

Panda's Talking Games
Senda Linaugh and Phil Vecchione
Queer gamers talking about table top role playing games and making outtakes! Join pandas Phil and Senda every Wednesday talking about TTRPGs and answering listener questions.
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Oct 9, 2024 • 59min
PTG 368 – Build a Gamer (Finding a Group Part II)
Show us how you find people…to be new gamers! Phil and Senda talk introducing people to gaming and finding the kind of people who a) would be interested and b) would be interested in the kind of gaming you are interested in.
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Oct 2, 2024 • 51min
PTG 367 – Finding a New Gaming Group (Part I)
Show us how you find a new gaming group! Phil and Senda talk approaches to finding people and how to figure out who you might be looking for.
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Sep 25, 2024 • 1h 3min
PTG 366 – Making Gaming Goals Happen
Show us how you make gaming goals happen! Phil and Senda follow up on their gaming goals from last episode, including an extemporaneous brain storm on positive feedback at the table.
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Sep 18, 2024 • 60min
PTG 365 – Goals for Gaming
Episode 365 – after a whole year of numbered episodes, it’s like a New Year’s resolution? Phil and Senda talk personal goals for gaming – for how they play, facilitate, and engage with the industry and community.
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Sep 11, 2024 • 52min
PTG 364 – A Jrab Bag (Audio Fixed)
Today we answered a grab bag of questions all submitted by folks whose names start with J! Coincidence? We think….yes absolutely didn’t notice it until partway through the show. Today’s questions cover analysis paralysis and hustle vs. play.
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Note: we had an audio issue on the original release of this episode which has now been fixed. Many thanks to Ryan, editor extraordinaire!

Aug 28, 2024 • 49min
PTG 363 – The Case of the Missing Momentum
Show us how you manage the conversation when you realize your game has lost momentum! Phil and Senda use their own campaign as a live demo to put their money where their mouth is and talk (like they always advise) about their ongoing game night and what to do with it.
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Aug 21, 2024 • 59min
PTG 362 – An August Grab Bag!
Today we’re addressing some of our smaller questions!
Realism vs. Playability in Combat
Spotlight sharing at the table
How to pick con games
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Aug 14, 2024 • 54min
361 – Playing it like it’s Evil
Show us how you play an evil game! Phil and Senda talk how to make it work and the pitfalls of chaos vs. purpose in an evil game.
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Aug 7, 2024 • 1h 3min
360 – Character and Player Goals
Show us how you make a good player goal! Phil and Senda talk what and why, and how a strong “why” can make even a generic or potentially boring “what” really interesting. It’s also back to one shots and campaigns!
Check out Starscape from Golden Lasso Games on kickstarter right now! Found family and space travel, oh my! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldenlassogames/starscape?ref=discovery
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Jul 24, 2024 • 1h 10min
PTG 359 – Ch-ch-ch-changes (Major Life Ones)
Show us how major life changes might change your gaming! Phil and Senda speak from experience on many of these. Have you experienced changes in your gaming due to changes in your life?
Check out Starscape from Golden Lasso Games on kickstarter right now! Found family and space travel, oh my! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/goldenlassogames/starscape?ref=discovery
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