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The Game Table PodcastTimber Town – A Two Top ReviewAnna 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
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Publisher: Alley Cat Games
Designer: Ryan Boucher
Artists: Isabelle...
2025-12-0339 min
The Game Table PodcastThe Game Table’s 2025 Holiday Gift GuideIan 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...
2025-11-261h 06
The Game Table PodcastA Place for All My Books – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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
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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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2025-11-1251 min
The Game Table PodcastCyber Pet Quest – A Kid’s/Family Table ReviewFaith, 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...
2025-11-0528 min
The Game Table PodcastTabletop Digital Adaptation DiscussionJared 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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2025-10-2923 min
The Game Table PodcastSocial Deduction Games Discussion – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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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2025-10-221h 05
The Game Table PodcastCryptid Cafe: The Chef’s Apprentice & Twinkle Twinkle – Featured Table ReviewsIan 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...
2025-10-0851 min
The Game Table PodcastGhost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters: Anniversary Edition – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith, 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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Note...
2025-10-0134 min
The Game Table PodcastCastle Raisers – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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
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Publisher: Wonderful...
2025-09-2459 min
The Game Table PodcastSpooktacular – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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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2025-09-1059 min
The Game Table PodcastSuper Trains – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith, 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.
Links for Super Trains
Interested in purchasing Super Trains? Check it out here
Publisher: Treasure Falls Games
Designer: Dustin McMillian
Artists:
BGG Game Link
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2025-09-0328 min
The Game Table PodcastBonus Episode: Toth Games Interview for Legends of the ArenaJared 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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2025-08-231h 08
The Game Table PodcastStar Realms Academy – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith, 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.
Links for Star Realms Academy
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2025-08-2023 min
The Game Table PodcastStar Wars: Battle of Hoth – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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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2025-08-1358 min
The Game Table PodcastVantage – A Featured Table ReviewAnna 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...
2025-08-0651 min
The Game Table PodcastGenCon 2025 ReviewAnna 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...
2025-08-051h 04
The Game Table PodcastBoard Game Expansions! – A Featured Table DiscussionBoard Game Expansions! Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table to discuss games that were improved by their expansions.
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2025-07-231h 00
The Game Table PodcastThe Game Table Podcast’s 100th…ish EpisodeIan 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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2025-07-161h 13
The Game Table PodcastThe Game Table Podcast’s 2025 GenCon PreviewIan 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...
2025-07-021h 02
The Game Table PodcastBoop / Paris: La Cité de la Lumière – A Two Top ReviewAnna and Jared discuss a pair of abstract games - Boop and Paris: La Cité de la Lumière - together at the Two Top Table.
Links for Boop
Interested in purchasing? Get Boop
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Publisher: Smirk & Dagger Games
Designer: Scott Brady
Artists: Curt Covert
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Play the Game HQ
Links for Paris: La Cité de la Lumière
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2025-06-2552 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Sibling RivalriesKalee 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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2025-06-2454 min
The Game Table PodcastComic Hunters – A Featured Table ReviewJared's back! He and Ian discuss the game of drafting mini games, Comic Hunters, published by Spin Masters Ltd.
Links for Comic Hunters
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Publisher: Spin Masters Ltd
Designer: Robert Coelho
Artists: Diego Sá
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Table Talk Reviews
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2025-06-1953 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Who Get’s an Invite?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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2025-06-1746 min
The Game Table PodcastFlamecraft – A Featured Table ReviewKalee 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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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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2025-06-0454 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: The Love of the GameIt’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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2025-06-0353 min
The Game Table PodcastAwkward Guests: The Walton Case – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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.
Links for Awkward Guests: The Walton Case
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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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'Ho...
2025-05-2843 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Cheaters Everywhere!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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2025-05-2749 min
The Game Table PodcastRoot – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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.
Links for Root
Interested in purchasing? Get Root
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Publisher: Leder Games
Designer: Cole Wehrle
Artists: Kyle Ferrin
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Geek & Sundry
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2025-05-211h 07
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Out-of-Game FeelingsKalee 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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2025-05-2059 min
The Game Table PodcastFlip 7 – A Kid’s Table ReviewJosh T. and his son Isaac hold down the Kid's table as they take a look at Flip 7 published by The Op Games.
