Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Tonight is all about board game expansions, including our list of must have board game expansions. This is followed by three board game expansion reviews including Rise of Titans for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera! and the Winter Expansion for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria. Then we’ve got even more expansion play, along with some non-expansion plays, in our week in re...

Tonight we’re talking about games that we keep for other people to play. After that we’ve got two puzzle game reviews, first up the Space Box from Escape Welt and then La Famiglia from Puzzling Pursuits. We wrap up with my first thoughts on Siege of Valeria from Daily Magic Games, the first solo Valeria game.  Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 204, Recorded April 5th 2023. Join us Wednesdays...

Tonight we’re talking about achieving thematic depth in board games, including games that get it right and games that get it wrong. We review a game themed on Belgian beers and talk about the games we’ve been playing, including first thoughts on a Dice Kingdoms expansion, the new My Little Pony deck-builder, Downforce and more.  Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 203, Recorded March 29th 2023...

This episode we’re talking about board game budgets and funding our board game hobby. We also review Court, a modern trick-taker with lots of twists, and the Quest Pyramid puzzle box from Escape Welt. Plus we share the games we’ve been playing lately, including Disney Sorcerer’s Arena and its first expansion, Flash Point Fire Rescue, Azul Queen’s Garden, Crystallized and more! Tabletop Bellhop Gam...

This episode we’re talking about hidden gem board games. Games we don’t think got the attention they deserved. That’s followed by a detailed review of Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, one of the games currently in our big 200 episode celebration giveaway.  We wrap up talking about the games we’ve been playing with first thoughts on Crystallized, Court and more.  Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 201...

We start off with a special piece of feedback, then show off, and talk about some new artwork for the video side of the show. Next, sharing our top 25 games. Followed by our biggest giveaway, you won’t believe the number of games we are giving away from truly awesome sponsors. Then we interact with our Twitch Chatters.  Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 200, Recorded March 9th 2023. Join us...

In this episode we go through some viewer feedback, hype up our 200th episode, let you know where we’ve been, answer three shorter questions, review Dulce from Stronghold games, and talk about the games we’ve played since we last recorded. The questions include; the best Star Trek Games, games for a kid to play with Grandparents over Zoom, and why all the hate for Catan? This is an edited version...

We start off with a correction, some fan feedback and then a huge announcement. After that we recommend some great games you can bring to work to play during break times. Then we review Smash Up Disney Edition and wrap up with our usual week in review with our first public play event of 2023.   Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 199, Recorded January 25th 2023. Join us Wednesday at 9 PM EST a...

We talk about out of the box games doing something totally different. To go along with that main topic we preview Once Upon a Line, a game that has you scratching off the board like a lottery ticket. We also review Dice Kingdoms of Valeria and follow that with a look at some birthday gaming and first thoughts on Weather Machine.   Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 198, Recorded January 18th...

A follow up to last week where we talked about game end mechanics, we talk about various end game triggers and which are our favourites. We also have reviews of Drop It from Kosmos and Thrones of Valeria from Daily Magic Games, and we wrap up with another very full Bellhop’s Tabletop segment. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 197, Recorded January 4th 2023. Join us Wednesday at 9 PM EST at h...

We discuss game end mechanisms based on a question from one of our awesome patreon patrons. After that we dive into the pile of obligation and review two games, Boba Mahjong, a two player set collection card game, and Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, a dice drafting game in the Valeria Universe. Then we wrap up with a busy week in review where I got in some New Year’s Eve gaming and we totally didn’t h...

A look back at the past year; our most played games, new to us games, biggest surprises, disappointments, and more. We also review two puzzle boxes from Escape Welt and wrap up with our usual Bellhop’s Tabletop segment with a frustrating Christmas Eve, a classic game play for Sean, & more. EDIT: In regards to the Escape Welt Review in this episode: In the original review, I thought that my cop...

