the Dungeon, and accompany the Filthy Casuals as they delve into the miniatures gami ...
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DelveCast » Delve

Alex DuFault and Nathan Ainsworth

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Welcome to DelveCast, the home of Delve the Podcast. Delve and DelveCast are dedicated to the sharing, discussion and creation of all tabletop gaming. We welcome developers, designers and all people who work on games to join and share with us what you do.
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The Bards Tavern

Twisted Bard Gaming

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A fortnightly podcast brought to you by Twisted Bard Gaming, a free form and loose chat about whatever takes our fancy. So grab yourself some mead, gather round and listen to Bards over-scrutinize and procrastonate over everything games, movies & TV.
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Finding Atoria

Malcolm O'Stephan, Tori Selznick, Arcadia Deschane

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Three friends, each with 30+ years playing and running TTRPGs sit down weekly to tell stories about the games, community and topics surrounding the Table Top Role Playing world.
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3 Thirds Game Nerds

Press Continue Productions

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Adam, Wynnie, and Eric from 3 Thirds Game Nerds are 3 friends who discuss all things gaming and nerdy including table top games, board games, and Magic the Gathering Commander strategies. #3tgnerds #boysaredumb
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The Deep Track

Blake Buettner

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Exploring watches and more through culture, adventure, and personalities. This is a discussion of how curiosity drives enthusiasm, pushing us to explore and even confront our own boundaries. Interests explored will cover a deep field, Hosted by watch industry veteran, Blake Buettner.
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Infinity Games Podcast

Infinity Games Podcast

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A weekly podcast focusing on a variety of video games with unique perspectives from long time collectors and gamers. Also discussion on anime, manga, and nerd culture. Listen in! Hosted by KelryxsKing and Jukeboxhero2323.
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SBC Founder & CEO Rasmus Sojmark provides a jolt of caffeine to regular interviews with the Double Espresso Show. He talks to innovators and entrepreneurs in the sports betting and gaming landscape (and beyond) about what makes them tick, their vision is for the future and their business philosophies.
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Angedrian: A D&D 5e Experience

