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Most board game shows focus on the latest-and-greatest, or time-tested classics. We have taken it upon ourselves to comb our local charity shops and salvage stores for the other stuff...join us as we review cheesy, weird, and obscure board games for your entertainment.
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Episode 10,001 - Wayne's World LIVE at G2S from 2020-03-09T20:30
In a special one night only reunion episode, the Flip the Table crew with guest Gil Hova reunited at the Granite Game Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire to explore the (self-proclaimed) excellence of ...
ListenBONUS EPISODE: The Professor, Niki, and Ben...Together Again! from 2020-03-01T17:00
With our reunion episode looming on the horizon, Professor Laserbooks, Ben Turner, and Niki Turner stopped by to record a couple of segments. While they were here, a Battle of Wits broke out! Pleas...
ListenPAXU Secret Panel - With Flip Florey, Bruce Voge, Chaz Marler, and Crystal Pisano from 2019-12-10T17:00
Recorded in a secret location near PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA, Moderator Chris is joined by Flip Florey, Bruce Voge, Chaz Marler, and Crystal Pisano for the first ever 2 on 2 Wrong Scattergo...
ListenBonus Episode - 2015 GenCon Secret Episode from 2019-11-20T11:00
For the first time (at least without an unofficial leak), our secret Battle of Wits from GenCon 2015 is now widely available! When Flip Florey attended the convention a few years ago, he handed out...
ListenJustins and Biebers and Whiskers on Kittens (This Game is Broken Bonus Episode) from 2018-12-25T02:20:59
In this special bonus episode courtesy of This Game is Broken, Moderator Chris and Flip Florey unite with the entire TGiB cast for a special edition of The Battle of Wits! Can a bunch of idiots, kn...
ListenFlip Florey's Bieber Battling Compilation Classic! from 2018-01-04T18:13:26
Flip's got a brand new podcast coming out, and we're celebrating by revisiting some of his favorite Battles of Wits! In this compilation, we'll listen to the trilogy of adventures in the world of "...
ListenEpisode 10,000: VCR WrestleMania (Series Finale) from 2017-07-28T10:00
This is it...our series finale! In this two hour extravaganza, We review the WWF VCR WrestleMania game, name our Best and Worst games of both 2017 and the entire series, and engage in an epic Battl...
ListenEpisode 110: Myst from 2017-07-07T00:30:37
In our penultimate episode, we travel back to the magical land of the 1990's to play Myst, a board game based on the classic CD-ROM adventure game! This title somehow wedges in real-time jigsaw puz...
ListenEpisode 109: Dream Phone from 2017-06-09T22:44:58
In our third-to-last show, we revisit the 90's "Dreamy dude" genre of games with Electronic Dream Phone! Using the iconic pink phone, players call all the boys at school and interrogate them to det...
ListenEpisode 108: Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space from 2017-05-18T23:45:04
In this super-sized episode, we revisit the Whoniverse by playing the most complex game ever reviewed on Flip the Table...Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space from 1980! This Games Workshop pseud...
ListenEpisode 107: LIVE - The Harlem Globetrotters with Bill Corey! from 2017-04-26T21:47:03
We're in front of a LIVE audience at the Granite Game Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire to talk about the Harlem Globetrotters game from 1971! Bill Corey of The Cubist Podcast joins us as we discover...
ListenEpisode 106: Tales of the Crystals from 2017-04-05T22:09:24
In our first and only venture into the world of role playing games, we cover Tales of the Crystals; a 1993 audio cassette game from Milton Bradley. Players assume the role of crystal-bearing advent...
ListenEpisode 105: Rich Little's VCR Charades from 2017-03-16T21:09:33
We begin our "Epic Final Season" of Flip the Table by playing "Rich Little's VCR Charades," a game where players watch famous celebrity impersonator Rich Little try to get concepts across without t...
ListenOur Epic Final Season Begins. from 2017-03-14T18:33:22
In this bonus episode, I announce the beginning of Flip the Table's "Epic Final Season." I'll tell you how we'll celebrate the legacy of Flip the Table in the coming months, and how we'll bring our...
