gaming with kids

Raising the Next Generation of Tabletop Gamers, Gaming with Kids – Ask The Bellhop

May 22, 2019 by Moe T. 4 Comments

Today I want to talk about gaming with kids and raising the next generation of tabletop gamers.

This blog post is both inspired by and derived from Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast episode 39. In this episode, Sean and I had an open discussion about what we are doing as gamer parents to try our best to raise our kids to follow in our footsteps. [ READ MORE ]

Some of the Best Kids Board Games – Ask the Bellhop

December 9, 2018 by Moe T. 2 Comments

Way back in July, when this whole thing was just getting off the ground, we answered a question about what are the best cooperative kids board games.

Today I'm tackling a follow-up question to that original blog post and our second podcast episode ever.

Duran Barnett asks, "What about doing an episode on introducing kids to gaming? Or maybe a direct sequel tackling non-co-op games for kids?" [ READ MORE ]

What are some less well-known cooperative kids board games? – Ask The Bellhop

July 26, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Brian Kurtz, Tabletop Bellhop patron asks,

I am looking for advice on cooperative tabletop games to play with kids of different ages (grade school through high school).

I have enjoyed Hoot Owl Hoot for very young kids and Forbidden Island for older kids, and I have heard good things about Pandemic.

Are there less well-known options I should be checking out?

Thanks for the question Brian and thanks for being a patron of The Tabletop Bellhop!

One of the great things about the growing popularity of boardgames is the growing number of games released. More important to your question is the number of games coming out that are fun for players of all ages. For many years kids games were fun, for kids. It was rare to find a game that was fun for both kids and adults. Now, you specifically asked for cooperative games, that narrows the field down quite a bit, but I do have some suggestions. [ READ MORE ]