Game Mechanics - A Critical Tabletop Podcast

Apr 15 2025 20 ep. 40 mins 354

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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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S2E6 - Get a Better Clue - GM2 06

Apr 15 2025 42 mins

Classic games are on a lot of shelves, but does anyone really want to play Monopoly? Let us give you some modern alternatives to some of the dusty boxes on your TV stand. We might even suggest dusting a couple of them off! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by

S2E5 - The Hotness is Unknowable - GM2 05

Apr 08 2025 44 mins

What makes you shiver with antici............ pation? We talk tension building mechanics, and then pivot to the strange, odd list on Board Game Geek: The Hotness. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.

S2E4 - RESPECT THE HELM - GM2 04

Apr 01 2025 51 mins

We talk about deck builders and legacy games, and one game that is both! Most importantly throughout all of this, we respect the helm. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Email us at [email protected]. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.

S2E3 - What does the word hide mean? - GM2 03

Mar 25 2025 52 mins

We're on a first-name basis now, right? We start with a new segment about MTG, then Logan shares his experience at Tantrum Con. We move on to telling you what the word 'hide' means while we discuss Root the RPG. Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.

S2E2 - Shpeal de yarr - GM2 02

Mar 18 2025 55 mins

We talk what we're playing, review The Gang, and break down the Spiel Des Jahres, gaming's most prestigious award. This episode was recorded quite a while before its release date. See if you can follow the clues and figure out when we recorded it! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot po

S2E1 - Sparky, Noooooooo! - GM2 01

Mar 11 2025 55 mins

Welcome BACK to Game Mechanics. We've dusted off the feed and we're starting again fresh. In this episode, we talk about goals for the show, games we're playing, review Land of Eem, and more! Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com. Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games. Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.

S1E11 - Season 1 wrap

Jun 24 2020 2 mins

Season 1 is done, but Game Mechanics will return! If you have a suggestion for a future guest, please send it to: [email protected] Follow Logan on Twitter: @LoganJenkins Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Orange Groves podcast network.

S1E10 - Marx Shepherd - No Fascists Allowed

Jun 17 2020 30 mins

Welcome to Game Mechanics, a show about Tabletop Roleplaying Games from lots of different perspectives. I’m Logan Jenkins. Today, I’m talking to Marx Shepherd, an indy TTRPG creator, and member of the San Jenaro Co-Op, an organization that puts out a quarterly games digest collectively created by all its members. When Marx reached out to me, they were quick to point out that th

S1E9 - Rees Bennett - A Drag Nun's Take On Playing a Role

May 27 2020 24 mins

Welcome to Game Mechanics, a show about Tabletop Roleplaying Games from lots of different perspectives. I’m Logan Jenkins. Today, I’m talking to Rees Bennett, also known as Sister Evelyn Tensions of the Grenville Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Sisters are an order of drag nuns whose entire mission is to increase joy and decrease shame in the world. Rees puts on makeup, je

S1E8 - Will Uhl - Prolific Game Creation

May 13 2020 28 mins

Welcome to Game Mechanics, a show about Tabletop Roleplaying Games from lots of different perspectives. I’m Logan Jenkins. Today, I’m talking to Will Uhl, a very prolific writer of mostly micro-RPGs… which are exactly what they sound like. Bite-size Roleplaying game concept explorations that only take up a few pages. I was curious to talk to Will about distilling concepts int