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

March 24, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

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 ]

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 ]

Ready Player Two – Episode 3 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

August 14, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Welcome to the third episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live. This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on August 9th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Thursdays at 9:30PM ET on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio you can also watch us over on YouTube.

Today's question: DragonGem from The Lobby, our Tabletop Bellhop Live twitch chatroom, asks: What are some good 2 player games?

We also do a week in review where we take a look at three games that came off The Bellhop's Pile of Shame. [ READ MORE ]

Are box inserts for board games worth it? – Ask the Bellhop

August 9, 2018 by Moe T. 2 Comments

Jayden W. asks,

Are custom inserts worth it? For instance, my group has been playing a fair bit of Rising Sun with all the goodies (like 4 boxes worth of unpacking), and it takes about 10 minutes to set up and nearly 20 or 30 minutes to put away properly. I'm wondering if inserts can help with the clean up.

Thanks for the excellent question Jayden.

When I first heard about custom box inserts I was a bit skeptical. They aren't cheap, and my first thought is that I would rather save my gaming budget for more games. But then my wife bought me a few Broken Token inserts for Xmas one year and I fell in love. Inserts do two main things that I value. First, they let you fit more into one box. Second, which is directly related to the question, they reduce set up and tear down time. [ READ MORE ]

What are some good two player games? – Ask The Bellhop

August 2, 2018 by Moe T. 9 Comments

DragonGem from The Lobby, the Tabletop Bellhop Live twitch chatroom asks,

What are some good 2 player games?

Thanks for the question DragonGem and also thanks for taking part in our first ever live show.

This sounds like such a simple question, doesn't it? Something I should be able to answer easily and quickly. But it is actually not such an easy question as there are just so many possible answers. At first, I considered contacting DragonGem to have her narrow the question down but then I realized that I think it would be worth talking about just how many different styles of two-player games there are out there and showcase just how broad this wonderful hobby of ours is. [ READ MORE ]