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.
We share our favourite nature themed board games, and deep dive two of them with detailed reviews of Hutan: Life in the rainforest and Gnome Hollow.
We also talk about the recent public play game night we hosted where we were joined by a rep from Outset Media, and, of course, talk about the games we’ve been playing lately.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 286, was recorded on October 22nd, 2025. We usually try to record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
Find full detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep286/
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
(00:02:02) Ask the Bellhop
(00:29:47) The Bellhop’s Tabletop
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(00:45:16) The Game Room – Hutan Life in the Rainforest
Pick up a copy, https://amzn.to/47nBjVU
Visit The Op store on Amazon, https://amzn.to/48PbLUd
We’ve covered a lot of games from The Op, check it out: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=The%20Op
(01:08:33) The Game Room – Gnome Hollow
Our Gnome Hollow Unboxing, https://youtu.be/BqJBEfOyWPo?si=Vdhcr5l-afbdMsYn
Gnome Hollow Upgrade Kit Unboxing, https://youtu.be/UhbN5Cjgn6A?si=dn0r_IwpS67XqmmM
Pick up a copy, https://amzn.to/4o1GUIx
Grab the upgrade kit, https://amzn.to/3L5oYhJ
(01:30:46) Closing the Doors
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We share our favourite nature themed board games and deep dive two of them with detailed reviews of Hutan: Life in the rainforest and Gnome Hollow.
We also talk about the recent public play game night we hosted where we were joined by a rep from Outset Media, and, of course, talk about the games we’ve been playing lately.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 286 was recorded on October 22nd, 2025. You can join us when we record live, usually on Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
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 free by publishers, designers, or distributors.
— Ask The Bellhop: Tips for hosting a board game swap — [00:02:02]
- Hutan: Life in the Rainforest
- Gnome Hollow
- Earth
- Photosynthesis
- Harmonies
- Genotype
- Takenoko
- Parks (second edition)
- Reef
- Dominant Species
- Arboretum
- Endangered
- Finspan
- Endeavor Deep Sea
Honourable Mentions:
Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com.
— The Bellhop’s Tabletop: What we’ve been playing — [00:29:47]
- Outset Media Games
- Cadaver
- Psychobabble
- 5 Minute Mystery
- 5 Minute Dungeon
- Feed the Kraken
- Die Laughing
- The Night Cage
- Click Clack Lumberjack
- Monster Factory
- This Game is Killer
- Hex Effects
- Nyctophobia Vampire Encounter
- MonsDRAWsity
- Pencil Book Quest
- Hutan
- The Massive-Verse Starter Pack
- Ascension Digital
— Hutan: Life in the Rainforest Review — [00:45:16]
Build habitats by drafting flowers, growing trees and attracting animals in this welcoming nature themed game. Toss in the ecosystem cards for more depth and weight
- Pick up a copy of Hutan
- Visit The Op store on Amazon
- Check out all of the different games from The Op that we’ve covered!
— Gnome Hollow Review — [01:08:33]
Teams of Gnomes compete to grow mushroom rings, trade mushrooms in for trinkets and collect the best wildflower collection in this tile laying game that’s right on the border between gateway and light-medium.
- Our Gnome Hollow Unboxing
- Gnome Hollow Upgrade Kit Unboxing
- Pick up a copy of Gnome Hollow
- Grab the Gnome Hollow Deluxe Upgrade Kit
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