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 answer questions from our chatroom live, including talk about obscure games, if we’ve ever intentionally destroyed a game, how long we’ve been hosting local events, joining another channel, games we lose often, and more.
We also share what we’ve been playing and do full reviews of Codenames Duet Second Edition from CGE and Please Don’t Burn My Village from Fireside Games.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 289, was recorded on November 12th, 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/ep289/
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) CHECK-IN
(00:02:30) Announcements
Upcoming Events:
Nov 27 – Brews & Board Games at the Walkerville Brewery
Dec 7th – Board Game Bazaar at Hidden Trail
Dec 18th – Brews & Board Games at the Walkerville Brewery
Taking some time off, we probably won’t be back until December 10th at the earliest.
Find holiday deals on tabletop games here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-deals/
(00:04:09) Ask the Bellhop
(01:00:22) The Bellhop’s Tabletop
(01:15:40) The Game Room – Review of Codenames Duet Second Edition
Pick up the new edition: https://amzn.to/4o35b09
Check out the CGE Amazon store: https://amzn.to/4ikQrIZ
Check out our original Codenames Duet Review
On the blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/codenames-duet/
On YouTube: https://youtu.be/qMqoTztp61M?si=ZzX6Y46o0FURf4vC
(01:27:28) The Game Room – Review of Please Don’t Burn My Village!
Pick up Please Don’t Burn My Village! https://amzn.to/4oGiQv8
Visit the Fireside Games Store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3XwTl3q
Check out our other Fireside Games content: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=fireside
(01:37:27) Closing the Doors
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This episode we answer questions from our chatroom live, including talk about obscure games, if we’ve ever intentionally destroyed a game, how long we’ve been hosting local events, teaming up with another channel, games we lose often, and more.
We also share what we’ve been playing and do full reviews of Codenames Duet Second Edition from CGE and Please Don’t Burn My Village from Fireside Games.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 289 was recorded on November 12th, 2025. You can join us when we record live, usually on Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern 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 free by publishers, designers, or distributors.
— Announcements —
Upcoming Events:
- Nov 27 – Brews & Board Games at the Walkerville Brewery
- Dec 7th – Board Game Bazaar at Hidden Trail
- Dec 18th – Brews & Board Games at the Walkerville Brewery
We are taking some time off from podcasting, we probably won’t be back until December 10th at the earliest.
- We will be too busy sharing Holiday Tabletop Game Deals
— Ask The Bellhop: Live AMA — [00:04:09]
What meeples would we be?
Obscure Games with a following?
- Cosmic Frog
- Go Cuckoo
- La Boca
- Ugg Tect
- De Vulgari Eloquentia
- Talisman
- Heroscape
- Endangered
- Stop Thief
- Magic Realm
- Snits Revenge
- Awful Green Things from Outer Space
- Clay-O-Rama
- Necromolds
What if no one shows up to an AMA?
The state of crowdfunding
Have we ever destroyed a bad game?
Our favourite Ontario town?
How long have we been building the local community?
Would we work with a bigger board game YouTube channel?
What game do we enjoy that we lose all the time?
Questions we couldn’t answer?
What Essen releases are we hyped about?
RPGs we want board games for?
Favourite games we never get to actually play?
Rapid Fire:
Send your questions to: Questions@tabletopbellhop.com
— The Bellhop’s Tabletop: What we’ve been playing — [01:00:22]
— Review of Codenames Duet Second Edition — [01:15:40]
A new printing of Codenames featuring updated artwork, a tweaked word list, a new box inserts and other improvements but no actual changes to the gameplay.
- Pick up the new edition of Codenames Duet
- Check out the CGE Amazon store
- Check out our original Codenames Duet review on the Blog
- Check out our original Codenames Duet review on YouTube
— Review of Please Don’t Burn My Village! — [01:27:28]
Try to save your village by bribing the dragon with treasure, but watch out because all the other villages came up with the same idea. A quick to learn, quick to play card game from Fireside Games.
- Pick up Please Don’t Burn My Village!
- Visit the Fireside Games Store on Amazon
- Check out our other Fireside Games content
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