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Queen City Conquest 2019, Our Thoughts on this Buffalo, NY Game Convention – Episode 50 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

July 23, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 50th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 17th, 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 50 - QCC Wrap Up. A look back at Queen City Conquest 2019. We discuss the con and all of the games Deanna and I played. [ READ MORE ]

A Day by Day Look at the Gaming Convention: Queen City Conquest 2019

July 18, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Last weekend Deanna and I had the pleasure of attending Queen City Conquest (QCC), a tabletop game convention in Amherst NY (a suburb of Buffalo).

This year QCC was at a new time, July 12th - 14th and was held at a new venu: Daemen College. Due to these changes it felt like a brand new con, despite being around since 2012. This year was pretty much a reboot of Queen City Conquest.

In this post, I'm going to try to recap some of the highlights of our time at QCC. [ READ MORE ]

Life, The Universe, and More Than Catan – Episode 42 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

May 21, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 42nd episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on May 15th, 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 42 - Life, The Universe, And More Than Catan. A look at games with similar mechanics as Settlers of Catan. Also a look at Tiny Towns, Brass Birmingham, The Duke and Colonies for Terraforming Mars. [ READ MORE ]

Looking for Games with a Similar feel to Catan – Ask the Bellhop

May 15, 2019 by Moe T. 2 Comments

The first question we ever answered here at Tabletop Bellhop was about The Settlers of Catan. Today I'm answering a question that goes way back to that first blog post.

David RY, clicked Ask The Bellhop to ask:

I have some friends who ONLY want to play Catan (I got invited to what I thought was a board game night but was actually just their regular Catan tournament style night), and I’m wondering what would be some good follow up games? They’ve been interested in Ticket to Ride and Takenoko but neither have the same feel of the trading/player interaction and the dice-rolling/chance part of the resource collecting (plus they all love the ability of the robber to screw someone over). Any help? [ READ MORE ]

Bellhop Boardgaming Birthday Bash – Episode 27 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

February 5, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 27th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 30th, 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 27 - Bellhop Boardgaming Birthday Bash. So many games played and reviewed this past week there was no time for a question. Two birthday parties as well as our regular Gloomhaven game. [ READ MORE ]

Digestif – Episode 26 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

January 29, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 26th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 23rd, 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 26 - Digestif. We’re talking after dinner games for 4-6 players. Dinosaurs, tree spirits, lots of stained glass, extreme Harry Potter and even checkers in the week in review. A new short form show and more. [ READ MORE ]

The Bellhop’s Boardgaming Birthday Bash – Recap

January 28, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This past weekend I celebrated my birthday in the best way possible, by playing a ton of games with my friends.

Like I did for our Gaming In The New Year Party I took some time to write about all of the games that I played. Check out my thoughts on all nine games below. There's a great mix of new hotness and old favourites. [ READ MORE ]

After dinner board gaming with 6 players – Ask the Bellhop

January 19, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

I'm going back to the oldest question in the pile and talking about some higher player count hidden gem boardgames. I also thought this question fit well for a follow up to the last Ask the Bellhop where we talked about food at game night.

Emmett O'Brian asks,

What are some underrated/lesser known 4-6 player board games that can be played after dinner?

Thanks for the question Emmett. My Monday night game group is usually in this player count range so hopefully I can suggest some games that weren't on your radar. [ READ MORE ]

Under the hood – Episode 9 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

October 2, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the ninth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 26th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s 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.

This episode we talk about Mermaid Adventures, Terra Mystica, and Gloomhaven before we deep dive into game mechanics. [ READ MORE ]

The Giant List of Top Tabletop Game Mechanics – Ask The Bellhop

September 22, 2018 by Moe T. 1 Comment

NecroDaddy80 on Twitch asks,

What game mechanics do you prefer?

Thanks for the question NecroDaddy80. This was the first ever question we received on Twitch, while recording our first episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live.

There are a ton of different game mechanics, and for someone new to gaming, all these terms can be confusing. So I think it's worth taking some time talking about the wide variety of mechanics out there as well as talking about those I enjoy the best. [ READ MORE ]