Game Store Dropouts

Mr Gibbs, Cat, and DKC get together to talk about the games, events, and excellent experience that was Gen Con 2026. Find out what stood out to them in this episode!

Due to scheduling issues, Mr Gibbs sits down alone to talk about all the things he plans to try to do at Gen Con this year. Find out what games he's looking forward to as well as some of the events he will participate in during the four day gaming extravaganza that is Gen Con 2026!

Join us for Part 2 of our discussions about Adepticon 2026!

Mr Gibbs sits down with Robert, JR, and DKC to chat about their experiences at the Adepticon miniature wargaming convention. In part 1 we talk about all the games that the guys played over the course of the long weekend from Warhammer 40k to MCP and Star Wars Shatterpoint.

Mr Gibbs is joined by Dan, JR, Blair, and Roman in a hang out that starts with chatting about the upcoming Adepticon convention and turns to discussion about the future of the Shatterpoint miniatures game and some talk about game etiquette. Join us while we hurry to finish the last of our Adepticon painting, or normal painting (or knitting if you're Mr Gibbs)!

Mr Gibbs is joined by Mrs Gibbs, Dan, and Cat to talk about their New Year's hopes and dreams from a hobby perspective. The conversation goes all over the place, but lots of fun was had by all!

Mrs Gibbs comes back to the show to help talk about how Mr Gibbs teaches games, especially to non-gamers. Does the show go a little off the rails? Maybe, but with Mrs Gibbs you never know what kind of fun will be had.

In the second installment of RPG Speed Dating Mr Gibbs, DKC, and Cat talk about the speed date they took with Daggerheart. Published by Darrington Press, Daggerheart is a game of brave heroics and vibrant worlds with new and interesting mechanics that truly bend the expectations of seasoned DnD players and GM's. Find out what we think of the game and if we would be interested in taking Daggerheart to the next level.

Mrs Gibbs stops by to chat with Mr Gibbs about the kinds of games that you should take to a potential game night with non-gamers. They talk about what to think about when looking at your own collection and give you a bunch of games from their own collection to spark your ideas.

Grab your paints, minis, a wet pallet, and some brushes and join in on the monthy paint night with the Dropouts! Bear with us while we keep working hard to make this format sound better through some sound issues that we didn't know we had until we made it to the editing booth. 

The gang gets together to talk about their recent one shot game of Ronin from Slightly Reckless Games. They also finally introduce and explain what this RPG Speed Dating really is and what it means going forward. Find out if the players liked Ronin enough to call it back in this episode!https://slightlyrecklessgames.com/pages/ronin?srsltid=AfmBOoq3PrynvH_R0qqkxY12sU-lL79SFC7iM_IXB_wRcthM0mSSyYSw

Mr Gibbs sits down with a whole table full of people to talk about their experiences at Gen Con 2025. Enjoy a completely unedited experience with a full group of gamers chatting and having a good time reminiscing about our time at the convention. Find out what games we loved and what events we can't wait to try again in the future! 

Mr Gibbs spends some time talking to some of our regular guests about Gen Con 2025 and what they are most excited about for the convention!

Join me, Mr Gibbs, as I meander through a solo chat about the games that I take to my workplace at a theater in the hopes of getting people to join me in a board game during our breaks.

JR and Dan join Mr Gibbs and attempt to convince him to spend his hard earned money on joining the fun of Age of Sigmar and Spearhead.

Mr Gibbs sits down with Mrs Gibbs to test out a new episode format where we talk about a game while we play that game. This episode we tackle Disney's Lorcana from Ravensberger Games!

Mr Gibbs sits down with a group of friends for a paint night and chats about Adepticon, painting miniatures, and some other interesting items. Join us as we begin to explore new show formats and let us know what you think!

Mr Gibbs and Robert sit down after a couple of weeks to think back on their experiences at Gen Con 2024. The guys chat about the things that they enjoyed the most, a couple of things that they wish could have been better, and talk a little about the haul they brought home. 

