The Game Table Podcast

We start the year discussing our most anticipated tabletop games of 2026! We look at games that will be released in 2026 and some games that have already been released that haven't made it to our table yet. Anticipated Games for 2026 Discussed Take Time Toy Battle Puerto Rico: 1897 - Special Edition Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship Unmatched Adventures: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Castle...

We are stumbling across the finish line of 2025 with technical difficulties. Ian jumps in at the last minute to provide his Top 10 tabletop games played during the year of 2025. Meanwhile... Jared travels back home from vacation. Links for The Game Table Podcast Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepod...

It's a week of Tiny and Small Allplay Games! As we wrap up our week of Allplay reviews taking a look at a Tiny or Small box game from Allplay, Anna takes a few minutes to talk about Waddle - the penguin placing, fish claiming, penguin family building game. Note: AllPlay was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether w...

It's a week of Tiny and Small Allplay Games! Each day, Jared or Ian will take a look at a Tiny or Small box game from Allplay. Today, Ian takes a few minutes to talk about Slambo - the card fighting sumo game. Note: AllPlay was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for revie...

It's a week of Tiny and Small Allplay Games! Each day, Jared or Ian will take a look at a Tiny or Small box game from Allplay. Today, Jared takes a few minutes to talk about Mind Space - the game of mental health. Links for Mind Space Interested in purchasing Mind Space? Get it here . Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Allplay Designer: Nao Shimam...

It's a week of Tiny and Small Allplay Games! Each day, Jared or Ian will take a look at a Tiny or Small box game from Allplay. Today, Ian takes a few minutes to talk about Vivo - the puppy singing trick taking game. Note: Allplay was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for...

It's a week of Tiny and Small Allplay Games! Each day, Jared or Ian will take a look at a Tiny or Small box game from Allplay. Today, Jared takes a few minutes to talk about Soda Jerk - the card shedding, hand management, and bluffing tiny from Allplay's Tiny Box line. Note: Allplay was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and hones...

Jared takes a few minutes to discuss the dice chucking, word spelling, Yahtzee Scrabble baby that is Dice Words by Thames & Kosmos. Note: Thames and Kosmos was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Dice Words Interested in purchasing Dice Words? Get...

Faith, Joy, Hope, and Jared settle in at the kid's table to discuss the roll and move, push your friends into oncoming death kid's game, Push Push Penguin. Note: Wacky Wizard Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Push Push Penguin Interested i...

Anna and Jared are at the Two Top Table. Jared still has the plague. Today, we look at Timber Town published by Alley Cat Games. Note: Alley Cat Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Timber Town Interested in purchasing? Get Alley Cat Games No...

Ian and Jared provide a not so exhaustive board game holiday gift guide as they discuss games and accessories that might be potential gift ideas for the gamer in your life. Links for the board games discussed in the Holiday Gift Guide Two Player Games - Tag Team - Toy Battle - Lone Wolves - Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan Heavy Games - Ark Nova - Great Western Trail - Bitoku - Star Wars: Rebellion K...

Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table of The Game Table Podcast to discuss two new games: Origin Story and I Made You a Mixtape. Origin Story is a 1-5 player trick taking game themed around the idea of building a hero's origin story. I Made You a Mixtape is a 1-4 player "I split, you choose" set collection game all about making the best mixtape possible. Links for A Origin Story Interested...

Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table of The Game Table Podcast to discuss the newest, coziest, snuggliest, book organization game, A Place for All My Books, from Smirk & Dagger Games. Links for A Place for All My Books Interested in purchasing? Get A Place for All My Books Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Smirk & Dagger Games Des...

Faith, Joy, Hope, and Jared sit down at the Kid's Table to take a look at the story driven campaign dungeon crawl game Cyber Pet Quest. Note: Dead Alive Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Cyber Pet Quest Interested in purchasing? Get Cyber...

Jared reviews the upcoming digital version of the hot new release, Nature, by North Star Games Studio and gives some quick thoughts on digital adaptations in the industry. Nature Digital Adaptation Nature Trailer: https://youtu.be/apJH97rk6cA?si=5UrnwyDrChOCb3NH Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926610/Nature/ Nature Digital: https://www.naturedigitalgame.com/ NOTE: I did find the pr...

Ian and Jared review social deduction games, their intro into this particular genre, and briefly discuss their impact on a game night. Links for All Social Deduction Games Discussed Bang Bang: The Dice Game Mysterium Dixit Mysterium Park Love Letter One Night Ultimate Werewolf , Vampire , Aliens , Superheroes , Supervillains Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Battlestar Galactica Unfathomable Dead of...

Anna and Jared settle in to the Two-Top Table this week to discuss two different two player games: Lone Wolves published by Wonderful World Board Games and Spirits of the Wild: Awakening published by Mattel. Note: Both Wonderful World Board Games and Mattel were kind enough to provide us with a review copy for each of these games. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we...

Ian and Jared discuss a couple of tile drafting games: Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice published by Squatchy Games and Twinkle Twinkle published by AllPlay. Note: Both Squatchy Games and AllPlay were kind enough to provide us with a review copy of these games. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Cryptid C...

Faith, Joy, Hope, Anna, and Jared sit down at the Kid's Table to take a look at the reimplementation of the 2014 Kinderspiel des Jahres winner, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters: Anniversary Edition. Note: Mattel, Inc. was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Link...

Ian and Jared reminisce over simple childhood folktales as they review the newest iteration of " The Three Little Pigs" in the tower defense board game, Castle Raisers published by WWBG. Note: Wonderful World Board Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review....

Ian and Jared prep for fall and spooky season as they discuss one of the new hot games: Spooktacular from Level 99 Games. Note: Level 99 Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Spooktacular Publisher: Level 99 Games Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr....

Faith, Joy, and Jared settle in at the kid's table to discuss the pick up and deliver super hero save the city from the evil semi-truck gang game, Super Trains. Note: Treasure Falls Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Super Trains Interested...

Anna and Jared settle in to the Two-Top Table this week to discuss three solo games that have the option of playing at two: Eila & Something Shiny published by North Star Games, A Gentle Rain and Kinfire Delve: Vainglory's Grotto both published by Incredible Dream Studios. Note: Incredible Dream Studios was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of both A Gentle Rain and Kinfire Delve: V...

Jared interviews Michael and Brian Toth from Toth Games as they prepare to launch their Kickstarter gaming project, Legends of the Arena, on August 26th, 2025. Links for Legends of the Arena / Toth Games Publisher: Toth G ames Designer: Brian Toth ,  Michael Toth Artists: Christian Erbe ,  Gunship Revolution ,  Zaozabot BGG Game Link Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tothgames/leg...

Faith, Joy, Hope, and Jared jump into their cockpits to review one of the newest "My First" games: Star Realms Academy: My First Deckbuilding Game by Wacky Wizard Games. Note: Wacky Wizard Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review. Links for Star Realms Acad...