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It's a week of Tiny and Small Allplay Games! Each day, Jared or Ian will take a look at a Tiny or Small box game from Allplay. Today, Jared takes a few minutes to talk about Soda Jerk - the card shedding, hand management, and bluffing tiny from Allplay's Tiny Box line. Note: Allplay was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

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Jared takes a few minutes to discuss the dice chucking, word spelling, Yahtzee Scrabble baby that is Dice Words by Thames & Kosmos. Note: Thames and Kosmos was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Dice Words

Interested in purchasing Dice Words? Get it here. Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Thames & Kosmos Designer: Tim Phillips Artists: Not Credited BGG Game...

Faith, Joy, Hope, and Jared settle in at the kid's table to discuss the roll and move, push your friends into oncoming death kid's game, Push Push Penguin. Note: Wacky Wizard Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Push Push Penguin

Interested in purchasing Push Push Penguin? Get it here. Publisher: Wacky Wizard Games Designer: Christopher Ryan Chan, David Gordon (I), TAM Artists: Christopher Ry...

Anna and Jared are at the Two Top Table. Jared still has the plague. Today, we look at Timber Town published by Alley Cat Games. Note: Alley Cat Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Lone Wolves

Interested in purchasing? Get Alley Cat Games Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Alley Cat Games Designer: Ryan Boucher Artists: Isabelle...

Ian and Jared provide a not so exhaustive board game holiday gift guide as they discuss games and accessories that might be potential gift ideas for the gamer in your life.

Links for the board games discussed in the Holiday Gift Guide

Two Player Games - Tag Team - Toy Battle - Lone Wolves - Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan Heavy Games - Ark Nova - Great Western Trail - Bitoku - Star Wars: Rebellion Kid’s Games - Star Realms Academy - Push Push Penguin - MicroMacro: Kids - Crazy City Park Party Games - It...

Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table of The Game Table Podcast to discuss two new games: Origin Story and I Made You a Mixtape. Origin Story is a 1-5 player trick taking game themed around the idea of building a hero's origin story. I Made You a Mixtape is a 1-4 player "I split, you choose" set collection game all about making the best mixtape possible.

Links for A Origin Story

Interested in purchasing? Get Origin Story Publisher: Stonemaier Games Designer: Jamey Stegmaier, Pete Wissinger Artists: Clémentine Campardou BGG Game Link Ho...

Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table of The Game Table Podcast to discuss the newest, coziest, snuggliest, book organization game, A Place for All My Books, from Smirk & Dagger Games.

Links for A Place for All My Books

Interested in purchasing? Get A Place for All My Books Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Smirk & Dagger Games Designer: Alex Cutler, Michael Mihealsick Artists: Naomi Lord BGG Game Link How to Play: Board Game Coffee

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Faith, Joy, Hope, and Jared sit down at the Kid's Table to take a look at the story driven campaign dungeon crawl game Cyber Pet Quest.

Note: Dead Alive Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Cyber Pet Quest

Interested in purchasing? Get Cyber Pet Quest Publisher: Dead Alive Games Designer: Brendan Kendrick, Bernie Lin Artists: Zachary Leo, Alex Pei, Maria Zvonkova BGG...

Jared reviews the upcoming digital version of the hot new release, Nature, by North Star Games Studio and gives some quick thoughts on digital adaptations in the industry.

Nature Digital Adaptation

Nature Trailer: https://youtu.be/apJH97rk6cA?si=5UrnwyDrChOCb3NH Steam Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1926610/Nature/ Nature Digital: https://www.naturedigitalgame.com/ NOTE: I did find the pricing after initial recording: $12.99 USD (Core Game); $24.99 USD (Core Game + Flight & Jurassic Modules)

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Ian and Jared review social deduction games, their intro into this particular genre, and briefly discuss their impact on a game night.

Links for All Social Deduction Games Discussed

Bang Bang: The Dice Game Mysterium Dixit Mysterium Park Love Letter One Night Ultimate Werewolf, Vampire, Aliens, Superheroes, Supervillains Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Battlestar Galactica Unfathomable Dead of Winter: A Crossroads Game Blood on the Clocktower Werewolf

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Anna and Jared settle in to the Two-Top Table this week to discuss two different two player games: Lone Wolves published by Wonderful World Board Games and Spirits of the Wild: Awakening published by Mattel. Note: Both Wonderful World Board Games and Mattel were kind enough to provide us with a review copy for each of these games. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Lone Wolves

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Ian and Jared discuss a couple of tile drafting games: Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice published by Squatchy Games and Twinkle Twinkle published by AllPlay.

