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A Round Table on my game table – A look back at Shadows Over Camelot

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Everyone that reads this blog or tunes into our show should know my feelings on hidden role and social deduction games. It's interesting to know that I didn't always feel that way. Like back in 2006 when I reviewed Shadows Over Camelot and through it was the best cooperative game I'd ever played.

Let's take a trip back in time for #ThrowBackThursday and check out that happier time in my life.
Below you will find my original review with only very minor editing. I'm trying to keep the feel and tone of the original post. I've kept any pictures I used in the initial review as well. I will, at times, insert comments and you will find these in [square brackets]. After the original post, you can find my current thoughts on the game reviewed. [ READ MORE ]

Back on the farm – Another look at Agricola

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Last week I took a look at Power Grid. Which at one time was #1 on BoardGameGeek. This week I take a look at another game that was once the number one game in the world. That game is Agricola.

Each #ThrowbackThursday I'm taking a trip back in time, bringing back a review I wrote many years ago.
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've kept any pictures I used in the initial review as well. 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 ]

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 ]

A return to Eternia – The Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game from FASA

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By The Power of Grayskull! I resurrect an actual play review of The Masters of The Universe Role Playing Game by FASA that I wrote back on July 5th, 2013.

Welcome back to #ThrowbackThursday.
Each week I plan to bring back an original review with only minor editing, keeping the feel and tone of the original post. At the end of the original article, I will follow up with my current thoughts on whatever it is I was reviewing. [ READ MORE ]

Never Unprepared – Classic RPG book review revisited.

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This week I'm looking back, way back, to December 2012 when I reviewed an excellent book for roleplaying game Game Masters called Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Session Prep.

Welcome to #ThrowbackThursday, a regular feature here at Tabletop Bellhop where I'm going to dig up something I wrote in the past and re-publish it. We're practicing review necromancy.
My plan is to repost the original review with only minor editing. I want to keep the feel and tone of the original post. I will also try to include any original photos (though in this case, the only image in the original review was the book cover). 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 ]

Eclipse from Asmodee – a classic game review revisited

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For my first foray into the past, I present you with my initial play review of the sci-fi 4x board game Eclipse. What did I initially think and has Eclipse stood the test of time? The original review was first published on the Windsor Gaming Resource blog on November 4th 2012.

This going to be a new feature here at Tabletop Bellhop. During #ThrowbackThursday, I'm going to dig up something I wrote in the past and re-publish it. I've written a lot of gaming content over the years on forums, blogs, RPGgeek and Google+ and I think it's worth revisiting some of that content.
My plan is to repost the original with only minor editing. I want to keep the feel and tone of the original post. I will also try to include any original photos. 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 of my current thoughts on the topic. [ READ MORE ]