What would you like to see us play on Tabletop Season Three?

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Second Season of Wil Wheaton Project. Yes or No? I hope SyFy channel has the foresight to keep it going.

So for those of you who don’t know, earlier this summer, I did 12 episodes of a silly comedy show on Syfy called The Wil Wheaton Project. It was basically The Soup for people like me who enjoy sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, as well as jokes about those things. If you’d like to see a bunch of clips from the show, they’re right here on my YouTube thing.

We’re officially on hiatus right now, and we don’t know if the network will order more episodes. I know that they liked us in a creative sense, but the ratings weren’t very good (ratings are generally not very good in summer, and while I don’t believe that ratings are as important as they once were, my opinion on the matter isn’t particularly important to the decision makers), but the people who did watch us really liked us. So I won’t know for a few more weeks, but until then, I’m on hiatus, which means I get to write more, play more games, and prep for season three of Tabletop, which goes into production in October.

Part of that preparation includes finding 20 games to play on the show, and as of today, I have eight (maybe nine) that are strong contenders.

What do you want us to play on the show next year? Would you tell me the game, the publisher, and why you like it?

Keep in mind the criteria for Tabletop game selection:

  1. Plays well with 4 people.

  2. Plays in under 90 minutes.

  3. Can be generally explained in about 5 minutes.

  4. Has a high ration of luck to strategy, so everyone has a chance to win the game.

  5. Looks great, has clear graphical design and photographs well.

  6. Is not something we’ve played before.

I’d love to hear your ideas in the comments.

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Comments (2,070)

  5. Five suggestions-

    Gravwell: Super-easy rule base, full game takes around 20-30 minutes, gets better the more players there are. Big twists and turns, easy for people to catch up but hard to pull away.

    Citadels: Card-based, but straightforward rules-wise, and a lot of action on the table, should allow people plenty to time to talk about their hands.

    Splendor: Everything is out there for people to see. Simple to explain. Plenty of luck with the cards available in the market.

    Kingsburg: Both easy to learn with a lot going on. Based around dice-rolling, so luck is also involved.

    Tokaido: Antoine Bouza is a badass designer, so the more of his games the happier I am.

    Hope this helps, Wil.

  6. I agree with mj; any of Rather Dashing’s games would be awesome! Dwarven Miner, Four Taverns, or their new one Pirates, Ninjas, Robots, Zombies.

  7. The Battlestar Galactica board game! Might need a two parter, but holy crap is that game good.

    1. For as long as I’m lurking these comments, I will promote every Battle Wizards game suggestion. Game is such a blast.

  14. Splendor. It’s a victory point purchasing game with fun layers of strategy. Plays great with four people. Renaissance gem merchants angling for the most gems.

  16. RoboRally. Fun game, works great with 4 players, can be played in 90 minutes or less, and if planned well there’s lots of fun destroying of other players strategy for a turn.

  18. Alien Frontiers
    Galaxy Trucker
    Cosmic Encounter
    Eldritch Horror (longer than 90 but would make a nice 2 parter)
    Ticket To Ride Nederlands

  19. Kingdom Builder by Queen Games. Very good game. Quite fast, after the initial round. Very stategic, but with a bit of luck. Was Game of the Year in Germany 2012
    Wooly Bully by Phillipe des Pallieres. The goal is: to put cards together in order to get the biggest flock of sheep. Was Game of the Year in France 2002

  23. Wizkids’ Pirates constructible strategy game(later “pocketmodels”). It had some great and easy naval combat and strategy. Set up balanced fleets from the factions or everyone try and defeat a wil wheaton controlled 10-masted treasure ship.

    Mostly, I would just love for this game to come back in it’s entirety (the series is currently in game limbo). It was some of the most fun I’ve had (and still have on occasion) on a table top.

  25. XCOM looks like it’ll be intense, though it’s a team game so may be difficult when it comes to deciding who wins…maybe vote on a MVP?

    1. When they played Pandemic, and a few other co-ops, they did a “win as team, lose as team” thing, so they might continue along that path, if they played XCOM.

      Which would be fun to see, by the way.

  31. Sentinels of the Multiverse from (Greater Than Games)! Great game world, but fairly simple, the game is cooperative (so everyone definitely has a chance to win). On regular mode (not using the advanced rules for the villains) with a more basic villain and environment, it can stay under 90 minutes. I love this game because of how thorough they were in creating a comic book universe based on a series of comic books that doesn’t even exist. The cards have fun art that often incorporates characters across different decks and really gives them some extra dimension (including occasional references to other things, like Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog). The game mechanics are pretty simple to start (Play, Power, Draw), but different decks play differently, keeping it dynamic and giving each player a different role in the game.

  33. I would like to see you guys attempt a speedrun of Super Mario Brothers 2. It is published by Nintendo. It’s one of my favorite games because the Princess is clearly the best character (though obviously not for all situations, that would be boring).

  34. Warhammer 40k! It breaks most of the rules you listed, but I still want to see it. You could play with small armies!

  37. ‘Tales of the Arabian Nights’ – It is a wonderful game, perhaps on the slightly random side, but BEG you to watch this review from the hilarious guys at Shut Up & Sit Down. http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/blog/post/review-tales-arabian-nights/

    If it still seems too random, ‘Agents of SMERSH’ is an over the top 70s spy game built for the same sort of gameplay but has a cooperative element reminiscent of stuff like Arkham (without taking too long).

  38. Just a few:
    -7 Wonders
    -Race for the Galaxy
    -Firefly the Board Game (why don’t you get Nathan Fillion on to play =))
    -Maybe a few bite-sized games. Specifically Sushi Go! and Love Letter.

  40. I’d love to see a crossover with Spellslingers where you have Shaun back and do a 4 player game of Commander (read: mode designed for fun multiplayer).

    You could also do a retro series with Monopoly, Sorry, etc. or a kids one with something like Candy Land

  50. Citadels
    Killer Bunnies
    Bang (this has a lot of strategy though)
    Werewolves of Millers Hollow by Asmodee

    A fun “After Dark” special with Cards Against Humanity

    I have copies of many games, I’m willing to donate or share them in exchange for a guest spot. 🙂

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