An advice podcast about being human and loving all types of games: video games, tabletop games, party games, laser tag, escape rooms, game streams, and anything else that we play for fun. Join Question Keeper Eric Silver and a revolving cast of guests as they answer your questions at the intersection of fun and humanity, since, you know, you gotta play games with other people. Whether you need a game recommendation, need to sort out a dispute at the table, or decide whether an activity is good for a date, we’re your instruction manual. New episodes drop every other Fr...
Latest episodes
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1 h 25
The End of the Instruction Manual With Jasper Cartwright and Amanda McLoughlin
As an advice podcast, it is our solemn responsibility to give good and actionable advice. We will be very silly while we do so, but we will do our best. We hope you feel that we ha…
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16 min
Black Friday Memories, Solo Action Adventure Thoughts, and Schedule Updates
Eric is turning a chair around like a cool teacher and telling you the straight dope about the AAA games he’s playing on PS5. Next week, we’re taking off for American Thanksgiving.…
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1 h 05
How Do I Set Expectations for My Table Without Comparing to Actual Plays? With Jasper Cartwright
This is how Eric + Jasper episodes go: first, we make some jokes about Eric being the Avatar, Jasper shares the weirdness of getting recognized on the Internet. But then we spend t…
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1 h 02
My Friend Is Trying to Strand Us in the Woods! With Amanda McLoughlin
Welcome back to The Replay where Eric & Amanda reply to the questions that people write in to advice columnists about games! In this episode, we’re looking at Outside Magazine’s ad…
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1 h 05
Spiderman 2 & Mario Wonder Came Out on October 20th! With Mischa Stanton
This episode is a celebration of October 20th, or the end of Bone and Joint Health Action Week! But really, Eric and Mischa beat the two games that came out on that day and we’re d…
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50 min
How Do I Recover After a Big Nerd Convention? With Jasper Cartwright
Shhhhh, we are such sleepy boys. Please, keep it down. Actually, you can get very loud and excited for the best organized professional development event we’ve ever been to (AND it…
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1 h 08
Talk of the Table: The LA-ification of Actual Play (w/ Eric Silver)
Elliot and Brian sit down with Eric Silver (Join the Party) to discuss the “LA-ification” of actual plays and the ethos of the “New York School” of TTRPG podcasts. Talk of the Tabl…
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56 min
Can You Play a TTRPG the Size of a Business Card? With Jasper Cartwright
Toon Town Cincinnati is a hard place to live, but we got two of the best fake cops working the beat: Detective Snuffles and Martin. That's right: this is an Actual Play podcast now…
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59 min
My Ex and I Can’t Decide Who Gets Our Cloned Dog! With Amanda McLoughlin
Welcome back to The Replay where Eric & Amanda reply to the games questions that people write in to advice columnists. This episode, we have a wild grab back that really surveys al…
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1 h 05
How Do You Plan a Bachelor Party That’s Also a Games Tournament? with Jasper Cartwright
Let’s get this out of the way at the front: Eric and Jasper will come to your games-themed bachelor party. Ask them, they will show up. They will also answer numerous advice questi…
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1 h 25
Live in Manchester! with Jasper Cartwright, Amanda McLoughlin and Paul Foxcroft
From the Empty Space in Manchester, we did a live show! The first half is the Games and Feelings we know and love; the second half is Jasper’s Quiz Show Revenge. Thank you to Paul…
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1 h 01
Should I Taste Test This British Food? with Jasper Cartwright
We’re recording at Jasper’s house in Manchester and we’re really enjoying making the dumbest jokes about soccer right into each other’s eyes. Yes, we do answer game advice question…
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51 min
How Should I Decide Who Gets Taylor Swift Tix? With Amanda McLoughlin
Welcome back to The Replay where Eric & Amanda reply to the games questions that people write in to advice columnists. This episode, we’re talking A LOT about situations that you s…
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58 min
Can I Restart My D&D Group After My Friends Fall Out? With Jasper Cartwright
The way I title these episodes refers to the questions inside (which are great, especially if you’re trying to getting your friends to pick up your niche hobbies or you’re trying t…
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58 min
How Do I Keep My Big Bad from Being an Ethnocentrist? with Dr. Claire Aubin
A new podcast guest approaches! It’s Claire Aubin, a PhD graduate of the University of Edinburgh, where she researched “the comparative individual agency of Holocaust perpetrators…
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1 h 05
Should We Advise Dumping a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Like Games? With Jasper Cartwright
This episode has everything: emo guitar riffs, football updates, even more Eric and Jasper messing around, and the wildest advice we’ve ever given on the show. LIVE SHOW! Games and…
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14 min
Live Show in MANCHESTER, UK! + Hot Game Recs
Games and Feelings is coming to MANCHESTER, UK on August 19, 2023 for a live show!!! It’s Eric, Jasper, Amanda, and a special UK guest! Get your tickets at gamesandfeelings.com/liv…
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1 h 31
What Is It Like Making Actual Play Content? With Brian Flaherty and Jasper Cartwright
A new podcast guest approaches! It’s Brian Flaherty of My First Dungeon! He joins Eric and Jasper to talk about the form, function, and feelings behind making content out of TTRPGs…
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53 min
While I Was Partying, My Wife Was Studying the Scrabble Blade! with Amanda McLoughlin
Welcome back to The Replay where Eric & Amanda reply to the games questions that people write in to advice columnists. This episode, we’re talking office politics in D&D games and…
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1 h 13
Oops All Sports! With Jasper Cartwright
We like sports and we don’t care who knows! Stuff We Talked About Antonio Conte's exit from Tottenham Epic celebrations go viral after Napoli wins first Serie A title in 33 years F…