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Jan 29, 2019 RDTN Episode 163: Everdell, Stronghold Games and Tantrum Con Stephen Buonocore discusses game longevity, while the RDTN team explores Everdell and previews Tantrum Con.

Nov 13, 2018 RDTN Episode 158: Arkham Horror, Shadows: Amsterdam and More Table Talk The RDTN crew tries Arkham Horror: 3rd Edition and Shadows: Amsterdam, with notes on a pirate racing game and Hail Hydra...

Aug 21, 2018 Villainous, KeyForge and Age of Sigmar Champions Lead RDTN Episode 151 Episode 151 weighs Villainous’ appeal against its light gameplay, compares two card games and brings back the Flying Squ...

Mar 20, 2018 RDTN Episode 140: Noria, Clank! The Mummy’s Curse, TTR: France, and Miniature Market We have an announcement to make. While we are very sad to see Funagain’s online store slowly close and support of the sh...

Mar 06, 2018 RDTN Episode 139 Revisits Stone Age, Cult and More Board Games RDTN weighs Stone Age’s push-your-luck appeal, samples Cult: Choose Your God Wisely and looks back at a range of games a...

Feb 06, 2018 Castell and Pulsar 2849 Bring Different Strategic Puzzles to RDTN Episode 137 Episode 137 compares Castell’s long-range planning with Pulsar 2849’s dice-driven decisions, then invites listeners to m...

Jan 23, 2018 RDTN Episode 136: Hunt for the Ring, Heaven & Ale, Muse and More Episode 136 weighs Hunt for the Ring’s streamlined hidden movement against Heaven & Ale’s tough decisions, with quick ta...

Oct 24, 2017 RDTN Episode 130: Ted Alspach on Palace of Mad King Ludwig, Plus New Game Discussions Ted Alspach discusses Palace of Mad King Ludwig as the show reviews Richard the Lionheart, Alien Artifacts and Sundae Sp...

Oct 10, 2017 RDTN Episode 129: Azul and London Lead a Wide-Ranging Game Chat Episode 129 gives Azul a quick introduction and makes room for a deeper look at Martin Wallace’s London, alongside a var...

Sep 26, 2017 RDTN Episode 128 Looks at Codenames: Duet, 7th Continent and Shadespire Rich Sommer joins the show for Codenames: Duet and Professor Evil, alongside segments on 7th Continent, Shadespire and m...

Sep 12, 2017 Ignacy Trzewiczek on Alien Artifacts, Plus Dragonfire, Nmbr 9 and More RDTN Episode 127 ranges from first impressions of Dragonfire and Hafid’s Grand Bazaar to Portal Games, Alien Artifacts a...

Aug 01, 2017 RDTN Episode 124: Skyward’s Drafting Twist and Isaac Vega on Plaid Hat Games Episode 124 reviews Skyward’s pile drafting, catches up with Isaac Vega on Plaid Hat Games, and debuts The Scurry Report...

Jul 18, 2017 RDTN Episode 123: Lignum’s Long-Term Planning and Downforce’s Race-Day Guessing Episode 123 reviews Lignum, Downforce and Indulgence, with a guide to the show’s other games and segments.

Jul 04, 2017 RDTN Episode 122: Four Games, Origins Recap and a Rocky Mountain Gaming Trip The hosts catch up on Near and Far, Sentient, Lovecraft Letter and Pit Crew, alongside stories from Origins and a gaming...

May 23, 2017 13 Days Review Leads an Episode of Convention News and Tabletop Finds Episode 119 reviews the two-player game 13 Days and ranges from CMON Expo highlights to International Tabletop Day and P...

Mar 28, 2017 RDTN Episode 115: VAST, Imperial Settlers: Aztecs and Justin Jacobson The episode explores VAST’s asymmetric roles, Imperial Settlers: Aztecs’ new mechanics and Justin Jacobson’s plans for R...

Mar 14, 2017 RDTN Episode 114 Covers Rum & Bones: Second Tide, They Who Were 8 and 7th Sea Episode 114 weighs dice driven pirate battles, a deceptively tricky cube game, and the all-in-one 7th Sea RPG book.

Feb 28, 2017 RDTN Episode 113: Mare Nostrum, Guadalcanal and a Table Full of New Games Episode 113 weighs three very different tabletop experiences, from strategic empire building to a dice-driven card game,...

Jan 17, 2017 RDTN Episode 110: Heroes of Land, Air, & Sea, Raise Your Goblets, Survey and 2017 Predictions Gamelyn Games has been killing it with all their Tiny Epic series, but they are expanding into the next realm with their...

Nov 15, 2016 RDTN Episode 106: Great Western Trail, A Feast for Odin and Essen The hosts weigh two new strategy games, recap MACE and talk with Funagain Games COO Nick Medinger about Essen and gettin...