Welcome to Clickbait Board Games: How to avoid mismatched expectations when choosing games. This episode we talk about how not to be fooled by a game and how to make sure you get what you expect in the box. Then we get into what we’ve been playing lately, which features a mix of new and old games. Plus we have three featured reviews, Caution Signs, Shadow Ninjas and The Hornhelm expansion for Cartographers. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 248, was recorded on July 10th, 2024. Join us live when we record on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop If you enjoy the ..read more

Welcome to Managing the Mess, board games that need better box inserts. Besides each of us sharing five games we think need a component control upgrade we also have a lot of game plays to talk about including many first time plays of some of the hotness we brought back from Origins. As for reviews, we’ve got three: Guild Academies of Valeria from Daily Magic Games, Sentinels of Earth Prime from Green Ronin, and Panda Royale from Level Up Games Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 247, was recorded on July 3rd, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbel ..read more

This episode is all about fantasy games. We share our favourite fantasy board games and have three fantasy game reviews. Learn what we thought of the core book for The One Ring Roleplaying in the world of The Lord of the Rings, EXIT The Game: The Lord of the Rings, Shadows over Middle-Earth and Tír na nÓg from Grand Gamers Guild. We also talk about the games we’ve been playing lately, including first thoughts on Mare Nostrum Empires, Robot Quest Arena, and Oros. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 244, was recorded on June 5th, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.tw ..read more

We answer a question about our favourite classic games, starting off with a bit of a debate about what makes a game classic. That is followed by a short talk about the games we’ve been playing. Then we wrap up with a trio of reviews, including Dragon Dice, a classic TSR game that’s still going strong thanks to a new publisher, Targi from KOSMOS, which harkens back to 2012, and the dice-building game KAPOW! from Wize Wizard Games. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 243, was recorded on May 22nd, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop If you en ..read more

We talk about icebreakers and get to know you games. We follow that up with two weeks worth of game plays including first thoughts on Cytosis, a cell biology board game, Tir Na Nog from Grand Gamers Guild, a not-quite-yet-released cooperative card game called Ultimatch, Point City, and more! We finish up with three small box card game reviews, Matches, Ultimatch, and Tiger Stripes The Card Game. Shop Tabletop Bellhop Merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 242, was recorded on May 15th, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.t ..read more

We start off tonight with a get to know you segment letting fans ask our latest addition to the live show, Deanna, anything they want. After that we’ve got a ton of recent plays to share including Telestrations, Matches, Point Salad, Icecool, boop, Wreck Raiders, The A.R.T. Project, Zensu, Medium, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Elector Counts, Dragon Dice, Targi, and a return to KAPOW! Plus first thoughts on Fantastic Factories and Stefan Feld’s Hamburg. Then we wrap up with three reviews: Fantastic Factories, Dubious and Pirate Tails. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 241, was recorded on M ..read more

In this episode, we share some of our favourite fan-created tabletop accessories. We follow that with talk about the games we’ve been playing like Pirate Tails, Holotype, Gelatinous, Matches and The Artemis Project (with its expansion) plus first thoughts on Kittin and Vinyl Jukebox. Then we’ve got three reviews: Holotype: Mesozoic North America, The A.R.T. Project, and The Satellites and Commanders Expansion for The Artemis Project. This is an edited version of our live show recorded on April 24, 2024. Join us live on https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Full show notes with links can be fou ..read more

In this episode, we suggest some great next-step board games for Stratego fans. We also talk about games we’ve been playing, including first thoughts on Dragon Dice, Tiger Stripes, Pirate Tales, and a new Supers RPG coming out soon, Indominant. Then we wrap up with reviews of Sushi Boat, from Japanime Games, and both Endangered and the Endangered: The Monarch Butterfly Scenario, from our sponsor Grand Gamers Guild This is an edited version of our live show recorded on April 17th, 2024. Join us live on https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Full show notes with links can be found here: https://t ..read more

In this episode, we tackle an interesting question about dealing with people playing favourites at the board game table. We also talk about what we’ve been playing lately, including Stool Pigeon, Distilled with the Cask Strength Expansion, The Artemis Project with the Satellites and Commanders Expansion, and tons more. Then we wrap up with three reviews; Marvel Dice Throne, Xylotar, and Kiss the Goblin. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 238, recorded on April 3rd, 2024. Join us on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop If you enjoy the show, tip the Bellhop at: h ..read more

Part two of our GAMA Expo 2024 coverage, discussing the tabletop gaming trade show which happened a couple of weeks ago in Louisville Kentucky. Tonight we’re going to be talking about the event in general and who we think should be looking to attend next year. This is an edited version of our live show recorded 03/20/2024. Join us live on https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Full show notes with links can be found here: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode236 (00:00:00) Check-in (00:01:24) Ask The Bellhop Learn more about GAMA: https://www.gama.org/ Learn more about GAMA Expo: https://www.gama ..read more