Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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A Collection of Compromises Apr 11, 2023

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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 at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

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Thematic Depth Apr 04, 2023

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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. Join us Wednesday at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Budgeting for Board Gamers Mar 28, 2023

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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 Gaming Podcast Episode 202, Recorded March 22nd 2023. Join us Wednesday at our new earlier time of 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Underrated Mar 21, 2023

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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, Recorded March 15th 2023. Join us Wednesday at 9 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

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Our 200th Episode Celebration Mar 14, 2023

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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 Wednesday at 9 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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The 199.5 Bonus Episode Mar 07, 2023

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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 of our live show first recorded on March 1st 2023.
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Lunch Break Board Games Jan 31, 2023

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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 at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Oddball Games Jan 24, 2023

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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 2023. Join us Wednesday at 9 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

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Pull the Trigger Jan 17, 2023

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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 https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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End Game Jan 10, 2023

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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 have a SeanCon.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 196, Recorded January 4th 2023. Join us Wednesday at 9 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep196/

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