We try to help someone decide what cooperative game to buy next, including a list of our favourite cooperative board games. We then have three reviews: Trickdraw, a fast flipping card game, Outsmarted!, a modern take on trivia board games, and The Orbital Box x2, a puzzle box you have to build yourself. This is followed by our usual week in review with my first Holiday Hijinx experience, our first play of Aurum, and more.
 
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 212, July 5th, 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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00:00:00 CHECK IN AND SUGGESTION BOX
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Horizon Zero Dawn the Board Game
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Games you keep that you don’t love
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Journalist https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129990/
Splendor https://amzn.to/3pFb4IM
Carcassonne https://amzn.to/43hxTjz
Star Realms https://amzn.to/3rqZYYc
Dominion https://amzn.to/43fQ5dk
Catan https://amzn.to/3XEG0Wd

00:07:44 ANNOUNCEMENTS –  No Show July 12th
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00:06:09 ASK THE BELLHOP 
We have a fan trying to decide what new Cooperative game to pick up next.
Previous cooperative game topics:
Child’s Play Episode 2 https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep002/

The Best Cooperative Kids Games That are Also Fun for Adults https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/cooperative-kids-board-games/

Playing Together – Great Cooperative Kids Games for Family Game Night:
https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep123/

What are some less well-known cooperative kids board games?
https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/co-op-kids-games/

Ammon’s list, in our preferred order from least to most recommended:
B-Sieged https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147614342/B-Sieged—Sons-of-the-Abyss?awid=1091
Spirit Island https://amzn.to/44vosxQ
Too Many Bones https://amzn.to/3pN0vTX
Forbidden Desert https://amzn.to/44fb6pX
Aeon’s End https://amzn.to/3O435OJ
Mechs Vs Minions https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/mechs-vs-minions
Cthulhu Death May Die https://amzn.to/3JQNaRn
Mansions of Madness https://amzn.to/3rjea5L
Mage Knight https://amzn.to/3JOcirT
Gloomhaven https://amzn.to/3rnS7dY
Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion https://amzn.to/44rR8YG
 
Our list:
DC Comics Deck-building Card Game https://amzn.to/3KbXhAH
Gloomhaven, starting with Jaws https://amzn.to/44rR8YG
Horrified https://amzn.to/46IalHE
Codenames Duet https://amzn.to/46CgZPx
Hanabi https://amzn.to/3PMVLbu
Chronicles of Crime 1400 https://amzn.to/3pDcaEP
Illiterati https://amzn.to/44xSEZl
Legendary Encounters Alien https://amzn.to/44AyEVP
Letter Jam https://amzn.to/3pIAwwU
The Game https://amzn.to/44hz3N6
The Crew https://amzn.to/44TuNUf
EXIT series https://amzn.to/3rjrmYe
Roll Camera! https://amzn.to/3JLmxNK
Rail Pass https://amzn.to/3O6IBFl
My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria https://amzn.to/46Gb6AF
Aventuria https://www.ulissesf-shop.com/aventuria/entry-level-products/2168/aventuria-adventure-card-game

Honourable Mentions:
Marvel Champions https://amzn.to/3Q5ueT9
Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game https://nobleknight.com/P/2147603929/Warhammer-Quest—The-Adventure-Card-Game?awid=1091
Scooby Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion https://amzn.to/3PQVjsT

From the Chat:
Defenders of the Realm https://amzn.to/43jOGm1
Pandemic The Cure https://amzn.to/43iGAKu
Elder Sign https://amzn.to/43icPt2
Conquest of Planet Earth https://amzn.to/3XKYwMM
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00:34:08 THE GAME ROOM – Trickdraw
Unboxing https://youtu.be/DdA-uOtB9G4
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00:47:00 THE GAME ROOM – Outsmarted!
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01:04:56 THE GAME ROOM – The Orbital Box x2
Unboxing https://youtu.be/uBf3owDqVtM  
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01:19:36 BELLHOP’S TABLETOP
Aurum (Preorder) https://www.gamenerdz.com/aurum-preorder?aff=85
Castle Panic Big Box Second Edition https://amzn.to/3JM3Byg
Birds of a Feather (Preorder) https://www.gamenerdz.com/birds-of-a-feather-western-north-america?aff=85
Birds of a Feather App on Android 
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Birds of a Feather App on Apple https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/birds-of-a-feather-card-game/id1615865190
Holiday Hijinks #2 The Independence Incident https://grandgamersguild.com/products/the-independence-incident

01:34:36 PATREON SHOUT OUT AND CLOSING

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