Geek and Sundry, 'televised' board gaming - did not know about this

[undercovergeek]

http://geekandsundry.com/shows/tabletop/

TableTop is a web series created by Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day.[1] TableTop is published on Felicia Day's YouTube channel, Geek & Sundry.

In every episode, one or more board games are explained briefly by Wheaton and then he and his guests, usually web or TV personalities, play the game.[2] During Season 1, at the end, the winner receives a temporary trophy with his/her name taped on it, and the other players are interviewed by Wheaton on the "loser's couch". For Season 2, the trophy was replaced by a Certificate of Awesome, which the players do get to keep.

A wide range of hobby gaming titles were selected for their inaugural season, from classic German-style board game and family games to RPGs and card games.[3]

It has been described as "...like Celebrity Poker meets Dinner for Five, where interesting people got together for tabletop games."

will try and get in a few over the weekend

[Barthheart]

You live under a rock or something....?  :o

[undercovergeek]

lol, i must - i think its an awesome idea and wondered if there was such a thing

[BanzaiCat]

I knew of it but just never viewed it until (JP?) someone posted a link to one of their vids. I wish I had more time to watch them.

Also found one a year or so back called "Game Night" - they played a game called Airlines: Europe (which I own but never played) so I watched them play it to get a feel for it. They had tons of videos on board games too.

[mirth]

Table Top is great. I've been watching since Season 1 debuted. Wheaton's doing an excellent job promoting the hobby. Target carries may of the games demoed on Table Top with the label "As Seen on Table Top.

[Nefaro]

Only some of the titles they play on Geek & Sundry interest me, but they're all usually amusing.

There are quite a few tabletop vid channels on the 'Tube.  I probably watch more YouTube gaming videos, of various sorts, than actual cable shows these days.

[mirth]

Only some of the titles they play on Geek & Sundry interest me, but they're all usually amusing.

Yeah, I don't think I've purchased a single game they've featured, but it's a fun show to watch. Wheaton usually rounds up an interesting group of players for each session.

[bbmike]

There's one where he plays Star Trek Cataan with Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine)!

[BanzaiCat]

There's one where he plays Star Trek Cataan with Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine)!

That's the one I watched last week...LOL. It was quite entertaining as they both went off on behind-the-scenes ST rants. Nothing surprising in what they said, but it was cool.

Will seems like the kind of guy that would fit in well with a bunch of puffters like us.

[Nefaro]

Only some of the titles they play on Geek & Sundry interest me, but they're all usually amusing.

Yeah, I don't think I've purchased a single game they've featured, but it's a fun show to watch. Wheaton usually rounds up an interesting group of players for each session.

I've got a couple.

Their Fortune & Glory episode was amusing, despite jacking up the rules regularly.

[Arctic Blast]

It's a good series. Not as entertaining as Shut Up and Sit Down's reviews (ahem), but still pretty good.  :)

They've already filmed Season 3, and the games to be played (and groups of players) are listed here : http://wilwheaton.net/2014/10/tabletop-season-3-the-complete-list-of-games-and-players/

[BanzaiCat]

I started watching a couple more epis of this tonight while putting some screens together for an AAR. Because I get randomly curious I Googled something about finding out where Wheaton and the others film this show.

And I found something I cannot unsee now.

http://www.dailydot.com/lol/wil-wheaton-tabletop-porn-studio/

If you've watched TableTop videos, you'll recognize the Loser's Couch. FOREVER UNCLEEEEEAN!

[Barthheart]

   ..... Eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww!

[Nefaro]

I started watching a couple more epis of this tonight while putting some screens together for an AAR. Because I get randomly curious I Googled something about finding out where Wheaton and the others film this show.

And I found something I cannot unsee now.

http://www.dailydot.com/lol/wil-wheaton-tabletop-porn-studio/

If you've watched TableTop videos, you'll recognize the Loser's Couch. FOREVER UNCLEEEEEAN!

ROFL

They really wanted sitting on the loser's couch to be unpleasant, huh?

>:D

[TacticalWargames]

I agree...Shut Up Sit Down is my favourite by far. This is good aswell though.

It's a good series. Not as entertaining as Shut Up and Sit Down's reviews (ahem), but still pretty good.  :)