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Board Game Review: Codenames Duet, a team based word guessing game from CGE

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One of the things that surprised me the most about Codenames Duet is that it is not just a two-player cooperative word guessing game, it's actually a team-based cooperative game that can be played with two or more players.

In Codenames Duet each team is trying to get the other team to guess a number of words based on one-word clues. You are working together to find all of the spies before either running out of time or running into one of the dreaded assassins. [ READ MORE ]

Six Pack – Great Board Games For 6 Players – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 88

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 This is the 88th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 22nd 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.

Six Pack - Great board games for six players. Also a review of the two player trick-taking game The Fox in the Forest. Finally a mix of digital and physical gaming in our week in review with a pretty detailed look at the Happy Meeple website. [ READ MORE ]

29 of the Best Board Games for Six Players – Ask The Bellhop

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Today we've got a question from a Windsor gamer who's stuck at home with a group of six people, himself included, and is wondering what are the best board games for six players.  

Kristopher Marentette asks:
What if you are in my situation? I have a family of 6 people, including myself, so it's a large group. What if you happen to be quarantined with a large group of people. What would your game recommendations be for a group like mine. [ READ MORE ]

Can I Have a Word? Talking about great word games. – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 75th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 22nd, 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.

Can I have a Word. Talking about great word games. Also a review of Sorcerer from White Wizard Games and a bunch of games in our week in review including Big Trouble In Little China, Terra Mystica, Gorinto, Azul Summer Pavilion, Go Cuckoo, Lost Cities Rivals and Imhotep. [ READ MORE ]

18 of the Best Word-Based Board Games – Ask The Bellhop

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Long time fan of the show Brian is wondering if there are any good word games out there. Brian is in luck because there are a sold number of very good word based boardgames.

Brian Kurtz asks,
"Are there any good word-based games out there besides Scrabble? In your opinion, is this even a category? Does it include word-guessing games like Taboo or Charades or word-defining games like Balderdash?" [ READ MORE ]

Fly Casual – Casual Board Game Suggestions for 4 to 6 Players and More – Episode 48 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 48th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 3rd, 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 48 - Fly Casual - Casual board game recommendations for 4-6 players. Also a new gaming event in Windsor, the road to extra life, and a ton of quick game reviews including: 8Bit Box, Go Cuckoo, Blokus, Cinque Terre, and a classic from the Bellhop’s childhood; Cats. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Suggestions for a Casual Game Night (with 4-6 players) – Ask The Bellhop

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Today I've got some casual board game suggestions that aren't just Catan and Ticket to Ride. I'm going to be suggesting lighter games for 4 to 6 players. This is based on a question from long time fan Emmett O'Brian.

Emmett asks,
What are some good games for a casual group (4-6 players)? Everyone knows Catan, Ticket to Ride etc. For a beer and pretzel kind of night. I'm extra interested in cooperative games or building games cause that's what my wife likes. [ READ MORE ]

Gaming in the New Year – Episode 24 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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 This is the 24th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 9th, 2019. 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.

Ep 24 - Gaming in the New Year. We are now live streaming Gloomhaven. We take a look at the classic TSR Marvel Super Heroes RPG and then we recap the games we played during Gaming in the New Year. [ READ MORE ]

Gaming in the New Year 2018 – Recap

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Every year I host a Gaming in the New Year party at my place on New Year's Eve. This year was no exception.

I have a group of my friends over and we play games through the night and early into the morning. We take a short break for pizza but basically it's about 12 hours of non-stop gaming.
I closed out 2018 and welcomed 2019 with 8 different games and 14 total plays. [ READ MORE ]

The Next Round is on You – Episode 12 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the twelfth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 17th, 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 week we are talking about gaming in pubs and cafes. Dos, don’ts, tips, and tricks for playing in public. Including some game suggestions for public play. [ READ MORE ]