16:00 "You have too many cards already in your hand." A wizard never has too many cards, Cara Santa Maria. Nor does he have too few. He has precisely the number of cards he means to have.

Man, I wish my mates were into table top games. I'd love to get everyone together for a weekend of stuff like this and just nerd out. Great show :)

@samanthaaiello

9 жыл бұрын

I live vicariously through this show because I'm in the same boat. I love table top games, but too few of my family/friends are into them. :)

@seaniam81

9 жыл бұрын

Same

@ThaMinecraftNetwork

9 жыл бұрын

I absolutely want to start hosting a show like tabletop, except with either fast paced or extremely long games for those who want to nerd out or quickly play ~3+ games in 40 minutes. Sadly not very popular and what friends I have don't like board games.+ I still have to plan it out and GET the board games ;(

@samanthaaiello

9 жыл бұрын

ThaMinecraftNetwork, you can totally do it! Maybe post on your facebook, ask friends to share, and I'm sure you'll get somewhere. I think that is an extremely fun idea. I'm in the same boat as you. I love this stuff, but I really don't A) know enough people at all to play the games I want to play and B) those people don't game anyway. Hahah Good luck though! :)

@mikoditeyvette8929

9 жыл бұрын

You can find groups on Meetups or Craiglist that have pick up sesssions. If there is a gaming supply store where you live many of those have game nights. Your welcome.

22:49 best ending ever to a game on tabletop...the expression on will's face is hysterical

Rich plays a master mathematician in Elementary. The illusion is broken

Trickster Dinosaurs, eh? - Clever girl ;)

@jean-paulaudette9246

4 жыл бұрын

Cute. I see what ya done, there.

I would like to thank you Wil for igniting my new found love for table top games, I may have spent more money then I should on games but in my opinion more then worth it, I love to share them with my friends and see them as happy as your show and these games made me!

Any time that I swoop in to grab something, from this day forward I shall accompany said swoop with a "SHINOBI!" To be declared at a level of volume or urgency to be determined by the situation.

So we have team Techno-Wizard, Silent but Deadly, the Space Marauders, and Traptors

"You just grab two decks, and put them together" - I'm not proud to admit it, but I giggled at that.

Cara is awesome. I've listened to some interviews with her and she's very intelligent, funny and kind. Awesome to see more stuff with her.

That was possibly my favorite episode thus far. Great game FANTASTIC guests, and of course awesome production value as always. I hope you guys keep up the series!

I was introduced to this game on Tabletop Day 2015. Bought the game and all of the available expansions later in the year, and have already pre-ordered the It's Your Fault set that comes out in March. It has become my favorite game. Favorite faction: Geeks, with Wil being my favorite minion.

Love how Rich Sommer plays a brilliant Mathematician in Elementary and then says he is bad at Math in real life. Some good acting.

So from my understanding... Wizards: Extra actions Robots: Extra minions Pirates: Move to another base Aliens: Return to hand Zombies: Return from discard Ninjas: Killing lots of things

@popsicleman8816

7 жыл бұрын

Ninjas: destroy minions and sneak onto bases at last second Tricksters: make other players discard, and also make bases inhospitable for others zombies: graveyard minions are returned or played again

@hungryhungryhobo196

7 жыл бұрын

And Dinosaurs just have massive minion point value and buff cards.

@gorkskoal9315

2 жыл бұрын

@@popsicleman8816 [time travelling from the future] Aliens are good at being dicks, by moving things around. Zombies are Teh win for, just constantly coming, and coming(so basically being zombies) Zombies pair well with a lot of things. especially before the game (IMO) gets over the top with power tokens and what not.

@gorkskoal9315

2 жыл бұрын

@@hungryhungryhobo196 right, but don't draw many cards at once. Which is why them and wizzards, or them and plants might work ok . lol ok so plant dino's is weird to think about after I typed that out.

Well, I discovered the channel only recently and I want to tank you for this awesome youtube series you're doing. It's far away my favorite now and a hope to see more of those really soon. Thank you for helping to expand the boardgame community.

I just found this channel. And I am so glad you guys have played my favorite board/card game of all time!

I've never seen Cara before, but she's adorable and hey, girl power! :D

First time I watch this and I loved it! The game looks quite fun.

@ToThePointGames

9 жыл бұрын

Super fun!

