TableTop: Wil Wheaton Plays DRAGON FARKLE with Brandon Routh, Derek Mio, and Neil Grayston!

[@sparekarma]

Hello I am the designer of Dragon Farkle and wanted to express a heartfelt thanks to Wil, and all the cast and crew of TableTop and Geek and Sundry for featuring our game.

[@chouji08]

R.J. Hudecek what's the difference between this and the app farkle?

[@sparekarma]

The initial scoring mechanics are very similar to traditional Fakle, with the event die, magic items, and companions adding variants as well as the ability to brawl (score against others).

[@VisorVisionary]

Loved watching this on Tabletop. You're version of this looks amazing!! After seeing it featured, I've been trying to buy a copy for months. I can't find it anywhere. Help! Haha.

[@drewbishop1867]

Brandon Casorla Same

[@totallyaploy1824]

Hi what's up

[@Thanatos385]

Brandon Routh doesn't get enough credit. You the man and as a man, I still love you

[@Thanatos385]

and he won...LOL GG!!

[@iheartbusterk82]

T Cox he's my favorite part of the Arrowverse shows on the CW.

[@GriffinPilgrim]

The man is three times a superhuman, I think he's doing fine...

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

@BadPeople1100 He also acquires the intersect 2.0 in 'Chuck', so technically also a super hero.

[@ledeasoakenbough]

We dont deserve the awesomeness that he is.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

Wil: -"We have a golden oportunity to become actual heroes!" Brandon: -" pffff.... dude, I'm a legend!"

[@greg7783]

"I'm a rockstar."

[@NintendoHighSchool]

Between a couple episodes of Tabletop, Scott Pilgrim, and Legends of Tomorrow I really like Brandon Routh

[@Melancthon7332]

And the above three things, plus the Snyderverse, have made me think much more fondly of Superman Returns.

[@chandrakas]

I cant believe I never put 2 and 2 together and realized he played Todd. I love that movie, and I've really liked him as The Atom in the various DC series.

[@TheFatman2K]

Yep. The more I see of Brandon Routh the more I enjoy him and his work.

[@Soraking007]

He also returned on supergirl as superman in the supermanverse episode.

[@dylantyree6327]

Also Dylan Dog

[@mrarroyo1990]

Love Brandon "is it valiant if you don't hit the dragon" lol

[@woodrobin]

It's valiant, just not productive. "It was a valiant effort" used to be a phrase much like "you did your best," meaning "you acted with valor, even though you didn't succeed."

[@ronknowling]

Best quote, at the end of the episode after Routh has received his trophy and is walking off you hear him saying "So cool!". The guy who was Superman thinks wining the game on this episode of TableTop was cool! I find that very endearing!

[@enoesiw]

I really love how the owl bear has become the unofficial mascot of Tabletop after Patrick Rothfuss domesticated them in Lords of Waterdeep

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

Yeah, that tickles me, too. I love when it peeps in, for a split second, for no reason at all, in the periphery. 'Where's Owldo."

[@inarineko4507]

In my excitement to try this game I rushed over to Amazon and hit "Buy-Now", without so much as a second thought... It was then the day after, once my parcel had been delivered, and I tore into the thin amazon box and carefully unwrapped my game, popping out each little soldier coin carefully until each last one was done that I moved onto the charector cards. I picked them up, admiring the art style on the back of each card, and then turned them over to find that, to my horror, a jumbled assortment of letters sprung out of me. I had accidentally ordered the german version of the game. I do not speak german. It is opened. It cannot be returned. Life has rolled me a farkle.

[@J4cktheripper666]

table top is back ? good lord that would be something to bright my day! ;) I was just wondering why did you guys never made a review on Talisman (the board game) I know it's a long game but still extremely funny and creative for young and older people ... anyhow glad you're back on the air, hope seeing more of you guys ! :)

[@CalgaryRob]

so good to see Brandon Routh again. I really liked him in the Fortune and Glory: the Cliffhanger game episode.

[@GordyByGordy]

Good ol' Trogdor reference right off the bat. Going to be a good episode.

