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TGT On Topic 282: Played Out from 2022-04-19T05:01:09
This week we talk about the games that we used to love but just don't play anymore and why. And how to avoid playing out a game if that's your goal. Is playing game out really all that bad? Prob...
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TGT On Topic 281: Tie Breakers from 2022-04-12T05:00:02
This week Fletcher leaves Chris with Kitty, who wants to talk about tie breakers and how unfair they are when they make her lose. Or something like that. But really, this is a fun one. Should ti...
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TGT On Topic 280: Making Digital Board Games from 2022-04-05T04:40:57
This week Kitty leaves Chris and Fletcher alone and they decide to talk about work. Kind of. They discuss what it takes to write a digital version of a board game. But don't worry, they don't go...
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TGT On Topic 279: Board Game Tournaments from 2022-03-29T07:38:54
This week we talk about board game tournaments. Probably because we're all participating in the first ever TGT Azul tournament (being run on boardgamearena.com). What makes a good game for tourna...
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TGT On Topic 278: One and Done from 2022-03-22T06:50:23
This week we take a deep dive into why we (as a collective whole in the board gaming hobby - yes we speak for all of you) tend to play a game once and move on. Or maybe we don't. Maybe we play th...
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TGT On Topic 277: Roll And Writes from 2022-03-15T06:35:23
This week we use a new found addition to roll and write games on board game arena as a reason to take about roll and write games (mostly on board game arena). From Yahtzee to Hadrian's Wall we cov...
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TGT Replay 101: Euro Games from 2022-03-08T07:03:06
This week we have a replay episode from about 3 1/2 years ago where we talk about Euro Games. We did plan to record a new episode, but due to sick kids we just weren't able to make it happen. As ...
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TGT RPGs 276: Homebrew vs. Prepublished from 2022-03-01T04:36:45
This week we take a look at the different between making your own stuff up or playing published content and stories. What's better? Well we for sure definitively answer that question, honest. Joi...
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TGT Unscripted 275: Experienced Vs Inexperienced Players from 2022-02-22T06:16:45
This week Josh joins Chris on the Dice Tower Cruise and they talk about all the games they played with a eye towards the pros and cons of player experience differences in competitive games. What t...
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TGT On Topic 274: Logic Games from 2022-02-15T04:45:30
This week we talk about logic"games"- or puzzles as most people would call them. It's not really a puzzles vs. games episode at all though, instead we talk about what makes logic puzzles so intere...
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TGT RPGs 273: Why Players“Suck”:) from 2022-02-08T06:31:39
This week we take a look at what makes players so bad. From game play to etiquette, we talk about ourselves and what makes us such bad players. And we may talk about players that aren't ourselves...
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TGT On Topic 272: Throwing Games Away (and Wordle) from 2022-02-01T05:12:16
This week we talk a lot about Wordle (the first half of the show) and then switch to talking about what to do with those games you just want to throw away. We also mention a few different links in...
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TGT On Topic 271: Virtual Game Groups from 2022-01-25T07:26:26
This week we're finally all back together so we decided to talk about... virtual. game. groups? Yeah, we know it's a little late to talk virtual, but really, this isn't about the pandemic, it's ...
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TGT On Topic 270: Bad Players from 2022-01-18T07:14:06
This week Fletcher is on his honeymoon, but Kitty is back (with a slightly raspier voice). So while Fletcher is away, Chris and Kitty talk about bad players. Pure coincidence. So what is a bad...
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TGT On Topic 269: Lego Part 1 from 2022-01-11T08:02:51
We didn't know it was going to be a part 1 at first, but we soon realized we weren't doing this topic justice in just one episode, so there will be a followup. Maybe next week, maybe next month,...
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TGT Intermission: Covid and Dreidels from 2022-01-04T07:21:51
Join our discord! Just click (or copy/paste) here: https://discord.gg/phjS78TKchThis week we're still not back to our normal recording schedule, but I wanted to drop a short episode to say hi a...
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TGT On Topic 268: Are Games Getting Worse? from 2021-12-21T05:00:24
Join our discord! Just click (or copy/paste) here: https://discord.gg/phjS78TKchThis week we're looking back at the last six years to try and determine if games are getting worse or are we just...
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TGT On Topic 267: Game Shows from 2021-12-14T07:04:25
Join our discord! Just click (or copy/paste) here: https://discord.gg/phjS78TKchThis week we have a little fun NOT talking (much) about tabletop games but instead we talk about game shows of th...
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TGT RPGs 266: Magic In Role Playing Games from 2021-12-07T08:38:25
Join our discord! Just click (or copy/paste) here: https://discord.gg/phjS78TKchThis week we talk about magic in role playing games, with a bit of a focus on D&D, but we cover some magic in oth...
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TGT On Topic 265: Live Questions from 2021-11-30T07:09:12
Join our discord! Just click (or copy/paste) here: https://discord.gg/phjS78TKchThis week Kitty and Chris answer questions from our live listener audience (http://tabletopgametalk.com/live) a...
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TGT On Topic 264: Why Replay Games? from 2021-11-23T08:08:58
Join our discord! Just click (or copy/paste) here: https://discord.gg/phjS78TKchThis week we take a deep dive into why we play any game more than once. Are there certain types of games where o...
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TGT On Topic 263: Rewriting Game rules from 2021-11-16T07:32:16
This week Chris and Fletcher are alone again as they talk about rewriting the rules to games. That could mean rewriting a whole rulebook to make it clearer, writing rules summaries, modifying t...
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TGT On Topic 262: 3D Printing For Games from 2021-11-09T06:41:09
This week Chris bought a 3D Printer and is using the podcast to justify his purchase. Also we talk about 3D printing in general and some of the things you can do with it for tabletop gaming. I...
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TGT RPGs 261: Running Your First Game from 2021-11-02T05:15:42
This week we, in prep for Kitty running her first RPG game, we talk about what goes into that first game. Over prep can be bad, but under prep can cause issues with confidence. There is a sweet ...
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TGT On Topic 260: Sandbox Games from 2021-10-26T05:44:20
This week we Fletcher and Chris talk about sandbox games, but not games you play in a sandbox. What are they? How are they different from other games? And why would you like or not like them? ...
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TGT On Topic 259: Tabletop Minitures Games from 2021-10-19T04:02:33
This week we look at tabletop miniatures games in depth. Not board games with miniatures, but things like Warhammer, X-wing, and HeroClix. What keeps us from playing these games or what drives...
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TGT On Topic 258: Gaming Obsessions from 2021-10-12T13:12:15
This week we take a deep dive into gaming by talking about the eps and flows of gaming obsessions. Are they healthy or just lunacy I tell you lunacy!! No, no, it's fine, I can stop anytime. Luna...
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TGT On Topic 257: The Call of Cthulhu RPG from 2021-10-05T06:17:27
This week we talk about the Call of Cthulhu role playing game and how it differs from D&D in it's system, but also in how it needs to be run to create the tension necessary for a"horror"type game.I...
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TGT On Topic 256: Games of Choice from 2021-09-28T06:04:12
This week we look at our games of choice across multiple categories (card, casual, party, 2-player, and gamer) and why we like those games. But the first 20 minutes we talk about Fletcher's weddin...
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TGT On Topic 255: Price of Games from 2021-09-21T06:12:34
This week we while Fletcher is off getting ready for his wedding this weekend, Chris and Kitty talk about GenCon and spending too much money on games, or not, it's complicated... If you want to ent...