ListenEpisode 104: CSI DVD Game from 2017-02-23T21:57:09
Also known as "The one that's not Law and Order," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was a crime drama mainstay on the CBS network which spawned endless spinoffs and yet another vehicle for Ted Danson....
ListenEpisode 103: Motor Mouth from 2017-02-03T00:02:04
In the 80's and 90's, John Moschitta Jr. held the Guinness World Record for being the fastest talking human being alive. And he turned it into a career as an actor and commercial pitchman, most fam...
ListenEpisode 102: Jumanji and Zathura from 2017-01-13T18:02:42
Prepare to be sucked into the deadly world of board games as we cover Jumanji and Zathura in a super-sized double-header! These based-on-the-movie, based-on-the-children's-book games both feature p...
ListenBONUS EPISODE: Events, Appearances, and a Couple of Games Played from 2017-01-06T21:20:44
Your Moderator Chris, here! On this quickfire bonus episode, I'll tell you about our upcoming appearances at SnowCon, TotalCon, and the Granite Game Summit, we'll tell you which other podcasts the ...
ListenEpisode 101: End of Year Special 2016 from 2016-12-09T18:50:19
It's our two-hour end of year special, and we're closing out the year by once again skipping this whole "playing cheesy games" business and instead answering your questions! We'll also award the "B...
ListenEpisode 100: Monopoly Tropical Tycoon from 2016-11-16T21:31:50
It's our 100th episode, and we're celebrating in style with Monopoly Tropical Tycoon! This version of Hasbro's classic real estate game brings DVD technology into the mix...but with a concept like ...
ListenBONUS EPISODE: Extra Life 2016 Wrap-Up from 2016-11-09T22:22:25
We take a few minutes to talk about this year's Extra Life campaign...thanks so much to everyone who made it a phenomenal success!
ListenEpisode 99: Mythbusters from 2016-10-27T21:04:40
We reject your reality and substitute our own as we play Mythbusters from 2012! Players answer trivia questions based on the tv show in order to manipulate a catapult into position to launch Buster...
ListenEpisode 98: Lost from 2016-10-06T23:15:42
We're stranded on a mysterious island of cardboard as we take on Lost, a game based on the popular ABC television series! Players explore the island and uncover its mysteries while seeking to win t...
ListenEpisode 97: Barbie's Keys to Fame from 2016-09-16T23:32:41
We're headed back to the 1960's to try on some new careers in "Barbie's Keys to Fame Game by Mattel"! Players take on the role of multidimensional Barbie clones, each with a secret career aspiratio...
ListenEpisode 96: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King from 2016-08-26T23:13:06
YOU SHALL NOT PASS up the opportunity to listen to the panel take on Lord of the Rings: Return of the King! This RoseArt title gives players a chance to take on all the major characters of the Pete...
ListenEpisode 95: SpyQuest from 2016-08-07T16:58:21
We engage in VCR espionage as we play SpyQuest from 1994! Players first watch one of three thrilling thirty-minute "spy movies," then race across the globe to collect clues, survive interrogation, ...
ListenEpisode 94: LIVE - The Real Ghostbusters with Suzanne Sheldon and Chaz Marler at Dice Tower Con 2016 from 2016-07-12T11:00
We're busting ghosts in front of a LIVE audience at Dice Tower Con 2016 as we discuss The Real Ghostbusters from 1986! Our guests Suzanne Sheldon and Chaz Marler join us for this vintage 3D game of...
ListenEpisode 93: Superman III from 2016-06-26T23:17:10
We're flying backwards around the earth's axis to travel back to the early 1980's to bring you Superman III: The Board Game! Based on the slapstick superhero film, players take on the role of Supes...
ListenEpisode 92: Guinness Game of World Records from 2016-06-02T22:59:16
Who doesn't like a good leaderboard? On this episode, the panel plays the Guinness Game of World Records, based on the famous book that was wedged next to the encyclopedias in your third grade clas...
ListenEpisode 91: Dragons' Den from 2016-05-12T21:55:49
Before there was Shark Tank in the United States, there was (and is) Dragons' Den; a UK reality show where entrepeneurs pitch their grand schemes in hopes of getting a six-figure investment from so...
