Latest Twoplayer Podcast Episodes
Twilight of the Gods!
Over the Tabletop - February 25, 2018 20:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe return with Twilight of the Gods, a fun outing from Victory Point Games that James likes a lot even though Erin has won every game thus far! The game, much like Magic with some twists, has an expansion up on Kickstarter right now. Also this episode, Solstice meows in the background, causing i...
Small Box Games! And Keep!
Over the Tabletop - February 09, 2018 23:44 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe cast our net wider this week while discussing the board game oeuvre of a favorite game maker, Small Box Games! They're a solid game developer with a strong Kickstarter presence, grasp of different game mechanics, and making gold coins look like delicious cheeseballs. Also in this episode, Eri...
Mission to Planet Hexx!
Over the Tabletop - January 26, 2018 02:24 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt's unanimous, folks! A game that James, Erin, AND Co-Producer Solstice KitKat all enjoy! This week's episode has us playing Mission to Planet Hexx, a delightful romp through space and even though Erin lost and is feeling surly about it, she's STILL jazzed to try again. It's a brand-new day! It...
Witches of the Revolution!
Over the Tabletop - January 10, 2018 03:39 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, Over the Tabletop plays Witches of the Revolution from Atlas Games and it's ... fine? Erin is unexpectedly aggro about how great this deckbuilder with a cooperative twist could have been and James is intent upon spoiling The Last Jedi for listeners. (Don't worry, we've sonically excis...
Dark Tales!
Over the Tabletop - January 04, 2018 20:17 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe weather outside is weather, but inside your ears, it's a new episode of Over the Tabletop! This week, we see if things end happily ever after with Dark Tales, an engaging card game with lots of replayability. Come for the game discussion, stay for the warping of the Duck Tales theme song and...
Arkham Horror!
Over the Tabletop - December 20, 2017 22:51 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsEver have one of those games that's super popular, well-crafted, and just plain ol' not for you? Arkham Horror might be that game for James and Erin. It's chock full of juicy story, twists and turns, and growing madness, but that impending sense of doom and seemingly insurmountable odds ... aren...
Epic PvP!
Over the Tabletop - December 13, 2017 20:04 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt's another installment of Over the Tabletop, a weekly-ish podcast dedicated to two-player board games! This week, we discuss Epic PvP from AEG and Fun to 11 Games. Described as a "shufflebuilding" game, Epic PvP offers quick gameplay with up to 72 (probably) different character combinations Ja...
Holiday Games!
Over the Tabletop - November 30, 2017 18:59 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsSometimes your gameplay will be less for the beer-and-pretzels set and more for the milk-and-cookies crowd! Make holidays magical by getting the whole family/chosen family/friends/people stranded at the airport involved! This week, we offer up a few family-friendly suggestions for games that wor...
Android Netrunner!
Over the Tabletop - November 15, 2017 17:44 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe're back, with a look at one of James' favorite games of all time and a game that Erin acknowledges is certainly very well constructed. This living card game (code: you can buy packs of cards forever and always and make your partner shudder about how complex things will get) combines some soli...
Affliction: Salem 1692!
Over the Tabletop - November 01, 2017 16:18 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhat happens when two overly-into-Salem-adjacent-media folks find a game with this theme? Lots of praise for said game (a worker placement game we enjoy!!), along with takes that are hellfire-hot about other things we DON'T like. Listen for James' opinions on The VVitch and Erin's weirdly specif...
Edge of Humanity!
Over the Tabletop - October 25, 2017 09:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe're on the edge, the edge, the edge, the edge, the Edge of Humanity! Luckily, this precipice is a pretty cool place, since we both really enjoyed the game. Give a listen as we discuss our playthrough, as well as Erin's sneaky It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia references, a confusing rainbow pi...
Legend of the Five Rings! Also an interview!
Over the Tabletop - October 18, 2017 16:42 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsA fun extra this week for you fine folks, in addition to our review of Legend of the Five Rings (spoiler alert, Erin can't hold her honor) -- an interview with game designer Luca Vince Caltabiano, creator of the upcoming Neon Knights 2086. We talk Kickstarter, game design, and the value of a thr...
Druid Dice!
