The Tabletop For Two Podcast

We're finally back, and what better time than the holidays to help you with your late gift requests as we take another look at our Top 10 two-player games, and my how things have changed! We alo have impressions of Xia: Legends of a Drift System, Ex Libris, and much more!   Xia: Legends of a Drift System - 01:56 Ex Libris - 07:22 Clank: In Space! - 11:53 Ladder 29 - 17:08 Catacombs and Castles - 20:42 Revisiting our Top 10 two-player games - 24:54

This episode we review one of our favorite tile laying games: Bezier Games' Suburbia. Before that, we deliver our impressions of the Aztec expansion from Imperial Settlers and Freedom: The Underground Railroad, and Brad wonders aloud about why his video game habits vary so much from his board gaming ones.    Freedom: The Underground Railroad - 03:58 Apotheca - 12:00 Imperial Settlers: Aztecs - 16:06 Suburbia Review - 22:34

A shorter than usual episode filled with impressions from the most recent additions to our collection, including Codenames Duet and Wasteland Express Delivery Service, among others! Fate of the Elder Gods - 01:14 Kingdomino - 07:53 Rokoko: Jewelery Box (expansion) - 12:14 Codenames Duet - 17:45 Wasteland Express Delivery Service - 24:18

We do our annual tradition of looking at the games that will be debuting at Gen Con 2017 that we're most excited about as we end up schooling each other with our picks! First though, we have to give our first impressions of Lisboa, Churchill, and more! Lisboa - 01:54 Churchill - 08:19 Haru Ichiban - 12:36 Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game Expansion - 15:25 Gen Con 2017 Two-Player Preview - 20:25

We're chatting about our favorite 2-player experiences thus far in 2017! We also hear some of your top games, and then we break down the games we're most excited for in the back half of the year. Before that though we're offering impressions of In the Year of the Dragon, Spires, and the Dunwich Legacy campaign from Arkham Horror! In the Year of the Dragon - 02:10 Spires - 09:15 Arkham Horror TCG: The Dunwich Legacy - 15:36 Crusaders: Thy Will Be Done Kickstarter - 24:00 Renegade Kickstarter - 27:40 Our favorite 2017 games so far - 30:10 The games we're most looking forward to in the second half of the year - 43:30

We're giving the full review treatment to the game we can't stop playing (or talking about!) and that's Clank!: A Deck Building Adventure. Find out why we think it's spectacular and also what we think about the Sunken Treasures expansion. Before we get there though, we talk about our first plays of both 1960: The Making of the President and Arkwright! 1960: The Making of the President - 01:50 Guilds of London - 13:00 Arkwright (Spinning Jenny) - 17:44 2-Player Review of Clank!: A Deck Building Adventure - 25:12

We're leading off this week with our thoughts on Terraforming Mars, why Emily hated Town Center, and why Ghost Stories has carved out a permanent place in our collection. We talk about the new Zombicide Kickstarter campaign and why we can't bring ourselves to back it this time around. In our main segment, we're talking about the best bluffing games that can be played with two players. Terraforming Mars - 01:56 Morocco - 10:50 Town Center - 15:38 Ghost Stories - 19:59 Zombicide: Green Horde kickstarter - 25:32 Bluffing Games with Two Players - 30:54

We have impressions of a couple heavy hitters including Broom Service, The Pillars of the Earth, and the massive War of the Ring. Then in the main topic, Emily and I talk about the eclectic designer Vlaada Chvatil and which of his games that we've played offer a great two player experience! War of the Ring (Second Edition) - 01:48 The Pillars of the Earth - 11:05 Jamaica - 16:16 Broom Service - 20:24 Vlaada Chvatil's games for two players - 28:10

We kick things off by giving our initial impressions on Archipelago, The Golden Ages, and Exit: The Game! In our main segment, we revisit several games we had previously given impressions on. Which games have carved out a place in our rotation and which ones we ended up kicking to the curb! The Golden Ages (and Cults and Cultures expansion) - 01:45 Archipelago - 09:05 Exit: The Game: The Secret Lab - 18:47 Revisiting our initial impressions - 23:57

We're giving the two-player review treatment to one of our favorite under-the-radar strategy games: Bruxelles 1893! We also give our impressions on TMG's deluxe rendition of Yokohama and Mega Man Pixel Tactics from Level 99 Games, as well as have our willpower fade before your very ears as we succumb to the temptation of Roxley Games' Brass Kickstarter campaign! Yokohama Deluxe - 02:14 Mega Man Pixel Tactics - 09:56 Aeon's End - 18:22 Deus: Egypt (expansion) - 24:58 Brass Deluxe Kickstarter campaign - 29:58 Bruxelles 1893 review - 38:10