ListenEpisode 90: Ice Cube from 2016-04-22T21:00
Some games are less fun than watching paint dry...but are they less fun than watching ice melt? We'll finally be able to answer that question after playing the 1972 oddity Ice Cube by Milton Bradl...
ListenBONUS EPISODE: Flip the Table on The Party Gamecast from 2016-04-02T21:00
By now you've discovered our April Fool's Day surprise, where The Party Gamecast (Featuring The Party Game Cast) took control of FTT for an episode! But what were we doing during that time? In case...
ListenEpisode 89: MTV Remote Control from 2016-04-01T09:00
In the late 1980's, MTV shocked the world by not playing music videos for 30 minutes, and instead brought us the cult classic game show "MTV Remote Control." Now, Flip the Table takes on the home v...
ListenEpisode 88: Sonic the Hedgehog from 2016-03-05T00:28:09
He's blue! He's spiky! He's Urkel-y! And he's fast! It's Sonic the Hedgehog, based on the original Sega Genesis game from the 1990's. Players control Sonic as he weaves his way through classic leve...
ListenEpisode 87: Hello Kitty with Geoff Engelstein from 2016-02-12T22:43:29
In perhaps our most adorable episode yet, we're joined by Geoff Engelstein, co-designer of Space Cadets and co-host of Ludology to play the Hello Kitty Best Friends Game! Players race to Kitty's ho...
ListenEpisode 86: The Weakest Link from 2016-01-22T22:58:31
Do you like game shows? How about brutal insults? This week's title might be a brutal insult to game shows...as we're playing The Weakest Link, based on the American version of the popular UK quiz ...
ListenEpisode 85: End of Year Special 2015 from 2015-12-30T22:55:04
It's time for our special 2 HOUR year-end extravaganza! We skip the whole ironic board game discussion thing and spend most of this episode answering your questions. Shocking secrets will be revea...
ListenEpisode 84: 10-Four, Good Buddy from 2015-12-02T22:45:41
Straight from the CB Radio craze of the 1970's comes 10-Four, Good Buddy...the first, and probably only game, about truckers using CB Radios! Get in your big rig and hammer down as you flee from sm...
ListenEpisode 83: Are You Afraid of the Dark? from 2015-11-13T00:51:31
Gather 'round the campfire with us as we tell you a spooooooky story in a special Halloween Friday the 13th episode! We're playing Are You Afraid of the Dark from 1995, based on the Nickelodeon hor...
ListenEpisode 82: VCR Top Rank Boxing from 2015-10-23T20:23:14
Float like a magnetic head and sting like a tracking error...this week we're playing VCR Top Rank Boxing! In this game of pausing and playing pugilism, players draw cards, roll dice, and watch exci...
ListenEpisode 81: Garfield from 2015-10-02T22:41:15
He hates Mondays and loves lasagna...but can Garfield deliver a compelling gameplay experience? Ben and Niki Turner join Your Moderator Chris and Professor Laserbooks to play this Parker Brothers t...
ListenEpisode 80: The Omega Virus from 2015-09-10T19:02:39
Heeeeeeeeelp meeeeeee! Heeeeeeelp meeeeeeeee! I've been taken over by an insane artificial intelligence, which can only be defeated if you download and listen to this episode of Flip the Table abou...
ListenEpisode 79: Batman Returns 3D Board Game from 2015-08-21T21:57:55
We don the cape and cowl once more and take up the role of Michael Keaton in the Batman Returns 3D Board Game! In this one, players punch as many bad guys as they can, hoping to find enough Batman ...
ListenBONUS: GenCon 2015 Debrief! from 2015-08-09T21:14:57
In this special BONUS mini-episode, Chris debriefs Flip on his adventures at GenCon 2015! Find out what it was like for Our Favorite Party Clown to attend the big one for the first time! Did he mak...
ListenEpisode 78: 24 DVD Board Game from 2015-07-28T00:21:15
The following podcast takes place in real time...except for all the boring stuff we cut out. We're playing the 24: DVD Board Game, where players help Jack Bauer to thwart terrorist threats by using...
