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Tonight we’ve got a very special guest, Gwendolen – Moe and Deanna’s daughter, on the show to talk about Breakout Con 2025. We haven’t been to Breakout since 2019 and this was Gwen’s first ever tabletop gaming con experience. Moe and Gwen talk about why more people should attend this Canadian convention and talk about all of the games they played. We wrap up with reviews of two games that the team brought home from Breakout: Sinoda and Maki Master.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 270, was recorded on April 9th, 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/ep270/
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(00:00:00) Checking In
(00:01:47) Ask The Bellhop
(01:04:26) A Word From Our Sponsor
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(01:05:25) The Bellhop’s Tabletop
(01:41:05) The Game Room – Review of Sinoda
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(01:51:14) The Game Room – Review of Maki Master
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(02:12:07) Closing the Doors
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Tonight we’ve got a very special guest, Gwendolen, Moe & Deanna’s daughter, on the show to talk about Breakout Con 2025. We haven’t been back to Breakout since 2019 and this was Gwen’s first ever tabletop gaming con experience.
Moe and Gwen talk about why more people should attend this Canadian convention and talk about all of the games they played. We wrap up with reviews of two games that the team brought home from Breakout, Sinoda and Maki Master.
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: Breakout Con 2025 — [00:01:47]
- Breakout Con Website
- The Sheraton Center
- The PATH
- Chefs Hall
- Guests of Honour:
- The Ludology Podcast
- Painting Workshop
- Breakout Con 2025 Industry Guests
- Eric Lang
- Gio Manning
- BSGames
- Protospiel North
- KTBG
- Full Breakout Con 2025 Exhibitor List
- Geeky Goodies
- Enjay Games
- Brains on Games
- Talking Board Games & Community with Moe from Tabletop Bellhop at Breakout 2025!
- TABS
- The World Series of Board Gaming
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
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— The Bellhop’s Tabletop — [01:05:25]
What we’ve been playing lately:
- Empire’s End
- Star Realms Academy
- Maki Master
- CubeMelt Getting Dicey
- Chock-A-Block
- Oh My Orchids!
- Dragonbane
- Arcane Academy
- Nunatak
- Perch
- Earth
- Blood on the Clocktower
- Sushi Dice
- Dominion
— Sinoda Review — [01:41:05]
We got hooked on this D4 based abstract strategy game after Gwen decided to challenge the designers at their own game.
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- Check out the BSGames Website
- Check out our other Abstract Strategy Game reviews!
— Maki Master Review — [01:51:14]
Since playing Maki Master at Breakout Con my entire family has fallen in love with it. We love the simple mechanics that hide tactual and strategic depth and the awesome artwork and components.
- Get the retail version of Maki Master on Amazon
- Or get Maki Master direct from KTBG
- Check out our Wreck Raiders Reviews:
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