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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 ]

East Meets West – Discussing the Euro vs. American Board Game Debate – Episode 44 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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 This is the 44th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on May 29th, 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 44 - East Meets West - defining and discussing the board game terms Eurogame and Ameritrash. Also an initial impression of Teotihuacan and some more plays of Xia, Strasbourg, and digital Roll for the Galaxy. [ READ MORE ]

Xia, A Return to Strasbourg, and My First Play of Teotihuacan – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

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The big news this past week is that I finally got to play Teotihuacan, a game that has been nominated for a ton of awards this year.

In addition to playing around in the City of the Gods, I also got in a great five player game of Strasbourg at the FLGS.
Lastly, instead of playing Gloomhaven Friday, I taught Tori and Kat how to play Xia: Legends of a Drift System. [ READ MORE ]