ListenEpisode 77: Aladdin from 2015-07-10T00:07:42
Like so much Steppenwolf, we're taking a "Magic Carpet Ride" in this episode of Flip the Table! We're playing Aladdin: The Magic Carpet Game...a dexterity/pick-up-and-deliver hybrid in the land of ...
ListenEpisode 76: Iron Chef from 2015-06-20T11:44:14
This time, we take a big old bite out of the yellow bell pepper that is the Iron Chef Board Game! In this title based on the original Japanese series, players take the role of one of the four Iron...
ListenEpisode 75: VCR Golf from 2015-05-28T23:57:32
No windmills or pirates here; we're playing the purest form of golf...VCR Golf! In this late 80's title, players must choose between using sure-thing club cards in their hand, or testing their VCR ...
ListenEpisode 74: Clarissa Explains it All from 2015-05-08T00:40:08
Prop your ladder against our window and climb into our game room as we take on Clarissa Explains it All from 1994! In this notably slimeless entry from Nickelodeon, Clarissa Darling guides up to 6 ...
ListenEpisode 73: America's Funniest Home Videos from 2015-04-17T22:01:09
Before there was a YouTube, and we had ready access to people injuring themselves from all over the world 24 hours a day, America relied upon network television to deliver a weekly dose of poorly s...
ListenEpisode 72: The Justin Bieber Special from 2015-03-27T00:20:23
It's a special two-game episode filled with longing stares and fingers bent into the shapes of hearts! First, the panel takes on Justin Bieber: Always Be Mine...where players must be willing to do ...
ListenEpisode 71: Waterworld from 2015-03-07T01:08:38
Hoist your sails and brush up on your Portu-Greek, because Flip the Table is about to take you to Waterworld! This board game, based on the 90's Kevin Costner spectacle of the same name, has player...
ListenEpisode 70: Star Trek (1979) from 2015-02-13T00:24:23
Are you feeling ambitious? Perhaps..."Enterprise"-ing? Then you'll want to download this episode as the panel returns to the Final Frontier for the Star Trek Game from 1979! We fire up our warp eng...
ListenEpisode 69: Elmo's Birthday Game from 2015-01-24T01:05:16
What's red, fuzzy, and started a lot of fights in the 90's? Why Elmo, of course! We take a trip to Sesame Street for Elmo's Birthday Game, a Candy Land-esque affair where players race to get all th...
ListenEpisode 68: Pac-Man: The Board Game from 2015-01-01T20:34:32
Flip the Table has returned...with a bad case of Pac-Man Fever! We're joined by Bangor City Councilor Gibran Graham as we revisit the Pac-Man board game universe with this Milton Bradley classic. P...
ListenEpisode 67: End of Year Special 2014 from 2014-11-19T01:12:51
It's time once again for our super-sized, super-spectacular, super-bedazzled End of Year Special! We stop rolling and moving for once so we can take some time to answer a bunch of your questions an...
ListenEpisode 66: Buffy the Vampire Slayer from 2014-11-09T00:51:01
This week's game is a certified cult classic...a Milton Bradley title that makes even hardened hobby gamers want to play "Once More, with Feeling!" In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, players roll and mov...
ListenEpisode 65: Home Alone from 2014-10-24T23:01:30
Just in time for the much too early start of the Christmas season, we're playing the Home Alone board game! This spin and move memorization game, based on the massive 90's blockbuster, has players ...
ListenEpisode 64: Beakman's World from 2014-10-10T01:04:12
Take a little Mr. Wizard, a little Ren and Stimpy, and blend in a heaping helping of roll and move, and you get the Beakman's World: Beakmania Game! In this trivia/dexterity hybrid based on the 199...
ListenEpisode 63: The Simpsons: Don't Panic from 2014-09-26T00:55:50
A board game about the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant? That's unpossible! This week we're diving into The Simpsons: Don't Panic...a game of spinning donuts and silly mayhem based on one of the lon...
