Welcome to our Origins 2023 recap where we spend the majority of the episode talking about our experience at the Origins Game Fair held last week in Columbus Ohio. Along with that we do talk a bit about some games we played before our trip to Ohio as well as some first thoughts on some of the games we’ve already played since getting back. 

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 211, June 28th 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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00:05:13 ASK THE BELLHOP – Highlights from Origins 2023 
Origins Game Fair https://www.originsgamefair.com/
GAMA https://www.gama.org/

00:07:36 Day 0:
Hilton Columbus Downtown https://bit.ly/44tNXQ5
Bareburger https://order.bareburger.com/location/Short-North

00:14:23 Day 1:
Barley’s https://www.barleysbrewing.com/

00:21:25 GAMA Trade Day
The Bodhana Group https://www.thebodhanagroup.org/
Marrakesh Essential Edition https://bit.ly/44aCbKJ
boop. https://amzn.to/3JJL3if
BOOoop. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383579/
Adventure Party: The Role Playing Party Game https://bit.ly/3NYVhhi
Oros https://www.gamenerdz.com/oros?aff=85
Express Route https://bit.ly/46xy3pE
Holotype https://brexwerxgames.com/about-holotype/
Cretaceous Rails https://www.spielcraftgames.com/
Prowlers & Paragons Ultimate https://bit.ly/44aAGvZ
Robot Quest Arena https://bit.ly/3NW5mLZ
Luxury Playstyle https://luxuryplaystyle.com/
Kutna Hora the City of Silver https://bit.ly/3O0hM5F
Lost Ruins of Arnak The Missing Expedition https://bit.ly/3CVg1jE
Powerline https://amzn.to/3PEtMuM
BrownCastle Games (Crokinole) https://amzn.to/3XxiSIY
Game Toppers https://www.gametoppersllc.com/
Local Cantina https://www.localcantina.com/

00:46:52 Day 2:
Elector Counts https://amzn.to/3NTgqcC
WHFRP Enemy Within Collectors Edition https://bit.ly/3NZuh1i
Robotech Reconstruction https://strangemachinegames.com/robotech-reconstruction/
Sentinels of Earth Prime https://www.gamenerdz.com/sentinels-of-earth-prime?aff=85
Mega Man Adventures https://amzn.to/3XGB0Aj
Forbidden Lands https://amzn.to/445noRG
Hexplorer Magnetic Map Tiles https://bit.ly/46vJhuW
Zensu https://amzn.to/3NTkHwO
Psycho Babble https://amzn.to/3NTgb1l
What the Cup!? https://bit.ly/3NyaNzn
At the Ready for Sorcerer’s Arena https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/380646/
The A.R.T. Project https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378356/
Tapple https://amzn.to/3NYFwak
Marvel Dice Throne https://amzn.to/3NTDXKE
Endangered https://amzn.to/3Nyrr1J
Artemis Project https://amzn.to/46y7xMO
Artemis Odyssey https://www.gamenerdz.com/the-artemis-odyssey-preorder?aff=85
Holiday Hijinks https://amzn.to/447OsQ3
Ahau https://grandgamersguild.com/products/ahau
Stellaris Infinite Legacy https://bit.ly/3Nu0Z9i
Reality Shift Deluxe https://amzn.to/3pv1N66
Kapow https://amzn.to/4452C4z
Brewcadia https://brewcadia.com/
Tome The Light Edition https://bit.ly/3JIuIdT

01:17:52 Day 3 
The Finest Fish https://amzn.to/438lYUU
Star Realms Frontiers https://amzn.to/3NVnBB9
Cities of Venus https://bit.ly/43eUBsu
Kevin J. Anderson https://wordfire.com/
Level Up Sabers https://levelupsabers.com/
Dragon Dice https://www.dragondice.com/dragondice.php
Hrothgar’s Hoard https://tidd.ly/3po2qOR
Geekify https://geekifyinc.com/ref/68/
All Game Terrain https://allgameterrain.woodlandscenics.com/
Pirate Borg https://bit.ly/3PMn2Lv
Birds of a Feather https://bit.ly/434P9bG
ir Land, And Sea/Critters At War https://amzn.to/44ptOup
Mother of Frankenstein https://amzn.to/3r25mAY
Picture Perfect https://amzn.to/44mk30N
Adventures in The Imperium: Agents of Dune https://amzn.to/3pveZI8
Fill in the Game https://www.fillinthegame.com/
For Glory https://www.spielcraftgames.com/for-glory
Free RPG Day https://freerpgday.com/
Santa’s Workshop 2e https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353942/
Looks Like Kids’ Games But They’re Not https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep207/
Merchants of the Dark Road https://amzn.to/3r7PYmK
Honey Buzz https://amzn.to/44tokiC
Shobu https://amzn.to/44sre7e
Grant Lyon http://www.grantlyon.com/
2D6 https://2d6music.com/
Distilled https://amzn.to/4440ABC

01:48:19 The Origins Awards
Martin Wallace https://www.wallacedesigns.com.au/
Cyberpunk https://rtalsoriangames.com/cyberpunk/
1829 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1823/
Creature Comforts https://amzn.to/3PWprTZ
Dead Reckoning https://www.alderac.com/dead-reckoning/
Scout https://amzn.to/437VgMf
Coyote And Crow https://amzn.to/43dJ3Wh

01:54:07 Day 4:
Atlantis Rising https://amzn.to/46HWalQ
Bah Humbug! And the 12 Games of Christmas  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388225/
Qawale https://amzn.to/3JDNuTz
Wicked & Wise https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331228/
Octopus’s Garden https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/241067/
Ahoy https://www.gamenerdz.com/ahoy?aff=85
Hoplomachus: Victorum https://chiptheorygames.com/games/hoplomachus/
Mine Your Business https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364622/
Fossils https://amzn.to/3CTwPYa
In Too Deep https://amzn.to/3D1Vw4J
Wreck Raiders https://amzn.to/3psyVvh
Black Hole Rainbows https://amzn.to/46t1lG7
Castle Panic Deluxe https://amzn.to/3JEkKtQ
Castles of Burgundy Special Edition https://bit.ly/46ztnQ5
Astra https://www.gamenerdz.com/astra?aff=85
MonsDRAWsity Robots https://amzn.to/448lteU
MonsDRAWsity Cute Creatures https://amzn.to/446tDVj
Cosplay Contest https://www.originsgamefair.com/costume-contest
Sean’s DarkElfLX Instagram https://www.instagram.com/darkelflx/
My Island https://www.gamenerdz.com/my-island-preorder?aff=85
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom https://bit.ly/3NDOxE1
Buca di Beppo https://www.bucadibeppo.com/

02:20:39 Day 5 
Gorus Maximus https://amzn.to/3CT9VjO
Block And Key https://amzn.to/3pu6RHM
Earth https://amzn.to/3NVrHJx
Starship Captains https://amzn.to/3po6ej7
Fantastic Factories https://amzn.to/3po6gaJ
Scram https://amzn.to/46yTEOw
Maglev Metro https://amzn.to/3XBkKkf
Gloomhaven RPG https://bit.ly/3PH3Y19
Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition https://amzn.to/3NVrOVt
Jeni’s https://jenis.com/blogs/scoop-shops/columbus-oh
Big Fun https://bigfuncolumbus.com/
Bernard’s Tavern https://bernardscolumbus.com/
The Deadlies https://amzn.to/3CTyr4a

02:35:07 Bonus Monday:
Melt Bar and Grilled https://meltbarandgrilled.com/
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02:38:22 Final Thoughts on Origins 2023

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03:00:35 PATREON SHOUT OUT AND CLOSING

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