Love board games? Let’s talk boardgames, lots of board gaming (and a few RPGs). Tabletop Bellhop, your cardboard concierge, is here to answer your gaming and game night questions, helping you make your game nights better with tabletop game reviews and advice.
This episode we talk about how we pick which board games to check out. We remind you about our our two anniversary giveaways, we share the games we’ve been playing (including first thoughts on Revive, New York City and a solo chess game from the 60s. As for reviews we’ve got two: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Elector Counts from Cubicle 7 and The Stuff of Legend from 3WS
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 251, was recorded on August 21st, 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/episode251
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(00:00:00) Checking in
(00:01:32) Ask The Bellhop
(00:39:07) A Word From Our Sponsor:
(00:40:55) Announcements
(00:41:30) The Bellhop’s Tabletop
(01:10:32) The Game Room – Elector Counts
(01:28:37) The Game Room – The Stuff of Legend
(01:50:32) Closing the Doors
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This episode we talk about how we pick board games. We also share the games we’ve been playing lately (including first thoughts on Revive, New York City, and a solo chess game from the 60s).
As for reviews we’ve got two: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Elector Counts from Cubicle 7 and The Stuff of Legend from 3WS.
Episode 251 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on August 21st, 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.
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.
— Ask The Bellhop: Tips on picking games— [00:01:32]
What catches our eye:
- The publisher:
- A game line:
- The designer:
- Watch for mismatched expectations:
- Hype:
- Awards:
- Try before you buy:
- Table Presence:
- Theme:
Finding information about new games:
- Board game podcasts
- Board Game Geek
- News sites like BoardGameWire
- Reddit r/Boardgames
From The Lobby:
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
— A Word From Our Sponsor, Grand Gamers Guild —
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This includes a new printing of the deluxe version of Tír na nÓg, new expansions, and other neat stuff like a new escape room game.
— Announcements —
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- Win one of the six best new to us games we discovered this year!
- Win an all in pledge for the new Tír na nÓg Kickstarter
— The Bellhop’s Tabletop — [00:41:30]
What we’ve been playing lately:
- Hamburg
- Revive
- Skull King
- The Crooked Crown
- Dragonheart
- New York City
- Telestrations 12 Player Party Pack
- Caution Signs
— Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Elector Counts An Old World Card Game Review — [01:10:32]
War In the empire! The Emperor, Karl Franz is dead, who will replace him? The Elector Counts go to war to determine the fate of The Old World.
- Pick up a copy of Elector Counts
- Check out Cubicle 7’s other Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay stuff.
- Whovian? Check out Doctor Who: The Card Game
— The Stuff of Legend Review — [01:28:37]
It’s 1944 and the world is at war. In a bedroom in Brooklyn a boy is taken to The Dark by the Boogeyman, and, as some of his toys, it’s up to you to save him.
- The Stuff of Legend Unboxing
- Pick up the Regular Edition of The Stuff of Legend
- Or the KS exclusive Boogeyman Edition
- Check out 3WS’s other games, like Charcuterie
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