Tablepop http://www.endgamegames.com/series/tablepop/ Tablepop focuses on the ideas and stories behind the games we love. Author Mitchell Tierney and professional dilettante Jason Kotzur-Yang stand at the intersection of pop culture and tabletop gaming, and tell you what they see. Each episode we pick a theme, like kaiju or Star Wars, and explore games that tackle the theme and make authoritative judgements on how well they do it. Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:15:54 +0000 en-US Copyright Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang 2014 table talk about pop culture in board and card games Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang Tablepop focuses on the ideas and stories behind the games we love. Author Mitchell Tierney and professional dilettante Jason Kotzur-Yang stand at the intersection of pop culture and tabletop gaming, and tell you what they see. Each episode we pick a theme, like kaiju or Star Wars, and explore games that tackle the theme and make authoritative judgements on how well they do it. no http://www.endgamegames.com/wp-content/uploads/Tablepop/Tablepop-iTunes.jpg Tablepop http://www.endgamegames.com/series/tablepop/ Tablepop focuses on the ideas and stories behind the games we love. Author Mitchell Tierney and professional dilettante Jason Kotzur-Yang stand at the intersection of pop culture and tabletop gaming, and tell you what they see. Each episode we pick a theme, like kaiju or Star Wars, and explore games that tackle the theme and make authoritative judgements on how well they do it. No yes 90dd283b-c8d6-5e0c-b297-d3fe211787ac https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 66350693 tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,gamesjason@endgamegames.comMitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang Tablepop 9: Get away from her, you Mitch http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-9-get-away-from-her-you-mitch/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:40:13 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=818 This Tablepop episode is a big hot mess of Alienses goodness. We start with the films and move onto Alien: Legendary Encounter, followed by Space Hulk, and finish up discussing our concerns about the future of the franchise! Game begin, man, game begin. Also, there’s a freely available abandonware Aliens game that you can print out... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> This Tablepop episode is a big hot mess of Alienses goodness. We start with the films and move onto Alien: Legendary Encounter, followed by Space Hulk, and finish up discussing our concerns about the future of the franchise! Game begin, man, game begin. Also, there’s a freely available abandonware Aliens game that you can print out... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 52:30 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 8: Dungeon Play part 2 http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-8-dungeon-play-part-2/ Sun, 22 Feb 2015 08:11:06 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=673 This week/month/quarter, we present part 2 of our dungeon series, this time focusing on board and card games that scratch the dungeon delving itch. First of all, we get deep into some nostalgia with HeroQuest! and DungeonQuest, then onto the licensed, approved WOTC Dungeons & Dragons board games. We have a good laugh at Munchkin’s expense, and then... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> This week/month/quarter, we present part 2 of our dungeon series, this time focusing on board and card games that scratch the dungeon delving itch. First of all, we get deep into some nostalgia with HeroQuest! and DungeonQuest, then onto the licensed, approved WOTC Dungeons & Dragons board games. We have a good laugh at Munchkin’s expense, and then... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 1:11:59 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 7: Dungeon Play Part 1 http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/episode-7-dungeon-play-part-1/ Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:56:56 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=656 In this episode, Mitch and Jason get a little kinky… oh no, wait. Wrong dungeon! What follows is some meanderous rambling as we discuss our experience with D&D, including personal history, pop culture, Vin Diesel, Jason’s secret desire to be a quaint hobbit and more. There’s no show times for this one, as it’s pretty fluid,... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> In this episode, Mitch and Jason get a little kinky… oh no, wait. Wrong dungeon! What follows is some meanderous rambling as we discuss our experience with D&D, including personal history, pop culture, Vin Diesel, Jason’s secret desire to be a quaint hobbit and more. There’s no show times for this one, as it’s pretty fluid,... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 1:07:19 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 6: Scruffy Nerd Herders http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-6-scruffy-nerd-herders/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:21:48 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=540 This episode tackles the great sprawling board game universe of Star Wars. 13:45 Mitch’s quote quiz. 18:20 Storytime with old man Mitch. 22:00 Wicket the Ewok Game. 25:40 Jason’s pocket history of Star Wars board games. 28:50 X-Wing Miniatures. Pew pew. 54:45 The Star Wars – a brief comic interlude. 58:00 Star Wars: the non-hypothetical... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> This episode tackles the great sprawling board game universe of Star Wars. 13:45 Mitch’s quote quiz. 18:20 Storytime with old man Mitch. 22:00 Wicket the Ewok Game. 25:40 Jason’s pocket history of Star Wars board games. 28:50 X-Wing Miniatures. Pew pew. 54:45 The Star Wars – a brief comic interlude. 58:00 Star Wars: the non-hypothetical... