Two 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.
58 Available Episodes (58 Total)Average duration: 00:30:08
Feb 01, 2020
Dungeon Squared and Wetworks!
00:22:49
Coming to us from Ringstrue Games (thank you!), we're coming back to you with our reviews of Dungeon Squared and Wetworks! Both are fun, easy to pick up and play, and work well for two players! There's deckbuilding, dungeon crawling, espionage, set collection, hand management, and more across the two games. Give a listen!
Jan 03, 2020
Epic Spell Wars: Annihilageddon!
00:29:28
Over the Tabletop tears right into 2020 with a game that's truly EPIC .... because that's part of the title. It's Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards: Annihilageddon and it's got 100 percent more deckbuilding, 100 percent more two-player capabilities, and probably 75 percent more poop jokes than all previous Epic Spell Wars. Join your friendly neighborhood Battle Wizards for a full run-down of the game and way fewer spicy takes than usual because, well, it's winter. We're tired.
Nov 30, 2019
All Manor of Evil
00:29:52
We'll be honest, this episode is way late, but trust us, it's been a Month. At some point BEFORE the Month, we played All Manor of Evil, the product of a successful Kickstarter! A Lovecraftian card game with a neat trick of working well for two players, give a listen to see what we think! (Because we don't actually remember, other than our review being quite positive!)
Oct 14, 2019
Roll and Writes!
00:24:22
Like rolling? Like writing? You'll love this week's games! Join Over the Tabletop as we discuss Imperial Settlers, Brikks, and That's So Clever, three games that let you toss some dice, press your luck, and keep track of your gaming destiny with those tiny little mini-golf pencils!
Sep 16, 2019
Boston Festival of Indie Games, 2019 edition!
00:39:18
Welcome to Season 3 of Over the Tabletop! We're kicking off things with an adventuresome journey to rapidly expanding local-to-us indie game festival, BostonFIG! Come for our reviews of some brand-new two-player games, stay for those trademark Over the Tabletop shenanigrams!
Apr 21, 2019
Renegade!
00:20:28
The jig is up, the news is out, we've finally found ... a game that is well-crafted and great for solo play but not quite as flavorful for two players. It's Renegade, from Victory Point Games, a game that James and Erin appreciate many aspects of and are excited to play NOT with each other! We also discuss what makes for a good solo game and appreciate the attention paid to proofreading Renegade's instruction booklet!
Apr 04, 2019
Aeon's End Legacy!
00:25:21
We're back and Erin is TIRED this episode, but it's a lively discussion regardless of our newest cooperative deckbuilder, Aeon's End Legacy! We're fans of the story aspect of the game, which pits us, a couple of scrappy Breach Mages against villains daring to destroy the probably picturesque village of Gravehold!
Mar 07, 2019
Gloomhaven!
00:25:06
It's the biggest ... well, certainly the heaviest ... game we've played yet! Gloomhaven from Cephalofair Games offers a meaty gameplay experience to go along with weighing some 20 pounds or nearly one and a half stones! James and Erin also discuss the utility of house rules for a more enjoyable gaming experience, as well as a SHIFT IN POWER on Over the Tabletop's Twitter account!
Feb 15, 2019
Exorcism at the House of Monkton Falls!
00:26:03
The name is a mouthful, but luckily we here at Over the Tabletop find this biweek's game quite delicious! Exorcism at the House of Monkton Falls from The Screaming Brain is one we playtested last year and Kickstarted. It scratches that cooperative, race-against-time, spooky mystery itch without feeling like it's impossible to ever get that house clear! Also this week: Erin REALLY wants to copyedit your game's instruction manuals and James celebrates Galentine's Day.
Jan 31, 2019
Death Note: Confrontation!
00:25:12
Come hear the audible sighs of relief as Erin realizes she doesn't need to know *anything* about anime to play -- and enjoy -- Death Note: Confrontation! This two-player deduction game pits super-sleuth L against the mysterious Kira as both race the clock (there's no clock, but it's a fairly quick game) to win!
Feb 01 | 00:22:49
Dungeon Squared and Wetworks!
Jan 03 | 00:29:28
Epic Spell Wars: Annihilageddon!
Nov 30 | 00:29:52
All Manor of Evil
Oct 14 | 00:24:22
Roll and Writes!
Sep 16 | 00:39:18
Boston Festival of Indie Games, 2019 edition!
Apr 21 | 00:20:28
Renegade!
Apr 04 | 00:25:21
Aeon's End Legacy!
Mar 07 | 00:25:06
Gloomhaven!
Feb 15 | 00:26:03
Exorcism at the House of Monkton Falls!
Jan 31 | 00:25:12
Death Note: Confrontation!
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