This week, we've got a lot to catch up on! The Win With Dice Podcast is back with a quick catch-up on recent news from earlier in the year, including new releases announced at GenCon 2026.

0:00 Intro

1:19 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week

4:14 GenCon News

4:47 Paizo

17:48 Mutants & Masterminds

22:21 D&D

27:27 Diamond Publishing Bankruptcy

38:51 Outro

--Links--

13 Omens: https://www.13omens.com

Paizo GenCon 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24XdrgyeVbY

M&M Complete Bundle: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/578467/mutants-masterminds-3e-complete-collection

Mastermind Maker: https://greenroninstore.com/products/mastermind-maker-character-creator-software-for-m-m-3e

DnD Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xd5WVr_Ihc

SW5e: https://sw5e.com/

--Diamond News Sources--

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/101005-diamond-reaches-settlement-to-return-comics-publishers-remaining-inventory.html

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/publishers-have-3-weeks-to-object-to-diamond-comics-liquidation-plans/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLHw2riPE0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3L9cPN47ug

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq

Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/

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Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS

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Music:

Title: Realism

Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Luly

Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Talky Beat

Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

Title: Hanging Out

Artist: Bruno E.

Title: Crate Digger

Artist: Gunnar Olsen

Title: Sunrise Drive

Artist: South London HiFi

Title : Sixteen Twenty Five

Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss

This week, guest Tim Gonzalez is here to talk about Photon System Overdrive. It's a GM-less roguelite game that can be played by two players or even solo. We talk design, mechanics, and inspiration from 2000s video games.

0:00 Intro

1:26 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week

6:04 Tim Gonzalez Guest Introduction

8:17 Photon System Overdrive

22:01 Mechanic Design

38:00 Character and Setting Creation

42:27 Gameplay

50:55 Kickstarter

57:12 Artwork

1:00:31 Wrap-Up

1:01:16 Outro

Photon System Overdrive Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pirategonzalezgames/photon-system-overdrive-ttrpg

Photon System Overdrive Public Playtest: https://pirategonzalezgames.itch.io/photon-system-overdrive

No ICE in Minnesota: https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota

Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9

Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body

Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq

Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/

Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS

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Artwork:

Win With Dice Logo Design: Deanna Lennox

Music:

Title: Realism

Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Luly

Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Talky Beat

Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

Title: Hanging Out

Artist: Bruno E.

Title: Danzon De Pasion (Sting)

Artist: Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Production

Title: Crate Digger

Artist: Gunnar Olsen

Title: Sunrise Drive

Artist: South London HiFi

Title : Sixteen Twenty Five

Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Relaxer

Artist: The Grand Affair

This week, special guest Joel Happyhil is on to talk about the Dollhouse TTRPG Kickstarter. The game features a gritty, urban setting where players interact as both Handlers, assigned various mercenary missions for clients, and Dolls, part machine, part biological human replicas who carry out those missions.

0:00 Intro

1:27 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week

3:34 Guest Introduction

4:51 Dollhouse TTRPG

10:33 Handlers And Dolls

16:50 Inspirations

21:33 Co-author Blk_Ivy

23:43 Setting

30:19 Mechanics

49:41 Kickstarter

51:52 Outro

Dollhouse Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1252750842/dollhouse-a-ttrpg-about-management

Joel Happyhil Carrd: https://joelhappyhil.carrd.co/

Angelkill Cafe Discord: https://discord.gg/4f9TCnJRTS

No ICE in Minnesota: https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota

Win With Dice Discord: https://discord.gg/tJeuRRSrz9

Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body

Mechanized Body Discord: https://discord.gg/EDgKsc2BHv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edQr2eFLYMo&list=PLhAfqz0j5MEViZYRvKRfcdqeoa_ofVKIq

Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/

Cyberpunk AP: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgFnus33wSGQJjm9bjjaNA-Ykb4QxYxiS

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Links To Our Stuff

Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin

Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2

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Website: http://winwithdice.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WinWithDice/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WinWithDice

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Artwork:

Win With Dice Logo Design: Deanna Lennox

Music:

Title: Realism

Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Luly

Artist: Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Talky Beat

Talky Beat by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/265/talky-beat

Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

Title: Hanging Out

Artist: Bruno E.

Title: Danzon De Pasion (Sting)

Artist: Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Production

Title: Crate Digger

Artist: Gunnar Olsen

Title: Sunrise Drive

Artist: South London HiFi

Title : Sixteen Twenty Five

Artist : Text Me Records / Grandbankss

Title: Relaxer

Artist: The Grand Affair