◇ Steffi in Scotland asks about epic campaign endings with freeform play, Sean from New Jersey asks how to trap players without railroading them, From the Archive 2018: Chris asks if RIFTS will keep his 9yo kid interested | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, Eli, & Chris Sellers ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:55 – Announcements: Our new DIE actual play i…

◇ Wes in Indianapolis asks about forming gaming groups with strangers, OdysseusTries shares a GM Horror story, From the Archive 2020: Steve in SoCal asks about Red Herrings | Hosts: Kimi & Riley ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 2:44 – Game Daze was yesterday! It was a quiet one, but the games were great and everyone had fun. The next one will …

◇ Jeff asks about publishing his ideas, Vyrrk from DC asks if APs are performances, From the Archive 2018: Ed from Minnesota and a story of plate tectonics | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, & Noir ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 02:39 – Announcements: Game Daze is happening November 2nd! Visit the Happy Jacks discord to sign up to run or play games! 03:5…

◇ Wes from Indianapolis asks how GMs can facilitate creative character goals?, Eric from New Jersey shares why session 0 is important, & From the Archive 2018: Gord from Canada shares a D&D Story | Hosts: CADave, Vyrrk, & Emily ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 03:23 – Announcements: Game Daze is happening November 2nd! Visit the Happy Jacks di…

◇ Kerem from Turkey asks about language-independent games, Always Nevers asks about players short-circuiting an adventure, & From the Archive 2020: Juho from Finland wants to know if D&D really has to require so many rolls | Hosts: Pooja, Riley, & Sam ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:00 – Announcements: We have some Spooky one-shots coming u…

◇ Carlos from Detroit defends game prep, Eric from New Jersey asks how to compliment their GM, From the Archive 2018: David from Tampa shares a funny GMing Story | Hosts: Kimi, Graham, Rose, & Artem ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:00 – Announcements: Game Daze was yesterday and went great! Vyrrk will be stepping up to organize the next one …

◇ Steve from Cambridge asks about GMing pace, Eric from New Jersey sends his thanks, & From the Archive 2019: ryan4flan struggles with players rolling their flaws in D&D | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, & Vixie ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:17 – Announcements: Our next Game Daze will be September 28! Join the discord at happyjacks.org/discord to run…

◇ Steve from Cambridge asks about GMing pace, Eric from New Jersey sends his thanks, & From the Archive 2019: ryan4flan struggles with players rolling their flaws in D&D | Hosts: Kimi, Riley, Jason & Artem ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:17 – Announcements: Our next Game Daze will be September 28! Join the discord at happyjacks.org/discord …

◇ Live from Gateway 2024 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…

◇ Eric from New Jersey has a rules question for Pooja, Fray from California asks if we’ve heard of LitRPGs, From the Archive 2015: Josh asks how to run D&D for a single player | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja, Clara, & Artem ◇ 00:33 – Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:31 – Our next Game Daze will be September 28! Join the discord at happyjacks.org/discord to run o…

◇ Forlornhope22 wants to know about players adding details to a scene, Mike from Michigan asks about how armor should work, From the Archive 2019: Kurt Potts talks about face characters in D&D | Hosts: Kimi, Kurt, and Riley ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:31 - Our next Game Daze will be in September! Join the discord at happyjacks.org/discord…

◇ We talk about GenCon, Alverant asks about how you should feel about your gaming group, Thomas from Denmark asks about RPGs in the classroom | Hosts: Kimi & Vixie ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:31 - Announcements: Our next Game Daze will be in September! Join the discord at happyjacks.org/discord to vote on the day and to run or play games!…

◇ From the Archive 2019: | Hosts: Jason, Kurt, Courtney, and Colin ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:31 - Our next Game Daze will be in September! Join the discord at happyjacks.org/discord to vote on the day and to run or play games!2:17 - Indie Designer of the Month: Jacqueline "Jax" Bryk (she/they/fae) find her games at linktr.ee/rufflejax |…

◇ Bill from Canada asks about game vibes vs mechanics, Charger 347 shares about Cursed Magical Objects, From the Archive 2019: Midas from Adelaide talks about D&D classes | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, Pooja & Chris ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:10 - Starscape is Kickstarting NOW! Go to goldenlassogames.com/kickstarter to support it! Kimi will be at…

◇ Graham Gentz is here! Alex in the Midwest has an accessibility war happening at his FLGS, From the Archive 2015: Kirby from Winnipeg deals with players too focused on the small details in a game without mechanics for them | Hosts: Kimi, Jay & Graham Gentz ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:10 - Starscape is Kickstarting NOW! Go to goldenlassog…

◇ Carlos from Detroit asks about separating authors from their work, Ken from Canada shares and anti-horror story, From the Archive: JP asks about co-GMing | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja & Artem ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:10 - JackerCon was an amazing success! Our next community gaming event will be Game Daze in September. Starscape is Kickstartin…

◇ Eric from New Jersey says Bleed doesn’t have to be bad, Ansem from California asks What games make your collection cut?, From the Archive: Sam from Lakewood asks about Scifi vs Fantasy | Hosts: Kimi, & Riley ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:18 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic weekend of online gaming and a long tradition for the happy jacks…

◇ Players trying to void other PC’s abilities, Video games that influenced our play, & from the Archive: Traveller Story Problem | Hosts: Kimi, CADave & Clara ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:30 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic weekend of online gaming and a long tradition for the happy jacks community. Starscape is Kickstarting July 9th! Go …

◇ Players trying to void other PC’s abilities, Video games that influenced our play, & from the Archive: Traveller Story Problem | Hosts: Kimi, & Riley ◇00:34 - Welcome & Episode Summary |2:18 - JACKERCON JULY 12-14th! An epic weekend of online gaming and a long tradition for the happy jacks community. Starscape is Kickstarting July 9th! Go to gold…

◇ Topic: Game Design Musings, Emails: Steve from Cambridge asks about PC decision shyness, Mike F. from Ithaca, NY shares an X-Card story | Hosts: Kimi, & Sam Dunnewold ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:30 - Announcements: The next Game Daze was yesterday! It went great! Next up: JACKERCON IN JULY! GamEx at the Hilton LAX is MAY 24-27, we will …

◇ Live from GamEx 2024 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 po…

◇ Topic: Creating cities and location flavor by basing them on something real, Emails: Vyrrk from DC asks about Being a PC leader in a campaign, HeavyMetalJess asks about combat in Kids on Brooms | Hosts: Kimi, Jay, Pooja ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:15 - Announcements: The next Game Daze was yesterday! It went great! Next up: JACKERCON IN…

◇ Topic: What’s the first thing you come up with when you are creating a PC?, Emails: Rose wants to run MOTW with less prep, Byron in Bureaucracy observes why heroes usually win! | Hosts: Jason, Vixie, Enge, Riley ◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:15 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord), GamEx at the H…

◇ Topic: Trying risky games at conventions, Emails: Doogler 93 asks about sudden, unexpected changes in game stories, Steffi from Scotland claps back at an email about fudging dice | Hosts: Kimi, Artem, Bill, Alex◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |1:24 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord), GamEx at the Hi…

◇ Topic: What memorable or valuable feedback changed your view of gaming?, Emails: Brian in Milwaukee asks about onboarding new folks to a lore-rich setting, Eric from NJ shares his conflict generation tool | Hosts: Kimi, Cai, Pooja, Jason◇00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary |2:01 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org…