This week we're talking about game with campaigns. Find out what style of campaign works best for us and which ones we recommend for two players. We also give you our impressions of Clank! and At the Gates of Loyang.   Clank! - 02:20 Fugitive - 12:40 La Granja - 19:02 Pitchcar - 25:00 At the Gates of Loyang - 28:10 Hardback on Kickstarter - 38:36 Gloomhaven reprint on Kickstarter - 42:08 Campaign style games for two players - 44:37

We visited Unpub 7 this weekend and have some games to talk about! Hear our thoughts on the handful of games we played. We also give our very early impressions of Gloomhaven and speak about The Colonists! Gloomhaven initial thoughts - 01:12 Villages of Valeria - 16:32 Pandemic: The Cure - Experimental Meds - 22:16 Orleans: The Duel - 26:56 The Colonists - 30:48 All about Unpub 7 - 40:11

We are reviewing a game that's made it to our table more than most in our collection: Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game. See where we place it amongst deck builders and how worthy an addition it is to your collection as a two-player game. We also get into a few new games including our descent into Crokinole obsession! Crokinole - 02:40 Glass Road - 09:36 Thebes - 16:15 Empires of the Void II - 23:17 The Last Garden - 27:52 Legendary Encounters review - 30:37

Our main topic is all about asymmetric games. Why does Brad love them so much, and what are the best ones to play with two players across a variety of different categories. We also give our impressions of two hidden gems that we recently discovered as well as a brief overview of our recently received Duchess gaming table! Duchess impressions - 01:50 Starving Artists - 07:45 Super Motherload - 14:30 King Chocolate - 19:34 Tash-Kalar: Nethervoid expansion - 23:36 Asymmetric Games - 26:00

We really enjoyed 2016 in gaming, but now it's time to look ahead to 2017! We both bring our own lists to the table and sell each other on the games we're most looking forward to. Also included are our first impressions of Great Western Trail and Cuba Libre. Great Western Trail - 02:06 Cuba Libre - 08:43 Colony - 14:18 La Granja: No Siesta - 19:36 Darkest Night - 24:24 Concordia Salsa - 28:58 Mystic Vale - 31:57 World's Fair 1893 - 37:16 Most Anticipated Games of 2017 - 42:58

This episode has us taking an introspectve look at our backing habits on Kickstarter. We look at which types of games backed have stood the test of time, what we personally use the crowd funding service for (and how that has evolved over these past 3 years), and how that lines up with what Kickstarter set out to be in the world of board games. We're also giving first impressions of Key to the City: London and Tramways!   Tramways - 02:10 Key to the City: London - 11:54 7 Wonders Duel: Pantheon - 18:58 America - 27:10 Our introspective Kickstarter analysis - 32:29

It's the end of the year so, as we did last year, we give you our Enthusiastic Seals of Approval (which are our top 2-player picks in a variety of categories)! We may have gone chalk for our Game of the Year, but there are bound to be a few surprises in there for sure! We also give a slew of new impressions including several new abstract games that have hit our table recently! Sola Fide: The Reformation - 01:22 Discworld: Ankh-Morpork - 07:21 One Deck Dungeon - 11:21 Santorini - 17:14 Agamemnon - 20:51 YINSH - 25:06 Tabletop for Two's 2016 Seals of Approval - 29:14

This episode is the finest you'll find this side of R'lyeh as we give you a double dip of Lovecraft goodness. We're leading off with out initial impressions of the new Arkham Horror Living Card Game, and our main segment has us giving a full review of Eldritch Horror. Arkham Horror: The Card Game - 01:47 High Treason: The Trial of Louis Riel - 11:42 Russian Railroads - 18:22 Tiny Epic Western - 22:36 Lord of the Rings - 27:25 Eldritch Horror review - 32:39

This episode finds us talking about games with scaling difficulties. Whether it's a traditional sliding scale or the gradual introduction of more complexity, we give you our favorite games we think handle it the best. We also give our initial impressions of Mechs vs Minions!   Mechs vs Minions - 02:03 My Village - 11:18 Kraftwagen - 15:28 The Manhattan Project: Chain Reaction - 20:29 Mega Man Pixel Tactics - 23:24 Games with Scaling Difficulty - 28:22

This episode has us reviewing the games of one of our favorite designers, Vital Lacerda, as we discuss what makes his designs stand out and which offers the best two player experience. We also happen to give our impressions of his newest (old) release: Vinhos Deluxe Edition Vinhos: Deluxe Edition - 02:27 Beyond Baker Street - 11:07 Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space - 15:57 Shakespeare: Backstage - 20:57 Valeria Card Kingdoms: Flames & Frost - 25:24 Spires - 27:58 Vital Lacerda discussion - 30:51