Tabletop Throwdown

Send us Fan Mail Mike finally recounts his magical trip to Lake Geneva, WI, where he attended Gary Con XVI, kicking off the fiftieth year of Dungeons & Dragons with current and past designers, artists, and luminaries of the game. Luke Gygax explains how Gary Con came to be, and Mike (sloppily) recounts a historical D&D tour of the tiny resort town where Gary Gygax started it all. Find out...

Send us Fan Mail We saw a lot of great games at GAMA Expo last month, and we’ve got a few quick looks at some of them on today’s podcast! In addition to several new games that we saw for the first time, we got a few updates on some that we’ve been tracking since last year’s Expo! Some updates on games we’ve covered: -Luthier -Mollyhouse -Gnome Hollow New reveals -Boop The Halls -Halo Flashpoint -C...

Send us Fan Mail Tabletop gaming has blown up in recent years, and thanks to organizations like Games & Gaming Roundtable (GameRT) and Tabletop Alliance bringing games and game awareness into libraries and schools, that awareness is growing! We chat with George Bergstrom of GameRT and Josh Isringhauser of Tabletop Alliance about what they are doing and how you can help. Here's a few relev...

Send us Fan Mail This week we chat with Nils Karlén (ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG) and Kosta Kostulas (Coriolis — The Third Horizon, Mutant: Year Zero) about a new installment to the dark sci-fi TTRPG universe of Coriolis — The Third Horizon that just hit Kickstarter! Our special guest host is John Farrell (for at least part of the time). Check out the Kickstarter for Coriolis — The Great Dark and...

Send us Fan Mail This week we dive into the genre of games known as DECK BUILDERS! Joins us as we go through as brief retrospective and exploration of the deck building mechanics and the games that use them. This video is sponsored by The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx, the Kickstarter for a new 5E D&D Campaign from GooeyCube and GaxxWork; Embark on a mega-adventure created with Luke Gygax and other legen...

Send us Fan Mail Things get sticky this week as Mike Dunn and Steven Starkey chat with Head Wizard of GooeyCube, Alphinius Goo himself! We talk about how he got into D&D as a young lad, what GooeyCube brings to the table for modern players, and of course, his love-letter to the game featured in the upcoming Kickstarter 'The Tomb of Gyzaenaxx'! Be sure to like and subscribe so that Mi...

Send us Fan Mail This week we invited our Hobby Editor Randy Gregory II to chat about hobby painting and some of his competitions coming up, as well as his recent review of The Army Painter's Warpaint Fanatics line (which you can check out here: https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/army-painter-fanatic-paints-a-collection-of-greatness/). Adam Abramowicz from The Army Painter joins us and g...

Send us Fan Mail Season 1 of Tabletop Throwdown starts with a BANG! This week we're looking at ten of our most anticipated tabletop titles coming out this year (not crowdfunding, these are games we should actually be able to play).  You won't want to miss our number one because we have a special surprise guest appearance! Got questions? Ideas for topics? email us at tabletopthrowdown@gam...

Send us Fan Mail The crew is back from PAX Unplugged and can't wait to talk about the top ten games they saw at the show!   Hosts: Mike Dunn & Mark Julian 00:07:05 Ironwood 00:13:48 Luthier 00:19:38 Stardriven: Gateway 00:23:48 Molly House 00:32:50 Vendetta 00:36:00 Twinkle, Twinkle 00:40:14 Thunder Road Vendetta: Carnival of Chaos 00:44:30 Buttons & Bugs 00:48:45 Sunjutsu 00:53:47 Ti...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the very first pilot episode of GamingTrend's new Tabletop-centric podcast, Tabletop Throwdown! Mike Dunn, Dan Hinkin, and Mark Julian are here to give you the lowdown on the games they are most excited about at Pax Unplugged this year, and they might even drop some hints as to what we'll be covering from the expo hall floor! Subscribe for more gaming and gami...