Angedrian Dungeon Master

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Angedrian, a blue and green planet in the habitable zone of the star Isvara, is a planet thriving with life, which is orbited by the Dragon Moon. It is home to a great many species of thriving humanoids including commonly dragonborn, dwarf, elf, gnome, halfling, human, tiefling, bugbear, lizardfolk, centaur, tabaxi, and every manner of half-species mix. Sequestered away in their own enclaves are firbolg, goblin, goliath, kenku, kobold, minotaur, orc, tortle, and yaun-ti. And everywhere, ther ...
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RIP Ruth, you would've loved this butter burger. Sign up to be an organ donor here. Logan asks Greg about his process for writing games, and how to actually get a game ready for publishing! Greg's new game, Domeskai Tamers, is launching on Kickstarter soon. Bookmark it here. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Ga…
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We are huge fans of Stonemaier Games...uh...games so why not make a ranking of where they all fall for us (well Jason only). Even the ones that are low on the ranking list are still better than games from lots of other publishers. To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Faceboo…
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On this weeks podcast the boys are back as a trio and wanted to discuss 5 games that made their mechanics work really well. some might say made the game what it is today! please note this episode does suffer with some audio related cut outs but we have done all we can to try to hide these as much as possible.…
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Hey now, Cabalists! The gang is back and fired up for another episode of The Cabal! Tony’s dealing with his dog’s unfortunate bout of diarrhea, Chris went out to see Weird Al, and the crew hit the table with a pile of great new games including Above and Below Haunted, Ark Nova: Marine Worlds, El Burro, Heat Pedal to the Metal, Moon Colony Bloodbath…
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Join your hosts Daniel and Daniel for another episode of Board Game Breakdown. In episode 60 we are doing a 1st in Board Game Breakdown history and breaking down a mechanism. We the help of our live stream audience we chose Dutch Auction to breakdown. We discuss the games we have and have not played, ones we would like to the play, those we enjoyed…
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👉 Build a thriving, playful community—without chasing members or creating endless content. ✨ Get started free with our community The Game of Skool: professorgame.com/freecommunity-web Magic in the Mundane: Sarah Iverson on Gamifying Wellness Discover how Sarah Iverson transforms personal growth into playful adventures through wellness escape rooms,…
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In this episode Zackavelli talks about the Enemy Design basics and lessons from across a spectrum of genresSkip to Body of Episode: 8:04Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/GDFGJoin the discord and talk with the community about making video games! Link: discord.gg/2C8eTsUFollow Zackavelli on Twitter @_Zackavelli_Twitch: www.twitch.tv/zackavelli_Intro m…
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Send us a text This week, Asher Rapkin returns to the show to talk about all things Geneva Watch Days, and independent watchmaking. Asher is the co-founder of Collective Horology, and co-host of the Openworked podcast. Collective Horology is an independently owned retailer that deals exclusively with independent watch brands, from Ming and Fears, t…
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In this episode, Mark and Stephen talk about what they are excited about. Lydia deals with a existential crisis about keeping too much stuff. And nobody talks about the full motion video game that Dale made during a Global Game Jam during the topic on video content, where they talked extensively about FMV games. Don't worry! Dale edited this episod…
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◇ Eric from New Jersey wants a word with Jason, Steve in SoCal asks about weaker heroes being the best, From the Archive 2018: Jen from Atlanta shares her Shadow Run success story | Hosts: Jason, Adam, & Riley ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 2:07◇ Announcements 2:09◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Black Armada Games https://blackarmada.com/ 26:38◇…
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◇ Live from Gateway 2025 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different con games. Since it is a live event, the audio quality is not the same as our normal episodes recorded in our studio. ◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our…
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Send us a text Exploring Love, Fandom, and TTRPGs Welcome back to the table! Finding Atoria Studios is packed today for a lively discussion on the rise of Romantasy TTRPGs and their growing presence in the gaming market. Have these elements always been hidden in the gems of our roleplaying games—or is there something different about the current mom…
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Jason decided to take a break from board games and talk about the albums that got him into music. There are probably going to be some albums on here that are going to shock you...probably. To check out a little bit of everything that we do visit our website at: https://www.bgmechanics.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theboardgamech…
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Framing can be important! It’s the difference between me introducing you to “my wife, Wendy” and my “good friend, Wendy.” In that case, it’s also a deciding factor on how awkward the car ride home will be! But how does this factor into board games? Do the same mechanics with different descriptions change the feel and flow of a game? Setting the sta…
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Send us a text Brazilian designer and publisher Renato Simões (FlipToons, Piratas, OZOB: A Cyberpunk Board Game) joins me to talk about the importance of finding the hook in game design. We discuss his journey from King of Tokyo fan to publishing Brazil’s best-selling card game, how FlipToons went from idea to contract in just a month, and why OZOB…
