Rat Tale

Hello Rat Tale Listeners!   This week, we've decided to release an episode from the archives when we were called "Dos Robots Locos"   Hope you enjoy this special episode!   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 9:21 - Party Games 22:23 - Co-op Games 35:00 - Light Games 51:21 - Greatest Of All Time   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Under the Lid a Rat Tale podcast about tabletop games and everything that's inside. Join your hosts Adam Thibault with our special guest Raphael and Dave on episode #7 where we'll dive Under the Lid of Tabletop RPGs   0:15 - Guest Intro! 5:58 - Middara Intro 11:48 - Kingdom Death: Monster Intro 18:41 - Gloomhaven Intro 25:38 - Gameplay Comparison 28:58 - Complexity 36:14 - Gear and Resources 42:24 - New Player Experience 46:40 - 3 Player Experience and Scaling 49:49 - Combat 1:01:47 - Emotions 1:06:24 - Character Progression 1:11:35 - Artwork & Graphic Design & Lore 1:19:26 - Adventure Selection 1:21:21 - Art again 1:23:12 - Overall Ratings 1:24:58 - Favorite/Least Favorite per game 1:44:22 - Final Thoughts   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   6:59 - 5-6 Player 31:11 - Medium Light 54:20 - Production 1:24:33 - Medium Heavy   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Under the Lid a Rat Tale podcast about tabletop games and everything that's inside. Join your host Gimo Barrera with our special guest Becky on episode #6 where we'll dive Under the Lid of Fantasy. Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 00:23 - Intro 14:21 - Campaign/Legacy 19:43 - Artwork and Graphic Design 35:49 - Expansions 53:06 - Thematic 1:16:36 - 2 Players 1:37:47 - Heavy Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   22:53 - Topic 1 55:17 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez. Additional music/sounds courtesy of zapsplat, Silent Partner and Quincas Moreira.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 8:30 - Topic 1 33:49 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   9:02 - Topic 1 26:17 - Topic 2   12:36 - It's minigame wizards   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 3:33 - Topic 1 26:30 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   11:22 - Topic 1 34:15 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 12:30 - Topic 1 34:08 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   13:42 - Topic 1 32:32 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 10:18 - Topic 1 33:16 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   13:24 - Topic 1 36:02 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 6:59 - Topic 1 37:07 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   17:18 - Topic 1 35:07 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Under the Lid, a Rat Tale podcast about board games and everything that's inside. Join your hosts me, Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera with our special guest and fellow listener Greg on episode #5 where we'll dive Under the Lid of Game Design   0:21 - Guest Intro! 4:47 - Topic Intro 7:13 - Game Idea/Inception 10:22 - What's the next step? 15:37 - Making the Prototype 20:40 - Playtesting 33:21 - What's Next? 36:30 - Our Previous Game Ideas 48:13 - Our Current Projects 51:28 - Final Thoughts   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 7:33 - Topic 1 22:51 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   10:13 - Topic 1 37:42 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   7:22 - Topic 1 44:41 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   7:17 - Topic 1 33:00 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 10:58 - Topic 1 34:42 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   12:16 - Topic 1 29:41 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 10:42 - Topic 1 35:49 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   10:12 - Topic 1 29:37 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   10:13 - Topic 1 39:05 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYip_Vuv8J0 https://www.wired.com/story/guide-blockchain/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xGLc-zz9cA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQWflNQuP_o

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   10:05 - Topic 1 33:00 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 10:50 - Topic 1 35:12 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   8:46 - Topic 1 31:48 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links: https://www.boardgamefinder.net/ https://kallax.io/ https://www.boardgamemenu.com/ GeekGroup.app

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 00:05 - Intro 08:25 - Intro Again? 14:25 - Main Topic 21:17 - Guest Topic 1 51:06 - Back to Main Topic 56:36 - Guest Topic 2 1:20:38 - Back to Main Topic 1:32:15 - Ontro Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   5:07 - Topic 1 27:38 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/7wr9bg/oc_5e_arm_wrestling_mini_game_print_and_play/ https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3522/lcr

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 7:00 - Topic 1 30:21 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   15:04 - Topic 1 35:07 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   9:17 - Topic 1 36:08 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links: https://www.letsplayboard.games/guess-the-game/

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   10:07 - Topic 1 35:28 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   12:40 - Topic 1 32:33 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez. Episode Links: https://bitewinggames.com/22-most-anticipated-board-games-of-2022/ https://www.letsplayboard.games/guess-the-game/

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   14:16 - Topic 1 38:23 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   11:49 - Topic 1 30:06 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez. Episode Links: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/126720/answering-critics-more-smart-gamers-guide-putting  

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   12:23 - Topic 1 32:31 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 18:40 - Topic 1 33:11 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez. Additional music/sounds courtesy of zapsplat, Silent Partner and Quincas Moreira.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   12:30 - Topic 1 37:43 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 08:03 - Topic 1 32:04 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links: https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/124590/choice-and-bias-why-new-games-top-bgg-rankings

This is Under the Lid a Rat Tale podcast about tabletop games and everything that's inside. Join your hosts Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera with our special guest Brad on episode #4 where we'll dive Under the Lid of the three most popular trading card games.   00:20 - Guest Intro! 11:20 - Topic Intro/History 1:33:25 - Wrap Up   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   9:37 - Topic 1 35:21 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links:   https://blog.recommend.games/posts/reverse-engineering-boardgamegeek-ranking/ https://blog.recommend.games/posts/reverse-engineering-boardgamegeek-ranking-part-2/

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 7:29 - Topic 1 24:49 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   12:05 - Topic 1 28:36  - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   6:54 - Topic 1 27:25 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.   Episode Links: https://boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/53/2021-boardgamegeek-holiday-gift-guide

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   14:27 - Topic 1 32:10 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing. 9:39 - Topic 1 33:50 - Topic 2 Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.

This is Rat Tale, a podcast about tabletop games and the stories they tell. Join your buddies Adam Thibault and Gimo Barrera where we'll discuss everything, but also nothing.   11:25 - Topic 1 32:57 - Topic 2   Contact us on Twitter/Instagram @rattalegames, or email us rattalegames@gmail.com. You can also visit us at www.rattale.com.  Music by Bruno Barrera. Follow Bruno here Logo by Natalie Perez.