[@lynettea7241]

LOVE TableTop and the awesome Wil Wheaton. Thank you for bringing us so many great games like Dragon Farkle, and so many others. @WilWheaton #wilwheaton - Please bring this back, we will so crowdfund you!!!

[@UnluggyUce]

I just woke up from notifications that a NewTable Video has been upload, so much dedication to the best series on the internet!

[@Johncornwell103]

DAGaming Noobz2 2nd best. The bloopers is best.

[@matthewtereau5981]

I've been playing this game on a semi-regular basis since I was like 12 or something. I've seen it with different names, Farkle, Zilch, Scratch, 10,000 are the ones I remember clearly. I've played with varying rule sets for scoring, and this game doesn't have as many ways to score as I'm used to. But I love that someone took a game I enjoy so much and made it more than just a dice game. This was a great episode!

[@trevorwilliamson186]

Hahahahaha, "Is it valiant if you don't hit him at all?" Brandon Routh, please never stop being in things.

[@sivabalanretnasamy650]

...with accompanying troll face XD

[@VillturDreki]

You always have the best guests.

[@benjaminbourret6729]

Can we have Brandon freaking Routh on Critical Role? As a paladin obviously, or anything really, I just love the guy, seems to be a really cool dude all around.

[@ellerealyay1293]

Benjamin Bourret I know you posted this a year ago But yes please

[@Mettaattack10]

I know you posted this two years ago And it was responded to a year ago But yes please

[@bgphantom3]

Sir Raymond of the Palms

[@trex0004]

With Henry Cavill as Warrior-Sorcerer And Matt Bomer as Thief-Bard 🥺

[@johnnyhath]

haven't watched TableTop in quite a while, came back for Brandon and was not disappointed.

[@viperhalberd]

Brandon Routh is so awesome. I wish I could invite him round for tabletop games.

[@leah3801]

It makes my heart happier than it probably should that Brandon included Scott Pilgrim in his intro

[@claymeyer5046]

Maybe today my brain is sluggish... but this is the first Tabletop I can remember where I think the rulebook would be easier to understand than watching people play it. I'm having a hard time following the details. BUT... that's a good reason to watch it more than once. I see what you're doing there...

[@345tom]

1's and 5's always score (100, 50 respectively), and then there's special combinations, like in Poker. So four of a kinf, 3 pairs, a straight etc etc. The red dice only has two real faces- the swordy axey thing, and the dragon face. If your rolling for soldiers, the dragon cancels all your soldiers that were just rolled, and eats your dice. If you get the axes, you can either double your rolled soldiers, or get an item that does... stuff. You can start fighting the dragon after having 5000 people. The same rules apply as before, but you lose people now, instead of gaining them. To hurt the dragon, you need to roll a Dragon or the axes on the special dice (Doing 1 and 2 damage respectively). Oh, and if you roll at any time, and don't get scoring dice OR the special faces on the other dice, it's called a Farkle, and your turn is over! Don't worry, my brain tuned out of the introduction to the game, and I just figured it as we went along. Essentially, the entire game is based on luck.

[@claymeyer5046]

You should've been my chemistry teacher. And now that you explained it so easily, I think they might've overcomplicated this episode...

[@Axetwin]

I had to rewind and rewatch the explanation a second time to wrap my head around it.

[@stephenking5251]

I'm still struggling to understand how the farkle works, specifically on Neil's first turn.

[@345tom]

Stephen King So on Neils first turn, he rolled 600 soldiers. The dragon ate them, and the dice with that, so he can only roll three dice. Then Neil goes on to roll his 3 dice, none of which score. HOWEVER, he is saved, because he rolls a face side on the red dice. The dragon negates farkles, so Neil gets to reroll. But, he just doesn't roll a scoring dice again, so his turn is over. And Cley Meyer, yeah they definitely did over complicate the introduction. Then again, the game has elements that are just there (The magic items, the companions). If you watch through, they don't seem to have THAT big an impact on play, and are only used on a couple of turns for big swings (See: Routh rerolling to get a straight- that gave him 3000 people instead of 150 for that roll), but mainly offer small rewards.

[@RachaelSummer]

One of the funniest episodes this season!

