They're Called Victory Points -- Table Talk (and friends)

Jan 09 2025 48 ep. 23 mins 33
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Table Talk 014: A Timely and Relevant Chat about GenCon 2024

Jan 09 2025 34 mins  
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_v

Table Talk 013: A Chat about Gateway Games

Jul 05 2024 32 mins  
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-ex

Table Talk Episode 012: A (Solo) Chat about Reimplementation

Mar 20 2024 15 mins  
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

Table Talk Episode 011: A Chat about Editing Your Board Game Collection

Feb 07 2024 28 mins  
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: ArtisansR

Table Talk Episode 010: A Chat About GenCon 2023

Sep 05 2023 35 mins  
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 Bo

Table Talk Episode 009.5: A Chat with Cezar Capacle

Aug 01 2023 40 mins  
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.co

Table Talk Episode 009: A Chat About House Rules

Jun 20 2023 33 mins  
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

Table Talk Episode 008: The Klaus Teuber Spectacular!

May 16 2023 54 mins  
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 o

Table Talk Episode 007: A Chat about "Replayability"

Mar 14 2023 33 mins  
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 Bi

Table Talk Episode 006: A Chat About Finding Cool Games

Feb 07 2023 29 mins  
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 EatenChario