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Most board game shows focus on the latest-and-greatest, or time-tested classics. We have taken it upon ourselves to comb our local charity shops and salvage stores for the other stuff...join us as we review cheesy, weird, and obscure board games for your entertainment.

Episode 10,001 - Wayne's World LIVE at G2S 03/09/2020

Episode 10,001 - Wayne's World LIVE at G2S In a special one night only reunion episode, the Flip the Table crew with guest Gil Hova reunited at the Granite Game Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire to explore the (self-proclaimed) excellence of the Wayne’s World VCR Game! Players race to collect Party Makers, a date, and a backstage pass to Party Central, all while being heckled and hindered by Wayne and Garth themselves. Plus: Ben and Niki Turner join Professor Laserbooks for a few words from our “sponsors”. Was it worth coming out of retirement for one more job? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/13473230

BONUS EPISODE: The Professor, Niki, and Ben...Together Again! 03/01/2020

BONUS EPISODE: The Professor, Niki, and Ben...Together Again! With our reunion episode looming on the horizon, Professor Laserbooks, Ben Turner, and Niki Turner stopped by to record a couple of segments. While they were here, a Battle of Wits broke out! Please enjoy this bonus episode recorded in the living room of Flip the Table Tower as we play "Stupid Answers" for the first time since 2017! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/13352777

PAXU Secret Panel - With Flip Florey, Bruce Voge, Chaz Marler, and Crystal Pisano 12/10/2019

PAXU Secret Panel - With Flip Florey, Bruce Voge, Chaz Marler, and Crystal Pisano Recorded in a secret location near PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA, Moderator Chris is joined by Flip Florey, Bruce Voge, Chaz Marler, and Crystal Pisano for the first ever 2 on 2 Wrong Scattergories Battle of Wits! Flip and Bruce represent the East, and Chaz and Crystal represent the west…which region will reign supreme? And does Moderator Chris still have what it takes to keep control of the Battle, or will the proceedings descend into chaos? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/12338558

Bonus Episode - 2015 GenCon Secret Episode 11/20/2019

Bonus Episode - 2015 GenCon Secret Episode For the first time (at least without an unofficial leak), our secret Battle of Wits from GenCon 2015 is now widely available! When Flip Florey attended the convention a few years ago, he handed out cassettes of this episode to loyal listeners. Recorded in secret at Flip the Table tower, it has never before been released in our official feed…now, you can enjoy the high quality digital version without dragging your boom box out of the attic. You still have to rewind it with a pencil, though! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/12103508

Justins and Biebers and Whiskers on Kittens (This Game is Broken Bonus Episode) 12/25/2018

Justins and Biebers and Whiskers on Kittens (This Game is Broken Bonus Episode) In this special bonus episode courtesy of This Game is Broken, Moderator Chris and Flip Florey unite with the entire TGiB cast for a special edition of The Battle of Wits! Can a bunch of idiots, known for doing idiotic things on their own board game panel game show, survive a harrowing Justins & Biebers adventure and defeat the mysterious final villain? Happy holidays!!! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/7998800

Flip Florey's Bieber Battling Compilation Classic! 01/04/2018

Flip Florey's Bieber Battling Compilation Classic! Flip's got a brand new podcast coming out, and we're celebrating by revisiting some of his favorite Battles of Wits! In this compilation, we'll listen to the trilogy of adventures in the world of "Justins and Biebers", FTT's version of a tabletop role playing game. Listen as the panel faces off against devious challenges from listeners all over the world in their quest to gather loot, level up, and ultimately roll a "20" to defeat the final boss! Aaaand once you're done reliving the magic of J&B, don't forget to subscribe to Flip Florey's Super Saturday Board Game Serial! It's a podcast that celebrates the FUN in board games featuring Flip and a slew of gaming notables! Are you ready? Then heeeeeeeeeeeeere we go! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/6115829

Episode 10,000: VCR WrestleMania (Series Finale) 07/28/2017

Episode 10,000: VCR WrestleMania (Series Finale) This is it...our series finale! In this two hour extravaganza, We review the WWF VCR WrestleMania game, name our Best and Worst games of both 2017 and the entire series, and engage in an epic Battle of Wits to finally settle who is truly the Wittiest Battler! Nuff said! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5574456

Episode 110: Myst 07/07/2017

Episode 110: Myst In our penultimate episode, we travel back to the magical land of the 1990's to play Myst, a board game based on the classic CD-ROM adventure game! This title somehow wedges in real-time jigsaw puzzle building as two players or teams vie for control of key locations from the computer game. Does this one somehow find all the right switches? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5514384

Episode 109: Dream Phone 06/09/2017

Episode 109: Dream Phone In our third-to-last show, we revisit the 90's "Dreamy dude" genre of games with Electronic Dream Phone! Using the iconic pink phone, players call all the boys at school and interrogate them to determine who the "secret admirer" is, all while using cards to extract additional clues from the other players. Does this game measure up to the standard of Heartthrob, or is it as obsolete as a land line? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5434994

