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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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Abandon All Artichokes (Saturday Review)
Artichokes come in two main forms: globe and Jerusalem. Both are lovely vegetables with many health benefits. As culinary ingredients, some love their wonderful flavour, while others hate them for the same reason. However, we want to talk about globe artichokes specifically here. So while you might love these wonderful green plants, as relatives of thistles it is no surprise why one might be desperate to Abandon All Artichokes by Emma Larkins from Gamewright.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/08/abandon-all-artichokes-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Abandon All Artichokes: https://gamewright.com/product/Abandon-All-Artichokes
Rulebook: https://gamewright.com/pdfs/Rules/AAArules_v2.pdf
Gamewright: https://gamewright.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302260/abandon-all-artichokes
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
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Doomlings (Saturday Review)
Space: an endless void with countless stars, some of which capable of harbouring a planet that can support life. On one of these Goldilocks planets far away from our own, life has indeed emerged. Yet, nothing is ever allowed to last. One day, the inevitable end will come. So in the meantime, life on this planet is competing for supremacy. They do not know it yet, but they are the Doomlings by Justus Meyer and Andrew Meyer from Doomlings LLC.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/01/doomlings-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Doomlings: https://doomlings.com/
Rulebook: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0554/6190/4593/files/Doomlings_Rulebook.pdf?v=1709671623
Doomlings LLC: https://doomlings.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324413/doomlings
Fluxx: https://www.looneylabs.com/games/fluxx
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Arrakis by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/568-arrakisLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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UK Games Expo 2024 - looking ahead (Topic Discussion)
Another year has gone by in a flash and it's time again for me to start another convention season. Well, I say "season", but that's exaggerating it. I'm actually only attending two board game shows this year. I just can't afford to fly everywhere and spend time away from home. So I chose two events that I really enjoyed last year and that won't cost me the world. The first of these is, of course, UK Games Expo 2024.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/28/uk-games-expo-2024-looking-ahead-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
UK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
Asmodee: https://www.asmodee.co.uk/
Splendor review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/25/splendor-saturday-review/
Jaipur review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/02/29/jaipur-saturday-review/
Hachette: https://www.hachette.co.uk/
Akropolis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/09/09/akropolis-saturday-review/
Kosmos: https://www.thamesandkosmos.co.uk/
Devir: https://devirgames.com/
Czech Games Edition: https://czechgames.com/
Hegemonic Project Games: https://hegemonicproject.com/
Lirius Games: https://liriusgames.com/en-uk
Berlin Brettspiel Con review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/22/berlin-brettspiel-con-2023-saturday-review/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Royalty Free Music: https://www.bensound.comLicense code: ACUS489FQQZVP6UD
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
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Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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Sea of Thieves: Voyage of Legends (Saturday Review)
Build your reputation, they said. Complete voyages, defeat foes and gather treasures, they said. Visit the outpost to sell cargo and make repairs, they said. Having two sloops under my command was supposed to make this easy, but the truth was far from it. A pirate's life for me, my barnacle. It was a huge challenge from the start. It was almost impossible to safely navigate this Sea of Thieves: Voyage of Legends by Mat Hart, James M. Hewitt, Steve Margetson, Sherwin Matthews and Sophie Williams from Steamforged Games.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/25/sea-of-thieves-voyage-of-legends-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Sea of Thieves: Voyage of Legends: https://steamforged.com/en-gb/products/sea-of-thieves-the-board-game
Rulebook: https://steamforged.com/cdn/shop/files/SOT-Rulebook-compressed-pp.pdf?v=1950745597445457082
Steamforged Games: https://steamforged.com/en-gb
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/382016/sea-of-thieves-voyage-of-legends
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2024 BBC
The Big Adventure by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/431-the-big-adventureLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Paper App Dungeon (Saturday Review)
Welcome, adventurer. You are about to embark on a very unique dungeon crawl. Sharpen your pencil and be brave. You are about to face an almost endless cave system stuffed to the brim with coins, treasure chests, spiders' webs, enemies and even the odd portal. So off you go, brave fellow, and descend the stairs into the amazing Paper App Dungeon by Tom Brinton from Lucky Duck Games.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/18/paper-app-dungeon-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Paper App Dungeon: https://luckyduckgames.com/en/games/749-paper-app-dungeon
Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XvvW4e0-MeePAfPu0Y-FeUHe9V_ufwMNX3GaI0uVBPE/edit
Lucky Duck Games: https://luckyduckgames.com/en
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329613/paper-app-dungeon
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: "Darkness" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com
Music: "Destination" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com
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Boiling Point - why tension and escalation matters in games (Topic Discussion)
Hi, it’s Joe Slack here. I’ve written a few guest posts for Oliver in the past and I was delighted when he requested another guest blog, so here we go!
Something I think about a lot as a game designer is how to create tension in a game as well as ensure that players feel a sense of progression as they play.
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/14/boiling-point-why-tension-and-escalation-matters-in-games-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
Tokaido: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/123540/tokaido
A Gentle Rain: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334011/a-gentle-rain
Magic Maze: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209778/magic-maze
Incan Gold: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15512/incan-gold
Diamant review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/04/22/diamant-saturday-review/
Splendor review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/07/25/splendor-saturday-review/
Istanbul: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148949/istanbul
Steampunk Rally: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/162007/steampunk-rally
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: Borough by Blue Dot Sessions
The Desert | The Grand Score by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sandstorm by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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