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What Makes for a Good Licensed Board Game and 14 of the Best Licenced Board Games – Ask The Bellhop

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Today I will be talking about what makes for a good licenced board game, by which I mean games based on popular media or intellectual properties. This topic stems from a question from Danielle Thomas who asked a related question during one of our AMA live show.

Danielle asked: “There are a lot of boardgames that come out linked to popular media. ie. movies. What is the best and the worst you've played?” [ READ MORE ]

For The Kids – Windsor Extra Life 2019 – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 66th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on November 6th, 2019. 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.

For The Kids - Windsor Extra Life 2019. How did our Extra Life weekend go and what games got played? Also a review of Cthulhu Death May Die the hot new game from CMON. [ READ MORE ]

Minecraft Builders & Biomes from Ravensburger a Good Licenced Board Game – Review

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Licenced board games are always a mixed bag, so I'm always pleased when I find a licenced game that's actually good. Minecraft Builders and Biomes is one of those hard to find, decent games, based on an existing property.

Builders & Biomes actually has some mechanical ties to Minecraft the digital game and so far, is the best Minecraft tabletop game on the market. [ READ MORE ]

Two new Games from Ravensburger: Horrified, and Minecraft Builders & Biomes – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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Due to the big Extra Life event last weekend, there wasn't a lot of gaming going over the past few days. The only games I played this week are two new games from Ravensburger. Minecraft Builders & Biomes and Horrified.

I played both of these games with the Tabletop Bellhop team on the Monday after Extra Life, before Sean had to head home to Hamilton.
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The Results and The Games of Windsor Extra Life 2019

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This past weekend gamers around the world took part in a charity gaming marathon called Extra Life. This huge gaming event raises money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Here in Windsor, the entire Bellhop Team spent the entire weekend volunteering and taking part in our local Extra Life event held at The CG Realm.
Games were played, baked goods were sold, auctions happened and we raised a lot of money for a great cause. [ READ MORE ]

Halloween Hangout Live Q&A – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 65th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 30th, 2019. 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.

Halloween Hangout LIVE Q&A, we answer questions from our fans live. We talk about games to bring to a Halloween party, our favourite Halloween Treats, Dealing with one player who doesn't want to play what the rest of the group wants to play, significant others joining groups, top three board games to play when drinking alcohol and more. Also our initial thoughts on Vinhos, a first play for Gold West and another public Halloween game night. [ READ MORE ]