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In this special board game event recap episode of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Deanna and Moe tell us all about their trip to the very cool Gamers Ranch for ATOM 2025. They are going to let you know why you want to book some time at the ranch and will be talking about all the games they got to play at ATOM.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 268, was recorded on March 26th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
For detailed show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep268/
Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers.
(00:00:00) Checking In
(00:02:03) Ask the Bellhop – What is ATOM and why do you need to check out the Gamers Ranch?
ATOM 2025 Hosts:
Randal Lloyd and Jason Grant for Eagle-Gryphon https://www.eaglegames.net/
Travis Reynolds and Ian Hissel from Queen Games https://new.queen-games.com/en/home/
Conor McGoey and Brandon Nall from Inside Up Games https://insideupgames.com/
With special guest designer Pete Wissinger, from the Decision Space podcast https://decisionspace.podbean.com/
ATOM 2025 Guests:
Weston Gardner of Arcane Anthems https://www.instagram.com/arcaneanthems/
Corey Clark of Blue Falcon Board Gaming https://linktr.ee/bluefalconboardgaming
Scott Michael of Board Gaming Bud https://linktr.ee/boardgamingbud
Alex Radcliffe of Board Game Co https://www.instagram.com/bgc_boardgameco/
Matt Warmbier and Bubba Stallcup of Love Thy Nerd https://lovethynerd.com/
Ryan Schoon from Man Vs Meeple https://www.manvsmeeple.com/
Tim Riel of Nerd Incorrect https://linktr.ee/nerdincorrect
Laura Dunn of Obsessed With Board Games https://linktr.ee/obsessedwithboardgames
Mike Hugues of One Bookcase https://www.instagram.com/onebookcase/
Meg Oak or Professor Meg https://www.instagram.com/professormeg/
Will Keeler of Roll For Crit https://www.rollforcrit.com/
Tara Noreika of Tara’s Bad Luck Club https://www.instagram.com/tarasbadluckclub/
Adam Butner of Tabletop Vibes https://linktr.ee/tabletopvibes
Steven Arthur the Nashville Boardgame Guy https://www.instagram.com/nashville_boardgame_guy/
Dan Patriss from The Geek All-Stars https://www.thegeekallstars.com/
The ATOM 2025 Venue:
Gamers Ranch https://gamersranch.com/
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(00:30:40) The Bellhop’s Tabletop – The Games We Played at ATOM 2025
(02:06:35) Closing the Doors
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In this special board game event recap episode of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Deanna and Moe tell us all about their trip to the very cool Gamers Ranch for ATOM 2025. They are going to let you know why you want to book some time at the ranch and will be talking about all of the games they got to play at ATOM.
Episode 268 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast was recorded on March 26th, 2025. Join us as we record live weekly on Twitch.
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: What is ATOM and why do you need to check out the Gamers Ranch? — [00:02:03]
ATOM 2025 Hosts:
- Randal Lloyd and Jason Grant from Eagle-Gryphon Games
- Travis Reynolds and Ian Hissel from Queen Games
- Conor McGoey and Brandon Nall from Inside Up Games
- With special guest designer Pete Wissinger, from the Decision Space Podcast
ATOM 2025 Guests:
- Weston Gardner of Arcane Anthems
- Corey Clark of Blue Falcon Board Gaming
- Scott Michael the Board Gaming Bud
- Alex Radcliffe of Board Game Co
- Matt Warmbier and Bubba Stallcup of Love Thy Nerd
- Ryan Schoon from Man Vs Meeple
- Tim Riel of Nerd Incorrect
- Laura Dunn of Obsessed With Board Games
- Mike Hugues of One Bookcase
- Meg Oak or Professor Meg
- Will Keeler of Roll For Crit
- Tara Noreika of Tara’s Bad Luck Club
- Adam Butner of Tabletop Vibes
- Steven Arthur the Nashville Boardgame Guy
- Dan Patriss from The Geek All-Stars
The ATOM 2025 Venue:
We are here to answer your gaming and game night questions. Send those questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
— A Word From Our Sponsor, Grand Gamers Guild —
Tír na nÓg is back and better than ever!
- Pre-order the second printing of Tír na nÓg Now!
- Also pick up the Blessings & Burdens Expansion
- And the new Journey to Tír na nÓg escape room game!
Remember you can save 10% off all of these, and everything else Grand Gamers Guild sells by using code BELLHOP at checkout!
— The Bellhop’s Tabletop – The Games We Played at ATOM 2025 — [00:30:40]
Note: a couple of the games we played were so new that they don’t even have BGG entries yet!
- Crokinole
- Go Cuckoo
- Usolli
- Zoo Vadis
- Hen House Heist (sorry no links yet)
- This Game is KILLER
- Moon Colony Bloodbath
- Thieves of Eldris
- Crits & Tricks
- House of Fado
- Alhambra Friends & Family Edition
- Moonlight Market
- Nokosu Dice
- No Loose Ends
- Ready Set Bet
- Creature Caravan
- Cyclades
- Perch
- Chichen Itza
- Arcs
- The Gang
- Star Explorer
- Copenhagen
- Tug of Roar
- Dabba Walla
- Spark Riders 3000
- Kalypso (sorry no links yet)
- But Wait, There’s More!
- Black Forest
- The White Castle
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