Remember Ridley Scott's Alien? A movie with the infamous scene where John Hurt convulses around until a creature bursts out of his chest, spraying the bewildered crew with gore as they look on in horror? Ravensburger has a new family board game based on that movie. Josh and Al talk about why Alien: Fate of the Nostromo works better than it should and what it means to really be a horror game.

It Came From the Tabletop!

Alien: Fate of the Nostromo

WE'RE BACK AND FACE TO FACE. To mark such a wonderful occasion, we're talking about two games that really remind us as to why we play games TOGETHER. We're talking about the excellent hidden traitor game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 and the delightful "Super Flicking Game" Crash Octopus.

The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 and Crash Octopus

The sleeper has awakened! Josh and Al return to the desert planet of Arrakis, this time to discuss Dune: Imperium. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/mV9CD3vDWR

Dune: Imperium

Josh is going it alone on this first minisode of ICFTT. Grab your packs and bring some extra bullets, we're about search for El Dorado in The Lost Expedition! Join our Discord channel! https://discord.gg/qBgfmJR

ICFTT Minisode! Solo Games, Part 1: The Lost Expedition

Josh and Al are finally back and are ready to talk about all the fun they had playing Dungeon Crawl Classics. Listen as they chat about this terrific RPG that pays homage to the early Dungeons & Dragons and Appendix N fantasy. Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/qBgfmJR

Dungeon Crawl Classics

This week we're talking shop with designer, wrestling fan and all around great dude, Tony Miller. Tony tells the stories behind his games Fire In the Library and Kabuto Sumo. Join our Discord channel! https://discord.gg/qBgfmJR  

Kabuto Sumo and Fire In the Library with Tony Miller

So many games in this episode! We're back to playing games together...sort of. We talk about what we've been playing on Tabletop Simulator, which includes our thoughts on Godzilla: Tokyo Clash and an update on our own game, Project: Kaiju. Also, we officially become the last board game podcast to talk about Wingspan! Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/qBgfmJR

Adventures In Tabletop Simulator and Wingspan

This week we're talking game design and horror movies with Daniel Newman, designer of Dead Man's Cabal, Rolled West, and The Science and Seance Society. Join the ICFTT Discord channel! https://discord.gg/qBgfmJR

Interview With Daniel Newman

This week we're talking to Jim Felli, designer of games such as Shadows of Malice, Zimby Mojo, and the upcoming Cosmic Frog. We chat about the story of Cosmic Frog, his D&D background, how he comes up with his entirely unique games and we still somehow manage to fit Star Trek and scotch in there. Join our Discord channel! https://discord.gg/qBgfmJR

Interview With Jim Felli

In an attempt to bring a quick end to the seemingly endless nightmare that is 2020, Josh declares that his Best Games of Year list is ready with Unmatched: Cobble and Fog and Pan Am. Meanwhile Al has revisted an old favorite with Railways of the World (aka Railroad Tycoon: The Board Game)

Unmatched: Cobble and Fog, Railways of the World and Pan Am

Josh and Al catch up on what they've been playing.  Al has been digging into the world of Fowers Games (Fugitive, Sabotage, Burgle Brothers and Getaway Driver) while Josh has been feeling the Power of Love with both of the new Back To the Future games (Back In Time and Dice Through Time).

Fowers Games Roundup and Back to the Future Double Feature

Have we talked about how much we love Prospero Hall and the wonderful games they design?  Because we really do love Prospero Hall.

Horrified and Funkoverse

Josh and Al finish up their look back at the games discussed on their first year of episodes.  More games are voted into the ICFTT! Hall of Fame, plus Josh and Al catch up on what they've been playing while stuck indoors, all in the amount of time it takes for Scythe to fall into favor, then fall out and then back in.

Year One Retrospective (Part 2)

We go back through the games we played and talked about and give an update on where we stand on them, as well as induct a few into the newly founded yet very prestigious ICFTT Hall of Fame.

Year One Retrospective (Part 1)

Powers or no powers?  Betting or no betting?  Josh and Al take a deep dive into Downforce and the other racing games from Wolfgang Kramer, debating which elements they like best from this long-running series.

Downforce and the Kramer Racing Games

Two board game enthusiasts talk about what they just played.

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