Table Top games by definition are games played on a table, and often have physical pisces to move, and involve cards or dice of somesort that inform plates about something they need to do during game play. We have all played table top games, Monopoly, Candy land and Pay day are all some basic examples. The line between a bord game and a table top games are blurred, but most of the time the differentiating factor is the age rang the game is ment for.  While online games can have elements at table tops games (looking at you Bulders Gate and Skyrime) due to their online format they will not be included in todays blog post. 

Role Play Games or more comonaly called RPG’s being a new element to games, where the player plays as a character in the game and not themselves. In most cases the player creates the character they will be playing in the game, creating a backstory for the chactoer and traits they as they player may or may not possess themselves.

A good place to start: 

When you start playing table tops games it takes a while to learn all the games mechanics and how rules can change depending on different in game sucations. Some good games to get you stared that are not too completed but will still let you enjoy the fun of table tops games are: 

Where to go form their? 

What to take a step up and try some games that are more RPG based, but you are not ready to take on the task of creating your own character? Betrayal at the House on the Hill  and Zombiecide are both great options thay allowed you to role play a little bit while still being esey for a first time player to understand and enjoy! One of the first times I played a Table top games it was when my best friends Dad hosted a Halloween themse Zombicide game day. Form their I got bit by the bug and now we try to do our Halloween Zombircide games every year ( and I have won most helpful/valuble player every year).

Ready for the Big Leagues? 

Some of the most popular and trending table tops games are very heavily RPGs, with the plot of the game being heavily included by players characters and their decisions. These games have books upon books of rules to help direct games play, but ultamily up to whom ever is running the game to decided what rules appy and what rules don’t in your game. It is this space to be creative with rules, plot, characters and outcomes that really lets these table tops shine as some of the best games out their!

Want to enjoy table top games but dont have to or resources to play them yourself? Take a look at these popular podcast! 

The Legend of Vox Machina

Want to watch a Dnd Campain animated?  Critical Role had crated an animated show the depicts ther advancers of their first campion hosted on Amazion Prime! The Leganed of Vox Machina is the first Campain form Critical Role and currently has two complete sessions with more to some! ( I love this show and have watched it as each season has come out!