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The Games of Origins 2019 (and Some Other Highlights)

June 19, 2019 by Moe T. 1 Comment

This past week was the Origins Game Fair in Columbus Ohio. This is one of the biggest gaming conventions in North America and one of my favourite cons to attend every year.

This year was my first year attending Origins as press and that really changed the vibe for me. It was still a great time and I got to meet some great people and play some great games.

In this post, I'm going to try to recap some of the highlights of my week away at Origins. [ READ MORE ]

Additional Thoughts on Gentes, The Deluxified Edition – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

June 18, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This week I got in another play of Gentes: Deluxified Edition, this time with my home group.

Of course, the big thing that happened this past week was the Origins Game Fair down in Columbus Ohio, but I'm going to talk about that in a completely separate post. Here I'm talking about the Monday before I left for Origins.

You have also probably noticed this is a day late. Sorry about that, we decided at the last minute to stay an extra day in Columbus. [ READ MORE ]

A Not So Epic Experience With Twilight Imperium 4th Edition – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

June 4, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Twilight Imperium is a legendary board game. There are urban legends about how long this game takes to play. It's considered one of the biggest, best and longest Sci-Fi 4x games on the market.

In 2017 Fantasy Flight Games released a new fourth edition of this classic game. This new edition promised streamlined rules, upgraded components and most importantly to some; a much shorter playtime.

This past Saturday I got to put this new edition of Twilight Imperium to the test. [ READ MORE ]

Alhambra Review, a Return to the Classic Tile-Laying Board Game

May 30, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Last night on the podcast we were talking about Euro games. One of the true classic examples of a Eurogame is Alhambra. I've personally owned Alhambra since 2007 and recently got a chance to play it again.

Today for #ThrowBackThursday I'm going to resurrect a review of Alhambra I wrote back in March 2007.

Below you will find that 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 or corrections, and you will find these in [square brackets]. After the original post, you can find my current thoughts on the game.

Did Alhambra stand the test of time? [ READ MORE ]

A Look at War of Indines, an Excellent Two-Player Experience – Tabletop Gaming Weekly.

May 20, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This past week I got an excellent two player game off of my pile of shame: BattleCON: War of Indines.

War of Indines is one of many BattleCON games. Every BattleCON game is an attempt to re-create the feeling and tactics of a 2D fighting video game, games like Street Fighter and Mortal Combat. Does War of Indines manage to pull that off? You are going to have to read on to find out. [ READ MORE ]

A Bad Experience with Colonies, A Pleasant Experience in Birmingham, and Building a Tiny Town – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

May 13, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

I finally got to try Terraforming Mars Colonies and my first experience was terrible.

I gave this expansion a second chance and ended up playing Colonies twice this past week. Once with Deanna and a second time at The CG Realm on Saturday. It was at the CG realm that I also played Tiny Towns and finally got my copy of Brass Birmingham off my pile of shame and to the table. So you all can stop bugging me for not playing it yet. [ READ MORE ]

A First Look at Stuffed Fables – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

April 22, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Today I played a kids game with the whole family, Stuffed Fables.

This was our first time playing this very cool adventure game from Plaid Hat Games and in this post, I will be sharing my initial thoughts on the game. [ READ MORE ]

Builders of Blankenburg – Fields and Flocks Preview

April 16, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been trying out a new prototype of an expansion for Builders of Blankenburg called Fields and Flocks.

Fields and Flocks adds a worker placement mechanism to the original city building game of Builders of Blankenburg. Today I'm going to share my thoughts on that expansion. [ READ MORE ]

7 Games With Sean Means a Good Weekend To Me – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

April 8, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Last weekend Sean came down from Hamilton and we celebrated his birthday. A big part of this was playing some games.

We got in games of Alhambra, Clank!, Sentinels of the Multiverse, Immortals, Lords of Waterdeep and Core Worlds. In this blog post, I'll be taking a short look at each of these games. [ READ MORE ]

Breakout Con Wrap Up – Episode 35 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

April 2, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 35th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on March 27th, 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 35 - Breakout Con 2019 Wrap Up. Sean, Moe and Deanna all share their thoughts on this great gaming convention held at the end of March Break in Toronto Ontario. [ READ MORE ]