ListenEpisode 62: Vanilla Ice Electronic Rap Game from 2014-09-11T22:31:47
We demand you stop, collaborate, and listen to this episode of Flip the Table, where we dive into the endless complexity of the Vanilla Ice Electronic Rap Game! Featuring the "Electronic Beat Box M...
ListenEpisode 61: Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game from 2014-08-30T01:03:39
Once again, we attempt to lift up some rocks while we stand on our heads as we return to the Star Wars universe! In Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game, you and up to 5 other rebels invade ...
ListenEpisode 60: Thundercats from 2014-08-15T21:48:57
In an instance of obvious pandering to Internet cat worship, this week we're covering the Thundercats board game from 1985! We take on the roles of anthropomorphic feline space travelers who brave ...
ListenEpisode 59: Cheers from 2014-08-01T21:39:01
Though some of this week's panel are teetotalers, that will not stop us from reviewing this 1987 classic about everyone's favorite Boston bar! The Cheers board game, based on the situation comedy o...
ListenEpisode 58: The Baseball Double-Header from 2014-07-18T22:19:09
It's another sportsball-themed episode as we take on two games featuring America's Non-MMA Pastime, the historic game of Baseball. First, we attempt to screen out the shouts of angry parents as we ...
ListenEpisode 57: Isaac Asimov's Robots from 2014-07-03T14:24:54
Let the wondrous, futuristic technology of magnetic tape transmitting images into a cathode ray tube transport you into the world of Isaac Asimov's Robots! In this deduction game, players take the ...
ListenEpisode 56: Welcome Back, Kotter from 2014-06-20T00:37:19
Hi, therrre! Even a note from Epstein's Mother won't excuse you from listening to this week's Flip the Table, as we explore the extended canon of the Welcome Back, Kotter board game. Ben and Niki j...
ListenEpisode 55: Pokemon Master Trainer from 2014-06-05T22:19:26
Happy 2nd BANCE-iversary to Flip the Table! We're kicking off our 3rd year with one of the biggest IPs in the world of gaming as we take on Pokemon...but not the good kind like you want. In Pokemon...
ListenEpisode 54: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial from 2014-05-16T22:41:25
In the early eighties, Steven Spielberg brought to life a pop culture phenomenon with a few simple ingredients...namely, a Speak & Spell, a saw blade, some Reese's Pieces, and a yearning for home. ...
ListenEpisode 53: 1 vs. 100 from 2014-05-02T22:15:09
The game show boom of the early-to-mid 2000's featured lots of push-your-luck, big money shows...but only one was hosted by Danny Tanner. Contributing Flipsters Ben and Niki join us for a look at t...
ListenEpisode 52: TV Scrabble from 2014-04-18T21:39:12
For the first time since our very fourth episode, it's a Chuck Woolery themed Flip the Table as we take on the game you've played all your life...but never quite like this! TV Scrabble is the 1987 ...
ListenEpisode 51: Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? from 2014-04-04T22:22:23
Take a trip with us to the 90's, where the world's most dangerous criminals were often pursued and captured by young children. In "Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?" players travel the US searc...
ListenEpisode 50: The Bionic Special from 2014-03-21T21:42:15
In this special double-episode, we're replacing all our limbs and taking on two games of Bionic proportions! First, we step into the track suit of Steve Austin (The other one) in The Six Million Do...
ListenEpisode 49: The Legend of Zelda from 2014-03-07T23:06:17
Enjoy this special edition gold-colored mp3 as we pick up our wooden swords and embark upon The Legend of Zelda! This board game features multiple players controlling a single Link as he travels th...
ListenEpisode 48: The McDonald's Game from 2014-02-20T23:24:19
We're taking off our shoes and ascending the twisty pipe-slide as we prepare to descend into The McDonald's Game from 1975! This super-rare, super-retro title pits Ronald, Grimace, Hamburglar, and ...
ListenEpisode 47: Indiana Jones DVD Adventure Game from 2014-02-08T03:13:52
Bullwhips! Stubble! Mine carts! Choosing things! All the most famous hallmarks of the Indiana Jones franchise...upon which the Indiana Jones DVD Adventure Game is based. We choose a Harrison Ford p...
