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History Lives on the Tabletop: Board Games Based on History, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep.119

January 12, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

History Lives on the Tabletop: Great boardgames based on history. We have some game suggestions for a historical miniature wargamer looking to broaden their horizons into hobby board games. Sticking with the theme of history we’ve got two Viking-themed reviews, Skora and the Hall of Heroes expansion for Raiders of the North Sea. Finally in our week in review, I’ve got first thoughts on both Letter Jam and The Crew at two-player.

Episode 119 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded January 8th, 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 ]

Great Games Eh? Some of the best games from Canadian game designers – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 97

July 7, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Great Games Eh? - In celebration of Canada Day, we feature some of the best games from Canadian game designers. In addition to that, we’ve got a review of the roshambo based card game Super Cats from The Op. In The Bellhop’s Tabletop, we’ve got our first play of Talisman: Batman - Super Villains Edition, a few rounds of The Mind two-player, plays of Codenames Duet using the campaign mode as well as trying it in teams, a five-player game of Super Cats and our first plays of Telestrations Upside Drawn.

Episode 97 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded July 1st, 2020. 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 ]

Games from some of the Best Canadian Board Game Designers and RPG Writers – Ask The Bellhop

July 4, 2020 by Moe T. 2 Comments

Our last live show recording just happened to fall on Canada Day. Due to that, we decided to spend some time taking a look at some of the best Canadian designed board games and RPGs.

This list features games that were designed, whole or in part, by Canadians and is a mix of Canadian designed roleplaying games and boardgames. [ READ MORE ]

Two to Tango – Ep 19 Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

December 11, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 19th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on December 12th, 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 #19 - Two To Tango. We talk Games Workshop kids games, revisit Dominion and then give suggestions for two player games perfect for date night. [ READ MORE ]

Under the hood – Episode 9 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

October 2, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the ninth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 26th, 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.

This episode we talk about Mermaid Adventures, Terra Mystica, and Gloomhaven before we deep dive into game mechanics. [ READ MORE ]

Ready Player Two – Episode 3 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

August 14, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Welcome to the third episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live. This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on August 9th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Thursdays at 9:30PM ET on Twitch. If you like some video with your audio you can also watch us over on YouTube.

Today's question: DragonGem from The Lobby, our Tabletop Bellhop Live twitch chatroom, asks: What are some good 2 player games?

We also do a week in review where we take a look at three games that came off The Bellhop's Pile of Shame. [ READ MORE ]

What are some good two player games? – Ask The Bellhop

August 2, 2018 by Moe T. 9 Comments

DragonGem from The Lobby, the Tabletop Bellhop Live twitch chatroom asks,

What are some good 2 player games?

Thanks for the question DragonGem and also thanks for taking part in our first ever live show.

This sounds like such a simple question, doesn't it? Something I should be able to answer easily and quickly. But it is actually not such an easy question as there are just so many possible answers. At first, I considered contacting DragonGem to have her narrow the question down but then I realized that I think it would be worth talking about just how many different styles of two-player games there are out there and showcase just how broad this wonderful hobby of ours is. [ READ MORE ]