Episode 108: Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space 05/18/2017

Episode 108: Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space In this super-sized episode, we revisit the Whoniverse by playing the most complex game ever reviewed on Flip the Table...Doctor Who: The Game of Time and Space from 1980! This Games Workshop pseudo-classic pits multiple incarnations of The Doctor against each other as they wrestle the Keys of Chronos from baddies like Daleks, Cybermen, and each-other! Is this game worth your TIME and the SPACE in your collection? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5370110

Episode 107: LIVE - The Harlem Globetrotters with Bill Corey! 04/26/2017

Episode 107: LIVE - The Harlem Globetrotters with Bill Corey! We're in front of a LIVE audience at the Granite Game Summit in Nashua, New Hampshire to talk about the Harlem Globetrotters game from 1971! Bill Corey of The Cubist Podcast joins us as we discover if the fourth wall bending athletic shenanigans of the 70's Globetrotters can be properly expressed via set collection. Plus, a Battle of Wits spectacle you have to hear to believe! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5302593

Episode 106: Tales of the Crystals 04/05/2017

Episode 106: Tales of the Crystals In our first and only venture into the world of role playing games, we cover Tales of the Crystals; a 1993 audio cassette game from Milton Bradley. Players assume the role of crystal-bearing adventurers guided through a mystical adventure through a combination of magnetic tape and randomly drawn cards. Will this game transport us to a "World of myth and magic," or did this game go the way of Crystal Pepsi for a reason? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5240376

Episode 105: Rich Little's VCR Charades 03/16/2017

Episode 105: Rich Little's VCR Charades We begin our "Epic Final Season" of Flip the Table by playing "Rich Little's VCR Charades," a game where players watch famous celebrity impersonator Rich Little try to get concepts across without talking. VHS technology can improve a lot of things...but should the classic game of Charades remain unblemished by magnetic tape? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5176959

Our Epic Final Season Begins. 03/14/2017

Our Epic Final Season Begins. In this bonus episode, I announce the beginning of Flip the Table's "Epic Final Season." I'll tell you how we'll celebrate the legacy of Flip the Table in the coming months, and how we'll bring our cheesy, weird, and obscure journey to a close. /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5169548

Episode 104: CSI DVD Game 02/23/2017

Episode 104: CSI DVD Game Also known as "The one that's not Law and Order," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation was a crime drama mainstay on the CBS network which spawned endless spinoffs and yet another vehicle for Ted Danson...not to mention a DVD game! We'll take a look at this police procedural romp as we attempt to solve a mystery with a tiny black light, a red lens, and a little bit of brute force. Will we crack the case, or will our patience crack first? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5112515

Episode 103: Motor Mouth 02/03/2017

Episode 103: Motor Mouth In the 80's and 90's, John Moschitta Jr. held the Guinness World Record for being the fastest talking human being alive. And he turned it into a career as an actor and commercial pitchman, most famously starring in commercials for Federal Express and Micro Machines. And they made a board game about it. And we played it. 'Nuff said. /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/5050148

Episode 102: Jumanji and Zathura 01/13/2017

Episode 102: Jumanji and Zathura Prepare to be sucked into the deadly world of board games as we cover Jumanji and Zathura in a super-sized double-header! These based-on-the-movie, based-on-the-children's-book games both feature players racing to finish the game before they are consumed by deadly peril. But is jungle peril better than space peril? Who is better...Robin Williams or Dax Shepard? Plus, a fan-made Battle of Wits! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4988742

BONUS EPISODE: Events, Appearances, and a Couple of Games Played 01/06/2017

BONUS EPISODE: Events, Appearances, and a Couple of Games Played Your Moderator Chris, here! On this quickfire bonus episode, I'll tell you about our upcoming appearances at SnowCon, TotalCon, and the Granite Game Summit, we'll tell you which other podcasts the FTT crew has been creeping up on lately, and I'll even do a quick legit review or two! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4970207

Episode 101: End of Year Special 2016 12/09/2016

Episode 101: End of Year Special 2016 It's our two-hour end of year special, and we're closing out the year by once again skipping this whole "playing cheesy games" business and instead answering your questions! We'll also award the "BANCE Lombardi Trophy" to the best and worst games we played in 2016, and play a special listener-created Battle of Wits! So you know, the usual stuff. /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4900546

Episode 100: Monopoly Tropical Tycoon 11/16/2016

Episode 100: Monopoly Tropical Tycoon It's our 100th episode, and we're celebrating in style with Monopoly Tropical Tycoon! This version of Hasbro's classic real estate game brings DVD technology into the mix...but with a concept like "DVD Monopoly," is it a "wheelbarrow" full of fun, or should it get the "boot"? Plus, lots of surprises, twists, and turns in celebration of 100 episodes of FTT...don't miss it! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4837157

