Bill Giles and Dylan Maltby

The Innkeeper's Table

Leisure EN ↓ 182 episodes

The Innkeeper's Table is part of The Dice Tower Network. It's a show about board games meant to appeal to gamers while still being accessible to people who don't know a lot about the subject. Each week, hosts Bill and Dylan, two long-time friends who both love board games, will focus on a specific board game-related topic, from game mechanics to deep dives on specific games to explaining what some of the jargon board game enthusiasts use even means.

Author

Bill Giles and Dylan Maltby

Category

Leisure

Podcast website

innkeeperstable.libsyn.com

Latest episode

May 17, 2024

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Episodes

55 - Wide vs. Deep 28.05.2021

The hosts discuss the balancing act of playing a wide variety of games and diving deep into a few specific games.

54 - Game Spotlight: Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea 22.05.2021

Bill and Dylan discuss the high fantasy faction war taking place in  Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea .

53 - Game Mechanic: Action Selection 17.05.2021

The hosts talk about "action selection" games. What does that even mean??

52 - "I enjoyed Catan. What should I play next?" 07.05.2021

Dylan and Bill discuss options for people who enjoyed  The Settlers of Catan and want to step a bit deeper into the hobby.

51 - Buying Games on the Second-hand Market 30.04.2021

Bill and Dylan talk about the second-hand board game market and how to navigate it.

50 - Gaming Accessories 26.04.2021

Dylan and Bill discuss add-ons, upgrades, and other accessories to enhance the gaming experience.

49 - Game Highlight: Specter Ops 16.04.2021

Dylan and Bill explore the unseen corners of the hidden movement game,  Specter Ops .

48 - Game Mechanic: Hidden Movement 09.04.2021

Dylan and Bill discuss games that utilize hidden movement as a mechanic.

47 - "I enjoyed Risk. What should I play next?" 02.04.2021

Dylan and Bill talk about the next step into gaming for people who played and enjoyed the classic wargame, Risk.

46 - Breadstick/Filler Games 26.03.2021

The hosts discuss the concept of smaller games to start a game night or fill in the spaces between larger games.

45 - Game Highlight: Sleeping Gods 26.03.2021

Bill and Dylan take a closer look at the popular new story-and-exploration game from Red Raven Games, Sleeping Gods.

44 - Game Mechanic: Cooperative Games 12.03.2021

Bill and Dylan talk co-op games.

43- "I enjoyed Scrabble. What should I play next?" 12.03.2021

It's coming a week later than planned, but Dylan and Bill are talking about games people who enjoyed Scrabble might want to try out.

42 - App-Dependent Games 26.02.2021

Dylan and Bill discuss board games that require an app to play.

41 - Game Highlight: Mechs vs. Minions 19.02.2021

Bill and Dylan spotlight the co-op programming game based on League of Legends , Mechs vs. Minions.

40 - Game Mechanic: Programming 12.02.2021

Dylan and Bill talk about Programming as a game mechanic.

39 - "I enjoyed Clue/Cluedo. What should I play next?" 05.02.2021

Bill and Dylan talk about games people who enjoyed Clue/Cluedo may want to try.

38 - Spiel des Jahres 29.01.2021

Dylan and Bill discuss the prestigious Spiel des Jahres award.

37 - All-Day Game Parties 22.01.2021

Dylan and Bill discuss the logistics of hosting your own micro-convention—an all-day gaming party.

36 - Game Highlight: Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef 15.01.2021

For our third episode each month, we will be highlighting a specific game. It may be old, or it may be brand new. This month, Bill and Dylan do a highlight on the runaway Kickstarter success,  Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef .

35 - Game Mechanic: Dice Management 08.01.2021

The second week of each month, the hosts will do a spotlight on a specific game mechanic. For January 2020, they discuss dice management games.

34 - "I enjoyed Dominion. What should I play next?" 01.01.2021

Dylan and Bill introduce a new format for episode topics for the new year. The first week each month will feature suggestions of games to play if you enjoyed a specific game. This month, we look at games you might want to try if you enjoyed Dominion.

33 - Game Designers 25.12.2020

The host discuss some recognizable designers in board games.

32 - Gaming with Coworkers 18.12.2020

Bill and Dylan talk about how to play board games at work—without upsetting your boss.

31 - Worker Placement 11.12.2020

Dylan and Bill discuss worker placement games.

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