Links for Flip 7
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Publisher: The Op Games
Designer: Eric Olsen
Artists: O'Neil Mabile
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Watch It Played
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2025-05-1415 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Investing in the HobbyKalee 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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2025-05-1357 min
The Game Table PodcastEverdell Duo – A Two Top ReviewAnna and Jared sit down at the Two Top table to discuss the two player game, Everdell Duo.
Links for Everdell Duo
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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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2025-05-0736 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Gaming ConventionsKalee, 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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2025-05-061h 11
The Game Table PodcastLandmarks / Things in Rings / Fun K-TownIan, 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
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Publisher: Floodgate Games
Designer: Rodrigo Rego, Danilo Valente
Artists: Aeron Ng
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Watch It Played
Interested in purchasing? Get Things in Rings
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2025-05-0253 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: You Made a ChoiceKalee 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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2025-04-2944 min
The Game Table PodcastEverdell – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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
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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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2025-04-2354 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Hosting Game NightKalee 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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2025-04-2241 min
The Game Table PodcastWandering Towers – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith, 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
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Publisher: Capstone Games
Designer: Michael Kiesling, Wolfgang Kramer
Artists: Michael Menzel
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How to Play: Capstone Games How to Play
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2025-04-1625 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Table CompatibilityKalee 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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2025-04-1542 min
The Game Table PodcastReady Set Bet – A Featured Table ReviewJared 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.
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Publisher: AEG
Designer: John D. Clair
Artists: Kirk W. Buckendorf, Athena Cagle
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2025-04-0953 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Playing the Long GamesKalee 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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2025-04-0848 min
The Game Table PodcastTrick Shot: Second Edition – A Two Top ReviewIan 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
Links for Trick Shot: Second Edition
Interested in purchasing? Trick Shot: Second Edition
Publisher: Wolff Designa
Designer: Artyom Nichipurov
Artists: Mathieu Beaulieu
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How to Play: The Game Room
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2025-04-0253 min
The Game Table PodcastTable Topics: Gaming with FamilyKalee 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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2025-04-0141 min
The Game Table PodcastSniper Elite: The Board Game – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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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2025-03-2650 min
The Game Table PodcastThe Game Table presents Table TopicsJared 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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2025-03-2551 min
The Game Table PodcastSonic Speed Battle – A Kid’s Table ReviewJared 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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Publisher: Kess Co.
Designer: Anthony Thorp
Artists:
BGG Game Link
How to Play:
Action Race
Shooting Battle
Treasure Hunt
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2025-03-1925 min
The Game Table PodcastVideo Game Champion – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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.
Links for Video Game Champion
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, Raphael Massarani, Patrick Matheus, Maxime Moulins, Harumi Namba, Marcelo Rahsd...
2025-03-121h 12
The Game Table PodcastSlay the Spire: The Board Game – A Two Top ReviewJosh 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.
Links for Slay the Spire: The Board Game
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Publisher: Contention Games
Designer: Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, Casey Yano
Artists: Bruce Brenneise, Jose David Lanza Cebrian, Anailis Dorta
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Good Time...
2025-03-0552 min
The Game Table PodcastThe Search for UAPs – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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.
Links for Search for UAPs
Interested in purchasing? The Search for UAPs
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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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2025-02-261h 03
The Game Table PodcastNana – A Kid’s/Family Table ReviewJared, 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.
Links for Nana Game
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Publisher: Mob Plus
Designer: 宮野 華也 (Kaya Miyano)
Artists: 別府さい (Sai Beppu)
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Ruel Gaviola / Tabletop Tonight
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2025-02-1918 min
The Game Table PodcastMarvel Champions Expansions DiscussionIan 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...
2025-02-131h 23
The Game Table PodcastObsession – A Two Top ReviewAnna 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.
Links for Obsession
Publisher: Kayenta Games
Designer: Dan Hallagan
Artists: Dan Hallagan
BGG Game Link
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2025-02-0554 min
The Game Table PodcastFort – A Featured Table ReviewIan and Jared sit down at the Featured table to discuss the deck building, fort constructing, friend-making game, Fort by Leder Games.
Links for Fort
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Publisher: Leder Games
Designer: Grant Rodiek
Artists: Kyle Ferrin
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Watch It Played
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2025-01-291h 06
The Game Table PodcastNosy Bear / Dragon’s Breath – Two Quick Kid’s Table ReviewsJared 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.
