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We discuss what defines a game to us. Then we talk about what games we’ve been playing including Mare Nostrum Empires, Robot Quest Arena, and first plays of both Sentinels of Earth Prime and Words of a Feather. We’ve got some big announcements, including our first ever Origins meet up, a little award we’ve been nominated for, and some upcoming local events. We finish up with two reviews: Robot Quest Arena from Wise Wizard Games followed by Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game from Genius Games.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 245, was recorded on June 12th, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode245
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(00:00:00) Checking In
(00:01:54) Ask The Bellhop
(00:21:45) A Word From Our Sponsor:
(00:22:47) Announcements
(00:26:20) The Bellhop’s Tabletop
(00:49:09) The Game Room – Robot Quest Arena
(01:08:19) The Game Room – Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game
(01:24:11) Closing the Doors
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We discuss what we think defines a game. Then, we talk about what games we’ve been playing including Mare Nostrum Empires, Robot Quest Arena, and first plays of both Sentinels of Earth Prime and Words of a Feather.
We’ve got some big announcements, including our first ever Origins meet up, a little award we’ve been nominated for, and some upcoming local events.
We finish up with two reviews: Robot Quest Arena from Wise Wizard Games followed by Cytosis: a Cell Biology Board Game from Genius Games.
Episode 245 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on June 5th, 2024. 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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— Ask The Bellhop: What Makes A Game, A Game? — [00:01:54]
We start with a question about Farkle and get into a discussion on what makes a game.
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— A Word From Our Sponsor, Grand Gamers Guild —
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— Announcements! —
- We’re heading to Origins!
- We’ve been nominated for an Origins Award!
- We are having our first ever Origins Meetup! It will be on Thursday night at 8pm at Brewcadia
- Our next Brews & Board Games event at the Walkerville Brewery is June 27th
- The Summoning will be taking place in Windsor, Ontario on July 20th
— The Bellhop’s Tabletop — [00:26:20]
What we’ve been playing lately:
— Robot Quest Arena Review — [00:49:09]
A fast and furious deck-builder about kids battling robots in an arena. It features super smooth gameplay and awesome components!
- Buy Robot Quest Arena on Amazon
- Check out other Wise Wizard Games’ Games on Amazon
- Our other Wise Wizard Games Reviews
- Buy us a Coffee
— Cytosis: A Cell Biology Board Game Review — [01:08:19]
Cytosis from Genius Games is a fantastic example of the fact that just because a game is educational, it can’t be fun or be a good game. This is one of the best educational games we’ve ever played.
- Pick up Cytosis on Amazon
- Or get Cytosis direct from Genius Games
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