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Tabletop Terror: Best Horror Themed Games, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 111

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 Tabletop Terror - Best Horror-Themed Games. A number of great games for playing on or around Halloween including a bunch of suggestions from The Lobby. Sticking to the theme we have reviews of the ALIEN RPG Starter Set and EXIT: The Catacombs of Horror. We diverge a bit in our week in review where we’ve got first thoughts on Chronicles of Crime 1400, Robotech Force of Arms and more.

Episode 111 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded October 14th, 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 ]

19 of The Best Horror Board Games for a Horror Themed Game Night

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As Halloween fast approaches I thought it would be a good time to talk about Horror board games and spooky boardgames great for a horror-themed game night. 

This topic is inspired by Windsor local Sebastian Gaspar Woods who, earlier this year, won Best Short Script at the Underground Indie Film Festival for his horror/romance ghost story 'Hold Me Close'.
Sebastian writes:
As of 2020, what do you consider the best horror games? [ READ MORE ]

Surprisingly complex games – Games that were much more than we expected – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 103

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 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 differs from Gloomhaven and then Mermaid Adventures Revised, which is now a setting book for The Pip System Corebook. In The Bellhop's Tabletop, we talk about Camp Capstone, another online game convention, and Runaway Hirelings an improv-heavy fantasy RPG.

Episode 103 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 19th, 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 ]

10 For 50, Great tabletop games for under $50 – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 72nd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on December 18th, 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.

10 for 50, great tabletop games for under $50. We've got a list of 35 great games you can get right now for under $50. Also a review of Tower of Madness, then in our week in review some Rhino Hero, more Carpe Diem and a not so great experience with Horrified. Finally a bit of talk about the new PC game Paranoia Happiness is Mandatory. [ READ MORE ]

The Best Two Player Cooperative Games – Ask The Bellhop

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Cooperative games are becoming more popular and are actually pretty common now a days. What is hard to find is a great two-player cooperative game. Even harder to find is a cooperative game that is two-player only.

Ryan Peach writes:
“Looking for a good 2 player co-op. Specifically 2 player only. As a blind meeple asking this question I'd mentally discounted [many games] I play with sighted assistance. A game where the second player does something different but still interesting and where both parties can talk to each other would do.” [ READ MORE ]

The Path to Mastery – Tips for becoming a Solid Game Master – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 68th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on November 20th, 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 Path to Mastery - Tips for starting off and becoming a solid GM. Also a review of Horrified from Ravensburger and some initial thoughts on Pulsar 2849 from CGE. [ READ MORE ]

License to Thrill – What Makes for a Great Licenced Board Game? – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 67th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on November 13th, 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.

License to Thrill - What makes for a great licenced board game. Also, a review of the hot new Minecraft board game, Builders and Biomes and a look at the Universal Monsters themed board game: Horrified. [ READ MORE ]

Battle Classic Universal Monsters in Horrified the Cooperative Board Game – Review

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Horrified is a new cooperative horror themed board game. In it, one to five players are battling the classic Universal Studios Monsters including Frankenstein's Monster, his bride, The Wolf Man, Dracula, the Mummy, The Creature from the Black Lagoon and/or the Invisible Man.

Horrified plays differently depending on which monsters you face and features a sliding difficulty scale, making it accessible to a variety of gaming groups and experience levels. [ READ MORE ]