What’s in a Word? The Best Word Based Party Games, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 140

 A list of seventeen game suggestions for a fan looking for word-based party games. Plus a review of the new second edition of World’s Fair 1893 and a discussion is if it’s worth upgrading if you have the original. We also share thoughts on Space Base, Tapestry, Guild Master, Riff Raff and more.

Episode 140 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded July 14th, 2021. 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 — [00:01:24]

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com

Magical Kitties Save The Day Review
Magical Kitties Review on YouTube

Prime Day AMA Podcast Episode

What Are Some Must Have Tabletop Gaming Accessories? 

The Best Roll & Move Games and Why Roll & Move Games Aren’t Necessarily Bad

Aventuria Content:
Wheel of Life Review
Master Tailor’s Poltergeists Review
Arsenal of Heroes Review
Aventuria Adventure Card Game Review

—Announcements—

Our Space Base Giveaway ends July 21st!

On July 28th we will be having a special episode celebrating our 3 year anniversary! Be sure to join us live on Twitch.

—Ask The Bellhop— [00:22:20]

We are here to answer your game, gaming, or game night questions. Tonight’s question happens to come from our @Tabletop_Deals twitter account where we share the best deals on tabletop games we can find on the web.

Uncle Rico writes: “@Tabletop_Deals any good word based party game recommendations?!? I LOVE Decrypto”

Our favourite word-based party games:
Codenames
Letter Jam 
Trapwords
Balderdash 
Bananagrams
Taboo
Medium 
Tapple
Knit Wit 
Apples to Apples
Train of Thought

Honourable mentions:
Just One
Decrypto
Wereworlds
Spell Smashers
When I Dream
Word on the Street

More word game discussion:
Can I have a Word? Podcast Episode 75
18 of the Best Word-Based Board Games

Game suggestions from the Lobby:
Time’s Up
The Chameleon
Haiclue
Unspeakable Words
Wordsy
Boggle

Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com

—The Game Room: World’s Fair 1893— [00:57:34]

Checking out the new edition of World’s Fair 1893 from Renegade Games
Written Review of World’s Fair 1893 on the Blog
World’s Fair 1893 unboxing video
Buy World’s Fair 1893

—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:13:29]

What we’ve been playing:

Space Base
Tapestry
Guild Master
Riff Raff
World’s Fair 1893



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