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Gaming in public

Why do people play board games? – Ask The Bellhop

July 26, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Why? "Why" is perhaps the most important question of all. Why do people play board games? That's the question I'm going to try to tackle today, based on one of the best Ask The Bellhop questions we've ever received.


Mojtaba Zarepour simply asks:
Why do you play boardgames? [ READ MORE ]

Gaming for a Good Cause – Charity Fundraising Through Tabletop Gaming – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

October 29, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

 This is the 64th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 23rd, 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.


Gaming for a Good Cause - Raising money for charity through gaming. Also, a review of EXIT: The Game, The Secret Lab, and a Horror/Halloween themed game night recap featuring spooky games like Ghost Fighting Treasure Hunters, Monster Factory, King of Tokyo, Sorcerer, and more. [ READ MORE ]

Gaming for a Good Cause – Raising Money for Charity Through Tabletop Gaming – Ask The Bellhop

October 23, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

In about a week and a half, the gamers of Windsor Ontario will be gathering at The CG Realm and playing tabletop games to raise money for charity. This is all part of the worldwide Extra Life charity gaming event that raises money for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.


This is my seventh year helping to organize the local Extra Life efforts and one of the questions I get asked all the time is: "What can I do to help raise money through tabletop gaming?" [ READ MORE ]

Extra Life Board Game Blitz Charity Board Game Tournament Wrap Up

October 14, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Saturday I hosted a Board Game Blitz charity board game tournament raising money for our Windsor Extra Life 2019 efforts.


This five-round, no elimination tournament was our last stop on our 2019 Road to Extra Life, before the big event on November 2nd and 3rd.
At the tournament, we raised over $60 #ForTheKids! [ READ MORE ]

Take The Shot – Tips For Running Public Play One-Shot RPGs – Episode 55 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

August 27, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

 This is the 55th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on August 21st, 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 55 - Take The Shot. Tips for running public play one-shot role playing games. Also a first look at Tower of Madness, playing King of the Dice with adults and a return to the card game Lotus. [ READ MORE ]

GM Tips for Running a One-Shot Role Playing Game in Public – Ask The Bellhop

August 20, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

There is a big difference between running a roleplaying game campaign versus running a one-shot. There is also a big difference in running an RPG for your home group as opposed to running one in public. In this article, I will be talking about running a one-shot in public based on a question I got on Twitter.


Nate Parker Tweeted to ask:
I was hoping I could twist your arm into doing a write-up or podcast episode covering how to run a good RPG session for a gaming event (con/public event/etc.). I feel like it is different from regular sessions you have with known players, and I would love to hear some experienced people talk about it. [ READ MORE ]

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

July 30, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

 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 ]

Tips for Starting Your Own Tabletop Gaming Club – Ask The Bellhop

July 23, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This week we're taking a break from specific game recommendations and talking about something else. Today's topic is something near and dear to my heart, it's about building a local gaming community.


Rob Bush writes,
Do you have any tips on starting an organized gaming club? Ideally one that's self-sustaining enough to build up a club-owned gaming library? [ READ MORE ]

8Bit Box, Go Cuckoo, and More at a New Venue; the EZY Mode eSports Gaming Lounge – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

July 1, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

The big thing that happened this past week is that I hosted a public game night at a new venue. At EZY Mode I taught a bunch of board games. Up first was Go Cuckoo. This was followed by a game of Gentes Deluxified.  I then broke out the 8Bit Box from Iello and we tried all three of the included games. Up next was a couple of games of Blokus. We finished off the night with a five player game of Cinque Terre.


In addition to that gaming event, after our regular Gloomhaven game this past Friday I broke out one of my favourite games from my childhood: Cats. We even live streamed our play of this classic kids game.
I did have one final game this past week. That was playing Go Cuckoo with the entire family at a backyard party at the kids' music teacher's house. [ READ MORE ]

The Spirit of Competition – Episode 37 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

April 16, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

 This is the 37th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 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 37 - The Spirit Of Competition, an unscripted discussion on competition and competitiveness at the game table. Also, a review of Demon Lord’s Companion and a look at 8 different games played by the hosts this past week. [ READ MORE ]

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