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Board Game #Unboxing Hall of Heroes, the first expansion for Raiders of the North Sea from Renegade Game Studios.

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A live unboxing of the first expansion for the Raiders of the North Sea, Hall of Heroes. A board game from Renegade Game Studios. 

This expansion adds one to the player count. A Mead Hall board is also added, along with a number of new Vikings and heroes and a new quest system, greatly increasing the variability and replayability of the base game. [ READ MORE ]

Review of The Fox in the Forest Duet, a cooperative trick taking card game for two players

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Sometimes you only have two players, you want to play a board game together and you really want to play together on the same team. That is where a two-player cooperative board game like The Fox in the Forest Duet really shines.

The Fox in the Forest Duet is not to be confused with just The Fox in the Forest, which is also a two-player trick-taking card game with a fairy tale theme. We're talking about the Duet version of this card game, the big difference being that The Fox in the Forest Duet is cooperative. [ READ MORE ]

Review of The Fox in the Forest, a trick taking card game for two players.

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Some of the most popular tabletop games in the world are trick-taking cards games. Games like Euchre, Poker, Hearts and Spades. The Fox in the Forest is a modern trick-taking card game that is designed to be played with only two people.

I know what you are thinking, and it's exactly what I thought when I first heard about The Fox in the Forest and that's, "But how can trick-taking work and be fun with only two players?" Well, let's find out. [ READ MORE ]

Why I’m Loving Raiders of the North Sea by Renegade Game Studios – Board Game Review

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Let me tell you about the best new game of 2019, so far: Raiders of the North Sea.

Yeah I know, I should say the best new to me game of 2019. I also know I'm really late to the party on this one. This great game from Renegade Game Studios came out way back in 2015, and somehow I'm only getting into it now. That doesn't diminish how much fun I've been having with Raiders of the North Sea, and in this review, I hope to tell you why. [ READ MORE ]

Tech at the table – Episode 7 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

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This is the Seventh episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on September 13th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday at 9:30 Eastern:Twitch. If you like some video with your audio you can also watch us over on YouTube.

Drew Sanderson asks,
Does technology at the table help, or can it be a distraction?
This episode we talk tech at the table, with a strong focus on the positive aspects of technology at the table and how it can improve your game night. [ READ MORE ]