Tabletop Sessions Podcast

On this episode, we determine the winner for our Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion worldwide giveaway. Tune in to the Gameshow of the Week (56:00) to find out who won.

On the thirtieth of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss the upcoming Spiel.Digital (4:25), the gorgeous game of gardeners Tang Garden (23:52), and the scintillating stone structures of Santorini (44:05).

Our Gameshow of the Week (56:00) is 99 Seconds in which we finalize the winner of the Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion worldwide giveaway in arena combat.

The Ippokratic Corner (1:08:58) asks us to discuss our Top 3 Games to smuggle into a country that has banned boardgames. Richard Wilkins (Ricky Royal) charms us with his hilarious Top 3 after we've already shown how terrible we are at making Top 3s.

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. They just release the second episode in their RPG Savage Worlds campaign set in a pulp 1930s adventure setting and it's really good so far. A great time to jump in if you don't want to listen to any backlog. Here's the link to the first RPG episode: https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/the-book-of-wonders-episode-1-sour-mash

Don't forget to enter our giveaway for Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion on Instagram (@tabletopsessions) and/or Twitter (@ttsessionsqa)

On the twenty-ninth episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss Chicago Deep Dish Pizza as a crucial part of City of the Big Shoulders (4:38), the healthier alternative of sushi in Yokohama (21:48), and Call to Adventure: Stormlight Archive (36:46) from both the perspectives of a fan of the books and someone who's never read them.

Our Gameshow of the Week (55:03) is a hilarious game- if I could say so myself- of I Guess the Games Down in Africa.

The Ippokratic Corner (1:04:08) asks us to discuss our Top 3 Games to save for humanity in the case of an extinction-level event forcing us to leave the planet permanently. Jamey Stegmaier sets the bar with his Top 3, and we proceed to lower the standard one at a time with ours.

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. They just started a new RPG Savage Worlds campaign set in a pulp 1930s adventure setting and it's really good so far. A great time to jump in if you don't want to listen to any backlog. Here's the link to the first RPG episode: https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/the-book-of-wonders-episode-0-three-strangers

On the twenty-eighth episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, Arseni joins the gang to discuss Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (5:11) and then we do our run-through of Kennerspiel Des Jahres 2020 winner and runner-ups The King's Dilemma (7:36), Cartographers (42:16), and The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine (42:16)

Our Gameshow of the Week (58:31) is a 2 v 2 team game of Who Goes First?!

The Ippokratic Corner (1:22:13) asks us to discuss our Top 3 Games to End Friendships

Arseni's twitter: @akritchever

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. Here's the latest episode where the guys tell a story based on the Humanity, Fuck Yeah! subreddit called Vijay Sanchez: Human Intern (https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/w02-e09-vijay-sanchez-human-intern)

On the twenty-seventh episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss 2-player Uwe Rosenberg farm management game Fields of Arle (3:47), Wyrmwood's upcoming low cost gaming table Kickstarter (30:51), the racing and betting game Downforce (36:42), and Cole Wehrle's recent dicebreaker interview and the difference between good vs fun games (45:08).

Interview link: https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/wehrlegig-games/interview/cole-wehrle-interview-oath-root-pax-pamir#comments

The Gameshow of the Week (56:05) is a new game called 4 Seconds to Watch Them Fall, with a surprise host.

The Deema-kratic Corner asks us to list our Top 3 Deduction Games (1:22:55)

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. Here's the latest episode where the guys tell a story based on the Humanity, Fuck Yeah! subreddit called Vijay Sanchez: Human Intern (https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/w02-e09-vijay-sanchez-human-intern)

On the twenty-sixth episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss our plays of real-time tile-laying game Sorcerer City (3:20), heavy euro Teotihuacan: City of Gods (10:02), dice rolling racing game Rallyman GT (16:30), and completely water and armageddon proof Too Many Bones: Undertow (27:26).

The Gameshow of the Week (47:30) is a new game called Reminds me of the Silver Screen, and things get heated in the end!

