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Tabletop Sessions Podcast

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A podcast with your monthly dose of tabletop gaming stories and shenanigans from an international group of friends.

New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 1 hr 41 min
Latest: 4 Oct 2024
Language: English

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4 Oct 2024 · 2 hr 22 min

Ep 50- Top 50 Games of All Time #20-#1

TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro Banter 00:04:40 - Tie Breakers 00:31:31 - Runthrough of #50-#21 00:33:33 - #20 00:37:01 - #19 00:40:55 - #18 00:44:50 - #17 00:48:12 - #16 00:52:36 - #15 01:01:16 - #14 01:07:02 - #13, #12 & #11 01:22:33 - #10 01:29:40 - #9 01:37:04 - #8 01:41:02 - #7 01:44:36 - #6 01:48:06 - #5 01:51:29 - #4 02:05:46 - #1 02:20:00 - Outro Banter Episode 47- #50-41 Episode 48- #40-31 Episode 49- #30-21 Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild:…

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5 Jul 2024 · 1 hr 34 min
Ep 49- Top 50 Games of All Time #30-#21
TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro Banter 00:11:25 - Septima 00:23:57 - Age of Innovation 00:40:57 - Top 50 Games of all Time Intro 00:44:25 - #30 of All Time 00:48:10 - #29 & #28 of All Time 00:57:40 - #27 & #26 of All Time 01:04:42 - #25 & #24 of All Time 01:15:40 - #23 of All Time 01:20:34 - #22 of All Time 01:26:09 - #21 of All Time 01:32:00 - Outro Banter Episode 47- #50-41 Episode 48- #40-31 Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild: boardgamegeek.com/guild/3357
14 Jun 2024 · 1 hr 32 min
Ep 48- Top 50 Games of All Time #40-#31
TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 - Intro Banter 00:13:05 - Inis 00:22:33 - Carson City 00:36:02 - Feed the Kraken 00:44:42 - Courtisans 00:49:39 - Top 50 Games of all Time Intro 00:52:31 - #40 & #39 of All Time 00:58:13 - #38 & #37 of All Time 01:07:13 - #36 of All Time 01:12:41 - #35 of All Time 01:16:15 - #34 of All Time 01:17:05 - #33 & #32 of All Time 01:23:31 - #31 of All Time 01:29:55 - Outro Banter Elias' cabinet doors for his Kallax shelves: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3315695/kallax-doors-shelfie-addicts-be-warned Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram…
20 May 2024 · 1 hr 18 min
Ep 47- Top 50 Games of All Time #50-#41
TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Intro Banter 00:08:12 Alice is Missing 00:18:38 Dune: War for Arrakis 00:34:31 Kanban EV 00:39:13 Top 50 Games of All Time Introduction 00:43:34 #50 & #49 of All Time 00:51:00 #48 of All Time 00:54:27 #47 of All Time 00:56:24 #46 of All Time 00:59:10 #45 of All Time 01:02:00 #44 & #43 of All Time 01:10:01 #42 & #41 of All Time 01:26:26 Outro Banter Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild: boardgamegeek.com/guild/3357
12 Apr 2024 · 1 hr 46 min
Ep 46- Top 5 Games That Need Revised Editions
Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:52 On Mars 00:21:30 Modern Art 00:33:32 What else we've been playing 00:39:34 Daybreak 00:54:45 Trickerion 01:09:57 The Ippokratic Corner 01:16:41 #5s 01:20:47 #4s 01:25:41 #3s 01:30:21 #2s 01:35:30 #1s 01:44:04- Outro Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild: boardgamegeek.com/guild/3357
16 Feb 2024 · 1 hr 47 min
Ep 45- Our Top 5 Most Played Games
00:00:00 Intro 00:02:18 What have we been playing? 00:09:43 My Father's Work 00:33:11 Concordia: Venus 00:43:12 Vijayanagara 01:10:10 Ippokratic Corner 01:16:02 No 5s 01:20:08 No 4s 01:25:19 No 3s 01:30:12 No 2s 01:36:57 No 1s 01:45:00 Outro Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild: boardgamegeek.com/guild/3357
19 Jan 2024 · 1 hr 52 min
Ep 44- Top 5 Boardgame Worlds
00:00:00- Intro Banter 00:03:00- Dune Imperium: Uprising 00:06:06- Bus 00:09:26- Ra & Mysterium 00:14:11- QE 00:25:11- Diplomacy 00:47:14- Clinic: Deluxe Edition 01:03:30- Ippokratic Corner 01:14:30- #5 01:20:19- #4 01:25:55- #3 01:33:38- #2 01:40:47- #1 01:49:35- Outro Banter The History of the Graphical User Interface (GUI)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMPGhezj0s&t Feudum is on Gamefound: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/odd-bird/feudum Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube:…
23 Dec 2023 · 1 hr 35 min
Ep 43- The Tabletop Sessions Awards 2023
00:00:00- Stories about The Climbers, Dune: Imperium, Res Arcana, My First Carcassonne, and Deception: Murder in Hong Kong, Horseless Carriage 00:15:52- Cthulhu: Death May Die 00:25:26- Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Annihalaggedon 2- Extreme Nacho Legends 00:31:10- Shikoku 1889 00:45:12- Hollywood 1947 00:54:25- TTS Awards 2023 01:02:28- Best Party Game of the Year 01:08:38- Best Weeknight Game of the Year 01:16:49- Best Weekend Game of the Year 01:25:14- Best New Arrival of the Year 01:34:00- Outro Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions):…
