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 week, we reduce our question pile by answering three of your questions that aren’t quite involved enough to warrant a full podcast episode; one on favourite games and game styles, one on cons, and one on the state of the industry.
We also share thoughts on How to Save a World from Burnt Island Games and do full reviews of both Slanguage from Foxmind and The Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game from Office Dog.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 288, was recorded on November 5th, 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/ep288/
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(00:00:00) CHECK-IN
(00:02:04) Announcements
(00:04:02) Ask the Bellhop – We Answer Three Questions
The Bellhop’s Tabletop – What we’ve been playing
(00:40:17) The Game Room – Slanguage
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(00:51:40) The Game Room – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Trick-Taking Game
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Other Lord of the Rings games we’ve covered: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=lord%20of%20the%20rings
(01:08:32) Closing the Doors
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This week, we reduce our question pile by answering three of your questions that aren’t quite involved enough to warrant a full podcast episode; one on favourite games and game styles, one on cons, and one on the state of the industry.
We also share thoughts on How to Save a World from Burnt Island Games and do full reviews of both Slanguage from FoxMind and The Lord of the Rings the Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game from Office Dog.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 288 was recorded on November 5th, 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.
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— Ask The Bellhop: We Answer Three of Your Questions — [00:04:02]
What do we like the most, board games, card games or RPGs? and what are our favourites from each category?
- Check out episode 283, Don’t Make Me Choose
- Anachrony
- The Fellowship of the Ring Trick Taking Game
- Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (Starter Set Review)
- How to Save a World
- Star Realms (Frontiers Review)
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Masks: A New Generation
- DC Comics Deckbuilding Game
- Pulsar 2849 (Review)
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— The Bellhop’s Tabletop: What we’ve been playing — [00:31:44]
— Review of Slanguage — [00:40:17]
Slanguage is a party game about slang words that’s much more than just coming up with definitions or trying to guess a word from a definition. There’s pitching, drawing, and more.
— Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game — [00:51:40]
A cooperative trick-taking game that tells the story of the first book in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, where the characters you choose determine what tricks you need to take.
- Pick up The Fellowship of the Ring Trick-Taking Game
- Check out the Asmodee Amazon Storefront
- Other Lord of the Rings games we’ve covered
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