Not many notes, but you should be grateful we even got this one done.Games mentioned:Wandering TowersIntarsiaAzul Cinematic UniverseHarvestFromageViticultureThree of a KindAgricolaPrey another DayDroPolterGemHueMyceliaUnderGroveWingspanMariposasFestivalIntarsiaNusfjordCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

Table Talk 013: A Chat about Gateway GamesTaylor and Alice discuss games that got them into the hobby and what makes something a “gateway game” anyway. Games mentioned (so many!):Agueda https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317515/agueda-city-of-umbrellasChai https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253185/chaiNine Tiles Extreme https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391084/nine-tiles-extremeNine Tiles Panic https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279869/nine-tiles-panicShifting Stones https://boardga...

An experimental podcast with only one voice about games getting reskinned. What are your favorite reimplementations? What makes them better than the original? Or, alternatively, worse? Games mentioned in this episode:CuriosWonder WoodsCentury: Golem EditionsFurnaceAzul: Master ChocolatierCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

After a hiatus of embarrassing length because of a disastrous attempt to record an actual play podcast of the infuriating and deeply beige game De Vulgari Eloquentia, we return triumphantly for our first double-digit show! Taylor and Alice talk about reorganizing Alice’s collection and both best practices and pitfalls around that. Games mentioned:Codex NaturalisSagrada: ArtisansRobot Quest ArenaDominionCosmic FrogRobo RallyCrash OctopusSucculentMechanical BeastGalleristGartenbauFinest Fi...

Was GenCon 2023 a dumpster fire? Or just a smoldering waste paper basket? Listen on, friends, as Taylor and Alice wax poetical!Games mentioned:Disney LorcanaCosmic FrogGartenbauThe Finest FishHabitatsFrameworkFairy TrailsNova LunaApplejackTicket to Ride: EuropeUndergroveLacunaMyceliumWonder WoodsCuriosStarry Night SkyQuoridorQawalePollenDistrict NoirThree SistersSplitoCat in the BoxGardenersBear RaidRaIndian SummerAt the Gates of LoyangGalaxy TruckerEverdell: FarshoreRead our latest musings o...

Taylor G and Alice C talk with RPG superstar designer Cezar Capable about design, feelings, colonization, and, apparently, zombie cows. Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Paint the Roses: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-roses Century: A New World: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270970/century-new-world Furnace: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318084/furnace I Guess This Is It: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346911/i-guess-...

This week, Alice and Taylor have some strong feelings about house rules for board games. Games referenced in this episode:Curious CargoNew York ZooBeer and BreadRenatureAzul: Queen’s GardenGlass RoadPatchworkMonopolyViticultureParksUnoScrabbleMahjongRummikubEuchreDominoesCanastaRummyShanghaiJengaTzolk’inFounders of TeotihuacanCatanRoyal Game of UrTicket to RideWingspanGizmosDe Vulgari EloquentiaCaperControlSurrealist Dinner PartyRead our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture...

It took us a while to get our meeply asses in gear, but we (Alice, Bailey, David, Taylor, and Victoria) finally managed to get together in one (virtual) place and pay tribute to Klaus Teuber, designer of CATAN (originally The Settlers of Catan) and one of modern Eurogaming’s OG’s.After starting off with the usual “what we’ve been playing”, we share our earliest memories of CATAN and other Teuber favorites, discuss CATAN’s role as a gateway game and whether it’s still the gateway game, whether...

What makes a game replayable a few times? Many times in a row? Something you long to play again? Taylor and Alice give you the definitive answer. Caverna Agricola Frosthaven Shifting Stones Moon Base Greed One Night Werewolf Dominion Undaunted: Normandy The Gallerist Sea Salt and Paper Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar Azul: Queen’s Garden My City Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr Cascadia Planet Ec...