24 Nov 2023 · 1 hr 37 min
Ep 42- Top 5 Publishers
Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild: boardgamegeek.com/guild/3357 Links to games discsused: The Old King's Crown: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357873/old-kings-crown Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204305/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-jack-ripper-w Scout: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout Dominant Species: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/62219/dominant-species Dominant Species Marine:…
15 Oct 2023 · 1 hr 53 min
Ep 41- Essen 2023 Breakdown
We have a breach in security! Someone is here that shouldn't be... And boy, has he got a lot to tell us. World renowned hard-hitting games journalist Kevin is with us today to break down the highs and lows, the tragedies and mountaintop celebrations of Essen Spiel 2023. But getting there, was no easy feat. Kevin tells us of his harrowing journey culminating in the legendary Hunt for Stefan. Elias and Ippo ask Kevin the hard hitting questions, like is Match of the Century better than just playing Chess (00:16:30), and just what are the strategic and geopolitical impacts of swapping out…
8 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
Ep 40- Neanderthals! Neanderthals Everywhere!
It's over, we're overrun! We have to get the president out of here! [OOK!] They're picking up steam [OOK! OOK!] We'll never make it. Those Neanderthals are too cunning. PUT THAT PEN DOWN! THIS IS NO TIME FOR POETRY! Looks like this is the end boys [OOK!] the finish line [OOK! OOK!] the stationfall. Time to get nostalgic. That didn't explain everything? Really? Do I have to? Fiiiiiine. The hosts have a longer tha usual banter to start things of, talking about all sorts of nonsense like types of mediums to serve the story and Arkham, xenophobia, etc, etc, bla, bla, bla. Eventually Ippo starts…
11 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 41 min
Ep 39- A Very Presidential Episode
{Hail to the Chief starts playing} Hail, convivial peons! His excellency Ippokratis is back from his tour of Greece and a non-descript island! After a report from the foreign office of boardgame stores far and wide and a congressional update on The Veiled Masters, Elias kicks things off with an on-the-ground runthrough of the shenanigans that are breaking the TTS Space Program: Leaving Earth (11:45). Our president, Ippokratis, then takes us through a play-by-play of his first year and a half in office: Mr. President (22:50). Ambassador/Jarl Elias breaks down the movements and goals of…
10 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 34 min
Ep 38- The Return of the Hosts
Guess who's back! Deema and Byron fill in for Ippo in this throwback episode. Deema and Elias start things off by telling Byron about their most recent gaming sessions of Detective: City of Angels (7:40), Alchemists (19:31), Mage Knight (29:33), and Ra (40:51). Byron then takes charge, filling in for Ippo to host his Afrikatic Corner (53:37)in which he asks the crew to list their Top 3 Times They Were Wrong. Links to everything: linktr.ee/tabletopsessions Instagram (@tabletopsessions): www.instagram.com/tabletopsessions/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TabletopSessions BGG Guild:…
9 Jun 2023 · 2 hr
Ep 37- Happy Soviet Traitor Day!
The hosts wish you a Happy Soviet Traitor Day in this (almost entirely) space themed episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast. We start things off with some extremely exciting Twilight Imperium universe news (6:06). Elias breaks down a new annual holiday (12:46) before Ippo ruins the all-space theme with a discussion of Fantasy Realms (23:31). The guys then do a comparative review of Nemesis and Nemesis: Lockdown (31:54) before Elias rounds things out with stories of Nestle on Mars (56:50). The Ippokratic Corner/Living Room asks us to list our Top 5 Campaign Games (by people who don't play a…
12 May 2023 · 1 hr 49 min
Ep 36- Gloomhaven VS Frosthaven
The day has come. The legends spoke of this. The clash of titans. Or rather titan-ic boxes. After introducing our new YouTube channel, Ippo lets us know more about the only game he's been playing, Hegemony (5:50), at which point Elias segues beautifully with the use of socioeconomic punnery in Factory Funner (15:17), and Ippo breaks down his campaign experience of The King's Dilemma (26:48). The titanic clash of Havens occurs at 42:58 We end things with the Ippokratic Corner asking us to list our Top 5 boardgame components at 1:05:31 Instagram (@tabletopsessions):…
14 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 45 min
Ep 35- Hegemony, Heat, and Hop Hive Hillers