The Ippokratic Corner asks us to list our Top 3 Co-Op Games (1:04:16)

Welcome to the most epic, most anticipated, most asked for crossover of the last millennium (at the very least). This episode once and for all answers the question: who would win between the two powerhouses of the Future Nerds Sound House (FNSH) in a game show about boardgames and role-playing games and stuff!

The Storysmiths cast joins TTS over five rounds of gameshow goodness:

- A Moment in Time (5:35)

- 2 Minutes to Call Me Out(27:23)

- Listing Games: The Nerdiest of Nerd Things(53:23)

- I Guess the Games Down in Africa (1:01:18)

- Endangerment [ThisGameHasNothingToDoWithJeopardy] (1:12:02)

Check out Storysmiths Podcast on your podcast app, and you can listen to one of their episodes creating an animated cartoon for Takenoko right here: https://soundcloud.com/tabletopsessions/storysmiths-takenoko-enter-the-bauza-verse

When the Bard Came Visiting Audible Link: https://www.audible.com/pd/B0885QY39Z/?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWU-BK-ACX0-195134&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_195134_pd_us

On the twenty-fourth episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss our plays of Wavelength (8:45)[https://heretothere.app/], Clans of Caledonia (16:45), Overbooked (28:05), The Enigma Box (40:11), and news regarding Deep Vents coming from Red Raven Games (55:35).

The Gameshow of the Week (1:01:20) is a new game we stole (with love and affection) from This Game is Broken [Check them out at @TGiBpodcast on Twitter or search for them on your podcast app. They are fantastic]

The Ippokratic Corner asks us to list our Top 3 Games from the 20th Century (1:18:00)

On the twenty-third episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, Byron takes us through a Kickstarter breakdown of Clinic COVID-19 Expansion (2:27), as well as Ankh and Frosthaven (5:42). We then discuss our recent gameplays of Aeon's End: The New Age (16:09), Russian Railroads (29:18), and the classic Dutch Blitz (36:10).

Deema then hosts a game of A Moment in Time for our Gameshow of the Week (45:25)

Things get heated in the Ippokratic Corner wheen we discuss Hints to Host a Successful Online Game Night (54:18). WARNING: THIS ONE IS NOT FOR THE EASILY OFFENDED.

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. Here's the latest episode where the guys build a Steampunk Dictatorship Telenovela called Steelhearts: https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/w02-e07-steelhearts

BGG Golden Geek Nominations: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekawards/boardgame

On the twenty-second episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, it's that time of the year again- time to rundown the best games from the last year of gaming. After votes cast by our listeners, the Tabletop Sessions Society, and yours truly, we present the winners and runner ups of the year 2019 in board games (8:40).

We then have Gameshow of the Week (31:45) with a game of Boardgame Trivia

The Africatic Corner (46:45) asks us to discuss the best kind of game to play during self-isolation.

Music from the Africatic Corner is Africa by Johnny Clegg & Juluka

BGG User Folilo82 who's quiz's helped with our Gameshow of the Week: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/browse/region/1?username=Folilo82&sort=recent

Our Board Game Arena usernames:

Byron: byronf

Ippo: Ippokratis

Deema: deemster

Elias: che2487

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. Here's a recent episode they did on the dangers of self-isolation in a fictional war-torn world called Bunker Fever- Delusions of Self Isolation:

https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/w02-e06-bunker-fever

On the twenty-first episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss our recent plays of 2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres winner The Quacks of Quedlinburg (2:48), 2014 Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominee Concordia (17:37), and the 2019 reprint of Irish Gauge (34:19). We also discuss the upcoming Ankh Kickstarter campaign (47:00), and Big Potato Games going green! (48:54)

We then have probably our best Gameshow of the Week (55:49) yet with a game of Who Goes First, interrupted by some legal proceedings.

The Ippokratic Corner (1:10:43) asks us to debate the definition of cheating in 2013 Spiel des Jahres winner Hanabi.

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Please check out our sister podcast- Storysmiths on Twitter @storysmithscast to listen, contribute, and get involved with the interactive world-building the hosts do along with their listeners, the Taleweavers. Here's an episode they did on family game favorite Takenoko:

https://soundcloud.com/storysmiths-podcast/s02-e03-takenoko-an-animated-short