Reverse Engineering: Elements from video games that we would love to see in board games, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 178

July 5, 2022
by Moe T.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

The Tabletop Bellhop, your cardboard concierge, is here to answer your game and game night questions. We’re striving to make everyone’s gaming experience better, with board game and RPG reviews, and Q&A.

First, we’ve got a great question about video game features that we would love to see on our tabletop. After that we review Lost Ruins of Arnak, and we wrap up with two player Scythe and even more Rack-O.

Episode 178 recorded June 29th. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

If you enjoy the show, consider tipping the Bellhop at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop

More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep178/

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

Discover Lands Unknown:
Unboxing, https://youtu.be/bSHIAs8lCOQ
Buy it, https://amzn.to/3R0owzD

Charterstone:
Unboxing, https://youtu.be/h_JsA0zspIw
Video Review, https://youtu.be/JE6E4GFcvmY
Written Review, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/charterstone/
Buy it, https://amzn.to/3I6mbPH

Crowdfunding flags:
What to watch for when backing, https://youtu.be/7_pLxrT-cDE
Podcast, https://youtu.be/EEgzhVbwqwE

Getting started with D&D:
Which 5th Edition D&D Starter Set? https://youtu.be/jJxCCsI5wNE
Podcast on YouTube, https://youtu.be/0EpvrTzQMXw
Podcast, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep177/

ASK THE BELLHOP

If you could take anything you find particularly enjoyable or useful in video games and somehow translate it to board games, what would it be?
Tabletop Bellhop Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop
Tabletop Bellhop Discord, https://discord.gg/xvfgHSantw

Saving Your Game:
The Colonists, https://amzn.to/3IaLdNG
Coded Chronicles Games, https://amzn.to/3ukNksy

Onboarding:
Fast Forward Game Series, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/42767/game-fast-forward
Space Base Emergence of Shy Pluto, https://amzn.to/3R3woAx
Tapestry, https://amzn.to/3yeQtLK
Twilight Struggle, https://amzn.to/3un9VF0
Aventuria Master Tailor’s Poltergeists, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/master-tailors-poltergeists/

Randomization:
Gloomhaven, https://amzn.to/3yfLjyU
Stellaris Infinite Legacy, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/academygames/stellaris-infinite-legacy
Mansions of Madness Second Edition, https://amzn.to/3bA2MKM
Clank! Catacombs, https://www.direwolfdigital.com/clank-catacombs/
Scythe Modular Board, https://amzn.to/3bMo48f
Catan, https://amzn.to/3bLT6gu
The Quacks of Quedlinburg, https://amzn.to/3I9mw46
The 8 Bit Box, https://amzn.to/3NywZqY
504, https://amzn.to/3yDbdOA
Imhotep, https://amzn.to/3OFxels

Changing Components:
Ascension, https://amzn.to/3aeAipx
Mystic Vale, https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147633199/Mystic-Vale?awid=1091
Rattlebones, https://amzn.to/3bOAZXj
Dice Realms, https://amzn.to/3AildOx
Dice Forge, https://amzn.to/3ybYUr8
Stratos, https://www.boardandtale.com/stratos.html
Chimera Station, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163642/chimera-station

Immersion:
Nyctophobia, https://amzn.to/3P0Q2eA
Chronicles of Crime, https://amzn.to/3R4ceGG
Werewolf, https://amzn.to/3IcWH33
Shadows Over Camelot, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15062/shadows-over-camelot

Set Up Time:
Are box inserts for worth it?, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/inserts/
Scythe, https://amzn.to/3NDc46i
Meeple Realty, https://www.meeplerealty.com/
Folded Space, https://www.foldedspace.net/
Esoteric Order of Gamers, https://www.orderofgamers.com/games/

Online Play:
Vorpal Board, https://www.vorpalboard.com/
Charterstone, https://amzn.to/3OE1MUH
D&D Organized Play, https://dnd.wizards.com/ddal_general

Incremental Changes:
Wrath for Draconis Invasion, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/draconis-invasion-wrath/
Viticulture, https://amzn.to/3bMqN1t

LOBBY CHECK IN
7th Continent, https://amzn.to/3AsfPbP
Wingspan, https://amzn.to/3yfP4Ew
Race for the Galaxy, https://amzn.to/3nAkkcs
Blood Bowl, https://amzn.to/3a894Bd
Role Player Adventures, https://amzn.to/3ukStAS
GameTrayz, https://gametrayz.com/
Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy, https://www.gamenerdz.com/eclipse-second-dawn-for-the-galaxy?aff=85
Wasteland Express Delivery Service, https://amzn.to/3ad49Pm
Core Worlds Galactic Orders, https://amzn.to/3OIg7PO
Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com

THE GAME ROOM – Lost Ruins of Arnak
Does this deck building worker placement mash-up live up to the hype?
Unboxing, https://youtu.be/rubNaBB1MUo
Written Review, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/lost-ruins-of-arnak/
Buy in the US, https://amzn.to/3Ai1JcW
Buy in Canada, https://amzn.to/3OB81Zd
Buy in the UK: https://amzn.to/3nuK9L4

THE BELLHOPS TABLETOP
Rack-O, https://amzn.to/3I4VY46
Scythe, https://amzn.to/39GWqsz

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Reverse Engineering – Elements from video games we would love to see on the tabletop.

We start with a longer than usual suggestion box. Then we’ve got a great question about video game features that we would love to see on our tabletop. After that we review Lost Ruins of Arnak and we wrap up with two player Scythe and even more Rack-O.

Episode 178 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded June 29th, 2022.

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 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.

—Suggestion Box, Fan Feedback—

Discover Lands Unknown:

Charterstone:

Crowdfunding red and green flags:

Getting started with D&D:

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com

—Ask The Bellhop—

“If you could take anything you find particularly enjoyable or useful in video games and somehow translate it to board games, what would it be? This could be a kind of experience that you find pleasurable, or a mechanic or functionality that would be interesting to bring to board games.”

The ability to save your game:

Better onboarding:

Increased randomization:

Making changes to game components:

Increased Immersion:

No set up or take down time:

Online Play:

Small incremental changes to the game after each play:

Checking in with the chatroom:

Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.