TGT On Topic 232: Small Box Games

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 we like them and we talk about many of our favorites.

If you want to enter our 2021 giveaway, details are below. And if you’re a winner this is the current list of games you get to pick from (more will be added throughout the year):

Krosmaster Quest
Arkhanos
Catalyst
Quest Time of Heros
Blood Bowl (base game)
High Heavens
Stop Thief
Clank!
Clank in Space
Arkham Horror 3rd ed
Between Two Castles
The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet
The Captain is Dead: Lockdown
Arabian Nights
Mage Knight (base game)
Adrenaline
Crusaders: Thy will be done
Forum Trajanum
Clash of Rage
SmashUp: The Big Geeky Box (and a lot of expansions)
Dire Wild
Firefly Adventures
Arena of the Gods
Munchkin Gloom
The Legand of the Cherry Tree
Squarriors: The Card Game
Renegade
Arkham Horror: Final Hour
Steam Rollers
The Century Spiced Road Collection
Quarriors
Cherry Tree
Spyfall 2
Muchkin Gloom
House of Danager
Growl
Iunu
Above and Below
Ex Libris
Dungeon Alliance
Krosmaster Quest
Munchkin Quest
Race for the Galaxy
The Stonebound Saga
Way of the Panda
Castle Ravenloft Board Game
Jim Hanson’s Labyrinth
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Spy Club
One Week Ultimate Werewolf
Brass Lancashire
New Frontiers
Alxes And Alies and Zombies
One Night Ultimate Werewolf (collection)
Diceborn Heroes
Box of small box games

2021 Giveaway Rules (subject to change at anytime for any reason)

    • Email anytime during the year will give you 1 entry for the rest of the year.
    • Active patrons during the drawing will get entries based on their pledge level.
    • Winner must email within 2 weeks to claim their game(s) and work out shipping, failure to do this will trigger a new drawing for that prize.  (In this case, the person will still be eligible for future drawings.)
    • You may only win once in 2021 for this giveaway.  (If we do unrelated giveaways, you will still be eligible to win those.)
    • Winner will pick from the current list of games, new games will be added over the year.

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TGT On Topic 231: Watching Games Online

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 we like them and we talk about many of our favorites.

If you want to enter our 2021 giveaway, details are below. And if you’re a winner this is the current list of games you get to pick from (more will be added throughout the year):

Krosmaster Quest
Arkhanos
Catalyst
Quest Time of Heros
Blood Bowl (base game)
High Heavens
Stop Thief
Clank!
Clank in Space
Arkham Horror 3rd ed
Between Two Castles
The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet
The Captain is Dead: Lockdown
Arabian Nights
Mage Knight (base game)
Adrenaline
Crusaders: Thy will be done
Forum Trajanum
Clash of Rage
SmashUp: The Big Geeky Box (and a lot of expansions)
Dire Wild
Firefly Adventures
Arena of the Gods
Munchkin Gloom
The Legand of the Cherry Tree
Squarriors: The Card Game
Renegade
Arkham Horror: Final Hour
Steam Rollers
The Century Spiced Road Collection
Quarriors
Cherry Tree
Spyfall 2
Muchkin Gloom
House of Danager
Growl
Iunu
Above and Below
Ex Libris
Dungeon Alliance
Krosmaster Quest
Munchkin Quest
Race for the Galaxy
The Stonebound Saga
Way of the Panda
Castle Ravenloft Board Game
Jim Hanson’s Labyrinth
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Spy Club
One Week Ultimate Werewolf
Brass Lancashire
New Frontiers
Alxes And Alies and Zombies
One Night Ultimate Werewolf (collection)
Diceborn Heroes
Box of small box games

2021 Giveaway Rules (subject to change at anytime for any reason)

    • Email anytime during the year will give you 1 entry for the rest of the year.
    • Active patrons during the drawing will get entries based on their pledge level.
    • Winner must email within 2 weeks to claim their game(s) and work out shipping, failure to do this will trigger a new drawing for that prize.  (In this case, the person will still be eligible for future drawings.)
    • You may only win once in 2021 for this giveaway.  (If we do unrelated giveaways, you will still be eligible to win those.)
    • Winner will pick from the current list of games, new games will be added over the year.

Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience.

Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch

or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris’s facebook (let him know you’re a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374

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TGT On Topic 230: Gaming Priorities

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 we’re looking forward to over the next few months as the pandemic moves behind us.

