Tales & Tactics

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Welcome to Tales & Tactics, where we dive into the fascinating world of tabletop games. From well-known classics to the more obscure and bizarre, we explore their rules and delve into their rich histories. Join us on this journey as we approach each game with the enthusiasm of a book club, unraveling their stories and strategies.

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    RaW: Talon

    In this episode of Tales & Tactics, our Rules as Written series covers Talon from GMT Games, a tactical sci-fi fleet combat game pitting the human Terran Confederation against the alien Talon Empire across a series of ship to ship engagements. We discuss how the game’s impulse based turn structure creates a tense and interleaved flow of action that will feel familiar to veterans of Starfleet Battles, while remaining accessible enough to bring new players into the fold. We also highlight one of Talon’s smartest design decisions in placing all essential game information directly on the counters themselves, keeping the action on the table and the rulebook on the shelf. Clean, tactical, and rewarding, Talon earns its place as one of the more elegant entries in the space combat wargame genre.

    54 min

  2. 28 ABR

    BtB: Sports Simulation

    From dugouts and playbooks to stat sheets and dice rolls, this Beyond the Book episode dives into the world of tabletop sports simulation. We look at how designers have tried to capture the drama and strategy of real world sport without requiring players to throw a single punch or swing a real bat. From classic replay games to modern fast play designs, we explore what makes a sports sim feel authentic, what gets abstracted away, and why these games have such a dedicated following. If you have ever wondered how a tabletop game can recreate the tension of a full season or a crucial fourth down, this episode is for you.

    53 min

  3. 21 ABR

    Deadball

    In this episode of Rules as Written, we step up to the plate with Deadball by W.M. Akers, a fast, elegant tabletop baseball game that turns statistics, scorekeeping, and a handful of dice into a tense pennant race drama. We dig into the history behind the term Deadball, explore the real life Deadball Era of baseball, and look at how Akers translates that low scoring, small ball style into tabletop form. Along the way, we break down the game’s core mechanics, its evolving editions, the charm of the fictional Southern Circuit, and how it compares to other tabletop baseball classics. If you love sports history, clever design, or games that capture the feeling of their subject with surprising precision, this one’s for you.

    47 min

  4. 14 ABR

    BtB: Hidden Information

    In this episode of Tales & Tactics, our Beyond the Book series turns to hidden information and randomness as design tools in tabletop gaming. We explore how fog of war and hidden unit mechanics in board wargames create authentic battlefield uncertainty, forcing decisions under incomplete information, and how random tables and GM driven dice outcomes in RPGs produce genuinely surprising results that no amount of preparation could script. Across both genres, the throughline is the same; well designed uncertainty doesn’t undermine player agency, it deepens it.

    51 min

  5. 7 ABR

    RaW: Modern Tactics #1: Afghanistan

    In this episode of Tales & Tactics, we take a close look at Modern Tactics: Afghanistan from VUCA Simulations, a hex and counter wargame designed by Shayne Logan covering Coalition operations in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021. We walk through the game’s core systems, including its alternating impulse structure, terrain and movement rules, and the unique challenges of fighting through walled compounds, grape fields, and wadis. We also break down the game’s asymmetric unit roster, examining how fanatics through to recruits force coalition players to approach each scenario very differently than a conventional wargame. With 20 scenarios spanning Canadian and American operations, and a design philosophy built around snap decisions, civilian presence, and rules of engagement, Modern Tactics: Afghanistan makes a compelling case for being one of the most tactically authentic modern warfare games on the market.

    59 min

  6. 31 MAR

    BtB: Super Heroes

    This week on Beyond the Book, we zoom out to explore the world of superhero tabletop RPGs as a genre, tracing their evolution from early simulation heavy designs to modern narrative driven approaches, and asking what it actually means to play a superhero at the table. We examine how different systems handle power scaling, team dynamics, and comic book logic, while digging into the tension between crunchy mechanics and cinematic storytelling, all to answer a core question: can any RPG truly capture the feel of superhero fiction, or are they all solving different parts of the same impossible problem?

    58 min

  7. 24 MAR

    RaW: Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game

    This week on Tales & Tactics: Rules as Written, we dive into the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game to examine how Marvel built its own superhero RPG from the ground up and shaped it into a system focused on accessibility, structure, and brand consistency; we break down the d616 resolution system and explore Rank based power scaling, character creation through Powers and Traits. All while asking a central question: does this system truly deliver comic book action at the table, or does its tightly controlled design limit player agency in favor of maintaining the integrity of the Marvel universe?

    56 min

  8. 17 MAR

    BtB: On The Grid

    In this episode of Tales & Tactics: Beyond the Book, we step back from individual rulebooks to explore how games represent movement and space on the tabletop in an episode we call “On the Grid.” From square and hex grids to broader area movement and point to point networks, we discuss the different ways designers structure how units and characters move through a game world. Looking at examples from classic board games and tabletop wargames, we consider how each approach shapes decision making, battlefield tactics, and the overall feel of play. Whether measuring careful hex by hex advances, maneuvering across defined regions, or navigating connected nodes on a map, this discussion examines how the structure of a game’s movement system quietly defines the strategy that unfolds across the table.

    56 min
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Welcome to Tales & Tactics, where we dive into the fascinating world of tabletop games. From well-known classics to the more obscure and bizarre, we explore their rules and delve into their rich histories. Join us on this journey as we approach each game with the enthusiasm of a book club, unraveling their stories and strategies.

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  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
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