A tabletop game involves the use of a tabletop, hence the name. Usually this is a role-playing game or miniature-based gaming system that is played out over the surface of a table (hence the name). WARMACHINE™ and HORDES™ produced by Privateer Press are examples of miniature games, while Template:Iron Kingdoms is an example of a Role-Playing Game.
This term is often mistakenly applied to board games, which are a category in and of themselves.