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Picky Eaters – Dealing with players who are unwilling to try new things – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 95

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 Episode 95 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded June 17th, 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.

Dealing With Picky Eaters - How to handle a gamer who is stuck in their ways and isn’t willing to try new things. In addition a review of the stock market game Exchange, as well as plays of Unlabeled, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The Fox in the Forest, GIPF and Quodd Heroes. [ READ MORE ]

How do you deal with a tabletop gamer who isn’t willing to try new things? – Ask The Bellhop

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Today I'm going to be talking about how to handle a stubborn player who isn't willing to try new things. I'm talking about how to deal with a gamer who always wants to play the same board game over and over or an RPG player who won't try other systems or always wants to play the same character every game.

This topic actually comes from two different questions that I think are dealing with the same basic problem of one player not wanting to go along with the rest of the group. [ READ MORE ]

End of May AMA and The Alpha Review – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 93

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 Episode 93 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded May 27th 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.

End of May AMA - Topics include: Publisher self promotion, board game tiebreakers, Tabletopia vs Tabletop Simulator, and the board game we most want to see go digital. Also a review of The Alpha from Bicycle Games and a busy week in review including first plays of Codenames Duet, Sanctum and a prototype of Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria. [ READ MORE ]

The best ways to sort, store, and protect, tabletop gaming miniatures – Ask The Bellhop

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As the board game industry seems to be swapping away from wooden cubes and meeple to plastic miniatures, many of us are struggling to figure out what to do with all of the miniatures we own. Along with that, there are those of us that are actually into miniature wargaming. We all need ways to store and protect our precious minis. 

Roger Brasslett writes:
What are your suggestions for sorting and storing our hundreds of minis? [ READ MORE ]

Comparison of Three of the Best Sites for Playing Board Games Online For Free – Ask The Bellhop

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Today we are talking about the best free ways to play board games online that don't require you to download anything to play.

This topic comes from Sigurd Langseth who commented on our The Table Sat Empty article all about Board Game Arena.
They wrote, "You should do one of these for Yucata and Boiteajeux too, and do a comparison after doing so." [ READ MORE ]

Lonely Fun – Gaming related things to do between game sessions – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 86

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 This is the 86th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 8th 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.

Lonely Fun - Gaming related things to do between game sessions. Also a review of EXIT The Game: The House of Riddles and a look at The Fox in the Forest in our week in review. [ READ MORE ]

Home for a Rest – Games to keep you occupied when stuck at home – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 83

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 This is the 83rd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on March 18th 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.

Home for a Rest - Board games to keep you occupied when you’re stuck at home. Also a review of Talisman: Legendary Tales and some gaming with my kids and the whole family including more Legendary Tales and Ticket to Ride New York in our week in review. [ READ MORE ]

On the House – Discussing house rules in tabletop games. – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 82

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 This is the 82nd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on March 11th 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.

On the House - Discussion on house rules in tabletop games. In addition we have two reviews for you today: Gold West from TMG and Carpe Diem, a Feld from Alea and Ravensburger. Also more of both games in our week in review along with Checkers, Istanbul, Jambo and 7 Wonders Duel. [ READ MORE ]