Table Talk Episode 5: A Chat About Travel
When you go on vacation, how do you take your game collection? Obviously, you need to take them, you’ll need to play them. But what about all those boxes and bits? What games are good for various...
View ArticleTable Talk Episode 006: A Chat About Finding Cool Games
Taylor and Alice chat with friend and DWP contributor Bailey D about how she finds off-beat and less popular games. And they’re coming to you live (recorded) from the Edge House’s annual 24-Hour Board...
View ArticleTable Talk Episode 007: A Chat about “Replayability”
In this month’s episode of Table Talk, Alice & Taylor discuss the current (mis)understanding around what “replayability” means for tabletop games. Along the way they discuss the following games:...
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Playing at Religion: Jericho
I recently picked up a game from a BoardGameGeek.com user who invited me to see if I wanted any of his other games for sale. “Why not?” I said to myself. Famous last words. Among his trove, I found...
View ArticleTable Talk Episode 008: The Klaus Teuber Spectacular!
It took us a while to get our meeply asses in gear, but we (Alice, Bailey, David, Taylor, and Victoria) finally managed to get together in one (virtual) place and pay tribute to Klaus Teuber, designer...
View ArticleTable Talk Episode 009: A Chat About House Rules
This week, Alice and Taylor have some strong feelings about house rules for board games. Games referenced in this episode: Curious Cargo New York Zoo Beer and Bread Renature Azul: Queen’s Garden Glass...
View ArticleTable Talk Episode 009.5: Interview with Cezar Capacle
Taylor G and Alice C talk with superstar RPG designer Cezar Capacle about design, feelings, colonization, and, apparently, zombie cows. You can download the episode here or on your favorite podcast app.
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Hygge and the loss of community
Taylor G and I have talked recently on the Table Talk podcast about what makes a game good, what makes it replayable, and while there are lots of technical reasons for those things, I’m on the record...
View ArticleTable Talk Episode 010: A Chat About GenCon 2023
Alice C and Taylor G have had some time to recuperate and reflect on their almost-annual trip to GenCon, and in this month’s episode of Table Talk they share their experiences and discuss the games...
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Fairies and Gnomes: The Two Genders
We’ve discussed on the Table Talk podcast how I love games that I lose regularly. It’s not that I love them because I lose regularly, just that the losing doesn’t bother me very much. One of those...
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