The Innkeeper's Table

It's a very bittersweet moment. Dylan and Bill have sadly decided it's time to step away from the podcast—possibly forever, or perhaps just for a time.

In this extended final episode, the innkeepers …

Do you have a favorite game that, somehow, no one else seems to have ever heard of? That's what this week's Top 3 list is about!

In this episode, the innkeepers discuss their top 3 "hidden gems" game…

First, we start off with a big announcement.

After the announcement, though, we move into our discussion of one of Dylan's favorite games, Terra Mystica. It's filled with halflings, dwarves, elves, w…

"What's a pirate's favorite letter?"

Most people immediately say "Arrrrr!" but actually, his first love will always be "the C."

Pirates are a great theme—from pieces o' eight to mighty buckswashlers …

Dune. The Desert Planet. The only source of Spice in the universe, completely overrun by inhospitable deserts and deadly sandstorms.

Whether you're a fan Frank Herbert's masterpiece or of hefty board…

Sometimes, a game doesn't need a fancy story or illustrations or any sort of theme. For some games, gameplay is everything.

In this episode, the Innkeepers are taking a look at abstract strategy game…

Who was the mysterious woman about whom many of Shakespeare's sonnets are written? In this episode, Dylan tells Bill about a game about that very question. And not only is the theme interesting and u…

Do you like maps? Do you like moving little dudes around on those maps? Then you probably like Dudes On a Map games! These are games where you're moving units around, conquering territories, and maki…

With the cold spell that's been sweeping the United States lately, we thought it might be a good idea to discuss a cozy game all about making nice, warm quilts!

Have you played Patchwork? What did yo…

There's just something satisfying about starting with a very basic deck of cards (or pool of dice, or bag of tokens, etc...) in a game, then gradually building it to be a powerful collection of tools…

Bring Your Own Book is a game that feels like it's flown under many people's radar, so we wanted to give it some love.

Have you ever played Bring Your Own Book? We'd love to hear some of your funny e…

Many gamers have that list of games they've bought but, somehow, still haven't ever gotten to the table, and the innkeepers are definitely no exception! In this episode, as we come to the end of 2023…

Technically, Unlock is a series of games, but since they all follow the same mechanics, and you can only play each game once, we figured it was best to cover them as a unit!

Do you enjoy the Unlock s…

Bill and Dylan discuss their top picks when it comes to "gateway games" or "welcoming games"—the games that work well for people who are just barely discovering how deep the hobby gaming rabbit hole …

Dylan and Bill spent last weekend at a small local convention. In this episode, they discuss the convention, some of the games they played, and how things went overall.

Do you have a board game conve…

It's the end of the world as we know it! (So how do you feel?)

Bill pitches the  independently-publushed game Doomlings from Doomlings, LLC to Dylan.  It's a fun, casual card game where players are t…

October's come! The time for fright!

But are there spooks on Gaming Night?

Can gamers seek, if they are bold,

For games to make the blood run cold?

In this week's episode, the spooky season has com…

Y'know what board games could use more of? Quantum Theory! But let's make it a classic trick-taking game!

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Okay, so this is the game that no one asked for, but ended up being a great concept. What…

We talk a lot about games... But what about the places you buy them?

In this episode, Dlyan and Bill turn the Top 3 list a tad askew and discuss the top three things they think any good game store sh…