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TGT On Topic 254: Can Games Die? (updated audio) from 2021-09-14T17:45:09
This week we talk about the life cycle of games and whether publisher and community support can kill a game and/or keep it alive. This is in response to news about KeyForge (one of Chris's favorit...
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TGT RPGs 253: Player Commitment from 2021-09-07T04:59:33
This week Spencer joins us to talk about what the player's commitments should be in our role playing game sessions. Should there by any expectations of"homework"or can they just show up and roll d...
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TGT On Topic 252: Casino Games from 2021-08-31T06:07:31
This past weekend Chris and Fletcher ended up in Vegas, so now we're going to talk about casino games and how they have, or have not, influenced the board game industry. And bonus: we'll teach you...
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TGT On Topic 251: Our Five Year Anniversary from 2021-08-24T06:18:40
This week we're joined by Josh and look back at five years of podcasting. How has it changed us? What have we learned? And maybe even a few stories you haven't heard before (and some you might...
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TGT On Topic 250: Five Years of Board Games from 2021-08-17T06:24:01
This week we look back at the last 5 years and review the top 10 games in each of the years we've been doing the podcast. We'll talk about what we've played, what we haven't and finally come to ...
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TGT On Topic 249: Bias with Board Games from 2021-08-10T05:58:18
This week we talk about bias in our hobby. From game reviews, paid or otherwise, to what games get covered in general, there's bias everywhere. And that includes us, we're all biased in one way...
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TGT RPGs 248: Player Expectations from 2021-08-03T05:25:20
This week Kitty is back! And Chris puts her on the hot seat for something she said (that turns out was said in our post show chat) about wanting to be able to plan her characters spells througho...
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TGT On Topic 247: Board Game Apps from 2021-07-27T05:47:28
This week we Chris and Fletcher talk about Board Game Apps, starting with Terraforming Mars, Wingspan and Railroad Ink, and then some others. They then dig into their overall feelings on board g...
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TGT Crossover: Dice Tower Now from 2021-07-20T07:20:30
This week we're still not here. Instead Chris leaves you with an episode of Dice Tower Now. The show has come a long way and we think it's the best it's ever been, so give it a listen and if you l...
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TGT Crossover: Help From Future Self from 2021-07-13T06:01:32
This week we're not here. Well, Chris stops in for some updates, but we're taking this week (and next) off. Instead we leave you with a crossover with the Help From Future Self podcast where Sydn...
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TGT RPGs 246: Campaign Structures from 2021-07-06T12:41:38
This week we look at the different ways to play in an RPG campaign. Whether that"campaign"is a 2 hour-learn-to-play-one-shot or a 10 year long save-the-multiverse-sprawling-epic, there's a way f...
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TGT On Topic 245: Board Game Tracking from 2021-06-29T12:28:40
This week we're talking about tracking our play statistics and board game collections. What are the various ways we can track our plays? What is the value of doing so? What about keeping an inve...
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TGT On Topic 244: Story Driven Games from 2021-06-22T06:53:20
This week we're talking about story driven games. Those games that put story first and mechanics second (or maybe eliminate most mechanics altogether). How do we feel about story in our games? D...
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TGT On Topic 243: Expandable Card Games from 2021-06-15T04:20:06
This week Fletcher and Chris are on their own as they talk about expandable card games from TCG like Magic the Gathering to LCGs like Arkham Horror. What are the pros and cons of the different dis...
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TGT On Topic 242: Is Crowdfunding Killing Expansions? from 2021-06-08T06:50:32
This week Kitty and Chris are on their own as Fletcher didn't want to be around when Kickstarter came up. BUT, in this episode, they both agree to disagree with someone else. Specifically they ar...
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TGT RPGs 241: Failing Forward from 2021-06-01T04:30:53
This week we talk about Failing Forward in RPGs or how to keep the story moving when the players fail to overcome a challenge. We may go off the rails a bit, you know, to demonstrate real life fai...
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TGT On Topic 240: Types of Co-Op Games from 2021-05-25T06:40:29
This week we talk about co-op games, again. From games that are really just solo games to games that must be played with multiple people. We'll dig into what appeals to us about each of these kin...
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TGT On Topic 239: Trivia Games from 2021-05-18T05:08:06
This week Kitty makes us talk about trivia games. That is all. Oh, and Kitty says check out these podcasts:https://trivialitypodcast.comhttps://quizbangpod.comKitty might be the worst. If you want...
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TGT On Topic 238: BoardGameCo from 2021-05-11T04:45:43
This week we talk with Alex Radcliffe of BoardGameCo about the value of games, making money with gaming, and his YouTube channel in general, which is great and you can find it at https://www.youtub...
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TGT RPGs 237: Non-D&D RPGs from 2021-05-04T06:01:12
This week we are joined by Kitty's husband Spencer again to talk about role playing games that are NOT Dungeons and Dragons. Why would you want to play anything besides D&D? Turns out there are a...
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TGT On Topic 236: Crowdfunding from 2021-04-27T07:12:28
This week we look at the crowdfunding (Kickstarter and Gamefound) in it's current state, we then talk about what we look for in a campaign and why we might pass on a campaign. And finally we try a...
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TGT On Topic 235: Feedback&Questions from 2021-04-20T05:27:26
This week we talk about what you've written in about. We address some feedback, we answer some questions, we have a special guest, and we draw more winners for our 2021 giveaway. If you wondering ...
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TGT On Topic 234: Rules as Written from 2021-04-13T04:58:15
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...
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TGT RPGs 233: Why Run A RPG? from 2021-04-06T04:03:23
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 answ...
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TGT On Topic 232: Small Box Games from 2021-03-30T06:52:45
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...
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TGT On Topic 231: Watching Games Online from 2021-03-23T04:28:47
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 ...
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TGT On Topic 230: Gaming Priorities from 2021-03-16T03:38:14
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 ...
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TGT On Topic 229: Campaign Lengths from 2021-03-09T06:29:19
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...
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TGT RPGs 228: Why RPGs Are Fun To Play from 2021-03-02T06:15:07
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 RP...
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TGT On Topic 227: The Board Game Book Glossary from 2021-02-23T06:54:28
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. ...
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TGT On Topic 226: Story vs Mechanics from 2021-02-16T07:16:03
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 g...
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TGT On Topic 225: Game Balance from 2021-02-09T07:29:25
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 fa...
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TGT RPGs 224: Misconceptions about RPGs from 2021-02-02T07:05:51
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. Anyw...
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TGT On Topic 223: Magic the Gathering from 2021-01-26T06:38:46
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. If you want to enter our 2021 giveaway, d...
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TGT On Topic 222: Our Dream Convention from 2021-01-19T04:45:03
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 f...
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TGT On Topic 221: CoOp Difficulty from 2021-01-12T05:23:18
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...
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TGT On Topic 220: Box Inserts from 2021-01-05T06:37:01
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...
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TGT On Topic 219: Looking To 2021 from 2020-12-29T05:50:53
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 briefl...
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TGT On Topic 218: 2020 Kickstarters from 2020-12-22T06:06:46
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 Christma...
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TGT On Topic 217: Chess from 2020-12-15T07:21:46
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...
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TGT On Topic 216: 2020 Games from 2020-12-09T04:51:08
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 recordi...
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TGT On Topic 215: End Game Triggers from 2020-12-01T06:50:19
(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. ...
