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.
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…
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…
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…
"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…
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…
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].
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…
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…
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…
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]!
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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…
Celebrating the two-year anniversary of The Innkeeper's Table podcast, Dylan and Bill discuss the top 3 games that they never expected.
Have you played Decorum yet? Email us to let us know what you thought of it at innkeeperstablepo…
The hosts discuss the merits and drawbacks of loaning your board games to other people.
Bill and Dylan discuss the roll-and-move/memory hybrid Enchanted Forest, which won the 1982 Spiel des Jahres/Game of the Year award.
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…
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…
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…