Bringing The Good In Games to PAGE 3 in Philadelphia

This January, I’m heading to Philadelphia to do one of my favorite things on the planet: sit in a room full of gamers and watch a movie about why what we do at the table actually matters.

I’ll be screening my documentary, The Good In Games, at PAGE 3 – the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo, a tabletop and roleplaying game convention hosted at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA. PAGE 3 is packing in hundreds of events and nearly a hundred special industry guests—from legendary designers to modern creators—across four days of gaming.

David "DJ" Johnson in full garb as he prepares to deliver a D&D homebrew session titled "The Curse of Randy "Macho Man" Strahd."

If you’ve followed this project for a while, you might remember its original working title: 50 Years of Fantasy. The film started as a look back at the history of roleplaying games and the people who built this hobby. But as we kept filming—at tables, conventions, and home games—it became clear the real story wasn’t just about history. It was about people: the grief they carry, the friendships they build, the courage they find, and the way games quietly hold all of that together.

That’s how it became The Good In Games.

What the Film Is About

The Good In Games follows designers, game masters, players, and communities who use tabletop RPGs and board games as a tool for connection. You’ll see:

• Kids learning to take risks and speak up at the table

• Adults processing loss, anxiety, and burnout through shared stories

• Families and friend groups building “found family” across the map

• Creators who keep making worlds so other people can feel at home in them

Why PAGE 3?

PAGE 3 is exactly the kind of convention this film was made for. It’s focused on tabletop roleplaying, board games, and miniature gaming, with an emphasis on actually playing games, meeting designers, and spending real time at the table.

This isn’t a film festival crowd that sort of understands gaming. This is our people: GMs who lug their binders to every con, fans who still treasure their first boxed set, designers who poured their heart into a system that might live on someone’s shelf for 20 years.

What to Expect at the Screening

At PAGE 3, we’ll:

• Screen The Good In Games

• Do a Q&A afterwards about the film, the interviews, and the shift from 50 Years of Fantasy to the story it became

• Talk about where the project is headed next—more screenings, community partnerships, and ways to use the film as a conversation starter in your own groups, stores, or schools

If you’re going to be at PAGE 3 and you care about the why behind this hobby—not just the rules and stat blocks—I’d love to have you in the room.

Bring a friend, bring your DM, bring that one player who always cries during the emotional scenes. Because I want to know what they think.

The most recent trailer for this D&D documentary.

The Good In Games is produced by Build Something Media