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They Can’t All Be Great – Dealing with a game night failure. Also a review of the Legacy of Lo Pan expansion for Big Trouble In Little China the Game and a ton of games in our week in review including Orleans, Medium, Gorus Maxiumus, War Chest, Pulsar 2849, 8Bit Box, Raiders of the North Sea, Dungeon Crawl Classic and more.
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They Can’t All Be Great – Dealing with a game night failure. Also a review of the Legacy of Lo Pan expansion for Big Trouble In Little China the Game and a ton of games in our week in review including Orleans, Medium, Gorus Maxiumus, War Chest, Pulsar 2849, 8Bit Box, Raiders of the North Sea, Dungeon Crawl Classic and more.
This is the 78th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on February 12th 2020. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch.
If you’d like to watch the (slightly less edited) video version of this recording you can jump to the bottom of the post.
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This episode includes:
—Suggestion Box— [00:01:28]
Date night games:
Farkle
Akrotiri
One Deck Dungeon
Chocolatiers
Magic the Gathering
Chess
Swords & Strongholds
Mage Stones
Hnefatafl
Agon
Wargames without the army building:
1812: The Invasion of Canada
Cry Havoc
Rivet Wars
Mobile Frame Zero
Star Breach
Battlelore
Gaslands
Root
Relicblade
—Ask The Bellhop— [00:12:40]
Tonight we’ve got a question from patron of the show MathGuyDave
How do you deal with a game night failure? Bad RPG session or a game that players didn’t enjoy? Maybe even drama between players?
Links:
Bad Rulebook? No Problem
How to Pick the Best Board Game to Play
What Do You Do When One or More Players Cancel On Game Night?
Article: How do you deal with a game night failure?
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Medium Giveaway
We are giving away THREE copies of Medium.
Two here on the blog. That will go live on February the 19th.
One at The CG Realm. Come do a demo on Feb 22nd and you could leave with a copy of the game.
Breakout Con
The entire Tabletop Bellhop team will be at Breakout Con in Toronto, Ontario on March 20-22
—The Game Room – Legacy of Lo Pan— [01:07:52]
A review of the Legacy of Lo Pan expansion for Big Trouble in Little China the Game
Review on the Blog
Actual Play Video Part 1
Pick up your own copy of Big Trouble In Little China the Game
And/or your own copy of Big Trouble in Little China The Movie
And/or your own copy of the Legacy of Lo Pan Expansion
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:25:18]
A look at what games hit our tabletops over the last week.
Legacy of Lo Pan
Gorus Maxiumus
Orleans
Orleans Trade & Intrigue
8Bit Box
Medium
War Chest
Imhotep
Imhotep A New Dynasty
Horizons
Azul Summer Pavilion
Pulsar 2849
Dungeon Crawl Classics
Raiders of the North Sea
Raiders of the North Sea Hall of Heroes
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