Over the Tabletop - October 11, 2017 15:22 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe take a deeper dive into Geek Fever Games' Druid Dice, a fave from our recent gaming con experience! Come for our playthrough of a game that is Tetris meets Candy Crush meets Super Puzzle Fighter and stay for our favorite druid-related media, including James' list of things he'd rather do than...
Boston Festival of Indie Games!
Over the Tabletop - September 27, 2017 17:08 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe got out and saw some stuff and now we're back! This week, we discuss a local game con, the Boston Festival of Indie Games. It's a great way to try out some new games and games in development, including Phoenix Covenant, Visitor in Blackwood Grove, Druid Dice, Adventures of the Cimmerian Fores...
Zothren Invasion!
Over the Tabletop - September 13, 2017 04:46 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, we take our drift compatibility out for a spin with Zothren Invasion, a semi-cooperative card game that pits pieces of giant robots against somewhat reptilian alien invaders! Aw, darn, we didn't discuss the movie Alien Invaders. We do, however, chat about Pacific Rim, the genesis of E...
Castle Dice!
Over the Tabletop - September 06, 2017 12:12 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, we're rolling them stones, wood, and possibly house-themed dice with Castle Dice! It's more commonly known around the Over the Tabletop royal court as one of the few resource management games James enjoys. Join us as we discuss some quality castle movies (Bitchy Paul Giamatti in Ironc...
The Twelve Doctors!
Over the Tabletop - August 30, 2017 14:12 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe return to our regularly scheduled program of editing the more ribald of our game commentary with The Twelve Doctors, an obscure print-and-play game that we both enjoy, despite Erin being terrifically bad at it. Join us as we discuss our favorite Doctors, come up with a stunning array of synon...
Crisis: Tokyo!
Over the Tabletop - August 23, 2017 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe'll be honest, friends, we go a little off the rails (primarily in good ways) in this mostly-unedited episode as we find ourselves playing a game that's entertaining in lots of ways and also not in a few key other ways. Thrill to James' tight five on eliptony and Erin's childhood misunderstand...
GenCon Preview!
Over the Tabletop - August 16, 2017 14:51 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis week, rather than playing a game, we bring you our tried-and-true advice for having a .... well-rounded experience at GenCon, the nation's premier gaming convention, which kicks off its 50th event this week in Indianapolis. Over the Tabletop knows gaming AND knows Indianapolis. so listen up...
Exceed!
Over the Tabletop - August 09, 2017 14:12 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe flex our head-to-head fighting muscles this week with Exceed from Level 99 Games, a great game that always does exactly what you might think to our expectations! We also discuss one of our favorite kickpunching movie stars, Scott Adkins, and debate exactly how many Universal Soldier movies on...
Ophidian 2360!
Over the Tabletop - August 02, 2017 11:47 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt's a combat for the ages .... mostly between Solstice and Erin's unattended feet, as we dive into Ophidian 2360, a futuristic gladiatorial card game! Join us in our game ludus as we discuss our fervent love for TV shows about gladiators including 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' and James calls for...
Lost in R'lyeh!
Over the Tabletop - July 26, 2017 12:09 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsIä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn! Join us for some arts 'n' Lovecrafts as we flee toward the eminently speakable enjoyment of Lost in R'lyeh, an Uno-esque card game from Atlas Games. Will Erin rise from the deep by actually winning a game? WHO CAN SAY?
Tales of the Arabian Nights!
Over the Tabletop - July 19, 2017 03:47 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsJoin us as we weave a rich tapestry of words, as our heroes find love, get scorned .... and lost ... and otherwise embattled in a run through Z-Man Games' "Tales of the Arabian Nights!" Apart from a few valid questions about dated terminology, we quite love this game, win or lose. Mostly lose. B...
Word Domination!
Over the Tabletop - July 12, 2017 03:21 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsJames 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!
Over the Tabletop - July 05, 2017 00:07 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsTo 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!
Over the Tabletop - June 28, 2017 10:40 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis 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 sh...
Into the Echoside! Wherever that might be!
Over the Tabletop - June 21, 2017 12:23 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsOver 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. Apologi...
Press Your Luck!
Over the Tabletop - June 14, 2017 04:07 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsGo 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 platoni...
Mystery Rummy!
Over the Tabletop - June 07, 2017 13:39 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsThis 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!
Over the Tabletop - May 31, 2017 16:33 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 10 ratingsJoin 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-es...
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