Surprisingly Easy Board Games: Heavy games that are easy to teach and learn, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 106

September 15, 2020
by Moe T.

Surprisingly Easy Board Games – 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 like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube.

Disclosure: Some links below are affiliate links. Using these links costs you nothing extra and helps us offset the cost of producing this show. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some games mentioned in this podcast were provided by publishers as review copies.

This episode includes:

—Suggestion Box – Fan Feedback —

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Tech at the Table Article

Talisman Batman Review

878 Vikings Unboxing

Animal Empire Unboxing

Jaws of the Lion Review on BGG

—Announcements—

Newsletter:

End of September AMA:

For this month’s Ask Us Anything episode, we will be answering questions from our chatroom live. Be sure to join us live at 9pm on Twitch on September 30th.

YouTube Partner Giveaway!

We finally hit partner status on YouTube! To celebrate we are giving away one of Sean’s favourite games to play with his family: Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle.

Enter here!

—Lobby Check-In—

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—Ask The Bellhop—

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

Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com

—The Game Room: Orleans Trade & Intrigue—

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—

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—

Cool gaming stuff we’ve been involved in over the last week:

Orleans Trade & Intrigue
Flick Wars

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