I don't really agree with your assessment. "Tabletop gaming" was a term invented specifically to capture things that weren't considered self-contained enough t

I don't really agree with your assessment. "Tabletop gaming" was a term invented specifically to capture things that weren't considered self-contained enough to be a "board game" or "card game". I agree that "a board" is not necessary, but I do think that "less faff than D&D or Warhammer 40k" is a hard requirement.