Note: Both Squatchy Games and AllPlay were kind enough to provide us with a review copy of these games. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice

Interested in purchasing? Get Cryptid Cafe: The Chef's Apprentice Publisher: Squatchy Games Designer: Devon Mettlin Artists: Chip Cole BGG Game...

Faith, Joy, Hope, Anna, and Jared sit down at the Kid's Table to take a look at the reimplementation of the 2014 Kinderspiel des Jahres winner, Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters: Anniversary Edition.

Note: Mattel, Inc. was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters: Anniversary Edition - A Kid's Table Review

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Ian and Jared reminisce over simple childhood folktales as they review the newest iteration of " The Three Little Pigs" in the tower defense board game, Castle Raisers published by WWBG.

Note: Wonderful World Board Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Castle Raisers

Interested in purchasing? Get Castle Raisers Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Wonderful...

Ian is back at the table with Kalee, going over a major pain point of games-the rules. Whether you're reading them for the first time, or teaching them for the hundredth time, mistakes can be dramatic. Everyone has different ways they like to learn and different challenges when they teach. As with most things on the show, it comes down to respecting whoever takes on the challenge. But that doesn't mean you have to learn the rules to their game for them.

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Ian and Jared prep for fall and spooky season as they discuss one of the new hot games: Spooktacular from Level 99 Games.

Note: Level 99 Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

Links for Spooktacular

Publisher: Level 99 Games Designer: D. Brad Talton, Jr. Artists: Javier Roa González BGG Game Link How to Play: Cardboard Stacker

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Faith, Joy, and Jared settle in at the kid's table to discuss the pick up and deliver super hero save the city from the evil semi-truck gang game, Super Trains. Note: Treasure Falls Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

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Interested in purchasing Super Trains? Check it out here Publisher: Treasure Falls Games Designer: Dustin McMillian Artists: BGG Game Link

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Kalee and a new guest Sarah navigate a chaos storm of tales and opinions. The chaotic storm spins us through the treatment of boardgames, RPG horror stories, and even some more action-packed hobbies. Join us as we embrace all that comes with our own takes and opinions.

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Anna and Jared settle in to the Two-Top Table this week to discuss three solo games that have the option of playing at two: Eila & Something Shiny published by North Star Games, A Gentle Rain and Kinfire Delve: Vainglory's Grotto both published by Incredible Dream Studios. Note: Incredible Dream Studios was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of both A Gentle Rain and Kinfire Delve: Vainglory's Grotto. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

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Jared interviews Michael and Brian Toth from Toth Games as they prepare to launch their Kickstarter gaming project, Legends of the Arena, on August 26th, 2025.

Links for Legends of the Arena / Toth Games

Publisher: Toth Games Designer: Brian Toth, Michael Toth Artists: Christian Erbe, Gunship Revolution, Zaozabot BGG Game Link Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tothgames/legends-of-the-arena

Print and Play: https://tothgamesbrian.itch.io/legends-of-the-arena-duel

TTS Mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3419324593

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/mXkszAyX69

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Faith, Joy, Hope, and Jared jump into their cockpits to review one of the newest "My First" games: Star Realms Academy: My First Deckbuilding Game by Wacky Wizard Games. Note: Wacky Wizard Games was kind enough to provide us with a review copy of this game. Our intention is to review each game fairly and honestly whether we purchase a game or are given a game for review.

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Kalee and Ashley return to tackle a tricky topic - alcohol at game nights. While the initial question posed to r/boardgames seemed to return a general consensus of comfort, there are horror stories lurking. These include the Great Gin and Tonic Flood of Carcassone, as well as those with much more serious connotations. We try to navigate all stories around this topic with grace and genuine advice. Trigger warnings: alcohol, alcoholism If these are not stories you want to hear, please skip this episode. We'll see you next time!

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Ian and Jared dive into a discussion about Asmodee's newest implementation of Memoir 44 in Star Wars: Battle of Hoth.

