Tabletop Submarine

Tabletop Submarine

Join Andrew and Josh as they talk, share stories, and dive deeper into why we love tabletop games.

Episodes

September 12, 2024 1 min

A quick update about the submarine going (temporarily) forward. 

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Marc Specter, owner of publisher Grand Gamers Guild join us on the podcast. Here we share a little more about his hit game Tir Na Nog currently on Kickstarter! 

He also shares a story that takes twist and many turns all on a trip to the Mecca of gaming that is Essen Spiel. Join us for great games and great stories on this episode.

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August 15, 2024 52 mins

Isaac Hirschfeld (Dragon Egg Games) and Mathue Ryann (Envy Born Games) join Andrew and Josh as we talk about the awesomeness that was GenCon! We talk about our overall experience, major releases, and give some insider information about what was going down behind the scenes. And tell a few stories along the way!

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Dave Beck from Paverson games is here with us! Dave published the alcohol based game Distilled and is currently launching Luthier on Kickstarter.

On this episode we talk about themed game nights, books that may make great games, and how to capture the essence of another's work in your gaming experience. All this and more on today's episode! 

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July 18, 2024 52 mins

We are here to talk about Columbus's best convention Origins Game Fair! Listen to stories from the publishers, designers, and media personalities we all love and get the latest scoop on one of the largest BG Conventions in America!

 

Mixtape Kickstarter Live Now!

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Artist Andrew Bosley joins us on the submarine. Lending his talents to games like Everdell and Tapestry, Andrew has used his skills to bring the hobby to a whole new level of quality and expectations. Today we talk about new things he has coming up and what he has learned and remembered over the years. All this and more on today's episode!

 

We have a new sponsor with Talent Strike Studios! Check out their KS Mixtape coming July 9t...

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Taylor Reiner joins us on the submarine. A designer and youtuber you may know him from his Taylor's Trick Taking channel or designing such games as Sears Catalogue. Where ever you know him from he has a great story to share and awesome insights to say. We talk abstracts, trick takers, and RPG's all on todays' voyage! 

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June 13, 2024 18 mins

Andrew hops on to an episode of the Periscope to talk about his first published game Wine Cellar! Kickstarter Here!

Let's auction off some wine! You and your rival sommeliers have decided to face off to determine who is the best. Each person will take on a client, building a cellar that ages well and is suited to the client's tastes.

Over the course of eight rounds in Wine Cellar, players will collect wine bottles to create a cella...

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Designer Alex Cutler joins us on the submarine! Alex has been working many years as the head developer for Pandasaurus games and most recently had success with Carboard Alchemy with his game Critter Kitchen. He talks about the steps he took and the journey he went on to eventually become a full time designer. Lots of wisdom is shared so we hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

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You know him from Ryan and Bethany's Board Game Reviews and now he is on the Submarine! Ryan Neumeyer join us for an episode all about self reflection and becoming better gamers! Join him for great stories about his reviews and we even talk a little bit about Gen Con! All this and more on today's episode!

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Chris Backe returns to the Submarine to talk about No Box Games latest project! 

Phileas Fogg and Jean Passepartout needed 80 days, but you'll only need 10-15 minutes. In this print-at-home game with a leader-follower mechanic, one player each turn is the Navigator, which chooses an action that all players must take.

Choose to Travel between cities, Explore the city you're in, or pick up some Souveni...

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May 2, 2024 58 mins

Monica Rasso joins us on the submarine! If you don't know Monica you might know her work as a manager of conventions like TantrumCon and ProtoATL. We discuss everything from diversity to playtesting and how we as gamers can do better at both without doing a lot! All this and more on todays episode.

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THE Julie Ahern is on the Submarine! Designer and podcaster you can find her in all facets of the hobby. Join us as she tells us about playing Zpocolypse at GenCon and how she gathered a crowd around her. We also talk Wormholes and other great games as well!

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Designer, author, and former imagineer Scott Rogers joins us on the submarine! Scott is well known for being one of the brightest minds in the hobby. He has taught classes and written books about all kinds of game design. In this episode he shares his experience playing Kingdom Death Monster and how these big games can come to be. All this and more on today's show!

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March 28, 2024 52 mins

Teacher Ryan from the Level Up Board Game Podcast joins us on the Torpedo to talk about Eila and Something Shiny. We have both a spoiler free and spoiler section for our discussion.

omewhere far away, a mystery awaits... Deep in the forest, an innocent rabbit - Eila, leaves their home to embark on a life-changing adventure.

Eila and Something Shiny is a 1+ player story-rich board game set in a mystical world. Take on the role of Ei...

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Designer Koltin Thompson joins us on the submarine! Koltin is on the designers of Galactic Cruise and is an lover of literature (except Moby Dick). On the podcast we talk about his story playing Gloomhaven and how it made them scream like little children. We also talk Underwater Cities and details in gaming. All this and more on today's episode!

 

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March 14, 2024 31 mins

TK King and Dennis Northcutt join us to talk about the newest hotness of Kickstarter, Galactic Cruise!

Hello, and welcome to Galactic Cruise. Here, we offer our guests something special: the comfort of a luxury cruise with the innovation of space travel. As the first company to offer extended-stay space vacations, we are excited to have you working for us!

As a supervisor of this company, you’ll be expected to not only build thes...

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Eleni, The Carboard Rhino has made it to the Submarine! She makes videos of how to play various board games that she find special. Watch em and play along! She also loves discovering new board games on Kickstarter and she make roundup videos presenting the ones that stand out -check them out in the Rhino Roundup section! Apart from these she also created a series of documentaries with CGE about how board games are made! Check those...

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February 29, 2024 25 mins

We are joined by designer Ian Brocklebank and Martin Van Rossum from Rolling Rhino's newest campaign! In Arctic Roll, you will lead a tribe of intrepid hunters, heading out across the ice to hunt for fish. Compete over the scarce resources and use your dice to move across the ice and excavate fishing holes. Draft the right dice to place your hunters strategically in their search for food, to become the winner of Arctic Roll!

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Steven Brown from Browncastle Games join us on the Submarine! Steven and his team make some of the best crokinole boards in the hobby and we are excited to talk about our favorite flicking game. We go in depth into what makes a great expansion and the process of creating quality wood components for games. Steven also shares stories about how created a "great expansion for a game that didn't need one." We also talk Kluster, Darwin's...

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