If you want to enter our 2021 giveaway, details are below. And if you’re a winner this is the current list of games you get to pick from (more will be added throughout the year):

Krosmaster Quest, Arkhanos, Catalyst, Quest: Time of Heroes, Blood Bowl (base game), Card Rogue, High Heavens, Room-25, Stop Thief, Imhotep, Clank!, Clank in Space, Arkham Horror 3rd ed, Between Two Castles, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet & The Captain is Dead: Lockdown, Arabian Nights, Celestia, Mage Knight (base game), Dice City, Adrenaline, Crusaders: Thy will be done, Forum Trajanum, Clash of Rage, SmashUp: The Big Geeky Box (and a lot of expansions), Dire Wild, Firefly Adventures, Reef, Arena of the Gods, Munchkin Gloom, The Legand of the Cherry Tree, Squarriors: The Card Game, Renegade, Arkham Horror: Final Hour, and Steam Rollers

2021 Giveaway Rules (subject to change at anytime for any reason)

    • Email anytime during the year will give you 1 entry for the rest of the year.
    • Active patrons during the drawing will get entries based on their pledge level.
    • Winner must email within 2 weeks to claim their game(s) and work out shipping, failure to do this will trigger a new drawing for that prize.  (In this case, the person will still be eligible for future drawings.)
    • You may only win once in 2021 for this giveaway.  (If we do unrelated giveaways, you will still be eligible to win those.)
    • Winner will pick from the current list of games, new games will be added over the year.

Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience.

Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch

or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris’s facebook (let him know you’re a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374

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TGT On Topic 229: Campaign Lengths

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 too much and what type of content is worth having more of?

If you want to enter our 2021 giveaway, details are below. And if you’re a winner this is the current list of games you get to pick from (more will be added throughout the year):

Krosmaster Quest, Arkhanos, Catalyst, Quest: Time of Heroes, Blood Bowl (base game), Card Rogue, High Heavens, Room-25, Stop Thief, Imhotep, Clank!, Clank in Space, Arkham Horror 3rd ed, Between Two Castles, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet & The Captain is Dead: Lockdown, Arabian Nights, Celestia, Mage Knight (base game), Dice City, Adrenaline, Crusaders: Thy will be done, Forum Trajanum, Clash of Rage, SmashUp: The Big Geeky Box (and a lot of expansions), Dire Wild, Firefly Adventures, Reef, Arena of the Gods, Munchkin Gloom, The Legand of the Cherry Tree, Squarriors: The Card Game, Renegade, Arkham Horror: Final Hour, and Steam Rollers

2021 Giveaway Rules (subject to change at anytime for any reason)

    • Email anytime during the year will give you 1 entry for the rest of the year.
    • Active patrons during the drawing will get entries based on their pledge level.
    • Winner must email within 2 weeks to claim their game(s) and work out shipping, failure to do this will trigger a new drawing for that prize.  (In this case, the person will still be eligible for future drawings.)
    • You may only win once in 2021 for this giveaway.  (If we do unrelated giveaways, you will still be eligible to win those.)
    • Winner will pick from the current list of games, new games will be added over the year.

Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience.

Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch

or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris’s facebook (let him know you’re a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374

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TGT RPGs 228: Why RPGs Are Fun To Play

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 RPGs, but winning and losing typically isn’t among them.  Why do we like being players in the game, listen to find out…

And other miscellaneous stuff. We also announce our next 2021 game giveaway winner!

And if you’re a winner this is the current list of games you get to pick from (more will be added throughout the year): Krosmaster Quest, Arkhanos, Catalyst, Quest: Time of Heroes, Blood Bowl (base game), Card Rogue, High Heavens, Stop Thief, Imhotep, Clank!, Clank in Space, Arkham Horror 3rd ed, Between Two Castles, The Captain is Dead: Dangerous Planet & The Captain is Dead: Lockdown, Arabian Nights, Celestia, Mage Knight (base game), Adrenaline, Crusaders: Thy will be done, Forum Trajanum, Clash of Rage, SmashUp: The Big Geeky Box (and a lot of expansions), Dire Wild, Firefly Adventures, Reef, Arena of the Gods, Munchkin Gloom, The Legand of the Cherry Tree, Squarriors: The Card Game, Renegade, Arkham Horror: Final Hour, and Steam Rollers

2021 Giveaway Rules (subject to change at anytime for any reason)

    • Email anytime during the year will give you 1 entry for the rest of the year.
    • Active patrons during the drawing will get entries based on their pledge level.
    • Winner must email within 2 weeks to claim their game(s) and work out shipping, failure to do this will trigger a new drawing for that prize.  (In this case, the person will still be eligible for future drawings.)
    • You may only win once in 2021 for this giveaway.  (If we do unrelated giveaways, you will still be eligible to win those.)
    • Winner will pick from the current list of games, new games will be added over the year.

Go to http://TabletopGameTalk.com/live to learn how to be part of our live audience.

Follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/TabletopGameTLK http://twitter.com/GameMasterChris http://twitter.com/LawfulGoodMom http://twitter.com/NetFletch

or Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TabletopGameTalkPodcast Chris’s facebook (let him know you’re a listener in the friend request): https://www.facebook.com/steele22374

Join the conversation on Board Game Geek http://TabletopGameTalk.com/bgg

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