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Tabletop Inquisition is a podcast collaboration of Boardgame Inquisition and Tabletop Games Blog. In each episode we tackle a different issue facing board games, the people who play them and maybe their industry.

Antoinette and Oliver


    • Sep 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 23m AVG DURATION
    • 32 EPISODES


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    Episode 31 - 'Surprising' games

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 76:29


    Antoinette and Oliver talk about the games that surprised them most. You've probably found this yourself when you play a game that you were really excited about, but then it wasn't quite as good as you expected. Or maybe you bought a game without any expectations and it became your all-time favourite evergreen board game. That's exactly the sort of thing that Antoinette and Oliver are talking about in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopinquisition/message

    Episode 30 - 60 minutes or more

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 82:13


    Antoinette and Oliver finish the series of games you can play in a certain amount of time by each presenting 13 games that play in 60 minutes or more. The categories are the same as last time and as always, we'd love you to play along by commenting below: co-op games dice games word games dexterity games card games area control games tile games deduction / hidden information games resource management games party games strategy games most unusual games --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopinquisition/message

    Episode 29 - 60 minutes or less

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 90:56


    After looking at games you can play in 30 minutes or less, Antoinette and Oliver each present 12 games that play in 60 minutes or less. The categories are the same as last time and we'd love you to play along by commenting below: co-op games dice games word games dexterity games card games area control games tile games deduction / hidden information games resource management games party games strategy games most unusual games --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tabletopinquisition/message

    Episode 28 – 30 minutes or less

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021


    Antoinette and Oliver present 12 games that play in 30 minutes or less, one for each of the following categories: co-op games, dice games, word games, dexterity games, card games, area control games, tile games, deduction / hidden information games, resource management games, party games, strategy games and most unusual games. Please play along.

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    Episode 27 – Our life with board games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021


    Antoinette and Oliver talk about what role board games play in their lives and what it's like to review games.

    Episode 26 – Nikita Sullivan of Atikin Games (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021


    We had the wonderful Nikita Sullivan of Atikin Games as our guest and asked her our usual fun questions, before talking about what it is that drives Nikita to create so many wonderful board games and board game related things.

    Episode 25 – Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021


    Another year has come and gone, and what a year 2020 was. We did make some board game predictions at the beginning of last year, so now it's time to check if we were right, and to make predictions for the year ahead, for 2021.

    Episode 24 – Christmas Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020


    As the nights draw in and it's getting colder, it's time for Antoinette and Oliver to talk about Christmas. We hope you snuggle down in the armchair with your slippers on and a warm jumper and maybe even a hot chocolate in your hands, while we talk about our favourite games for the holidays.

    Episode 23 – Convention Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020


    In this episode, we talk about board game conventions, exhibitions and events. We touch on the best things about in-person events and share our thoughts and experiences with digital conventions.

    Episode 22 – Collections

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020


    In episode 22, we first talk about the games we played and then about our collections: their sizes, games we got rid of, games we will keep and more.

    Episode 21 – Agony Board Gamers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020


    In episode 21, we first talk about the games we played and then answer our listener's very serious, as well as very silly, questions.

    Episode 20 – The Best Things About Board Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020


    In episode 20, we want to look at all the best things about board games.

    Episode 19 – Filler vs Heavy Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020


    In episode 19, we want to look at filler games and heavy games and share with you our favourites for each type.

    Episode 18 – Locked Down Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020


    In episode 18, we want to talk about how we play games during lockdown.

    Episode 18 – Locked Down Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020


    In episode 18, we want to talk about how we play games during lockdown.

    Episode 17 – Jess Cassady (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020


    In episode 17, we have the pleasure of talking to the wonderful Jess Cassady who is known for a great number of things, including her work on Lovelace & Babbage, […]

    Episode 16 – Dávid Turczi (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020


    In this episode, we have the pleasure of talking to the designer of Anachrony, Days of Ire, Petrichor and many other great games. It’s Dávid Turczi. Check out his latest […]

    Episode 15 – Casual Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020


    In this episode, we’re asking what the difference is between serious and casual gaming. Music: Black Moons by The 126er on YouTube Links Yucata.de: https://yucata.de/en Games List Concordia: http://riograndegames.com/Game/1279-Concordia Jaipur: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur Barrage: http://craniointernational.com/products/barrage-kickstarter/ […]

    Episode 14 – Predictions for 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


    In our latest episode, we want to try our hand at predicting what will happen in the board game world in 2020. We also discuss the game terms CCGs, analysis […]

    Episode 13 – Holidays 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019


    In our latest episode we talk about the games we played and then discuss our plans for the holidays, followed by a roundup of the year. If you want to […]

    Episode 12 – Essen Spiel 2019 Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019


    Our topic for today? The Essen Spiel Aftermath! Music: Black Moons by The 126er on YouTube Games List Sub Terra II: http://itbboardgames.com/games/sub-terra-2/ Tapestry: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/tapestry/ Scythe: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/scythe/ Rise of Fenris: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/scythe/scythe-the-rise-of-fenris/ Wingspan: https://stonemaiergames.com/games/wingspan/ On […]

    Episode 11 – Ann Jones of Cards or Die (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019


    For this episode we have the pleasure of talking to an amazing person who is actively out there bringing more and more people into the board game hobby. Today we […]

    Episode 10 – Essen Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019


    With Essen Spiel only a few weeks away, we look at this huge event in the tabletop games industry calendar and give some tips for attending the convention and teach […]

    Episode 9 – Richard Simpson of We’re Not Wizards (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019


    Today we have the wizard of podcasts with us whose output is relentlessly prolific. We’re talking about Richard Simpson of We’re Not Wizards of course.

    Episode 8 – Push Your Luck, Deck Building and Dungeon Crawler

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019


    Our topic for today? We’re behind the scenes of creating content.

    Episode 7 – Paul Grogan of Gaming Rules (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019


    This time we have a very special guest for you - Paul Grogan from Gaming Rules!.

    Episode 6 – Small box games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019


    This time we explain the game terms dexterity, tableau building and bluffing, before we talk about the often overlooked category of small box games.

    Episode 5 – Janice Turner of Wren Games (Interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2019


    We have our first interview, and our guest is Janice Turner of Wren Games. We ask her our block of fun questions, before we talk about her gaming past, her journey through the tabletop games industry, as well as her gaming present - and a small look into the future. Of course, we also talk about the current Kickstarter campaign for Sensor Ghosts and Assembly: Re-Sequence & Override. Plus we have a very, very special guest to answer one of our questions and to tell us what their favourite game is. You'll have to listen to find out more.

    Episode 4 – Legacy, Miniatures and Tile Placement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2019


    This time we look at more boardgame terms, legacy, miniatures and tile placement, and of course we're going to have a little chat about our collection.

    Episode 3 – Rulebook sins

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2019


    This time we look at more boardgame terms, co-operative, competitive and gateway games, and also at some cardinal sins in rulebooks.

    Episode 2 – Game terminology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019


    This time we thought it was about time that we explained exactly all those terms us boardgame folk love to use. We also talk about the games we played and who we generally play games with.

    Episode 1 – Who are we?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019


    The topic for this episode is each other, where we ask questions about who we are, what we like and some other important topics to give you a better idea of who you’re listening to.

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