Robert and Mr Gibbs return! The Dropouts finally get back together to talk about this year's Gen Con event and what we're looking forward to. 

Mr Gibbs and Robert talk about the things that they are looking forward to doing, seeing, and trying out this year at Gen Con!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs is joined by Robert and JR to start talking about Atomic Mass Games new miniatures game Star Wars Shatterpoint. The guys start the new series by talking about squad building, the struggle tracker, and the order deck. Join the guys as they begin what should be an interesting dive into the game over the next few months.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs is joined by both Robert and Brendan to talk about some of the new play test material available for DnD. Find out some of the things that they think are exciting and what they think might stick around, as well as what might still need a little work.

Mr Gibbs, Robert, and Brendan hang out and talk about the most recent Star Wars releases for TV and Board Games. They keep riding the Shatterpoint hype train and talk about what they're excited about!

Mr Gibbs is joined by Robert and Brendan to talk about the Ebberon source book for use in the general world of DnD. The gentlemen talk about the new things in this book that you can use in any of your regular DnD games, whether it be a homebrew world of your creation or another pre printed setting. Let us know if you use these things in your games!

Robert and Pete join Mr Gibbs to talk about their recent trip to Adepticon!

The Dropouts are joined by long time friend of the show Craig Shipman and make an attempt to explore the OGL controversy from Wizards of the Coast. Craig and the Dropouts talk about the different missteps that they believe Wizards made as well as some ways that they might have prevented or corrected their mistakes. Then they try to look for the silver linings in all of the muck. Thanks again to Craig for joining in on the fun!Third Floor Wars: https://thirdfloorwars.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u...

Mr Gibbs and Brendan take a deep dive into the strategy of the way they play the game Moonrakers. From ship upgrades to crew cards to the way you negotiate with your potential allies, the Dropouts talk about all the ways they have tried to get better at this deck builder. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u...

Robert, Brendan, and Mr Gibbs talk about 2022 and the games that stood out to them during the year. Then they talk briefly about the games they're looking forward to playing in the coming year. The Dropouts hope that you had a great holiday season and wish you the best in the coming year! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u...

The Dropouts discuss the most recent RPG that has hit the table for them, Slayers! Designed by Spencer Campbell and published by GILA RPGs, this rules light game brings a lot of character and role play opportunities to a game about monster hunting. Find out what we think as well as a little bit about how the game plays with us! Slayers: https://gilarpgs.itch.io/slaye... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u...

Mr Gibbs and Robert are back! After an unexpected hiatus the Dropouts return to chat about a recent board game focused staycation that they had. Brendan joins the gang again, maybe for good this time, and one of these days we'll convince Robert to keep close to the mic! We had a good time recording this one and an even better time prepping for it, we hope you enjoy!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Robert and Mr Gibbs are joined by long time friend and Patron, Brendan, to talk about the newest TTRPG that we have tried. Lancer. Lancer is a streamlined mech based game that has us all abuzz! Find out what we have to say about this innovative new game.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Robert and Mr Gibbs sit down with guest GM William Hoverder to get a fresh perspective on a number of things, including the setting of Dark Sun. Will is an actor and friend of the show who has been a part of some of our more memorable games. We were extremely pleased to have him join us.

