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This is a special episode celebrating our 5th birthday as a podcast. We start off with a couple of quick reviews, including a preview of the latest puzzle box from EscapeWelt and then a review of a birthday-themed escape-room-in-a-box. We then reminisce about the past year, talk about some future plans, and then wrap up by answering questions from our fans.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 214, July 26th, 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
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THE GAME ROOM – The Quest Tower Preview
Unboxing https://youtu.be/LHYQS7CN3qs
Preview on YouTube https://youtu.be/MM7kQHzY7bk
Written Peview https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/escape-welt-quest-tower/
Back it on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/escapewelt/quest-tower-the-fascinating-escape-room-in-your-hands?ref=bzzniy
THE GAME ROOM – Holiday Hijinks #5 The Birthday Burglary
Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/birthday-burglary/
Buy It https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148015867/Birthday-Burglary-The—Holiday-Hijinks-5?awid=1091
ASK THE BELLHOP
Celebrate Five Years of Tabletop Bellhop with Us!
Highlights and Improvements Over the Last Year
Our Origins Recap Episode https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep211/
GAMA https://www.gama.org/
Our Review Policy https://tabletopbellhop.com/review-policy/
New affiliates:
Mysterious Package Company https://mysteriouspackage.com/?sca_ref=4037524.zKGVQi3XQq
EscapeWelt https://us.escapewelt.com/shop
Geekify https://geekifyinc.com/ref/68/
Evil Genius Games https://evilgeniusgaming.com?sca_ref=3093540.f4BWdggMvQ
Outsmarted! https://outsmarted.co/products/outsmarted22?ref=jCRlBIoHv0cpl8
Puzzling Pursuits https://puzzlingpursuits.com?sca_ref=2493956.kelQAVfMgX
Best New to Us Games:
Point Salad https://amzn.to/3OdqjAZ
DC Deck-Building Game Injustice https://amzn.to/44MfzQZ
Biggest Surprise
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade https://amzn.to/457Oasz
My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria https://amzn.to/3DILIgl
Most Unique
Once Upon a Line https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/once-upon-a-line-preview/
Reality Shift Deluxe https://amzn.to/47bqEgc
Favourite Review
Horizon Zero Dawn https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/horizon-zero-dawn/
Scythe https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/scythe/
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/cowboy-bebop-space-serenade/
Biggest Disappointment
Once Upon a Line https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/once-upon-a-line-preview/
Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge Collector’s Edition https://www.huntakiller.com/products/agatha-christies-the-mystery-of-hunters-lodge-1?variant=44303796437295
Preview We’re Most Hyped For
Hellbringer https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/hellbringer-preview/
Castellans of Valeria https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/castellans-of-valeria-preview/
Most Want to Review Next
Kapow https://amzn.to/3OykxLz
Sentinels of Earth Prime https://amzn.to/3KnhxPw
Distilled https://amzn.to/3OzMDWK
Future for the Show
Microsoft Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/
GAMA Expo https://www.gama.org/page/gama-expo
Gen Con https://www.gencon.com/
Fifth Birthday Giveaway
https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-gaming-deals/year-five-giveaway/
Questions from our Fans
01:10:09 How have we grown?
Our Twitch Channel https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop
On Pandora https://www.pandora.com/podcast/tabletop-bellhop-gaming-podcast/PC:30618
The Blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/
How have our gaming habits changed?
What has changed in the gaming industry?
Games we wish we could review?
What content creators do we look up to?
The Dice Tower https://www.dicetower.com/
The Secret Cabal https://thesecretcabal.com/
Ludology https://ludology.libsyn.com/
Happy Jacks https://www.happyjacks.org/
SModcast https://www.smodcast.com/
Security Now https://twit.tv/shows/security-now
Watch It Played https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGK9n7svoIjuaQfRIBJXkqQ
Gaming Rules! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ
Shut Up & Sit Down https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/
The change in Sean’s voice on the show
Sorted https://www.youtube.com/user/sortedfood
Where do we see ourselves in five years?
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com or visit TabletopBellhop.com and click on Ask the Bellhop.
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This is a special episode celebrating our 5th birthday as a podcast. We start off with a couple of quick reviews, including a preview of the latest puzzle box from EscapeWelt and a review of a birthday themed escape-room-in-a-box. We then reminisce about the past year, talk about future plans and wrap up by answering some questions from our Discord members.
Episode 214 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on July 26th, 2023.
Join us as we record live weekly on Twitch at 8pm Eastern.
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Disclosure: Some links below are affiliate links. Using these links costs you nothing extra and helps us offset the cost of producing this show. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the games mentioned in this podcast were provided by publishers as review copies.
—Check In—
Join The Tabletop Bellhop Discord Server
—The Game Room: The Quest Tower Preview—
Check out the latest puzzle box from EscapeWelt, live now on Kickstarter.
- The Quest Tower Unboxing
- The Quest Tower Preview on YouTube
- Written Preview for The Quest Tower
- Back The Quest Tower on Kickstarter
—The Game Room: Holiday Hijinks #5 The Birthday Burglary–
What better game to review on our Birthday than a Birthday themed escape-room-in-a-box?
—Ask The Bellhop—
Celebrate Five Years of Tabletop Bellhop with Us!
Highlights and Improvements Over the Last Year:
- Our Origins Recap Episode
- GAMA
- Our Review Policy
- New affiliates:
Best New to Us Games:
Biggest Board Game Surprises of the Last Year:
Most Unique Game of the Last Year:
Our Favourite Reviews of the Last Year:
Our Biggest Disappointments of The Year:
- Once Upon a Line Review
- Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge Collector’s Edition from Hunt-A-Killer
Preview We’re Most Hyped About:
What We Most Want To Review Next:
The Future of the Show:
—Fifth Birthday Giveaway—
Win one of the best games we played this year or some Tabletop Bellhop swag!
—Ask The Bellhop Continued—
Questions from our Fans:
How have we grown?
- The Tabletop Bellhop Twitch Channel
- The Tabletop Bellhop on YouTube
- The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast on Pandora
How have our gaming habits changed?
What has changed in the gaming industry?
Games we wish we could review?
What content creators do we look up to?
- The Dice Tower
- The Secret Cabal
- Ludology
- Happy Jacks
- SModcast
- Security Now
- Watch It Played
- Gaming Rules!
- Shut Up & Sit Down
Thoughts on the change in Sean’s voice on the show?
Where do we see ourselves in five years?
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
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