Keywords

Tabletop Sports, Q3 Retrospective, Audience Growth, Game Projects, Sports Games, Podcasting, Tabletop Gaming, Game Design, Community Engagement, Q4 Plans

Summary

In this episode of the Tabletop SportCast, host James Cast reflects on the third quarter of 2025, discussing audience growth, engagement metrics, and various tabletop gaming projects. He highlights significant projects undertaken during Q3, including a boxing project focused on the 1940s, a PGA Grand Slam replay, and a Major League Baseball tournament. The episode also covers new games explored during the quarter and concludes with a look ahead to plans for Q4, including ongoing projects and upcoming tournaments.

Takeaways

The Facebook page has seen a 95% increase in views.

The podcast has reached 55,438 downloads all time.

Engagement on Patreon has increased with 46 total members.

The 1940s boxing project included 25 championship fights.

The 1980 PGA Grand Slam project replicated historical outcomes.

The 1981 MLB tournament concluded with the Yankees winning.

New games explored included On Deck Baseball and Tecmo Bowl.

The podcast continues to grow with more interviews planned.

Community engagement is crucial for podcast growth.

Future projects include a 2011 NFL tournament and a 1993-94 Rangers playoff replay.

Titles

Quarterly Retrospective: Q3 Highlights and Insights

Exploring Tabletop Sports: Q3 Review and Future Plans

Sound bites

"The Rangers are up 2-0 in that series."

"I think it was just luck of the draw."

"Looking ahead, still more projects on the horizon."

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Q3

13:22 Quarterly Retrospective: By the Numbers

21:14 Project Highlights from Q3

38:17 New Games Explored in Q3

39:44 Podcast Highlights and Upcoming Plans

47:43 Conclusion and Looking Ahead to Q4

50:15 NEWCHAPTER