They're Called Victory Points -- Table Talk (and friends)

Taylor G.
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They're Called Victory Points -- Table Talk (and friends)

A podcast about board games and the culture that surrounds them.

  1. JAN 10

    Table Talk 014: A Timely and Relevant Chat about GenCon 2024

    Not many notes, but you should be grateful we even got this one done. Games mentioned: Wandering Towers Intarsia Azul Cinematic Universe Harvest Fromage Viticulture Three of a Kind Agricola Prey another Day DroPolter Gem Hue Mycelia UnderGrove Wingspan Mariposas Festival Intarsia Nusfjord Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    35 min

  2. 2024-07-05

    Table Talk 013: A Chat about Gateway Games

    Table Talk 013: A Chat about Gateway Games Taylor and Alice discuss games that got them into the hobby and what makes something a “gateway game” anyway.  Games mentioned (so many!): Agueda https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317515/agueda-city-of-umbrellas Chai https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253185/chai Nine Tiles Extreme https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391084/nine-tiles-extreme Nine Tiles Panic https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279869/nine-tiles-panic Shifting Stones https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302280/shifting-stones Agricola https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola Caverna https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102794/caverna-the-cave-farmers Applejack https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367662/applejack Nova Luna https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284435/nova-luna Framework https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353152/framework Wacky Wacky West https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19/wacky-wacky-west Chartae https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269257/chartae Tigris and Euphrates https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphrates Quest for El Dorado https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-dorado Gardeners https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361840/gardeners Paint the Roses https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-the-roses Decorum https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344554/decorum Magic Maze https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209778/magic-maze The Mind https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/the-mind Root https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root Ticket to Ride https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride Kitchen Rush https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223953/kitchen-rush What’s For Dinner https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/327121/whats-for-dinner Photosynthesis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218603/photosynthesis Railroad Ink https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-edition Evergreen https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363307/evergreen Dragon Castle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232219/dragon-castle King’s Dilemma https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245655/the-kings-dilemma Quacks of Quedlinburg https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburg Wingspan https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan Patchwork https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchwork Parks https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks Viticulture https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticulture Glass Road https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143693/glass-road Herbaceous https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195314/herbaceous Furnace https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318084/furnace Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    33 min

  3. 2024-03-20

    Table Talk Episode 012: A (Solo) Chat about Reimplementation

    An experimental podcast with only one voice about games getting reskinned. What are your favorite reimplementations? What makes them better than the original? Or, alternatively, worse?   Games mentioned in this episode: Curios Wonder Woods Century: Golem Editions Furnace Azul: Master Chocolatier Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    15 min
  4. Table Talk Episode 011: A Chat about Editing Your Board Game Collection

    2024-02-07

    Table Talk Episode 011: A Chat about Editing Your Board Game Collection

    After a hiatus of embarrassing length because of a disastrous attempt to record an actual play podcast of the infuriating and deeply beige game De Vulgari Eloquentia, we return triumphantly for our first double-digit show! Taylor and Alice talk about reorganizing Alice’s collection and both best practices and pitfalls around that.   Games mentioned: Codex Naturalis Sagrada: Artisans Robot Quest Arena Dominion Cosmic Frog Robo Rally Crash Octopus Succulent Mechanical Beast Gallerist Gartenbau Finest Fish Scrabble Fearsome Floors Masterpiece Queendomino Kingdomino Trailer Park Wars Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    29 min

  5. 2023-09-05

    Table Talk Episode 010: A Chat About GenCon 2023

    Was GenCon 2023 a dumpster fire? Or just a smoldering waste paper basket? Listen on, friends, as Taylor and Alice wax poetical! Games mentioned: Disney Lorcana Cosmic Frog Gartenbau The Finest Fish Habitats Framework Fairy Trails Nova Luna Applejack Ticket to Ride: Europe Undergrove Lacuna Mycelium Wonder Woods Curios Starry Night Sky Quoridor Qawale Pollen District Noir Three Sisters Splito Cat in the Box Gardeners Bear Raid Ra Indian Summer At the Gates of Loyang Galaxy Trucker Everdell: Farshore Read our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com. Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    36 min
  6. Table Talk Episode 009.5: A Chat with Cezar Capacle

    2023-08-01

    Table Talk Episode 009.5: A Chat with Cezar Capacle

    Taylor G and Alice C talk with RPG superstar designer Cezar Capable about design, feelings, colonization, and, apparently, zombie cows.    Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Paint the Roses: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-roses Century: A New World: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270970/century-new-world Furnace: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318084/furnace I Guess This Is It: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346911/i-guess-it Alice is Missing: https://www.huntersentertainment.com/alice-is-missing Nexalis: https://capacle.itch.io/nexalis Read our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com.   Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    41 min
  7. Table Talk Episode 009: A Chat About House Rules

    2023-06-20

    Table Talk Episode 009: A Chat About House Rules

    This week, Alice and Taylor have some strong feelings about house rules for board games.   Games referenced in this episode: Curious Cargo New York Zoo Beer and Bread Renature Azul: Queen’s Garden Glass Road Patchwork Monopoly Viticulture Parks Uno Scrabble Mahjong Rummikub Euchre Dominoes Canasta Rummy Shanghai Jenga Tzolk’in Founders of Teotihuacan Catan Royal Game of Ur Ticket to Ride Wingspan Gizmos De Vulgari Eloquentia Caper Control Surrealist Dinner Party Read our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com. The Game Changers podcast on Klaus Teuber and the history of CATAN can be found on iTunes and Spotify. Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    33 min
  8. Table Talk Episode 008: The Klaus Teuber Spectacular!

    2023-05-16

    Table Talk Episode 008: The Klaus Teuber Spectacular!

    It took us a while to get our meeply asses in gear, but we (Alice, Bailey, David, Taylor, and Victoria) finally managed to get together in one (virtual) place and pay tribute to Klaus Teuber, designer of CATAN (originally The Settlers of Catan) and one of modern Eurogaming’s OG’s. After starting off with the usual “what we’ve been playing”, we share our earliest memories of CATAN and other Teuber favorites, discuss CATAN’s role as a gateway game and whether it’s still the gateway game, whether it still stands up design-wise today, and end off by comparing our favorite CATAN variants. On the way we also talk about the following games: Ticket to Ride Hoplomachus: Victorum Dixit Kinoko CATAN Histories: Struggle For Rome Settlers of the Stone Age CATAN Histories: Settlers of America: Trails to Rails Fairy Trails Wacky Wacky West Machi Koro Space Base Read our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com. The Game Changers podcast on Klaus Teuber and the history of CATAN can be found on iTunes and Spotify. Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

    55 min
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