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The Innkeeper's Table

The Innkeeper's Table is part of The Dice Tower Network. It's a show about board games meant to appeal to gamers while still being accessible to people who don't know a lot about the subject. Each week, hosts Bill and Dylan, two long-time friends who both love board games, will focus on a specific board game-related topic, from game mechanics to deep dives on specific games to explaining what some of the jargon board game enthusiasts use even means.

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Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
19 minutes
Episodes
181
Years Active
2020 - 2024
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118 - Top 3 Dexterity Games

118 - Top 3 Dexterity Games

Dylan and Bill list their top 3 dexterity games, where how you place your pieces can matter just as much as where you place them.

Do you have a favorite dexterity game? Is there a Top 3 list you'd li…

00:21:09  |   Fri 12 Aug 2022
117 - Game Spotlight: Arcane Academy

117 - Game Spotlight: Arcane Academy

Are you an overachiever? The sort of person who needs to be the best at every academic metric? The sort of person who stays up until all hours of the morning, studying, memorizing, chanting encantati…

00:19:12  |   Fri 05 Aug 2022
116 - Recording plays

116 - Recording plays

Dylan and Bill talk about the pros and cons of keeping track of what games you've played, who won, and other statistics.

Do you record your plays? Why or why not? Tell us about it at innkeeperstablep…

00:18:25  |   Fri 29 Jul 2022
115 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (1985)

115 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (1985)

"Data! Data! Data! I cannot make bricks without clay!" The 1985 winner of the Spiel des Jahres award is all about gathering data to solve a series of mysteries. Bill and Dylan discuss (and debate, ju…

00:20:17  |   Fri 22 Jul 2022
114 - Mailbag: How to lose friends and influence family

114 - Mailbag: How to lose friends and influence family

Some games have a reputation of "ending friendships." So are there games that you should avoid playing with people you care about at all costs?

If you've got a question you'd like the hosts to discus…

00:18:57  |   Fri 15 Jul 2022
113 - Top 3 Games About Food

113 - Top 3 Games About Food

Yum! Bill and Dylan discuss their favorite games that are about food.

What Top 3 list would you like us to do next? Let us know at [email protected].

00:16:01  |   Fri 08 Jul 2022
112 - Game Spotlight: Paint the Roses

112 - Game Spotlight: Paint the Roses

Co-op. Logic deduction. Shrubbery and flowers.

Dylan and Bill discuss the new Alice in Wonderland-themed game, Paint the Roses.

Is there a game you'd like to hear our thoughts on? Send us an email at…

00:22:57  |   Fri 01 Jul 2022
111 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Railway Rivals (1984)

111 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Railway Rivals (1984)

Dylan and Bill discuss the 1984 Spiel des Jahres winner: Railway Rivals.

Have you ever played Railway Rivals? What did you think? Write to us at [email protected] to share your thought…

00:22:50  |   Fri 24 Jun 2022
110 - Mailbag: How are plans for the boardgame cafe going?

110 - Mailbag: How are plans for the boardgame cafe going?

Bill talks about where his plan to open a board game cafe stands, then both hosts talk about features they would have in their ideal board game cafes.

 

Have you ever been to a board game cafe that y…

00:18:22  |   Fri 17 Jun 2022
109 - Top 3 Games for 5 or More Players

109 - Top 3 Games for 5 or More Players

The Innkeepers talk about their top games for 5 or more players.

So what did we miss? Write to us and let us know your Top 3 games for larger groups at [email protected]!

00:25:05  |   Fri 10 Jun 2022
108 - Game Spotlight: Bang! & Bang!: The Dice Game

108 - Game Spotlight: Bang! & Bang!: The Dice Game

This is arguably the game that led Bill and Dylan into their long journey on the path of board games. Bang! is a long-time favorite, and its follow-up, Bang!: The Dice Game took many of the best part…
00:22:42  |   Fri 03 Jun 2022
107 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Scotland Yard (1983)

107 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Scotland Yard (1983)

It's a chase through London! One player flees while the rest of the group tries to find and catch the fugitive! In this episode, the hosts talk about the 1983 Spiel des Jahres winner, Scotland Yard!

00:20:06  |   Fri 27 May 2022
106 - Mailbag: How to deal with overcompetitiveness

106 - Mailbag: How to deal with overcompetitiveness

It's all fun and games until someone starts taking the competition a little too seriously. Bill and Dylan talk about how to handle things when someone (whether a child or a grown-up) starts getting a…

00:16:48  |   Fri 20 May 2022
105 - Top 3 Games that Took Us By Surprise (in a good way!)

105 - Top 3 Games that Took Us By Surprise (in a good way!)

Celebrating the two-year anniversary of The Innkeeper's Table podcast, Dylan and Bill discuss the top 3 games that they never expected.

00:19:12  |   Fri 13 May 2022
104 - Game Spotlight: Decorum

104 - Game Spotlight: Decorum

Bill and Dylan discuss the brand new, co-operative logic-deduction game from Floodgate Games, Decorum.

Have you played Decorum yet? Email us to let us know what you thought of it at innkeeperstablepo…

00:22:11  |   Fri 06 May 2022
103 - Lending out games

103 - Lending out games

The hosts discuss the merits and drawbacks of loaning your board games to other people.

00:16:56  |   Fri 29 Apr 2022
102 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Enchanted Forest (1982)

102 - Spiel des Jahres Spotlight: Enchanted Forest (1982)

Bill and Dylan discuss the roll-and-move/memory hybrid Enchanted Forest, which won the 1982 Spiel des Jahres/Game of the Year award.

00:17:25  |   Fri 22 Apr 2022
101 - Mailbag - Science Fiction and Fantasy Games for a Young Child

101 - Mailbag - Science Fiction and Fantasy Games for a Young Child

Dylan and Bill answer a question from a listener who is looking for good science fiction and fantasy games to play with their 6-year-old niece who loves Harry Potter and Skyward.

Did we miss any? Wri…

00:21:31  |   Fri 15 Apr 2022
100 - Our Top 10 Favorite Games!

100 - Our Top 10 Favorite Games!

100 episodes! That's quite a milestone, and we couldn't have made it here without our listeners! To celebrate, the hosts have a special long episode prepared, where we discuss, not just our Top 3, bu…

01:12:37  |   Fri 08 Apr 2022
99 - Game Spotlight: Last Light

99 - Game Spotlight: Last Light

So this one's a little different. The game's actually not out yet, but the crowdfunding campaign will be starting soon.

While we were at Dice Tower West 2022, Dylan had the opportunity to play Roy Ca…

00:22:54  |   Fri 01 Apr 2022
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