Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Welcome to Episode 279 of the Mastering Dungeons podcast!

News Segment and Listener Questions
00:00 Bringing the Loopiness
02:27 Players Always Team Up?
10:48 What Was or Is D&D Encounters?
15:56 D&D Encounters Returning?
17:46 Hasbro Q4 and 2025 Earnings!
20:24 WotC Q4 and 2025 Results
25:06 Upcoming Partnerships
29:00 Chris Cock on AI at Hasbro
35:04 How Big is D&D?
37:50 MCDM Has a Dark Heart
39:02 D&D's Therapeutic Potential
41:59 Portland Promotes Games
42:48 Evil Hat on RPG Finances
45:17 Nine Worlds and Bad Blood
46:48 Monsters & More for Nimble RPG
47:26 Curse of Stoneshatter Tomb

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