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The Great Outdoors – Discussing Great Games to Bring Camping – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 57th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 4th, 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 Great Outdoors. We talk about what makes for a good game to bring on a camping trip and offer up 22 camping game recommendations. Also, two-player Sorcerer, Raiders of the North Sea with a new player and streaming online board game plays with Board Game Arena. [ 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 ]

The Top Gateway Board Games of the Last Three Years – Ask The Bellhop

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When people mention gateway games everyone thinks of Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and maybe Ticket To Ride. The thing is, these games are all over 15 years old! Surely there must be some gateway games that are more modern, games that have come out recently that make for great introductions to the world of hobby board games.

This post is inspired by a question by MrUncleAwesome, who contacted me on Twitch, to write:
What is your favorite newish game to play with people just getting into the hobby, after games like catan, and ticket to ride? [ READ MORE ]

Being Picky – How to Pick What Games to Play – Episode 53 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 53rd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on August 7th, 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 53 - Being Picky - How to pick what games to play on game night. Also a review of Raiders of the North Sea and some double date night gaming. [ READ MORE ]

Pain Free Campaigns – Campaign Based Board Games for 2 Players – Episode 52 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 52nd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 31st, 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 52 - Pain Free Campaigns - Our thoughts on what makes a campaign game good and 2 player campaign game suggestions. Also first impressions of Chocolatiers and Bastille. [ READ MORE ]

Red 7, The Game, and More for a Double Date Game Night – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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This past Saturday, Deanna and I had a gaming double date night with Kat and Tori, who some of you will know from our Gloomhaven streams.

Besides some great food and drink the four of us got in quite a few games. Go Cuckoo, The Game, Red 7, The DC Comics Deck-Building Game: Confrontations and a game of Raiders of the North Sea.
In today's weekly re-cap I'm going to talk about all of those 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 ]