Links for Nosy Bear Board Game
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Publisher: HABA
Designer: Christian Tiggemann
Artists: Anna-Lena Kühler
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2025-01-2220 min
The Game Table PodcastNunatak: Temple of Ice – A Featured Table ReviewIan and Jared sit down at the Featured table to discuss the competitive ice temple building game, Nunatak by Kosmos.
Links for Nunatak: Temple of Ice
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Publisher: Kosmos
Designer: Kane Klenko
Artists: Kwanchai Moriya
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Thames & Kosmos UK
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2025-01-1538 min
The Game Table PodcastFateforge: Chronicles of Kaan – A Two Top ReviewAnna 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...
2025-01-081h 06
The Game Table PodcastEnd of Year Review and Looking Ahead to 2025Happy 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...
2025-01-011h 15
The Game Table PodcastThe Game Night Around Christmas – A Game Table Podcast Christmas ParodyJoyful 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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2024-12-2405 min
The Game Table PodcastSandbag – A Week of Bezier Card Game ReviewsJared 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.
Links for Sandbag
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Publisher: Bezier Games
Designer: Ted Alspach
Artists: Greg Bartlett
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Before You Play
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2024-12-1421 min
The Game Table PodcastScram! – A Week of Bezier Card Game ReviewsJared jumps back into the Bezier card game celebration and begins an attempt to clean up the leftover mess with the campground clearing game, Scram!
Links for Scram! Catalog
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Publisher: Bezier Games
Designer: Ted Alspach
Artists: Agus Muqith
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How to Play: Before You Play
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2024-12-1318 min
The Game Table PodcastSeers Catalog – A Week of Bezier Card Game ReviewsThe 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.
Links for Seers Catalog
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Publisher: Bezier Games
Designer: Taylor Reiner
Artists: Rob Loukotka and Christine Mitzuk
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2024-12-1129 min
The Game Table PodcastXylotar – A Week of Bezier Card Game ReviewsNext 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.
Links for Xylotar
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Publisher: Bezier Games
Designer: Christopher Wray
Artists: Davi Comodo
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Triple S Games
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2024-12-1020 min
The Game Table PodcastSilver – A Week of Bezier Card Game ReviewsIan kicks off our week of Bezier Card Game Reviews with the social deduction, memory, and hand management game, Silver!
Links for Silver
Interested in purchasing one of the games in the Silver lineup?
Silver: https://amzn.to/3Zuirk6
Coin: https://amzn.to/4fbFPc7
Dagger: https://amzn.to/3D70Sz6
Bullet: https://amzn.to/4g5tQ0L
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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...
2024-12-0925 min
The Game Table PodcastClassic & Gateway Games I’m Thankful For – A Featured Table ReviewJared 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.
Links of Classic & Gateway Games from the Discussion
Monopoly
Canasta
Heroscape
Catan
Ticket to Ride
King of Tokyo
Pandemic
For Sale
Resistance / Coup / Werewolf
Lords of Waterdeep
Sushi Go / 7 Wonders
Takenoko
Hanabi
Codenames
The Mind
Wingspan / Point Salad
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2024-11-2736 min
The Game Table PodcastFortify – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith 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.
Links for Fortify Board Game
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Publisher: Barrel Aged Games
Designer: Jason Mack and Caleb Zwar
Artists: Kendall Hale and Matt Sanz
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Barrel Aged Games
Links for The Ga...
2024-11-2020 min
The Game Table PodcastAge of Comics: The Golden Years – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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.
Links for Age of Comics: The Golden Years Board Game
Publisher: Lirius Games
Designer: Giacomo Cimini and Sónia Gonçalves
Artists: Laura Guglielmo
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Board Game Teacher
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2024-11-1349 min
The Game Table PodcastNeodreams – A Two Top ReviewAnna 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.
Links for Neodreams Board Game
Publisher: Hobby World
Designer: Ivan Lashin
Artists: Nick Gerts and Evgeny Zubkov
BGG Game Link
How to Play: N/A
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2024-11-0650 min
The Game Table PodcastZombicide – A Featured Table ReviewJared and Ian take a look at the quick action zombie fighting horde swarming survival game, Zombicide by CMON Games Limited.