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TGT On Topic 214: Holiday Gaming During the Pandemic from 2020-11-24T05:52:28
This week we try and talk about gaming over the holidays with the pandemic in mind. And we do that, a bit, but we also have a few tangents here and there. We may have scheduled a D&D session (Chr...
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TGT On Topic 213: Inspiring Games from 2020-11-18T04:20:30
This week we're a day late, but maybe not really since this will still be Tuesday (in the US) when it finally goes out... but late Tuesday. Anyway...this week we talk about games that have inspire...
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TGT On Topic 212: The Side Of The Box from 2020-11-10T06:15:46
This week we are NOT talking about the size of the box. No no, we're talking about the SIDE of it. Ok, we're really not talking about that either. What we're really talking about is the info the...
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TGT On Topic 211: Character Creation from 2020-11-03T06:25:23
This week we talk about creating characters in role playing games. We also talk about playing role playing games, and to bring it full circle we talk about character death. This one is a bit long...
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TGT On Topic 210: Keeping Games We Don’t Play from 2020-10-27T04:19:04
This week we're kind of all over the place. We start with our usual banter, and then talk about the Oculus Quest 2, then finally get on topic, mostly. We talk about games (video and board) and bo...
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TGT On Topic 209: Real Time Games from 2020-10-20T06:40:02
This week we Josh replaces Fletcher for our discussion of real time games. Why do these tend to be a love'em or hate'em category of gaming? How many of these are in the top 100 games on BGG? Top...
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TGT On Topic 208: Multiplayer Solitaire Games from 2020-10-13T03:57:46
This week we talk about multiplayer solitaire games and why we like them but also why the term tends to be used to describe a negative aspect of these games. Also, next week we talk about realtime...
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TGT On Topic 207: Randomness in Games from 2020-10-06T05:52:21
This week we talk about the randomness in our games. Input vs. output randomness. And games without any random elements at all. And we talk about some games that blur those lines (actually most ...
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TGT On Topic 206: Valuing Games from 2020-09-29T04:35:18
This week we talk about BoardGameCo's two recent YouTube videos on the 10 best value games and the 10 worst value games. We don't really agree with his criteria, so we come up with some of our own...
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TGT On Topic 205: Top 26-100 from 2020-09-22T05:52:02
This week we look at the rest of the top 100. And do exactly the opposite of what Kitty says we're going to do at the beginning of the episode. That is to say, we look at every one of them... We...
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TGT On Topic 204: Curating Your Game Collection from 2020-09-15T03:42:10
This week for the first time ever there's no Chris, he's busy with a brand new baby! Kitty and Fletcher do their best to struggle on without him and discuss curating their game collections, what to...
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TGT On Topic 203: All Day Games from 2020-09-08T04:44:44
This week Kitty is off somewhere with no internet, so Fletcher and Chris talk about games that take all day to play. Or this may be better titled, War of the Rings and Twilight Imperium 4th Editio...
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TGT On Topic 202: Top Rated Games 11-25 from 2020-09-01T05:26:16
This week we continue down the board game geek top rated list and talk about the next 15 games. We then look back over the top 25 and pick the games we want to play most of the ones we have not yet...
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TGT On Topic 201: Top Rated Games 1-10 from 2020-08-25T04:14:02
We're back! And this week we're going to talk about the top 10 rated games on boardgamegeek.com. What are they? Who's played them? Should you play them? This is part 1 of (likely 3) episodes w...
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TGT Replay 127: Casual Gamers from 2020-08-18T06:01:11
This is our last replay episode! This means you get to hear the episode that Fletcher joined us in right now. And it means you get to listen to a brand new episode next week! (That episode we're...
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TGT Replay 075: Table Flippers from 2020-08-11T05:44:07
In this, our seventh episode in our series of summer replay episodes, we talk about Table Flippers. Those people that get just a little too passionate about the games they play. (i.e. Kitty gets ...
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TGT Replay 074: NOT Buying Games from 2020-08-04T04:09:44
This is the sixth in our series of summer replay episodes and we're half way through. And this week it's about Chris, well Chris and his game buying habits. He made some promises (commitments?) i...
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TGT Replay 073: Analysis Paralysis from 2020-07-28T05:41:14
This is the fifth in our series of summer replay episodes and we're half way through. This is our famed (ok, maybe just famed by us) AP episode where we answer all the questions about why some peo...
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TGT Replay 062: Significant Others from 2020-07-21T14:20:18
This is the fourth in our series of summer replay episodes. In this episode there is a hostile takeover. Ok, not really hostile, but still a takeover and you get a chance to know us from the othe...
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TGT Replay 030: Drinking Games from 2020-07-14T04:28:48
This is the third in our series of summer replay episodes. In this episode we have a little fun talking about drinking games. But we still tried to keep it family friendly. If you want to see the...
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TGT Replay 019: Metagaming from 2020-07-07T04:39:20
This is the second of our summer replay episodes. In this episode we go meta. First meta about the podcast, and then we talk about meta gaming (and cheating). And then, after the original episod...
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TGT Replay 004: What Makes a Game Fun? from 2020-06-30T06:55:33
In the first of our summer replay episodes, we'll be going all the way back to Kitty's first episode and asking the question, What Makes a Game Fun... for us? If this episode seems longer than oth...
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TGT On Topic 200: Top 10 Games We Want To Play For All Time (TTiGWWiTPaFAT) from 2020-06-23T06:42:06
This week we ask ourselves,"If we could only play 10 games for the rest of time, what would they be?"- And then we answered it in this episode. And the lists might surprise you. We had very littl...
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TGT On Topic 199: Gaming Milestones from 2020-06-16T05:05:52
This week we look back at the gaming milestones in the last 120 years. Well at least Chris's take on those milestones. We also talk about raw fish. Chris does one of the worse outros ever, while...
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TGT On Topic 198: Gaming For Spectators from 2020-06-09T07:29:45
This week we talk about watching other people play tabletop games. What are the various ways they are presented? What do we like best? Should Chris finally play a game on YouTube for all to see?...
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TGT On Topic 197: Painting Board Game Minis from 2020-06-02T06:44:24
This week we talk about painting miniatures. Mostly about board game miniatures, but D&D and Warhammer do make their way into the conversation. No, no, we're not trying to teach you how to paint ...
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TGT On Topic 196: Your Questions Part 2 of 2 from 2020-05-26T06:41:34
We did it! We finished your questions - well mostly anyway. And we gave away another gift card and made promises that we hope to be able to keep... Want to be a spectator while we record over zoo...
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TGT On Topic 195: Your Questions Part 1 of ? from 2020-05-19T05:21:51
This week we try and answer seven pages of your questions. We fail. So this is only part one. Mostly we answer game related questions but we do touch a bit on what we miss from before the lockdo...
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TGT On Topic 194: Scenario Games from 2020-05-12T06:03:06
This week we talk about scenario games. Without defining exactly what a scenario game is. Is there something about these kinds of games that cause us not to want to repeat a scenario? What if we...
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TGT On Topic 193: Liking the Idea of Games more than Playing Them from 2020-05-05T20:32:41
This week we talk about liking the idea of board games more than the actual playing of board games. Does this lead to giant collections with little desire to actually pull them off the shelf and p...
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TGT On Topic 192: Playing RPGs Online from 2020-04-28T03:55:40
This week we talk about our experiences with playing role playing games online. The good, the bad, the tactical vs theater fo the mind. And of course we talk about toddlers eating apples and a ne...