[@BrokenDiscDrive]

19:30 I would of loved Wil to take away Neil's 250 soldiers with Jerkbird just to send him back to zero right after he got them. haha.

[@Griff03]

i was thinking the same.

[@dextheshitwithpeopleclothe6405]

would've been like "you're staying at zero with me"

[@tehoken]

I REALLY thought that was what he was going to do, to such an extent I was actually a little upset when he didn't do it...

[@nicktepe9907]

yep thats what i was thinkin

[@MysticKenji2]

S A V A G E

[@adventureswithkat3884]

I knew Brandon seemed like an adorable nerd. Lol. So awesome!!!!

[@RepKyle95]

Brandon is one of my favorite guests. He is funny but also super polite and just seems like such a cool dude to hang out with.

[@hisrighthandman86]

Let's go Brandon!

[@SergioHernandez-gi8pj]

This series is actually really good. Love tue enthusiasm

[@billyrigby4839]

Brandon Routh!!! The best Superman and my favorite hero on Legends. (And my second favorite in the DCU:TV right behind The Flash!)

[@Butterflier00]

Brandon's Supes deserved better.... it was just the wrong time... but I'm glad that Snyder didn't get his hands on Brandon as Supes....

[@josephclark4220]

been waiting for this!!!! Thanks for a great start to my day!

[@MALEMization]

Man Brandon was amazing during Fortune and Glory and he redeemed himself in Farkling the Dragon!

[@LaughingDragon17]

I've watched every TableTop episode Wil, multiple times.

[@jonathangriffith4227]

I would probably have a house rule where damage carries over until a round passes where no one attacks her. I know, this means that 1 player could potentially win by hitting the dragon once, but you can see how much they seem done with this game before it ended

[@dreamy9919]

Good job Brandon! That was one tough Dragon you guys! The dice are still Wil's bitter enemy haha. This game looks like fun.

[@impishDullahan]

Anyone else sitting through the basic gameplay explanation thinking, "So Yahtzee, but with dragons? I like it."

[@ajbastian]

More like the tweaker game 10,000.... With dragons

[@Turquoise_Starlight]

It’s also Farkle but with dragons lol.

[@ftrjzretro2485]

Lol same

[@TheTrueDeraj]

That freaking trophy at the end made me laugh so hard. I never expected to see that logo again, and now I've seen it three times in the last month.

[@345tom]

I'd love to know how long a game of this usually takes, and whether what was played was over the usual. Because thats a lot of dice rolling, for not a lot of excitement. I'd definitely get bored around 5 turns into this, where nothing's really happening. It really seemed to outstay it's welcome. Especially when it really just comes down to luck. The level of strategy involved seems very minimal.

[@Juxtavarious]

345tom same. Fluxx was the same way and I learned to hate that game super quick.

[@SunsparcSolaris]

I used to play Farkle (the original, not this Dragon one) quite a lot and it's a good time passing game. Use it to supplement another activity like a party, a dinner, or other social event, but don't make it the "sit down and play a game" main focus. I like that this Dragon Farkle attempts to build on it but at the basis, it's still just a dice rolling game.

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodDM]

Hence why it is termed as a "press-your-luck" style game.

[@345tom]

I mean, sure Jay Dee, it can be that. But the game seemed to over stay it's welcome. I enjoy some luck based gaming, but it really felt like this lacked the depth of play that brings you back, or the brevity that makes you want to play multiple times. I dunno, I feel like the game doesn't hold up to a 30 minute play time, never mind whatever it was before they edited it down.

[@xbubbahotep]

345tom technically the game can end in 2 turns if someone rolls well.

[@edwardjacobs4042]

this game looks like a lot of fun. great win for Brandon and congrats to Wil for holding on to worst die roller

[@-Big_Big]

reminds me of a d&d game i had. fighting a dragon, we decided to go allout on it and add aplenty of cannon fodder. bought potions to resist its breath for all of our cannon fodder we bought. 200+ peons with polearms mostly and alot of identical weapons of our party. everyone was disguised to look alike and had illusions on them and then we charged inside (some peons flying via potions) along with some of the other players also. total mix and match situation and then just beating down the dragon. all peons got murdered some bit into the fight because the dragon used a spell to change its breath to a different type but the "heroes" cough. won the day

[@FaeNafara]

"If you've watched more then a handful of table top episodes" : ') Watched and liked them all !

