Tabletop Shop Podcast

We're back after a hiatus (Nate had a baby, what a nerd), and so of course it's time to continue our crusade of renaming board games properly. Oh, and an old lady slowly drove into my Rav4. That's not in the podcast, I just thought I'd mention it for whoever's reading this. Cheers.

00:00 - Intro

0:28 - Greetings

21:52 - Game of The Week: Lorenzo il Magnifico

50:34 - Board Banter: More Accurate Board Game Titles Part 3

~Links~

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23

Email: [email protected]

It's all in the title. And the thumbnail. And I had no idea any of this was coming until it was too late. But you still have a chance to click away if you want to.

00:00 - Intro

0:30 - Greetings

25:33 - Game of The Week: The White Castle

48:22 - Board Banter: Co-ranking the first 15 GOTWs we ever did

~Links~

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23

Email: [email protected]

Today we speak of the games that we've successfully brought to the table...exactly once. The games are good though, it's not their fault, it's just life. Join us. We have words.00:00 - Intro

0:28 - Greetings

17:56 - Game of The Week: Arborea

48:22 - Board Banter: Top 5 Games That We've Only Played Once

~Links~

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23

Email: [email protected]

Want to be confused again? Well here are our top 10 new plays of 2025...not our top 10 games that CAME OUT in 2025, but the top 10 games we played for the FIRST TIME in 2025. Simple, see? Anyway, it's a list, and there's 10 of them. From each of us. So 20.

00:00 - Intro

0:31 - Greetings

15:26 - Game of The Week: Revive

56:39 - Board Banter: Top 10 New Plays of 2025

~Links~

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23

Email: [email protected]

For all the nerds out there who want to compare notes with us, here's our annual update for our top 100 games...and all the crunchy data that comes with all of the stats we keep track of throughout the year.

00:00 - Intro

0:28 - Hey

21:19 - Not Game of The Week

22:05 - Dope Data Presentation

~Links~

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23

Email: [email protected]

Yeah. We're thinking we're back.

00:00 - Intro

0:29 - Howdy

15:49 - Game of the Week: Beyond the Sun

55:38 - Board Banter: Top 5 Uses of Dice

~Links~

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: / tabletopshoppodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23

Email: [email protected]

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 - Intro

5:18 - Intro Question

7:32 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Oblivion?

9:40 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Zapotec

11:48 - Game of the Week: Era of Kingdoms...or is it?

29:27 - Top 5 Games We Want to Play

1:04:16 - Where should you go next?

Links: \/ \/ \/

Gloomhaven Digital: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxlu45eYEEAtjXH34G1vATi5gZv4Wc1_U

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website:https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23

Email:[email protected]

Tuck in your napkin and stick out your pinky, it's time for some fine gaming.

00:00 - Intro

2:21 - Intro Question(s)

5:58 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Nucleum

12:07 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Everdell Duo

18:18 - Game of the Week: Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon

29:20 - 3-Course Gaming: The In-Laws

41:32 - 3-Course Gaming: Serious Game Night

53:45 - 3-Course Gaming: Date Night

1:05:51 - We still don't have this figured out...

Links: \/ \/ \/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website:https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23

Email:[email protected]

Cody and Nate talk about their five games for doomsday. Unofficially, of course (Don't sue us).

00:00 - Intro

1:43 - Channel changes

3:14 - Take-a-Picture scoring

6:24 - Board Game News: Quacks

10:55 - Cody's Not Game Spotlight:

11:34 - Nate's Game Spotlights: Daitoshi, Troyes

18:58 - Game of the Week: The Ottomans: Rise of the Turkish Empire, 1453-1571

26:45: Cody and Nate's 5 Games for Doomsday

Links: \/ \/ \/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website:https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcastInstagram: @tabletopshop23

Email:[email protected]

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 - Intro

2:04 - Who Knows Nate?

11:39 - Cody's Game Spotlight: Planted

14:51 - Nate's Game Spotlight: Kutna Hora: The City of Silver

18:57 - Mystery Game of the Week - ?

27:24 - Board Games and A.I.

42:04 - Not important, don't listen to this

Links: \/ \/ \/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopShop

Website: https://tabletopshop.wixsite.com/website

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TabletopShopPodcast

Instagram: @tabletopshop23Email: [email protected]