Over the Tabletop
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsTwo people. Many, many games. One very good cat. Over the Tabletop is a podcast dedicated to discussing board games, card games, and dice games that play well (or not!) with two people. Because scheduling game days with more than two is hard, frankly. Join James and Erin as they travel through their games collection, go on theoretically-related tangents, and pat their very good cat, Solstice.
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Episodes
Word Domination!
July 12, 2017 03:21 - 35 minutes - 40.5 MBJames hates word games, but he's making an exception (it's my birthday!). See what happens when we discuss Word Domination, Scrabble, and a few other games that scratch our particular linguistic itch!
The Spoils!
July 05, 2017 00:07 - 35 minutes - 41 MBTo the victor go The Spoils .... and also a fair bit of profanity, be forewarned. We just enjoy this game so effing much, that's our excuse for all the "violent and voluptuous" language contained herein. Oh, oh, oh, it's not Magic, you know!
Strat-O-Matic Baseball!
June 28, 2017 10:40 - 31 minutes - 35.9 MBThis week, we delve into America's pastime with Strat-O-Matic Baseball, a precursor to fantasy sports and a game with tons of replayability, even if you're lukewarm on baseball! James plays a curious number of baseball-related games for someone who doesn't like baseball and Solstice joins the show to bite Erin, probably in retaliation for some terrible jokes.
Into the Echoside! Wherever that might be!
June 21, 2017 12:23 - 38 minutes - 44.5 MBOver the Tabletop goes Into the Echoside, as we play an Insane Clown Posse/Juggalo-themed deckbuilder and .... we actually like it? Grab some Faygo and join us as we reveal ourselves to be evil-clowns-in-pop-culture partisans, discuss deckbuilder mechanics, and extol the virtues of Gwar. Apologies for street noise, it was way too hot to shut the windows!
Press Your Luck!
June 14, 2017 04:07 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBGo on, we dare you! This week, we play several press-your-luck style games including Meow, Luchador, Batman: The Animated Series dice game, Cosmic Wimpout and more! I'm not trying to be coy; I just don't remember if that's all of them. Taped sur la terrain in Montreal, we also debate the platonic ideal of The Joker and definitely do not sing any Steve Miller Band songs.
Mystery Rummy!
June 07, 2017 13:39 - 32 minutes - 37 MBThis week, we attempt to crack the case of why Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper is such a darn good game -- and if it hadn't been for that meddling James, Erin totally would have won. Other topics include fun tourism and pop culture tie-ins and a few harmless but creepy observations.
Legends of Wrestling!
May 31, 2017 16:33 - 25 minutes - 29.6 MBJoin us as we discuss Legends of Wrestling, a delightful dice game made by Filsinger Games that we feel really captures the spirited back-and-forth of professional wrestling. Minus all the sweat. Well, there's some sweat, we do play with gusto. And, as promised, James in his Shinsuke Nakamura-esque red jacket.
Epic!
May 25, 2017 01:08 - 34 minutes - 39.4 MBJoin us in our inaugural episode of Over the Tabletop(!) as we play a game of Epic, an offering from White Wizard Games and one that promises "mythic battles." This round certainly inspires some playful animosity. In this episode, we learn that Erin thinks possibly only one half-step ahead at all times and James is ... slightly craftier than that. Like what you hear? Email us at [email protected] and we'll get back to you as long as Erin remembers the login credentials. Ar...