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This episode we discuss quality of life board game improvements we’ve found and those that we would love to see more of in the games we play. That’s followed by reviews of the At the Ready Expansion for Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Birds of a Feather, and the Siege of Valeria Campaign Expansion. Then we finish up with a pretty busy week in review.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 215, August 9th, 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
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This episode we discuss board game quality of life improvements we’ve found and would love to see more of in the games that we play. That is followed by reviews of the At the Ready Expansion for Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Birds of a Feather, and the Siege of Valeria Campaign Expansion. Then we finish up with a pretty busy week in review.
Episode 215 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on August 9th, 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— [00:01:35]
Defining Engine Building
- Defining Engine Building and The Best Engine-Building Board Games
- Engine Building – Engine building defined and some of the best engine building games
- Judge yourself, pick up Wingspan
Azul Queen’s Garden
Masters of the Universe RPG from FASA
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- Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 205, Game Changers
- Lords of Waterdeep Scoundrels of Skullport
- King of Tokyo Power Up
- Machi Koro Harbor
- Dice Kingdoms of Valeria Winter Expansion
Fighting Fantasy Adventures
- Written Preview of Fighting Fantasy Adventures
- Fighting Fantasy Adventures Video Preview
- Back Fighting Fantasy Adventures on Gamefound
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
—Announcements—
Changes to our 5th Birthday Giveaway including extending it by one week.
—Ask The Bellhop— [00:10:55]
Board game quality of life improvements that we appreciate the most.
Some of the games mentioned and other links:
- Wingspan
- boop.
- Castle Panic Big Box
- Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy
- My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria
- Sanctum
- Terra Mystica
- Geeking Out About The Geek Bonus Episode
- Esoteric Order of Gamers
- Kitara
- Tapestry
- Power Grid
- Unfair
- When is a board game too pretty? Podcast episode 213
- Legendary A Marvel Deck Building Game
- Horizon Zero Dawn the Board Game
- Race for the Galaxy
- Disney Sorcerer’s Arene Epic Alliances
- Core Worlds Galactic Orders
Our top six board game quality of life improvements:
- DC Comics Deck-Building Game Multiverse Box Version 2
- Anachrony Infinity Box
- Azul Crystal Mosaic Expansion
- Iron Clays
- Birds of a Feather App
- Terraforming Mars Dual Layered Boards
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—The Game Room: Disney Sorcerer’s Arena Epic Alliances At The Ready Expansion– [01:14:43]
The fourth expansion for Sorcerer’s Arena featuring Robin Hood, Mrs. Potts, and Mulan.
—The Game Room: Birds of a Feather Western North America— [01:26:30]
A quick, welcoming, and surprisingly thematic card game.
—The Game Room: Siege of Valeria Campaign Expansion— [01:39:56]
Turn Siege of Valeria into a campaign game where the results of one game matter in the next.
- Siege of Valeria Campaign Unboxing
- Campaign for Siege of Valeria Written Review
- Buy the Siege of Valeria Campaign Expansion
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop— [01:54:37]
What we’ve been playing lately:
- Tapple
- Castle Panic Big Box (tried The Dark Titan Expansion)
- Birds of a Feather
- Star Realms Frontiers
- Disney Sorcerer’s Arena
- Siege of Valeria: Campaign Expansion
- Intrism Mini
- Lucky Newt Games
- A Superheros Journey
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