Robert and Mr Gibbs discuss their times at Gen Con 2022 and the games and events that they enjoyed this year.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert sit down to chat about our most anticipated games and events of this year's Gen Con! We can't wait and we hope to see you there!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Jack and Garrett from Even Footing Games join the Dropouts for a discussion about the new Roleplaying Game, Avatar Legends, based in the Avatar: The Last Airbender world. We talk about the system, what it feels like to create a story in this world, and some other things associated with the game. Come in and check it out with us!Even Footing Games: https://evenfootinggames.com/GSD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Robert and Mr Gibbs sit down to discuss how to use The Mythic Odysseys of Theros as a resource in your games of DnD that don't take place in the setting of Theros. We go through the book from cover to cover and chat about the things that we really enjoyed in this book. Check out what we though and maybe get a cool idea for yourself!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert talk through our new idea for using a secondary character per player to supplement the party in games that are meant to allow for players to not attend sessions. Mr Gibbs presents the idea and then the two go through why they are planning to use it as well as ways that you might be able to use it in your games. Please excuse some of the audio quality in this episode, Mr Gibbs used a different computer and had some unknown issues with levels. We did our best to make it as palatable as possible. Also, Robert was painting throughout the episode, so you will hear some of his materials moving around. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert talk about using NPC's as party members. The different reasons you might do that, some new ways to use NPC's, and what all that entails.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

On this May The Fourth we decided to give you our takes on our favorite Star Wars games of all types. From board games like Outer Rim to chatting about X-Wing and our hopes for a skirmish style miniatures game we hit all different types of games. May the Force be with you. And remember, when it comes to fun games, This is the way.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert come together to do the first list episode! This week the Dropouts talk through their Top 5 Monsters for use in DnD. Mr Gibbs came at this task from more of the player perspective, while Robert looked at it more from the DM side of things. Find out what our favorite monsters are this week!Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Brendan comes back to join the Dropouts in a discussion about power gaming in role playing games. What that means to us, as well as some ways to handle power gamers at your table from both sides of the DM screen.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Old friend and Patron of the show, Brendan Winget, joins the Dropouts to talk about his experiences as a GM and player. Taking some time to answer the questions from Mr Gibbs and Robert. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Jason and Garrett from Even Footing Games drop by to talk with Mr Gibbs about their new game Babies and Broadswords. Learn about the new company and the new game that they are currently promoting. Find out what Mr Gibbs thinks about the product and whether or not you should consider picking up a copy for yourself in this episode!Even Footing Games: https://evenfootinggames.com/GSD Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert get back to the roleplaying games this week and talk about how to deal with conflict between player characters as well as how you might use it to advance your story. They also chat about how to deal with it coming up unexpectedly in your game. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Design Lead for Wyrd Games, Kyle Rowan, joins the Dropouts this week to talk about the game Vagrantsong! Vagrantsong is a cooperative, story driven, boss battler game that is dripping with theme surrounding its ghost train in the early 1900's. Kyle talks with the guys about the development of the game, from mechanics to the art style. Then they take a turn and chat about some of Kyle's favorite RPG's. Vagrantsong: https://www.wyrd-games.net/vagrantsongMothership: https://thirdfloorwars.com/mothership-horror-rpg-episode-1-actual-play/Game Store Dropouts Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert take a few minutes to talk about what is coming this year, including a couple of small changes that will be coming.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert sit down to talk about how 2021 went for the Game Store Dropouts. We tell you the show stats for the year, and then go through our favorites of the year. Our favorites including: New Releases of 2021, New to Us in 2021, Other Content Creators, Favorite RPG's of the year, and which episodes we enjoyed the most. Let us know what you thought was the best of 2021!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mrs Gibbs joins Mr Gibbs on the show this week to discuss a trio of games from Pandasaurus Games! Dinosaur Island, Dinosaur Island: Rawr and Write, and the new Dinosaur World are some of our favorites and we talk about the differences between the two, as well as why we think they all still have a place at you're game table. And Mr Gibbs goes on a quick rant about X-Wing at the beginning!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

The Dropouts are joined this week by our friend, Nick Westbrook, who has less than two years of role playing experience so they can get a grip on what it's like to join this hobby later in life. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979

Mr Gibbs and Robert sit down together for the first time to record a show that isn't live coverage! We're thrilled to be back together in person for a recording session. We've had the opportunity to think about Gen Con and what we like and didn't like about the experience this year, and now we're bringing that to you! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=55109979