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Han Shot First – Solo board gaming – Episode 13 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the thirteenth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 24th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s 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.

This week we visit Saint Petersburg, make some Clank! In! Space!, help out Robinson Crusoe in Friday and then talk one player board and card games. [ READ MORE ]

Playing in the Age of Sail and meeting at the Crossroads – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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Extra Life, the amazing charity gaming event, is coming up next weekend. There's a ton of stuff going on here in Windsor for Extra life and I'm busy spinning plates trying to get things organized and set up. There has not been a lot of time for gaming.

I only got in one night of gaming, Monday. That night I tried out my shiny new copy of Endeavor Age of Sail and then I broke out Tokaido with the Crossroads Expansion. [ READ MORE ]

A return to Eternia – The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game from FASA

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By The Power of Grayskull! I resurrect an actual play review of The Masters of The Universe Role Playing Game by FASA that I wrote back on July 5th, 2013.

Welcome back to #ThrowbackThursday.
Each week I plan to bring back an original review with only minor editing, keeping the feel and tone of the original post. At the end of the original article, I will follow up with my current thoughts on whatever it is I was reviewing. [ READ MORE ]

The Next Round is on You – Episode 12 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the twelfth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 17th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s 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.

This week we are talking about gaming in pubs and cafes. Dos, don’ts, tips, and tricks for playing in public. Including some game suggestions for public play. [ READ MORE ]

Clank! In! Space!, Saint Petersburg, Tokaido and Friday – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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This past week my Monday night game group got together again. We played some Clank! In! Space! and I showed off the new printing of Saint Petersburg.

I continued to play 7 Wonders, Race for the Galaxy and Tokaido on Board Game Arena
Another game I played this past week was Friday by Friedemann Friese. This is a solo game I played in the preparation of the Playing By Yourself article I posted on the 20th. [ READ MORE ]

Playing by yourself, solo tabletop gaming – Ask The Bellhop

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Phil Vecchione, over on the Misdirected Mark Slack channel asks,

Do you have any recommendations for solo board/card games?
Thanks for the question, Phil.
Those of you who are regulars here on the Bellhop's blog may recognize this name. Yes, this is the same Phil Vecchione who wrote the book Never Unprepared, which I just re-reviewed a couple of days ago. It's also the same Phil Vecchione that we will be interviewing on Thursday (Oct 25th at 8:30) on Twitch about his new RPG Ashcan: Hydro Hacker Operatives or H2O.
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The Valley of the Mountains – #FridayFiveMinuteMap

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#FridayFiveMinuteMap

The Rules
Draw a map. Any way you want. Hand-drawn, digital, finger paints, whatever medium you want.
Try to only take about five minutes. No one is timing you and we aren't going to be mad if you go a bit over.
Take a picture of the map.
Post it online using the hashtag #FridayFiveMinuteMap. Share this wherever. I posted mine on G+, Facebook, Instagram and here.
Search the hashtag and promote other's work. Comment, like, share, +1. Enjoy what others have created
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Never Unprepared – Classic RPG book review revisited.

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This week I'm looking back, way back, to December 2012 when I reviewed an excellent book for roleplaying game Game Masters called Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Session Prep.

Welcome to #ThrowbackThursday, a regular feature here at Tabletop Bellhop where I'm going to dig up something I wrote in the past and re-publish it. We're practicing review necromancy.
My plan is to repost the original review with only minor editing. I want to keep the feel and tone of the original post. I will also try to include any original photos (though in this case, the only image in the original review was the book cover). I will, at times, insert comments, you will find these in [square brackets]. At the end of the original content, I will follow up with some current thoughts on the topic. [ READ MORE ]

The Worst of the Worst – Episode 11 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the eleventh episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 10th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s 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.

This episode we hang out on Board Game Arena, visit Gloomhaven, get a couple games off the pile of shame, and celebrate Thanksgaming before taking a look at 10 of the worst games The Bellhop has ever played. [ READ MORE ]