Links for Star Wars: Battle of Hoth

Publisher: Asmodee Designer: Richard Borg, Adrien Martinot Artists: Ben Carre, Christophe Duhaze, Tony Foti, Clément Masson BGG Game Link

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Anna and Jared settle in to the Two- Top Table this week to discuss one of their most anticipated games of the year: Vantage by Stonemaier Games. Note: Apologies for the audio quality at certain points of this episode. When this episode was recorded, we were recovering from being sick, had multiple technical issues, and multiple interruptions. Hopefully this episode can still be enjoyed and you can get an idea if Vantage is for you.

Links for Vantage

Interested in purchasing? Get Vantage Publisher: Stonemaier Games Designer: Jamey Stegmaier Artists: Valentina Filic, Sören Meding, Emi...

Kalee and Ian discuss one of the core elements of every game play - the table talk. On or off-topic, talking is an inevitability for most, but can be a treacherous area. Some people can handle ribbing, others really can't, and it's up to you to navigate. But luckily, a Game Table expert is on the case.

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Anna and Jared record as they drive back from GenCon 2025 giving some of their thoughts from the weekend of "The Greatest Four Days in Gaming". If you don't know what GenCon is, its a 4 day convention centered around tabletop gaming, whether that be board games, card games, and role playing games. Whether you were able to go this year or not, we hope that this GenCon review helps you get excited for some of the awesome games that are soon to be released! Hit us up in our socials, email, or website and let us know what you are...

Kalee and Ashley explore stories where board gaming enters the early moments of dating, and how maybe that's a pro-level move. What better way is there to see how someone handles competition, and can celebrate wins and losses with grace and tact? Or....learn that they can't.

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Board Game Expansions! Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table to discuss games that were improved by their expansions.

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Kalee and Ashley cover games that had their day, and now they're BANNED! Maybe they don't work with the players available, maybe individuals have bad history with them, or maybe....things just didn't click. There are stories of individuals holding to their bans, and much discussion on what's been banned by the gamers of r/boardgames. Lots of repeats in those lists, it turns out.

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Ian and Jared celebrate The Game Table Podcast's 100th...ish episode and two years of podcasting together. We reminisce, celebrate, and talk about what's ahead. ALSO, there's a top 10 list featuring games that the guys have reviewed on the podcast over the last two years.

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Doctor Cortlyn returns for a health centered episode! Board gaming is a fairly safe hobby, but there are always health needs to take into account. Kalee and Cortlyn cover a reddit saga of someone with a diagnosis, and a coworker who just won’t let it go. We often have strong feelings around our health, and they can easily end up at the table. So let’s talk about it!

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Jared sits alone at the Family Table to discuss four games: Xylotar: Unhinged by Bezier Games, Illusion from Pandasaurus Games, Patrician: Towers of Influence by Calliope Games, and Hanabi by R&R Games.

Links for Xylotar: Unhinged

Interested in purchasing? Xylotar: Unhinged Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Bézier Games Designer: Christopher Wray Artists: Davi Comodo BGG Game Link How to Play: N/A

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Interested in purchasing? Get Illusion Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: P...

We’re halfway through summer, so it’s time to talk about a regular summer activity - vacations! Kalee and Ashley discuss their favorite gaming memories from trips, and talk through stories where some vacation priorities are just not aligning. We all want to make the most of our time away, and that can often include games, but there is always a line. And it often comes down to communication.

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Ian and Jared sit down at the featured table to give their GenCon preview as they discuss some of the games they are excited about for GenCon 2025. With the convention starting in just under a month, Jared's excited! Ian is excited too.... but he's also trying to buy a house so he can't go to GenCon this year.... If you don't know what GenCon is, its a 4 day convention centered around tabletop gaming, whether that be board games, card games, and role playing games. Whether you're able to go this year or not, we hope that this GenCon preview...

Do you ever just feel like the world is against you? Well, maybe it’s just everyone else at the table. Kalee and a new guest, Josh, discuss these moments and how to navigate them. Sometimes it’s good to lean into advantages. Sometimes it’s better to make deals. But if you’re being teamed-up against for reasons other than gameplay, that might be a problem.

