Tabletop Shop Podcast

There are many games out there that have excellent themes, but don't deliver on the experience. This is not okay. And we're here to slam those games. We also review Cascadia. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@...

You're allowed to change your mind about things. And sometimes you should. Here are some games we like more than we used to. Also we review Targi. Check out the RuiBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RuiBossTheOnly Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram:...

Is BGG really all that it's chalked up to be? Yes. But we thought we'd take some time to complain about our pet peeves with it. We also review Hadara. Peace. 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

Because we're nerds, we did a comparative analysis of our Top 100 lists from 2023. Listen to our random details and takeaways. Also listen to us reviewing Spirit Island, because that's how we do. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 E...

It's time for a new versus: Brass and Furnace. Which of them did the industrial theme better? Also, what's the deal with the game Aquatica? All this and more in this episode. Peace. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletop...

Board gaming is fantastic, but sometimes it's not...and we have some pet peeves to throw down over. We also review Dinosaur Island Rawr N' Write, the 217th installment in the Dinosaur Island series. Happy Wednesday. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagra...

Sometimes games will have themes that are just lies. We are here to expose those lies. Join us. And we review Cave Vs. Cave. Because that's how we do. 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

Time for another Christmas special! Nate surprised Cody with a challenging board game trivia experience with high stakes, and then both gave their top 10 lists for new games they played over the last year. Fun stuff. Merry CHRISTmas! Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcas...

We have some games that we've been needing to rant about, because they are utterly despicable piles of refuse that made a little girl somewhere cry when they were first imagined. But we also talk about Gloomhaven, which lands somewhere on the opposite of such a spectrum. Should be a fun episode. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsit...

7 Wonders Duel has gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but now Splendor Duel is the new kid on the block. So we thought we'd have ourselves a Duel duel, and evaluate how these games measure up against each other. We also review Black Angel, because that's been a long time coming. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com...

Not every good game has to be in the BGG Top 1000. In fact, there are some pretty dang good games out there that will probably never enter that tier. Today we discuss a few of them, and why they're dope. We also review Anachrony. Or have we already done that? Or will we......????????? Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/websi...

We respect games that go above and beyond with how they approach implementing mechanisms. If you do, too, then you'll enjoy our Board Banter today where we discuss some of the games that do that the best. We also review Everdell, at long last. Enjoy the madness. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://ww...

It's good for the soul to make fun of your friends, so that's basically what goes down as we mock each other's game collections. We also review Expeditions, the latest game from Stonemaier Games. We would say that this is a banger, but we'll let you listen to decide. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Fac...

It's the fated question of the truest board gamer with purest heart--which is better: Terraforming Mars, or the great usurper, Ares Expedition? We discuss the differences between these two legends, but we also take the time to review Four Gardens. Enjoy. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebo...

There are still plenty of games that deserves some new titles, so we took it upon ourselves to come up with some good ones. Join us as we also review Nidavellir, and review Nate's conduct from last episode. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletops...

If you wanted a controversial Tabletop Shop Podcast episode, then you're in luck. Not controversial by the topic itself, but controversial because of one of the greatest scandals in board game podcasting history. Check it out. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast I...

It's been one year since we started podcasting, so we thought we'd make a special anniversary episode. Join us as we review Tablut (a game that is near and dear to our hearts), tell our personal stories for how we got into board gaming, and relive some stellar moments from the first year of Tabletop Shop. Thanks for supporting us these past 365 game nights! Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https:/...

If you're new to hobby board gaming, you may be in need of some advice. What games should I buy? Where do I buy them? Why does this all matter anyway? We're here to answer those questions (or at least most of them). In this episode of the podcast, we also review Wayfarers of the South Tigris, a most interesting game indeed. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Web...

Today on the Tabletop Shop Podcast, it's time to discuss some of the games that aren't as incredible as we once thought they were. Are they still good? Are they actually trash? Such a mystery. To spice things up, we also review Champions of Midgard...which may or may not be a good game... Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.c...

Suppose you wanted to introduce a friend to a new game mechanism, but you weren't sure which game to use to accomplish that: suppose no further, for here are 10 games that best represent some of the most popular game mechanisms! We also review Space Base, because whatever. Welcome to the Tabletop Shop Podcast! Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabl...

There are a lot of "editions" in the gaming world: Second Editions, Essential Editions, Revised Editions, etc. Today, Cody and Nate try to wrap their heads around the differences between them all, and also coincidentally review Viticulture Essential Edition. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://...

Has Martin Wallace committed any crimes? We don't know, and you probably don't either, so let's just pretend like we didn't ask that question and we'll tell you about Martin Wallace and Chronicles of Crime, but probably not in that order. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebo...

Alright, a caveat: we thought doing just plain old top 3 worker placement games would be lame, so we instead did our top 3 worker placement games that we like more than the other host. Look at us being all creative and stuff. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instag...

We changed things up a bit and had the pleasure of having artist Andrew Bosley on the show! Andrew is a skilled illustrator and we receive his insight on various aspects of art in the board game industry in this episode of TTSP Interviews. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShop...

Let's be honest, there are some games out there that deserve new titles: well, we aren't afraid to assign them, and that's what you'll get this week. I suppose we also review 7 Wonders Duel, if that's interesting at all. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopSho...