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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 ]

Mermaid Adventures Revised Review, An underwater setting sourcebook for The Pip System Corebook

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The kid-friendly RPG Mermaid Adventures was the first game I introduced to my children at a young age and they absolutely loved it. I loved how it introduced the concepts of more structured imaginative play in an easy to understand way.

Since our plays of Mermaid Adventures, Third Eye Games has published Mermaid Adventured Revised, an updated version of this RPG rulebook that is no longer a stand-alone game but rather an undersea supplement for The Pip System Corebook. This review will look at that new book and compare it to the original.  [ READ MORE ]

RPG Review of the Pip System Corebook, A D6 based generic roleplaying system that’s great for new players or kids

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The first Roleplaying Game that I played with my kids was Mermaid Adventures by Eloy Lasanta. Since I first played that game, Eloy has gone back and taken the basic system for Mermaid Adventures and turned it into a full roleplaying system, a system designed to handle any style and genre of game. That system was published as the Pip System Corebook. 

In this detailed read review, I take you through the Pip System Corebook chapter by chapter to discover why this is such a great system for children or players new to roleplaying. [ READ MORE ]

Black Games Matter – Great Games from Black Game Designers – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 94

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 Episode 94 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded June 3rd 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.

Black Games Matter - Talking about some of the best tabletop games from Black game designers including a review of the kid-friendly RPG Mermaid Adventures. Also a first look at 878 Vikings as well as Black Box, Clans of Caledonia on BGA, Fox in the Forest, and Codenames Duet. In addition, I talk about my experiences at my first online gaming convention, Renegade Con: Virtual. [ READ MORE ]

RPG Review – Mermaid Adventures a Great RPG for Kids from Third Eye Games

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Finding the right role-playing game to get your kids into roleplaying can be hard. The first RPG I introduced my kids to was Mermaid Adventures by Eloy Lasanta and Third Eye Games.

Mermaid Adventures is a traditional roleplaying game set in an undersea world that is presented in a way that is, and featuring mechanics that are, easily accessible to kids and new gamers alike. [ READ MORE ]

Spring Fling AMA – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 89

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 This is the 89th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 29th 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.

Spring Fling AMA - Topics include: easy games for toddlers, games to play over Discord, newish games we want to try, favourite dexterity games, gaming gifts we didn’t appreciate, Kickstarters we lost enthusiasm for, best Cthulhu games, a pile of shame update, the first upgrade we would make for our shows, and more. Also a review of The Fox in the Forest Duet followed by some online gaming, date night gaming and another Renegade #WorldWidePlayDay event. [ READ MORE ]

The Next Generation – Gaming With Kids – Episode 39 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 39th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 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 39 - The Next Generation. Raising our future gamers. Teaching kids how to be the best gamers they can be. Gloomhaven has a retirement, a review of Builder of Blankenburg, Fields and Flocks Expansion, Stuffed Fables and the DC Deck-Building Game Multiverse Box. [ READ MORE ]

Child’s Play Part 2 – Ep 20 Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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 This is the 20th 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 #20 - Child’s Play Part 2. 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. [ READ MORE ]

Some of the Best Kids Board Games and how to get Kids to Play Them – Ask the Bellhop

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Way back in July, when this whole thing was just getting off the ground, we answered a question about what are the best cooperative kids board games.

Today I'm tackling a follow-up question to that original blog post and our second podcast episode ever.
Duran Barnett asks, "What about doing an episode on introducing kids to gaming? Or maybe a direct sequel tackling non-co-op games for kids?" [ READ MORE ]