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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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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/
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
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Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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Star Trek: Away Missions (Saturday Review)
After the battle of Wolf 359, the team consisting of Commander Riker, Lieutenant Commanders Data and Shelby and Lieutenant Worf on board the U.S.S. Enterprise were doing all they could to protect the ship against the invading Borg, led by Locutus of Borg, formerly Captain Picard of the Federation. It was a strange situation. The alien drones seemed oblivious to the starship's crew as both sides went about completing their objectives and overall missions. Our training kicked in and it was as if we were on Star Trek: Away Missions by Andrew Haught, Mike Haught and Phil Yates from Gale Force Nine.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/11/star-trek-away-missions-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Star Trek: Away Missions: https://www.gf9games.com/awaymissions/37/star-trek-away-missions/
Rulebook: https://www.gf9games.com/awaymissions/wp-content/uploads/StarTrekAwayMissions_Rulebook_WEB.pdf
Gale Force Nine: https://www.gf9.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/384136/star-trek-away-missions
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: Mars Is Burning by Benvibrant (from Pond5)
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Get Inspired for Your Wedding with Board Games (Topic Discussion)
Feeling stressed about your upcoming wedding? Why not sit down and relax, and maybe even get some inspiration from these wedding-themed board games!
Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/07/get-inspired-for-your-wedding-with-board-games-topic-discussion/
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Music: Borough by Blue Dot Sessions
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog
Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog
Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
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Like Cain and Abel (Saturday Review)
As the first two sons of Adam and Eve, a lot of responsibility had been laid upon our shoulders. We were a farmer and a shepherd who had to offer our harvested grains and livestock to God. We were never sure if either of us was in His favour. So we carried on and made wilder and wilder boasts about our gifts to Our Lord until it was too much and one of us struck down the other. We were Like Cain and Abel by J.L. Reid from Bent Pin.
Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/04/like-cain-and-abel-saturday-review/
Useful Links
Like Cain and Abel Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bentpin/like-cain-and-abel-an-18-card-trick-taking-and-bluffing-game
Rulebook: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CyG0hIkO4IuqdSmXuq6uSDGysNYDYoT2/view
Bent Pin: https://www.thebentpin.com/
BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/414512/like-cain-and-abel
Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)
Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2024 BBC
The Desert Planet (feat. Udio) by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/12290-the-desert-planet-feat-udioLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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