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 234: Rules as Written
This week we talk about the rules. As they are written. You know, the game because the game are the rules. As written. But when is it ok to ignore the rules as written? Chris says whenever you w…
01:06:55 |
Tue 13 Apr 2021
TGT RPGs 233: Why Run A RPG?
This week we talk about why you might want to run a role playing game. What should you know? What don't you need to know? Should destroying all your player's characters be your goal? We'll answer…
01:16:47 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
TGT On Topic 232: Small Box Games
This week we talk about games that come in small boxes. The pros, the cons, the reason we look down on them (because they have small boxes that don't reach eye level), but we mostly talk about why w…
01:00:10 |
Tue 30 Mar 2021
TGT On Topic 231: Watching Games Online
This week we talk about games that come in small boxes. The pros, the cons, the reason we look down on them (because they have small boxes that don't reach eye level), but we mostly talk about why we…
00:58:02 |
Tue 23 Mar 2021
TGT On Topic 230: Gaming Priorities
This week we talk about our priorities when it comes to gaming and life and games vs other games. We also talk how the pandemic has changed how we've been able to game over the last year and what we…
00:59:05 |
Tue 16 Mar 2021
TGT On Topic 229: Campaign Lengths
This week we talk about the amount of content in campaign or legacy games. Are we getting to the point of, "whoa whoa, too much, pull back, enough, please no more!" Or is it just fine? How much is…
01:05:03 |
Tue 09 Mar 2021
TGT RPGs 228: Why RPGs Are Fun To Play
This month our RPG episode focus on why it's fun to be a player in the game (as opposed to the Dungeon Master or Game Master). From story to power gaming, there are all kinds of reasons to like RPGs…
01:13:58 |
Tue 02 Mar 2021
TGT On Topic 227: The Board Game Book Glossary
This week we we go back to the basics with The Board Game Book glossary. We cover 51 terms often used when talking board games that not everyone (including Fletcher) has a full understanding of. Th…
01:14:09 |
Tue 23 Feb 2021
TGT On Topic 226: Story vs Mechanics
This week we talk about how much story matters in games and what drives us to keep coming back to a game. Most games don't have any story at all, so why do some try to put so much story into the gam…
01:04:28 |
Tue 16 Feb 2021
TGT On Topic 225: Game Balance
Chris and Fletcher go it alone this week and they talk about game balance as it pertains to three kinds of games, 2 player dueling, competitive multiplayer, and co-op games. And eventually they fall…
01:06:20 |
Tue 09 Feb 2021
TGT RPGs 224: Misconceptions about RPGs
This is our first, monthly, role playing game episode. Not our first role playing game episode in general, just the first where we make it a regular thing on the first Tuesday of each month. Anyway…
01:10:24 |
Tue 02 Feb 2021
TGT On Topic 223: Magic the Gathering
This week we have a new logo! And we talk about Magic the Gathering. The basics anyway and how you can try the game without spending much (if any) money.
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01:09:02 |
Tue 26 Jan 2021
TGT On Topic 222: Our Dream Convention
This week we reminisce about what conventions used to be, what we miss about them, and what our dream convention would be (those get pretty dreamy). We also make some announcements including our fir…
01:07:42 |
Tue 19 Jan 2021
TGT On Topic 221: CoOp Difficulty
This week we talk about how hard Spirit Island is. And the difficulty of other games as well. Where should the difficulty of CoOp games sit? Is too hard bad, how about too easy? Is there such a t…
01:09:50 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
TGT On Topic 220: Box Inserts
This week we talk about box inserts. The good, the bad, and the worst. Why should we all just throw them out? Chris tries to answer that (except for one kind that he doesn't know the name of but r…
01:00:29 |
Tue 05 Jan 2021
TGT On Topic 219: Looking To 2021
This week we look forward to 2021, and seem to be the only podcast that decided to put out an episode this week! (ok, that's probably not true, but it feels like it's true) In any case, we briefly …
01:02:42 |
Tue 29 Dec 2020
TGT On Topic 218: 2020 Kickstarters
This week we look back at the Kickstarters we backed in 2020. Or more accurately Kitty and Chris do and Fletcher tells us why he doesn't use Kickstarter. We also start talking about some Christmas …
01:17:19 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
TGT On Topic 217: Chess
This week, inspired by The Queens Gambit (on Netflix) we talk about Chess. Everything you ever wanted to know, except maybe chess rankings, we just forgot to talk about those. But everything else, …
01:10:06 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
TGT On Topic 216: 2020 Games
The first rule about 2020 is that you shall not talk about 2020... or at least that's what it seems. Monday night Kitty's audio recorder corrupted her audio (and Chris didn't have a backup recording…
01:08:38 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
TGT On Topic 215: End Game Triggers
(Audio Note: Fletcher's audio is bad in his intro, but only the intro - we promise it sounds find later on.) This week we talk about how games end and what we like or dislike about those endings. Wh…
01:05:48 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
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