TGT On Topic 236: Crowdfunding

April 27, 2021 Tabletop

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 and figure out why some gamers, Fletcher, just aren’t into crowdfunding in any way.

We don’t actually get into the future of crowdfunding as we promise at the beginning of the episode – but spoiler alert, it’s only getting bigger.

If you’re interested in the book we talk about at the top of the show, Alba, you can find it here: https://alba.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

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
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

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TGT On Topic 235: Feedback & Questions

April 20, 2021 Tabletop

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 what equipment and websites we use to record, process and publish this podcast, these links are those:

Zoom H6 (What I use): https://www.amazon.com/Zoom-H6-Portable-Microphones-Interface/dp/B086653VSH/ref=sr_1_5

Zoom P4 Podcast Recorder (What I’d recommend instead of the H6): https://www.amazon.com/Zoom-Digital-Multitrack-Recorder-P4/dp/B08F8HL7T7/ref=sr_1_3_sspa

Samson Q2U Microphone: https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Podcasting-Microphone-Headphones-Windscreen/dp/B01E7S4UPQ/ref=sr_1_4_sspa

Auphonic Web Processing: https://auphonic.com/engine/

Hosting: blubrry.com

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):

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

Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

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TGT On Topic 234: Rules as Written

April 13, 2021 Tabletop

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 want. Other people (everyone?) disagree and say, “Play it right or don’t play it at all!” – who’s right? Chris ofcourse. (hmm, I wonder who writes these notes, and can these notes, as written, ever be wrong? No! Paradox!!!?) OH! If you like our podcast, vote for us here: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame

And if you want an example of how hard it is to write rules, then this video is the best thing on the internet. Seriously, just watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct-lOOUqmyY

Oh, and watch this too, because, you need to smile more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U74wUO54Sdg

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

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

Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon

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TGT RPGs 233: Why Run A RPG?

April 6, 2021 Tabletop

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 answer those and other interesting questions on running RPGs.

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

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

Support us via Patreon http://TabletopGameTalk.com/Patreon