[@maoisai3166]

I'm so sad that show is over!

[@mazevlad2263]

Literally the best thing Geek and Sundry have ever put out then they shut it down

[@aliceplaysboardgames1888]

You are Costa Rica, and i´m from Costa Rica... SO COOL you know that about my country!!! Hope you come soon

[@ykjmsdgykuew]

Grade A+ editing there, I like the fast forward at12 seconds

[@jamesteague5955]

I love the owlbear! Nice touch Felicia D.

[@ArgoVaughn]

Wil Wheaton making Trogdor references in the intro. Hahaha😄

[@Feeluck]

i like wil's new hairstyle and tattoo (haven't seen tabletop in over a year, so this is new to me) so cool :)

[@zacharywestbrook6773]

HAHAHA! The Timothy award from AWANAs. Never got that one, myself, but I know a couple people who did. That is hilarious.

[@PhazonOmega]

Funniest part, IMO. They brought that out and I thought "Oh! AWANA! I know what that is!" XD

[@Axetwin]

Yeah I recognized it too.

[@mattsnyder4754]

Za'chary Westbrook yep. Now I have the joy of sending a screenshot of Superman holding a Timothy award to all my friends. Life's pretty funny sometimes.

[@butterflybeth89]

YESS!!! Funniest part for me!

[@WKelly42]

I totally lol'd. My sister got one.

[@ymir13]

Well done Brandon. Also Will, really good game ;)

[@TheBardITP]

If only Ryan Higa were playing . . .

[@selenarojo9916]

Fr tho. The game would have ended in like two minutes

[@52nerfguy]

Ryan Higa has been banned from tabletop for using witchcraft

[@gagidoo4757]

Magic man

[@hazmatter0634]

"Oh look at that a straight, oh look at that another straight, wow! Three straights in a row!"

[@ddiaz28]

Love that you referenced Trogdor Wil. Burninating!

[@mitchyG90210]

You may be Superman, but this is Dragon Farkle

[@shysilverleaf1474]

Thanks so much for all of the Table Tops! You've entertained my family in more ways than one! We've gotten Forsaken Fortress, Sushi Go, Roll for It, Catan, Carrcasonne, etc., continued having family game nights, and it's your fault. Keep playing and inspiring people to play more games together! Maybe one day when I make it big in the fantasy fiction book industry by some odd miracle and you'll invite me to join you on an episode. I think I'll faint in shock if that ever happens... By the way, save a spot on the Loser's Couch for me. Unless it's Rummycube, it's rare that I ever win games. :D

[@NabrocMajere]

"That type of leadership incompetence generally leads to getting a promotion in the pentagon." LoL, This is one of the many reasons Wil has been re-elected so many times in the Oasis elections.

[@HDTv052432]

Hahaha yes!!! I love the Trogdor reference in the intro!

[@improg]

At 14:30, Wil lost a brawl to Derek, losing 100 armies, so why did Wil's army total go from 450 to 0?

[@felisd]

I'm still trying to figure that out too...

[@xa5150]

There is a lot wrong in the video, I've noticed. Farkles being called when it isn't actually a Farkle (or they've got the wrong die results displayed for the rolls). Probably was enough wrong that occurred during play that wasn't noticed until after post, or at all, that they just presented it as it was called when it was played regardless of whether or not it was accurate or adhered to the rules. These things kind of took me out of it though.

[@cloudsteele1989]

I'm sure they had a lot more fun playing, than we did watching. Going to watch the new "Escape". Althought, as I'm writing this, "This game is starting to overstay its welcome" - Wil Wheaton. Lol.

[@Bobberation]

"We shall not waver! We shall roll these dice mightily and strong!" *sees there's 15 minutes left in the video* Yeah, good luck with that, Derek.

[@captdaf]

Hi +Geek & Sundry The dice roll animation shown at 16:02 for Neil doesn't reflect his roll shown in the insert (and was super confusing because it didn't match the result). Thanks for bringing us more TableTop.

