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Rainy Day AMA. Playtesting woes, gaming pet peeves, solved games and more. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 130

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 Rainy Day AMA Topics include a discussion on playtesting and prototyping games, we go deep with what board games are we, gaming pet peeves, why Moe doesn’t play RPGs online, do people take the time to master games anymore, do you keep playing solved games, and more. Also a review of Robotech Invid Invasion the best Robotech board game so far.

Episode 130 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded April 28th 2021. 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. [ READ MORE ]

Actual Play Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion Scenario 19 Den of Thieves, a Side Quest

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In this special Extra Life stream of Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, we played through scenario 19: Den of Thieves.

For this live stream, which was part of our 24-hour gaming marathon supporting Sick Kids, we decided we were going to take a break from the main plot and do a side quest. We let our fans decide which one and they chose The Den of Thieves.
This was our closest game of Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion yet. It came right down to the wire, with many turns decided by a single card draw. [ READ MORE ]

Board Game Unboxing: Founders of Gloomhaven, a stand alone, city building, tile placement game in the Gloomhaven universe

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A live unboxing of the board game Founders of Gloomhaven, a stand alone Gloomhaven game by Isaac Childres the designer of the original Gloomhaven cooperative board game.

Unlike the original, this is a heavy city building Euro game that does not feature any campaign elements or character building. It plays one to four players in about 2 hours. [ READ MORE ]

Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, Actual Play of Scenario 5: A Deeper Understanding

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In this Gloomhaven live play video, we continue to learn to play Jaws of the Lion, the new standalone Gloomhaven board game. This is the final tutorial video where we play through the last introductory scenario of Jaws of the Lion. After this, our first Boss fight, we will be moving on to the full rules.

This is a playthrough of scenario number 5, A Deeper Understanding. We are experiencing this JotL scenario for the first time but are both experienced Gloomhaven players. While playing this scenario we highlight the differences between this new edition of Gloomhaven and the original.  [ READ MORE ]

Watch us Learn to Play Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, Actual Play of JotL Scenario 4: A Ritual in Stone

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In this actual play video, Deanna and I continue to learn how to play Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion. Jaws of the Lion is the new gateway to Gloomhaven, slowly introducing the full Gloomhaven rules through a series of tutorial scenarios. 

In this episode, we play scenario number 4 A Ritual in Stone. Note despite being experienced Gloomhaven players are we are experiencing Jaws of the Lion for the first time. While playing we will be highlighting the differences between this new edition of Gloomhaven and the original. [ READ MORE ]

Watch us Learn to Play Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, Actual Play of JotL Scenario 3: The Black Ship

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In this live play video, we continue to learn how to play Jaws of the Lion, a new standalone Gloomhaven Game or Expansion for the Gloomhaven cooperative board game.

This is a playthrough of scenario number 3, The Black Ship. We are experiencing this game for the first time but are both experienced Gloomhaven players. While playing we highlight the differences between this new edition of Gloomhaven versus the original. [ READ MORE ]

Watch us Learn to Play Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion, Actual Play JotL Scenario 2: A Hole In The Wall

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In this live play video, we continue to learn how to play Jaws of the Lion, a new standalone Gloomhaven game or Expansion to the original Gloomhaven board game.

This is a playthrough of Jaws of the Lion scenario number 2: A Hole in the Wall. We are experiencing this game for the first time but are both experienced Gloomhaven players. While playing we highlight the differences between this new edition of Gloomhaven and the original. [ READ MORE ]