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25 of the Best Board Games for When You Have Exactly Five Players – Ask The Bellhop

January 3, 2020 by Moe T. 20 Comments

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 ]

The Mixer – Games for a Game Night with a Mix of Gamers and Non-gamers – Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

October 22, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 63rd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on October 16th, 2019. 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.

The Mixer - Great games for when your table is a mix of gamers and non-gamers. Extra Life Board Game Blitz wrap up. Endeavor, Anachrony and The Duke in our week in review. [ READ MORE ]

Great Board Games For When You Have a Mix of Gamers and Non-Gamers – Ask the Bellhop

October 17, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

What do you play when your board game table is a mix of experienced board game players and people new to hobby board games? That's what I will be discussing today based on this question:

Samantha Bryant asks:

What are some of your favorite games for when you've got a mixed crowd of mundanes and gamers? I'm looking for things that are simple enough that they won't overwhelm nubes, but interesting enough to engage gamers in the same group. [ READ MORE ]

Tabletop Five-O – Five Player Board Game Suggestions and Five Initial Play Reviews – Episode 49 Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

July 16, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

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 ]

Lost In Translation – What to do when you’ve got a bad rulebook – Episode 29 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

February 19, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 29th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on February 13th, 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 29 - Lost in Translation - What to do when you get a bad rulebook. In addition we talk Arkwright, DC Deck Building, Gloomhaven 2 player, War Chest, the Onitama App. and more. [ READ MORE ]

Gaming in the New Year – Episode 24 – Tabletop Bellhop Podcast

January 15, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 24th episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 9th, 2019. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s 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 24 - Gaming in the New Year. We are now live streaming Gloomhaven. We take a look at the classic TSR Marvel Super Heroes RPG and then we recap the games we played during Gaming in the New Year. [ READ MORE ]

Gaming in the New Year 2018 – Recap

January 7, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Every year I host a Gaming in the New Year party at my place on New Year's Eve. This year was no exception.

I have a group of my friends over and we play games through the night and early into the morning. We take a short break for pizza but basically it's about 12 hours of non-stop gaming.

I closed out 2018 and welcomed 2019 with 8 different games and 14 total plays. [ READ MORE ]

HINDSIGHT/FORESIGHT – EP 22 TABLETOP BELLHOP PODCAST

January 1, 2019 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

This is the 22nd episode of Tabletop Bellhop Live, an edited version of our live show recorded on December 26th, 2018. Join us as we stream live every week on Wednesday’s 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 22 - Hindsight/Foresight Some games off the pile of shame, date night gaming followed by our look back at 2018 and some plans for 2019 [ READ MORE ]

A Party, Gloomhaven, and Sagrada vs. Azul – Tabletop Gaming Weekly

December 31, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

Tonight may be one of my biggest gaming nights of the year with our Gaming in the New Years party, but that didn't stop me from getting some games in during the week as well.

I continue to play Race for the Galaxy, 7 Wonders and Tokaido on Board Game Arena. Friday night Gloomhaven went well, I also got a copy of Sagrada that got to the table this past week. [ READ MORE ]

A Look Back at Most Played and Best New Games of 2018

December 26, 2018 by Moe T. Leave a Comment

First up, happy holidays to everyone reading this. I hope this season has been filled with games and gaming.

With 2018 coming to and end I thought this would be a good time to do a look back at the past year. The way the timing works out we will be recording our last podcast of the year on Boxing Day and that episode will release on New Years Day. So I thought this would make for a great discussion topic for that show.

I'm going to be looking at my most played games of 2018. I will follow that up with a list of some of the best new games of 2018 as well as my biggest surprise of 2018. [ READ MORE ]