This episode, the Gaymer Daddies crash-land into Vantage, an open-world exploration game where perspective is everything, no one shares a map, and communication is the difference between survival and being eaten by a kraken. Before exploring the planet, the Daddies zoom out to talk about the Queer Gaze—how perspective, subtext, and lived experience shape the way we read stories that aren’t “meant” to be gay, yet still feel deeply intimate. Jason brings a Quickie on out-of-context texts, setting the tone for a conversation built around interpretation, misreads, and personal experience.

From there, the group dives into Vantage itself: how it plays, who it’s really for, and why getting lost might be the point. Andrew reflects on being a truly disastrous captain, Jacob breaks down the mechanics, and the Daddies unpack Vantage’s quiet autonomy, its strengths as a solo experience, and the way parallel stories can unfold at the same table. It’s a thoughtful, funny conversation about exploration, communication, and trusting your own vantage point—even when no one else sees the world the way you do.

Along the way, we talk about:

✨ the Queer Gaze

📱 out-of-context texts (Jason’s Quickie)

🧭 autonomy and exploration

🐙 and why Andrew should never be captain

The Daddies are setting sail on a luxury space cruise and diving deep into worker placement games — the board game mechanism all about timing, commitment, and blocking someone else from the exact spot they needed (no cutting the buffet line).

Andrew kicks things off by asking what everyone’s looking forward to in 2026, from travel and milestones to games and TV, before Jason slips below deck for a Quickie with Jason, bringing Wicked Witch energy to the voyage.

The episode breaks down what worker placement is, where it came from, and why it hits so differently, before charting a course into Galactic Cruise. The Daddies SERVE the game using their review system, talk through its expansions, and debate whether it could ever work as a campaign or legacy experience.

Whether you plan every move or wander the ship to see who you might bump into, this episode proves one thing: good cruising is all about timing.

Gaymer Daddies kicks off 2026 with sniffles, shade, and history—because nothing says “fresh start” like a deeply researched queer board game and a little post-holiday reckoning. The Gamer Nancies are in full force as the Daddies dive into Molly House, a cooperative historical game set in 1720s London where joy, danger, and community exist in a delicate balance.

Along the way, Jason’s Quickie becomes a pop quiz about whether events happened before, during, or after the longest year in human history: 2020. Add in Nice List 2026 contenders, holiday board game check-ins, Drag Race and The Traitors hot takes, and a very honest SERVE review, and you’ve got the first roll of the year—smart, thoughtful, and unmistakably Gaymer Daddies.