Posts By Mike Dunn
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828Tabletop Throwdown24 Hours of gaming with the Colorado Springs Board Game Club—Tabletop Throwdown S1E17 SEASON FINALE
In the season finale of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn and his co-hosts discuss the Colorado Springs Board Game Club, its history, community...
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688PreviewsFirst Monday in October PAXU preview
In this conversation, Mike Dunn and John Farrell interview Jason Matthews about the board game ‘First Monday in October,’ which explores the...
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1.3KFeaturesThe GamingTrend 2024 holiday guide—(Last minute) tabletop edition
Need some last minute ideas for that tabletop gamer in your life? Look no further, these are some things we have been...
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1.3KTabletop ThrowdownTalia Rosen and Jason Matthews are bringing the Supreme Court to the table—Tabletop Throwdown S1E16
In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, host Mike Dunn is joined by co-host Mark Julian and special guests Talia Rosen and Jason...
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643Tabletop ThrowdownJay Cormier makes awesome games out of awesome comics—Tabletop Throwdown S1E15
In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn and Dan Hinken welcome Jay Cormier, a game designer and founder of Off The...
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731Tabletop ThrowdownAmmon Anderson talks Gnome Hollow, Twinkle, Twinkle, and Space Potato?—Tabletop Throwdown S1E13
In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn, Mark Julian, and guest Ammon Anderson discuss their recent gaming experiences, including a charity...
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1.1KFeaturesBest of Gen Con 2024- Better late than never edition
Convention season was very intense in 2024, with GamingTrend attending more tabletop cons than any other year prior. In fact, we went...
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967Tabletop ThrowdownSean Brown on Mr B, Mayfair, and making old games new again—Tabletop Throwdown S1E13
In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn and James Van Tonningen chat with Sean Brown, the head of Mayfair Games, discussing...
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878Tabletop ThrowdownChristian Hoffer joins us to talk about corp vs. community in the D&D world—Tabletop Throwdown S1E12
In this episode of Tabletop Throwdown, Mike Dunn and Steven Starkey speak with Christian Hoffer, a prominent voice in the Dungeons &...
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1.2KPreviewsMayfair Games returns with a new Kickstarter—Empire Builder: Europe preview
Mayfair Games’ Sean Brown dropped by to show us Empire Builder: Europe, a new version of the classic Eurorails, launching on Kickstarter...
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1.3KEditorialsChecking in with Roll20—Its been a while and a lot has changed
It’s been nearly four years since we ran an actual play mini campaign on Roll20 (“Return to the Glory”); the height of...
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958InterviewsWe dive into the rich world of Ethera with the makers of Winds of Numa Sera
Recently we got to chat with Morgan Rosenblum and Jonny Handler of Dark Rose Studios about their Excellent game, Winds of Numa...
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1.1KTabletop ThrowdownGen Con 2024 Preview!—Tabletop Throwdown S1E11
We’re back and about to go to Gen Con! Join us as we talk about games we are excited about seeing at...
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1.5KNewsGame durations on the box: why are they so wrong?—Tabletop Throwdown S1E10
Game durations on the side of the box- who comes up with those? Why do they always seem wildly inaccurate? What is...
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1.3KInterviewsMatthew Lillard & Co. on making the imagined real with Sandkheg’s Hide Whiskey
We recently got to chat with Matthew Lillard, Jasmine Bhullar, Tyler Walpole, and Deven Rue about the newest drop from Quest’s End...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownKinfire Council is a game for the BGG crowd—Tabletop Throwdown S1E9
Incredible Dream has been publishing hit game after hit game since their co-operative adventure Kinfire Chronicles, with long-time game designer and Fantasy...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownWhen a convention is actually a tribal gathering- Tabletop Throwdown S1E8
Mike finally recounts his magical trip to Lake Geneva, WI, where he attended Gary Con XVI, kicking off the fiftieth year of...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownThe games of GAMA Expo 2024-Tabletop Throwdown S1E7
We saw a lot of great games at GAMA Expo last month, and we’ve got a few quick looks at some of...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownLet’s get more games in libraries & schools with GameRT & Tabletop Alliance-Tabletop Throwdown S1E6
Tabletop gaming has blown up in recent years, and thanks to organizations like Games & Gaming Roundtable (GameRT) and Tabletop Alliance bringing...
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1.6KPreviewsThe guest NPCs of the Tomb of Gyzaengaxx
The Love Boat of Gyzaengaxx @adventuresinaardia @DUNGEONCRAFT1 @GooeyCube @edgreenwoodofficialWatch this video on YouTube One of the amazing things about The Tomb of...
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1.1KTabletop ThrowdownTTRPG ALERT: Coriolis is BACK!—Tabletop Throwdown S1E5
This week we chat with Nils Karlén (ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG) and Kosta Kostulas (Coriolis — The Third Horizon, Mutant: Year...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownDeck Builders: the mechanic, the genre, the games—Tabletop Throwdown S1E4
This week we dive into the genre of games known as DECK BUILDERS! Joins us as we go through as brief retrospective...
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1.5KInterviewsLuke Gygax & Alphinus Goo are collaborating on an adventure to honor Gary’s legacy
We sat down with Luke Gygax and Alphinius Goo on the last day of Genghis Con, and while we were all pretty...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownAlphinius Goo: how he got into D&D and his plans for the 50th anniversary—Tabletop Throwdown S1E3
Things get sticky this week as Mike Dunn and Steven Starkey chat with Head Wizard of GooeyCube, Alphinius Goo himself! We talk...
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1.2KTabletop ThrowdownHobby painting is better than ever! | Tabletop Throwdown Season 1 Episode 2
This week we invited our Hobby Editor Randy Gregory II to chat about hobby painting and some of his competitions coming up,...
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1.4KTabletop ThrowdownTen most anticipated games of 2024 | Tabletop Throwdown S1E1
Season 1 of Tabletop Throwdown starts with a BANG! This week we’re looking at ten of our most anticipated tabletop titles coming...
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2.2KFeaturesThe GamingTrend 2023 holiday guide — Tabletop edition!
At this point you’ve probably gotten your fill of video games and hardware and gear, but now it’s time for some real...
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3.7KReviewsThe White Castle review—A tiny box with a ton of game
Value. Value is largely subjective by nature- each of us places value on things to varying degrees and often the value we...
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1.0KNewsThe Deck of Many Things—Now with more things!
One of the original high powered magical artifacts dating back to first edition Dungeons & Dragons, The Deck of Many Things has...
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998InterviewsSabrina Culyba wants you to get excited about microscopic algae mosaics
Sometimes a game really starts to come together once the perfect theme is discovered, and for Sabrina Culyba that moment came after...
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1.7KInterviewsBringing a narrative experience to the drinking experience- Matthew Lillard talks Quest’s End Whiskey
Matthew Lillard has been making a name for himself outside of Hollywood for a while now with Beadle & Grimm’s high-end D&D...
