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

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 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 ]

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

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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 ]

After dinner board gaming with 6 players – Ask the Bellhop

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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 ]

Revisiting Power Grid 12 years later – Classic board game review

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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

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 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 ]

Han Shot First – Solo board gaming – Episode 13 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the thirteenth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 24th, 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.

This week we visit Saint Petersburg, make some Clank! In! Space!, help out Robinson Crusoe in Friday and then talk one player board and card games. [ READ MORE ]

Picking Favourites – Episode 10 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the tenth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 3rd, 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.

This episode we walk the Tokaido, visit Gloomhaven, tease our first giveaway and then dive into The Bellhop's top 20 games. [ READ MORE ]

Under the hood – Episode 9 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the ninth episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 26th, 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.

This episode we talk about Mermaid Adventures, Terra Mystica, and Gloomhaven before we deep dive into game mechanics. [ READ MORE ]

What are my top 20 games of all time? – Ask The Bellhop

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Pretty much everyone asks,

What are your favourite games?
Since I launched Tabletop Bellhop the question I get asked the most is some variation of this question. What's your favourite deck builder? Do you think Concordia is the best game ever? What's your top 5/10/25? With our 10th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live coming up this week I thought this would be a good time to finally give an answer to this question.
This is also a follow up to last week, where I talked about my favourite game mechanics. I thought that would lead well into this. [ READ MORE ]

The Giant List of Top Tabletop Game Mechanics – Ask The Bellhop

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NecroDaddy80 on Twitch asks,

What game mechanics do you prefer?
Thanks for the question NecroDaddy80. This was the first ever question we received on Twitch, while recording our first episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live.
There are a ton of different game mechanics, and for someone new to gaming, all these terms can be confusing. So I think it's worth taking some time talking about the wide variety of mechanics out there as well as talking about those I enjoy the best. [ READ MORE ]