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Canadian Tabletop Gaming Sale at Chapters Indigo

September 13, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Chapters-Indigo is offering 25% off on select board games and card games.

Indigo has a ton of hobby games available. Some are overpriced. Some are excluded from the sale. Some are out of stock. It's a lot to weed through, so we've made you a list of the best deals -- all in stock and lower than the price at Amazon.ca. Check out the list below to see what we've found. [ READ MORE ]

Tanto Cuore, An Improvement on Dominion with a Unique Theme – Review

September 11, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Today I'm taking a look at the deck-building game Tanto Cuore from Japanime games.

Tanto Cuore is an early deck-builder that has its theme steeped in Anime and Japanese maid culture. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the game and I have it on good authority that we can expect a 10th anniversary edition soon. For this review though I'm looking at the original game published in 2009. [ READ MORE ]

The Great Outdoors – Discussing Great Games to Bring Camping – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

September 10, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 57th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 4th, 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.

The Great Outdoors. We talk about what makes for a good game to bring on a camping trip and offer up 22 camping game recommendations. Also, two-player Sorcerer, Raiders of the North Sea with a new player and streaming online board game plays with Board Game Arena. [ READ MORE ]

First plays of Zombicide: Invader and Imhotep. Giving Lotus Another Shot and Eminent Domain – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

September 9, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This past week I got some new stuff to the table. Up first was my friend Mike's copy of the cooperative board game Zombicide: Invader from CMON. Then on Sunday, I got to try both Imhotep and the Eminent Domain Escalation expansion for the first time.

In addition to these new gameplays we also played the base game of Eminent Domain a couple of times and we gave Lotus another shot with Tori and Kat. [ READ MORE ]

First Thoughts on the Board Game Imhotep Builder of Egypt from Thames & Kosmos – Review

September 9, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

A look at the board game Imhotep Builder of Egypt from Thames & Kosmos.

This past Sunday, I got to check out Imhotep for the first time. I played twice, both times with four players, and thought I would take some time today to share my initial thoughts on this tabletop game. [ READ MORE ]

A Look at the Miniature Based Board Game Zombicide: Invader from CMON – Review

September 9, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

The big game that hit my table this week was my friend's copy of Zombicide: Invader the cooperative board game from CMON.

My friend Mike recently got this game in from Kickstarter and after giving me a chance to record an unboxing video he taught a group of four of us how to play. Here are my thoughts on the game after that one play. [ READ MORE ]

Great Story Games and Board Games to Bring Camping – Ask The Bellhop

September 4, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

At the time I'm writing this it's the Tuesday after Labour Day which pretty much marks the end of Camping Season, so I'm a bit late with this question. Today I'm going to talk about tabletop games that are great to bring with you when you go camping.

Like Shiras asks:

What are the best games for camping? [ READ MORE ]

Treasure Hunt – Tips for Finding Rare, Out-of-Print Games – Episode 56 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

September 3, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 56th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on August 28th, 2019. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:30 Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to an unedited version of the show over on YouTube.

Ep 56 - Treasure Hunt - tips for finding rare, hard to find and out-of-print games. Also our Extra Life Warmup Wrap up including a first look at the Teotihuacan expansion. [ READ MORE ]

Raiders of the North Sea, Sorcerer and Some Digital Board Game Arena Streaming – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

September 2, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

I only got a couple of physical games to the tablet this week. The first was the fantastic Raiders of the North Sea from Renegade games and the second was a two-player game of Sorcerer from White Wizard Games.

I noted physical games because the other thing we did this past week is start something new. Thursday nights we're planning on live streaming some digital board game plays. This past Thursday Deanna, Sean and I played and live streamed a few rounds of Carcassonne played over Board Game Arena.

Besides streaming Carcassonne the three of us have also been trying out Through the Ages (the new edition) on BGA and enjoying it quite a bit. I also gave Kingdomino a try. Read on to see my thoughts on all of these games. [ READ MORE ]

Where to Find Rare and Out-of-Print Board Games – Ask The Bellhop

August 28, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Today I'm talking about finding a place to buy, older, out of print, tabletop games. This question is based on feedback I've gotten about how we always talk about these great games on the podcast that people can't actually go buy and due to also getting a question about this topic.

Todd Crapper asks:

I am looking for an older out of print game, Atlantic Star. I was wondering if you knew a place I could get this or a place that sells older out of print games like this. [ READ MORE ]