Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast

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? Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMe...

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? Get 4 of our games in our Game Mechanics Summer Sale bundle ! Fi...

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 ! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Su...

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! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanic...

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. Find Shelly's stuff on linktree , or beacons . Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.c...

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? Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game...

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 o...

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 deci...

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! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics...

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...

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. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us...

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! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreo...

Greg just got back from Pax East. He shares a few thoughts, then we head into some interviews done on the floor at the event! Maybe through all of this, we'll find out what Pax East wants to be. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is hosted and supported...

Logan didn't have Things in Rings, BUT he did want to play it. Hear what happened next! Then, we discuss game genres that we can't seem to get to the table. This is a cry for help, please play all the games with us. Then, Greg gets into his journey to Breakout Con! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast...

The Neopets TTRPG saga continues! Greg dishes the hot gos. We talk about why the apology sent from Geekify is suspicious, and what it might mean for Neopets and Kickstarters generally. Then we talk about the extremely cute Keith Herring Monopoly. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join o...

International Board Game Day is just around the corner! We share some facts that claim to be fun. Then we talk about Logan's new board game obsession. Are board games good at teaching tough lessons? And what's new with CMON? Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mech...

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.. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Support us on Patreon. Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.

Episode 52 means it's been a year of Game Mechanics! We talk about anniversaries, your favorite stuff from the show, and more! Also, we have a Patreon now! We're excited to give you cool extras! Support us on Patreon Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is hosted and supported b...

We talk about some news, including AEG's firing of their COO after some pretty rough and silly statements. But has anyone considered how much time and food it takes for a baby to do math? Then we get into some wild Neopets news. Neopets is a high fantasy dungeon crawler... right? Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.c...

New segment alert! It's Hasbro Watch, and we ain't watchin' 'em because they're good stewards of their brands, we can tell ya that. We've got some earnings reports to talk through and just to put it here, listeners, try some other games besides D&D! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Gam...

We start with a Magic: the GAYthering segment, brought by Logan?! Then we move on to ancient board games. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.

Logan is back from Tantrum Con in Charlotte. Let's talk about the games he played! Also, StartPlaying.games put out a very interesting tabletop study that we discuss. There's also some bad stuff happening over at The Dice Tower that we go through. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mech...

Magic has some hot new cards and some weird new food, some of which is appetizing. And we weren't the last people to talk about the best board games of 2025. We found one who was later than us! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast...

Game theory is a way that billionaires and corporations view the world. But are the tenants of Game Theory good for us? What cost do we pay when the most powerful people in the world view life as a zero-sum game? We talk about that along with games against fascism, because that's what we need right now. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at G...

There's a big shake-up at Leder games. What does it mean for the company and the people involved? Also, the original co-op trick-taking game, The Crew, has a new box coming out. But how will it stack up to the other entries in the space? Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com . Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman. Games . Email us at GameMechanicsCast@Gmail.com . Join our Discord ! Game Mechanics is h...