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Anna and Jared discuss a pair of abstract games - Boop and Paris: La Cité de la Lumière - together at the Two Top Table.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Boop Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Smirk & Dagger Games Designer: Scott Brady Artists: Curt Covert BGG Game Link How to Play: Play the Game HQ

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Kalee and her sister Cortlyn reminisce - or confess - about their experience gaming together as siblings and the sibling rivalries that formed. They cover stories of siblings at odds or in communion against others. It’s an interesting thing to balance when different ages and dynamics are involved, and especially when you know this person is your main partner to ‘play with’ for the foreseeable.

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Jared's back! He and Ian discuss the game of drafting mini games, Comic Hunters, published by Spin Masters Ltd.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Comic Hunters Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Spin Masters Ltd Designer: Robert Coelho Artists: Diego Sá BGG Game Link How to Play: Table Talk Reviews

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Kalee and her sister Cortlyn sit down to talk about the very first decision of any game night - the invitations. They examine opinions on who to invite and who to move on from. They step into discussions of when friends are in different phases of life, and how best to care for each other despite. Perhaps most importantly, they provide the PSA to invite your single friends to game night!

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Faith, Joy, and Jared are back at the kid's table taking a look at two oldie but goodies in Tsuro and Skyjo.

Links for Tsuro

Interested in purchasing? Get Tsuro Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Calliope Games Designer: Tom McMurchie Artists: Cathy Brigg, Andrew Hepworth, Shane Small, Imelda Vohwinkel, Franz Vohwinkel BGG Game Link How to Play: Watch It Played

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Interested in purchasing? Get Skyjo Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Magilano Designer: Alexander Bernhardt Arti...

Kalee and Nathan momentarily shift from the Table Topics discussions to settle in at the Featured table and review the punny, goods-trading, draconic shopkeeping game, Flamecraft, published by Cardboard Alchemy.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Flamecraft Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Kickstarter Info for Flamecraft: Duels Publisher: Cardboard Alchemy Designer: Manny Vega Artists: Sandara Tang BGG Game Link How to Play: Peaky BoardGamer

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It’s an uplifting episode! Kalee and Nate celebrate their own anniversary by reading stories about love and the love of the game. Board gaming in particular is so often a shared pastime for couples, and these stories exemplify the benefits. But we’re not limited to that! Join us as we celebrate love of others, ourselves, and those favorite moments that drew us to the hobby.

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Ian and Julia settle in to the Featured Table this week to discuss the version of Clue we have all wanted all our lives: Awkward Guests: The Walton Case published by Megacorpin Games.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Awkward Guests: The Walton Case Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Megacorpin Games Designer: Ron Gonzalo García Artists: Samuel Gonzalo García, Laura Medina Solera BGG Game Link How to Play: Board Game Teacher

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Kalee and Ashley tackle tales of cheaters and the drama they create. We discuss how trust can fracture, or when it’s time to leave things at the table. There’s also an example of the community of r/Catan helping to catch a different kind of cheating…

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Ian sits down at the Featured Table along with his good friend, Josh Moore, to discuss the cute but vicious area control game, Root by Leder Games.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Root Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Leder Games Designer: Cole Wehrle Artists: Kyle Ferrin BGG Game Link How to Play: Geek & Sundry

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Kalee and Ashley cover stories concerning feelings that can be brought to games–with off-table origins. We discuss how we need to uplift the things people love without judgement, and consider where everyone is coming from when tensions arise.

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Josh T. and his son Isaac hold down the Kid's table as they take a look at Flip 7 published by The Op Games.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Flip 7 Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: The Op Games Designer: Eric Olsen Artists: O'Neil Mabile BGG Game Link How to Play: Watch It Played

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Kalee and Ashley approach the cost associated with investing in the hobby of board gaming–when and what to buy, the psychology of game advertisements, and even an example of developing games and seeing them published. Don’t worry–you don’t have to do the math.

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Anna and Jared sit down at the Two Top table to discuss the two player game, Everdell Duo.

Links for Everdell Duo

Interested in purchasing? Get Everdell Duo Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Starling Games Designer: James A. Wilson & Clarissa A. Wilson Artists: Enggar Adirasa and Andrew Bosley BGG Game Link How to Play: BoardGameGeek

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Kalee, Jared, and Scot recount their favorite moments from a recent gaming convention, and cover stories about valuing your friends, celebrating birthdays, and the dramas of ‘merch’. They cover how teaching games and play-to-win games work, and shout-out to many of the cool people we met at Fun K-Town.

