Tabletop SportCast

Today I take a closer look at a recently re-released game. Roller Rumble was one of the original Plaay titles, but was shelved a few years ago as they worked on rebranding it for Plaay Now. It finally returned in Fall 2022, and I'll discuss what you get with the game, and my initial thoughts on it. Also, I recap a recent event from my Tabletop where I replayed the 1st ever Royal Rumble from 1988....

It's that critical moment when you open your gaming closet with every intention of taking something out and playing it for the next hour or so, but find yourself overwhelmed by everything presented to you. In the end, after going through numerous ideas, you walk away without playing anything. In today's episode we'll explore that moment and discuss some potential strategies to help you out.

Happy New Year listeners! Today's episode is an interview with Al Wilson to discuss the latest version of Fast Drive Football. Version 2.0 brings some updates, new features, and a refreshed look. Al will cover all that and more as we discuss the design process, the impact the FDF community has made to the game, and what is next on the FDF horizon. Link to Al's YouTube overview of Fast Drive Footba...

In the final episode of Season 2, I set the roadmap for 2023 by discussing my goals in solo gaming, cooperative gaming, and creative content. 2022 was an amazing year, and the look ahead concludes our three part series to wrap-up the year.

In today's episode I look back on the year that was on the tabletop. 2022 had it's share of highs and lows. I look back at my goals for 2022 and share the successes and failures of the past 12 months.

Today's episode is my Top 50 ... well Top 48 ... games of 2022 based on actual plays on my tabletop. Yes, it's very self-centric, but what better way to measure the value of a game than how often it makes it to your tabletop. This is a lengthy one, but would love to hear from you how this compares to your top plays of 2022.

Grab a racket and head over to the courts! Today I'm giving an overview of the latest Plaay game: Let's Plaay Tennis. This was only offered during the holiday sale, so hopefully you were able to grab a copy. We'll talk about the toolbox approach to this latest release and how some of the game mechanics work.

In today's episode we shift away from agile and discuss a Lean Methodology concept, Work In Progress. Like so many others I have had a project going for every game on my shelf. Over the past year I've worked on several strategies to limit how many 'active' projects I have. In this episode I'll discuss some of the more recent strategies I've implemented to help control work in progress. We'll also...

Community member Harvey Couch joins me for today's episode and we discuss strategies for using chips in History Maker Golf. If you are like me, you probably under-utilize the options for chip usage, so Harvey will join us to discuss his approach. We also take some time to talk about his history with tabletop sports and projects he is currently working on. We also mentioned a blog post from Keith A...

Every so often you reach a plateau in your gaming projects and need to step away to get those creative juices going again. Today I'll cover 10 different activities you can take part in that are related to our gaming hobby, but allow you to step away from rolling dice or flipping cards. YouTube Link for Gaming Log: https://youtu.be/hHe7_aqLxlw

With the World Cup kicking off in just a couple of weeks, I take a look at my two favorite soccer games: Dice United and Soccer Blast. The two games are very different, and we'll provide a brief overview of each and talk about which may be the right game for you.

In today's episode I do a retrospective of my tabletop activities for October. This month I had to face the dreaded Project Backlog! I'll discuss what went wrong over the past few months that led to me walking away from gaming for a short bit and how I regrouped to address that backlog and set a plan for moving forward. Some of which required me to revisit the core tenets of my hobby experience.

This past weekend I attended the Hoops in Hartford event hosted by Plaay Games. It was a great opportunity to play some History Maker Baseball Express, the full game of Highlight Maker Hoops (full game version), chat with some fellow Plaay gamers, hear directly from Keith and Sam, and also play some other titles. This episode is my recap of that event.

This week I take a look back at the 1975 World Series and provide some reasons for why the Reds and Red Sox were often included as freebies in baseball games (at least that's how I remember it!)

Today's episode is Part 2 of my interview with Gary Brown of Stone Mountain Press. In Part 1 (Episode 84) we discussed his newest release: Stone Cold Hockey as well as another game, Dice United. Today's segment covers his treatment of fictional leagues as well as further discussion around two additional titles from Stone Mountain Press: Gridzone and Legends of Boxing. You can check out all of thes...

This week features Part 1 of my interview with Gary Brown of Stone Mountain Press. Today we discuss his latest game, Stone Cold Hockey which has recently delivered on pre-orders and is getting ready for it's official release. We also talk about Dice United which uses a similar game engine as Stone Cold Hockey. Part 2 of the interview will post next week, and will feature Gridzone and Legends of Bo...

In today's episode I discuss one of the agile principles: #8 Maintaining A Sustainable Working Pace. Understanding your availability and the seasonal fluctuations will help you assess each project as you go through planning. I'll discuss how to implement this principle to effectively have constant delivery of your tabletop projects.

In today's episode I review the two most prevalent forms of randomizing results in simulation games: Fast Action Cards and Dice. I'll discuss different forms of dice, and how FAC decks can speed up games by consolidating information into a single place. I also recap some recent gaming action on my tabletop, including a brand new game for me ... Dice United!

In today's episode I will take An Inside Look at Baseball Highlights, The Dice Game designed by Mike Fitzgerald and Ian Bach. I will also recap the month of August and take a look ahead at what's coming up in the month of September and beyond.

Wow! It's been a whole year of recording episodes already and #80 will recap the first year by discussing the origins of the podcast, the evolution of the content, and a glimpse into the future. Appreciate all the support as I close in on my 10,000th download!

In today's episode I recap yesterday's Extra-Life Marathon event. What did I play? How did it go? What went well? What could have gone better? What will I do differently the next time out? All these questions are answered ... and more! Thanks again to all who donated! If you wish to donate you can do so here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=...

Going live today for my Extra-Life Marathon. Join me as I play some Plaay Games for charity. You can join the marathon on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/C4gzbcRtRSM You can also donate here: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=486263

Today we take a look at the newest title from Plaay Games: History Maker Baseball Express! I'll discuss some of my experiences playing the game and how I see it fitting in with the rest of the Plaay Game catalog. Also - a special announcement regarding a fundraiser I will be running next week and highlighting a project completed by Cooper Gilbert!

Just returned from the annual Plaay convention and wanted to share my thoughts on the weekend in a nice Top 10 list.

In today's episode I take An Inside Look at Gridzone, the alternate sport game of football by Stone Mountain Press. I recently wrapped up my Season 1 project of Gridzone, including running the off-season component. I'll discuss how the game is played, give a quick recap of my project, and discuss how the off-season component works. You can read more about the game on the Stone Mountain Games websi...