Links for Zombicide
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Publisher: CMON Games Limited
Designer: Raphaël Guiton, Jean-Baptiste Lullien, and Nicolas Raoult
Artists: James Churchill and Nick John Whittle
BGG Game Link
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2682939/so-many-zombicide-games-are-there-a-list-for-rule
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2024-10-3053 min
The Game Table PodcastDonut Shop – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith and Jared take a look at the tile laying and set collection board game, Donut Shop, published by 25th Century Games.
Links for Donut Shop Board Game
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Publisher: 25th Century Games
Designer: Jeffrey D. Allers
Artists: James Churchill and Nick John Whittle
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Board Gaming with KonaKat
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2024-10-2315 min
The Game Table PodcastRedwood – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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...
2024-10-1650 min
The Game Table PodcastWild Gardens – A Two Top ReviewAnna and Jared sit down at the Two Top Table to look at the foraging and friend making game, Wild Gardens by Rose Gauntlet Entertainment.
Links for Wild Gardens
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Publisher: Rose Gauntlet Entertainment
Designer: Isaac Vega
Artists: Lyss Menold
BGG Game Link
How to Play: Board Gaming with KonaKat
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2024-10-0954 min
The Game Table PodcastRock Hard 1977 – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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...
2024-10-0251 min
The Game Table PodcastHow We Got Our Kids into Gaming – A Kid’s Table DiscussionAnna 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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2024-09-2558 min
The Game Table PodcastCampaign Trail – A Featured Table ReviewIan 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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2024-09-181h 03
The Game Table PodcastDistilled Board Game – A Featured Table ReviewJared 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...
2024-09-0456 min
The Game Table PodcastGnome Hollow – A Two Top ReviewAnna 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.
Links for Gnome Hollow
Publisher: The OP Games
Designer: Ammon Anderson
Artists: Ammon Anderson and Patrick Spaziante
Link to Ammon's sticker shop
BGG Game Lin...
2024-08-2858 min
The Game Table PodcastParks & Parks: Roll & Hike – A Featured Table Double Feature ReviewJoin 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...
2024-08-211h 02
The Game Table PodcastChronicles of Light: Darkness Falls – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith, 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...
2024-08-1423 min
The Game Table PodcastGenCon Recap 2024 – A Featured Table ReviewIan, 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.
Games Mentioned This Episode
Skyrockets: Festivals of...
2024-08-071h 07
The Game Table PodcastIntro to Dungeons & DragonsAnna 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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2024-07-311h 13
The Game Table PodcastCaptain Flip – A Kid’s Table ReviewAhoy there! Faith and Jared are at the kid's table today as we discuss the push your luck, crew building game Captain Flip.
Game Overview
Captain Flip is a family-friendly strategy game that combines push-your-luck mechanics with crew-building elements. In this game, players take on the roles of pirate captains aiming to recruit the best crew and collect the most treasure.
Each turn, players draw a tile from a bag. They can either keep the tile as it is or flip it to reveal the other side. Once flipped, the decision is final.
Players p...
2024-07-1724 min
The Game Table PodcastRobot Quest Arena – A Featured Table ReviewAnna and Jared discuss the rock'em sock'em robot battling deck builder, Robot Quest Arena by White Wizard Games. Do you remember the 90s? Late nights on Comedy Central watching really intelligent nerds who built murderous machines to battle it out against each other all in the names of Fame and Glory!?! Maybe you watched a great movie like Real Steel with Hugh Jackman and have always dreamed of battling it out against another robot. Regardless of how you got here, let's sit down at the table and discuss Robot Quest Arena.
Game Overview
Robot Quest...
2024-07-1050 min
The Game Table PodcastThat Time You Killed Me – A Two Top ReviewIan joins the Two Top table as he and Jared dive deep into the intricacies of the time-traveling, murder-filled game, That Time You Killed Me. This week, the theme continues to be a focal point as we explore how such an asymmetric game can take us on a thrilling journey through the story of two individuals locked in a deadly duel to claim the title of the rightful inventor of time travel.
As we unravel the layers of this complex narrative, we delve into the mechanics that make this game stand out. The unique blend of strategy a...
