Pull the Trigger: Discussing board game end game triggers, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 197

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Pull the Trigger

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A follow up to last week where we talked about game end mechanics, we talk about various end game triggers and which are our favourites. We also have reviews of Drop It from Kosmos and Thrones of Valeria from Daily Magic Games, and we wrap up with another very full Bellhop’s Tabletop segment.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 197, Recorded January 4th 2023. Join us Wednesday at 9 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep197/

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Pull the Trigger, discussing board game end game triggers.

A follow up to last week where we talked about game end mechanics, we talk about various end game triggers and which are our favourites. This is followed by reviews of Drop It from Kosmos and Thrones of Valeria from Daily Magic Games, we wrap up with another very full Bellhop’s Tabletop segment.

Episode 197 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded January 11th, 2023. Join us as we stream live weekly 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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—Suggestion Box, Fan Feedback— [00:01:14]

End Game Mechanics

• Board Game Ending Mechanics Podcast Segment
• End Game Full Episode
• Buy Scythe

Weather Machine 

• Weather Machine Unboxing
• Easily Overlooked Rules in Weather Machine

Horizon Zero Dawn The Board Game 

• Horizon Zero Dawn Unboxing
• Buy Horizon Zero Dawn the Board Game
• Cthulhu Death May Die
• Zombicide
• Doom
• Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion

Childhood Games We Still Enjoy

• Great Games from our Childhood Segment
• I Don’t Want to Grow Up Full Episode
• Careers
• Axis & Allies
• Star Wars Escape from the Death Star

Hidden Games Crime Scene Case #1

• Maplebrook Case Video Review
• Written Review of Hidden Games Crime Scene #1
• Buy It Hidden Games Crime Scene Case #1

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com

—Announcements!—

Welcome new listeners!

—Ask The Bellhop— [00:10:10]

Discussing game end triggers in board games.

End Game, last week’s episode:

• End Game On YouTube
• End Game Audio and Show Notes

Typical End Game Triggers:

The Race:

• Rallyman GT
• Formula D
• Flamme Rouge
• Monza
• Space Base
• Catan

Last Man Standing:

• King of Tokyo
• Red Dragon Inn

Set Number of Rounds:

• Castles of Burgundy

Random Ending After Set Rounds:

• Downfall of Pompeii
• Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade

Timer:

• Galaxy Trucker
• Fuse
• Breakdancing Meeple
• Meeple Circus

Goal Driven Triggers:

• Root
• Vast The Mysterious Manor
• Pax Pamir
• Tales of the Arabian Knights

Player Initiated:

• Clue
• For the Queen

A Loss Condition:

• Pandemic
• Twilight Struggle
• Gloomhaven
• Star Wars Imperial Assault

Resource Runs Out:

• Food Chain Magnate
• Container

Games With Interesting Triggers:

• Scythe
• Azul
• Alhambra
• Castles of Mad King Ludwig
• Dominion
• Tzolk’in
• Discworld the Boardgame
• 1812 Invasion of Canada
• Fury of Dracula
• Scotland Yard
• Netrunner LCG
• Jenga
• 10 Candles
• Go Cuckoo!
• Super Skill Pinball
• Anachrony
• Warhammer 40k  
• Tapestry
• Lost Ruins of Arnak

A Note About Tiebreakers and People Smarter Than Us:

• The Ludology Podcast
• Stonemaier Blog

Our Favourite Triggers:

• Ultimate Railroads
• Aventuria Adventure Card Game

Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.

—The Game Room: Drop It– [01:08:34]

A dexterity game with more depth than its toy-like look would lead you to believe.

• Drop It Unboxing
• Written Review of Drop It
• Buy Drop It

—The Game Room: Thrones of Valeria– [01:24:42]

A modern trick taking game for two to six players with some interesting new mechanics.

• Thrones of Valeria Unboxing
• Written Review of Thrones of Valeria
• Preorder Thrones of Valeria

—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:46:57]

• Smash Up Disney
• Thrones of Valeria
• Drop It
• Dice Kingdoms of Valeria
• Rory’s Story Cubes
• For the Queen
• Codenames Duet

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