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TGT On Topic 191: Negative Reviews from 2020-04-21T04:12:17
This week we talk about the effects of negative reviews on our psyche. Ok, Chris's psyche, Josh and Kitty have different options on the subject. But overall we try and answer the question... does...
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TGT On Topic 190: Tangent Talk from 2020-04-14T03:49:30
This week we talk about... a lot of stuff. Easter and Passover, Animal Crossing and Tiger King, Painting and Cthulhu, and we even get a little political/economical about gaming supply chains. Oh ...
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TGT On Topic 189: Revisiting Old Board Games from 2020-04-07T05:49:41
[Note: there was about 1 minute that a bad audio file went live. So if you can't hear Fletcher, you auto downloaded during that minute. Just deleted the file and redownload and everything should ...
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TGT On Topic 188: Bored With Board Gaming from 2020-03-31T05:13:09
Well this title sounds bad - but no, we're not bored with board gaming, but maybe some people are and we're going to talk about how to get over that boredom. Also, this episode could be titled som...
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TGT On Topic 187: Remote Gaming from 2020-03-24T05:29:30
Social distancing seems to be the phrase of the day and with all this distancing we're finding ourselves with a lot of extra time on our hands. So what do gamers do with extra time, they game, but...
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TGT On Topic 186: The Game Designers Movie from 2020-03-17T04:50:57
This week, while in quarantine, we talk about The Game Designers Movie by Eric Rayl. This is a great peek behind the hobbyist board game designer curtain. We only give an overview, but it's defin...
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TGT On Topic 185: Board Game Apps from 2020-03-10T05:49:03
This week we catalog a bunch of board game apps. Kitty and Fletcher haven't played many of these, yet, but Chris seems to have played everything - yeah yeah, not surprising. But we do talk about ...
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TGT On Topic 184: Long-Form Gaming from 2020-03-03T05:21:23
This week we go long. Well not really long in the episode, but long in gaming. Or really we just talk about long gaming sessions. Like all day or maybe even a weekend. Sometimes the same game, ...
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TGT On Topic 183: Competitive Legacy Games from 2020-02-25T05:05:48
This week we're talking about competitive legacy games (or campaign games) and how the story can overshadow the game play and desire to win. At least for some people. This is all spoiler free, mo...
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TGT On Topic 182: Why Make Games from 2020-02-18T05:34:06
This week we're looking at the age old question, why make games. In doing so we talk about the games we're thinking of and the state of design they are in. We also touch on the difficulty of maki...
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TGT On Topic 181: Mainstream to Mastery (aka Couch to 5k) from 2020-02-11T04:39:57
This week we finally talk about our gaming couch to 5k which we end up renaming near the end of the conversation (spoiler alert: the title of the episode). We take 4 different approaches (4th than...
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TGT On Topic 180: Feedback Catchup Pt 2 from 2020-02-04T04:40:53
This is a continuations of last weeks episode and we pick up where we left off...talking about rulebooks again. This is the last time we talk about rulebooks though, we promise. Kickstarters and ...
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TGT 179 On Topic: Feedback Catchup Pt 1 from 2020-01-28T06:33:31
This week is all about you, well your feedback. Ok well, for the vast majority of you, it's about other people's feedback, but you're still a part of it all, so that's completely ok. Alright, alr...
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TGT 178 On Topic: Getting Rid of Rulebooks from 2020-01-21T06:32:35
This week we add on to our episode 177/40 discussion (talking about rulebooks) and talk about what it would be to get rid of the rulebook. We take different sides on this one right down to whether...
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TGT 177 On Topic: Rulebooks (ep 40 rerun) from 2020-01-14T04:40:28
This week we wanted to talk about getting rid of rulebooks. But Kitty is too sick to record, so instead of recording without her, this is a rerun of episode 40 where we talk about what we like and...
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TGT 176 On Topic: Game Complexity from 2020-01-07T05:41:12
It's the start of a new year, so where better to start than talking about how complex the games we play really are. And as a result we find out what types of games we really enjoy the most when it...
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TGT 175 On Topic: Looking Forward to 2020 from 2019-12-31T05:20:42
Last week we looked back, this week we look forward. We talk about a few games we're looking to play in 2020, we talk about some cons we may or may not go to. Kitty makes an announcement. And we...
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TGT 174 On Topic: Looking Back at 2019 from 2019-12-24T07:23:18
This week Kitty and Chris look back at 2019. They cover the Kickstarters they backed, the top games of the year, and a little behind the scenes of the podcast over the year. If you want to read th...
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TGT 173 On Topic: Party Games from 2019-12-17T04:23:08
This week we talk about party games. And technical difficulties that we did our best to edit out. But if you detect any unexpected laughter or exasperation, blame Comcast. We do. If you want to ...
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TGT 172 On Topic: Gaming With Kids from 2019-12-10T06:44:14
This week we talk about gaming with kids. But before you say,"I don't have any kids, I think I'll skip this one,"you just might be surprised how applicable this one can be to everyone's gaming (an...
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TGT 171 On Topic: Getting Better At Games from 2019-12-03T05:37:58
This week we talk about ways to get better at playing games. Maybe this is how to teach other to get better, maybe it's how we get better ourselves at specific games. And how do we measure better...
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TGT 170 On Topic: Non-Gamer Family from 2019-11-26T06:13:38
This week we're talking about playing games with non-gamer family and friends. What kinds of games work well for this? What expectations should you have? What are the problems with playing small...
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TGT 169 On Topic: Game Mechanisms–Defined from 2019-11-19T04:24:17
This week we're defining stuff. By popular demand. If you've been in the hobby awhile, you've probably started to use jargon like cooperative, bag building game, hand management game. But if you...
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TGT 168 On Topic: Publisher Feedback from 2019-11-12T06:13:38
This week we finally get to some feedback. Which sparks a lot of conversation and fills in a few things we may have missed the first time around. Chris even lets some listener feedback in that ag...
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TGT 167 On Topic: Stonemaier Games from 2019-11-05T05:21:51
This week it's Stonemaier's turn as we take a look at some of the bigger names in board games. This is the smallest of the big names, but just because they don't have as many games as the others, ...
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TGT 166 On Topic: CMON from 2019-10-29T04:20:33
This week we're focusing on CMON or Cool Mini or Not or C'MON. But however you say it, they've had a pretty big impact in the gaming world and on how kickstarters are run. We also answer a couple ...
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TGT 165 On Topic: Fantasy Flight Games from 2019-10-22T04:05:36
Chris does a LOT of the talking in this episode. Yes, yes, we know what you're thinking,"he always does a lot of the talking." But this time, it's a LOT. Anyway, he's talking about FFG and what m...
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TGT 164 On Topic: Publisher Promises from 2019-10-15T03:42:49
This week we're looking at the promises publishers make, and break. Should Kickstarter exclusives stay exclusive forever? Should publishers be punished for missing releases dates? Should preorde...
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TGT 163 On Topic: Playing Games for Money from 2019-10-09T03:21:48
This week we talk about cash money, for winning. And what that can do to a game. We use KeyForge as an example since FFG recently announced a $100,000 cash event, but really this applies to all t...
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TGT 163 On Topic: (Prelude) Playing Games For Money from 2019-10-08T13:48:14
This isn't really our episode for this week. Just a teaser since travel back from London is unpredictable. But fear not, we will have the real episode up within the next 24 hours... Email us at f...