@eyalcohen175

9 жыл бұрын

probably my favorite game of all time

@PMMagro

9 жыл бұрын

Arquimedes Quintero It is funny, you should try it with MANY factions though. +1 faction = many possbile new combinations and less risk off facing or playing excatly the same agian. +10 factions and this is insane.

I love love love table top! I also love the people you get!

One of my fav episodes. Loved it!

Just picked this game up for $13.30 on Amazon.

@GeekandSundry

8 жыл бұрын

+Holden Kim YAY!

@britishgolgo13

8 жыл бұрын

+Holden Kim Same here! I picked up the Awesome level 9000 expansion too. It has VP tokens.

@j3sper

8 жыл бұрын

+Holden Kim Have them all. Well worth it! Munchkin is great fun to implement with the other expansions.

@rah_sollest

8 жыл бұрын

That expansion "It's Your Fault!" includes five new factions. Dragons, Sharks, Mythic Greeks, Superheroes and Tornadoes.

@davidrust3169

8 жыл бұрын

+Rah Sollest - Yep! Just bought it! And while the most obvious thing is to meld sharks and tornadoes I'm aiming to do werewolves and tornadoes. :)

I wish this series would have continued beyond season 4. There's so many more games I want to see played!

@Thedarkside02

3 жыл бұрын

Yeahhhh blame Legendary for that. They ruined it for Wil which is why s4 took so long to make. It's why the premiere was on a separate streaming service that is now gone.

@gorkskoal9315

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thedarkside02 Geek, smash gaming, and a lot of other youtube accounts were part of that giant network, who's name I'm drawing a blank on atm.

I love this whole series, watching and learning about all the cool Table Top games that I can introduce my son to!

First video I've ever watched here, subbed right away. True geek!

Shouldn't they have 5 bases? In the rules it says you start with bases equal to the number of players +1.

@saxmason

8 жыл бұрын

+catherine-is-a-lemon I dont play with that rule either. Too many bases at once in my opinion

@mauriceoksman8594

7 жыл бұрын

CollegeMike Mason yeah this was bothering me too, but i actually think it's a good tweak maxing out at 4 bases. So 3 bases with 2players and 4 bases for 3-4 players. Also saves on table space. Also quickens game time and immediate player interaction. I can't really see the downside to this, but please reply if you can give me a reason (particularly a balancing issue) that makes this a bad idea.

@AX5Terminator

6 жыл бұрын

Mo O I guess it will weaken Pirates to have 1 less base to move to and potentially breaking a base themselves?

@janehervilla7143

6 жыл бұрын

Lemon Gaming/Music r u kidding me

@oliver1180

6 жыл бұрын

nerd

I can't believe no one used geeks. It literally has Will Wheaton in it!

@Danbearpig

9 жыл бұрын

Benjamin Simon That deck did not exist when this was filmed. That was added later as a nod to this very show. It is the best deck, though... and my brothers never let me play it any more, hahaha. I did get to play Felicia Day on The Con, though!

Loving the effects this season. Well done.

Will, I want you to know that this episode brought me and my friend group back into tabletop games. Smash up is a classic play for us on our bi-weekly gamenight. Sincerily thank you for reminding us why board games our fun. Play more games!

Hey Geek & sundry, can you upload the templates for the special scoring cards? They look really useful

@Akaziel

8 жыл бұрын

I second this request! This would have made the games SO much easier to play on a big table.

@molamola7093

3 жыл бұрын

I know it’s been years but you can download them from Board Game Geek

@XDJ0003

3 жыл бұрын

@@molamola7093 4 years waiting and someone finally came through! Thanks!

@ieatrawchicken6311

2 жыл бұрын

@@XDJ0003 6 years later rewatching this, see this comment and am happy for you that you got what you wanted !

Cara Santa Maria is pretty much the coolest.

@jeremiahsellars1045

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

Thanks for the video - looks like a hard work with all the awesome cutting and stuff! Wow!

That was so much fun watching! =D

Watching this game makes me realize that Wil must play blue when he's playing Magic. I mean, wizards, card draw, extra turns/plays? He's totally a blue mage. And as a black mage, I ask him to kindly join Dimir...or die.

@eLdritchZ

9 жыл бұрын

(1) (blue) (blue) - Instant - Make target opponent sad C:

@IceMetalPunk

9 жыл бұрын

I posted this long before I knew how much Wil hates blue mages XD

@ALK82

9 жыл бұрын

The thing that's funny about what you said is that Wil's special Smash-Up card that the game creators made is basically a counterspell.

