Tabletop Game Talk

This week we talk about designing games.  Or more accurately, amateurs trying to design games.  There is a lot of cross over between video games and tabletop games, so we talk about a bit of that too. And Chris's Tiny Town Play Along is here: https://youtu.be/_DgDJh2-rxQ   Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about an article on nymag.com title “The Best Two-Player Board Games, According to Experts” How well did they do? What experts? we were never asked. So what changes or additions would we make? Article link: http://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-two-player-board-games.html And Chris's Tiny Town Play Along is here: https://youtu.be/_DgDJh2-rxQ   Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about playing games more than once. Is this a cult of the old vs a cult of the new discussion?  Hopefully not. Really what we want to do is look at the pros and cons of playing the same game many times. Are there really cons? Probably, maybe? Oh, and there may have been a slight internet glitch Chris just left in there... Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about playing games solo. NOT playing solo games, that’s completely different. What we’re talking about is playing a non-solo game by yourself taking on multiple player positions. From teaching yourself a new game to trying out different strategies against yourself, we’ll talk about some of the reasons you may want to do this. We’ll also take a look at what types of games are most easily played in this way. Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about board game media. Turns out, between podcasts and youtube, there is a lot of media created around board games. Today we’re going to talk about some that we like as well as some you’ve told us you like. And we’ll even talk a bit about why we’ve added our voices to all the other media out there. Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about Role Playing Games in the media and media based on role playing games. From actual plays to stranger things, how has this changed what people think of Role playing games, and how many people are playing them. Here's a link to the video Chris mentioned: http://digg.com/video/dungeons-dragons-media-panic Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about Role Playing Games vs. Role Playing Games. Basically we’re talking about different Role Playing Games and why one may appeal more than another. We’ll also talk about our likes or dislike about different Role Playing Systems. We all know there are a lot of board games in the world, but would you believe there are almost as many Role Playing Games? There are, and we’re going to talk about all of them!   Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about Role Play Games vs. Role Play Games “in a box”. What do we mean by an RPG in a box? Do these games scratch the same itch as an RPG? And are they good gateways into full RPGs?  Is this just an excuse to talk about role playing games?  (spoiler alert, yes!) Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about what it takes to publish a game. What goes into design and development? What is the size of a typical print run? How much do publishers really make? And we’ll finally answer the question - What should Kickstarter’s role really be? Edit: Ok, honestly, we don't really don't talk about those specific questions much at all, but that was our intention, that's just not where the discussion led us.  It was still a good discussion though! Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about the industry disruptors including Kickstarter, Amazon, eBay and YouTube. How are these things good or bad for the industry as a whole and how do they affect our local game stores? Oh, and Kitty and Chris have vastly different ideas on Kickstarter which had the effect of extending the episode as well as creating some after show discussion that is now one of our Patreon extras. Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re getting your feedback on Our favorite Games, Gaming Obsessions, Games vs Activities, Theme and weddings.  All that and some exciting announcements, about upcoming changes to the show. Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about theming in games. How much does theme matter? Is a “pasted on theme” really all that bad a thing? When is theme for theme’s sake a bad thing and how much should designers try and incorporate their theme with the mechanisms of the game? Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about what makes something a game, or a puzzle, or an activity. Yeah, this could turn into us arguing semantics, but hopefully not. Really what we’ll try to do is identify the traits of each of these things and see how that affects our choices of games we like. Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

Today we’re talking about gaming obsessions. Whether it’s needing to collect everything for a particular board or card game, owning every book published for your favorite role playing game, or just wanting to play the same game over and over and over, what causes us to get to this level of obsessiveness and when should we try and reign it in? Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com - for questions and feedback. Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris's facebook (let him know you're a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374 Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

A special cross promotion episode of Dice Tower News. In this episode Chris and Kitty cover the following… Headlines: The Orville is coming to HeroClix Disney Villainous Wicked to the Core wins the Toy of the Year at the New York Toy Fair Wizards of the Coast releases a Stranger Things D&D starter set Evolution … Continue reading DTN 621: Feb 22nd, 2019 →