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In this episode, we talk about art in board games and how it can be taken too far. We then have a preview of the latest rendition of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. That is followed by two reviews, Illiterati, a co-op word game, and The Independence Incident, a small escape room in a box style game. We then wrap up with a rather busy week in review.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 213, July 19th, 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode213
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In this episode, we talk about art in board games and how it can be taken too far. We then have a preview of the latest rendition of the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks. That is followed by two reviews, Illiterati, a co-op word game, and The Independence Incident, a small escape room in a box style game. We then wrap up with a rather busy week in review.
Episode 213 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on July 19th, 2023. Join us as we record 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— [00:01:46]
Great Cooperative Board Games:
- Episode 212 Allies in Fun, show notes and audio.
- Allies in fun on YouTube
- Pandemic
- Atlantis Rising
- Flash Point Fire Rescue
- The Initiative
- Roll Player Adventures
- Dorfromantic
- The Captain is Dead
Disney Sidekicks and its marketing:
- Disney Sidekicks Written Review
- Video Review of Disney Sidekicks
- Buy Disney Sidekicks (for hobby gamers, not for little kids)
Siege of Valeria Content:
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
—Announcements—
Be sure to join us live on Twitch on July 26th for a special 5th anniversary episode which will include door prizes, a new giveaway, a look back at the previous year, a live Q&A and more!
—Ask The Bellhop— [00:07:32]
“When is a game Too Pretty?”
Five board games that take their artwork too for:
- Thrones of Valeria
- Castellans of Valeria
- Scythe
- My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria
- Aldabas Doors of Cartagena
Three board games with a perfect balance of art and playability:
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
—The Game Room: Fighting Fantasy Adventures Preview— [00:58:54]
Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks are back in a new, card driven, board game format.
- Fighting Fantasy Adventures Prototype Unboxing
- Written Preview of Fighting Fantasy Adventures
- Check out Fighting Fantasy Adventures On Gamefound
—The Game Room: Illiterati Deluxe Edition Review— [01:20:14]
A cooperative word making game with a fantastic theme.
- Illiterati Deluxe Unboxing
- Written Review of Illiterati
- Get Illiterati on Amazon
- Or get Illiterati Deluxe direct from Gap Closer Games
—The Game Room: Holiday Hijinks #2 The Independence Incident Review— [01:36:29]
A look at this very small, eighteen card, escape room in a box game from Grand Gamers Guild.
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:46:07]
What we’ve been playing lately:
- Reality Shift (Preorder)
- Psycobabble
- boop.
- Shobu
- Disney Sorcerer’s Arena
- Holiday Hijinks #5 The Birthday Burglary
- Illiterati
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