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Surprisingly Easy Board Games – Heavy games that are surprisingly easy to teach and learn, a follow up to our topic from a few weeks back where we talked about surprisingly complex games. Today we are looking at the flip side of the coin. Once we get to The Game Room we will be looking at Trade & Intrigue, the second expansion for Orleans featuring four optional modules, and Flick Wars, a dexterity based strategy wargame, plus of course we end with our usual week in review.
Episode 106 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 9th, 2020. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
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Surprisingly Easy Board Games – Our recommendations for heavy games that are easy to teach and learn. A follow up to our topic from a few weeks back where we talked about surprisingly complex games. Today we are looking at the flip side of the coin with surprisingly easy games. Once we get to The Game Room we will be looking at Trade & Intrigue, the second expansion for Orleans featuring four optional modules and Flick Wars a dexterity based strategy wargame, plus, of course, we end off with our usual week in review.
Episode 106 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 9th, 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 – Fan Feedback — [00:01:35]
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Jaws of the Lion Review on BGG
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End of September AMA:
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—Lobby Check-In—
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—Ask The Bellhop— [00:11:15]
Tonight’s topic comes from Facebook where Dan Walker asked:
“Looking for suggestions on games that seem heavier than they actually are?”
Links:
Anachrony
Raiders of the North Sea
Orleans
Tzolk’in
Brass Lancashire
Pulsar 2849
The Pathfinder Adventure Card Game
Agricola
Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion
Strasbourg
Power Grid
Steam
Honourable Mentions:
Concordia
Teotihuacan
Keyflower
From The Lobby:
Notre Dame
In The Year of the Dragon
Vinhos Deluxe
Hansa Teutonica
Jorvik
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—The Game Room: Orleans Trade & Intrigue— [01:00:03]
A look at the Trade & Intrigue expansion for the bag building board game Orleans.
Orleans Trade & Intrigue Written Review
Trade & Intrigue Unboxing
Buy the Trade & Intrigue Expansion for Orleans
Buy a copy of Orleans
—The Game Room: Flick Wars— [01:13:00]
A look at a strategic and tactical dexterity wargame, Flick Wars.
Written Review of Flick Wars
Flick Wars Unboxing
Buy a copy of Flick Wars
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:31:22]
Cool gaming stuff we’ve been involved in over the last week:
Orleans Trade & Intrigue
Flick Wars
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