SMTT sits down with space anthropologist, Savannah Mandel, to take up "humanity's greatest project"... Terraforming Mars!

Check out Savannah's projects:

https://www.savannahmandel.com/

More info on Terraforming Mars:

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/167791/terraforming-mars

Find out what games we play during the spookiest season of the year... and which mechanics make them feel so scary!

Thanks to Justin Armstrong for the spooky intro/outro music!

Tune in for our first Designer Deep Dive with Omari Akil, CEO of Colorway Game Labs, diversity advocate, and table top auteur! Hear about the many ventures currently underway in the "Akilaverse"!

Check out Omari's wonderful projects:

https://www.omariakil.com/

https://www.colorwaygamelabs.com/

https://www.akilaverse.com/

https://ko-fi.com/akilaverse

Steve and Jordan sit down for another casual conversation about "trick-taking" and highlight a few particularly memorable games that thematically integrate this timeless game mechanic!

Jordan and Steve are back from GenCon 2022! In this Casual Catch-Up, hear about the highlights from their trip and find out which new games are being considered for future SMTT episodes!

In SMTT's first "Casual Catch-Up", Steve and Jordan discuss which games have caught their attention in the weeks leading up to their annual trip to GenCon!

Steve and Jordan play STRIKE!: The Game of Worker Rebellion with Chris Wike, a labor organizer with the United Steelworkers (USW). In this cooperative game, they attempt to outwit and outlast the tyranny of corporate rule by sustaining the movement, fighting back, and taking care of each other.

Welcome to Subject Matter: Table Top! In this episode, get to know your hosts and learn about why they started this podcast.

Jordan and Steve play Bee Lives with Heather Mattila, a biologist who studies the social behavior of honeybees. Together they race to dominate limited resources within a changing environment to see who will become the true Queen Bee! bzz bzz.