Welcome to "Table Talk". The Greeks had a word for it, Deipnosophy, from the words Deipnon - dinner, and Sophist - wise man, which when combined mean Skilled in Dining and Table Talk!
Stimulating and fun to play, this gourmet After-Dinner Game combines Luck, Skill & Team Strategy to win.
-(from the box cover)
"Table Talk" is a food-related trivia game. Each team receives a "Menu" of 600 questions and answers, and appoints a "Chef" (team captain) to ask the questions of the opposing team, operate the timer, record the score, etc. Each chef, in turn, will ask successive players on the opposing team a question: if the team confers (answering "Table d'hôte") and answer correctly, they score a point; however, if the player asked chooses to answer without conferring with his teammates ("À la carte"), a correct answer scores 2 points.
Each page of the Menu provides questions in the following categories, in order: Starters; Main Course; Side Dishes; Desserts, Savouries & Cheese Board; Wine List; and Culinary Trivia - "Table Talk". Questions must be asked in the order they appear in the Menu: players do not have a choice of the category of the question. Note: A number of culinary anecdotes ("Jokers") have been randomly inserted in place of a question; a player who receives a Joker scores a point without having to answer a question.
The game is recommended for 4-12 players, split into two teams.
Game components:
2 Menus, each containing 600 questions (1200 total) and the rules
2 coloured page clips - one for each Menu - to mark the current question
2 score indicators
2 score indicator stands
Egg timer
-(user summary)
- The title perfectly matches the show's content.
- It's a trivia game about relatable topics like food and wine.
- It has a large amount of questions across two books.
- The game has a variant for page selection using a die.
- It has no ratings or discussion on Board Game Geek.
- The win condition and penalty system could make the game last for a very long time.
- The host admits not being a foodie, which might not connect with the theme.
- Conversations about food, wine, and parties
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Player Choice — Players can choose to answer questions individually for more points or ask their teammates for one point.
- team play — The game is normally played with 4-12 players, with teams answering questions.
- Trivia — The game is described as a trivia game where teams answer questions from a book.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- This is a game from 1995. I went on the board game geek to see you know what what's been rated and and it hasn't gotten any ratings ever uh no comments or posts or anything so it is there though it is there it does exist.
- You cannot end if you get to within one point of winning you can't end it by answering the the group you as a solo person have to answer answer so that means you know you're making it harder to end there also if you're one point away and you'd even want to point to win but you get the incorrect answer then you deduct a point from your score so I just think this game goes until everyone gets 19 points and you just get stalled there for an hour.
- The main thing is uh there's a big difference between feeling prepared and actually being prepared Most people are prepared to have fun which is not the same as being prepared to teach the game and actually play it because you have a memory of when you played it before and the fun you had and you think well that'll Carry Me Through and often it doesn't.
- Do it for satisfaction because fun is fleeting and it's not always fun but if at the end of the day like the end of the day pep you know I'm editing his footage he's there at my house and we're chatting I'm away and I'm trying yeah I know he's been there for hours like that's it's not fun quote unquote fun right but it's at the end of it and you get the video done and you put it up there and you kind of go you know I'm pretty happy with what's been created here and you see people commenting and saying hey thank you and and all that kind of positive feedback is very rewarding and at the end of the day you can feel pretty satisfied and that's that's it that's a big part of it I have a great deal of satisfaction at the end of my day.