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The Periodic Table Of Components: A Board Game Podcast
The Periodic Table Of Components: A Board Game Podcast
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Welcome to The Periodic Table of Components, the podcast where we break down board games to their absolute elements. Whether you are a casual cardboard fan or a heavy-strategy tactician, join us as we analyze the tabletop world under a microscope. Each episode, we isolate a specific board game and dissect it across five core properties:
The History, Science, Mechanisms, Theme, and Gameplay.
The History, Science, Mechanisms, Theme, and Gameplay.
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In this episode of TPTOC, we take a deep dive into the fascinating science and history of what inspired Universal Monsters. We then look at the game Horrified and dive into the components, rules, mechanisms, and rate it on our thematic scale!Episode Details🎲 Game: Horrified🏢 Publisher: Ravensburger✍️ Designer: Pospero Hall, Peter Lee🧪 Science Topic: Monster Lore Influences📜 History Topic: Monster LoreTimestamps & Segments00:00:00 - Segment 1: Monsters at The Table00:23:53 - Segment 2: The Intro00:30:22 - Segment 3: The Game Elements & Overview00:40:45 - Segment 4: The Science & Historical Context02:21:04 - Segment 5: Component Chemistry02:47:14 - Segment 6: The Rules Analysis03:40:31 - Segment 7: The Mechanisms & Theme Integration03:53:54 - Segment 8: The Thematic Scale & Final Verdict04:05:11 - Segment 9: The Flavor Text04:22:59 - Segment 10: OutroConnect With Ushttps://patreon.com/TPTOCPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink📧 Gmail: [email protected]🤖 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TPTOCPodcast/📘Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/share/1BT3wVmjXB/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/periodictablepix🦋 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tptocpodcast.bsky.social📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TPTOCPodcast🎧Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/5XxPHkoVjEAt35XTyepBDp🎲 BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671🫙 Tip Jar: buymeacoffee.com/TPTOC, https://patreon.com/TPTOCPodcast🤓 Featured Game Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/282524/horrified🤖 AI Use: TPTOC Introduction Song, Horrified MusicEpisode Sources & Links📄 Research & Sources: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671
In this episode of TPTOC, we take a deep dive into the fascinating science and history of searching for alien life. We then look at the game SETI and dive into the components, rules, mechanisms, and rate it on our thematic scale!🎲 Game: SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence🏢 Publisher: CGE✍️ Designer: Tomáš Holek🧪 Science & History Topic: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence00:09:57 - Segment 1: The Intro00:18:35 - Segment 2: The Game Elements00:28:28 - Segment 3: The Science & History01:57:55 - Segment 4: Component Chemistry02:54:13 - Segment 5: The Rules Analysis03:32:50 - Segment 6: The Mechanisms03:46:42 - Segment 7: The Thematic Scale03:57:42 - Segment 8: Flavor Text04:38:12 - Segment 9: Outro📧 Gmail: [email protected]🤖 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TPTOCPodcast/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BT3wVmjXB/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/periodictablepix🦋 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tptocpodcast.bsky.social📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TPTOCPodcast🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XxPHkoVjEAt35XTyepBDp🎲 BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671🫙 Tip Jar: buymeacoffee.com/TPTOC, https://patreon.com/TPTOCPodcast📄 Research & Sources: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671🤓 Featured Game Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/418059/seti-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence🤖 AI Use: TPTOC Introduction Song, Above The Design Room, Chalk and Fission, Seven Variables In Ink
In this episode of TPTOC, we take a deep dive into the fascinating science and history of Distillation. We then look at the game Distilled and dive into the components, rules, mechanisms, and rate it on our thematic scale!🎲 Game: Distilled🏢 Publisher: Paverson Games✍️ Designer: Dave Beck🧪 Science & History Topic: Distillation00:09:20 - Segment 1: The Intro00:14:04 - Segment 2: The Game Elements00:17:33 - Segment 3: The Science & History01:26:09 - Segment 4: Component Chemistry02:19:09 - Segment 5: The Rules Analysis02:46:57 - Segment 6: The Mechanisms02:52:18 - Segment 7: The Thematic Scale03:05:09 - Segment 8: Flavor Text03:56:18 - Segment 9: Outro📧 Gmail: [email protected]🤖 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TPTOCPodcast/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BT3wVmjXB/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/periodictablepix🦋 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tptocpodcast.bsky.social📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TPTOCPodcast🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XxPHkoVjEAt35XTyepBDp🎲 BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671📄 Research & Sources: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671🤓 Featured Game Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/295895/distilled🤖 AI Use: Billy Vodka Song, Post-Outro Song
In this episode of TPTOC, we take a deep dive into the fascinating history of Cartoons and Animation. We then look at the game FlipToons and dive into the components, rules, mechanisms, and rate it on our thematic scale!🎲 Game: FlipToons🏢 Publisher: Thunderworks Games✍️ Designer: Jordy Adan, Renato Simões📜 History Topic: Cartoons and Animation00:00:18 - Segment 1: The Intro00:07:21 - Segment 2: The Game Elements00:09:31 - Segment 3: The History01:15:52 - Segment 4: Component Chemistry01:23:22 - Segment 5: The Rules Analysis01:33:27 - Segment 6: The Mechanisms01:39:57 - Segment 7: The Thematic Scale01:51:24 - Segment 8: Outro📧 Gmail: [email protected]🤖 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TPTOCPodcast/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BT3wVmjXB/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/periodictablepix🦋 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tptocpodcast.bsky.social📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TPTOCPodcast🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XxPHkoVjEAt35XTyepBDp🎲 BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671📄 Research & Sources Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671🤓 Featured Game Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/449185/fliptoonsCartoon/Animation Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7iIeQ0XiSE
In this episode of TPTOC, we take a deep dive into the fascinating science of Childhood Brain Development and the history of Teenagers, Rites of Passage, and Schools. We then look at the game Coming of Age and dive into the components, rules, mechanisms, and rate it on our thematic scale!🎲 Game: Coming of Age🏢 Publisher: Ludonova✍️ Designer: Dani Garcia🧪 Science Topic: Childhood Brain Development📜 History Topic: Teenagers, Rites of Passage, Schools00:09:36 - Segment 1: The Intro00:16:53 - Segment 2: The Game Elements00:20:09 - Segment 3: The Science01:01:10 - Segment 4: Component Chemistry01:33:03 - Segment 5: The Rules Analysis02:08:11 - Segment 6: The Mechanisms02:18:16 - Segment 7: The Thematic Scale02:32:51 - Segment 8: Outro📧 Gmail: [email protected]🤖 Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/TPTOCPodcast/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BT3wVmjXB/📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/periodictablepix🦋 BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tptocpodcast.bsky.social📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TPTOCPodcast🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5XxPHkoVjEAt35XTyepBDp🎲 BGG Guild: https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4671📄 Research & Sources Blog: https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/17273/the-periodic-table-of-components🤓 Featured Game Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/431837/coming-of-age🤖 AI Use: Small Portions of this podcast episode, specifically the narrative story including the music and sound, but not the main segments of the show were generated or assisted by artificial intelligence. All other narrative aspects for each segment have been created by the host.




