Tabletop Game Talk

This week we talk about the rules.  As they are written.  You know, the game because the game are the rules.  As written.  But when is it ok to ignore the rules as written?  Chris ...

This week we talk about why you might want to run a role playing game.  What should you know?  What don't you need to know?  Should destroying all your player's characters be your ...

This week we talk about games that come in small boxes.  The pros, the cons, the reason we look down on them (because they have small boxes that don't reach eye level), but we most...

This week we talk about games that come in small boxes. The pros, the cons, the reason we look down on them (because they have small boxes that don't reach eye level), but we mostl...

This week we talk about our priorities when it comes to gaming and life and games vs other games.  We also talk how the pandemic has changed how we've been able to game over the la...

This week we talk about the amount of content in campaign or legacy games.  Are we getting to the point of, "whoa whoa, too much, pull back, enough, please no more!"  Or is it just...

This month our RPG episode focus on why it's fun to be a player in the game (as opposed to the Dungeon Master or Game Master).  From story to power gaming, there are all kinds of r...

This week we we go back to the basics with The Board Game Book glossary.  We cover 51 terms often used when talking board games that not everyone (including Fletcher) has a full un...

This week we talk about how much story matters in games and what drives us to keep coming back to a game.  Most games don't have any story at all, so why do some try to put so much...

Chris and Fletcher go it alone this week and they talk about game balance as it pertains to three kinds of games, 2 player dueling, competitive multiplayer, and co-op games.  And e...

This is our first, monthly, role playing game episode.  Not our first role playing game episode in general, just the first where we make it a regular thing on the first Tuesday of ...

This week we have a new logo!  And we talk about Magic the Gathering.  The basics anyway and how you can try the game without spending much (if any) money. If you want to enter our...