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Hearken, ye Cabalists! Gather round, for this day the Lords convene in discourse. They speak first of Jamie and AC’s newest chronicle of dread and mystery, wrought in the Call of Cthulhu. Thereafter, a query from a faithful listener shall be pondered, touching upon the use of relics and tokens within the gaming hall. Lastly, the Roundtable shall be…
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Join your Hosts Daniel and Daniel in another Chits & Giggles episode. In Episode 90 we will be discussing our pleas to the gaming industry as a whole. Whether it is Publishers, Designers, FLGS, or Gamers. So Join us and find out if we our pleas to the industry are. Also our 2nd code for our #giveaway is mentioned in the episode. Intro Track: "Get U…
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Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential video games of all time, 1971’s The Oregon Trail has educated and delighted players for over half a century. Before the game became a fixture of 1980s school computer labs—in all its black‑and‑green Apple II glory—it began its life as a student‑teaching project for a young educator and his …
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We sit down and make our own Caitiff using their unique creation rules, and discuss the rules for making your own disciplines! Check it out! https://www.patreon.com/BlankBodies http://blankbodies.com our theme is: Millions of Dead Cyborgs - Paralyze https://paralyzeevm.bandcamp.com/track/millions-of-dead-cyborgs Portions of the materials are the co…
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Health and Safety 🔥 training is a drag and ineffective or expensive and dangerous ☠️... Or is it? Check out what's possible with our sponsor Ludus and their Free Guide: professorgame.com/free-ludus-guide Or just book a free VR demo. Warning: you might end up liking Health and Safety training... professorgame.com/ludus-vr-demo Hearing this only? Che…
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This week on the Meeple Minded Podcast, Jason and Ant are flying solo (well… duo) while James is off sick and doing his best impression of a discarded Pandemic card. But fear not — we’ve got a stacked show for you:00:00 Intro 02:29 Meeple Menu 03:43 The Setup Phase – We break down the latest in board game news, including: Ark Nova’s deluxe expansio…
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Once again, Sen catches a wild game designer at Origins 2024! This time, he captures Josh Derksen of Lynnvander Games and gets the chance to talk about Josh's work. In particular, Sen is interested in the campaign modes that Josh has devised for several miniature battle systems. What started out as a fan mod (Heroes of the Aturi Cluster for X-Wing)…
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Type designer Kaihatsu joins to chat about Nintendo fonts! We explore how Nintendo utilizes typography in their games, the surprising NHK/Wii connection, and the joys of Pop Happiness. Plus, I take a look at Kirby Star-Crossed World and Hello, Mario! Small correction: The Japanese version of Super Mario Galaxy uses the Rodin Maria font. Follow our …
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Send us a text This week, Wesley Smith returns to the podcast to take an overview of the current Formula 1 season coming out of the summer break. It’s been McLaren’s season thus far, but there’s a lot of highly competitive action throughout the tight midfield. We talk about all of it, including the rookies, the changes we’d like to see in the cars,…
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Grab bag episode for EOE! I talk through a handful of sweet interactions at commons, plus why you should be a little more willing to play a Quench. catscandal's Azorius Midrange article - https://abitterblossom.wordpress.com/2025/08/22/azorius-midrange-in-edge-of-eternities-draft/ Friso's WB writeup - https://docs.google.com/document/d/19PFQ4vazJC_…
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Stephen Business is back! And he’s attempting to make a meme into a reality. The clubhouse attempts to answer these (and other) questions: How many fishing minigames is too many fishing minigames? Is it okay to shoot fish with lasers? Who are those teenagers with emo hair in the Bentley? Should Stephen make something on the Playdate? Why do people …
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Send us a text Steve has an alien growing inside of his guts and Trav is still not funny. Polymedia Charity Stream September 27-28, twitch.tv/polymedianetwork Games this episode Hollow Knight: Silksong (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) – September 4 Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots (PlayStation 5, Switch, PC…
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Send us a text From Ribbet Tongues to Druid Shrooms With Malcolm out this week, Tori and Arcadia dive into a lively discussion about Ancestries in TTRPGs. The rise of the narrative-focused game Daggerheart has sparked big conversations in the community about what makes it stand out for both players and GMs. In Daggerheart, ancestries aren’t just co…
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Welcome, Cabalists, to another Wednesday packed with games and shenanigans with the Founders! Today we dive into Raising Robots, Here Lies, Flock Together, Everdell Silverfrost, Hot Streak, and feature Jamey Stegmaier’s newest creation, Vantage! Then, after Steve steps in to fill Tony T’s big shoes for the news segment, we tackle a couple of listen…
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This week we continue or Caitiff dive as we jump into their history. We talk real and vampire history, important clan figures and more! Check it out! https://www.patreon.com/BlankBodies http://blankbodies.com our theme is: Millions of Dead Cyborgs - Paralyze https://paralyzeevm.bandcamp.com/track/millions-of-dead-cyborgs Portions of the materials a…
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We open talking about presents and gift lists and why you should USE THEM! Then we talk about some creator stuff we did at GenCon. And just a little bit of rage bait article, as a treat. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Join our Discord! Game Mechanics is hosted …
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"I have so many burning questions." Our podcast, Reality Escape Pod, isn't exactly short-form content. Most episodes clock in at over fifty minutes, and yet, I always feel like I didn't get enough time with the guest. "But I've still got some burning questions!" I think to myself. Or maybe I have follow up questions, but I didn't want to interrupt …
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