42 Jim Miller

Jim Miller is the founder of Crit Hit AZ, a convention focused on tabletop gaming in Arizona, and is now Co-Director of Tabletop Games of Game on Expo, happening on March 15th to 17th in Phoenix. He is also a game designer and community builder, and, like all weirdos, a lot more than all of that. I got to know Jim a long time ago, back when I was publishing my first games. Jim was super supportive of my work and the first photos of people playing my games on conventions are probably from Crit Hit AZ. Gratitude, Jim! <3 On this chat we talked about Jim's work as a community builder, how he is focusing on bringing tabletop games, and especially TTRPG to communities that might not have access to them most of the time. We also talked about his work with Game Design, parenthood, the lessons he learned in life, mental health, ADHD, Anafantasia, and a lot more. It was a very interesting and insightful chat. I hope you enjoy it as much as we dit! So listen up and get weird with us! Check out Jim's links! Game on Expo: https://www.gameonexpo.com/ Crit Hit AZ: https://www.instagram.com/crithitaz/ Thank you for listening to Weird Games & Weirder People! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!   Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Get other games of mine on Exalted Funeral: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/search?q=Diogo+nogueira⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER! This is super new and I am trying a new thing! I share offers, news, behind the scenes, articles, curiosities, and rants about being me! Fun, right? RIGHT!? Check out our first post: ⁠⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/diogonogueira/p/welcome-to-weird-tales-of-the-old⁠⁠ Join our Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/Hy97jQYV⁠ (this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode). Stuff mentioned in the Episode: Puppet Master (series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_Master_(film_series) Tabletop Gaming Association of Phoenix: https://tgaop.org/ Anafantasia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia ADHD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder Synthwave: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthwave The Secret of NIMH: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_of_NIMH Evercade: https://evercade.co.uk/exp/ Gamehole Con: https://www.gameholecon.com/ Mausritter: https://mausritter.com/ Lizard People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptilian_conspiracy_theory