The (First) Mailroom Episode

In this episode, we visit the mailroom to field some listener questions! We discuss design rituals that we each have, the experience of having games or mechanics fall flat for us in play, and some potential homework for future episodes. The conversation includes digressions into spinner design, playtesting our way out of mechanics that don't work, and how we approach disappointing experiences as something to learn from. Thanks for all the mail! Shoutouts to: Playtest Tuesday, The Imaginauts, and Paul Czege Games Mentioned: Bullwinkle & Rocky Role Playing Party Game Slugblaster Prince Valiant: The Story-Telling Game A Sword Points South (a work-in-progress from Eppy) Night’s Black Agents / Dracula Dossier GURPS Wushu: The Ancient Art of Action Roleplaying Imp of the Perverse And there's more: Unwritten Earths Symposium Our Patreon Join the Discord Nathan's games Eppy's games Music by Will Jobst