This week we take a closer look at board games vs. video games. What draws us to each and why might we play one over the other.
Off Topic
In our off topic segment we get some feedback from our last episode on board game geek. We learn a few extra tricks and maybe even how a trade works.
We then answer a quick question about the cost of board games.
On Topic
We drill into the differences between board games and video games. There were a number of times we may have looked like we were preferring one over the other, but in the end, we like them both.
We’re into the last week of our Fields of Green contest. To enter visit us at http://TabletopGameTalk.com/register. The deadline is midnight (your local time) April 7th, 2017.
We then announce some changes to your off topic section in order to make it shorter. Followed by some feedback on past episodes.
On Topic
We talk about BoardGameGeek.com. This is a big topic, but we try and cover the basics and give a few advanced tips as well. We’re all still learning everything BGG has to offer, so we’re looking for feedback and tips that you might have about BGG.
Chris talks about GaryCon and some of the cool people he met and hung out with there.
We then get some feedback from Thom who gives us some of his favorite games, Shane on Kickstarter horror stories for designers, and Sam on our rebooking video of Fields of Green.
And a new sub-feedback segment on things Chris says wrong.
Our quick question this week is from Josh’s brother Stefan about games that are good for 4 year olds.
Then Chris talks about Guildhall, Tails of the Yawning Portal and Santorini. He also backed RPG Coasters and Impulse on Kickstarter.
This week we talk about Kickstarter and the pros and cons if it in our industry. But first…
Off Topic
News/Announcements: We start off talking a bit about our new giveaway for Fields of Green (and second winner gets a Tabletop Game Talk t-shirt). You can find some videos we did no Fields of Green on our YouTube channel.
Feedback: We got some fun feedback on our drinking game episode. Maybe some of it was even constructive (we should drink more?).
Quick Question: We answer a question from Thom about when it’s ok to concede a game.
New Games/Kickstarters: We skip this segment this week since the entire show is about Kickstarter – just skip to on-topic.
Game of Today: This week we talk about Inis. Spoiler alert, we liked it and the map is looks amazing.
This week we talk all about Kickstarter and barely scratch the surface. We also include some input from the listeners. Let us know your thoughts for our next feedback section.
This one is a bit silly as today we are talking drinking games, and “needed” to play a few before we started to record. We’ll be back to sobering topics next week when we talk about Kickstarter.
Off Topic (runs long)
Chris and Kitty welcome Fletcher as a guest host since Josh was out of town at SXSW this week (he forgot to mention it last week). We then provide some updated information about Patreon. We find out Chris’s weight hasn’t changed but he likes to read review names from iTunes (even got a correction on one from last week). And then we announce our Gloomhaven giveaway winner before going into some quick questions and our game of today, Red Dragon Inn.
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On Topic
We talk drinking games from Flippy Cup and Beer Pong to Irish Poker and Kings. We made sure we were uniquely qualified to talk on the subject by having played many of these before we recorded. You’ll even learn a little bit about our collage lives – which turn out to be much more interesting for Kitty than for Chris and Fletcher.
We talk with Stephen Buonocore about Stronghold games. The reprints of Terraforming Mars and Great Western Trial. And an expansion for Dark Moon. We ask some of our own questions and some from the listeners. You can find Stronghold Games here https://strongholdgames.com
This week we talk about Playing to Win (vs. playing for fun, because you want to be part of the group, etc.)
Off-Topic:
We give the details of how to add an entry this week for our Gloomhaven giveaway. Listen to find out how (it’s near the beginning).
We summarize the feedback we got from our Gloomhaven unboxing, thank you everyone that sent us your positive and constructive feedback!
We announce a new interview that will be dropping this Friday (March 3rd, 2017) with Hyacinth games about their RPG/Tabletop Miniatures game Wreck Age (http://www.wreck-age.net). Keep an ear out for that.
We get more 6 player game recommendations from Sam. We hear about solo play from Dan, and we answer a question from Enzo about the ability to reseat the legacy part of Gloomhaven.
Our quick question deals with apps making their way into boardgames (companion apps or apps that are required to play).
Our game of today is Assault of the Giants. We talk about play length and impressions after a single play through.
On Topic:
This week’s on topic discusses some feedback we got from Mish Boutet about the pros and cons of playing to win. We reference David Sirlin’s book, “Playing to Win” which can be found at http://www.sirlin.net/ptw. Let us know your thoughts on the subject.
Next week: Interview with Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games.
This week we announce a new contest to win Gloomhaven. Listen to find out how to enter. We then talk about a prototype we received call Mageling. We finally go on topic to find that Josh and Kitty didn’t do a lot of homework, but I think we were still able to touch on the pros and cons of solo games and we even recommend a few solo games worth tracking down.
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In this, kind of long episode, we talk with David Sirlin on his game Codex. The interview starts around 25 minutes in, before that we discuss future plans for the Tabletop Game Talk “network” as well and talk, accidentally, about a new game we have, Gloomhaven.
This week we talk a bit more about Codex as it’s our game of the day. We also get to some feedback about our CCG episodes and answer a question about games with lite rules for super casual gamers.
Then we get into our main topic of D&D where Chris starts out with a history of D&D and then we move into how to play. This is one of Chris’s favorite topics so email us if you have questions or comments.
And thanks our Friend of the Show Emil Gilljam, for being our first Patreon!
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