Tabletop Shop Podcast

It's all in the title. And the thumbnail. And I had no idea any of this was coming until it was too late. But you still have a chance to click away if you want to. 00:00 - Intro 0:30 - Greetings 25:33 - Game of The Week: The White Castle 48:22 - Board Banter: Co-ranking the first 15 GOTWs we ever did ~Links~ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.c...

Today we speak of the games that we've successfully brought to the table...exactly once. The games are good though, it's not their fault, it's just life. Join us. We have words.00:00 - Intro 0:28 - Greetings 17:56 - Game of The Week: Arborea 48:22 - Board Banter: Top 5 Games That We've Only Played Once ~Links~ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletop...

Want to be confused again? Well here are our top 10 new plays of 2025...not our top 10 games that CAME OUT in 2025, but the top 10 games we played for the FIRST TIME in 2025. Simple, see? Anyway, it's a list, and there's 10 of them. From each of us. So 20. 00:00 - Intro 0:31 - Greetings 15:26 - Game of The Week: Revive 56:39 - Board Banter: Top 10 New Plays of 2025 ~Links~ YouTube: https:/...

For all the nerds out there who want to compare notes with us, here's our annual update for our top 100 games...and all the crunchy data that comes with all of the stats we keep track of throughout the year. 00:00 - Intro 0:28 - Hey 21:19 - Not Game of The Week 22:05 - Dope Data Presentation ~Links~ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Fa...

Yeah. We're thinking we're back. 00:00 - Intro 0:29 - Howdy 15:49 - Game of the Week: Beyond the Sun 55:38 - Board Banter: Top 5 Uses of Dice ~Links~ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Nate's microphone was under the impression we were stopping at episode 59. Anyway, enjoy Tabletop Shop's last regular episode for a while. Don't forget to check out our new YouTube series: Gloomhaven Digital - Let's Fail. (link below) 00:00 - Intro 5:18 - Intro Question 7:32 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Oblivion? 9:40 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Zapotec 11:48 - Game of the Week: E...

Tuck in your napkin and stick out your pinky, it's time for some fine gaming. 00:00 - Intro 2:21 - Intro Question(s) 5:58 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Nucleum 12:07 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Everdell Duo 18:18 - Game of the Week: Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon 29:20 - 3-Course Gaming: The In-Laws 41:32 - 3-Course Gaming: Serious Game Night 53:45 - 3-Course Gaming: Date Night 1:05...

Cody and Nate talk about their five games for doomsday. Unofficially, of course (Don't sue us). 00:00 - Intro 1:43 - Channel changes 3:14 - Take-a-Picture scoring 6:24 - Board Game News: Quacks 10:55 - Cody's Not Game Spotlight: 11:34 - Nate's Game Spotlights: Daitoshi, Troyes 18:58 - Game of the Week: The Ottomans: Rise of the Turkish Empire, 1453-1571 26:45: Cody and Nate's 5 Gam...

Cody and Nate talk about some games they've been playing recently, a mystery Game of the Week, and their thoughts on the A.I. situation as it pertains to board gaming. 00:00 - Intro 2:04 - Who Knows Nate? 11:39 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Planted 14:51 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver 18:57 - Mystery Game of the Week - ? 27:24 - Board Games and A.I. 42:04 - Not important, don't...

Cody and Nate discuss the nuances of complexity ratings and the definition of luck, all while reviewing their Top 100s and 2024 plays. 00:00 - Intro 1:36 - Undefeated 4:54 - Cody's Spotlight: Scholars and/or Inventors of the South Tigris 8:45 - Nate's Spotlight: Ra 11:30 - Analyzing our Top 100s 44:45 - Analyzing our 2024 Plays Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop...

Q: What do you get when you combine Barrage with a Top 10 list? A: The second-longest Tabletop Shop Podcast episode of all time. 00:00 - Intro 02:08 - A lifetime to master? 06:00 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Dice Miner 08:05 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Bruxelles 1897 11:41 - GOTW: Barrage 33:24 - Top 10 Games Played in 2024 34:28 - Cody's #10 37:47 - Nate's #10 41:54 - Cody's #9 45:10 - Nate's #9 49:00 -...

Ho, ho, ho. It's time to say "No, no, no" to these gateway games as Christmas gifts this year. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

We reserve the right to respect games that we don't like. Some of them, anyway. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

We're back with a normal episode talking about games that we like...but do we really though? Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Season 2 of the Tabletop Shop Podcast kicks off with a bang. And a poorly conceived assassination attempt. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

It all started with one simple idea. 50 episodes and nearly two years later the Tabletop Shop Podcast is still forging ahead. Grab a comfy seat and settle in for our longest and greatest episode yet...Cody and Nate's Top 25 Games Of All Time. Oh yeah, baby. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.fac...

We're not our usual positive selves this episode; keep listening if you're ready for some hot takes on some hot games. Or if you have a strange obsession with all things Andrew Carnegie, that's cool too. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabl...

These are them. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Games for thee But not for me Tune in to hear About bonsai trees Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

They say to choose your battles.....well this list of board games is certainly a hill to die on. Tune in to hear our thoughts on Raiders of the North Sea and some marriage-dividing games. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopsh...

Three sisters walk into a podcast..... Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

You will greatly benefit from listening to this episode if you are not currently in your country of origin. You better start listening..... Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Everyone is getting new games, but should you get new new games or old new games? That's the question, and we're going to answer it. (Comes with a side of Cartographers). Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmai...

This episode is tardy due to scheduling conflicts with the astral plane. No, we're not deflecting. Tune in to hear about expansions and cats, if not expansions about cats. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.c...

It's about time we used more slang in the hobby board gaming community. Learn the 14 new and dope phrases that we came up with, and use them in your game nights. We also review Ares Expedition, because. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Em...