MIA: Dealing with Absent Players plus a review of The One Ring RPG, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 171

May 10, 2022
by Moe T.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Who doesn’t love board games? Find lots of board gaming (and a few RPGs). Tabletop Bellhop, your cardboard concierge, is here to answer your gaming and game night questions, helping you make your game nights better with tabletop game reviews and advice.

Tonight we start with a discussion about what to do when one or more players don’t show up for an RPG session. We follow that up with a review of the The One Ring Starter Set. Then we wrap up with some board game content with a Charterstone update, plays of Ex Libris and Downfall of Pompeii, plus first thoughts on Discover Lands Unknown and Spell Smashers, and more!

Episode 171, recorded May 4th. 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/ep171/
Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers.

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Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
Chronicles of Avel
Unboxing: https://youtu.be/5G2COYCw5LQ
Written Review: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/chronicles-of-avel/
Video Review: https://youtu.be/bFSNvqRhKlI
Buy it: https://www.gamenerdz.com/chronicles-of-avel-preorder?aff=85
Party Games for Gamers
Ask the Bellhop Segment on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z_5WbNk_YbU
Full podcast episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep166/
Draconis Invasion
Unboxing: https://youtu.be/2n-Zac6DvmA
Video Review: https://youtu.be/TYdz3b-ypts
Written Review: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/draconis-invasion/
The Downfall of Pompeii
Unboxing: https://youtu.be/pdGwBsMs2l8
Supers RPGs:
Eight Supers RPGs Article, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/nine-super-hero-rpgs/
Champions, https://amzn.to/3KQ1fMM
Marvel Universe, https://amzn.to/3LSuhg5
Mutants & Masterminds, https://amzn.to/3seIZG7
Masks A New Generation, https://amzn.to/3MSQ9YE
Wearing the Cape, https://amzn.to/3KTebkV
Venture City Sourcebook, https://amzn.to/3vQXJ0e
Our Last AMA,
Easter AMA Segment, https://youtu.be/YQHIys5lMRI
Full Podcast Episode, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep169/

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Corrections to our Founders of Teotihuacan Review
Updated review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/founders-of-teotihuacan/

ASK THE BELLHOP
“What should you do when someone can’t make it for a game session?”
Previous talk on this topic with a more board game focus, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep074/
Old missing player article on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/game-night-cancellations/
Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com
THE GAME ROOM – The One Ring Starter Set
An RPG beginner box for The One Ring Second Edition from Free League
Unboxing Video: https://youtu.be/djbsWUZLh5U
Written Review on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/the-one-ring-starter-set/
Buy It: https://amzn.to/3LUE4C2

THE BELLHOP’S TABLETOP
Charterstone, https://amzn.to/3P5Nsom
Ex Libris, https://amzn.to/3vRWYCN
The Downfall of Pompeii, https://amzn.to/3vqbzqj
Discover Lands Unknown, https://amzn.to/3MWDl3z
Spell Smashers, https://amzn.to/3P03vnQ
Gorinto, https://amzn.to/3vNOTjV
The Herb Witches Expansion for The Quacks of Quedlinburg, https://amzn.to/3LVr6nH

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MIA – Dealing with Absent Players and The One Ring Starter Set Review

Tonight we start with a discussion about what to do when one or more players don’t show up for an RPG session. We follow that up with a review of The One Ring Starter Set. Then we wrap up with some board game content, including a Charterstone update, plays of Ex Libris and Downfall of Pompeii, plus first thoughts on Discover Lands Unknown and Spell Smashers, and more!

Episode 171 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded May 4th, 2022.

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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.