Tabletop is a web series created by Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day.[1] It is part of Day's YouTube Channel, Geek & Sundry.
| Tabletop | |
|---|---|
| Presentation | |
| Hosted by | Wil Wheaton |
| Genre | Gaming |
| Language | English |
| Updates | Bi-weekly |
| Length | 30 minutes |
| Production | |
| Production | Sheri Bryant, Felicia Day, Kim Evey, Wil Wheaton, Adam Lawson, Boyan Radakovich |
| Publication | |
| Original release | March 30, 2012 |
| Provider | YouTube |
It has been described as "…like Celebrity Poker meets Dinner for Five, where interesting people got together for tabletop games." [2] In every episode, one or more boardgames are explained briefly by Wheaton and then he and his guests, usually web or TV personalities, play the game.[3] 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".
A wide range of hobby gaming titles were selected for the inaugural season, from classic euro games, to wargames, RPGs and card games.[4]
It is rumored[5] that a DVD compilation of the series may be available after the end of the first season.
Episodes
| No. | Game | Guests | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Small World" | Grant Imahara, Jenna Busch, Sean Plott | March 30, 2012 |
| 2 | "Settlers of Catan" | Neil Grayston, Jane Espenson, James Kyson Lee | April 20, 2012 |
| 3 | "Tsuro, Zombie Dice, Get Bit" | Rod Roddenberry, Ryan Higa, Freddie Wong | May 4, 2012 |
| 4 | "Ticket to Ride" | Colin Ferguson, Anne Wheaton, Amy Dallen | May 18, 2012 |
| 5 | "Munchkin" | Steve Jackson, Felicia Day, Sandeep Parikh | June 1, 2012 |
| 6 | "Castle Panic" | Yuri Lowenthal, Tara Platt, Andre Meadows | June 15, 2012 |
| 7 | "Gloom" | Amber Benson, Michele Boyd, Meghan Camarena | June 29, 2012 |
| 8 | "Fiasco, Part 1" | John Rogers, Alison Haislip, Bonnie Burton | July 13, 2012 |
| 9 | "Fiasco, Part 2" | John Rogers, Alison Haislip, Bonnie Burton | July 27, 2012 |
| 10 | "Say Anything" | Josh A. Cagan, Matt Mira, Jonah Ray | August 9, 2012 |
| 11 | "Elder Sign" | Felicia Day, Mike Morhaime, Bill Prady | August 23, 2012 |
| 12 | "Dixit" | Casey McKinnon, Beth Riesgraf, Leo Chu | September 6, 2012 |
| 13 | "Wits & Wagers" | Veronica Belmont, Phil LaMarr, Jimmy Wong | September 21, 2012 |
Impact
There's evidence[6][7] presented by a Canadian online game retailer that games featured in Tabletop received a boost in sales after the episode aired, this was dubbed "The Wheaton Effect". Game publisher Days of Wonder has divulged[8] that its titles featured on the show had significant boost on sales.
Notes
- ^ Biggs, John (April 3, 2012). "Tabletop Returns With Settlers of Catan". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Doctorow, Cory (March 20, 2012). "Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day team up for Tabletop, a show about tabletop games". Boing Boing. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Banks, Dave (April 20, 2012). "Tabletop Returns With Settlers of Catan". Geek Dad. Wired.com. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Morgan, Matt (March 20, 2012). "Details Emerge on Wheaton-Hosted "Tabletop" Gaming Web Series". MTV Geek. MTV. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ Thorne, Scott (June 11, 2012). "Talking About TableTop". Rolling for Initiative. ICV2. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Wong, Tao (May 8, 2012). "The Wheaton Effect". Retrieved September 17, 2012.
- ^ Wong, Tao (August 16th, 2012). "The Wheaton Effect – A Follow Up". Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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