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A Focus on Teaching – Board Game Teacher Tips – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 71st episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on December 11th, 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.

A Focus on Teaching - Board Game Teacher Tips. Dead Man’s Cabal review in The Game Room. Carpe Diem and Imhotep A New Dynasty first thoughts in The Bellhop’s Tabletop. [ READ MORE ]

Dead Man’s Cabal – Review. One of the most uniquely themed board games I’ve ever played.

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Dead Man's Cabal, the board game from Pandasaurus games, has one of the most unique themes I've ever seen in a board game. It also features some of the best components on the market.

Can you beat this theme? You are a Necromancer and want to go to a dance party. The problem is you have no friends. So you get in touch with your fellow necromancers and decide to have a get together. Well, what about guests? Who needs friends when you can make your own? [ READ MORE ]

Halloween Hangout Live Q&A – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 65th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 30th, 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.

Halloween Hangout LIVE Q&A, we answer questions from our fans live. We talk about games to bring to a Halloween party, our favourite Halloween Treats, Dealing with one player who doesn't want to play what the rest of the group wants to play, significant others joining groups, top three board games to play when drinking alcohol and more. Also our initial thoughts on Vinhos, a first play for Gold West and another public Halloween game night. [ READ MORE ]

Treasure Hunt – Tips for Finding Rare, Out-of-Print Games – Episode 56 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 56th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on August 28th, 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 56 - Treasure Hunt - tips for finding rare, hard to find and out-of-print games. Also our Extra Life Warmup Wrap up including a first look at the Teotihuacan expansion. [ READ MORE ]

Teotihuacan: Late Preclassic Period, Tower of Madness, Gentes, Dead Man’s Cabal, and more for Extra Life! – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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This past weekend was the Extra Life Tabletop Appreciation Weekend and I helped run an event here in Windsor at The CG Realm.

At the event, we gamed for 12 hours and I got in lots of plays. I got in some more plays of Tower of Madness, we played some Dead Man's Cabal, I got to try Teotihuacan with the Late Preclassic Period expansion, I showed off Gentes Deluxified, I set up a crazy Pitchcar track and, of course, we played some Go Cuckoo.
The night before this big event Sean was in town and we live streamed some three-player Sorcerer. [ READ MORE ]

Gateway Games – The Next Generation – Episode 54 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 54th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on August 14th, 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 54 - Gateway Games - The Next Generation. The top gateway games of the last three years. Zenteeko review and giveaway. Dead Man’s Cabal and Sorcerer at new player counts. A return to DC Deck-Building for Sean and more! [ READ MORE ]

Trying Sorcerer with Four Players and Playing Dead Man’s Cabal with Three – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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Today I'm returning to two of the hot board games I got at Origins 2019.  First I've got a look at Dead Man's Cabal from Pandasaurus Games. Then I return to the hybrid board game/card game Sorcerer from White Wizard Games.

What I think will be of interest with these new plays of these games is that I tried each of them at new player counts. So read on to check out my evolving thoughts on these hot new games. [ READ MORE ]

Join The Club – Starting a Local Tabletop Game Club – Episode 51 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 51st episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 24th, 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 51 - Join the Club - Starting a local gaming club and building your local gaming community. Also first impressions of Talisman: Legendary Tales and Dead Man’s Cabal. [ READ MORE ]

First Thoughts on Talisman: Legendary Tales and Dead Man’s Cabal. The Duke for Date Night and more! – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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I got in a lot of games this past week. The week started with a family game night and our first play of the board game Talisman Legendary Tales.

Saturday I hosted our second event at EZY Mode eSports Lounge where I taught games of Go Cuckoo and Gizmos. I also finally got to try out Dead Man's Cabal for the first time.
Yesterday my mom was out of town and we found a sitter for the kids and Deanna and I had a nice night out where we played a few games of The Duke. [ READ MORE ]