Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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We've been good this year Nov 14, 2023

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In this episode, we each share the top ten items from our 2023 Holiday Wishlists. Some practical and others, not so much. After that, we’ve got a review of Star Realms Frontiers from Wise Wizard Games. We discovered this newer entry point to one of our favourite deck-builders and Origins earlier this year.

This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on 09/11/2023. Join us live on https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode224

(00:00) Opening
(01:39) Suggestion Box
(04:11) Ask The Bellhop
(24:12) The Lobby
(31:22) The Game Room Star Realms Frontiers
(50:57) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(55:30) VIP Guests
(55:52) End of Show

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Mounds of Minis Nov 07, 2023

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Welcome to the second part of our discussion on miniatures in board games. Last week we talked about the pros and cons of miniatures, this week we’re going to be sharing some of our favourite fantasy games with lots of miniatures. After that, we’ve got two unrelated reviews: Tome: The Light Edition and its expansion, another trick-taking game, and then Astra a game about stargazing. We wrap up with another busy week in review including Moe’s first thoughts on Marrakesh.

This is an edited version of our live show recorded on 01/11/2023. Join us live at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/episode223/

(00:00:00) Opening
(00:01:51) Suggestion Box
(00:04:52) Announcements
(00:07:25) Ask The Bellhop
(00:25:29) The Game Room - Tome The Light Edition
(00:44:07) The Game Room - Astra
(00:59:50) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(01:30:15) VIP Guests and End of Show

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

Minis Vs. Meeples Oct 31, 2023

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Tonight we share our thoughts on miniatures in board games and whether we personally prefer meeples or minis. After that, we’ve got three featured reviews, The Turkey Trial, Aurum, and Reality Shift Deluxe. Then Moe’s got four new-to-him game plays to talk about in the Bellhop’s Tabletop. Hear first impressions on Astra, The Artemis Project, Starship Captains, Bah! Humbug, The 12 Games of Christmas, and more.

This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on 25/10/2024.
Join us live on https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/episode222

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:43) The Suggestion Box
(00:03:07) Announcements
(00:03:35) Ask The Bellhop: Minis or Meeple?
(00:49:23) The Lobby - Game Suggestions
(00:59:10) The Turkey Trial
(01:06:34) Aurum
(01:17:28) Reality Shift Deluxe
(01:31:20) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(01:49:02) VIP Guests and Closing

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

Frightfully Good Oct 24, 2023

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It is late October so we thought it would be a good time to revisit the topic of great games for the spooky season. We follow that up with two unrelated reviews, The Castle Panic Big Box Second Edition from Fireside Games and the new Cryptex from Escape Welt. We wrap up talking about a bunch of card games we played at a local gaming event.

This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on 18/10/2023. Join us live on https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/episode221/

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:56) Suggestion Box
(00:06:31) Announcements
(00:07:30) Ask the Bellhop: Frightfully Good Games
(00:24:14) The Lobby
(00:29:24) Castle Panic Big Box 2e
(00:53:07) Cryptex
(00:58:51) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(01:08:29) VIP Guests
(01:08:54) Closing the Doors

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Cracking Open the Suggestion Box Oct 10, 2023

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This episode Deanna joins to help us go through the pile of feedback we got from the survey we included as part of our 5th Birthday Celebration. After that we’ve got a couple of reviews: The Pumpkin Problem a Holiday Hijinks game and The Deadlies. We wrap up talking about games all three of us played together the past weekend.

This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on 05/10/2023. Join us as we stream live every week, Thursdays at Nine Thirty Eastern on Twitch

Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode220/

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:56) Announcements
(00:03:56) Ask The Bellhop
(01:42:52) Review: The Pumpkin Problem
(01:53:18) Review: The Deadlies
(02:04:32) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(02:16:27) VIP Guests
(02:16:49) Closing Doors

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

How Do You Do Fellow Kids? Oct 03, 2023

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In this episode, we recommend some games we think would be great for older teens, both games we think teens would enjoy and games for parents to play with their teens. We follow that with reviews of boop. and Tapple. We finish with a look at the games we’ve played recently, including our first thoughts on Seas of Havoc.

This is an edited version of our live show first recorded on September 13th, 2023. Join us on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode219

Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers.

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:20) Suggestion Box
(00:11:59) Ask The Bellhop
(00:45:25) The Game Room: boop.
(00:57:49) The Game Room: Tapple
(01:11:38) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(01:43:53) VIP Guests and Sign-off

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Solved Mysteries Sep 19, 2023

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Where we’ve been, and potential future disruptions to the show. Once we get everyone up to speed we move on to two puzzle reviews, a murder mystery from Mysterious Package Company, and a look at a new sci-fi-themed Quezzle from Unidragon. We wrap up with some vacation gaming talk.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 218, September 13th, 2023. Join us on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode218

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:58) SUGGESTION BOX
(00:08:19) ASK THE BELLHOP - What’s Up?
(00:34:03) THE GAME ROOM - Body of Evidence, Best Served Cold Preview
(00:57:28) THE GAME ROOM - Quezzle Vol. 2 Space Adventures
(01:19:33) BELLHOP’S TABLETOP
(01:39:07) PATREON SHOUT OUT
(01:39:38) End of Show

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

Backwards AMA Aug 29, 2023

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This week’s episode is a live Q&A. Topics include games that give a Momento-like experience, meat, RPG settings we want to see made into video games, higher player count games, keeping players with different likes happy, and more! We also had a ton of games to talk about during the week in review including first thoughts on Distilled, more Kapow!, the Crowns and Quests expansion for Castle Panic and more!

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 217, recorded August 23rd, 2023. Detailed show notes, including links to games mentioned during this episode, can be found at tabletopbellhop.com/episode217

Join us as we record live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

(00:00:00) Check In
(00:00:16) Front Desk
(00:01:55) Suggestion Box
(00:09:14) Announcements
(00:10:39) Ask The Bellhop - Live Q&A
(00:54:50) Bellhop’s Tabletop
(01:54:28) Patreon Shout Out And Closing

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

Pub Crawl Aug 22, 2023

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Tonight we’ve got someone looking for great games to bring out for a night at the pub. That’s followed by reviews of two games that are great for playing at a bar, Shobu and Psychobabble. We wrap up with our usual week in review, including the Engine of War expansions for Castle Panic, first thoughts on Kapow!, and more.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 216, August 16th, 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:36) Suggestion Box
(00:06:02) Announcements
(00:07:46) Ask The Bellhop
(00:42:03) Review: Shobu
(00:51:25) Review: PsychoBabble
(01:09:14) The Bellhop's Tabletop
(01:32:11) VIP Guests
(01:32:39) End of show

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

Quality of Life Aug 15, 2023

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This episode we discuss quality of life board game improvements we’ve found and those that we would love to see more of in the games we play. That’s followed by reviews of the At the Ready Expansion for Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Birds of a Feather, and the Siege of Valeria Campaign Expansion. Then we finish up with a pretty busy week in review.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 215, August 9th, 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

Detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode215

Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com deanna@tabletopbellhop.com or sean@tabletopbellhop.com

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