@SerDerpish

4 жыл бұрын

+IceMetalPunk As a white mage, I would like to inform you that at the time of the original posting, Mr. Wheaton had already signed a binding contract with the Azorius guild. As such, any and all attempts at bribery, extortion, and/or death threats to persuade him to change faction must be submitted in writing as per executive order 99806-3A-96 section 231 of the Ravnica Guild Licence Agreement. Our lawyers eagerly await your response 😇

5:49, tricksters are fey, that's magic.

In case folks here haven't heard, Smash Up has a third expansion coming featuring Time Travelers, Cyborg Apes, Shapeshifters and Superspies. It's called Science Fiction Double Feature and it is due out in April. :)

awesome work on the Sheldon shirt and having the spot on the couch saved....Nice

My biggest gripe with this game is how certain combinations just get silly if played with experienced players. As a Robot-wizard deck, I could go through almost the entire deck in a single turn, sometimes reaching uptowards 20 minutes before my turn ended as i had experience with decks like it from Magic: the gathering. Another was zombie-ninjas which synergized well, but the third player had alien-tricksters, which just didn't quite vibe and didnt really allow him to make power plays like we could, while the pirate dinos kinda just sat there :S

@skyblazeeterno

10 жыл бұрын

sshhh - keep that quiet as we know modern games are flawless and have been thoroughly play tested to avoid overpowering

@imchez4813

5 жыл бұрын

You can easily avoid this using a draft system while picking decks.

Once again Wil Wheaton has victory taken from him.

@ispear6337

9 жыл бұрын

Rook013 pretty sure he shouldve actually won considering the "winner" played 2 cards which both individually wouldve caused the central brain to break giving wil the win (11 vs 8 on both of them as they both gave +4) making it impossible to play both cards.

@justincanu9153

9 жыл бұрын

Ispear6 Didn't really think of that, I guess they just chose to rule that resolve only comes into play at the end of the players turn.

@Qualjyn

9 жыл бұрын

Ispear6 Bases don't break until after the player is done playing cards (right before drawing 2 cards) www.alderac.com/smashup/files/2012/06/AEG-SU-Rulebook.pdf

Great show! I love this show and this KZread Channel.

This was awsome!! :)

Robomages are still better than Dinotricksters.

@FinnMcRiangabra

9 жыл бұрын

Fredrick Everson I'm all for Steampunk Bears, though Robot Aliens are also quite fun.

@midivilplanet

9 жыл бұрын

You are both wrong! Vampire Kittens is the way to go!

@flameace50

9 жыл бұрын

midivilplanet DININJAS

@ChevaliersEmeraude

9 жыл бұрын

Fredrick Everson I don't consider Robomages that good personnally, to be honest. Yes, mages are all about ''wishing for wishes'', it's true. But there are almost no ''wishes'' in the Robot deck, they are all minions and no spell. It's like, yeah, the mages let me play a bunch of spells, but I have no spells in my hand because Robots are all minions. My personnal favorite would be Steampunk Tricksters! You put those two together, then all your bases are belong to us! Like, literally, that's what those two together do! :p

@isaacnewton2392

9 жыл бұрын

ChevaliersEmeraude That is a genie, not a mage.

Probably someone realized before but... when the last minion was played it was scoring the base instantly, so the +4 strenght action could not be played, and then, Will would had more points in that base and won. I'm right?

@Negeta

9 жыл бұрын

Bases actually don't score until the end of the player's turn, right before they draw cards. You get to take your action and/or minion play plus any extra actions you might have gained, and then check to see if any bases have reached their break points.

@zholtar

9 жыл бұрын

Nick Chapman Didn't know that, thanks for the info :)

@illumina91

7 жыл бұрын

also i notice that First Mate should have move to an other base when one of the based score , and that redhead chick didnt do it :(

One of the best episodes thus far! :)

Really would love to see an extended version of this episode simply because of Wil's turn.

Would the internet implode if any decided to put pirates and ninjas together in the same team?

@warsworn

10 жыл бұрын

No because that is my go to smash up

@KhaoticPhoenix

10 жыл бұрын

ah good - possibly the best combination

@warsworn

10 жыл бұрын

Khaotic Phoenix It worked out rather well. Would have been better maybe if it wasn't my first time playing... ever, But i got second with them

@KhaoticPhoenix

10 жыл бұрын

Darn beginners luck - I have yet to play smash up

@albynoman

10 жыл бұрын

Play Castle Crashers and tell me what you think of the ninja pirates ;)

The cast in this game was pretty fantastic. Wil needs to reinvite everyone XD

Favorite Table Top episode by far, second place going to King of Tokyo

love this show!!