Taylor and Alice chat with friend and DWP contributor Bailey D about how she finds off-beat and less popular games. And they’re coming to you live (recorded) from the Edge House’s annual 24-Hour Board Game Marathon fundraiser. Want to support that community? Go to www.edge-uc.org/donate. Games we discussed:The GalleristAcquireMoon BaseMoon AdventureSo, You’ve Been EatenCharioteerConestoga wagon?Beer and BreadTiny Epic…CodenamesActs of the EvangelistsHeading ForwardCheck us out at The Dai...

When you go on vacation, how do you take your game collection? Obviously, you need to take them, you’ll need to play them. But what about all those boxes and bits? What games are good for various situations? Don’t worry, Taylor and Alice have you covered. Surrealist Dinner PartyPaint the RosesExit: The Advent CalendarThe InitiativeAgricolaAzul: Queen’s GardenArt Robbery5211Mint RailsTravel CarcassonneTravel CatanSquare MealIotaSetQuirklePoint SaladSea Salt and PaperSolitairePass and play...

In the grand tradition of annual “best of” lists, Taylor and Alice offer you a list of the best games for extremely specific people. All of which are actually good.Games Mentioned:Fairy TrailsThe GalleristMasterpiece(also Mastermind)Taco Bell Party Pack Card GameA Gentle RainPatchworkSHHConsentacleUSPS: Great American Mail RaceDownPalm IslandI Guess This Is It…The Acts of the ApostlesThat Time You Killed MeRATS: High Tea at SeaLove LetterAromaJust OneMint WorksMint Rails7 Wonders DuelDecorumB...

Taylor and Alice talk about why they love/hate games about feelings in this meandering and contemplative third episode. What is your experience of games about feelings? Do you tolerate them? Try to get all your friends and family to play them with you? Wish you could instead stay in the land of Beige Traders forever? Games mentioned:Sea Salt and Paper, yes againTicket to RideFrameworkColor MonsterHolding On: The Troubled Life of Billy KerrI Guess This Is ItZen Tiles SoloA MendingNot ment...

Table Talk 002: A Chat about First Plays When you play a game for the first time, what do you look for? How do you play well? What makes a first play fun? Or, for that matter, a second or 50th? Featured in this episode: new, improved sound quality, two bleeped swears, and the following games:Sea Salt and PaperSushi GoAzul: Queen’s GardenAzul: Summer PavilionQuirkleDreamscapeJerichoPokerNeotraditional AmaClankString Railway7 Wonders Read more from the Daily Worker Placement team...

Welcome to our conversation, featuring unprofessional bag crinkling and table-smacking! Games talked about in this podcast:Century: Spice RoadViticultureAzul: Queen’s GardenShifting StonesTown 66CanopyGreat American Mail RaceMiyabiSuburbiaQuacks of QuedlinburgTzolk’in: The Mayan CalendarParksSettlers of CatanFog of Love Discussion questions:Has anyone else thought about this? What to you makes a good or horrible box liner? Do you store your games vertically or horizontally? What’s y...

In this episode David starts out by looking at what we get out of competing vs cooperating in tabletop games......and then things take an unexpected turn.All music copyright 2022 by David Weiss.Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.Support us on Patreon!Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

If game design is an artform--and I believe it is--then it deserves an aesthetic framework and a language to discuss it and its potential. Hence FORMAT. To discover what FORMAT stands for, in all senses, have a listen to Episode 3.All music copyright 2022 by David Weiss.Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.Support us on Patreon!Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

If a game is "a machine for telling stories that end with players winning and/or losing", what are its components? And what energy drives it? That's what we're discussing this month. (Which is also a way of saying that new episodes will be dropping monthly.)All music copyright 2022 by David Weiss.Check out David's writing at The Daily Worker Placement.Support us on Patreon!Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory...

Welcome back to The Game Changers. In the first episode, David catches you up on his 2021 and then plunges in to the first Big Question of Season Two: just what is a game?Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

Yes, that's right. It's taken over a year, but Season Two of The Game Changers is coming!Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!