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game_boy: Table talk, or play in silence?

imyourskribe: Preferably not silent, but unless the game is specifically tailored towards negotiation I don't like introducing that particular type of table talk.
magikaru: Play in silence and give everyone the death stare while doing so.
ciscokidnj: Trash talk
Woelf: Somewhere in between is usually best.
Jatoha: Table talk makes TomA mad, it makes me HAPPY!!
Gregarius: Table talk!
sharkimojo: Depends on the game.
Felimid: Depends on the game. But I prefer the former ... if the latter were so necessary, I'd be playing alone.
SpicyRamen: Play in silence when it comes to strategy but talking amongst players is fine.
Piscatella: Table talk all the way! If not what the point? Play an on-line version instead...
GrrBlarg: Depends on game & people
bryanwooden: room for both
johnnyrobo: Trashy table talk please.
ricardofo: Table talk
lacxox: It depends on the game. Samurai in silence. Bang!, Taboo or Activity with lots of talk.
Paladin_fin: Table talk.
gmonk: Table talk. I play boardgames for some kind of social experience, I even trash talk during chess, otherwise I'd stick with solo computer gaming.
joebelanger: Depends.
ZeroZilla: Mostly the former, sometimes the latter. Depends on the moment. I'm not, while we're on the subject, in favor of trying to plead/entreat/cajole players into doing your bidding...that kind of talbe-talk gives me fits.
Darilian: If my table started to talk, I WOULD start to play in silence.
KD7SVH: Table Talk. Silent players are a menace to society.
Lord UnknowN: I love to razz my opponents!
metor2: Table talk. Playing is a social event, after all.
dogzard: talk. Games are supposed to be social. That's one of the reasons I don't play chess. Too quiet.
mikesheley: TABLE TALK!!!!!!!
loki2896: Table talk
jkrozel: Silence.
Muzza: table talk
DHEK: Light table talk.
aleo09: talk
bluebehir: table talk. Even in a tournament.
Ender Barney: Table Talk As it says in the risk rules table talk,Alliances,backstabbing and threats about their mother is not only aloud but encouraged
Ebon Wendigo: Talk
drummermark: both
CMOT Dibbler: Table talk.
POvidiusNaso: Table talk.
buffalospynovel: talk
Chris Page: Talk that isn't "table talk."
GrimJester: mad mime skills
pitferret: Table talk, but mostly game-related.
bigbadsteve: talking is fine, so long as it doesnt affect the game
Cut & Space: Table talk
ZombyDawg: talk, talk, talk
dragonewtking: talk
Dweeb: Table talk, or the main purpose of FtF gaming is lost!
vampywife: table talk
hacksword: ...
Evil Wayne: Table Talk! They make a swell pie too...
fulgor2140: play on the table and talk silently
mats-k: Talk
Firepigeon: Table talk!!! To socialize is allways the name of the game!!
Avatar_69: Table talk unless it affects the outcome of the game
justinmatters: talk
scriptorum: Table talk, but avoid holding up the game.
Big Bad Lex: Talk and drink and swear and fart.
mkgray: Table talk
tempus42: Table talk-o-rama! Some games we just sort of play jointly, with everyone contributing more or less equally to all positions. That's why I finally had to stop playing History of the World.
Nekura: Depends on intensity of game, but normally table talk
brainrob: You've got to have a laugh or it's not worth it
WatchmanX2000: silence? what on earth would complete silence accomplish? boooorrrrrring.
Critical Mass: Table talk about life not the game
RumRunner: Table talk! Just not trash talk.
Janiv: Table talk unless it's a really fast, game in which you can't talk or you'll lose!
Kazin: Table talk. but not too much trash talk.
mrspank: Table talk.
nathanholden: Table talk
jasta6: Depends on the game.
Fawkes: Talk, unquestionably. Otherwise why don't you go play online?
slappinjoe: talk it up, it's social!
Odat: Table talk all the way. If I wanted silence, why would I be with a group of people?
Agrajag: Always talk.
Yollege: Table Talk
GrandpaDave: talk
Kyleroconnor: table talk
Numskull: Table talk, but when it looks like the game is going to run past the time at which people need to depart, I do wish everyone would shut up.
obob: table talk, coffeehousing, rattle their cages and see what falls!
markus_kt: Talk.
sourwyrm: table talk
erli: Table talk...game days are the best days to know your fellow gamers' dirty secrets
StormKnight: Talk! Lots of talk!
ssmooth: We talk, but we don't give away the game as in the usual meaning of "table talk."
familygaming: Social conversation without game-compromising tabletalk.
2amp: trash talk
heli: depends on the game
dietevil: Table talk
fosterjake: Some table talk
peterk: Trash talk
Lord_Prussian: Table Talk
Malacoda: Smack talk all around.
Ivan: Neither. Banter and ribbing as long as they are not serious. No player direction or strategy hints unless its to a new player.
snoozefest: talk
-Johnny-: depends on the people and the game
rawk: both
skrutsch: Table talk, unless it's a tense game.
AWildEep: Depends on my mood. But I like subtle non-verbal cues.
Toxidyne: Just a little table talk.
MisterCranky: Just bitch non-stop about how quiet everybody else is being.
Hrothgarrr: TALK!
Claytonius Maximus: chat it up boys
Wintergoblin: Table talk\
saulsehy: table talk
HaoleBoy: Table talk
wtrollkin2000: both. depends on which gamers I'm playing with.
Bearcat89: Chatter my ear off as long as you take your turn in a timely fashion.
Debate: Table talk... except for cards
BaSL: lots of talk
Dave: Table talk, if playing with friends.
AlorielLelyn: Table talk
redhuntingcap: talk trash like it's going out of style.
sdownin: Table talk
WasQ: Table talk
gnomehome: Depends on the game, mostly table talk.
TragicHeroBC: Definitely table talk. If games can't be social (if not a little confrontational) then I probably wouldn't be too into them.
puffinge: Table talk, but it must be a reasonable amount.
spooky612: mix i hate banter that slows the game but i jab all over the place if people can play at the same time
Johan: Table talk
viogression: Depends on the game
shumyum: table talk, mostly taunting, but strategy discussion is welcome
Blackwind: talk away!
Mordachai: Depends on the game.
m_r_tyler: Table talk is usually 75% of the fun.
alfredhw: Table ASL isn't an option?
DangerMouse: Table Talk!
Ryno8: Table Talk
dakarp: Lots of talking.
isolated: If there's no Table Talk, then what's the point of playing with humans?
Ludocrazy: Social table talk
darthcliff: Talk!
chaddyboy_2000: Table Talk!
djflippy: Table talk
Belash: table talk
djlg: Depends on the game, but prefer lots of talk... but not about the game. Its a social thing.
BobDodgerBlue: Table Talk
Eric Haas: Yes
Scott Tepper: Happy talkin' talkin' happy talk.
Vince Londini: Table talk
nerman8r: Table talk. Playing in silence is akin to masturbation
sumo: Table Talk!
geberus: table talk
Shakar: Table talk.
ynnen: Healthy table talk -- but there is a line you can cross.
jttm: Talk, the more your opponent is distracted, the better.
CortexBomb: Depends on the game
louiseh: Bit of both.
Flyspeck23: Table talk (usually).
skelebone: Absolute silence, with noise dampening tiles. In fact, it's better to play games with the deaf.
CDRodeffer: Depends upon the game
jens_hoppe: Table talk
ValJor: Depends on the game and the group. Usually, lots of talk