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

September 15, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

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 ]

15 Surprisingly Easy Board Games, Heavy Games that are Easier to Learn and Play than Expected

September 13, 2020 by Moe T. 2 Comments

Some board games can seem intimidating, with a thick rulebook, lots of components, or too many things to learn all at once. Sometimes though a boardgame will surprise you by looking complicated when in reality it isn't.

That's what I'm going to be tackling in this article, board games that are much easier than expected. I'm talking about games that are quicker to learn, simpler to play or overall surprising in how approachable they are compared to what their first impression might be. [ READ MORE ]

Six Pack – Great Board Games For 6 Players – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 88

April 28, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 88th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 22nd 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.

Six Pack - Great board games for six players. Also a review of the two player trick-taking game The Fox in the Forest. Finally a mix of digital and physical gaming in our week in review with a pretty detailed look at the Happy Meeple website. [ READ MORE ]

29 of the Best Board Games for Six Players – Ask The Bellhop

April 25, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Today we've got a question from a Windsor gamer who's stuck at home with a group of six people, himself included, and is wondering what are the best board games for six players.

Kristopher Marentette asks:

What if you are in my situation? I have a family of 6 people, including myself, so it's a large group. What if you happen to be quarantined with a large group of people. What would your game recommendations be for a group like mine? [ READ MORE ]

25 of the Best Board Games for When You Have Exactly Five Players – Ask The Bellhop

January 3, 2020 by Moe T. 20 Comments

This week is a good contrast to last week where I talked about great games for a casual game night. This week we've got someone who wants 5 player games that aren't filler or party games. A gamer more after my own tastes.

Jay Gordon asks,

My game group usually consists of 5 players. It's really hard to find something that plays well with 5 players and isn't a filler or party game. Do you have any suggestions? [ READ MORE ]

Tabletop Five-O – Five Player Board Game Suggestions and Five Initial Play Reviews – Episode 49 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

July 16, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 49th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 10th, 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 49 - Tabletop Five-O - Five player non-filler, non-party game recommendations. Also first looks at Zenteeko, Horizons, King of the Dice, Raiders of the North Sea, and Sorcerer. [ READ MORE ]

After dinner board gaming with 6 players – Ask the Bellhop

January 19, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

I'm going back to the oldest question in the pile and talking about some higher player count hidden gem boardgames. I also thought this question fit well for a follow up to the last Ask the Bellhop where we talked about food at game night.

Emmett O'Brian asks,

What are some underrated/lesser known 4-6 player board games that can be played after dinner?

Thanks for the question Emmett. My Monday night game group is usually in this player count range so hopefully I can suggest some games that weren't on your radar. [ READ MORE ]

Extra Life 2018 Charity Gaming Marathon Wrap-Up – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

November 13, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 15th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on November 7th, 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 #15 - 1up Wrap Up. We start with some Halloween game suggestions from our fans. I talk about my shiny new copy of Brass. We look back at my classic Power Grid review. Then we dive into Extra Life 2018 and how the Windsor event went. [ READ MORE ]

Revisiting Power Grid 12 years later – Classic board game review

November 1, 2018 by Moe T. 2 Comments

Power Grid is a well known board game. Almost as well known as Catan. It was originally released in 2004 and I first played it in 2006. Today I'm going to bring back an old review I wrote back then. Have my thoughts changed? Did I love it then and do I still love it now?

Here at Tabletop Bellhop I'm dabbling in review necromancy. Each #ThrowbackThursday I'm going to bring back something I wrote in the past and re-publish it.

Below you will find an original review with only very minor editing. I'm trying to keep the feel and tone of the original post. I will, at times, insert comments, you will find these in [square brackets]. At the end of the original content, I will follow up with some current thoughts on the topic. [ READ MORE ]

Getting the Lowdown on H2O with Phil Vecchione – Guest Check-In

October 31, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is our first Guest Check-In interview show, this podcast is an edited audio version of our live show recorded on October 25th, 2018. Join us as we answer your gaming and game night questions 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.

Guest Check-In is the name for our Tabletop Bellhop Live interview show. Today's guest is Phil Vecchione who will be talking to us about his new roleplaying game Hydro Hacker Operatives or H2O. [ READ MORE ]