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Rating
4.7from
This podcast has
102 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
Logan Jenkins, Greg LeathermanExplicit
No
Date created
2019/02/14
Latest episode
2026/10/21
Average duration
49 min.
Release period
7 days
Description
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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BINGO! - GM2 84
2026/10/21
Logan's creative juices are flowing because of a fun BINGO game that Gila Games has created. Greg and Logan talk about being small creators online in the TTRPG space. Imagine no combat! Oh! And here's your periodic reminder that you can play other games than D&D! We get deep into playlists for games and for spooky season! Then finally head over to how Star Wars' latest racing video game was made by turning it into a board game.
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
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Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Greg's Cool Pumpkins - GM2 83
2026/10/14
The Minnesota Zoo has a neat pumpkin exhibit! After that exciting discussion, we mosey into Hasbro watch in a major way. Wizards has made changes to booster packs, but have they really made opening packs more fun? Further, what was the golden age of TTRPGs? Listen for discussions and more!
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
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Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Do Board Game Boxes Say Anything? - GM2 82
2026/10/07
Greg had a board game night and played a Clue-like. What makes it better? We're also on Pokémon Company watch with their 30th anniversary. Then we dive deep into a study that finds board game designer's expectations are not often aligning with consumer experiences.
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
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Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Board Game 101: Poker - GM2 81
2026/09/30
Greg and Logan talk about their weeks of games and whether or not you should drink the paint water (you should not). Then Logan brings a big Board Game 101 segment going over all things poker. Poker is used as a mechanic in lots of board games, but it's a pretty complex game all on its own! We also start some discussion about best-of categories for games.
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
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Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Who is This For? - GM2 80
2026/09/23
We're back from Dragon Con, and only a little sick. We talk about CMON in our semi-recurring segment, "We were rooting for you!" Then we move on to talking about the Munchkin supplement book for D&D. We get into some Wizards stuff, and a lot more. A consistent theme for the stuff we're talking about today: who is this for?
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
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Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Dragon Con Has a Line Problem - GM2 79
2026/09/16
We are back from Dragon Con and boy are our lines tired! I’m not sure that was a joke… but I AM sure that we, and countless others, spent a huge portion of our con standing in a line. There has been a LOT of heated debate online, and we bring our experiences having been at the con. Don’t get us wrong, we had a great con! We go over our panels and more about the event!
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Kickstarter and My Incredible Metal Coin Collection - GM2 78
2026/09/09
Global warming is having effects on the shipping chain, but are folks doing the warming taking notes? Magic the Gaythering explores this question. We continue to talk about the dangers of AI, scalpers, and other problems facing the tabletop industry (and the world in general). Is crowdfunding broken? Or is it working how consumers want it to? We talk about an interesting case from Plaidhat games. What actually makes for a successful crowdfunding campaign? On that subject, are premium KS components really worth it?
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Scoocher is NOT Banned. We Love you, Scoocher - GM2 77
2026/09/02
Logan makes good on his promise to talk about the best game ever of Magical Athlete. He has some slightly complicated feelings about Scoocher. We talk about trends in crowd funding for tabletop stuff and what it means for the industry. Also, we are going to Dragon Con! It'll be our first live show. Come see us!
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Big Walk Is Not a Board Game - GM2 76
2026/08/26
Logan is currently obsessed with a video game and made up a new segment to talk about it! Planet Money’s game now has a name, but is it going to be what they discussed? We go through an article on board game contracts, and talk through our experiences with gaming contracts.
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Does Drillers Break New Ground for Deck Builders? - GM2 75
2026/08/19
The mechanics are back from Gen Con and they both played a TON of games! Logan played Drillers. Did it live up to the hype? Greg played 13 omens. Is Paizo really making a rules-lite RPG?? We talk about all the games we played recently and go over some news items as well!
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Mechanics at Gen Con 2026 - GM2 74
2026/08/12
Greg and Logan report directly from Gen Con. We talk about Dust, Wizard Community College, the still secret secrets of Warden Keane, and more. We also talked to lots of game creators. Listen to our conversations with Adam Španěl, and Felix Podlesny from CGE, Bernie Lin from Dead Alive Games, Cap'n Kroze from Solis Games, and Matt Lockwood from UVS Games. Gen Con was a blast! We'll have more game impressions from the show next time!
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
What Even Is The OSR? - GM2 73
2026/08/05
Greg and Logan are in the weird future-past where they are actually back from Gen Con today, but releasing an episode where they still haven’t gone. We talk about some stuff we’re excited to see / already have seen at Gen Con. Then, we get into the disappointing mess that is the Deathbringer TTRPG. We talk about the trap of nostalgia, the OSR, and why the things presented by Deathbringer are so problematic.
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Greg's Gen Con 2026 Preview - GM2 72
2026/07/29
It's Greg's turn to go through the games he's excited to check out at Gen Con. How many will migrate on over to Logan's list? Listen to find out. And if you'll be at Gen Con this week, send us a message on our Discord and let's hang out and play some games! See ya'll there!
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Logan's Gen Con 2026 Preview - GM2 71
2026/07/22
Logan has done his homework and created a list of 20-something games he's excited about coming to Gen Con this year! We'll have Greg's list next week. Come listen to what games we had in common and listen as we preview the other games on the list.
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Let's Play Teeth - GM2 70
2026/07/15
Logan's Favorite show of the year featured some very weird board games. We go over just what make's Run so unnerving. We also have possibly the most bizarre list we've ever covered on Game Mechanics. This one takes us a while...
Find Logan's stuff at LoganJenkins.com.
Find Greg's stuff at Leatherman.Games.
Support us on Patreon.
Email us at [email protected].
Join our Discord!
Game Mechanics is hosted and supported by The Moonshot podcast network.
Podcast reviews
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Scott Prather 2025/07/07
Fun discussion
I wish I could be there and chat! This is literally what I love to talk about with my friends. So happy there’s content like this now.
AMGurl0 2019/04/12
Wish I could rate it 5...
I would love to praise this podcast. I really really would. It has everything I want from the medium. It delves deeply into game mechanics and systems...
Hunter1234556 2019/03/26
Good even for novices
I've never played any tabletop games but this is still a good podcast that explains concerns and mechanics from the people who make the games.
MatGsun 2019/03/26
Critical Success
This channel is fantastic. I thought I had a grasp on the complexity of the table top RPG industry, this podcast proved me wrong. Please make more epi...
Eyolo 2019/03/02
A refreshing and deep TTRPG show
RPGDF is something new and refreshing in that it takes a deep dive into game design and the tabletop community and you get to hear voices not showcase...
MossyToes 2019/03/02
Nuanced discussion of complex topics
it’s great to see my frog-friends having such great discussions
Riley Hopkins 2019/02/18
love that frog
that frog good aint they
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