Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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Keep it Simple Sep 22, 2020

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Keep it Simple - Ways board game designers make their games easier to learn and teach. A follow up to last week’s topic where we highlighted 15 heavier games that are easier to learn and play than you might think. In the Game Room we have reviews of the Animal Empire an anthropomorphic empire building card game and the Tales from The Loop Starter Set from Free League Publishing

Episode 107 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 16th, 2020. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Surprisingly Easy Board Games Sep 15, 2020

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Surprisingly Easy Board Games - Heavy games that are surprisingly easy to teach and learn, a follow up to our topic from a few weeks back where we talked about surprisingly complex games. Today we are looking at the flip side of the coin. Once we get to The Game Room we will be looking at Trade & Intrigue, the second expansion for Orleans featuring four optional modules, and Flick Wars, a dexterity based strategy wargame, plus of course we end with our usual week in review.

Episode 106 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded September 9th, 2020. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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RPG Artifacts and Mementos Sep 08, 2020

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RPG Artifacts and Mementos - Physical items left over long after the game is done. Along with this discussion we’ve got reviews of Sanctum and the Exotica Expansion for Eminent Domain. We wrap up with some Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion and talk about the board game arena version of Quoridor, a classic abstract game.

Episode 105 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 30th 2020. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Inaugural Reviewapalooza Sep 01, 2020

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Inaugural Reviewapalooza - Welcome to our first ever Reviewapalooza. This is replacing our usual end of month AMA live Q&A with our chatroom. In this review filled episode we are going to be looking at one RPG, Runaway Hirelings, and four board games including, Breakdancing Meeples, Talisman Batman Super-Villains Edition, Roll for Lasers and EXIT The Haunted Roller Coaster. In addition, during the Bellhop's Tabletop Segment we continue our playthrough of the Pathfinder Adventure Cards Game Core Set and play some more Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion.

Episode 104 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 26th 2020. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Surprisingly complex games Aug 25, 2020

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Surprisingly Complex Games - Games that were much more than we expected. This episode we talk about games that surprised us in a good way. In the game room were comparing a couple of games with older versions of them. First will be how Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion differs from Gloomhaven and then Mermaid Adventures Revised, a setting book for The Pip system Corebook we reviewed last week. In The Bellhops Tabletop we talk about Camp Capstone another online game convention and Runaway Hirelings an improv heavy fantasy RPG.

Episode 103 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 19th 2020. Join us Wednesdays at Eight PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Scaling the Game Aug 18, 2020

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Scaling the Game - How game complexity scales with experience. Detailed reviews of Telestrations Upside Drawn, a team based version of the classic party game and The Pip System Corebook, a universal roleplaying system great for new players or gaming with kids. Also initial thoughts on Roll for Lasers and Breakdancing Meeple as well as a return to Talisman Batman Super-Villains Edition in our week in review.

Episode 102 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 12th 2020. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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2 Years In Aug 11, 2020

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Two Years In - Second Anniversary AMA. Live Q&A topics include snacks, our views on interviews, scheduling tips and failures, blogging and podcasting behind the scenes and lessons learned, Instagram success tips, and the first things we want to do when this pandemic is over. Also detailed reviews of Quodd Heroes and the Shadowrun Sixth World Beginner Box and our Gen Con Online 2020 Experience.

Episode 101 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, recorded August 5th 2020. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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One Hundred Jul 28, 2020

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One Hundred - Celebrating our 100th podcast episode. In honour of this milestone we’ve got a special retrospective segment we’re adding to the show tonight and we’re launching our next board game giveaway. Then we’re answering one of the best questions I think we’ve ever been asked. We’re still going to do a couple of detailed reviews, those will be Katana and Jaws and then I’ve got some initial thoughts on the Pathfinder Adventure Card game along with a couple of our favourite two player games in our week in review.

This is an edited version of our live show recorded July 22nd 2020.
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For Sale Jul 21, 2020

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For Sale - Getting the most from your unwanted games. A follow-up to last week’s topic of deciding which games in your collection to get rid of. Also a detailed review of Bastille From Queen Games and Family Secrets the first Episode of Escape Mail an escape mail experience delivered to your door. Finally, a number of games in our Bellhop’s Tabletop week in review including a first look at Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy, Maki Stack, Katana, Jaws, codenames Duet and Medium.

This is an edited version of our live show recorded July 16th 2020.
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Thinning the Herd Jul 14, 2020

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Thinning the Herd - Curating your game collection, when you must get rid of some games how do you decide which? In addition we have two detailed game reviews, first off Codenames Duet and second Lost Cities: Rivals. Finally in our week in review we talk a bit more about Lost Cities Rivals and a four player game of a hidden gem from Queen Games: Bastille.

This is an edited version of our live show recorded July 9th 2020.
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Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep098/

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