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Looking for Games with a Similar feel to Catan – Ask the Bellhop

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The first question we ever answered here at Tabletop Bellhop was about The Settlers of Catan. Today I'm answering a question that goes way back to that first blog post.

David RY, clicked Ask The Bellhop to ask:
I have some friends who ONLY want to play Catan (I got invited to what I thought was a board game night but was actually just their regular Catan tournament style night), and I’m wondering what would be some good follow up games? They’ve been interested in Ticket to Ride and Takenoko but neither have the same feel of the trading/player interaction and the dice-rolling/chance part of the resource collecting (plus they all love the ability of the robber to screw someone over). Any help? [ READ MORE ]

Dungeon Decorating, Game Room Improvements – Episode 41 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 41st episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on May 8th, 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 41 - Dungeon Decorating, Game Room Improvements. What makes for a great game room. Also a look at Shogun, the Shadowvale Expansion for Villages of Valeria, War Chest, and Eminent Domain. [ READ MORE ]

A Bad Experience with Colonies, A Pleasant Experience in Birmingham, and Building a Tiny Town – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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I finally got to try Terraforming Mars Colonies and my first experience was terrible.

I gave this expansion a second chance and ended up playing Colonies twice this past week. Once with Deanna and a second time at The CG Realm on Saturday. It was at the CG realm that I also played Tiny Towns and finally got my copy of Brass Birmingham off my pile of shame and to the table. So you all can stop bugging me for not playing it yet. [ READ MORE ]

The Willowmere Vagabonds an OSR RPG Module Review – #RPGaMonth

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Today I'm going to take a look at an adventure module using the For Gold & Glory rule set, called The Willowmere Vagabonds. This module is compatible with the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition rule set.

This module is my #RPGaMonth Challenge book for April 2019.  While the goal of this challenge is to read one book a month with the intention of getting some of those unplayed books you have read, I didn't quite do that this month. See, I was sent this module by the writer specifically to review. So while I did read an RPG book in April, it wasn't one I have owned for a long time. [ READ MORE ]

Game Room Improvements. What Makes for a Great Tabletop Game Room – Ask The Bellhop

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Today I'm answering a game room related question. It's looking for ways to improve an existing room but I also want to talk about the things that make for a great game room.

Mister MCB, on Instagram asked:
So the wife and I just bought a house an one of the rooms will be dedicated to gaming. So let me ask you this. If you could change or add or do something better what would it be? What problems do you have that you would fix. [ READ MORE ]

Resistance is Fu-Tile. Tile Laying Game Suggestions – Episode 40 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 40th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on May 1st, 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 40 - Resistance is Fu-Tile - Tile Laying Game Suggestions. Also, a look at Strasbourg, Terraforming Mars, Gugong and Railroad Ink. [ READ MORE ]

Old favourites; Shogun and Eminent Domain, some War Chest, and a trip to Valeria – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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Saturday, I got to show off one of my favourite board games of all time, Shogun by Dirk Henn, to three of my friends.

After Shogun, I got Valeria Card Kingdoms to the table and tred out the Shadowvale Expansion. Then, Sunday morning, before some amazing Ramen, I got a chance to show Sean, my podcast co-host, War Chest, and Eminent Domain which has a unique take on the deck-building mechanic. [ READ MORE ]

Building something with Tiles. Tile Laying Game Suggestions – Ask The Bellhop

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It's been a while since I've done a game recommendation article and I figured it was about time to publish another one. Today, I'm going to be looking at tile laying games based on a question we received here on the Tabletop Bellhop homepage.

Steve writes:
I'm looking for tile placement games that help build something large like a city to either explore or use as part of the game. I enjoy Alhambra but the building aspect of it is usually on the smaller side. I tried Suburbia but it was a bit slow due to my groups analysis paralysis to max out the math/points for each placed tile. I'm guessing Castles of Mad King Ludwig would be the same...any other suggestions for me to check out? [ READ MORE ]

The Next Generation – Gaming With Kids – Episode 39 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 39th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 24th, 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 39 - The Next Generation. Raising our future gamers. Teaching kids how to be the best gamers they can be. Gloomhaven has a retirement, a review of Builder of Blankenburg, Fields and Flocks Expansion, Stuffed Fables and the DC Deck-Building Game Multiverse Box. [ READ MORE ]