A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 8 - Your Home Table

A Different Kind of Hex Ep. 8 - Your Home Table

From Around the Hearth by Open Hearth Gaming Community

April 14, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 62

About this episode

The episode discusses player development, advocacy in gaming, and a method for improving gameplay experiences.

Ian, José, and special correspondent Danny put the knowledge we've gained from past episodes into practice. We talk about figuring out what you actually like in a game and advocating for it, playing to lift our fellow players, and Danny's 4-step method for iterative improvement through play. Find out more about the Open Hearth Gaming Community Our website - May the 4th is coming soon! Support us on Patreon! Our actual play podcast can be found here Follow us on Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/open-hearth-rpg Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/openhearthrpg Mastodon: @openhearthrpg@dice.camp Our info: Email: adifferenthex@gmail.com Music: https://lloydeaves.bandcamp.com/album/a-different-kind-of-hex 0:03:38 - Pick Your Poison 0:17:10 - What does it mean to develop as a player? 0:38:14 - Reflection & Table Feedback 0:45:05 - Danny's 4-Step Method 0:52:14 - How we handle "bad scenes" 0:58:46 - Outro

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian, José

Guest: Danny

Topics covered

  • game development
  • player advocacy
  • iterative improvement
  • table feedback
  • gameplay experiences

Keywords

  • game development
  • player advocacy
  • iterative improvement
  • table feedback
  • bad scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Hearth Gaming Community, Patreon, Tumblr, Bluesky, Mastodon

Books & works: A Different Kind of Hex

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