2024-07-0347 min
The Game Table PodcastStar Wars Outer Rim – A Featured Table ReviewTHEME! RANDOMNESS! These two concepts collide in an epic battle of control over the fun that's had at the table. Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured Table to discuss the Star Wars wild west fame claiming game, Star Wars: Outer Rim.
Game Overview
Star Wars: Outer Rim immerses players in the gritty, lawless edges of the Star Wars galaxy. Players take on the roles of bounty hunters, mercenaries, and smugglers, navigating the Outer Rim in search of fame and fortune. But don't be fooled into thinking this is all fun and games. After a...
2024-06-2659 min
The Game Table PodcastOnce Upon a Castle – A Kid’s Table ReviewJoy and Jared look at the castle drawing game, Once Upon a Castle. Players will take turns rolling the dice, collecting resources, and then spending those resources to create walls, flags, towers, a dungeon, and attract those in the kingdom. Whoever has the most prestigious castle wins. Join us at the table as we discuss!
Publisher: Blue Orange
Designer: Corentin Lebrat & Ludovic Maublanc
Artist: Sylvain Aublin
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2024-06-1910 min
The Game Table PodcastHarmonies – A Featured Table ReviewHarmonies is a 1-4 player tile organization game in which players are competing to build the best habitat to attract the most spirit animals to their landscape. Ian and Jared prepare the table to discuss their favorite animals, the idea of Cascadia and Azul having a baby together, and are there too many nature games? Additionally, they discuss how to play Harmonies, give their thoughts, and talk about how many of these types of games they need in their collection. Does this game outshine its mom and dad...I mean predecessors? Or does it blend in among the crowd...
2024-06-1250 min
The Game Table PodcastLorcana: Illumineer’s Quest – Deep Trouble – A Two Top ReviewAnna and Jared sit down at the two top table to take a look at the newly released stand alone Lorcana box: Illumineer's Quest - Deep Trouble. They discuss the feel of a co-op mode for a collectible card game, give some thoughts to the two player decks that come with it, and share their thoughts for how accessible this box in particular is to someone that is looking at Lorcana from the outside. Does this game live up to the anticipation of this relatively untapped concept? Or does it grasp for air to try and be known amongst...
2024-06-0547 min
The Game Table PodcastRubik’s Race & Match Madness – A Kid’s Table ReviewFaith and Jared discuss the fast action pattern matching games of Rubik's Race and Match Madness. They take a look at each one, compare the two, and Faith gets a little bit silly as they discuss. Are these games both worthy of being in the collection? Will Jared and Faith be able to complete a Rubik's cube someday? Does Faith have a need for speed? Find out as we sit down at the Kid's table to discuss.
Rubik's Race:
Publisher: Spin Master Ltd.
Designer: Erno Rubik and Marvin A. Silbermintz
Match Madness:
Publisher: Foxmind Games
Designer: Jeppe No...
2024-05-2218 min
The Game Table PodcastCat in the Box: Deluxe Edition A Featured Table ReviewIan and Jared dive into the wonky trick-taking game of Cat in the Box: Deluxe Edition. Does this game produce the ground breaking results of our experiments? Or is it simply another failure in a long line of testing? Find out, as we discuss.
Note: No cats were harmed or experimented on in the making of this podcast.
Publisher: Bezier Games
Designer: Muneyuki Yokouchi (横内宗幸)
Artists: Osamu Inoue (井上磨)
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2024-05-1542 min
The Game Table PodcastMicroMacro: Crime City A Two-Top ReviewAnna and Jared dive into the cartoon world of MicroMacro: Crime City. They discuss the complexities of the artwork, applaud the streamlined nature of the game, and give their thoughts. Will this game be solved with a closed case? Or will it become another cold case? Find out, as we discuss!
Publisher: Pegasus Spiele North America
Designer: Johannes Sich
Artists: Daniel Goll, Tobias Jochinke, Johannes Sich
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2024-05-0836 min
The Game Table PodcastFun-K Town Recap Episode – Jared & IanRaw audio, a car ride home, and a podcast full of thoughts to recap the weekend that was Fun-K Town Con. Jared and Ian give their thoughts on the weekend as well as some of the games that they played. We do apologize for any less than professional audio this episode. Recording in a car can be difficult and we had a quick turnaround. Hope you enjoy and hope that we can see you there next year! Special thanks to Mike Randolph for such a great event! Hope you all enjoy the episode!
