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Whodunit? – Great Mystery Games.
We’ve got a question from one of our patreon patrons who’s looking for mystery themed board games, then we review Doodle Dungeon. Also, first thoughts on Heroquest, Aqualin and Underwater Cities.
Episode 161 recorded January 19th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
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More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep161/
Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers.
SUGGESTION BOX
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
RPGs that use Standard Cards, https://youtu.be/hIn1Nf3bddQ
On the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/playing-card-rpgs/
Pagat, https://www.pagat.com/
This Didn’t Happen Preview, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/this-didnt-happen/
On Kickstarter, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/82773185/this-didnt-happen
CanCon, Spending $50 Canadian on Board Games, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep150/
Flash Point Fire Rescue, https://amzn.to/350bMpd
ASK THE BELLHOP
“What are some mystery-themed games that are actually good?”
Murder/Mystery Category on BGG, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1040/murdermystery
Deduction Category on BGG,
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamecategory/1039/deduction
Hidden Games Crime Scene Case No 1, https://amzn.to/33ZnYG8
Escape Mail, https://www.mobileescape.ca/escape-mail
Mystery Boxes at Cratejoy, https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1437989&u=716760&m=92473&urllink=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ecratejoy%2Ecom%2Fcategory%2Fboard%2Dgame%2Dsubscription%2Dboxes%2F&afftrack=
Scooby-Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion, https://amzn.to/3Iu0KqD
The Goonies, Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff, https://amzn.to/32tmALO
Chronicles of Crime 1400, https://amzn.to/3IrbSVn
Other Chronicle of Crime games, https://amzn.to/33Zqz32
Mysterium, https://amzn.to/3tNXYZx
Mysterium Park, https://amzn.to/3tOhPI0
Tragedy Looper, https://amzn.to/3GRJ5Ji
Android, https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147388488/Android?awid=1091
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective – The Thames Murders & Other Cases, https://amzn.to/3tKv38A
Mythos Tales, https://amzn.to/3qNiYgN
Paranormal Detectives, https://amzn.to/3fLQhKZ
Detective a Modern Crime Board Game, https://amzn.to/3Albvc4
Mansions of Madness, https://amzn.to/3GPShh3
Deception Murder in Hong Kong, https://amzn.to/33xieUB
Letters from Whitechapel, https://amzn.to/3fOKOmN
Whitehall Mystery, https://amzn.to/3fJoISz
Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com
THE GAME ROOM – Doodle Dungeon
A look at this reverse dungeon crawl flip and write
Unboxing Video, https://youtu.be/oufI3spLCtA
Written review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/doodle-dungeon/
Pick up your own copy of Doodle Dungeon, https://amzn.to/3KvhkbI
THE BELLHOPS TABLETOP
Doodle Dungeon, https://amzn.to/3nywd37
Heroquest, https://amzn.to/3AlbFjA
Underwater Cities, https://amzn.to/3qOExO5
Aqualin, https://amzn.to/33Wkswm
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Whodunit? – Great Mystery Games
We’ve got a question from one of our Patreon patrons who’s looking for mystery themed board games. We also have a review of Doodle Dungeon as well as first thoughts on Heroquest, Aqualin and Underwater Cities.
Episode 161 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded January 17th, 2022.
Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch.
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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.
—Suggestion Box, Fan Feedback —
RPGs that use Standard Cards:
- Card driven RPGs on YouTube
- RPGs that use Standard Playing Cards article
- Pagat, a massive list of card and tile game rules.
This Didn’t Happen:
- Written preview of This Didn’t Happen
- Preview of This Didn’t Happen on YouTube
- This Didn’t Happen On Kickstarter
CanCon, Spending $50 Canadian on Board Games
—Ask The Bellhop—
“What are some mystery-themed games that are actually good?”
- Murder/Mystery Category on BGG
- Deduction Category on BGG
- Hidden Games Crime Scene Case No 1 (our review)
- Escape Mail (our review)
- Mystery Boxes at Cratejoy
- Scooby-Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion (our review)
- The Goonies, Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff
- Chronicles of Crime 1400 (our review)
- Other Chronicle of Crime games
- Mysterium
- Mysterium Park
- Tragedy Looper
- Android
- Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: The Thames Murders & Other Cases
- Mythos Tales
- Paranormal Detectives
- Detective a Modern Crime Board Game
- Mansions of Madness
- Deception Murder in Hong Kong
- Letters from Whitechapel
- Whitehall Mystery
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com
—The Game Room: Doodle Dungeon—
A look at this reverse dungeon crawl flip and write with fantastic John Kovalic artwork.
- Doodle Dungeon Unboxing Video
- Written Review of Doodle Dungeon
- Pick up your own copy of Doodle Dungeon
- The Dork Tower by John Kovalic
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop—
The games we’ve been playing since our last show:
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