The Tabletop Call In Show

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The Tabletop Call In Show is a weekly livestream where hosts Adam and Jeremy chat about games and take "calls" from listeners via crafty use of a discord server. Join us live on Sundays at 4PM EST at twitch.tv/adamebell ( https://twitch.tv/adamebell ) , or catch the audio right here on your podcast feed after the fact.

Adam Bell & Jeremy Gage


    • Jan 1, 1970 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 5m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Call In Show 1/24: Games in Games as Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 59:33


    Today, we stumbled into a topic of the week - multiple games telling one story! designing for it, playing for it, you name it. Thanks as always to our wonderful callers! 

    Talk Show 1/17: How To GM A Guy In 10 Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 69:38


    Jeremy and Adam are here to continue last week's topic about character moments by discussing how they like to GM games. We're more than just game designers! We also are game enjoyers, you see!

    The Tabletop (Storytime) Call In Show (1/10/22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 65:03


    Today was a very special episode in that we asked our callers to tell us about some of their favorite moments in games. 2022 will be a year of celebrating the joy we get from games, so let's kick it off right with the Tabletop Storytime Show! 

    Talk Show 1/3/22: Grasping Nettles Released, Umbral Dive Skill Thoughts, The Bell Hack?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 70:04


    We're live reporting to you from the new year and on Grasping Nettles release day. Head to adamebell.games to grab your copy!Jeremy and Adam talk about Grasping Nettles, Skills systems in relation to Umbral Dive, and a potential entry into the Zine Month 2022 ring with the Bell Hack.

    Call In Show 12/27/21: Trade, Tags, Communities, QR Codes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 83:02


    On this show we talk about trade and alternate currencies in rpgs, tag systems, building communities that play games, and lil qr codes in the back of our books.

    Talk Show (12/20/21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 69:22


    Adam and Jeremy are back to talk games. We start off with a shoutout to some fundraising work being done for the natural disasters in Malaysia and the Phillipines, and then move on to talk about some games we have played. Eventually, as always happens in life, we lose ourselves in some dice math.get the malaysia flood relief bundle here: [https://itch.io/b/1194/malaysia-flood-relief-2021-bundle](https://itch.io/b/1194/malaysia-flood-relief-2021-bundle)

    Call In Show (12/13/21): Press Releases, Creative Goals, and Kickstarter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 78:54


    Come on down to the call in show. Today we talked with Dan Phipps about working with the press, Aaron Lim about goalsetting, and Marx Shepherd about the mess kickstarter insists on putting us in. Tune into the show Mondays at 11AM ET at twitch.tv/adamebell 

    Talk Show (12/6/21): A Ramble Sandwich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 62:20


    Its the 1st Monday of December, so here we are talking about games and stuff. This ones a ramble sandwich - hang out at the beginning and end of the show while Adam and Jeremy talk about whatever comes to mind. Then be sure to enjoy the meat of the episode where they chat about tactics to channel bursts of creative inspiration when they hit while trying to avoid burnout. Tune in Mondays at 11AM ET at twitch.tv/adamebell to catch the show live. 

    Bonus Show 11/30

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 65:28


    Jeremy and Adam dig deep into their projects on this bonus show. Hear the latest about Jeremy's Umbral Dive and Adam's Uneasy Lies the Head 2e. Then check out a snippet of actual play using Adam's Tactical Storytelling Engine for FITD systems. 

    Call In Show 11/22: Oil Rinse, Adapting Games, Toys for the Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 64:20


    It's the call in show! We hear from Jeremy about oil rinsing, talk about lifepaths, designing supplements for the wrong systems, and toys in rulebooks. catch the show live on twitch Mondays at 11AM ET, watch on youtube, or listen on your favorite podcast app. Follow us on twitter @tabletopcallin for more. 

    Talk Show 11/22: The New Player Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 69:26


    It's the 3rd Monday of November, so that means it was time for our talk show. Join Adam and Jeremy (and the chat if you're watching back on twitch) for a rousing good time discussing Umbral Dive, the Tactical Storytelling Engine, Grasping Nettles, and on what makes a game good for new players. Tune in Mondays at 11AM ET at twitch.tv/adamebell to catch the show live. 

