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The Tabletop Games Blog is about all things board, card, dexterity and other modern games. Every week there is a new review and a topic discussion piece, all of which are also released in audio format on the podcast.
Additionally, there is the Let me illustrate podcast series where board game artists answer a catalogue of 17 questions about themselves.
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Taiwan Night Market (Saturday Review)
There was all sorts of Xiaochi and other street food on offer, as well as a variety of speciality drinks. It was still rather quiet, but already the stall owners were busy. The streets were heavy with the scent of various herbs, spices and all sorts of wonderful flavours. As it was getting darker, more and more people found their way into the wonderful maze of this amazing Taiwan Night Market by Zong-Ger from Good Game Studio.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/12/02/taiwan-night-market-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Taiwan Night Market: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tbdgames/taiwan-night-market/description
Rulebook: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/255230/taiwan-night-market-en-rules-v09
Good Game Studio: https://www.facebook.com/GoodGameStudio
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367201/taiwan-night-market
Restaurant City: https://www.facebook.com/restaurantcity/?locale=en_GB
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2023 BBC
Music: "Relaxation" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com
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Fun to Lose - how opponents' skill levels affect gameplay experience (Topic Discussion)
I don't mind losing. In fact, when I play with my weekly game group, I usually lose. There are very few board games that I am confident that I will win or at least have a good chance of winning. However, there is something interesting I noticed recently. Irrespective of whether you're a sore loser or gracious winner, I think it is true that gameplay experience changes depending on the skill level of the other players. Playing the same game with people who are as good at a game as you just feels different to playing it with people who are better than you or worse than you. In this article, I want to investigate this a bit further.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/11/28/fun-to-lose-how-opponents-skill-levels-affect-gameplay-experience-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Carcassonne Hunters and Gatherers: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4390/carcassonne-hunters-and-gatherers
Yucata: https://www.yucata.de/en
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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Puppy Pile (Saturday Review)
There was a lot of yapping and barking, jumping and tail-wagging. Everyone was excited, but eventually, everyone settled down and lined up in a neat row. There were a few last-minute alterations, with dogs having to change spaces. However, when everyone was ready, it was time to choose the best dog, the winner of this Puppy Pile by Mike A Pratt from Thing 12 Games.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/11/25/puppy-pile-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Puppy Pile: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thing12games/puppy-pile
Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thing12games/puppy-pile
Thing 12 Games: https://thing12games.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391216/puppy-pile
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2023 BBC
Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: SEUYH8AVFAGUPQ5B
If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
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Due Credit - how to credit people on board games (Topic Discussion)
It's clearly Bez month, because here is another article inspired by her. This time she wanted to know my thoughts on giving fair credit in games. So let me see if I can rise to the challenge.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/11/21/due-credit-how-to-credit-people-on-board-games-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Stuff by Bez: http://www.stuffbybez.com/
Kwanchai Moriya: https://www.kwanchaimoriya.com/
Roland MacDonald: https://rolandsrevenge.com/
Harald Lieske: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/12/23/harald-lieske-let-me-illustrate/
Let me illustrate podcast series: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/let-me-illustrate/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: bensound.comLicense code: FUMFF5HVAGE6NN4Y
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog
Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom! (Saturday Review)
It was either us or them. We were the only two teams on a planet far, far away, a planet that was crawling with bug-eyed monsters or BEMs as we had started to call them. My navigator moved around the directional grid to guide the vehicle across the planet's surface and allow the gunner to take aim at one of the weird inhabitants of this rock in space. We had to be careful though. We had to target the right BEMs to come out victorious in this fight to the end. It was all about who was going to be the Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom! by Bez Shahriari from Surprised Stare Games.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/11/18/last-bug-standing-in-the-circle-of-doom-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Last Bug Standing in the Circle of Doom!: https://www.surprisedstaregames.co.uk/last-bug-standing
Rulebook: https://2376baaa-0065-4f42-a040-e4ab02ff2d82.usrfiles.com/ugd/2376ba_6efe4d261f974623aa46ae7417945b4c.pdf
Surprised Stare Games: https://www.surprisedstaregames.co.uk/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/377482/last-bug-standing-circle-doom
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2023 BBC
Music I Use: Bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: WOJQZT9EFDQIRLUC
If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
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Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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The Representation of Bees - the latest buzz in the board game hobby (Topic Discussion)
Here is another article inspired by the wonderful Bez from Stuff by Bez. She suggested I talk about the representation of bees. There wasn't any particular angle she wanted me to take, but the title alone gave me some inspiration. So in this article, I want to look at board games that feature bees in some way.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/11/14/the-representation-of-bees-the-latest-buzz-in-the-board-game-hobby-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Hive: https://www.gen42.com/games/hive
The Bears and the Bees: https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/products/the-bears-and-the-bees#erid6951153
Apiary: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/apiary/
Applejack review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/09/30/applejack-saturday-review/
Ecogon: https://gaiagames.de/produkt/ecogon-english/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: Sunny Morning by MusicLFilesFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7813-sunny-morningLicensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog
Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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Customer Reviews
Marvellous
An audio version of the blog. Interesting topics, well written, nicely narrated.
We have a winner!
Love Oliver’s chill presentation! This podcast is a delicious Stollen - a gently spiced sweet bread of reviews and topic discussions, mixed with the dried fruits of the board game illustrators feature, and crunchy nuts of the occasional guest spot. 😄
Learning lots
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