Bought this one and I'm a little disappointed. It's hard to keep track of each base's break point, especially with robots. Make sure your players are gentle with the cards, they're rather thin.

@mrtodd1010

9 жыл бұрын

I went ahead and made cards like the ones they used in the show. Helps a trillion time more. They're basic but I could zip file them to ya if you like?

@russelldown7702

9 жыл бұрын

I use D20s (plus D6s for the >20 bases) to keep track of the score on bases, it works quite well. :)

@MsJamil001

9 жыл бұрын

JYug h

@mireah

9 жыл бұрын

we use the ultra pro standard gaming card sleeves to protect the cards.

@Lordofcookiejars

9 жыл бұрын

My local tabletop bar put protective card sheets on all the cards, and that has made them very durable so far. You will probably wanna look into doing that.

17:00 Surprised that this game didn't get sued by Nintendo.

I have been re-watching Tabletop almost everyday.

These are still great.

Dinosaur tricksters? ....clever girl....

I know this was 9 years ago but wouldn't Cara putting a minion on the base automatically destroy the base, or does she in fact have time to play her action?

@StarkMaximum

Жыл бұрын

A base is not scored until your turn is over. If you play a minion that fills a base to its breaking point, you can still play an action before the scoring phase begins.

@PsychotherapistDH

Жыл бұрын

@@StarkMaximum Thank you very much.

P.S. Great episode, as there really is not many Smash Up video tutorials out there. I would love to see more around some of the complicated card explanations!

Definitely one of the better Tabletops I've watched :)

Zoh mah gurr! That ending was so painful! I wanted to believe Wil could win, but it totally doesn't help that he called upon his demise at ~4:49. If only there was a way to test for an episode (or two) if there is a curse put on the soul who hosts Tabletop, or if it is simply Wil's fate to be cut down like Wheat(on) by the sickle-wielding hand of his own show. (I don't know about you, but that last bit sounded a bit forced. *nods*)

Played this game once. I was Zombies and Aliens. Got my ass handed to me.

@FoxxehSquirrel

9 жыл бұрын

Some archetypes just don't mesh very well together.

@TakumaNuva

9 жыл бұрын

My first game was Zombies and Aliens. I dominated hard.

@princealarming85

9 жыл бұрын

I made the mistake of using Wizards and Ghosts. Thematically I was stoked, but in game play the two factions just kept working against each other non stop.

@eyalcohen175

9 жыл бұрын

princealarming85 that is the worst combo possible, if you want a good combo with ghosts robots is probably the best you could do....

@eyalcohen175

9 жыл бұрын

you probably weren't getting the right cards to show up.... because that is an amazing combo

TableTop is my favorite KZread show, keep up the awesomeness! Please bring back the window showing the link to the next/up coming episode, Thanks.

I've never been much of a table top game enthusiast (though I enjoy playing from time to time), yet this series makes me want to stack up a whole arsenal of table top games. The best way to advertise a decent product is to actually show how good it is I suppose.

It's so strange listening to someone with no perceivable accent (at least to me since it's my accent) speaking among other clearly American ones.

@GamesCastPro

9 жыл бұрын

That's an Australian accent.

@Vauksel

9 жыл бұрын

Inverted Yes I know. I mentioned that it's my accent; that's why I can't hear it as clearly as the yanks.

this was before all the fun expansiins, huh?

@Gabriel-qh4yx

8 жыл бұрын

It's also before you learned how to spell.

@laqa6923

7 жыл бұрын

Ohhhhhhh

@Sigmundfruit

7 жыл бұрын

Don't be a smartass

@Sigmundfruit

7 жыл бұрын

also this was six months ago what am I doing

@WanderingKumquat

7 жыл бұрын

YEAH DEM EXPANSIINS jesus died for our expansiins

Love the shirt Wil. You have an awesome geek wardrobe. I need to geek mine up some more.

Makes me really happy when they are playing Minions. I was a minion at Emeral City Comic Con and got to help on Wil's line while Jenn was his right hand for the weekend. New Fave TableTop ever.

