Welcome to Clickbait Board Games: How to avoid mismatched expectations when choosing games. In this episode we talk about how not to be fooled by a game and how to make sure you get what you expect in the box. Then we get into what we’ve been playing lately, which
We answer a question about our favourite classic games, starting off with a bit of a debate about what makes a game classic. That is followed by a short talk about the games we’ve been playing. Then we wrap up with a trio of reviews, including Dragon Dice, a classic
We start off tonight with a get to know you segment letting fans ask our latest addition to the live show, Deanna, anything they want. After that we’ve got a ton of recent plays to share including Telestrations, Matches, Point Salad, Icecool, boop, Wreck Raiders, The A.R.T. Project, Zensu, Medium,
Looking for easy to learn and quick to play 2 player games? Here’s a list of 27 of the best two player board games that are quick to learn and…
In this article, I’m answering a question from Tabletop Bellhop patron Juho Rutila, who is looking for board games for a grade school gaming event. If you’re interested in playing board games in grade school, read on to find a number of games broken into different categories to make it
Back in Class: Grade School Gaming Events With the kids heading back to school, we talk about some great games for a one-hour grade school gaming event. Reviews this week include a look at a prototype of The Red Burnoose Algeria 1857 and Hidden Games Crime Scene Case No.1, The
Surprisingly Complex Games – Games that were much more than we expected. In this episode, we talk about games that surprised us in a good way. In the game room, we compare a couple of games with older versions of them. First will be how Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion
Every now and then you find a board game that takes you by surprise. One that shocks you by being so much more than you expected it to be. Today I’m going to run through a list of twenty-five boardgames that blew me away or shocked me in some way.
We return to Gloomhaven before answering four questions. “How is ZhanGuo with two?”, “Help printing large RPG maps”, “Is Concordia the best?” and a choice made between Coimbra, Marco Polo and Lorenzo. This is the 21st episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on
We look at some great comments from fans, discuss Azul, Terra Mystica and Terraforming Mars and then talk about kids and gaming, with ideas and suggestions for your young ones. This is the 20th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on December 12th,
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