Tabletop Game Talk

This week we'll be at GameHole Con and we talk a bit about that.  No Kickstarters (although Chris promises to fix this next week), and a couple quick questions from Sam. Then we get on topic and talk about ways to make sure you can get some gaming in from time to time.  We even number the ways, although we may not have counted with any modern counting system in existence.  Oh, as a side effect we created a new counting system! Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

This is Chris's wedding week, so we did something a little different in this episode.  We still start with some announcements, Kickstarters and feedback.  But once we get on topic, well, you'll just have to listen...

Only one Kickstarter this week, the expansion to Near and Far.  We have a lot of feedback from last week and then we go on topic and talk about filler games.  Chris seems passionate and conflicted about the term, but we'll blame that on the fact he's getting married this week and his mind has been all over the place!

In this episode we get some feedback around fiddly bits, Chris reminds people about the 7th Continent Kickstarter, and backs a couple others and then we go on topic... Ancient games!  It's like a history class, but for games.  Some games have stood the test of time, where did they come from and how did they become what they are today?  That's what we try and get to the bottom of in this episode.

Chris has a "bit" of a rough start on this one owed to a bachelor event the day before - but he does end up remembering to announce the winner of Massive Darkness eventually. A couple promised  links, Virtucon17 https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Virtuacon17# Component Trays  http://www.gmtgames.com/p-173-counter-trays-10.aspx Once we make it on topic Chris finds his voice and uses it for what seems like a very long time to us all.  After talking about games that have too many fiddly bits, we get down to the fiddly bit to game play ratio theory.  We even manage to add a few tips for managing fiddly bits into the conversation.

Last chance to enter the Massive Darkness giveaway! Chris backed three Kickstarter: Wander, The Networks, and he backed a gaming table from Table of Ultimate Gaming. We then get some feedback from Christy about last weeks episodes on hidden traitor games and answer a quick question on kickstarter. Then we start talking about mainstream games from our past.  Chris even explains how to play Monopoly and Yahtzee, Kitty explains Clue.  In the end... well you'll have to listen to find out.

Massive Darkness arrived - and wow, it's massive.  You have until Sep 29th to enter, just email us with the subject "September Giveaway" at tabletopgametalk@gmail.com After we get that out of the way, Chris talk about we backed The Island of El Dorado.  We then have a fair amount of feedback, we do a quick question on how quickly games go from "wow" to "huh?" and finally get into our main topic of Hidden Traitor Games. To be honest, we mostly talk about Battlestar Galactica and Dead of Winter, but we throw a few others in there as well.  And Chris manages to sneak in a name drop a few times (you'll know it when you hear it).

This week we go under the game, to the game table.  We talk about several different companies and options and even come up with a few alternatives suggested by our listeners. Chris also backed Unstable Unicorns on Kickstarter, we answer a question on how do you know what to kickstart, and there's a brief updated on our YouTube plans for the future. Also, we've raised $325 for the HoustonFoodBank.org, so thank you all for helping support #GamersVsHarvey.

This episode we start by talking a bit about hurricane Harvey.  We're going to be donating our September patreon money to http://www.houstonfoodbank.org.  Follow the cause with #GamersVsHarvey Then we get into gaming topics starting with the Chris's new game he's Kickstarting, ALEXANDRIA. We then talk about last weeks episode and how we really need several more episodes to cover it all - we plan to do just that over the next few weeks. We make it to on topic and talk about Time Stories, Deadline, Professor Evil and the Citadel of Time, Flatline and Kitty even snuck in Perfection.  We talk about when a co-op can be turned into a solo game and why we like solo games in general. Oh -and the game Josh mentioned is called "H.E.A.D. Hunters".  It'll be kickstarting soon.

This week we first talk about all the new games we came back from Gen Con with.  Then we revisit the question of whether you can judge a game on the first play or not. We eventually start talking about gaming trends with a lot of input from you which made us realize there are a lot more trends than we originally thought!  

We're posting this episode 4 days early!  We won't have a normal Tuesday episode, as this really is episode 53, we just wanted to get it to you in more of a real-time way. In this episode we talk to you, our listeners, about your experiences at the show.  Chris gives away a ton of games and we all have a great time.  We'll be back to our regular schedule next week when we talk about gaming trends in the hobby.

If you're at GenCon 50, stop by for our live show Friday at 6:00pm (8/18/17) at the Crowne Plaza : Pennsylvania Stn B 52 weeks.  One year.  A milestone.  And what do we talk about, games of course.  Some of our favorites in fact.  And some of yours as well.

In this episode we talk a lot about Kickstarter in our off topic segment.  Ironic really since Chris didn't back anything on Kickstarter this week. On topic it's all about how to manage your game collection.  Or probably more accurately, how Josh, Kitty, and Chris manage their collections.  From a handful, to a dozen, to a couple hundred we try and add a little order to the chaos. Oh, and if you listen after the credits you'll get a bonus of our entire theme song.

We made it to episode 50!  This episode is mostly all about your questions and feedback.  Thank you for helping us get to 50 episodes and here's to the next 50!

This week we talk about board game parties and the pros and cons, ups and downs, ins and outs, and other opposites on the subject.  But first... Off Topic More on the 50/52 debate and our upcoming 50th episode.  Last week to enter our giveaway, send a question for a few bonus entries to TabletopGameTalk@gmail.com.  Our GenCon show is 50% sold out and we'll be giving a ton of stuff away there, so get your tickets now. Chris then talks about two new Kickstarters he's backing, Rolling Empires and Renegade. Finally we get some feedback from Terrence on game burnout. On Topic Finally we get on topic and start with an email from Jason.  There's a lot of input on this topic that we use to drive our discussion and we even come up with some advise by the end. If you're interested in becoming a patron of the show, check us out at TabletopGameTalk.com/patreon