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Ian, Jared, Anna, Kalee, and Scot discuss Landmarks from Floodgate Games, Things in Rings from All Play, and chat about some of the games they played at Fun K-Town in Knoxville, TN this past weekend.

Links for Landmarks / Things in Rings / Fun K-Town

Interested in purchasing? Get Landmarks Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Floodgate Games Designer: Rodrigo Rego, Danilo Valente Artists: Aeron Ng BGG Game Link How to Play: Watch It Played

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Kalee and Nate discuss games in which you must choose something to put forwards, and how sometimes, there’s definitely a wrong choice. It’s probably smart to balance your chances for scoring in a game against the people you need on your side in the rest of your life. Oof. 

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Ian and Jared discuss the charming critter city building game Everdell, published by Starling Games. Everdell has captured the heart of the board gaming community. Do Ian and Jared feel the same? Find out, as we discuss.

Links for Everdell

Interested in purchasing? Get Everdell Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Starling Games Designer: James A. Wilson Artists: Andrew Bosley, Cody Jones, Dann May BGG Game Link How to Play: Watch It Played

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Kalee and Ashley look at some stories about hosting game night from hosts of game nights–from the desire to be invited to the results after a successful event. We discuss what makes game nights great, and how best to respect the hosts opening their homes to you.

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Faith, Joy, Hope, & Jared sit down at the Kid's Table this week to take a look at the hand management memory racing game, Wandering Towers, published by Capstone Games.

Links for Wandering Towers

Interested in purchasing? Get Wandering Towers Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: Capstone Games Designer: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer Artists: Michael Menzel BGG Game Link How to Play: Capstone Games How to Play

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Kalee and Ashley get into examples of tables that aren’t quite gelling, and how to navigate hurt feelings and finding the right table compatibility. We talk about how to balance attitudes and make sure everyone is enjoying their time playing.

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Jared is off this week, so Ian has on one of our listeners who happens to also be a big fan of Ready Set Bet. Derek & Ian sit down at the Featured Table to gush over - I mean discuss - the real time horse race betting game, Ready Set Bet, by AEG.

Links for Ready Set Bet

Interested in purchasing? Get Ready Set Bet Note: We might receive compensation for purchases through our Amazon link. Publisher: AEG Designer: John D. Clair Artists: Kirk W. Buckendorf, Athena Cagle BGG Game Link How to Play: AEG H...

Kalee and Nate tackle navigating when games drag on, and when it looks like defeat is certain. We also dip into Nate’s personal history with everyone’s original long game - Monopoly.

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Two-Top Table to discuss Trick Shot: Second Edition - the push your luck, tactical hockey board game - published by Wolff Designa. Note: Due to an audio error, the audio quality on this one is significantly lower than our standard. We apologize for any inconvenience... my bad. - Jared

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Interested in purchasing? Trick Shot: Second Edition Publisher: Wolff Designa Designer: Artyom Nichipurov Artists: Mathieu Beaulieu BGG Game Link How to Play: The Game Room

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Kalee and Ashley discuss one of the most common settings for board gaming - gaming with family. We explore the drama and damages that can rear their heads amongst the people who know us the best.

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table to discuss Sniper Elite: The Board Game - the hidden movement tabletop adaptation of the hit video game series Sniper Elite.

Links for Sniper Elite: The Board Game

Interested in purchasing? Get Sniper Elite: The Board Game Publisher: Rebellion Unplugged Designer: Patrick Matheus, André Luiz Silva Negrão Artists: Jose David Lanza Cebrian, Edouard Grould, Ed Savage BGG Game Link How to Play: Watch it Played

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Jared and Ian introduce Kalee - a new host for some new content called Table Topics - an addition to the Game Table Podcast platform. They are quickly introduced to the format via some short stories with strong opinions on board games - good and bad.

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Jared and Faith are joined at the Kid's Table this week by their Sonic-loving friends, Scot and Aiden. The four of them discuss the fast-paced card game Sonic Speed Battle, published by Kess Co.

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How to Play: Action Race Shooting Battle Treasure Hunt

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table to discuss the 90s video game themed action selection, hand management game Video Game Champion from Arcane Wonders.

