Episodes

  • Slay the Spire: The Board Game – A Two Top Review

    Slay the Spire: The Board Game – A Two Top Review
    Mar 5 2025
    Josh Taylor (Blimey Cow) joins the podcast for the second week in a row as he and Jared sit down at the Two-Top table to discuss the cooperative, roguelike, deckbuilding game Slay the Spire: The Board Game by Contention Games. Links for Slay the Spire: The Board Game Interested in purchasing? Get Slay the Spire: The Board Game Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Contention Games Designer: Gary Dworetsky, Anthony Giovannetti, Casey Yano Artists: Bruce Brenneise, Jose David Lanza Cebrian, Anailis Dorta BGG Game Link How to Play: Good Time Society Links for The Game Table Podcast 'How to Play' Music Background: Song: Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Artist: Lexin_Music - Aleksey Chistilin Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek Jared on BGG Ian on BGG Overview of The Game Table Podcast The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table. Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature. Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourage community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    52 mins
  • The Search for UAPs – A Featured Table Review

    The Search for UAPs – A Featured Table Review
    Feb 26 2025

    Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table with their good buddy Josh Taylor (Blimey Cow) to discuss the puzzley, space exploration deduction game, The Search for UAPs, published by Renegade Games and Bezier Games.

    Links for Search for UAPs

    Interested in purchasing? The Search for UAPs Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Renegade Games and Bezier Games Designer: Ted Alspach Artists: Tim Barton, Janos Orban BGG Game Link How to Play: Board Game Coffee Ted Alspach Designer Diaries

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    'How to Play' Music Background: Song: Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Artist: Lexin_Music - Aleksey Chistilin Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek

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    Overview of The Game Table Podcast

    The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table.

    Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature.

    Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourage community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Nana – A Kid’s/Family Table Review

    Nana – A Kid’s/Family Table Review
    Feb 19 2025
    Jared, Faith, and Joy sit down at the Kid's table and take a look at the tricky memory and set collection game Nana from Mob Plus. Links for Nana Game Interested in purchasing? Nana / Trio Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Mob Plus Designer: 宮野 華也 (Kaya Miyano) Artists: 別府さい (Sai Beppu) BGG Game Link How to Play: Ruel Gaviola / Tabletop Tonight Links for The Game Table Podcast Have questions or want to connect? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek Jared on BGG Ian on BGG Nana Description from the Publisher nana, which was later reprinted as Trio, is a card game in which players are looking for three of a kind. The deck consists of 36 cards, numbered 1-12 three times. Players receive some cards in hand, which they are required to sort from low to high, and the remaining cards are placed face down on the table. On your turn, choose any single card to reveal, either the low or high card from a player's hand (including your own) or any face-down card from the table. Then, do this again. Should the two cards show the same number, continue your turn; if they do not, return the cards to where they came from and end your turn. If you reveal three cards showing the same number, take these cards as a set in front of you. If you are the first player to collect three sets, you win — except that a player wins immediately if they collect the set of 7s or two sets that add or subtract to 7, e.g., 4s and 11s. Note that nana and Trio contain identical components, but nana is labeled for 2-5 players, while Trio is labeled for 3-6 players. Trio has slight changes to the rules, with players using all cards no matter the player count. Additionally, you play in normal mode — winning with three sets or the 7s — or "spicy" mode, winning with two linked sets or the 7s. Finally, Trio includes rules for playing in teams with four or six players. Overview of The Game Table Podcast The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table. Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature. Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourages community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    19 mins
  • Marvel Champions Expansions Discussion

    Marvel Champions Expansions Discussion
    Feb 13 2025
    Ian and Jared sit down at the featured table to discuss the many expansions in the Marvel Champions lineup by Fantasy Flight Games. They discuss each campaign box, each hero, and discuss some of their favorites. Links for Marvel Champions Expansions Interested in purchasing? Rise of Red Skull (close to out of print - will need to possibly search 2nd hand) Galaxy's Most Wanted Mad Titan's Shadow Sinister Motives (close to out of print - will need to possibly search 2nd hand) Mutant Genesis Next Evolution Age of Apocalypse (close to out of print - will need to possibly search 2nd hand) Agents of Shield Hero and Scenario Packs Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games Designer: Caleb Grace, Michael Boggs, Nate French, Aaron Haltom, Tony Fanchi Artists: So Many.... Thank you all! Links for The Game Table Podcast Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek Jared on BGG Ian on BGG Overview of The Game Table Podcast The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table. Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature. Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourages community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Obsession – A Two Top Review