[@alyindar]

I keep waiting for Craig Ferguson to walk in and yell "FARKLE" and watch Neil jump!

[@cypher515]

I was today days old when I realized that Greedy from Second Life "has other names, including ... Farkle" (source is the website for the SL game itself). I KNEW it felt familiar.

[@Jacoboby1]

Dragon Farkle...sounds like an odd scottish dish

[@GmodPlusWoW]

It also kinda sounds like some weird fetish involving dragons, glitter and passing gas. If you think about it too hard.

[@RazielBR]

"Had to dump that chick... She's into Dragon Farkling. So weird."

[@CJBerdomas]

You have just unleashed a new fetish on the internet.

[@CJBerdomas]

You have just unleashed a new fetish on the internet.

[@evilotto9200]

sounds like Rainbow Bright had an accident in her pants

[@OutlawMaxV]

Man this season of tabletop is looking GOOD

[@RedClaw87]

Derek did a great job feeding the Dragon. I think at some point his strategy might have worked and the Dragon choked on one of his soldiers or died, because he has eaten to much.

[@PadreTyphus]

that was definitely one of the fancier trophies given on this show XD

[@jacobhansen7711]

anyone else catch the Trogdor reference? Or was it just me?

[@chainer8686]

Jacob Hansen kids these days will never know the gloy

[@wisppandemonium8106]

I caught that.

[@IgorVonE]

Def not just you :D Long live Strong Bad!

[@RecklessdvoTTV]

Burninating the country side. Burninating the peasants. Burninating all the people!!!

[@ddiaz28]

Absolutely! Now I want to go watch Strong Bad videos.

[@jeffreyhei7038]

What a great take on Zilch, looked this game up and got a copy off Amazon and the family has been enjoying it greatly.

[@Sterkenberg]

It's always great when Wil has the same shirt you do

[@SambaMike]

I think Derek's problem was that he couldn't roll badly. Almost all of his rolls were good rolls and he kept guessing the psychic number right, too. The problem, though, is that during the dragon fighting phase, those good rolls suddenly mean bad things happen, so all of his good luck turned every time he tried to win.

[@illusion-xiii]

1:12 Yes, Trogdor reference for the win!

[@griff9288]

Wheaton Watch 2017: The makers of Dragon Farkle are considering renaming the Farkle to the Wheaton-Farkle!!!

[@MrSkerpentine]

Considering the sheer number of Trogdor references in this episode I wonder if we’ll ever get to see a TableTop episode of the new TROGDOR! board game

[@shaangom8235]

I'm a simple guy. I see tabletop, I click

[@MOsesIcan]

love the tragdor reference, made my heart weep in happiness.

[@Skadooshbag]

Wil had 450 soldiers and only lost 100 to Derek, so how the hell did he go down to 0? They are also setting aside multiple 1s, which are worth 100 each, but only gaining 100. Need the rulebook for this.

[@mikester99]

This is a great show :)

[@TimD86]

The movie might not have been that great but Brandon Routh was a great Superman. In my opinion second only to Christopher Reeves.

[@Crazy_Person_23]

Lmao. The Trogdor references at the beginning were hysterical.

[@Qardo]

It seems. If you want to kill a Dragon. Send in Superman.

[@MissMaryLu]

So many Trogdor references in that intro. SO happy :D

[@diragusa]

so wait? not superman?

[@Monkeyshaman]

Sugarless well obviously not, do you see a cape? Also superman wears his pants on the outside and if you look really really close you can see that he wears grownup trousers.

[@PhazonOmega]

Actually, yes, he does wear a cape; it's called the Cloak of Yon. Also, modern Supes doesn't have underwear on the outside, so it's completely plausible this guy is, in fact, Superman.

[@Monkeyshaman]

Wait, how do you know what superman calls his cape unless you're superman?

[@Monkeyshaman]

Who's clark kent?

[@Rensune]

Sugarless No, he's Ryan Pym

[@TheDefiantPirate]

ok 1) an Awanas Trophy Dear Lord in Heaven I remember being in Awanas that was seriously fun as a kid :D 2) I honestly would love to see more Extended uncut episodes where we watch the Whole game from start to finish every play every turn

[@mattstan2499]

I watched this while eating a bagel.