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Interested in purchasing? Get Video Game Champion Publisher: Arcane Wonders Designer: Patrick Matheus, André Luiz Silva Negrão Artists: Rodrigo Camilo Alves De Almeida, Natalia Bacetti, Marcelo Bastos, Amanda Duarte, Raqsonu Duhu, Marcela Freire, Tamie Gadelha, Michel Gomes, Marília Gomes, Ivan Inagaki, Yan Kyohara, Filipe Laurentino, Renato Leôncio, Gustavo Lima, Limetown Studios,

Josh Taylor (Blimey Cow) joins the podcast for the second week in a row as he and Jared sit down at the Two-Top table to discuss the cooperative, roguelike, deckbuilding game Slay the Spire: The Board Game by Contention Games.

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table with their good buddy Josh Taylor (Blimey Cow) to discuss the puzzley, space exploration deduction game, The Search for UAPs, published by Renegade Games and Bezier Games.

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Interested in purchasing? The Search for UAPs Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Renegade Games and Bezier Games Designer: Ted Alspach Artists: Tim Barton, Janos Orban BGG Game Link How to Play: Board Game Coffee Ted Alspach Designer Diaries

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Jared, Faith, and Joy sit down at the Kid's table and take a look at the tricky memory and set collection game Nana from Mob Plus.

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Publisher: Mob Plus Designer: 宮野 華也 (Kaya Miyano) Artists: 別府さい (Sai Beppu)

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How to Play: Ruel Gaviola / Tabletop Tonight

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Ian and Jared sit down at the featured table to discuss the many expansions in the Marvel Champions lineup by Fantasy Flight Games. They discuss each campaign box, each hero, and discuss some of their favorites.

Links for Marvel Champions Expansions

Interested in purchasing? Rise of Red Skull (close to out of print - will need to possibly search 2nd hand) Galaxy's Most Wanted Mad Titan's Shadow Sinister Motives (close to out of print - will need to possibly search 2nd hand) Mutant Genesis Next Evolution Age of Apocalypse (close to out of print...

Anna and Jared sit down at the two top table to discuss the social climbing, estate building, open drafting, and hand management game Obsession by Kayenta Games.

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Publisher: Kayenta Games Designer: Dan Hallagan Artists: Dan Hallagan BGG Game Link

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table to discuss the deck building, fort constructing, friend-making game, Fort by Leder Games.

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Jared and Hope sit down at the Kid's table and take a look at the color identifying game, Nosy Bear, and the dexterity, set collection game Dragon's Breath from HABA games.

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Publisher: HABA Designer: Christian Tiggemann Artists: Anna-Lena Kühler

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table to discuss the competitive ice temple building game, Nunatak by Kosmos.

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Anna and Jared sit down at the Two Top table to discuss the app driven, epic story telling adventure dungeon crawling tabletop game, Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan. A very special thank you to Mighty Boards for providing a review copy. It was a fantastic surprise (one of the biggest of our year) and one of Jared's top game of 2024!

Links for Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan

Interested in purchasing? Mighty Boards Website Feb 2025 Fateforge: Chronicles of Kaan Kickstarter

Publisher: Mighty Boards Designer: Gordon Calleja Artists: Yusuf Artun, Mark Casha, Max Kosek, Antonio Muntean, Yamandú Da...

Happy New Year Everyone!!! Ian and Jared give an end of year review of 2024, discuss their successes and failures, and look ahead to 2025. We hope your New Year is a blast and that 2025 is incredible!

Games Looked at in End of Year Review

Disney Villainous Apiary Heat: Pedal to the Medal Ticket to Ride: Legacy Let's Go to Japan Star Wars: X-Wing Akropolis Sea Salt & Paper Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition Harmonies Star Wars: Outer Rim That Time You Killed Me Parks Parks: Roll & Hike Distilled Campaign Trail Rock Hard: 1977 Redwood Zombicide Age of...

Joyful Game Night, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays from The Game Table Podcast! We hope you have a wonderful time with friends, family, and loved ones. May this Christmas parody bring you a little joy as you gather round your own gaming table for game night during the holiday season.

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Faith, Joy, and Anna sit down at the Kid's table and take a look at the color communication deduction game, Hues & Cues from the OP games.

