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Tabletop Game Classics: 18 of the Best Old Board Games (plus 5 of the best old RPGs)

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On our podcast, we often say we aren't all about the new hotness. The reason for this is that there are some fantastic older board games and classic RPG that are still worth playing. Today I'm going to talk about some of the best older games that were originally published before the year 2000.

Ashley Rabum writes in to Ask The Bellhop:
"I just started listening and am going through the back catalogue and I’m loving it. I do have a question though: what are some older / out of print games that you would recommend tracking down?" [ READ MORE ]

The Mixer – Games for a Game Night with a Mix of Gamers and Non-gamers – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 63rd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 16th, 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.

The Mixer - Great games for when your table is a mix of gamers and non-gamers. Extra Life Board Game Blitz wrap up. Endeavor, Anachrony and The Duke in our week in review. [ READ MORE ]

Great Board Games For When You Have a Mix of Gamers and Non-Gamers – Ask the Bellhop

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What do you play when your board game table is a mix of experienced board game players and people new to hobby board games? That's what I will be discussing today based on this question:

Samantha Bryant asks:
What are some of your favorite games for when you've got a mixed crowd of mundanes and gamers? I'm looking for things that are simple enough that they won't overwhelm nubes, but interesting enough to engage gamers in the same group. [ 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 ]

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

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 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

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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

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 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

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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

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 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 ]