Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Today is all about this past year, games we’ve played, new discoveries, favourite moments, and more. Ep 181 recorded July 27th. Join us Wednesday at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep181/ Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com TIP THE BELLHOP: Get bonus conte...

We host a live AMA with topics including our top games ranked worse than 1k on BGG, sports themed board games, game mastery, and card game copyright. After that we’ve got a review of Gunkimono from Renegade Games. Plus we talk about the games we played while Sean was down from Hamilton, take an early look at the Master’s Toolkit Virtual Tabletop and share our first thoughts on The Ghosts Betwixt....

Today we’ve got a patron who is looking for no cost to low cost games. After that we review a game we got on the cheap, The Downfall of Pompeii. We wrap up with a week in review featuring Scythe at four players and our first learning game of Pret-A-Porter. Episode 179 recorded July 6th. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. More detailed show notes: https:...

First, we’ve got a great question about video game features that we would love to see on our tabletop. After that we review Lost Ruins of Arnak, and we wrap up with two player Scythe and even more Rack-O.   Episode 178 recorded June 29th. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep178/ Send feedbac...

We try to determine the best gateway to Dungeons & Dragons by breaking down the plentiful D&D 5e starter sets that are out there. After that we review the Command Station expansion for Space Base. We finish with the most casual game of Scythe ever and a fantastic game of For The Queen. Episode 177 recorded June 8th. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbe...

Tonight we talk about quick, easy, but fun two player games you can enjoy with your morning tea, or in our case coffee. After that we review the Herb Witches expansion for The Quacks of Quedlinburg, one of our favourite games. Then we wrap up with a rather short week in review with some unboxings and an insert build. Episode 176 recorded June 8th. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://...

We’re taking it easy with a live AMA, followed by our long awaited review of Charterstone. After that we’ve got our usual week in review, including our first play of a new to us Stefan Feld game, Revolution of 1828  Episode 175 recorded June 8th. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep175/ Dis...

We discuss what we look for when deciding whether or not to back a crowdfunded game. This is followed by a preview of Hellbringer, a game coming to Kickstarter soon. We wrap up with a week in review featuring the end of our Charterstone campaign and more. Episode 174, recorded June 1st. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. More detailed show notes: https:...

Tonight we find out what Sean thought of the 13 new games and expansions he got to try while in town for the May Two-Four Long Weekend.  After that we’ve got a detailed review of Drinking Quest Six Pack.  Episode 173, recorded May 25th. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep173/ Send feedback...

Take a Little Trip - Great games to bring with you on vacation. In this episode, we’re talking about vacation gaming and our favourite games to bring on a trip. We review Gorinto and its expansions and wrap up with the Bellhop’s Tabletop featuring two more games off the pile of shame as well as plays of some old favourites.  Episode 172, recorded May 11th. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at...

Tonight we start with a discussion about what to do when one or more players don’t show up for an RPG session. We follow that up with a review of the The One Ring Starter Set. Then we wrap up with some board game content with a Charterstone update, plays of Ex Libris and Downfall of Pompeii, plus first thoughts on Discover Lands Unknown and Spell Smashers, and more! Episode 171, recorded May 4th....

Today we share our thoughts on the Marvel Multiverse Playtest Rulebook, the latest Marvel roleplaying game. After that we review The Founders of Teotihuacan, a new, stand alone, lighter game, set in the city of the gods. We wrap up with our week in review where we share thoughts on The Downfall of Pompeii, Ex Libris and Star Wars Unlock. Episode 170, recorded April 27th. Join us Wednesdays at Eigh...

This episode we host a live AMA with our chatroom, review The Goonies Escape with One-Eyed Willy’s Rich Stuff, and talk about the games we’ve been playing including more thoughts on Founders of Teotihuacan.  AMA topics include initial thoughts on the new Marvel Multiverse RPG, whether HeroQuest will usurp Gloomhaven, Welsh game designers, what’s next after Charterstone, and more. Episode 169, reco...

This episode we’ve got a question from one of our awesome Patreon patrons about using board games to make maps for RPGs. We discuss that as well as other ways you can integrate board games into your RPGs. Then we review Tales from the Loop the Boardgame which is a board game version of an RPG with quite a bit of crossover. As usual we wrap up by talking about the games we’ve been playing lately. E...

Tonight we’ve got so many game plays to talk about that we decided to combine our Bellhop’s Tabletop and Ask the Bellhop Segment together for one long segment where we will be talking about all of the games we’ve played recently. We’ve also got a prototype review of the new Draconis Invasion: Glory Expansion. Episode 167, recorded March 23rd. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.t...

Tonight, we’ve got recommendations for the best party games for gamers. After that we have a trio of party game reviews with Hues and Cues, the Telestrations 12 Player Party Pack, and the 80’s and 90’s Expansion Pack for Telestrations. Then we wrap up with our week in review, including first thoughts on the Tales from the Loop Board Game. Episode 166, recorded March 9th. Join us Wednesdays at Eigh...

Tonight, we’ve got thirteen narrative/adventure games great for playing with a six year old. After that we deep dive one of those games in our Chronicles of Avel review. We wrap up with our week in review including first plays of Characterstone and the Herb Witches Expansion for The Quacks of Quedlinburg and more thoughts on Lost Ruins of Arnak, Aqualin, Imperial Settlers and more.     Episode 165...

Tonight, we’ve got a Robotech fan looking to find out what Robotech tabletop games are out there. After diving into that we’ve got a review of a two-player abstract strategy game Aqualin and finish up with an all-digital week in review. Episode 164, recorded February 16th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop More detailed show notes: https://tableto...

With a lot going on in both our lives we decided to host an AMA for this episode. Topics include gaming surprises, weird games, milestone games, stand out gaming moments, shortcuts in board games, culling our board game collections and more. We also review the King Size Majestic Wolf puzzle from Unidragon, and share our first thoughts on WWE Superstar Showdown, Dune Imperium and Scorpius Freighter...

In this week's Ask The Bellhop segment Scott wants to know at what point is a bad game worth buying. We also review a mashup of quest and puzzle, Quezzle, then we stop off on The 13th Floor where we jump back to the past and share thoughts on games from 1965, 1988 and 2014. Finally we’ve got first thoughts on Chronicles of Avel. Episode 162, recorded January 26th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Eight...

We’ve got a question from one of our patreon patrons who’s looking for mystery themed board games, then we review Doodle Dungeon. Also, first thoughts on Heroquest, Aqualin and Underwater Cities.   Episode 161 recorded January 19th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop   More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep161/ Send feedb...

We answer a question about using the mechanics from an older game in your current game design and spend some time talking about copyright, intellectual property, trademarks and patents. We also review Disney Sidekicks, a new cooperative game from Eric Lang, and have some more thoughts on Lost Ruins of Arnak, Doodle Dungeon and more. Episode 160, recorded January 12th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at N...

We’ve got some suggestions and game recommendations for a fan who went to a public play event and was very disappointed in the game selection. After that we review Galaxy Trucker and wrap up with a week in review featuring first thoughts on Lost Ruins of Arnak and Star Wars Unlock, plus more thoughts on Disney Sidekicks and Quezzle and a classic party game hits the table again. Episode 159, record...

For our last show of 2021 we decided to look back and each talk about the ten best games we discovered this year. We also discuss our biggest surprise of the year. And our featured review is a great game from 2021, Land vs Sea from Good Games Publishing. Episode 158, recorded December 29th, 2021. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop More detailed show not...

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