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TGT 162 On Topic: Memorable Moments from 2019-10-01T03:56:40
This week YOU talk about your memorable moments (and we'll talk a bit about ours as well). And two winners are announced too. Ok, a week late, but better late than never! Email us at feedback@Tab...
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TGT 161.5 On Topic: Oops from 2019-09-24T17:19:58
So this isn't a real episode. Just a small message letting you know we made an oops. Our Memorable Gaming Moments episode and giveaway will be happening next week on October 1st. Thanks for bear...
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TGT 161 On Topic: Living That Dragon Life from 2019-09-17T04:22:55
So this episode started out one way and ended up some place else. Maybe we covered what we were going for (with our initial intro), or maybe we just covered how to be a dragon. We're not saying i...
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TGT 160 On Topic: Paying to Play/Win from 2019-09-10T04:46:07
This week we talk about the value of playing games. As in, is it worth it to pay for a DM to play D&D with? What about paying for table space to play a board game? If it comes with an instructor...
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TGT 159 On Topic: Designers and Publishers from 2019-09-03T05:34:56
This week Kitty and Chris talk about notable designers and publishers. It might be a conversation about what designers have changed the industry, or cause others to mimic them, or are recognizable...
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TGT 158 On Topic: Print and Plays from 2019-08-27T05:58:58
This week we're talking about print and play games and why we never play them, but maybe should? Also we discover Etsy is a good place to get other people to do all the work involved in printing o...
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TGT 157 On Topic: Reviewers from 2019-08-20T05:00:52
This week we're taking look at reviews and the people that make them. Nobody specific, we just talk about reviews in general. And Chris and Fletcher really get into it when we start talking about...
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TGT 156 On Topic: Fun–Revisited from 2019-08-13T11:42:38
Way back in episode 4 we talked about what makes games fun for us. Well now we have Fletcher and three more years of gaming so we want to look back and see if our ideas of fun have changed over th...
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TGT 155 On Topic: GenCon 2019 Live from 2019-08-06T06:09:17
Today we're live at GenCon 2019. Well, not live anymore, but we were live when we recorded the show. I guess that's always the case too... Ok, we had an audience and we made them do work. How's...
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TGT 154 On Topic: Target v. FLAGS from 2019-07-30T07:29:54
Today we’re we are talking about, how big box stores, like Walmart and Target effect the local game store and the industry as a whole. Are Target exclusives a good thing? Are these store pulling bu...
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TGT 153 On Topic: Trevor Davis from 2019-07-23T04:07:37
Who's Trevor Davis? A game designer we've never heard about? An amazing artist? Maybe a publisher of the next great game company? Maybe, we're not sure. But what we are sure of is Trevor writes...
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TGT 152 On Topic: The Board Game Bubble from 2019-07-16T04:58:11
This week we look at what might be a board game bubble, or what might not be. Who knew Fletcher had an econ degree? This one has layers that might be enlightening, if they are at all understandab...
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TGT 151 On Topic: Off Topic? from 2019-07-09T04:11:54
We've run out of topic! Not really, but this is a grab bag of an episode none-the-less. Fireworks, babies, weddings, and of course we do talk about some games and feedback. Don't worry, we'll be...
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TGT 150 On Topic: Our Top 10 Games from 2019-07-02T05:23:52
Today we’re doing our first top 10 list. Well, three of them really. There are no rules to the list, just that there are 10 games on it. We don't want to spoil the list here. But we also know t...
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TGT 149 On Topic: Competitive Gaming from 2019-06-25T11:00:14
Today we’re talking about being super competitive and the games that encourage this level of competitiveness. We’ve all seen these types of players, or maybe know them, or maybe are them… The play...
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TGT 148 On Topic: Vacation Games from 2019-06-18T11:00:53
Today we’re talking about vacation games. These could be games we bring with us or games we find sitting on the shelf of our AirBnB or in the closet of grandma’s house. What makes games good, or aw...
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TGT 147 On Topic: Huge Games from 2019-06-11T11:00:38
Today we’re talking about those games that take up a LOT of space. Sometimes that means space on the table, but it often means multiple boxes, or over sized boxes, or dozens or hundreds of miniatur...
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TGT 146 On Topic: The Game Crafter (dot) Com from 2019-06-04T11:00:23
This week we talk about TheGameCrafter.com. This is a site that lets you make and print games, but it also has a lot of other cool features that even game designers may want to use. We talk all a...
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TGT 145 On Topic: Designing Games from 2019-05-28T11:00:43
This week we talk about designing games. Or more accurately, amateurs trying to design games. There is a lot of cross over between video games and tabletop games, so we talk about a bit of that t...
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TGT 144 On Topic: Best Two Player Games from 2019-05-21T11:00:04
Today we’re talking about an article on nymag.com title “The Best Two-Player Board Games, According to Experts” How well did they do? What experts? we were never asked. So what changes or additions...
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TGT 143 On Topic: Playing Games Again from 2019-05-14T11:00:55
Today we’re talking about playing games more than once. Is this a cult of the old vs a cult of the new discussion? Hopefully not. Really what we want to do is look at the pros and cons of playing ...
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TGT 142 On Topic: Playing Games Against Yourself from 2019-05-07T11:00:26
Today we’re talking about playing games solo. NOT playing solo games, that’s completely different. What we’re talking about is playing a non-solo game by yourself taking on multiple player position...
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TGT 141 On Topic: Board Game Media from 2019-04-30T11:00:26
Today we’re talking about board game media. Turns out, between podcasts and youtube, there is a lot of media created around board games. Today we’re going to talk about some that we like as well as...
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TGT 140 On Topic: RPGs in the Media from 2019-04-23T11:00:29
Today we’re talking about Role Playing Games in the media and media based on role playing games. From actual plays to stranger things, how has this changed what people think of Role playing games, ...
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TGT 139 On Topic: RPGs vs. RPGs from 2019-04-16T11:00:54
Today we’re talking about Role Playing Games vs. Role Playing Games. Basically we’re talking about different Role Playing Games and why one may appeal more than another. We’ll also talk about our l...
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TGT 138 On Topic: RPGs Vs RPGs In A Box from 2019-04-09T11:00:04
Today we’re talking about Role Play Games vs. Role Play Games “in a box”. What do we mean by an RPG in a box? Do these games scratch the same itch as an RPG? And are they good gateways into full RP...
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TGT 137 On Topic: How The Industry Works from 2019-04-02T11:00:33
Today we’re talking about what it takes to publish a game. What goes into design and development? What is the size of a typical print run? How much do publishers really make? And we’ll finally answ...
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TGT 136 On Topic: Industry Disruptors from 2019-03-26T11:00:36
Today we’re talking about the industry disruptors including Kickstarter, Amazon, eBay and YouTube. How are these things good or bad for the industry as a whole and how do they affect our local game...
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TGT 135 On Topic: Feedback 7 from 2019-03-19T11:00:29
Today we’re getting your feedback on Our favorite Games, Gaming Obsessions, Games vs Activities, Theme and weddings. All that and some exciting announcements, about upcoming changes to the show. ...
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TGT 134 On Topic: Theme from 2019-03-12T11:00:42
Today we’re talking about theming in games. How much does theme matter? Is a “pasted on theme” really all that bad a thing? When is theme for theme’s sake a bad thing and how much should designers ...
