Tabletop Shop Podcast

Nate's microphone was under the impression we were stopping at episode 59. Anyway, enjoy Tabletop Shop's last regular episode for a while. Don't forget to check out our new YouTube series: Gloomhaven Digital - Let's Fail. (link below)00:00 - Intro5:18 - Intro Question7:32 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Oblivion?9:40 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Zapotec11:48 - Game of the Week: Era of Kingdoms...or is it?29:27 - Top 5 Games We Want to Play1:04:16 - Where should you go next?Links: \/ \/ \/Gloomhaven Digital: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxlu45eYEEAtjXH34G1vATi5gZv4Wc1_UYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShopWebsite:https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/websiteFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23Email:tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Tuck in your napkin and stick out your pinky, it's time for some fine gaming. 00:00 - Intro2:21 - Intro Question(s)5:58 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Nucleum12:07 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Everdell Duo18:18 - Game of the Week: Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon29:20 - 3-Course Gaming: The In-Laws41:32 - 3-Course Gaming: Serious Game Night53:45 - 3-Course Gaming: Date Night1:05:51 - We still don't have this figured out...Links: \/ \/ \/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShopWebsite:https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/websiteFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23Email:tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Cody and Nate talk about their five games for doomsday. Unofficially, of course (Don't sue us).00:00 - Intro1:43 - Channel changes3:14 - Take-a-Picture scoring6:24 - Board Game News: Quacks10:55 - Cody's Not Game Spotlight:11:34 - Nate's Game Spotlights: Daitoshi, Troyes18:58 - Game of the Week: The Ottomans: Rise of the Turkish Empire, 1453-157126:45: Cody and Nate's 5 Games for DoomsdayLinks: \/ \/ \/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShopWebsite:https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/websiteFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23Email:tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Cody and Nate talk about some games they've been playing recently, a mystery Game of the Week, and their thoughts on the A.I. situation as it pertains to board gaming.00:00 - Intro2:04 - Who Knows Nate?11:39 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Planted14:51 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver18:57 - Mystery Game of the Week - ?27:24 - Board Games and A.I.42:04 - Not important, don't listen to thisLinks: \/ \/ \/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShopWebsite: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/websiteFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Cody and Nate discuss the nuances of complexity ratings and the definition of luck, all while reviewing their Top 100s and 2024 plays. 00:00 - Intro 1:36 - Undefeated 4:54 - Cody's Spotlight: Scholars and/or Inventors of the South Tigris 8:45 - Nate's Spotlight: Ra 11:30 - Analyzing our Top 100s 44:45 - Analyzing our 2024 Plays Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Q: What do you get when you combine Barrage with a Top 10 list? A: The second-longest Tabletop Shop Podcast episode of all time. 00:00 - Intro 02:08 - A lifetime to master? 06:00 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Dice Miner 08:05 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Bruxelles 1897 11:41 - GOTW: Barrage 33:24 - Top 10 Games Played in 2024 34:28 - Cody's #10 37:47 - Nate's #10 41:54 - Cody's #9 45:10 - Nate's #9 49:00 - Cody's #8 52:25 - Nate's #8 54:54 - Cody's #7 58:20 - Nate's #7 1:01:21 - Cody's #6 1:09:16 - Nate's #6 1:10:46 - Cody's #5 1:16:00 - Nate's #5 1:18:09 - Cody's #4 1:21:05 - Nate's #4 1:24:35 - Cody's #3 1:28:49 - Nate's #3 1:31:09 - Cody's #2 1:38:29 - Nate's #2 1:40:50 - Cody's #1 1:46:46 - Nate's #1 1:52:49 - Outro Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Ho, ho, ho. It's time to say "No, no, no" to these gateway games as Christmas gifts this year. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

We reserve the right to respect games that we don't like. Some of them, anyway. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

We're back with a normal episode talking about games that we like...but do we really though? Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Season 2 of the Tabletop Shop Podcast kicks off with a bang. And a poorly conceived assassination attempt. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

It's about time we used more slang in the hobby board gaming community. Learn the 14 new and dope phrases that we came up with, and use them in your game nights. We also review Ares Expedition, because. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

There are many games out there that have excellent themes, but don't deliver on the experience. This is not okay. And we're here to slam those games. We also review Cascadia. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

You're allowed to change your mind about things. And sometimes you should. Here are some games we like more than we used to. Also we review Targi. Check out the RuiBoss channel: https://www.youtube.com/@RuiBossTheOnly Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Is BGG really all that it's chalked up to be? Yes. But we thought we'd take some time to complain about our pet peeves with it. We also review Hadara. Peace. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Because we're nerds, we did a comparative analysis of our Top 100 lists from 2023. Listen to our random details and takeaways. Also listen to us reviewing Spirit Island, because that's how we do. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

It's time for a new versus: Brass and Furnace. Which of them did the industrial theme better? Also, what's the deal with the game Aquatica? All this and more in this episode. Peace. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Board gaming is fantastic, but sometimes it's not...and we have some pet peeves to throw down over. We also review Dinosaur Island Rawr N' Write, the 217th installment in the Dinosaur Island series. Happy Wednesday. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Sometimes games will have themes that are just lies. We are here to expose those lies. Join us. And we review Cave Vs. Cave. Because that's how we do. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

Time for another Christmas special! Nate surprised Cody with a challenging board game trivia experience with high stakes, and then both gave their top 10 lists for new games they played over the last year. Fun stuff. Merry CHRISTmas! Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com

We have some games that we've been needing to rant about, because they are utterly despicable piles of refuse that made a little girl somewhere cry when they were first imagined. But we also talk about Gloomhaven, which lands somewhere on the opposite of such a spectrum. Should be a fun episode. Links: \/ \/ \/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast Instagram: @tabletopshop23 Email: tabletopshop23@gmail.com