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History Lives on the Tabletop: Board Games Based on History, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep.119

January 12, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

History Lives on the Tabletop: Great boardgames based on history. We have some game suggestions for a historical miniature wargamer looking to broaden their horizons into hobby board games. Sticking with the theme of history we’ve got two Viking-themed reviews, Skora and the Hall of Heroes expansion for Raiders of the North Sea. Finally in our week in review, I’ve got first thoughts on both Letter Jam and The Crew at two-player.

Episode 119 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded January 8th, 2021. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube. [ READ MORE ]

The best board games of 2020, Our best new board game discoveries of the year

January 2, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

As we wrap up this rather interesting year, I thought it would be a good time to look back and list off some of our best board game discoveries of 2020.

These are some of the best board games of 2020 and previous years that we played for the first time this past year. [ READ MORE ]

2020’s Best: The Best Board Games & RPGs We Discovered in 2020, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 117

December 29, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

2020s Best - The best board games and RPGs we played for the first time in 2020. Reviews of Knot Dice Squared and Back to the Future Dice Through Time. Also, some virtual gaming, more Knot Dice and another book of Hogwarts Battle completed.

Episode 117 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded December, 23rd 2020. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube. [ READ MORE ]

UNBOXING 878 Vikings Invasions of England, the first game in the Birth of Europe Series of wargames

August 31, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

A live unboxing of the board game 878 Vikings, a card-driven folk on a map wargame using the same engine as the very popular Birth of America Series of games from Academy Games.

This Viking themed boardgame plays two to four players with games taking up to two hours. It was originally Kickstarted in 2019 by Academy Games. [ READ MORE ]

Black Games Matter – Great Games from Black Game Designers – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 94

June 16, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Episode 94 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded June 3rd 2020. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:00 PM Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to individual segments from this show on YouTube.

Black Games Matter - Talking about some of the best tabletop games from Black game designers including a review of the kid-friendly RPG Mermaid Adventures. Also a first look at 878 Vikings as well as Black Box, Clans of Caledonia on BGA, Fox in the Forest, and Codenames Duet. In addition, I talk about my experiences at my first online gaming convention, Renegade Con: Virtual. [ READ MORE ]