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Tonight is all about board game expansions, including our list of must have board game expansions. This is followed by three board game expansion reviews including Rise of Titans for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera! and the Winter Expansion for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria. Then we’ve got even more expansion play, along with some non-expansion plays, in our week in review as well.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 205, April 19th 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
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This episode is all about board game expansions, including our list of must have board game expansions.
This is followed by three board game expansion reviews including Rise of Titans for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera!, and the Winter Expansion for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria. After that, we’ve got even more expansion plays, along with some non-expansion plays, in our week in review.
Episode 205 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on April 19th, 2023. Join us as we stream live weekly on Twitch at 8pm Eastern.
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— [00:01:36]
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- Perdition’s Mouth
- Race! Formula 90
- Techno Bowl
- Three Kingdoms Redux
- Fields of Green
- Cosmic Frog
- Dogs
- Kung Fu
- Iunu
- Hotshots
- Spirits of the Rice Paddy
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
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—Ask The Bellhop— [00:10:15]
YouTube version of this segment: VIDEO: 11 Must have Board Game Expansions, Board game expansions we won’t play without
“What board game expansions do you consider to be must have? Expansions you won’t play a game without?”
- Terraforming Mars Prelude
- Core Worlds Galactic Orders
- Xia Embers of a Forsaken Star
- Race for the Galaxy Gathering Storm
- King of Tokyo Power Up
- Orleans Trade and Intrigue
- Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Rise of Titans
- Horizons Extermination
- Kingsburg
- Eclipse Second Dawn
- Anachrony Exosuit Commander Pack
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
—The Game Room: Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Rise of Titans— [00:49:00]
YouTube version of this review: VIDEO: What does Rise of Titans add to Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria? Learn in this Valeria board game review
Four optional modules for your games of Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria.
- Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Unboxing (jump to the 14 minute mark to see this expansion)
- Written Review of Rise of Titans for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria
- Buy this expansion:
—The Game Room: Roll Camera! The B-Movie Expansion— [01:05:31]
YouTube version of this review: VIDEO: Review of The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera! Add genres and more to your games of Roll Camera!
Adds genres to Roll Camera, plus it provides a ton of new scenes, player roles, and other content.
- The B-Movie Expansion Unboxing
- Written Review of The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera!
- Buy Roll Camera! The B-Movie Expansion
—The Game Room: Dice Kingdoms of Valeria: Winter Expansion— [01:18:38]
YouTube version of this review: VIDEO: Dice Kingdoms of Valeria Winter Expansion Review, How do these new sheets change the game?
New winter themed sheets for the Valeria themed roll and write.
- Dice Kingdoms of Valeria: Winter Expansion Unboxing
- Written Review of The Winter Expansion for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria
- Pick up these winter themed sheets for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:29:49]
What we’ve been playing lately:
- Castle Panic Big Box
- Downforce
- Azul Queen’s Garden
- Drop It
- Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria with parts of Rise of Titans
- MonsDRAWsity
- The Mind
- Love Letter
- Point Salad
- Holotype
- My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria
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