Cara's dinosaur knowledge was so damn sexy ... also her dino goofs were adorkable, she deserved to win in my books, but gg for others, was a fun game :)

that up smash that aint falco

Can't wait for the extended version of this for the chunks of play cut out for time.

Very awesome looking game, definitely going to search for it and put that on my purchase list for sometime in the near future.

Anyone else find Rich cute? Just me? Oh...

@Specterofthepast

10 жыл бұрын

Nah, as a straight male, I'm comfortable in saying that he seems like a real catch.

@elbruces

3 жыл бұрын

Rich: plays an insecure guy with glasses on Mad Men Wil: okay, anything you do with your glasses, I'm going to say it reminds me of Mad Men and watch you snowball into a series of nervous tics!

Cara is so beutiful!

Awesome episode. I must have this game. And the expansion. And more Cara. And an extended version of this episode xD

Mad Men and Star Trek! My two favorite things I watched on Netflix last year.

holy crap, bazinga t-shirt!!!

23:39 "your in my spot" OK Sheldon...

@RedBookBag420

9 жыл бұрын

Not to mentions he's played himself on several big bang episodes

WE NEED THE FULL VERSION!!!

Talk about an amazing cast for this game!

he is wearing a bazinga shirt when he is sheldon coopers most hated enemy

@WeXaztor

10 жыл бұрын

Exceeeeeept they're friends now...

@RadioFreeCedarCity

5 жыл бұрын

And he usually sat in Sheldon's "spot" on the loser's couch until he got the host's chair put in the loser's lounge.

Cara: "I'm a dinosaur nerd." Me, another dinosaur nerd: "We shall see." Cara: *Describes her tattoo with full scientific name, which specimen it is, and refers to it as a transitional fossil.* Me, now a *happy* dinosaur nerd: "Well, that confirms it. Yay! She's a dino nerd!"

@gorkskoal9315

2 жыл бұрын

I thought she said huge nerd, into donosaurs. I thought: ok so what you're saying is: Geek.

I have this game and I LOVE it.

Cara's laugh at the end is awesome!

Why does Wil never sit by a dude?!

@kingleech16

7 жыл бұрын

Bro code.

Wil's spot on the loser's couch is the same as Sheldon's spot on the couch in the Big Bang Theory. ...interesting...

@chrisheyburn1546

9 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too

@ykl1277

9 жыл бұрын

TheRainSnake and a bazinga t-shirt

@dylantejada1877

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not that big of a nerd and only i noticed that. also, where can i get the bazinga shirt? tell me your secrets wil

LMAO! Reserved for Wil Wheaton!!! Awesome

Good episode! Might have to pick this game up.

Please bring Cara Santa Maria back to TableTop.

Have my babies Cara

@newquinn22

7 жыл бұрын

Dtrollmancan im not sure that's how adoption works

You know you're a good nerd when you can cite your humorous references. Keep up the good work.

When Wil had played so many cards and did so many actions it just reminded me of amazing Yugioh turns with things like I play pot of greed to draw then I use mystic typhoon to destroy your field card and set these two trap cards.

I know this is an old episode, but I just saw it. And I have to say.... LOVE THE T-SHIRT! :P

Another fun episode.

After watching this I had to go buy Smash Up and I love it!

We had somebody use that combo in our 2nd or 3rd game, and it was an awesome combination!!

I would just like to say (as a new viewer) this video series makes me one of the happiest nerds in the world. I have never fit in anywhere except with my cousins (who are nerds as well). But at school, I never really had anyone to relate to. Then I found this video series and realized, through the view count, that their are so many people that I may meet someday that are very similar to me. That makes me happy.

The boardgame cafe near my school has Smash Up and the Monster Smash expansion pack. I always play Werewolf Pirates and I DOMINATED. Ever since my friend taught me how to play properly, I changed my strategy into scoring as many points as I can with as little effort as possible. This game is WAAAY too fun

My god, she played that last move so well. So cool, no jumping about like I would have been doing, and then BANG!! I must remember if ever I get the chance to play poker with this girl, get up and run away!

I just got the game during the weekend. I have yet to play-test it, but it sounds fun and this video that a friend linked me to makes me feel even better about the purchase. Can't wait to give it a try!

this show is wonderful.

Awesome! Thanks for that, I hadn't been keeping tabs. :)

Thanks for the info. I was just about to ask that same question.

One of the best deck building games I played