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Publisher: The OP Games Designer: Scott Brady Artists: 

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Jared wraps up the week of celebrating Bezier's Year of the Card Game by taking a look at the trick avoiding, hand manipulating game, Sandbag.

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Publisher: Bezier Games Designer: Ted Alspach Artists: Greg Bartlett

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How to Play: Before You Play

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Jared jumps back into the Bezier card game celebration and begins an attempt to clean up the leftover mess with the campground clearing game, Scram!

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Publisher: Bezier Games Designer: Ted Alspach Artists: Agus Muqith

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It's Anna's turn to jump into the fray of The Week of Bezier Card Game Reviews as she sits down at the Featured Table to review Rebel Princess Deluxe Edition - the somewhat sassy reimplementation of the classic trick taking game of Hearts.

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Publisher: Bezier Games Designer: Daniel Byrne, José Gerardo Guerrero, Kevin Peláez, Tirso Virgós Artists: Alfredo Cáceres

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The celebration continues with Seers Catalog - the next card game on the list of our week of Bezier card game reviews. Ian sits down at the Featured Table to discuss all of the latest and greatest items that you NEED to protect yourselves against the werewolves in this ALMOST card shedding game.

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Publisher: Bezier Games Designer: Taylor Reiner Artists: Rob Loukotka and Christine Mitzuk

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Next on the list of our week of Bezier card game reviews is the deductive trick tacking game, Xylotar! Jared sits down at the featured table to take a look.

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Publisher: Bezier Games Designer: Christopher Wray Artists: Davi Comodo

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How to Play: Triple S Games

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Ian kicks off our week of Bezier Card Game Reviews with the social deduction, memory, and hand management game, Silver!

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Pre-order: Eye: https://beziergames.com/collections/all-games/products/silver-eye Fang: https://beziergames.com/collections/all-games/products/silver-fang Collector's Edition: https://beziergames.com/collections/all-games/products...

Guest hosts, Josh and Kelli, sit down at the two-top table and take a look at the 2 player card drafting game, Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, published by Repos Productions.

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Publisher: Repos Productions Designer: Antoine Bauza and Bruno Cathala Artists:  Vincent Dutrait

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Duration: 00:31:42

Jared sits down at the Featured Table without a co-host to discuss some of the classic and gateway games in the board gaming hobby that he is thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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Faith and Jared sit down at the Kid's table and take a look at the real time head to head dice placement push your luck water balloon chucking board game, Fortify, by Barrel Aged Games.

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Publisher: Barrel Aged Games Designer: Jason Mack and Caleb Zwar Artists: Kendall Hale and Matt Sanz

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How to Play: Barrel Aged Games

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Duration: 00:20:00

Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table and take a look at the worker placement comic book publishing game, Age of Comics: The Golden Years, published by Lirius Games.

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Publisher: Lirius Games Designer: Giacomo Cimini and Sónia Gonçalves Artists: Laura Guglielmo

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How to Play: Board Game Teacher

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Anna and Jared sit down at the two-top table and take a look at the economic worker placement, tableau building, dream creating game, Neodreams, published by Hobby World.

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Publisher: Hobby World Designer: Ivan Lashin Artists:  Nick Gerts and Evgeny Zubkov

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How to Play: N/A

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Jared and Ian take a look at the quick action zombie fighting horde swarming survival game, Zombicide by CMON Games Limited.

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Publisher:  CMON Games Limited Designer: Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, and Nicolas Raoult Artists: James Churchill and Nick John Whittle

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Faith and Jared take a look at the tile laying and set collection board game, Donut Shop, published by 25th Century Games.

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How to Play: Board Gaming with KonaKat

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Ian and Jared take a look at the photography board game, Redwood, published by Sit Down!.

Redwood Board Game Description from the Publisher

Redwood is a board game of movement estimations and angle of view where players have to take pictures of wild animals to compose the most beautiful panorama. The game is for 1 to 4 players, ages 10+ and the games last about 45-60 min.

During their turn, each player will have to choose between different movements and their angle of view (materialized by real plastic elements) to catch the animals in the picture (w...

Anna and Jared sit down at the Two Top Table to look at the foraging and friend making game, Wild Gardens by Rose Gauntlet Entertainment.