You're not just dreaming due to the heat wave and socioeconomic struggles you've been facing. We gave you a promise and we're back, and we won't stop till we're the dominant podcast on the block. (I've had a thing for annoying puns lately- I think I'm ready to be a dad). After talking about recent sales, trades, and acquisitions, Ippo walks us through his latest gaming obsession, Hegemony (17:15), Elias tells us about another enjoyable deflating experience of being whooped at Dominant Species (32:05), we discuss kingmaking and looking at games as roleplaying scenarios with Oath (43:55), and…
16 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 42 min
Ep 34- We're Back! (Sort of)
Hello gregarious geeks and gamers! We're back with Episode 34. After the initial banter, we get into an awesome story about Ippo bringing his kids to a game of Blood on the Clocktower (11:36), then Elias tells us about his recent in-person D&D game and Deema's nefarious master plan (25:14). Ippo gives us an play session report on Circadians: Chaos Order (39:06) and we heap massive praise and vent our pent up frustration and love on John Company 2nd Edition (50:28). The Ippokratic Corner this week is the Top 5 Games to Stand the Test of Time (1:04:12) Instagram: @tabletopsessions BGG Guild:…
22 Dec 2020 · 1 hr 41 min
Ep 33- A Christmas Trainwreck & An Important Announcement
On the thirty-third episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss recent plays of the cat tile-laying game Calico (8:05), and the Martin Wallace cloud clearing game of man-made pollution Via Nebula (20:24). We then discuss trainwrecks of gaming experiences we've had in the past (35:30) including plays of Brass: Birmingham, Caverna, Game of Thrones: The Board Game, Imperial, Race to the Rhine, and Kanban. Our Gameshow of the Week (56:15) is With a Little Help from Esperanto. In The Ippokratic Corner (1:08:36), we list our Top 3 Games to Play Over the Christmas Holidays . Instagram:…
8 Dec 2020 · 1 hr 49 min
Ep 32- Collection Dicection
On the thirty-second episode of the Tabletop Sessions Podcast, we discuss the game of Canadian treason, litigation, and oppression High Treason: The Trial of Louis Riel (3:35), a little known historical war game simulation Andartes: The Greek Civil War 1947-49 (26:25), and the recent videogame hits that are totally based on boardgames Among Us and Project Winter (39:36). Our Gameshow of the Week (50:23) is Mysterious Game in which the full extent of how bad our hosts are at boardgame knowledge is revealed. The Ippokratic Corner (1:08:20) autopsies our respective boardgame collections with…
31 Oct 2020 · 1 hr 23 min
Ep 31- An Interview With Pillbox Games
MUD Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pillboxgames/mud-a-political-card-game On our thirty-first episode, we talk to our new best friends at Pillbox Games about their current Kickstarter for MUD, their last game Side Effects, what's coming up in the future for them, and all list our Top 3 Games with Everyday Themes. Shenanigans Ensue. Relevant Links: MUD Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pillboxgames/mud-a-political-card-game Pillbox Games: https://www.pillboxgames.com/ The Period Game: https://www.periodgame.com/store/periodgame Instagram:…
17 Oct 2020 · 1 hr 33 min
Ep 30- Games To Smuggle Into A Country That Has Banned Boardgames
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…
23 Sep 2020 · 1 hr 35 min
Ep 29- Games To Save For Humanity
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…
24 Aug 2020 · 1 hr 54 min
Ep 28- Kennerspiel Des Jahres 2020 Review Runthrough & Top 3 Games to End Friendships
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 Instagram: http://instagram.com/tabletopsessions Twitter: http://twitter.com/ttsessionsqa BGG…
10 Aug 2020 · 1 hr 41 min
Ep 27- Top 3 Deduction Games
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…
23 Jul 2020 · 1 hr 17 min
Ep 26- Top 3 Co-Op Games
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)
29 Jun 2020 · 1 hr 49 min
Ep 25- Crossover Gameshow Extravaganza
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]…
25 May 2020 · 1 hr 37 min
Ep 24- Top 3 Games From The 20th Century
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…
5 May 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep 23- Aeon's End The New Age & Hosting an Online Game Night
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. Instagram:…
14 Apr 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 22- The Tabletop Sessions Awards 2019
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…
18 Mar 2020 · 1 hr 27 min
Ep 21- Our Best Gameshow Of The Week Yet!
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…

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A podcast with your monthly dose of tabletop gaming stories and shenanigans from an international group of friends.

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