ListenEpisode 46: VCR College Bowl from 2014-01-24T02:28:37
It's game night on the gridiron as Flip the Table meets VCR College Bowl! This VHS title from the early 80's simulates college football as players draw cards and watch exciting clips to inch forwar...
ListenEpisode 45: Doorways to Horror from 2014-01-10T13:49:30
Vampires! Witches! Monsters! All sorts of ghoulish terrors await you behind the Doorways to Horror! Featuring COLORSCAN(TM) technology, this 1986 VHS bidding game advertises "over 8 million differe...
ListenEpisode 44: End of Year Special 2013 from 2013-12-28T14:52:14
The bedazzled trophy is back! It's our super-sized 2013 End of Year Special, where we answer questions from Flipsters all over the globe, and give our awards for the best and worst games we played ...
ListenEpisode 43: Terminator 2 from 2013-12-13T21:35:03
Say "Hasta la vista" to boredom and get ready to join us for a rousing game of "Terminator 2: Judgement Day"...a board game based on the blockbuster film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This game s...
ListenEpisode 42: Saved by the Bell - LIVE at BGG.con with Eric Summerer!!! from 2013-11-29T23:05:16
It's our first ever LIVE podcast, recorded at BGG.con 2013! Our guest Eric Summerer from The Dice Tower joins us as we play Saved By the Bell from 1992, a pick-up-and-deliver game where players ear...
ListenEpisode 41: The Muppet Show from 2013-11-08T23:38:49
They had faces of foam rubber and hearts of gold...but do they have what it takes to make a great board game? Flip the Table investigates as we play The Muppet Show! This late 70's title features t...
ListenEpisode 40: The Price is Right Special from 2013-10-25T22:05:50
In this special episode, we play 3 generations of games about the FABULOUS, SIXTY-MINUTE Price is Right! First, we go all the way back to the sixties and enjoy the trick-taking madness of Bid it Ri...
ListenEpisode 39: Spy Vs. Spy from 2013-10-11T00:18:04
This week, Flip the Table returns to the wacky world of Mad Magazine for a trip back in time to the Cold War...where the White Spy and Black Spy eternally engage in an epic duel on behalf of vague ...
ListenEpisode 38: eBay from 2013-09-26T22:10:21
Way back in 2001, when the dot-com bubble was bursting and the Internet was crumbling to dust in front of our eyes, one company had the foresight to create a time capsule of what would most assured...
ListenEpisode 37: Home Improvement from 2013-09-13T21:55:53
What problem has ever been solved by "Less power"? No important one, that's for sure. This week, we play the Home Improvement board game, where players roll, move, and grunt their way through the m...
ListenEpisode 36: Bruce Jenner Decathlon from 2013-08-30T00:01:25
What do you get when you combine rubber bands, six sided dice, and The Prisoner's Dilemma? The Olympics, of course! This week, we're playing the Bruce Jenner Decathlon game from 1979! This vintage ...
ListenEpisode 35: Doctor Who from 2013-08-16T21:53:39
This week, it's the Doctor Who Time Travelling Action Game!!! Oooh-WHEEE-Oooooooooh!!! WHEEEEE-oooh-WHOOOOOOOO!!!! Woooooo-OOOOOOh-oooooooh, Doooooo, d-doooooo... (Dum-da-da-dum, da-dum-da-da-dum, ...
ListenEpisode 34: Pride and Prejudice from 2013-08-02T21:58:11
We hope you've brought your Cliff's Notes, because this week's episode is about Pride and Prejudice: The Board Game! Based on the timeless Jane Austen novel which celebrates its 200th anniversary t...
ListenEpisode 33: Gargoyles VHS Board Game from 2013-07-20T00:45:18
Come join us in a world where stone warriors protect the city by night...and everyone kinda sounds like they belong on the Enterprise. We're playing Gargoyles: The VCR Board Game; a VHS pack-in wit...
ListenEpisode 32: Party Mania from 2013-07-06T02:49:18
The Flip the Table gang didn't get invited to too many parties in our formative years...but now, we can see what that would have been like thanks to the early 90's celebration preparation simulator...