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TGT 133 On Topic: Games vs. Puzzles vs. Activities from 2019-03-05T11:00:14
Today we’re talking about what makes something a game, or a puzzle, or an activity. Yeah, this could turn into us arguing semantics, but hopefully not. Really what we’ll try to do is identify the t...
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TGT 132 On Topic: Gaming Obsessions from 2019-02-26T11:00:33
Today we’re talking about gaming obsessions. Whether it’s needing to collect everything for a particular board or card game, owning every book published for your favorite role playing game, or just...
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TGT 131 On Topic: Favorite Games from 2019-02-19T11:00:24
We’ve all been there, someone finds out you like board games and the next question (after, they ask “like Monopoly?”) is What’s your favorite game? But there are many reasons that the answer to tha...
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TGT 130 On Topic: Solo Casual Unplayed Heirloom Feedback from 2019-02-12T11:00:30
This week we’re discussing your feedback on solo games, casual gamers, heirloom games, and why games go unplayed. As well as a few other emails we’ve received that don’t really fall under any of th...
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TGT 129 On Topic: Unplayed Games from 2019-02-05T11:00:57
This week we’re talking about why games in our collections go unplayed. It’s easy to say there’s just not enough time, but is that the whole story? Why have games if you’re not going to play them? ...
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TGT 128 On Topic: Heirloom Games from 2019-01-29T11:00:15
This week, Sydnie had a baby so Chris decided we should talk about Heirlooms. We start by talking about the games passed down to us and other childhood memories. Then we talk how games can influe...
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TGT 127 On Topic: Casual Gamers from 2019-01-22T11:00:46
To help introduce Fletcher, in this episode we talk about what makes someone a casual gamer vs. another type of gamer. And in doing so we take a look at ourselves and where we fit and why on the g...
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TGT 126 On Topic: Solo Games–Revisited from 2019-01-15T11:00:23
This is the first in our “revisited” series that we’ll be doing this year. A look back at some of our earlier episodes and discussion about how our opinions may have changed over the last two year...
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TGT 125 On Topic: Organized KeyForge with Introverts Feedback from 2019-01-08T11:00:09
This week we finally catch up on some feedback from our KeyForge, Organized Play, Introverts and Extroverts, $250 game collection, questions, and resolutions episodes. Oh, and if you want to k...
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TGT 124 On Topic: Look Back and Resolutions from 2019-01-01T11:00:35
It's a new year! And in this episode we start by making some announcements, then we look back at Chris's 10x10 and see how he did. We then hear from some listeners on what their gaming (and non-g...
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TGT 123: Christmas Questions from 2018-12-25T11:00:13
This week we answer your holiday questions, and a few non-holiday questions. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!! And if you are in to D&D, you should check out our friend Brett's kickstart...
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TGT 122: $250 Game Collection from 2018-12-18T11:00:49
This week we took a look at what our gaming collections would be if we started fresh with $250. Well, Chris and Kitty did that. Josh just went on a spending spree. This was a fun one, so much fu...
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TGT 121: Introverts&Extroverts in Gaming from 2018-12-11T11:00:38
This week Chris, Kitty, and Sydnie look into what it is to be introverted or extraverted as well as shy and outgoing. They eventually get around to talking about how this applies to gaming as well...
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TGT 120 On Topic: Organized Play from 2018-12-04T11:00:13
This week Chris, Kitty, Spencer, and Sydnie talk about organized play. From game stores to conventions, RPGs to CCGs, casual to competitive, we cover it all (and miss a lot more). We even go on a...
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TGT 119 On Topic: KeyForge from 2018-11-27T11:00:37
This week we talk about KeyForge, a"unique"new game from Fantasy Flight Games. Chris is a bit obsessed with it, so of course we have to do full episode on it. But in his defense, it really is a goo...
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TGT 118 On Topic: Replaying Comfortable Exclusives with Strangers Feedback from 2018-11-20T11:00:06
This week we finally get to talk about your feedback. We revisit several topics, such as Replayability, Comfort Zones, Crime at Essen, Promos and Exclusives, and Playing with Strangers. We even t...
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TGT 117 On Topic: Gaming With Strangers from 2018-11-13T11:00:18
We're back from GameHoleCon and Sydnie and Spencer join us to talk about their experiences gaming with people they've never met before. We cover a lot in a short amount of time, from that quiet pl...
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TGT 116 On Topic: Promos and Exclusives from 2018-11-06T11:00:57
This week Josh, Kitty, and Chris are back together to talk about promos and exclusives in board gaming. How do they effect the way we buy and play games? Are you like Chris who needs everything f...
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TGT 115 On Topic: Essen Spiel 2018 from 2018-10-30T11:00:23
This week Sydnie and Chris recap the games they played at Essen (Spiel) 2018. Detective Club, Spy Club, Dice Settlers, Gugong, Highlander The Dual, Teotihuacan, Astro Drive, Thieves, Vault of Drag...
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TGT 114 On Topic: Comfort Zones from 2018-10-23T11:00:10
This week we take a look at comfort zones and playing within in, and outside of those zones. We'll talk about each of our preferences and get some input from our listeners as well. You can follow ...
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TGT 113 On Topic: Replayability from 2018-10-16T11:00:38
This week we look at replayability in games and how important is it really? What games are more prone to replay and which are not. Are those that aren't replayable worse games? Probably not. Oh, an...
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TGT 112 On Topic: Cheating Collections, it’s Complicated from 2018-10-09T11:00:40
We love your feedback, and we have lots of it this week. Much of it is on Managing Your Collection. But we have a fair bit on Cheating and Complicated games as well. And we even start out with a co...
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TGT 111 On Topic: Complicated Games from 2018-10-02T11:00:07
It's complicated, the game, the game is complicated. But what makes it complicated and why are some people drawn to complicated games while others avoid them like the plague? It's certainly a slid...
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TGT 110 On Topic: Managing Your Collection from 2018-09-25T11:00:27
This week we take a look at managing your collection from all sides. What games should you add? What games should you get rid of? How and where should you store them? When you only have a few games...
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TGT 109 On Topic: Cheating from 2018-09-18T11:00:23
Cheating. Seems simple enough, don't do it. But we manage to make it complicated enough to take up a whole hour. And if we do say so ourselves, it was an interesting hour. For those that follow alo...
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TGT 108 On Topic: Generic Older Alpha Player Feedback from 2018-09-11T11:00:50
We love your feedback, and in this episode we focus on it. We start with some general feedback but we eventually get into you opinions on generic themes, playing older games you've missed, and alph...
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TGT 107 OnTopic: Alpha Players in CoOps from 2018-09-04T11:00:06
This week Sydnie steps in for Josh as three alpha players talk about alpha players in co-op games. Maybe a bit one sided, but we do end up talking about three different view points from that side....
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TGT 106 On Topic: Playing Older Games You’ve Missed from 2018-08-28T11:00:24
This week we take a look at the idea that you should (or shouldn't) play older games you may have missed because they are icons of the genre. Or maybe because everyone says they are"great"(even tho...
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TGT 105 On Topic: Generic Settings from 2018-08-21T11:00:43
This week we talk about the pros and cons of generic settings. Turns out much of the conversation is around generic fantasy, but we do manage to get some other setting in there as well. And Chris...
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TGT 104 On Topic: Euro, Work, and Why Feedback from 2018-08-14T11:00:45
This is our first designated feedback episode, and we had a lot of fun with it. We have a lot of feedback on Euro games, great stories about gaming at work, and even a few addition to why we buy g...