    Call In Show (11/8/21): Keeping Up Energy, Building Community, Educational Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 58:22


    Our first call in show back! We hear from Jeremy about how he keeps up the energy to continue the Draw Your Dice podcast, speak with longtime caller Raph D'Amico about building community in the tabletop scene, and discuss educational games with the audience. catch the show live on twitch Mondays at 11AM ET, watch on youtube, or listen on your favorite podcast app. Follow us on twitter @tabletopcallin for more. 

    Talk Show 11/1/21 - we're back, grid vertices, playtesting, quick leveling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 55:04


    Adam and Jeremy are back! The tabletop call in show will be alternating between two styles - the talk show and the call in show. This week is the talk show, so it's just Adam & Jeremy shooting the shit together. Catch the show live on Mondays at 11 AM ET!

    Episode 5: War Games, Video Games, Similar Themes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 82:26


    Our fifth episode was live April 11, and we took some calls about designing new types of games, app-integrated rpgs, and how designers can often gravitate towards similar themes.Follow the show on twitter @tabletopcallin, follow Jeremy @jeremygage5, follow Adam @adamebell.Catch the show live Sundays at 1PM ET on twitch.tv/adamebell. The vods will live there as well or at youtube.adamebell.games.

    Episode 4: Entertaining Rules, Solo Games, and Art in Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 82:46


    The Tabletop Call In Show is back! Our fourth episode was live April 4, and we took some calls about how to write entertaining rules, the fate of solo games after quarantine, engaging and creating in a community of artists, and progression in gamesFollow the show on twitter @tabletopcallin, follow Jeremy @jeremygage5, follow Adam @adamebell.Catch the show live Sundays at 1PM ET on twitch.tv/adamebell. The vods will live there as well or at youtube.adamebell.games.

    Episode 3: PBTA THAC0 Jigsaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 69:24


    The Tabletop Call In Show is back! Our third episode was live March 28, and we took some calls about first time design, supporting existing designs, traps, Troikafest!, and solo games.Follow the show on twitter @tabletopcallin, follow Jeremy @jeremygage5, follow Adam @adamebell.Catch the show live Sundays at 1PM ET on twitch.tv/adamebell. The vods will live there as well or at youtube.adamebell.games.

    Episode 2: Kickstarter jitters, layout woes, and GMless design

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 72:08


    Our second episode was live March 21, and we took some calls about kickstarter jitters, disappointing layout, board games & rpgs, and GMless design.Follow the show on twitter @tabletopcallin, follow Jeremy @jeremygage5, follow Adam @adamebell.Catch the show live Sundays at 1PM ET on twitch.tv/adamebell. The vods will live there as well or at youtube.adamebell.games.

    Episode 1: Crowdfunding, Playlists, and Honored Guests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 93:23


    The Tabletop Call In Show is officially live! Our first episode was today, March 14, and we took some calls about crowdfunding, playlists, game jams, honored guests, virtual tabletops, getting stuck on a design, and genre design.Follow the show on twitter @tabletopcallin, follow Jeremy @jeremygage5, follow Adam @adamebell.Catch the show live Sundays at 4PM ET on twitch.tv/adamebell. The vods will live there as well or at youtube.adamebell.games.

    Pre-Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 44:33


    Hey, welcome to the second pre-episode of the Tabletop Call In Show with Adam Bell and Jeremy Gage.Today we set out to do a technical dry run of the call in system and twitch stream to make sure everything goes off without a hitch on Sunday. It turned out to be a ton of fun so I figured we'd post it on the podcast feed.My (Adam's) audio is a little lower than ideal but that's why we do a test, but please enjoy this sample of what the show will be. Thanks to our test callers Viditya, Max, and Matt!Tune in Sundays at 4PM at twitch.tv/adamebell

    Pre-Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 0:57


    Hey it's Adam here just setting up the podcast feed so it will be easy to find once we have an episode to release! Cheers.

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