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25 of the Best Board Games for When You Have Exactly Five Players – Ask The Bellhop

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This week is a good contrast to last week where I talked about great games for a casual game night. This week we've got someone who wants 5 player games that aren't filler or party games. A gamer more after my own tastes.

Jay Gordon asks,
My game group usually consists of 5 players. It's really hard to find something that plays well with 5 players and isn't a filler or party game. Do you have any suggestions? [ 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 ]

I Need to get Anachrony and Endeavor Age of Sail to the Table More Often – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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This past week I played a couple of board games that I need to play more often. They were my Kickstarter copy of Endeavor Age of Sail and the time-travelling boardgame: Anachrony.

This past weekend was our Extra Life Board Game Blitz charity board game tournament. I played Endeavor the Monday before the event to brush up on the rules, and at the event, a table of gamers insisted I play Anachrony with them during the final round of the tournament.
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Tabletop Five-O – Five Player Board Game Suggestions and Five Initial Play Reviews – Episode 49 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 49th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 10th, 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 49 - Tabletop Five-O - Five player non-filler, non-party game recommendations. Also first looks at Zenteeko, Horizons, King of the Dice, Raiders of the North Sea, and Sorcerer. [ READ MORE ]

Ghastly Game Nights – Episode 14 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the 14th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 31st, 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.

Ep #14 - Ghastly Game nights. We visit the Age of Sail in Endeavor, meet at the Crossroads in Tokaido, take a trip back in time to Eternia and the Masters of The Universe Role Playing Game, and then we talk horror themed games and game nights. [ READ MORE ]

Playing in the Age of Sail and meeting at the Crossroads – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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Extra Life, the amazing charity gaming event, is coming up next weekend. There's a ton of stuff going on here in Windsor for Extra life and I'm busy spinning plates trying to get things organized and set up. There has not been a lot of time for gaming.

I only got in one night of gaming, Monday. That night I tried out my shiny new copy of Endeavor Age of Sail and then I broke out Tokaido with the Crossroads Expansion. [ READ MORE ]