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TGT 103 On Topic LIVE: Why We Buy Games from 2018-08-07T11:00:46
In this episode we're live at GenCon 2018 so we are opening this topic up to the audience to talk about the different reasons we buy games. Is it art? A designer you like? Theme? Components? Price?...
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TGT 102 On Topic: Gaming at Work from 2018-07-31T11:00:52
In this episode we talk about gaming at work from games to play to ways to organize it. Well, if we're honest, mostly Chris talks about gaming at work because Josh is afraid to join the work gamin...
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TGT 101 On Topic: Euro Games from 2018-07-24T11:00:45
This is episode 1 of the new On Topic format, but it's also episode 101 of Tabletop Game Talk. Things have moved around a bit, feedback has been removed from the weekly episodes (but will get it's...
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TGT 100: 100th Episode! from 2018-07-17T11:00:47
This week we talk about us, past, present, future. It's our 100th episode, so it must be good! And in case it's not, we scattered our 100th episode gift card giveaways throughout the podcast. Oh...
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TGT 099: Dice Tower Con 2018 from 2018-07-10T11:00:57
This week Sydnie and Chris talk about the games they played at Dice Tower Con 2018. Those games include... Bubble Pop, Reef, Starship Samurai, Critical Mass, Intelle, Nevermore, Gretchniz, Montana...
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TGT 098: Non-Gamer Significant Others from 2018-07-03T11:00:47
This week Josh and Chris talk about relationships where one side is an avid gamer and the other side...isn't. You'll also get some bonus relationship info about Chris. And a bit of the early gami...
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TGT 097: Asymmetrical Games from 2018-06-26T11:00:22
This week Kitty and Chris dive into Asymmetrical games such as Scythe, Cry Havoc, and even Terraforming Mars. They look and the what sets these kinds of games apart from the rest and talk about th...
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TGT 096: Origins 2018 from 2018-06-19T11:00:20
This week Sydnie joins Chris, in the car, to talk about their adventures at Origins 2018. They talk about games they demoed (One Week Werewolf, The Mind, Heads will roll, Cursed Court, and Welcome...
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TGT 095: Two Plus Players at Two Players from 2018-06-12T11:00:36
This week Kitty and Chris continue the conversation on two player games. They take games, meant for more than two players, and really rake them over the coals when played as two player games. Al...
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TGT 094: Dueling Games from 2018-06-05T11:00:10
This week Josh and Chris talk about dueling games. What makes them different than other two player games? What are some of our favorites? And what are some good ones to play at lunch? You can f...
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TGT 093: King Making from 2018-05-30T11:00:13
This week Kitty and Chris talk about King Making. They also announce a meet up at Origins, Wednesday 5:30pm in the Hyatt bar. And we announce the winner of our 7th Continent giveaway.You can foll...
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TGT 092: Kickstarter from 2018-05-22T11:00:41
This week Josh and Chris talk about Kickstarter. But no Kickstarter games this episode, that'll be in our new extra Kickstarter episode to be released Thursday mornings. Instead we'll talk about ...
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TGT 091: Social Contracts from 2018-05-15T11:00:48
This week Kitty and Chris talk about social contracts in board gaming and when they are needed or when they can be assumed. But of course we do some news, feedback and Kickstarters first.Kickstart...
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TGT 090: Iconography and Components from 2018-05-08T11:00:10
This week we talk about about the iconography and components that really drive Chris crazy. And we talk about some good stuff too. But first some feedback and a last minute quick question from Syd...
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TGT 089: Playing For Fun from 2018-05-01T11:00:44
This week we talk about about fun. And playing for it. Really what we're talking about are those games where the focus isn't really winning or losing, but how much fun you are having playing the ...
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TGT 088: Table Talk from 2018-04-24T11:00:47
This week we talk about about table talk. The talk outside the game that can effect the game itself. When is it ok and when does it cross the line into breaking the game? But first a few announc...
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TGT 087: The Wirecutter Article from 2018-04-17T11:00:38
This week we talk about this article: https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/board-games-for-adults/
We really don't talk about this,https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/board-games-for-kids/ , r...
TGT 086: Are There Too Many Games? from 2018-04-10T11:00:46
This week we attempt to answer the question, are there too many games? First there are several announcements that Chris stays on script for, a ton of Kickstaters, a review of Lords of Hellas, feed...
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TGT 085: Games as Collectables from 2018-04-03T11:00:36
This week we look at the desire to collect things, mostly games, but sometimes Barbies and X-Men cards. Before that we announce some winners to our last contest, have some new email addresses, ann...
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TGT 084: Miniatures Games from 2018-03-27T11:00:59
This week we talk about miniatures games, or at least what they are and why we like or may not like them. We don't have a lot of feedback this week, but we do have a quick question on game expansi...
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TGT 083: Adventure Story Games from 2018-03-20T11:00:32
This week we talk about story games. Are they all they are cracked up to be? Is it a new trend, or just a fad? We'll get into all that...
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TGT 082: Games Requiring Continued Investment from 2018-03-13T11:00:40
This week we're talking games that require ongoing investment. We talk CCGs, we talk LCGs, we talk one time plays, and of course we talk about expansions.
But first, announcem...
TGT 081: Getting Into RPGs from 2018-03-06T11:00:07
This week we're talking Role Playing Games, or more specifically how to get started in them. This one goes. little long, we have a few cameos from player 3 and Chris and Josh make a commitment at ...
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TGT 080: Groking Games from 2018-02-27T11:00:25
This week we're talking about Groking Games. In other words the ability to intuitively understand games of various types. How does it affect the overall enjoyment of the game and what can we do t...
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TGT 079: The 10×10 Challenge from 2018-02-20T11:00:38
This week we're talking about the 10x10 board game challenge. We get some input from the listeners on the topic and Chris goes over 8 of his 10 games he's going to play 10 times this year.
TGT 078: The Perfect Game Store from 2018-02-13T11:00:38
This week we're talking about Game Stores. We look at the must haves, the nice to haves, and the don'ts of our theoretical perfect game store.
But first, announcements, Kickst...
TGT 077: Running and Playing Convention Games from 2018-02-06T11:00:22
This week we're talking about convention gaming. What should you consider when running a game and what should you expect when playing a game.
But first, a brief announcement s...
TGT 076: Gaming Vocabulary from 2018-01-30T11:00:52
This week we're talking about the gaming jargon and vocabulary we can tend to take for granted when talking to new players. Or as a new player the terms that can confuse us and make it harder to r...
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TGT 075: Table Flippers from 2018-01-23T11:00:20
This week we talk about those people that get a little to emotional during the game. Those that throw pieces or get mad at friends in real life for making in game decisions.
B...
TGT 074: Not Buying Games from 2018-01-16T11:00:52
This weeks episode topic was based on the following thread on Board Game Geek:
https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/234299/public-commitment-not-buying-new-games-2018/
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TGT 073: Analysis Paralysis from 2018-01-09T11:00:46
This week we sloooooow things down and really take a deep look at analysis paralysis and how we can better understand AP players and make games more enjoyable for both sides.
B...
TGT 072: 2017 Favorites from 2018-01-02T11:00:58
This week we're looking back at the year at some of our favorite new games. But first Chris talks about EverCon and CapriCon, two conventions we'll be at in the near future. He also has two new K...
