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A special episode of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast where we celebrate the fact this is our three hundredth episode!
Celebrations include talking about the games we keep coming back to again and again, revisiting our most popular reviews, and the launch of our biggest giveaway ever!
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 300 was recorded on May 6th 29th, 2026. 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/300(https://tabletopbellhop.com/300)
Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers.
(00:00:15) Checking In
(00:02:27) Ask the Bellhop – 50 Games we come back to again and again
(00:52:46) Giveaway – Ends June 1, 2026
Enter here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/giveaway
(00:59:47) The Game Room: Reviewing our Most Popular Reviews
(01:20:38) Closing the Doors
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Special thanks to the publishers sponsoring our giveaway:
Bezier Games https://beziergames.com/
Capstone Games https://capstone-games.com/
Eagle-Gryphon Games https://www.eagle-gryphon.com/
Envy Born Games https://envyborngames.com/
Escape Mail https://www.theescapemail.com/
Fireside Games https://firesidegames.com/
Floodgate Games https://floodgate.games/
Grand Gamers Guild https://grandgamersguild.com/
Grandpa Beck’s Games https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/
Inside Up Games https://insideupgames.com/
Kids Table Board Gaming/Burnt Island Games https://www.kidstablebg.com/
KOSMOS https://www.thamesandkosmos.com/
Outset Media Games https://outsetmedia.com/
Play to Z https://www.playtozgames.com/
Smirk & Dagger Games https://www.smirkanddagger.com/
UP Games https://www.uncommonspublishing.com/
Wise Wizard Games https://www.wisewizardgames.com/
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300 We’re Still Playing, Games We Keep Coming Back To
A special episode of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast where we celebrate the fact this is our three hundredth episode!
Celebrations include talking about the games we keep coming back to again and again, revisiting our most popular reviews, and the launch of our biggest giveaway ever!
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 300 was recorded on May 6th, 2026. 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.
— Ask The Bellhop: 50 Games we come back to again and again — [00:02:27]
- Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy
- Codenames Duet
- Skull King (Use BELLHOP to save 15%)
- Terra Mystica
- Drop It
- Gorinto
- Point Salad
- Telestrations
- Lost Ruins of Arnak
- Haggis
- Star Realms
- Boop.
- Catch the Moon
- SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
- Go Cuckoo!
- Raiders of the North Sea
- Zensu
- Caution Signs
- Sagrada
- The Deadlies
- Aqualin
- Decorum
- Chiseled
- Distilled
- Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters
- Endeavor Deep Sea
- Earth
- Cinque Terre
- Floristry
- Clank! A Deck-Building Adventure
- Hamburg
- Targi
- Bohnanza
- Clans of Caledonia
- Concept
- Xia Legends of a Drift System
- Jaipur
- Castles of Mad King Ludwig
- Santorini
- Dead Man’s Draw
- Ascension
- But Wait There’s More
- House of Fado
- Pitchcar
- Hacienda
- Hamsterrolle
- DC Deck-Building Game
- Tokaido
- Trash Talk
- Patchwork
From the Kids
Send your questions to: questions@tabletopbellhop.com
— 300th Episode Giveaway — [00:52:46]
What’s up for grabs:
- Gorinto Special Edition with all of the Kickstarter + 5th player (from Grand Gamers Guild)
- Earth (from Inside Up Games)
- Sirens (from Envy Born Games)
- Defrag (from Envy Born Games)
- 16 Candies (from Envy Born Games)
- Confusing Lands (from Envy Born Games)
- Hercules and the 12 Labors (from Envy Born Games)
- Star Realms: Rise of Empire (from Wise Wizard Games)
- Push Push Penguin (from Wacky Wizard Games)
- Zombie Princess (from Bezier Games)
- Haunted Mouse (from Bezier Games)
- A second copy of Haunted Mouse (from Bezier Games)
- 1 winner will receive a Boop-a-verse Prize Pack consisting of Boop, BOOop, Boop the Halls, Boop Shuffle and a Boop Plush (from Smirk & Dagger Games)
- Hotshots (from Fireside Games)
- 1 winner will receive Sagrada and the Sagrada: Panorama Expansion (from Floodgate Games)
- Floristry (from UP Games)
- Scurry Up (from UP Games)
- The Crew: Mission Deep Sea (from KOSMOS)
- The Gang (from KOSMOS)
- The Brain (from Play to Z)
- House of Fado (from Eagle-Gryphon Games)
- Bot Factory (from Eagle-Gryphon Games
- The Shackleton Series (from Escape Mail)
- Flora Funga (from Outset Media)
- Karak (from Outset Media)
- Obscurians (from Outset Media)
- Long Cow (from Outset Media)
- Ape Town (from Outset Media)
- 1 winner will receive Skull King and the expansion (from Grandpa Beck’s Games)
- Reign of Dragoness (from Grandpa Beck’s Games)
- 1 winner will receive a mystery game from Kids Table Board Gaming
- 1 winner will receive a mystery game from Capstone Games
— Revisiting our Most Popular Reviews — [00:59:47]
Click on each game to get to our original review:
- Ghost Fightin’ Treasure Hunters: Creepy Cellar Expansion
- Rack-O
- Magical Kitties Save the Day
- Pocket Book Adventures
- EXIT Games
- Zensu
- Boop.
- Scythe
- Castle Panic Second Edition Big Box
- The Night Cage
- Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion
- Shadow Ninjas
- Targi
- Decorum
- The Downfall of Pompeii
- Drop It!
- The Fox in The Forest
- The Fox in The Forest Duet
- Reef
- Shobu
- Panda Royale
- Hamburg
- Sirens
- Star Tycoon
- Illiterati Deluxe Edition
- Distilled
- Jim Henson’s Labyrinth
- Confusing Lands
- MonsDRAWsity
- Tapple
- Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins
- The One Ring Starter Set
- Lost Ruins of Arnak
- Charterstone
- Tapestry
- Disney Sidekicks
Check out our Index of Every Single Tabletop Bellhop Review
— End of Shift —
Special thanks to the publishers sponsoring our giveaway:
- Bezier Games
- Capstone Games
- Eagle-Gryphon Games
- Envy Born Games
- Escape Mail
- Fireside Games
- Floodgate Games
- Grand Gamers Guild
- Grandpa Beck’s Games
- Inside Up Games
- Kids Table Board Gaming / Burnt Island Games
- KOSMOS
- Outset Media Games
- Play to Z
- Smirk & Dagger Games
- UP Games
- Wise Wizard Games
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