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Playing Together, Great Cooperative Kids Games for Family Game Night. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 123

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 Playing Together - This episode we’ve got a Patreon patron chosen question from a fan looking for some great cooperative kids games for family game night, with a list of twenty-one game recommendations. After that, we review Wonder Woman Challenge of the Amazons a cooperative board game set in the DC Comics universe. We wrap up with a longer than usual Bellhop’s Tabletop segment where we talk about all of the games we got to play since the last show including a number we actually got to play together in person.

Episode 123 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded February 24th, 2021. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube. [ READ MORE ]

How to maintain a regular game night, including tips for keeping your game group going in a pandemic

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Finding a game group can be hard. What can be even harder is maintaining that game group. In this article, I will be talking about tips and tricks for keeping a regular game night going strong.

This topic comes from longtime Tabletop Bellhop fan Emmet O'Brian who happened to ask this question before we all ended up stuck at home and locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this, in addition to talking about maintaining a game night in normal times, I'll also be offering up some tips for keeping your tabletop group going during exceptional times, like during a pandemic.  [ READ MORE ]

UNBOXING Letter Jam, a cooperative, thinky, word based party game for up to six players

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  A look at what you get in the box for the cooperative card game Letter Jam. This is a heavier than usual party game for up to six players that has players providing clues in order to get the other players to guess the letters in front of them.

In this word-based party game you can't see your own hand of cards, only those of the other players. This cooperative board game features surprisingly nice components for a party game. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Review: Wonder Woman Challenge of the Amazons, a cooperative programmed movement game set in the DC universe

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At this point, if I see "game by Prospero Hall" on a board game box I know I'm in for something good. Wonder Woman Challenge of the Amazons, a cooperative Wonder Woman board game from Ravensburger, is no exception to this rule. 

In this programmed movement board game, players take on the role of Amazons from Themyscira teaming up to protect the island from threats including Ares, Circe and The Cheetah.
Each of these threats poses a different challenge, brilliantly using the same game components to provide a different game experience. [ READ MORE ]

What types of board games are there? Defining Board Game Categories

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When talking about games we use all kinds of different board game terms and definitions. We often talk about various board game types or game categories and we lump groups of games together due to having similar features or mechanics.

Previously we attempted to define all of the various board game mechanics. In this article, I try to take the next step by listing all of the various types of board games and all of the board game styles that are out there. [ READ MORE ]

Unboxing: Guild Master a cutthroat board about managing an adventuring guild

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A look at what you get with the hobby board game Guild Master from Good Games Publishing. This fantasy board game puts players in control of their own guild of adventurers competing with rival guilds.

In Guild Master, players use a hidden programmed movement system to hire heroes, give orders to their existing heroes, hire builders to upgrade their guildhall and more. [ READ MORE ]

Active Game Nights – How to maintain your game night group, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 122

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 Active Game Nights - How to maintain your game night group. After discussing ways to keep your game group going, with a special look at doing that during the ongoing global pandemic, we’ve got reviews of The Creepy Cellar expansion for Ghost Fightin Treasure Hunters and a look at Roguebook a digital deck-building roguelike from Richard Garfield of Magic The Gathering fame.

Episode 122 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded February 10th, 2021. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube. [ READ MORE ]

Game Review: Roguebook a digital deck-building roguelike from Magic the Gathering designer Richard Garfield

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As soon as I read the first press release for Roguebook, a digital game with strong tabletop roots, that stated that Richard Garfield was working on a digital deck-building game I jumped at the chance to check it out. 

Roguebook is a PC game and App (soon coming to consoles as well) that is a digital deck-building game. It's a roguelike, a style of game where you play through the game multiple times improving slightly after each play and hopefully delving deeper into the dungeon each time. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Expansion Review: What does Creepy Cellar add to Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters?

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In my opinion, the best kids board game of all time is Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters!, a very thematic cooperative board game. Back in 2018, Mattel put out an expansion for this great cooperative kids game called Creepy Cellar. I finally got a chance to try this expansion out.

Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters! Creepy Cellar adds a number of new things to the kids game Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters! including a new cellar board, cursed treasures, secret passages, jinxed items and the undefeatable Ghost King. [ READ MORE ]

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