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TGT 071: Dice Games from 2017-12-26T11:00:18
This week we start off talking about a couple upcoming conventions we'll be at. Chris backs the 2nd least expensive game yet on Kickstarter (Postcard Dungeon) and we then read some feedback from ...
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TGT 070: Semi Co-Op Games from 2017-12-19T11:00:24
This week we start out by announcing the winner to our current giveaway, talk a bit about our next giveaway, Chris backs a Tank game on Kickstarter, we get some nice feedback, a quick question, and...
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TGT 069: Games Based on Existing IPs from 2017-12-12T11:00:39
This week we start with our thoughts on the new Patreon changes, a recap of Dice Tower Cruise, our current contest to give away Pandemic Legacy Season 2, and a D&D 5e Kickstarter Chris has backed.<...
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TGT 068: Twenty Dollar Games from 2017-12-05T11:00:53
We start out with a couple new Kickstarters, Dawn of Peacemakers and Monster Slaughter. We get some feedback from Dave, Michael, and Myles, and then answer a quick question from Joe.
TGT 067: Calling an Audible from 2017-11-28T11:00:13
This week we start with drawing the first winner for Pandemic Legacy Season 2.
Chris then talks about a couple Kickstaters:
Core Space: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...
TGT 066: Getting Non-Gamers to Game from 2017-11-21T11:00:52
This week there are no new Kickstarters to speak of (again) but Chris does talk about a non-game Kickstater he recently received (the click-and-grow, it's cool).
We got a lot o...
TGT 065: A Deck of Cards from 2017-11-14T11:00:18
Josh is back and we find out what he was up to for the last two weeks. Chris speaks British (sort of) and we announce the winner(s) of our current contest.
Then Chris covers a...
TGT 064: GameHole Con ’17 Recap from 2017-11-07T11:00:28
This weekend we spent teaching and playing games at GameHole Con in Madison, WI. We had a great time and talk about the games that were played and the things we did at the convention.
TGT 063: Making Time to Game from 2017-10-31T11:00:45
This week we'll be at GameHole Con and we talk a bit about that. No Kickstarters (although Chris promises to fix this next week), and a couple quick questions from Sam.
Then w...
TGT 062: Significant Others of Gamers from 2017-10-24T11:00:32
This is Chris's wedding week, so we did something a little different in this episode. We still start with some announcements, Kickstarters and feedback. But once we get on topic, well, you'll jus...
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TGT 061: Filler Games from 2017-10-17T11:00:47
Only one Kickstarter this week, the expansion to Near and Far. We have a lot of feedback from last week and then we go on topic and talk about filler games. Chris seems passionate and conflicted ...
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TGT 060: Ancient Games from 2017-10-10T11:00:36
In this episode we get some feedback around fiddly bits, Chris reminds people about the 7th Continent Kickstarter, and backs a couple others and then we go on topic...
Ancient ...
TGT 059: Fiddly Bits from 2017-10-03T11:00:58
Chris has a "bit" of a rough start on this one owed to a bachelor event the day before - but he does end up remembering to announce the winner of Massive Darkness eventually.
A...
TGT 058: Classic Mainstream Games from 2017-09-26T11:00:15
Last chance to enter the Massive Darkness giveaway!
Chris backed three Kickstarter: Wander, The Networks, and he backed a gaming table from Table of Ultimate Gaming.
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TGT 057: Hidden Traitor Games from 2017-09-19T11:00:17
Massive Darkness arrived - and wow, it's massive. You have until Sep 29th to enter, just email us with the subject "September Giveaway" at tabletopgametalk@gmail.com
After we ...
TGT 056: Gaming Tables from 2017-09-12T11:00:11
This week we go under the game, to the game table. We talk about several different companies and options and even come up with a few alternatives suggested by our listeners.
C...
TGT 055: Solo and Co-op Games from 2017-09-05T11:00:55
This episode we start by talking a bit about hurricane Harvey. We're going to be donating our September patreon money to http://www.houstonfoodbank.org. Follow the cause with #GamersVsHarvey
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TGT 054: Gaming Trends from 2017-08-29T11:00:28
This week we first talk about all the new games we came back from Gen Con with. Then we revisit the question of whether you can judge a game on the first play or not.
We event...
TGT 053: Gen Con 50 Live Show! from 2017-08-19T11:00:07
We're posting this episode 4 days early! We won't have a normal Tuesday episode, as this really is episode 53, we just wanted to get it to you in more of a real-time way.
In t...
TGT 052: Our Favorite Games from 2017-08-15T11:00:09
If you're at GenCon 50, stop by for our live show Friday at 6:00pm (8/18/17) at the Crowne Plaza : Pennsylvania Stn B
52 weeks. One year. A milestone. And what do we talk ab...
TGT 051: Managing Your Game Collection from 2017-08-08T11:00:02
In this episode we talk a lot about Kickstarter in our off topic segment. Ironic really since Chris didn't back anything on Kickstarter this week.
On topic it's all about how ...
TGT 050: Episode 50! from 2017-08-01T11:00:35
We made it to episode 50! This episode is mostly all about your questions and feedback. Thank you for helping us get to 50 episodes and here's to the next 50!
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TGT 049: Board Game Parties from 2017-07-25T11:00:18
This week we talk about board game parties and the pros and cons, ups and downs, ins and outs, and other opposites on the subject. But first...
Off Topic
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TGT 048: Game Burnout from 2017-07-18T13:00:14
This week we talk about burnout, game burnout that is. But first...
Off Topic
We start out talking about our current giveaway and our upcoming episode 50....
TGT 047: Word and Letter Games from 2017-07-11T13:00:04
This week we talk word games with Gloria. And Letter games which Chris doesn't care for at all. But first...
Off Topic
Lots of talk about Dice Tower Con ...
TGT 046: Yard and Picnic Games from 2017-07-04T13:00:18
This week we take the 4th of July into consideration and talk about yard and picnic games. But first...
Off Topic
Chris is off to DiceTowerCon with Sydnie...
TGT 045: Demoing Games from 2017-06-27T13:00:49
This week we talk about game demos and what we can learn from them. But first...
Off Topic
Chris is back into the Kickstarter swing with Triplock, Gruff: ...
TGT 044: Origins 2017 Live from 2017-06-20T13:00:04
Our first live show! Origins 2017. We go on topic in record time and talk about a ton of games we played, including...
Century: Spice Road
Barenpark
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TGT 043: Gamification from 2017-06-13T13:00:47
This week we talk about bringing gaming ideas into our normal lives, and just a bit of educational games as well.
Off Topic
Come watch us live at Origins t...
TGT 042: House Rules and Game Variants from 2017-06-06T13:00:51
This is episode 42, but does not contain any answers to the universe. What it does contain is talk about house rules and changing up your game to suit your play style.
Off Top...
TGT 041: Bringing People into the Hobby from 2017-05-30T13:00:15
This week we talk about bringing new people into the hobby. From the types of games to use to the kinds of places to do it. Josh wasn't able to be part of this show so we brought in Spencer and S...
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TGT 040: Rulebooks from 2017-05-23T13:00:38
This week we look at the rules. Well rulebooks anyway. What we like, dislike, and the various ways different publishers/designers approach writing rulebooks.
Off Topic
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TGT 039: Traveling With Games from 2017-05-16T13:00:59
This week we talk about traveling with games.
Off Topic
We announce a new giveaway: Mechs vs. Minions!
Then we talk briefly about the ...