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The best board games of 2020, Our best new board game discoveries of the year

January 2, 2021 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

As we wrap up this rather interesting year, I thought it would be a good time to look back and list off some of our best board game discoveries of 2020.

These are some of the best board games of 2020 and previous years that we played for the first time this past year. [ READ MORE ]

2020’s Best: The Best Board Games & RPGs We Discovered in 2020, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 117

December 29, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

2020s Best - The best board games and RPGs we played for the first time in 2020. Reviews of Knot Dice Squared and Back to the Future Dice Through Time. Also, some virtual gaming, more Knot Dice and another book of Hogwarts Battle completed.

Episode 117 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded December, 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 ]

Two Years In – Second Anniversary AMA – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 101

August 11, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Two Years In - Second Anniversary AMA. Live Q&A topics include snacks, our views on interviews, scheduling tips and failures, blogging and podcasting behind the scenes and lessons learned, Instagram success tips, and the first things we want to do when this pandemic is over. Also detailed reviews of Quodd Heroes and the Shadowrun Sixth World Beginner Box, plus our Gen Con Online 2020 Experience.

Episode 101 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 5th, 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 ]

Review of Quodd Heroes, A modular scenario driven board game using a brilliant tumbling die mechanic

July 30, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Quodd Heroes is a rather unique board game. It's almost more of a boardgame toolkit designed to let you recreate the feel of platform and competitive video games.

Actions in Quodd Heroes are determined by tumbling your die like characters, whatever side is facing up determines how you can move that round. [ READ MORE ]

Picky Eaters – Dealing with players who are unwilling to try new things – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 95

June 23, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Episode 95 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded June 17th, 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.

Dealing With Picky Eaters - How to handle a gamer who is stuck in their ways and isn’t willing to try new things. In addition a review of the stock market game Exchange, as well as plays of Unlabeled, Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The Fox in the Forest, GIPF and Quodd Heroes. [ READ MORE ]

End of May AMA and The Alpha Review – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 93

June 3, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Episode 93 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded May 27th 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.

End of May AMA - Topics include: Publisher self promotion, board game tiebreakers, Tabletopia vs Tabletop Simulator, and the board game we most want to see go digital. Also a review of The Alpha from Bicycle Games and a busy week in review including first plays of Codenames Duet, Sanctum and a prototype of Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria. [ READ MORE ]

A Small Problem – Sorting a large collection of miniatures – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 92

May 26, 2020 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Episode 92 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded May 20th 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.

A Small Problem - Storing, protecting and transporting a large collection of tabletop game miniatures. Also a review of the classic Star Trek Deck Building games, a look at Lanterns two player, more Unlabeled, Eminent Domain where we finally combine Exotica and Escalation, an online play of Clans of Caledonia with a Patreon Patron, and a first look at Quodd Heroes. [ READ MORE ]

Pain Free Campaigns – Campaign Based Board Games for 2 Players – Episode 52 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

August 6, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 52nd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on July 31st, 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 52 - Pain Free Campaigns - Our thoughts on what makes a campaign game good and 2 player campaign game suggestions. Also first impressions of Chocolatiers and Bastille. [ READ MORE ]

First plays of Chocolatiers and Bastille, Comparing The Duke and Jarl, and more! – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

July 29, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Two brand new games hit my tabletop this week. Here I'm going to share my initial thoughts on Chocolatiers from Daily Magic Games and Bastille from Queen Games.

In addition to those two new-to-me games, I also played Raiders of the North Sea and Go Cuckoo at the Quodd Heroes launch party at the CG Realm.

Finally, I'm going to take a look at Jarl and compare it to The Duke. [ READ MORE ]