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Category: Panda’s Talking Games

Like Car Talk, but queerer and for your TTRPGs! Join pandas Phil Vecchione (Misdirected Mark, Gnome Stew, Encoded Designs) and Senda Linaugh (She’s A Super Geek, Gnome Stew) every Wednesday to answer listener questions about playing, running, and designing TTRPGs. Is your game making a funny noise when you start it up? Does the story feel clunky or lag when you try to accelerate? We’ve got you covered!

PTG 421 - The SO as Non-Gamer

PTG 421 – The SO as Non-Gamer

Posted on April 29, 2026April 29, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you keep your partner’s interest in gaming if they’ve been brave enough to try! Some of this advice overlaps with our general new gamer advice, but some of it doesn’t — congrats MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged non-gamer, one hone before midnight, partner, significant other, untitled goose game
PTG 420 - The Hustle

PTG 420 – The Hustle

Posted on April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage the hustle and your fun when gaming is also the hustle! Okay, we don’t necessarily have answers here, but we definitely do have experience, so we can say what’s at MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged hustle
PTG 419 - Going All The Way

PTG 419 – Going All The Way

Posted on April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage bleed, feels, and significant others when playing with romance at your table! Phil and Senda do one more episode on romance with follow up questions from the Slack. Bamboo Lounge MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts
PTG 418 - What's Love Got To Do With It (Part II)

PTG 418 – What’s Love Got To Do With It (Part II)

Posted on April 1, 2026April 1, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you…continue the question about romance! Phil and Senda get into the second part of the question of romance in games. Follow ups next time! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts
PTG 417 - What's Love Got To Do With It?

PTG 417 – What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Posted on March 18, 2026April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle love and intimate relationships in game! Phil and Senda *start* the conversation on romance in games — with part 2 to come. Reminder: there will be no episode next week! MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged hea, hfn, Love, romance
PTG 416 - Removing Combat

PTG 416 – Removing Combat

Posted on March 11, 2026April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you remove combat from a published adventure! Phil and Senda talk how about what to balance, what you made need to consider, and some different approaches depending on why you want less MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Combat, published adventures
PTG 415 - I'm a Creep

PTG 415 – I’m a Creep

Posted on March 4, 2026April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you deal with creep in your games! No, not creepy people — scope creep, or slow changes in expectations, or forgetting your session 0 conversations etc. Phil and Senda manage not to MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged campaign play, creep, resetting expectations, scope
PTG 414 - Series Campaigns

PTG 414 – Series Campaigns

Posted on February 18, 2026April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us what you do when you thought the campaign was over…but you all want more! Phil and Senda talk extending a campaign from a TV series perspective, and some things to check in on MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Campaigns, let's keep playing, off ramps, series campaigns
PTG 413 - But What Do I Do With This Info?

PTG 413 – But What Do I Do With This Info?

Posted on February 11, 2026April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage your game docs! Phil and Senda talk platforms and information storage so that we can confidently answer the question “Where do you keep your rules of the table?” Bamboo Lounge MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged discord, google docs, google sites, indexing, rules of the table
PTG 412 - Play to Find Out

PTG 412 – Play to Find Out

Posted on January 28, 2026April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you play to find out! Phil and Senda talk play to find out, where it crystalized for them, and what it means for their style and process of gaming. Bamboo Lounge for MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged dogs in the vineyard, PbtA, play to find out, reactive gaming
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