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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 ]

What’s New for Two – The best newer two player board games. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 110

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 What’s New for Two - The best newer two-player board games. Tying into that we’ve got a review of one of the hottest new two-player games out there right now Watergate from Capstone games. In our week in review, we continue our Jaws of the Lion campaign, discuss some 7 wonders, Clans of Caledonia, Terra Mystica and Rallyman GT online, and I convinced Deanna to try For the Queen, A pass the stick style indie RPG.

Episode 110 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded October 7th, 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 ]

End of Summer AMA , Tabletop Transitions. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 109

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 End of Summer AMA, Tabletop Transitions. Discussion topics include going back to earlier editions of D&D for players who really like min/maxing, transitioning from competitive games to cooperative ones, swapping from blogging to podcasting, RPG systems we did not enjoy, the shift to online gaming, and success in content creation. Sticking with the theme we take a looking back at Azul Summer Pavilion and look forward to the spooky season with a review of Scooby-Doo! Escape from the Haunted Roller Coaster. Finally some early and disappointing thoughts on CO2 Second Chance and Watergate. I also got a chance to play Welly Can Land a rather amusing beer-based board game and Unlabeled another beer-based game we recently reviewed.

Episode 109 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 30th, 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 ]

Pints & Pawns – Mixing beverages with your board games and RPGs, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 108

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 Pints & Pawns - Mixing beverages with your board games and RPGs. Sticking with the theme of beverages and board games we have reviews of Unlabeled The Blind Beer Tasting Game and Vinhos Deluxe Edition a game about making wine in Portugal. In the week in review, we have some digital gaming with a Patreon patron and our first thoughts on Ratuki from The Op.

Episode 108 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 23rd, 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 ]

Keep it Simple, Ways Board Game Designers Make Games Easier To Learn And Teach, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 107

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 Keep it Simple - Ways board game designers make their games easier to learn and teach. A follow up to last week’s topic where we highlighted 15 heavier games that are easier to learn and play than you might think. In the Game Room, we have reviews of the Animal Empire an anthropomorphic empire building card game and the Tales from The Loop Starter Set from Free League Publishing

Episode 107 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 16th, 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 ]

Surprisingly Easy Board Games: Heavy games that are easy to teach and learn, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 106

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 Surprisingly Easy Board Games - Heavy games that are easy to teach and learn. A follow up to our topic from a few weeks back where we talked about surprisingly complex games. Today we are looking at the flip side of the coin with surprisingly easy games. Once we get to The Game Room we will be looking at Trade & Intrigue, the second expansion for Orleans featuring four optional modules and Flick Wars a dexterity based strategy wargame, plus, of course, we end off with our usual week in review.

Episode 106 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 9th, 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 ]

RPG Artifacts and Mementos – Physical items left over long after the game is done – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 105

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 RPG Artifacts and Momentos - A discussion of the physical items that are left over long after the game is done. Along with this discussion we’ve got reviews of Sanctum and the Exotica Expansion for Eminent Domain. We wrap up with some Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion and talk about the board game arena version of Quoridor a classic abstract game.

Episode 105 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 30th, 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 ]

Inaugural Reviewapalooza: Breakdancing, Hirelings, Lasers, Batman and a Haunted Coaster – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 104

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 Inaugural Reviewapalooza - This is replacing our usual end of month AMA live Q&A. In this review filled episode we are looking at one RPG, Runaway Hirelings, and four board games including, Breakdancing Meeples, Talisman Batman Super-Villains Edition, Roll for Lasers and EXIT The Haunted Roller Coaster. In addition, during the Bellhop's Tabletop Segment we continue our playthrough of the Pathfinder Adventure Cards Game Core Set, plus some more Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion. 

Episode 104 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 26th, 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 ]

Scaling the Game – How game complexity scales with experience – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 102

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 Scaling the Game - In this week's Ask The Bellhop segment we discuss how game complexity scales with experience. We get into detailed reviews of Telestrations Upside Drawn, a team-based version of the classic party game, and The Pip System Corebook, a universal roleplaying system great for new players and for gaming with kids. Also initial thoughts on Roll for Lasers and Breakdancing Meeple, as well as a return to Talisman Batman Super-Villains Edition in our week in review.

Episode 102 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 12th 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 ]