
Bellhop’s Best of 2021: Top 10 games, biggest surprises, and more. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 158
We answer the questions “What were the best games we played this past year?” and “What was the biggest gaming surprise of 2021?”

We answer the questions “What were the best games we played this past year?” and “What was the biggest gaming surprise of 2021?”
Helping a fan fill one Kallax cube with family friendly board games, a review of The Emergence of Shy Pluto Expansion for Space Base and more. Show notes for Episode 151 of Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Filling The Cube.
One category of games that has been popular for a very long time is Word Games. While there are some great mass market games out
What’s in a Word? The Best Word Based Party Games We’ve got seventeen game suggestions for a fan looking for word-based party games. After
The New Hotness – We recap the GenCon Spring Showcase and share what games we are most excited about. This is followed by reviews
I’m not normally a big fan of word games and due to that I was very pleasantly surprised by Letter Jam, a cooperative word game
Playing Together – This episode we’ve got a Patreon patron chosen question from a fan looking for some great cooperative kids games for family
A look at what you get in the box for the cooperative card game Letter Jam. This is a heavier than usual party game
History Lives on the Tabletop: Great boardgames based on history. We have some game suggestions for a historical miniature wargamer looking to broaden their
This is the 75th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 22nd, 2020, Join
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Episode 177 recorded June 8th. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
We try to determine the best gateway to Dungeons & Dragons by breaking down the plentiful D&D 5e starter sets that are out there. After that we review the Command Station expansion for Space Base. We finish with the most casual game of Scythe ever and a fantastic game of For The Queen.
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SUGGESTION BOX
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MIA:
What to do when a player can’t make it for an RPG session, https://youtu.be/3VgusgFjvjw
Full podcast episode, https://youtu.be/tONJHYGEKLY
Crowdfunding red and green flags:
Things to watch for when backing a game or RPG, https://youtu.be/7_pLxrT-cDE
Full podcast episode, https://youtu.be/EEgzhVbwqwE
Space Base Command Station:
Unboxing video, https://youtu.be/GWQ_RogoBtw
Buy it, https://amzn.to/3zZKzk7
Great Ugly Games:
15 Games that are better than they look article, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/ugly-boardgames-that-are-good/
Medici, https://amzn.to/3yiG171
Acquire, https://amzn.to/3yis1Kz
ASK THE BELLHOP – D&D Starter Sets
My daughter is looking to get into Dungeons and Dragons and she is looking at the starter set that everyone seems to sell for around $20. I don’t know if this would be a wise investment or not. Where would you suggest she start?
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, https://amzn.to/3QYBr5t
Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit, https://amzn.to/3OluABf
Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Stranger Things Edition, https://amzn.to/3NebWtL
Dungeons & Dragons vs Rick and Morty, https://amzn.to/3OAWFEk
Preorder D&D Starter Set Dragons of Stormwreck Isle, https://goto.target.com/AoD7mj
Basic Rules for Dungeons & Dragons, https://dnd.wizards.com/what-is-dnd/basic-rules
D&D Beyond, https://www.dndbeyond.com/
Start Set Reviews on TabletopBellhop.com, https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=starter%20set
The One Ring Starter Set, https://amzn.to/3OH0PLv
The Tales form the Loop RPG Starter Set, https://amzn.to/3xWn88A
Pathfinder Beginner box, https://amzn.to/3nmA2Ic
Sentinel Comics The Roleplaying Game Starter Kit, https://amzn.to/3Ok79rX
Spectaculars, https://scratchpad-publishing.myshopify.com/products/spectaculars-core-game
Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com
THE GAME ROOM – Space Base Command Station
So much more than just a big box.
Unboxing, https://youtu.be/GWQ_RogoBtw
Written Review, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/space-base-command-station/
Buy it in the US, https://amzn.to/3tWBqVp
Buy it in Canada, https://amzn.to/3ykD9Xy
THE BELLHOPS TABLETOP
Scythe, https://amzn.to/39GWqsz
For the Queen, https://amzn.to/3ygaTFm
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