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For The Kids – Windsor Extra Life 2019 – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 66th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on November 6th, 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.

For The Kids - Windsor Extra Life 2019. How did our Extra Life weekend go and what games got played? Also a review of Cthulhu Death May Die the hot new game from CMON. [ 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 ]

Great games for introducing a new player to hobby board games – Ask The Bellhop

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I love getting new people into the tabletop gaming hobby. I make it a point to try to be a board gaming ambassador, to try to spread my love of games to the world. Today's question deals with one aspect of advocating for our hobby, picking which games to introduce to new gamers.

Kat asked,
What game would you introduce to people who aren't used to playing games? What's the one game that you have introduced to hook people? [ READ MORE ]

Digestif – Episode 26 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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 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 ]

After dinner board gaming with 6 players – Ask the Bellhop

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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 ]

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 ]

Dos and don’ts of tabletop gaming at cafes and pubs – Ask the Bellhop

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Ivan Sorensen, over on Google+ asks,

Gaming in pubs and cafes: [What are some] do's and don'ts.
Thanks for the question, Ivan.
I'm going to make an assumption here. I'm going to assume you are asking about public gaming events where a group of gamers gather at the local cafe or pub to play games with a variety of different people. If I'm wrong on this and maybe you were looking for date night game suggestions or tips for playing with your mates at the local watering hole let me know.
Since launching the Windsor Gaming Resource in 2002, I've run a variety of tabletop gaming events at a variety of venues. Many of these events have been at local coffee shops or cafes and at a couple of local pubs. Playing in public is not the same as playing at home. Similarly playing at a pub is not the same as playing at a cafe. Let's take a look at both of these. [ READ MORE ]

Picking Favourites – Episode 10 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the tenth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 3rd, 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 walk the Tokaido, visit Gloomhaven, tease our first giveaway and then dive into The Bellhop's top 20 games. [ READ MORE ]

What are my top 20 games of all time? – Ask The Bellhop

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Pretty much everyone asks,

What are your favourite games?
Since I launched Tabletop Bellhop the question I get asked the most is some variation of this question. What's your favourite deck builder? Do you think Concordia is the best game ever? What's your top 5/10/25? With our 10th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live coming up this week I thought this would be a good time to finally give an answer to this question.
This is also a follow up to last week, where I talked about my favourite game mechanics. I thought that would lead well into this. [ READ MORE ]