[@OnePieceOBleach]

I'd love to see you guys try Roll Player sometime, it seems like a pretty fun dice game.

[@mementomori5580]

14:33 Wait... why does Wil now have 0 Troops? He had 450 before, he lost 100 to Derekt in the Brawl, so this should mean that Wil still has 350, right?

[@beuriotquentin7907]

The winner of a brawl gets the difference PLUS 500 soldiers from the loser's stockpile ;)

[@EightThreeEight]

@@beuriotquentin7907 You get the 500 from the main stockpile, not the loser's stockpile. I think it was just an error.

[@hoopoloatucd]

The Trogdor references are simply amazing.

[@arkt1k330]

wil wheaton is an actor...

[@Kurkimilis]

Aaron McBride Astute observation.

[@JesterTBP]

You sure that wasn't supposed to be a question?

[@serenityq26]

you sure about that?

[@AquilaGuard]

I thought he was a professional dork. :P

[@arkt1k330]

that depends on whether or not they are all actors.

[@JointProductions]

Hey Will, you should check Cosmic Encounters for your next Tabletop Season, it will be very entertaining to watch you guys playing it!

[@SlimThrull]

Arg, Brandon Routh is even a nice guy in real life! His perfection irks me greatly. (Mostly joking, guys. Relax.)

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

AH, well...He takes the pressure off the rest of us...As long as *someone's* doing it, we can breathe easier.

[@GrumpyShihTzu]

Finally, an entertaining episode :)

[@mrdoctorwho1999]

The dice result graphics are so off 😂

[@avgblockhead]

Regular Farkle but with a huge dragon. GENIUS.

[@audreygermane6360]

I recommend Mysterium as a game to play.

[@EightThreeEight]

That is actually gonna be played in this season. That will be Episode 12, and Wil will be playing it with Shannon Woodward, David Kwong and Laura Bailey.

[@audreygermane6360]

awesome!!! I am excited.

[@albevanhanoy]

Only 4 players is not optimal for Mysterium, it's a game that's best experienced with 6 or 7 players including the ghost, but I won't complain about about seeing this amazing game (Probably the best of its year) on TabelTop!

[@FuckingGolems]

Yeah Mysterium is one of my favorites

[@HybRidChrome]

I looooove that game!

[@RonnieLunn84]

I was looking forward to this episode since it's a game I wanted to try and haven't had the opportunity yet. I think everyone actually won when the game ended.

[@Luke_Shimizu]

16:04 why did Neil farkel?

[@marcopilerio623]

Cause he got 2, 2, 3, 3, 4 and 6. The graphics is wrong!

[@TheKindredblades]

Thank you professor Owlbear! Hope we see you again!

[@tetsujin_144]

Man that's something, I didn't know Brandon had played Superman *AND* Clark Kent in Superman Returns

[@tmage23]

Homestar Runner references in the intro made me all warm and fuzzy.

[@veearell]

Heads up, there's some weird down time at 12:13.

[@Noviceguitardude]

Oh you mean when Prof. Owlbear with Bernie Sanders head is explaining the rules?

[@mrpleasant97]

I now want to see Ray Palmer in Legends kill a dragon, just so Brandon can show how much better he is than everyone else in dragon slaying. :D

[@declanellery8500]

14800 killed by dragon, 1000 killed by Gronk, 1200 ran away from Skree

[@Mailed-Knight]

14800 brave souls lost to the fires of a foul beast 1000 poor souls killed by a carless goblin Alas let us not forgot all those hapless soldiers who killed each other in those pissing matches between wannabe heroes.

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

But the real question is: why would a goblin have a car anyway?

[@Mailed-Knight]

* Careless. Thank you MsCunningLinguistic.

[@MsCunningLinguistic]

Lol no prob. Still kinda wanna see a goblin raid with cars now.

[@Mailed-Knight]

I think Warhammer 40k has that.

[@majik4007]

Just recently bought this game after watching this video. My family and I really enjoy playing this, especially my 5 yr old son. He'd just about rather play Dragon Farkle than play a video game.

[@lifeofandrewlynn9448]

I said Consummate V's! Consummate!!!