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Publisher:  Rose Gauntlet Entertainment Designer: Isaac Vega Artists: Lyss Menold

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How to Play: Board Gaming with KonaKat

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Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table to look at the worker placement game, Rock Hard 1977.

Rock Hard 1977 Description from Devir

It's 1977. You're an up-and-coming musician, dreaming of making it big with your band. Over the next few months you'll rehearse, play gigs, write songs, and promote your band. With careful planning and a little luck, you'll earn the most fame and become the best new artist of the year.

Designed by Jackie Fox (member of the 1970s rock band "The Runaways", four-time Jeopardy! champion, and designer of the narrative adventure...

Anna and Jared sit down at the kid's table to discuss some of their board and card game experiences in raising three little board gamers. They talk about some strategies and tips, hoping that what they've experienced and learned will help you find out what fits best board and/or card games for you, your kids, and your table. We hope you enjoy your time at the table as we discuss. Note: Episode was recorded 9/6/2024. We had a great time at Disney. Additionally, everyone has gotten over illness. Thank you to those who were asking.

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Duration: 00:58:31

Ian and Jared invite a special guest - Josh Taylor, an old friend and a fan of the show - to join them at the featured table to journey down the Campaign Trail. They discuss the journey, the multitude of actions that can be taken along the way, and take some time to discuss the balance of various characters as we review the area control game, Campaign Trail. As an added bonus, Ian confesses his fears of voting day. We invite you to join us at the table as we discuss.

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Jared and Ian take a seat at the Featured Table as they discuss the spirit crafting board game, Distilled published by the top shelf gaming company: Paverson Games. Congratulations! You've inherited an old Distillery from cousin whatshisname! Now its up to you to get the distillery upgraded, find the right ingredients and the right tools in hopes of earning some money and making some of the finest spirits in the land all in hopes of being crowned the Master Distiller. Will this game age like a fine whiskey? Or does it fall flat? Join us at the table as...

Anna and Jared have a lively mostly non-confrontational discussion as they review the new gnome tending mushroom garden growing game: Gnome Hollow.

Artwork, fun components, theme, and player interaction are at the center of the discussion in this episode. Does Gnome Hollow have what it takes to grow and overtake the table? Grab your pointy hats, lace up your boots, and lets go tend the gardens as we discuss.

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Publisher: The OP Games Designer: Ammon Anderson Artists: Ammon Anderson and Patrick Spaziante Link to Ammon's sticker shop BGG Game Lin...

Join Ian and Jared as they embark on a scenic journey through the world of board games in this week’s episode of The Game Table Podcast. This time, they lace up their hiking boots and hit the trail to explore the captivating games Parks and Parks: Roll & Hike.

In this episode, our hosts discuss the stunning artwork, immersive gameplay mechanics, and the unique experiences each game offers. Whether you’re a seasoned board gamer or a nature enthusiast, Ian and Jared’s insights will inspire you to appreciate the great outdoors from the comfort of your gaming ta...

Faith, Joy, and Jared discuss some of their experiences with the new cooperative Disney board game, Chronicles of Light: Darkness Falls. This is a 1-4 player cooperative area control game where the heroic essence of Moana, Belle, Maid Marian, and Violet have been summoned into the Realm of Light where a dark vortex of chaos has pulled in shadow version of many Disney villains and they are looking to take over the land! Players must work together to complete quests, defeat the shadows, and close the vortex before darkness invades the land! Will this game - and our heroes...

Ian, Anna, and Jared have made it home from GenCon and it's time to give our initial thoughts! We discuss Ian's first impressions, get Anna and Jared's seasoned impressions, talk our surprises of the con, and our favorite non-gaming moments of the weekend. We wrap up discussing five games each that we felt left an impression on us. Whether you made it to GenCon this year, or just want to hear about some of the games, we hope that you'll join us at the table as we discuss.

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Anna and Jared shift away from talking about board and card games for a week to discuss the tabletop role playing game: Dungeons & Dragons.

Dungeons & Dragons Links

Publisher: Wizards of the Coast

How to Play: One Shot Questers Dungeons & Dragons How to Play Tools: Basic Rules D&D Beyond - great all around resource D&D 5e Wikidot Character Sheet List of pre-made adventures

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