Fun-K Town Con: https://w...
2024-05-0152 min
The Game Table PodcastAkropolis & Sea Salt & Paper – A Featured Table Double Feature ReviewJared & Ian take a look at two games today as they prepare for their trip to Fun-K town! First up is the city building game, Akropolis! After they get done building their cities on the hill, they will cool off by diving into the origami ocean of Sea Salt & Paper. Join them as they discuss! And we really hope to see you at Fun-K Town at the end of April!
Fun-K Town Con: https://www.fun-k-town.com/
Akropolis :Publisher: GigamicDesigner: Jules MessaudArtists: Pauline Detraz
Sea Salt & Paper:Publisher: Pandasaurus GamesDesigner: Bruno Cathala and T...
2024-04-171h 10
The Game Table PodcastStar Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game – A Featured Table ReviewIan and Jared go a trip down memory lane as they review a game that they've been playing for over a decade. They take a look at the original version as well as what's new as they discuss Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures game.
Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games | Atomic Mass Games Designer: Jay Little, Max Brooke, Frank Brooks Artist: Jay Little
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2024-04-031h 05
The Game Table PodcastLet’s Go! To Japan – A Featured Table ReviewIan and Jared attempt to prepare the perfect vacation to Japan. They are both doing their best to devote each day to either visiting temples, giving in to their inner foodies, experiencing all the unique events that Japan has to offer, and, of course, planning time to go for a walk. Will this be the best vacation ever? Or will it spiral out of control ending in exhaustion and frustration? Find out as we discuss the brand new Let's Go! To Japan.
Publisher: Alderac Entertainment Group Designer: Josh WoodArtist: Chaykov, Kailene Falls, Toshiyuki Hara 原としゆき, Magdalena Pruckner, Erica Ward
2024-03-2054 min
The Game Table PodcastParty Games Palooza – A Featured Table ReviewParty Time! Ian and Jared take a look at a variety of party games. Which one will you use to add some pop and pizzazz to your next social event? Find out as we discuss!
Also – Ian and Jared give a call to action. Make sure to listen all the way through!
Special thanks to Doozy Games for providing a free copy of Think Like a Shrink which we talk about in this episode.
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2024-03-061h 00
The Game Table PodcastTicket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West – A Full Campaign ReviewIan, Julia, Anna, and Jared take a final look at the full campaign of Ticket to Ride: Legacy – Legends of the West. Join us as we discuss our experiences throughout the campaign, including a legendary failure told by Jared.
Publisher: Days of WonderDesigner: Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, Alan R. MoonArtist: Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval
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2024-02-211h 17
The Game Table PodcastHeat: Pedal to the Metal – A Featured Table ReviewIan and Jared take to the track and discuss the hot racing game, Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Will this game finish at the top of the medal podium or will it spin out going around the turn? Find out on this episode of The Game Table.
Publisher: Days of Wonder Designer: Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen Artist: Vincent Dutrait
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2024-02-0752 minThe Game Table PodcastOur End of Year ReviewIan and Jared take a look back over 2023 remembering gaming experiences that were good, and, well, maybe not so good. They also look ahead to 2024 discussing games they are excited to review in the coming year as well as goals they have for both themselves and the podcast.
From Ian, Julia, Anna, Jared, Faith, and Joy – we hope you had an amazing Holiday season, we wish you a very happy new year, and we once again say THANK YOU for the incredible support that you have given us these six months. We are beyond humbled and extremely gra...
2023-12-271h 06
The Game Table PodcastTicket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West – First Impressions – A Featured Table ReviewFour friends come together each looking to build their train empire! It's a race across the states in the late 1800s. Who has what it takes to build the next great railroad empire?
Today, Julia, Ian, Anna, and Jared take a look at Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West. This episode is completely spoiler-free. We give an overview of the game, give our spoiler-free impressions and talk about who this game is for. We welcome you to join us at the table.
Publisher: Days of Wonder Designer: Rob Daviau, Matt Leacock, Alan R...
2023-11-1546 minThe Game Table PodcastGet to Know Us – A Bonus EpisodeJared and Ian take some time to share a bit about themselves. Come hang out with us and hopefully be entertained by some of our stories.
NOTE: Towards the end, Jared mentions a Discord server being set up – this IS in the works. Should be ready soon.
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2023-09-1356 min