Tabletop Game Talk

This week for the first time ever there's no Chris, he's busy with a brand new baby! Kitty and Fletcher do their best to struggle on without him and discuss curating their game collections, what to add and what to let go of.  Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChri...

This week Kitty is off somewhere with no internet, so Fletcher and Chris talk about games that take all day to play.  Or this may be better titled, War of the Rings and Twilight Imperium 4th Edition.  But they do get around to talking about why all day games are great and why you should give them a chance. Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience. Follow...

This week we continue down the board game geek top rated list and talk about the next 15 games. We then look back over the top 25 and pick the games we want to play most of the ones we have not yet played. Well all except for Chris because he played them all (almost). Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/Tablet...

We're back!  And this week we're going to talk about the top 10 rated games on boardgamegeek.com.  What are they?  Who's played them?  Should you play them?  This is part 1 of (likely 3) episodes where we'll look at the top rated games and talk about why they are there and are they right for everyone.  (No, they are not, but it's still interesting to talk about why they may or may not be right for...

This is our last replay episode!  This means you get to hear the episode that Fletcher joined us in right now.  And it means you get to listen to a brand new episode next week!  (That episode we're going to be talking about the top rated games.) But of course, if you don't want to listen to Fletcher's first episode, you can always just skip to  1:08:20 and listen to the new stuff. Oh, and don't fo...

In this, our seventh episode in our series of summer replay episodes, we talk about Table Flippers.  Those people that get just a little too passionate about the games they play.  (i.e. Kitty gets mad when things don't go her way.) You can also skip to the end and just listen to our comments on this episode by skipping to 1:03:50. (Where's all the other stuff that goes here?   Our live shows will...

This is the sixth in our series of summer replay episodes and we're half way through.  And this week it's about Chris, well Chris and his game buying habits.  He made some promises (commitments?) in this episode, and at the end we find out if he kept them... ...we find out in the last 15 minutes with present day us (including Josh again) looking back at this episode.  But, if you don't want to re-...

This is the fifth in our series of summer replay episodes and we're half way through.  This is our famed (ok, maybe just famed by us) AP episode where we answer all the questions about why some people have AP and how we can find common ground with them.  Or if you are an AP player, how you can find common ground with those players that just don't seem to care as much about the game as you do... As...

This is the fourth in our series of summer replay episodes.  In this episode there is a hostile takeover.  Ok, not really hostile, but still a takeover and you get a chance to know us from the other side, the sig side... After the original episode finishes, we have another 15 more minutes of present day us (including Josh again) looking back at this episode. If you don't want to re-listen to this...

This is the third in our series of summer replay episodes.  In this episode we have a little fun talking about drinking games.  But we still tried to keep it family friendly. If you want to see the outtakes we (I) keep talking about, you can find them on youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ktNAq6oOL8 And after the original episode finishes, we have another 15 more minutes of present day...

This is the second of our summer replay episodes.  In this episode we go meta.  First meta about the podcast, and then we talk about meta gaming (and cheating).  And then, after the original episode finishes, you get 15 more minutes of present day us (including Josh again) looking back at this episode. If you don't want to re-listen to this episode and skip right to the new stuff, then listen to t...

In the first of our summer replay episodes, we'll be going all the way back to Kitty's first episode and asking the question, What Makes a Game Fun... for us?  If this episode seems longer than others, that's because there's about 15 additional minutes at the end of the episode where we (present day Chris, Kitty, Josh and Fletcher) talk about the episode and how things have changed since it's orig...

This week we ask ourselves, "If we could only play 10 games for the rest of time, what would they be?" - And then we answered it in this episode.  And the lists might surprise you.  We had very little overlap which means you get nearly 30 games worth of ideas in case you ever find yourself stranded on Mars with the perfect gaming group and have the foresight to order a bunch of board games before...

