Tabletop Game Talk
Chris, Kitty and Fletcher talk tabletop gaming topics of all sorts. Each week we will focus on a tabletop topic from each of our own perspectives. Join us and then let us know if you agree or disagree with our ideas by emailing us at [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
TGT On Topic 290: Losing
This week we talk about losing. We've heard over and over that losing can be "character building" but what does that mean? Is losing really not all that bad? Why lose when you could win? This one…
01:07:36 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
TGT On Topic 289: Another Deck of Cards
This week Fletcher and Kitty are on their own! With Chris out of town we discuss card games you can play with a standard deck of 52 cards and if Board Games can do everything they can do, but better.
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00:55:06 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
TGT On Topic 288: FFG’s LCGs
This week we take a closer look at the "Living Card Games" (LCG) currently in print by Fantasy Flight Games (FFG). Which, are all co-op games; The Lord of the Rings, Arkham Horror, and Marvel Champi…
01:09:16 |
Tue 31 May 2022
TGT On Topic 287: The Deck Building Barrier
This week we talk about how games that require deck building (MtG, Arkham Horror The Card Game, Marvel Champions, ect.) can have a huge barrier to entry in trying and continuing to play these kinds o…
00:57:40 |
Tue 24 May 2022
TGT On Topic 286: Chris and Kitty Chat
This week Fletcher is out and Chris and Kitty just chat aimlessly. They cover playing games in person vs. online. 3D printing. Marvel Zombicide. A Hadrian's Wall update. The next BGA tournament.…
00:59:34 |
Tue 17 May 2022
TGT On Topic 285: Skill Caps
This week we look at the opposite of luck: skill. How much can you get better at games? Some games are pure skill games, but even then your opponent(s) comes into the question. But most games do h…
01:02:05 |
Tue 10 May 2022
TGT RPGs 284: RPGs Vs RPGs In A Box
This week Spenser joins us as we compare traditional RPGs with the RPGs you may find "in a box." In other words, a board game that's trying to simulate what a traditional RPG does. How are they dif…
01:03:56 |
Tue 03 May 2022
TGT On Topic 283: Games to Socialize Over
This week Fletcher couldn't join us, so Kitty and Chris spend an hour talking about the next game they are going to play on Tuesday's virtual game night. The requirements: a game you can play and ha…
01:03:06 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
TGT On Topic 282: Played Out
This week we talk about the games that we used to love but just don't play anymore and why. And how to avoid playing out a game if that's your goal. Is playing game out really all that bad? Probab…
01:01:30 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
TGT On Topic 281: Tie Breakers
This week Fletcher leaves Chris with Kitty, who wants to talk about tie breakers and how unfair they are when they make her lose. Or something like that. But really, this is a fun one. Should tie …
01:01:43 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
TGT On Topic 280: Making Digital Board Games
This week Kitty leaves Chris and Fletcher alone and they decide to talk about work. Kind of. They discuss what it takes to write a digital version of a board game. But don't worry, they don't go t…
01:13:16 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
TGT On Topic 279: Board Game Tournaments
This week we talk about board game tournaments. Probably because we're all participating in the first ever TGT Azul tournament (being run on boardgamearena.com). What makes a good game for tourname…
01:02:14 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
TGT On Topic 278: One and Done
This week we take a deep dive into why we (as a collective whole in the board gaming hobby - yes we speak for all of you) tend to play a game once and move on. Or maybe we don't. Maybe we play the …
01:04:06 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
TGT On Topic 277: Roll And Writes
This week we use a new found addition to roll and write games on board game arena as a reason to take about roll and write games (mostly on board game arena). From Yahtzee to Hadrian's Wall we cover…
00:57:53 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
TGT Replay 101: Euro Games
This week we have a replay episode from about 3 1/2 years ago where we talk about Euro Games. We did plan to record a new episode, but due to sick kids we just weren't able to make it happen. As lo…
00:58:10 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
TGT RPGs 276: Homebrew vs. Prepublished
This week we take a look at the different between making your own stuff up or playing published content and stories. What's better? Well we for sure definitively answer that question, honest.
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00:58:39 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
TGT Unscripted 275: Experienced Vs Inexperienced Players
This week Josh joins Chris on the Dice Tower Cruise and they talk about all the games they played with a eye towards the pros and cons of player experience differences in competitive games. What typ…
01:13:51 |
Tue 22 Feb 2022
TGT On Topic 274: Logic Games
This week we talk about logic "games" - or puzzles as most people would call them. It's not really a puzzles vs. games episode at all though, instead we talk about what makes logic puzzles so intere…
01:07:45 |
Tue 15 Feb 2022
TGT RPGs 273: Why Players “Suck” :)
This week we take a look at what makes players so bad. From game play to etiquette, we talk about ourselves and what makes us such bad players. And we may talk about players that aren't ourselves a…
01:06:34 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
TGT On Topic 272: Throwing Games Away (and Wordle)
This week we talk a lot about Wordle (the first half of the show) and then switch to talking about what to do with those games you just want to throw away. We also mention a few different links in t…
01:00:31 |
Tue 01 Feb 2022
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