Ep 276 - Try New Games

About this episode

This episode discusses how to encourage your RPG group to try new game systems.

Is your long-running RPG group stuck in a rut, playing the same game system year after year? In this episode, we tackle the toughest quest in tabletop gaming: convincing your friends to try something new. I’ll talk about reasons for resistance, the best arguments for trying new systems and some tips for making it successful #rpg #ttrpg #dnd #pathfinder #gmtips #NewRPG Resources: Buy Me a Coffee! - ko-fi.com/taking20podcast www.taking20podcast.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/taking20podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/taking20podcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/taking20podcast.bsky.social Chris Cocks Interview: https://www.gamesradar.com/tabletop-gaming/our-players-are-going-to-be-pretty-psyched-hasbro-ceo-talks-d-and-d-video-games-and-playing-to-win/ Ep 184 - Preparing One Shots - https://www.taking20podcast.com/e/ep-184-preparing-one-shots/ Ep 221 - Rules Light RPGs - https://www.taking20podcast.com/e/ep-221-rules-light-rpgs/

People in this episode

Host: Taking 20 Podcast

Topics covered

• tabletop gaming
• RPG
• game systems
• trying new games
• group dynamics

Keywords

• RPG
• ttrpg
• dnd
• pathfinder
• gmtips
• NewRPG

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buy Me a Coffee!, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky

Books & works: Ep 184 - Preparing One Shots, Ep 221 - Rules Light RPGs

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