ListenEpisode 31: Space Jam from 2013-06-22T02:32:49
Some would say that, prior to the 2000's, "Mashups" were an imperfect art form. Case in point: the 1996 hoops drama Space Jam, in which basketball megastar/baseball notsomuch Michael Jordan teams u...
ListenEpisode 30: Battlestar Galactica (1978) from 2013-06-06T21:28:27
Set condition one throughout the ship! It's time to play Battlestar Galactica...but not the good kind like you want. We're covering the Parker Brothers edition of BSG from 1978, where four alert Vi...
ListenEpisode 29: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers from 2013-05-23T22:09:55
Take a little bit of 90210, add a splash of Voltron, and sprinkle in a little kaiju mayhem, and you get the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; the early 90's phenomenon which taught us that all problems...
ListenEpisode 28: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from 2013-05-10T21:44:41
One cannot master the art of Ninjitsu without the most important maneuver in the martial artist's arsenal...what the masters call, loosely translated, "Roll and Move." That's why we're playing the ...
ListenEpisode 27: Mall Madness from 2013-04-27T01:42:47
This episode, we play perhaps the most popular and well-known game we've ever reviewed on Flip the Table...it's Mall Madness! In the electronic version of this game, players take the role of shoppi...
ListenEpisode 26: WWF Wrestling Superstars with Billy Kumohara and Ophidian!!! from 2013-04-11T21:28:17
Say your prayers and eat your vitamins! It's time to play the WWF Wrestling Superstars board game...with our special guests from Chikara pro wrestling, Billy Kumohara and Ophidian! Join us as the h...
ListenEpisode 25: Survivor from 2013-03-28T22:11:54
Leave your razors at home and get ready to scheme...this week's game is Survivor: The Australian Outback! In this game based on one of the earlier seasons of the popular reality show, we collect su...
ListenEpisode 24: He-Man Vs. The Powerpuff Girls from 2013-03-16T04:57
It's animated anarchy at Flip the Table Headquarters as we take on two games in our first ever cartoon special! First, we play 1983's Masters of the Universe 3-D Action Game, a spin-and-mover which...
ListenEpisode 23: Batman Forever Audio Game from 2013-03-01T00:27:37
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-BANCE!!! This week, we play the Batman Forever Audio Game, our first ever title featuring an audio cassette (It's like a VHS, but you can't see anything). We follow the comm...
ListenEpisode 22: VCR California Games from 2013-02-16T05:44
Now you can virtually experience the warm California sun via the radioactive glow of a cathode ray tube...with VCR California Games! Join us as we roll and move our way through the bay area, partic...
ListenEpisode 21: All My Children from 2013-02-01T22:50:12
Set your VCRs for 1985 and prepare for a healthy dose of drama as we play All My Children, the board game based on the popular ABC soap opera! This game by TSR (The company behind Dungeons and Drag...
ListenEpisode 20: MAD Magazine with Rich Sommer!!! from 2013-01-16T23:45
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad episode of Flip the Table as Rich Sommer from TV's Mad Men joins us to review MAD Magazine: The Board Game! This 1979 classic combines the subversive wit and satire of the...
ListenEpisode 19: The People's Court from 2013-01-05T07:21:35
All rise! The People's Court is now in session! Join Flip the Table and returning contributors Ben and Niki Turner as we face the dreaded Judge Wapner Spinner and play this 1986 title based on the ...
ListenEpisode 18: 2012 End of Year Special! from 2012-12-22T21:21:15
In our season finale, join Flip the Table as we present our awards for the best and worst games we've played on the show. Which game had the most BANCE? Which was the most eye-gougingly bad game we...
ListenEpisode 17: Star Trek: The Next Generation VCR Game from 2012-12-06T18:26:46
In our last game review of 2012, Flip the Table invites you to "Experience Bij" as we play "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive VCR Board Game"! The Klingon warmonger Kavok has taken control...
ListenEpisode 16: Murder, She Wrote from 2012-11-24T02:58:07
This week, we're joining forces with the Game Night Guys to bring you team coverage of Murder, She Wrote: The board game! It's a deduction game with a traitor element released 25 years ahead of its...