With the holidays upon us we decided to take things easy and spend the night hanging out with our friends, family, and fans who were awesome enough to join us in The Lobby, our chatroom on Twitch. Expect a mix of us just chit chatting, some AMA, and both Sean and Moe geeking out about various things they are excited about. Episode 194 recorded on December 21st 2022. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM ES...

Tonight, Jim (Loves Games) Crocker is looking to hear about some RPG in a box style board games and we’ve got quite a few to talk about. After that we review Blackbrim 1876, an escape room in a box experience and wrap up with our week in review where Moe talks about hosting his first public play event since 2019, shares first thoughts on Boba Mahjong and Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, and more. Episode...

This episode we talk about games we grew up playing that we still enjoy to this day. To go with this we’ve got a review of the classic card game Rack-O. We also review Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade and wrap up with a pretty long Bellhop’s Tabletop segment where we share the games we played during our time off.  Episode 192  recorded on December 7th 2022. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM EST at https://w...

Tonight we’re talking about the life cycle of a board gamer, sharing the path we took through the hobby and where we are now. After that we’ve got a detailed review of Mountains out of Molehills and wrap up with our usual week in review.  Episode 191 recorded on October 26th 2022. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. If you enjoy the show be sure to Tip the Be...

We highlight thirteen games we would love to include in a Halloween game night. Later we deep dive one of those games, The Ghosts Betwixt, in a detailed review. We also review Pocket Book Adventures, a solo play, portable adventure game that has Moe hooked. We wrap up with the usual week in review with first thoughts on Disney Smash Up and more. Episode 190 recorded on October 19th 2022. Join us W...

Tonight we’ve got a question that has us sharing our top 10 underused themes in board games. After that we’re reviewing a game with the unique theme of door knockers, Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena from Grand Gamers Guild. Then we finish up with our week in review where we’ve got first thoughts on Mountains out of Molehills, another uniquely themed game, and more.  Episode 189 recorded on September 2...

Tonight we’re talking about session zero, a popular RPG topic, but tonight we’re looking at applying its principals to a board game group. After that we’ve got a review of Venn, a new party game from The OP and we finish up with our usual week in review where Moe updates everyone on his The Ghosts Betwixt Campaign.  Recorded on September 21st 2022. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM EST at https://www.t...

This episode we’re talking games for Douglas Adams fans and we’ve got some great silly sci fi game suggestions for you. After that we’ve got a review of Chiseled, a game about statue sculpting, followed by our week in review where Moe talks about the games he’s recently unboxed.  Episode 187 recorded on September 14th 2022. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop....

This episode we hosted a live AMA, answering questions from our chatroom! After that we’ve got a review of Point Salad from AEG followed by our usual week in review with more thoughts on The Ghosts Betwixt, plus games Deanna and I played while on vacation and more! Episode 186 recorded August 31st. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Detailed show notes: h...

We recap the 10 games we played at what was probably the last ever Sean Con. We then go on to do a detailed review of one of those games, Shikoku. We wrap up with our usual week in review where three of those games saw even more play once Sean headed home. Episode 185 recorded August 24th. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. Tip the Bellhop at: https://ww...

Tonight we’ve got a list of games where you get to play the monster, followed by a review of the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Starter Set. We wrap up with an old favourite and something totally new to us. Episode 184 recorded August 17th. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep184/ Send feedback to moe@...

Tonight we’re talking about a problem many of us face, the disconnect between the games we want or buy and the games that we actually get played. After that we’ve got a review of Scythe from Stonemier games, a game that reinforced my belief that you can’t judge a game based on only a couple of plays with one group. Episode 183 recorded August 10th. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM Eastern at https://w...

Tonight we talk about the latest game from Todd Crapper, Pandora Total Destruction. After that we share our thoughts on Revolution of 1828 a game that greatly outshines its theme. We wrap up with our usual week in review where I’ve got a couple of family vacation games to talk about. Episode 182 recorded August 3rd. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. Det...