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History Lives on the Tabletop: Board Games Based on History, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep.119

January 12, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

History Lives on the Tabletop: Great boardgames based on history. We have some game suggestions for a historical miniature wargamer looking to broaden their horizons into hobby board games. Sticking with the theme of history we’ve got two Viking-themed reviews, Skora and the Hall of Heroes expansion for Raiders of the North Sea. Finally in our week in review, I’ve got first thoughts on both Letter Jam and The Crew at two-player.

Episode 119 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded January 8th, 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 ]

Hall of Heroes Expansion for Raiders of the North Sea, Adding New Rules and a Higher Player Count for this Viking themed Board Game

January 9, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Hall of Heroes is the first expansion for the Viking themed board game Raiders of the North Sea. Note you do need a copy of Raiders of the North Sea from Renegade Game Studios to use this boardgame expansion.

This board game expansion allows you to play Raiders of the North Sea with a fifth player as well as adding a new mead hall board, player boards for all player counts, a new quest and reputation system and a number of new townsfolk cards. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Review: Skora, A fast playing small card set card game with a unique Viking theme

January 7, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

The Lunch Box Games series from Inside the Box is a series of quick-playing, lightweight, board games great for playing during your lunch break. The first game in this series is Skora, a Viking themed card game.

Instead of your usual pillaging Vikings theme, in Skora players are competing to get the best fishing catch. This is a super-fast playing lightweight, competitive, area majority, card game. [ READ MORE ]

So Long 2020 End of Year AMA plus Robotech card game reviews, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 118

January 5, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

So Long 2020, End of Year AMA. Topics include: time stamps on YouTube, digital board game reviews, podcast plans and tech upgrades, board gaming in Canada, what we got for Xmas and more. Plus reviews of Robotech Force of Arms and Robotech Crisis Point. Finally, we’ve both been playing Hogwarts Battles some Race for the Galaxy on BGA and Sean gets Clank! to the table.

Episode 118 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded December, 30th 2020. 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 ]

Unboxing Skora, a fast paced game of fishing and feuding, a Viking themed abstract card game

January 4, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

A look inside the box of the board game Skora from Inside the Box Games. This is an abstract card-driven game with a unique take on the Viking theme.

No raiding in this one, instead tribes are competing for the best fishing spots. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Review: Robotech Crisis Point, a two player Robotech Masters era card game.

January 2, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Robotech Crisis point is the second Robotech board game from SolarFlare Games. It is a follow up to Robotech Force of Arms and expands on the system presented in that two-player Robotech card game.

Crisis Point is also a two-player only competitive card game. It is set during the Robotech Masters era and pits the Army of the Southern Cross against the Robotech Masters. [ READ MORE ]

The best board games of 2020, Our best new board game discoveries of the year

January 2, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

As we wrap up this rather interesting year, I thought it would be a good time to look back and list off some of our best board game discoveries of 2020.

These are some of the best board games of 2020 and previous years that we played for the first time this past year. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Review: Robotech Force of Arms, a two player card game set during the Macross era of Robotech

January 1, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

As a huge fan of Robotech, I was very excited to see a number of new Robotech board games released in the last few years. These new Robotech games include Robotech Force of Arms, a Robotech themed card game from Solar Flare Games.

Robotech Force of Arms is a two-player only, competitive card game set during the Macross saga. It recreates a space battle between the invading Zentradi and the Robotech Defense Force. [ READ MORE ]

2020’s Best: The Best Board Games & RPGs We Discovered in 2020, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 117

December 29, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

2020s Best - The best board games and RPGs we played for the first time in 2020. Reviews of Knot Dice Squared and Back to the Future Dice Through Time. Also, some virtual gaming, more Knot Dice and another book of Hogwarts Battle completed.

Episode 117 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded December, 23rd 2020. 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 ]

Board Game Review: Back to the Future Dice Through Time a cooperative dice game for up to four players

December 26, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

It's so great to see so many properties from my childhood getting the strategy board game treatment. Back to the Future Dice Through Time is a great example of a modern hobby board game based on a pop culture licence that's actually good.

I'm so glad we now live in a time when licenced board games are actually worth playing. I'm also impressed to find a new and interesting way to represent time travel in a board game. [ READ MORE ]