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For Sale – How to get the most for your unwanted games – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 99

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 For Sale - Getting the most from your unwanted games, a follow up to last week’s topic of deciding which games in your collection to get rid of. Also a detailed review of Bastille from Queen Games and Family Secrets the first episode of Escape Mail an escape mail experience delivered to your door. Finally, a number of games in our Bellhop’s Tabletop week in review including a first look at Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy, plus Maki Stack, Katana, Jaws, Codenames Duet and Medium.

Episode 99 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded July 16th, 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 ]

Board Game Review: Viva la revolution in Bastille, a unique influence based worker placement game from Queen Games

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In today's board game review, I look at a boardgame with a unique worker placement system that also combines bidding using influence, Bastille from Queen Games.

It's Paris weeks before The French Revolution, and different factions are using their influence to rally the commoners and gather weapons. Fulfil missions, search the catacombs under Paris, and raid the Bastille, all while trying to manage your dwindling coffers in Bastille.  [ READ MORE ]

Thinning the Herd – How to decide what game(s) to remove from your collection – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 98

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 Thinning the Herd - Curating your game collection, when you must get rid of some gams how do you decide which? In addition, we have two detailed game reviews, first off Codenames Duet and second Lost Cities: Rivals. Finally in our week in review we talk a bit more about Lost Cities Rivals and a four player game of a hidden gem from Queen Games: Bastille.

Episode 98 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded July 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. [ READ MORE ]

Start of Fall Answer All, AMA or rather Ask Us Anything – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 60th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 25th, 2019. 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.

Start of Fall Answer All, AMA - Our first monthly AMA or rather Ask Us Anything episode. Also a review of FunkoVerse Harry Potter, Windsor ComiCon game demos, EZY mode game night and three home games in our Bellhop’s Tabletop segment. [ READ MORE ]

ComiCon Demos, EZY Mode Gaming, and Home Games – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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I got in a lot of different game plays this week. Today I'm going to be sharing my thoughts on the board games: Imhotep, Eminent Domain (and the Escalation expansion), Tyrants of the Underdark, Bastille, Bohnanza, Kingdomino, Funkoverse Harry Potter, Azul and Go Cuckoo.

The reason for such a variety of games this past week was due to two big events going down. First up was another game night at EZY Mode and the second was Windsor ComiCon, where I was doing demos of games and raising money for Extra Life. [ READ MORE ]

Pain Free Campaigns – Campaign Based Board Games for 2 Players – Episode 52 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 52nd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 31st, 2019. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesdays at 9:30 Eastern on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio, you can also watch/listen to an unedited version of the show over on YouTube.

Ep 52 - Pain Free Campaigns - Our thoughts on what makes a campaign game good and 2 player campaign game suggestions. Also first impressions of Chocolatiers and Bastille. [ READ MORE ]

First plays of Chocolatiers and Bastille, Comparing The Duke and Jarl, and more! – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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Two brand new games hit my tabletop this week. Here I'm going to share my initial thoughts on Chocolatiers from Daily Magic Games and Bastille from Queen Games.

In addition to those two new-to-me games, I also played Raiders of the North Sea and Go Cuckoo at the Quodd Heroes launch party at the CG Realm.
Finally, I'm going to take a look at Jarl and compare it to The Duke. [ READ MORE ]