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In this episode, we recommend some games we think would be great for older teens, both games we think teens would enjoy and games for parents to play with their teens. We follow that with reviews of boop. and Tapple. We finish with a look at the games we’ve played recently, including our first thoughts on Seas of Havoc.
This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on September 13th, 2023. Join us on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode219
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(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:20) Suggestion Box
(00:11:59) Ask The Bellhop
(00:45:25) The Game Room: boop.
An abstract strategy game with a very appealing and approachable theme.
boop. Unboxing https://youtu.be/C8W3XSyNYTs?si=3ecfXXqnWoMzytsJ
boop. written review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/boop/
Pick up boop. https://amzn.to/3tbyFCh
(00:57:49) The Game Room: Tapple
A fast playing, quick thinking word game for great for big groups and public play
Tapple Unboxing https://youtu.be/bjxyJj33V_w?si=0wJDaiyBKb1DTgOg
Written review of Tapple https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/tapple/
Get your own copy of Tapple https://amzn.to/3EXvTD8
(01:11:38) The Bellhop’s Tabletop
(01:43:53) VIP Guests and Sign-off
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This episode we recommend some games we think would be great for older teens, including both games we think teens would enjoy and games for parents to play with their teens.
We follow that up with reviews of boop. and Tapple and finish off with a look at the games we’ve played recently including our first thoughts on Seas of Havoc.
Episode 219 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on September 27th, 2023.
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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.
—Suggestion Box, Fan Feedback—
Viticulture World
Disney Sidekicks
- Unboxing Disney Sidekicks
- Written Review of Disney Sidekicks
- Disney Sidekicks review on YouTube
- Buy Disney Sidekicks
Shobu
Psychobabble
Games to play at a pub
- Pub Crawl, Episode 216
- Games to Play at a Bar, segment on YouTube
- Jaipur
- Paris La Citie de la Lumiere
- Fungi (aka Morels)
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
—Ask The Bellhop—
“What are the best games to play with older teen kids?”
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Star Wars Imperial Assault
- Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion (Check out our Jaws of the Lion review)
- Descent Legends in the Dark
- Gaslands
- Warhammer Underworlds
- Age of Sigmar
- Frostgrave
- Warhammer 40,000
- Psychobabble (our Psychobabble review)
- Warewords
- Two Rooms and a Boom
- Deception Murder in Hong Kong
- Mr Lovenstein Presents No Context (Check out our No Context review)
- Venn (Check out our Venn review)
- Dixit
- Telestrations (Check out our Telestrations review)
- Thrones of Valeria (Check out our Thrones of Valeria review)
- Aurum
- The Crew (Check out our The Crew review)
- Skull King
- The Deadlies
- The Great Dalmuti
- Skip-Bo
- Haggis
- Magic The Gathering
- Pokemon TCG
- Flesh and Blood
- Disney Lorcana
- Marvel Champions
- The Lord of the Rings The Card Game
- Arkham Horror The Card Game
- Aventuria Adventure Card Game (Check out our Aventuria review)
- Sentinels of the Multiverse
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
–The Game Room: boop. Review—
An abstract strategy game with a very cute and approachable theme.
—The Game Room: Tapple Review—
A fast playing, quick thinking, word game that is great for big groups and public play
—The Bellhop’s Tabletop—
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