ListenEpisode 15: Mystery Mansion from 2012-11-08T23:21:20
If you've ever enjoyed searching your couch cushions for change, you'll be intrigued by this week's title. Electronic Talking Mystery Mansion is a 1995 deduction game featuring a boatload of tiny d...
ListenEpisode 14: Dexter from 2012-10-26T22:55:23
Just in time for Halloween, this spooktacular episode of Flip the Table features a dark and mysterious journey into the world of Dexter, the board game based on the Showtime television series. This...
ListenEpisode 13: Gone Birding! from 2012-10-12T16:09:33
Are you ready for some cutting-edge, video edutainment? This week, Flip the Table takes on 1990's Gone Birding! It's "A full-color video adventure in bird identification" where players watch VHS cl...
ListenEpisode 12: Star Wars Special! Ewoks Save the Trees and Star Wars: Galactic Heroes from 2012-09-28T14:01:03
For the first time, Flip the Table attempts to scratch the surface of the massive Star Wars universe with a special two-game episode! First, we take on the Funburst children's classic Ewoks Save th...
ListenEpisode 11: Nightmare from 2012-09-16T13:34:09
Hey! You! Do you like being frightened to death by a dead technology? Then prepare to be thrust into the "Atmosfear"-ic world of Nightmare, the 1991 VCR game! This roll-and-mover challenges you to ...
ListenEpisode 10: Robocop: The VCR Game from 2012-08-30T00:47:39
Flip the Table has returned from the near future to bring you Robocop: The VCR Game! This roll-and-mover features real video clips from the cinematic classic. Much like the ill-fated ED-209, this o...
ListenEpisode 9: Trump: The Game from 2012-08-18T20:01:16
If you've been to a thrift shop in the U.S. in the last 25 years, you've probably seen a shrink-wrapped copy of this week's title, Trump: The Game. No, not like a "Trump" from a deck of cards, or t...
ListenEpisode 8: Arcade Special! Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Turtles from 2012-08-04T19:32:05
For the first time ever, Flip the Table takes on 3 games in one show! In this super-sized, epic length, 65 minute spectacular, we go back in time to the early arcade boom to cover three board games...
ListenEpisode 7: Halo Interactive Strategy Game from 2012-07-22T00:50:37
What happens when you take a video game, turn it into a board game, then reintroduce video? You get the Halo: Interactive Strategy Game; a DVD board game which allows you to take on the role of Mas...
ListenEpisode 6: Heartthrob from 2012-07-07T13:35:01
As party games go, this is one...we're playing Heartthrob from 1988; the slumber party classic where players attempt to get into each-other's heads to find out which eligible bachelor they would ch...
ListenEpisode 5: GI Joe: Mission: Cobra HQ from 2012-06-24T15:05
Yo, Joe! On this week's program, we play GI Joe: Mission: Cobra HQ...a roll & move game of infiltration where Snake Eyes and three other Joes attempt to steal TOP SECRET files from Cobra Headquarte...
ListenEpisode 4: Lingo DVD Board Game from 2012-06-10T20:04
It's a Chuck Woolery extravaganza as we play Lingo, the DVD board game featuring the host of such legendary game shows as Scrabble and Love Connection. Based on the GSN game show, this game seeks t...
ListenEpisode 3: WWE DVD Board Game from 2012-06-10T20:00
It is perhaps the only board game to come with both a cardboard wrestling ring and a DVD...it's WWE: The DVD Board Game. This title casts you as the manager of a stable of wrestlers vying to collec...
ListenEpisode 2: American Idol Card Game from 2012-06-10T19:56
There is no singing in this episode. There is, however, much discussion of the American Idol Collectible Card Game. We send our hopeful singers into battle against each-other in this reality TV sim...
ListenEpisode 1: Transformers from 2012-06-10T19:51
In our debut episode, we play the 80's board game Transformers: The Adventure Game; a roll-and-mover featuring the Autobots winding their way through a mysterious labyrinth...and, in the Battle of ...
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