Sunday, May 19, 2013
Flip the Table Vs. The TMNT Battle Flipper!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Episode 28: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
One cannot master the art of Ninjitsu without the most
important maneuver in the martial artist's arsenal...what the masters call,
loosely translated, "Roll and Move." That's why we're playing the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Power game from 1987! In this game, players
pick their Turtle of choice and battle an endless army of punks, Shredders and
Krangs until they earn the right to enter the Technodrome and defeat the Bad
Guys once and for all. However, mere basic arithmetic skills are not sufficient
to take down the Foot Clan...you'll need to use the Battle Flipper to land a die
in the right plastic compartment to collect your trophy and prevent your Good
Guys from fleeing to the discard pile. Does a board game with roll and move
combined with dexterity elements work as well as a pizza with peanut butter and
sauerkraut? Then, will our newly developed Ninja skills with the Battle Flipper
be enough to prevent us from losing all our points in the Battle of Wits? Get
in the Turtle Van...and set a course for fun! Just watch out for the electric
seaweed.
Download Episode 28! (mp3)
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LINKS
Building the Game
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 28
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Prof. Laserbooks
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 28
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Chris
Jared
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Prof. Laserbooks
Friday, April 26, 2013
Episode 27: Mall Madness
This episode, we play perhaps the most popular and
well-known game we've ever reviewed on Flip the Table...it's Mall Madness! In
the electronic version of this game, players take the role of shopping-obsessed
teenagers racing to buy arbitrarily priced retail goods, such as sunglasses,
t-shirts, and pets (on clearance, if possible). Need energy? Stop at the movie
theater for a quick meal. Then, send your friend to the rest room to delay
their progress. Has this electronic monument to mall culture stood the test of
time, or is this just another roll-and-mover with fancy window dressing? Plus;
Professor Laserbooks guides us through a Battle of Wits where we plumb the
depths of consumer fads. Check it out! Seriously!!!
Download Episode 27! (mp3)
Flip the Table on iTunes
LINKS
FTT ON TWITTER
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Episode 26: WWF Wrestling Superstars with Billy Kumohara and Ophidian!!!
Say your prayers and eat your vitamins! It's time to play
the WWF Wrestling Superstars board game...with our special guests from Chikara
pro wrestling, Billy Kumohara and Ophidian! Join us as the host of Chikara's
Quiz Present Crisis Battle and the Venomous and Vile Master of Snake Style wax nostalgic
about the golden age of wrestling, and find out what happens when 80's pro
wrestlers escape their reality and take up fighting monsters in Tokyo. Then, we
check our boots for foreign objects and ring the bell for a special
squared-circle themed Battle of Wits! Can Team Chikara steal enough energy from
the crowd to defeat the villainous Team Flip the Table, or will they pull hair
and bite their way to victory? Download now to find out!
Download Episode 26! (mp3)
Flip the Table on iTunes
SPECIAL BONUS! Check out this exclusive unboxing video,
featuring Billy, Ophidian, and comedian Gregg Gethard!
LINKS
Monday, April 1, 2013
Help us Buy Points for The Battle of Wits!
Hey, everyone...we're in a bit of a financial crisis and need your help...please visit our GeekStarter project to learn how you can help us to buy more points for our "Battle of Wits" segment!!! WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Flip the Table Battle of Wits Points Drive 2013
EDIT: Thanks to everyone who participated in our April Fool's campaign! The page is still currently available if you'd like to take a look...to see our thank-you to everyone who participated, head on over to our BGG guild!
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Episode 25: Survivor
Leave your razors at home and get ready to scheme...this
week's game is Survivor: The Australian Outback! In this game based on one of
the earlier seasons of the popular reality show, we collect survival items and
engage in intense table politics, sort of, as we attempt to earn immunity and
avoid being eliminated at Tribal Council. Secrets will be revealed, and rice
will be eaten. Find out who survived the final vote, and whether or not we're
still friends after (SPOILER: No.) Plus, it's our most devious, maddening,
diabolical Battle of Wits yet!
Download Episode 25! (mp3)
Flip the Table on iTunes
LINKS
Survivor: The Australian Outback Card Game (BGG)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 25 (BGG)
FTT ON TWITTER
Chris M.
Jared
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Prof. Laserbooks
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 25 (BGG)
FTT ON TWITTER
Chris M.
Jared
Flip
Prof. Laserbooks
Friday, March 15, 2013
Episode 24: He-Man Vs. The Powerpuff Girls
It's animated anarchy at Flip the Table Headquarters as
we take on two games in our first ever cartoon special! First, we play 1983's
Masters of the Universe 3-D Action Game, a spin-and-mover which seeks to
improve the Snakes and Ladders formula by injecting a healthy dose of Beast Man.
Then we travel from Eternia to Townsville and take on Lenny Baxter and Mojo
Jojo in The Powerpuff Girls: Saving the World Before Bedtime...a program
movement game all the way from the futuristic utopia of The Year 2000. Is
Chemical X enough to overcome The Power of Grayskull? Will He-Man ever figure
out how to take the Wind Raider out of reverse? Download now to find out!
Download Episode 24! (mp3)
Flip the Table on iTunes
LINKS
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