BONUS EPISODE: Extra Life 2016 Wrap-Up 11/09/2016

BONUS EPISODE: Extra Life 2016 Wrap-Up We take a few minutes to talk about this year's Extra Life campaign...thanks so much to everyone who made it a phenomenal success! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4818949

Episode 99: Mythbusters 10/27/2016

Episode 99: Mythbusters We reject your reality and substitute our own as we play Mythbusters from 2012! Players answer trivia questions based on the tv show in order to manipulate a catapult into position to launch Buster the Crash Test Dummy toward victory. Is it "plausible" that science and dexterity can make a trivia game bearable, or is this one just "busted"? We experiment and find out... /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4781377

Episode 98: Lost 10/06/2016

Episode 98: Lost We're stranded on a mysterious island of cardboard as we take on Lost, a game based on the popular ABC television series! Players explore the island and uncover its mysteries while seeking to win the loyalty of the other castaways from Oceanic Airlines Flight 815. The characters are there, the smoke monster is there, but is the drama there? Flash back with us and find out... /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4725602

Episode 97: Barbie's Keys to Fame 09/16/2016

Episode 97: Barbie's Keys to Fame We're headed back to the 1960's to try on some new careers in "Barbie's Keys to Fame Game by Mattel"! Players take on the role of multidimensional Barbie clones, each with a secret career aspiration, who compete to collect the personality traits they need to be successful as a working woman of the 60's. Is this slice of retro kitsch cool like Mad Men, or hot like fondue? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4674147

Episode 96: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 08/26/2016

Episode 96: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King YOU SHALL NOT PASS up the opportunity to listen to the panel take on Lord of the Rings: Return of the King! This RoseArt title gives players a chance to take on all the major characters of the Peter Jackson movie as Frodo tries to destroy the One Ring while trembling under the gaze of Sauron. A roll and move game about a major movie license made by a crayon company? What could possibly go wrong? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4621572

Episode 95: SpyQuest 08/07/2016

Episode 95: SpyQuest We engage in VCR espionage as we play SpyQuest from 1994! Players first watch one of three thrilling thirty-minute "spy movies," then race across the globe to collect clues, survive interrogation, and avoid sabotage in order to discover the secret location. Does this game make players feel like a secret agent, or does it make them feel like they need an aspirin? FTT investigates. /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4572521

Episode 94: LIVE - The Real Ghostbusters with Suzanne Sheldon and Chaz Marler at Dice Tower Con 2016 07/12/2016

Episode 94: LIVE - The Real Ghostbusters with Suzanne Sheldon and Chaz Marler at Dice Tower Con 2016 We're busting ghosts in front of a LIVE audience at Dice Tower Con 2016 as we discuss The Real Ghostbusters from 1986! Our guests Suzanne Sheldon and Chaz Marler join us for this vintage 3D game of "Tricks and Traps" as the cartoonified versions of Venkman, Spengler, Stantz and Zeddemore race to get from the firehouse to the top of Baron Bones' mansion. Does this game of bouncing skulls and spinny spinners live up to the franchise's immense nostalgia? Plus: a 2 on 2 Battle of Wits pitting "Team LaserSuz" against "Team HunneChaz" that you absolutely cannot miss... /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4508076

Episode 93: Superman III 06/26/2016

Episode 93: Superman III We're flying backwards around the earth's axis to travel back to the early 1980's to bring you Superman III: The Board Game! Based on the slapstick superhero film, players take on the role of Supes as battles an evil supercomputer...and himself. Does this game faithfully recreate the nuance of this cinematic classic? Is there enough Richard Pryor in the game? This looks like a job for Flip the Table! /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4471656

Episode 92: Guinness Game of World Records 06/02/2016

Episode 92: Guinness Game of World Records Who doesn't like a good leaderboard? On this episode, the panel plays the Guinness Game of World Records, based on the famous book that was wedged next to the encyclopedias in your third grade class. It's a little bit of trivia and a whole lot of dexterity as players try to beat each-other's records in a race to 100 points. Is this 70's classic as much fun as poring through a bunch of tiny black-and-white text? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4415453

Episode 91: Dragons' Den 05/12/2016

Episode 91: Dragons' Den Before there was Shark Tank in the United States, there was (and is) Dragons' Den; a UK reality show where entrepeneurs pitch their grand schemes in hopes of getting a six-figure investment from some mean, rich people. This episode we join the excitement at home with the British version of the home game, where players hear off-the-wall pitches for real products and decide if they'll be a "Goldmine," "Hit," or "Flop." Is having the word "Dragon" in the title enough to make us want to invest in this one? /episode/index/show/flipthetable/id/4365138

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