FLIP THE TABLE

Friday, July 5, 2013

Episode 32: Party Mania

The Flip the Table gang didn't get invited to too many parties in our formative years...but now, we can see what that would have been like thanks to the early 90's celebration preparation simulator Party Mania! This Nightmare-style VHS game is a race against the clock as you and your friends busily attempt to complete your chores and perfect your hair and outfit in time for the Keller Twins' huge bash. If you're lucky, one or more players will be ready in time for the party...too slow, and you'll be at home with your lame family and the nerdiest kids in school. Earn Mom's approval and manipulate your friends as you roll, move, and charade your way to victory. Does Party Mania flow through our veins? Download now to find out!

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Party Mania (BGG)

Chroma Cubes by Flying Sheep

Dice Tower Network
Official BGG Discussion Thread for Episode 32

Friday, June 21, 2013

Episode 31: Space Jam

Some would say that, prior to the 2000's, "Mashups" were an imperfect art form. Case in point: the 1996 hoops drama Space Jam, in which basketball megastar/baseball notsomuch Michael Jordan teams up with the Looney Tunes gang for an interstellar basketball throwdown. This week, the Flip the Table panel immerses themselves in the Space Jam experience by suiting up and taking it to the hole in Space Jam: Michael Jordan's Cosmic Court. In this Plinko-based basketball simulator, four competing Michael Jordans race to be the first to hit the ultimate SLAM DUNK to win the big game and rescue Bugs and the gang from the horrific Monstars. Without Bill Murray around to pick up the slack, can anybody save this game? Plus: DOUBLE SHAWARMA! Don't miss it!

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During this week's Battle of Wits, players were challenged to draw cartoons in an incredibly short amount of time...check out our creations below!

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Dice Tower Network

The Party Gamecast Featuring The Party Game Cast

Space Jam (IMDB)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 31

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Episode 30: Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Set condition one throughout the ship! It's time to play Battlestar Galactica...but not the good kind like you want. We're covering the Parker Brothers edition of BSG from 1978, where four alert Viper pilots engage in an exciting, tense, and dramatic training mission to drag the husk of a crippled Cylon raider back to the Galactica for inspection or something. Spin and move your way through space as you attempt to use your awesomely destructive laser weapons in a non-lethal manner to keep your fellow pilots from bringing home a busted toaster. How does this compare to the modern edition? You'll have to listen to find out. Though you've probably already cracked that case.

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In this week's Battle of Wits, we play a special Flip the Table version of The Princess Bride: Prepare to Die courtesy of Game Salute! You have until June 18th to pledge, so Kickstart the game here!
LINKS Dice Tower Network Register for BGG.Con! Battlestar Galactica (1978) on BGG The Princess Bride: Prepare to Die Official Discussion Thread for Episode 30

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Episode 29: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Take a little bit of 90210, add a splash of Voltron, and sprinkle in a little kaiju mayhem, and you get the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers; the early 90's phenomenon which taught us that all problems can be solved with multicolored spandex and increasingly larger robots. This episode, Flip the Table plays the eponymous board game by Milton Bradley from 1994, where players mow through an army of Putty Patrollers to earn the right to form the Megazord and take on King Sphinx. Only the ranger who strikes the final blow can win the game. It's got dice chucking, memory elements, bluffing, and resource management...but does the game feel like an epic battle, or recycled, poorly dubbed stock footage? Only one way to find out...

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ChromaCubes

Dice Tower Network

Kaiju Big Battel

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (BGG)
Official Discussion Thread for Episode 29

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Flip the Table Vs. The TMNT Battle Flipper!

Let's have some bonus content, shall we? On Episode 28, we played the TMNT Pizza Power game, featuring the infamous Battle Flipper. Now, see how we fared at the end of our game when each of us took on the final challenge and tried to destroy the Technodrome using a combination of manual dexterity and pure chutzpah. Cowabunga!

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.