Tabletop Game Talk

We love your feedback, and we have lots of it this week. Much of it is on Managing Your Collection. But we have a fair bit on Cheating and Complicated games as well. And we even start out with a couple on Alpha Players. Oh, and like all our feedback episodes, two people won $50 gift cards! You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

Kickstarters… Backed: Tiny Epic Mechs The Runewild Watching: Cthulhu Mythos for 5e Lovelace & Babbage Penguin SLAP! The Shared Dream Reprint + Expansion Reviewed: Path of Light and Shadow You can follow and/or support us with these links: Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com – for questions and feedback. kickstarter@TabletopGameTalk.com – to point out a kickstarter game … Continue reading KSE 2018-10-05 →

It's complicated, the game, the game is complicated. But what makes it complicated and why are some people drawn to complicated games while others avoid them like the plague?  It's certainly a sliding scale and not an easy subject to cover. One might even say, it's complicated. Ok, ok, that's the last time I'll type complicated (ok, that was one more time). But we do end up saying it a lot as well... You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

Kickstarters… Backed: Bad Maps Pearlbrook Into The Black Forest Watching: Z Wor One Hero Master Urban Insanity Brains! Inhuman Conditions The Runewild Machina Arcana Reviewed: Rise of Tribes You can follow and/or support us with these links: Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com – for questions and feedback. kickstarter@TabletopGameTalk.com – to point out a kickstarter game we … Continue reading KSE 2018-09-28 →

This week we take a look at managing your collection from all sides. What games should you add? What games should you get rid of? How and where should you store them? When you only have a few games, these can be easy questions to answer. But...we all...end up with...too many games...!!! (Ok, maybe not everyone, but still.) You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

Kickstarters… Backed: Midnight Legion: Portal of Life Gem Hens. A real time dice rolling eggstravaganza. Watching: Lockup: A Roll Player Tale – A Board Game for 1-5 Players Summoner’s Isle Tiny Epic Mechs – Mechanized Entertainment Combat Heroes Set a Watch The Artemis Project Snakes and Ladders: Unleashed Reviewed: Root You can follow and/or support … Continue reading KSE 2018-09-21 →

Cheating. Seems simple enough, don't do it. But we manage to make it complicated enough to take up a whole hour. And if we do say so ourselves, it was an interesting hour. For those that follow along on the bgg thread (that's http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg) you won't find an input thread for this one. Chris comes up with some excuses as to why, but really, he just forgot until it was too late. A short interesting article on cheating (that we mention early on): https://mindtheethos.com/2016/08/14/the-psychology-of-cheating-why-do-people-cheat-in-multiplayer-games/ Sean Peck's video on GenCon: https://youtu.be/i0gmLyB0378 You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

Kickstarters… Backed: Starcadia Quest Welterweights Watching: Nanty Narking Gem Hens. A real time dice rolling eggstravaganza. Midnight Legion: Portal of Life Bad Maps Pearlbook: The First Expansion for Everdell Into The Black Forest Mentions: Atmar’s Cardography: Full RPG Modules & Random Dungeon Decks What’s for Dinner update Table of Ultimate Gaming Reviewed: Tiny Epic Zombies … Continue reading KSE 2018-09-14 →

We love your feedback, and in this episode we focus on it. We start with some general feedback but we eventually get into you opinions on generic themes, playing older games you've missed, and alpha players in co-ops. And oh wow do you have opinions on alpha players. No worries though, no alpha players were, physically, hurt in the making of this episode. Emotionally though, well... Sean Peck's video on GenCon: https://youtu.be/i0gmLyB0378 You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

Kickstarters… Backed: The Ancient World 2nd Edition Rushin’ Roulette Watching: Infinities Defiance of Fate Baa’beel: Welcome to the neighbourhood The Partisans: An Extra Politics/Extra Credits Game Microbrew: a full-sized board game in a tiny tin Guild Master What’s for dinner Nanty Narking Spatial: Multiplayer Holographic AR Tabletop Gaming Big 20 Reviewed: Nothing this week. You … Continue reading KSE 2018-09-07 →

This week Sydnie steps in for Josh as three alpha players talk about alpha players in co-op games.  Maybe a bit one sided, but we do end up talking about three different view points from that side.  We're looking for some good feedback on this episode, so take some time and let us know what your experiences are playing co-ops with alpha players and how you deal with it. You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

Kickstarters… Backed: Dungeon Alliance (Second Printing + Expansions) Alien Frontiers: Factions Definitive Edition WHISKEY BUSINESS! Watching: Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid Board Game Welterweights: A Card-Programming Boxing Game for 2 Players A Thief’s Fortune Thieves Den Starcadia Quest Reviewed: Dungeon Alliance You can follow and/or support us with these links: Email us at feedback@TabletopGameTalk.com … Continue reading KSE 2018-08-31 →

This week we take a look at the idea that you should (or shouldn't) play older games you may have missed because they are icons of the genre. Or maybe because everyone says they are "great" (even though they may not play it anymore themselves). Or maybe because you want more gamer cred. Or maybe you shouldn't bother with the classics and just play good games... ? You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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

This one took us a little longer to get out due to technical difficulties (or more accurately, one of us was completely muted during the entire episode and we had to re-record it) but he’s here now! Kickstarters… Backed: Dobbers: Quest for the Key Hangry Thief Card Game Watching: Bargain Quest (2nd Printing and Black … Continue reading KSE 2018-08-24 →

This week we talk about the pros and cons of generic settings.  Turns out much of the conversation is around generic fantasy, but we do manage to get some other setting in there as well. And Chris mentions this game designer documentary: http://thegamedesignersmovie.com You can follow and/or support us with these links: 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 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