Dogs, digital gardens, and dopamine loops—oh my!

In this jam-packed episode of New Dad Gaming, Trevor and Jeff dive into:

• 🐶 Puppy problems and the very real debate: Do we get a dog or keep our freedom?

• 🍺 Dad beers of the week, including Party Dad IPA and an Irish red ale from Smithwick’s.

• 🌱 The Roblox takeover: Why Grow a Garden has kids (and potentially parents) addicted and how it's become one of the biggest gaming phenomena of 2025.

• 🎮 Skibidi Toilet Defense—yes, that’s a thing—and how it’s slowly draining Trevor’s will to live.

• 💰 Outer Worlds 2 Pricing Debacle: When $99 CAD for a game is just too much, dads unite!

• 🎉 Jeff’s real-life celebrity moment at a fair, plus a shoutout to Anchor Valley Designs for awesome video game woodcut merch.

🔧 From managing your kids’ screen time to managing your beer inventory, this episode has it all. It’s funny, reflective, and packed with insights for modern gamer dads.

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Summer vibes, card battles, and dad dilemmas collide!

In this episode of New Dad Gaming, Trevor and Jeff pour a couple of beverages (from microbreweries and grocery store seltzers), reflect on their infamous “No New Games” challenge, and dive deep into the growing obsession with trading card games — specifically the One Piece TCG that's taking teens (and wallets) by storm.

📦 Topics Covered:

• 💸 Tears of the Planet TCG and how much it made on day one

• 🍺 Craft beer & seltzer shoutouts: La Barbarie’s Raptor Meggafruit + Happy Dad

• 🎮 Jeff’s “No New Games” challenge... technically still alive?

• 🃏 One Piece card game tournaments and the return of real-world teen communities

• 📱 Mobile phone addiction in kids and screen time realities

• 👨‍👧‍👦 Dad life, parenting wins, and balancing fun in the sun

If you're a gaming dad (or know one), this is your home.

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To dungeons, to dragons, one family does tread, While another dad decides to the sky he will head.

This week both dads drop back into VR, And Death Stranding was beaten, via hoof bike and car.

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