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 1:12:45 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 5: do board games dream of electric tokens? http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-5-board-games-dream-electric-token/ Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:48:26 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=482 This episode, we jack in and log on to Matrix and tackle the cyberpunk genre. Jason makes Mitchell do a quiz, and we talk about some of the defining cultural artifacts of the great genre of the 80s and 90s. At 34:45: we actually start talking about games, starting with One Zero One. 40:10 Jason doesn’t... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> This episode, we jack in and log on to Matrix and tackle the cyberpunk genre. Jason makes Mitchell do a quiz, and we talk about some of the defining cultural artifacts of the great genre of the 80s and 90s. At 34:45: we actually start talking about games, starting with One Zero One. 40:10 Jason doesn’t... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 1:19:56 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop A: Magical Hedron http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-magical-hedron/ Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:09:25 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=442 A special mini-episode of Tablepop, where we talk about a special thing each. Mitch talks about his experience as a Magic: The Gathering initiate (1:00-16:30) and Jason talks about the ideas behind his game Hedron (16:35 – end), now on Kickstarter. Please forgive, Jason’s poor explanation of Star Trek races and our failure to work... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> A special mini-episode of Tablepop, where we talk about a special thing each. Mitch talks about his experience as a Magic: The Gathering initiate (1:00-16:30) and Jason talks about the ideas behind his game Hedron (16:35 – end), now on Kickstarter. Please forgive, Jason’s poor explanation of Star Trek races and our failure to work... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 31:39 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 4: MegaBattle pt. 2 Mech http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-4-megabattle-pt-2-mech/ Sun, 20 Jul 2014 03:13:02 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=410 Giant robots with people inside them. 7:00 When a mummy Mech and a Daddy mech love each other very much… 27:00 Hawken: the Real-Time Card Game 37:30 Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack Links mentioned: Fragged Empire, Mobile Frame Zero, Robot Jox trailer and I did find an indie Mecha vs Kaiju RPG (it’s based on the... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> Giant robots with people inside them. 7:00 When a mummy Mech and a Daddy mech love each other very much… 27:00 Hawken: the Real-Time Card Game 37:30 Mobile Frame Zero: Rapid Attack Links mentioned: Fragged Empire, Mobile Frame Zero, Robot Jox trailer and I did find an indie Mecha vs Kaiju RPG (it’s based on the... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 56:13 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop Episode 3: MegaBattle pt. 1 http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-episode-3-megabattle-pt-1/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 13:35:31 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=345 Godzilla SPOILERS warning, also SWEARS! Also also Jason lied when he said Hedron would be available to play at GO Lounge (he is a bad man) but it’s still free on the internet! 9:00 is where the actual spoiler start. 20:15 is where the games start. 46:20 wraps up with what Mitch and Jason are doing and... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> Godzilla SPOILERS warning, also SWEARS! Also also Jason lied when he said Hedron would be available to play at GO Lounge (he is a bad man) but it’s still free on the internet! 9:00 is where the actual spoiler start. 20:15 is where the games start. 46:20 wraps up with what Mitch and Jason are doing and... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 49:54 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 2: Cardboard Hell Pt 1 http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-2-cardboard-hell/ Thu, 15 May 2014 04:48:41 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=323 This episode we tackle the zombie hordes. There’s less inflections at the end of sentences this week, but lots of things and stuff. We also get a little carried away, and double the episode length. We’ll get better! 9:00 Zombie pop culture. 34:15 Zombies on tables. 1:22:30 Australian Kickstarters Culture discussed Romero and the Dead... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> This episode we tackle the zombie hordes. There’s less inflections at the end of sentences this week, but lots of things and stuff. We also get a little carried away, and double the episode length. We’ll get better! 9:00 Zombie pop culture. 34:15 Zombies on tables. 1:22:30 Australian Kickstarters Culture discussed Romero and the Dead... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> false no 1:39:03 No no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games Tablepop 1: Building Blocks http://www.endgamegames.com/podcast/tablepop-1-building-blocks/ Sun, 20 Apr 2014 05:40:09 +0000 http://www.endgamegames.com/?post_type=podcast&p=305 First podcast! Thanks for bearing with us while we find our feet and our tongues. Please ignore the glaring factual errors and enjoy the show. For corrections and apologies, see the references and apologies below the pictures. References and relevant linkage Building success: how thinking ‘inside the brick’ saved Lego. Okay, this one is more... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> First podcast! Thanks for bearing with us while we find our feet and our tongues. Please ignore the glaring factual errors and enjoy the show. For corrections and apologies, see the references and apologies below the pictures. References and relevant linkage Building success: how thinking ‘inside the brick’ saved Lego. Okay, this one is more... is this what you are looking for?

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]]> true no 50:54 Yes no jason@endgamegames.com (Mitchell Tierney and Jason Kotzur-Yang)tabletop,pop,culture,board,games,card,games