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We share our favourite team-based board games, Deanna and Moe share the games they played at the Spring Northern Board Gaming Retreat put on by Changeling Gaming at Springwood Cottage Resort, and we review both Rowdy Partners and Tag Team.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 301 was recorded on May 20th, 2026. Episodes are usually recorded live on Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
Find full detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/302
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(00:00:15) Checking In
(00:02:22) Announcements
(00:03:25) Ask The Bellhop – Our favourite team based games
(00:22:01) The Bellhop’s Tabletop – What We’ve Been Playing
(01:12:05) The Game Room – Rowdy Partners
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Check out our other Capstone Games content on the blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=Capstone
(01:31:33) The Game Room – Tag Team
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Visit the Scorpion Masque Store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4wHRJEB
We’ve got a ton of two-player only game content on the blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=two%20player
(01:44:38) Closing the Doors
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We share our favourite team-based board games, Deanna and Moe talk about the games they played at the Spring Northern Board Gaming Retreat put on by Changeling Gaming at Springwood Cottage Resort, and we review both Rowdy Partners and Tag Team.
Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 302 was recorded on May 20th, 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.
— Announcements — [00:02:22]
Don’t miss our MASSIVE 300th episode giveaway!
— Ask The Bellhop: The Best Team Based Board Games — [00:03:25]
- Rowdy Partners
- 1812 The Invasion of Canada
- Concept
- Codenames
- Captain Sonar
- One Small Step
- Crokinole
- Star Wars Rebellion
- Trapwords
- Marvel Dice Throne
- Star Realms
- Zenith
- KAPOW!
- LEGO Brick Like This
- Santorini
Honourable Mentions:
Send your questions to: questions@tabletopbellhop.com
— The Bellhop’s Tabletop: What we’ve been playing — [00:22:01]
- Brave & Bold: Bag Building Combat Game
- Flamecraft Duals
- Mountain Goats
- Above and Below Haunted
- Fromage
- Viticulture
- Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum
- Beacon Patrol
- Honey Buzz
- Cascadia
- Three Sisters
- Sanctuary
- Rowdy Partners
- Rising Cultures
- Clank Digital
— Review of Rowdy Partners — [01:12:05]
Our current trick-taking obsession. Old Western themed tag team wrestling using trick-taking. A mash up that just shouldn’t work but does and does very well.
- Pick Up Rowdy Partners on Amazon
- Visit the Capstone Games Amazon Storefront
- Check out our other Capstone Games content
— Review of Tag Team — [01:31:33]
Chose a team of two fighters from a set of twelve and battle your opponent in this card driven auto battler with way more depth than you would expect from a game based on the mechanics of War.
- Pick up Tag Team on Amazon
- Visit the Scorpion Masque Store on Amazon
- We’ve got a ton of two-player only game content
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