This week we look back at the gaming milestones in the last 120 years.  Well at least Chris's take on those milestones.  We also talk about raw fish.  Chris does one of the worse outros ever, while Adrian Paterson does one of the best reading of the credits ever and doesn't even get credit for it in the episode.  We'll fix that in episode 200 - which is being recored live in 2 days (Thursday, June...

This week we talk about watching other people play tabletop games.  What are the various ways they are presented?  What do we like best?  Should Chris finally play a game on YouTube for all to see?  Watch (listen) to this and more in the next episode (this one) of Tabletop Game Talk.  [You may skip this add in 5 seconds.] Want to be a spectator while we record over zoom?  Then join us!  You can ge...

This week we talk about painting miniatures.  Mostly about board game miniatures, but D&D and Warhammer do make their way into the conversation.  No, no, we're not trying to teach you how to paint over a podcast.  But we will talk about the advantages of painting your miniatures as well as the draw backs. To see the minis Chris is referencing in this episode, you can go to his titter page: https:/...

We did it!  We finished your questions - well mostly anyway.  And we gave away another gift card and made promises that we hope to be able to keep... Want to be a spectator while we record over zoom?  Then join us!  You can get all the info at tabletopgametalk.com/live.  There you'll find our next recording time (typically Mondays at 8:30pm central) as well as the zoom link to use to join us. If y...

This week we try and answer seven pages of your questions.  We fail.  So this is only part one.  Mostly we answer game related questions but we do touch a bit on what we miss from before the lockdown as well as a conversation on toilets... Want to be a spectator while we record over zoom?  Then join us!  You can get all the info at tabletopgametalk.com/live.  There you'll find our next recording t...

This week we talk about scenario games.  Without defining exactly what a scenario game is.  Is there something about these kinds of games that cause us not to want to repeat a scenario?  What if we added scenarios to games without scenarios, would that change how we look at the base game?  Are scenarios a boon or a bust? David and Sam - Sorry!! We missed your names in the credits, they will be the...

This week we talk about liking the idea of board games more than the actual playing of board games.  Does this lead to giant collections with little desire to actually pull them off the shelf and play them?  Is a game unplayed more valuable than a game played?  All this and more! Oh, and for questions, email us at feedback@tabletopgametalk.com (Here's a link to the article mentioned: https://www.f...

This week we talk about our experiences with playing role playing games online.  The good, the bad, the tactical vs theater fo the mind.  And of course we talk about toddlers eating apples and a new giveaway that's coming up. Oh, and if you're wondering what imperfect is: http://imprfct.us/v/chris_3066  (You and Chris both get $10 off if you use this link to sign up!) Want to be a spectator while...

This week we talk about the effects of negative reviews on our psyche.  Ok, Chris's psyche, Josh and Kitty have different options on the subject.  But overall we try and answer the question... does hearing something negative about something you like, change how you enjoy that something? Sean Peck's Cthulhu: Death May Die review: https://youtu.be/0wSETzkmnRw The board game app tracking site: https:...

This week we talk about... a lot of stuff.  Easter and Passover, Animal Crossing and Tiger King, Painting and Cthulhu, and we even get a little political/economical about gaming supply chains.  Oh and we did it all with a live (but silent) audience, so if you want to be a part of the show next week, keep reading... Want to be a spectator while we record over zoom?  Then join us!  You can get all t...

[Note: there was about 1 minute that a bad audio file went live.  So if you can't hear Fletcher, you auto downloaded during that minute.  Just deleted the file and redownload and everything should be ok.] With so many new releases being delayed and game stores having to fully close down, some of us have had the chance to revisit some old games in our collections. So whether it’s playing a game you...

Well this title sounds bad - but no, we're not bored with board gaming, but maybe some people are and we're going to talk about how to get over that boredom.  Also, this episode could be titled something along the line of Tangent Time... so be ready for some of that too! If you want to read the credits, send an mp3 (or similar audio file) of you reading the following names. (feedback@TabletopGameT...