They're Called Victory Points -- Table Talk (and friends)

Not many notes, but you should be grateful we even got this one done.Games mentioned:Wandering TowersIntarsiaAzul Cinematic UniverseHarvestFromageViticultureThree of a KindAgricolaPrey another DayDroPolterGemHueMyceliaUnderGroveWingspanMariposasFestivalIntarsiaNusfjordCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

Table Talk 013: A Chat about Gateway GamesTaylor and Alice discuss games that got them into the hobby and what makes something a “gateway game” anyway. Games mentioned (so many!):Agueda https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/317515/agueda-city-of-umbrellasChai https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253185/chaiNine Tiles Extreme https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/391084/nine-tiles-extremeNine Tiles Panic https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279869/nine-tiles-panicShifting Stones https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302280/shifting-stonesAgricola https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricolaCaverna https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102794/caverna-the-cave-farmersApplejack https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367662/applejackNova Luna https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284435/nova-lunaFramework https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353152/frameworkWacky Wacky West https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/19/wacky-wacky-westChartae https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/269257/chartaeTigris and Euphrates https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42/tigris-and-euphratesQuest for El Dorado https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/217372/the-quest-for-el-doradoGardeners https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/361840/gardenersPaint the Roses https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-the-rosesDecorum https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/344554/decorumMagic Maze https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209778/magic-mazeThe Mind https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244992/the-mindRoot https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/rootTicket to Ride https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-rideKitchen Rush https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223953/kitchen-rushWhat’s For Dinner https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/327121/whats-for-dinnerPhotosynthesis https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218603/photosynthesisRailroad Ink https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245654/railroad-ink-deep-blue-editionEvergreen https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363307/evergreenDragon Castle https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232219/dragon-castleKing’s Dilemma https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245655/the-kings-dilemmaQuacks of Quedlinburg https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/the-quacks-of-quedlinburgWingspan https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspanPatchwork https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchworkParks https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parksViticulture https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticultureGlass Road https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143693/glass-roadHerbaceous https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/195314/herbaceousFurnace https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318084/furnaceCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

An experimental podcast with only one voice about games getting reskinned. What are your favorite reimplementations? What makes them better than the original? Or, alternatively, worse? Games mentioned in this episode:CuriosWonder WoodsCentury: Golem EditionsFurnaceAzul: Master ChocolatierCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

After a hiatus of embarrassing length because of a disastrous attempt to record an actual play podcast of the infuriating and deeply beige game De Vulgari Eloquentia, we return triumphantly for our first double-digit show! Taylor and Alice talk about reorganizing Alice’s collection and both best practices and pitfalls around that. Games mentioned:Codex NaturalisSagrada: ArtisansRobot Quest ArenaDominionCosmic FrogRobo RallyCrash OctopusSucculentMechanical BeastGalleristGartenbauFinest FishScrabbleFearsome FloorsMasterpieceQueendominoKingdominoTrailer Park WarsCheck us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

Was GenCon 2023 a dumpster fire? Or just a smoldering waste paper basket? Listen on, friends, as Taylor and Alice wax poetical!Games mentioned:Disney LorcanaCosmic FrogGartenbauThe Finest FishHabitatsFrameworkFairy TrailsNova LunaApplejackTicket to Ride: EuropeUndergroveLacunaMyceliumWonder WoodsCuriosStarry Night SkyQuoridorQawalePollenDistrict NoirThree SistersSplitoCat in the BoxGardenersBear RaidRaIndian SummerAt the Gates of LoyangGalaxy TruckerEverdell: FarshoreRead our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com.Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

Taylor G and Alice C talk with RPG superstar designer Cezar Capable about design, feelings, colonization, and, apparently, zombie cows.  Cryptid: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246784/cryptid Paint the Roses: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/253759/paint-roses Century: A New World: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270970/century-new-world Furnace: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/318084/furnace I Guess This Is It: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346911/i-guess-it Alice is Missing: https://www.huntersentertainment.com/alice-is-missing Nexalis: https://capacle.itch.io/nexalisRead our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com. Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

This week, Alice and Taylor have some strong feelings about house rules for board games.  Games referenced in this episode:Curious CargoNew York ZooBeer and BreadRenatureAzul: Queen’s GardenGlass RoadPatchworkMonopolyViticultureParksUnoScrabbleMahjongRummikubEuchreDominoesCanastaRummyShanghaiJengaTzolk’inFounders of TeotihuacanCatanRoyal Game of UrTicket to RideWingspanGizmosDe Vulgari EloquentiaCaperControlSurrealist Dinner PartyRead our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com.The Game Changers podcast on Klaus Teuber and the history of CATAN can be found on iTunes and Spotify.Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

It took us a while to get our meeply asses in gear, but we (Alice, Bailey, David, Taylor, and Victoria) finally managed to get together in one (virtual) place and pay tribute to Klaus Teuber, designer of CATAN (originally The Settlers of Catan) and one of modern Eurogaming’s OG’s.After starting off with the usual “what we’ve been playing”, we share our earliest memories of CATAN and other Teuber favorites, discuss CATAN’s role as a gateway game and whether it’s still the gateway game, whether it still stands up design-wise today, and end off by comparing our favorite CATAN variants.On the way we also talk about the following games:Ticket to RideHoplomachus: VictorumDixitKinokoCATAN Histories: Struggle For RomeSettlers of the Stone AgeCATAN Histories: Settlers of America: Trails to RailsFairy TrailsWacky Wacky WestMachi KoroSpace BaseRead our latest musings on Tabletop games and culture at www.dailyworkerplacement.com.The Game Changers podcast on Klaus Teuber and the history of CATAN can be found on iTunes and Spotify.Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

What makes a game replayable a few times? Many times in a row? Something you long to play again? Taylor and Alice give you the definitive answer. Caverna Agricola Frosthaven Shifting Stones Moon Base Greed One Night Werewolf Dominion Undaunted: Normandy The Gallerist Sea Salt and Paper Tzolk’in: The Mayan Calendar Azul: Queen’s Garden My City Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr Cascadia Planet Ecos: First Continent Catan Glass Road Chess Ticket to Ride Power GridCheck us out at The Daily Worker Placement: www. dailyworkerplacement.com.Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!

Taylor and Alice chat with friend and DWP contributor Bailey D about how she finds off-beat and less popular games. And they’re coming to you live (recorded) from the Edge House’s annual 24-Hour Board Game Marathon fundraiser. Want to support that community? Go to www.edge-uc.org/donate. Games we discussed:The GalleristAcquireMoon BaseMoon AdventureSo, You’ve Been EatenCharioteerConestoga wagon?Beer and BreadTiny Epic…CodenamesActs of the EvangelistsHeading ForwardCheck us out at The Daily Worker Placement: www. dailyworkerplacement.com.Check us out at https://theyrecalledvictorypoints.com/ or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theyre_called_victory_points/!