    Obsession – A Two Top Review
    Feb 5 2025
    Anna and Jared sit down at the two top table to discuss the social climbing, estate building, open drafting, and hand management game Obsession by Kayenta Games. Links for Obsession Publisher: Kayenta Games Designer: Dan Hallagan Artists: Dan Hallagan BGG Game Link Links for The Game Table Podcast Intro Victorian Gothic Piano Music "One Thousand Years Ago" Music by Joel Fazhari from Pixabay 'How to Play' Music Background: Song: Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Artist: Lexin_Music - Aleksey Chistilin Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek Jared on BGG Ian on BGG Overview of Obsession You are the head of a respected but troubled family estate in mid-19th century Victorian England. After several lean decades, family fortunes are looking up! Your goal is to improve your estate so as to be in better standing with the truly influential families in Derbyshire. Obsession is a game of 16 to 20 turns in which players build a deck of Victorian gentry (British social upper class), renovate their estate by acquiring building tiles from a centralized builders' market, and manipulate an extensive service staff of butlers, housekeepers, underbutlers, maids, valets, and footmen utilizing a novel worker placement mechanic. Successfully hosting prestigious social activities such as Fox Hunts, Music Recitals, Billiards, Political Debates, and Grand Balls increases a player's wealth, reputation, and connections among the elite. Overview of The Game Table Podcast The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table. Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature. Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourages community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    54 mins
  • Fort – A Featured Table Review

    Fort – A Featured Table Review
    Jan 29 2025

    Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table to discuss the deck building, fort constructing, friend-making game, Fort by Leder Games.

    Links for Fort

    Interested in purchasing? https://amzn.to/40Lbg98 Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Leder Games Designer: Grant Rodiek Artists: Kyle Ferrin BGG Game Link How to Play: Watch It Played

    Links for The Game Table Podcast

    'How to Play' Music Background: Song: Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Artist: Lexin_Music - Aleksey Chistilin Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek

    Jared on BGG Ian on BGG

    Overview of The Game Table Podcast

    The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table.

    Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature.

    Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourages community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Nosy Bear / Dragon’s Breath – Two Quick Kid’s Table Reviews

    Nosy Bear / Dragon’s Breath – Two Quick Kid’s Table Reviews
    Jan 22 2025
    Jared and Hope sit down at the Kid's table and take a look at the color identifying game, Nosy Bear, and the dexterity, set collection game Dragon's Breath from HABA games. Links for Nosy Bear Board Game Interested in purchasing? https://amzn.to/4hqW3PW Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: HABA Designer: Christian Tiggemann Artists: Anna-Lena Kühler BGG Game Link Links for Dragon's Breath Board Game Interested in purchasing? https://amzn.to/40LqAmk Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: HABA Designer: Günter Burkhardt, Lena Burkhardt Artists: Daniel Döbner BGG Game Link Links for The Game Table Podcast Have questions or want to connect? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek Jared on BGG Ian on BGG Nosy Bear Description from the Publisher Players try to get rid of their 6 bears. They have to put them over the right nose (right color). One nose is blocked by the Nosy Bear. If a player ends there, he can't put a bear there, but he can replace the Nosy Bear card. First player who can place the 6th bear, wins. Dragon's Breath Description from the Publisher On one of their expeditions the dragon children Mira, Feo, Luna and Diego discover an unusual sparkling treasure: a column of ice with sparkling stones frozen inside it. They want to take the treasure back to their cave. But unfortunately the column of ice is too heavy. The only thing they can do is to melt it. But breathing fire isn't as easy as it sounds. Instead of fire they only manage hot air. Then the four of them have an idea: they'll get their dad to help. And it works! Dad's fire breathing starts melting the column, and little by little the sparkling stones start falling out. The dragon children quickly collect the valuable treasures, and take them back to their cave. With a little luck even dad will get a few sparkling stones! Which dragon child will collect the most sparkling stones in their cave by the end of the game? —description from the rulebook Overview of The Game Table Podcast The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table. Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature. Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourages community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    21 mins
  • Nunatak: Temple of Ice – A Featured Table Review

    Nunatak: Temple of Ice – A Featured Table Review
    Jan 15 2025

    Ian and Jared sit down at the Featured table to discuss the competitive ice temple building game, Nunatak by Kosmos.

    Links for Nunatak: Temple of Ice

    Interested in purchasing? https://amzn.to/3PwIPVY Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualifying purchases. Publisher: Kosmos Designer: Kane Klenko Artists: Kwanchai Moriya BGG Game Link How to Play: Thames & Kosmos UK

    Links for The Game Table Podcast

    'How to Play' Music Background: Song: Inspiring Cinematic Ambient Artist: Lexin_Music - Aleksey Chistilin Have questions or want to connect with The Game Table Podcast? Check out our website: thegametablepodcast.com Email us at thegametablepodcast@gmail.com Check out our Linktree for easy access to find us online! Follow us on Instagram Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/ZYKF3wdenJ Check us out on Boardgamegeek

    Jared on BGG Ian on BGG

    Overview of The Game Table Podcast

    The Game Table Podcast is an exploration of various board, card, and tabletop games. Hosted by Ian Mansfield and Jared Snyder, this podcast offers listeners a comprehensive look at different games, providing overviews, insights on gameplay, and personal thoughts to help you decide if a game is right for your table.

    Each episode delves into a specific game, discussing its mechanics, strategies, and overall experience. Whether it's a family-friendly game like "Once Upon a Castle" or a more strategic title like "Apiary," we bring our enthusiasm and expertise to the table. We also share tips, reviews, and sometimes even the history behind the games they feature.

    Listeners can expect a mix of humor, detailed analysis, and genuine passion for gaming, making it a perfect companion for both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike. We also encourages community interaction through our website, social media, and Discord.
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    39 mins