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Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

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Who doesn't love board games? Find lots of board gaming (and a few RPGs). Tabletop Bellhop, your cardboard concierge, is here to answer your gaming and game night questions, helping you make your game nights better with tabletop game reviews and advice.

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Prime Day AMA

Prime Day AMA, Space Base Review and a Return to In Person Gaming. AMA topics include: our favourite designers, what is a game mechanic, kickstarter hotness, what games do we want to pick up next, games we have re-purchased. In person games we share our thoughts on: Riff Raff, Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy, the Quacks of Quedlinburg and more Space Base.

Episode 137, recorded June 23rd, 2021. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep137/

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

SUGGESTION BOX Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com

Rail Pass Review: On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/rail-pass/ On YouTube: https://youtu.be/4qSy0GXFAHQ

Aventuria: Master Tailor’s Poltergeists Review On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/master-tailors-poltergeists/ On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33LUzKCBsE8

Must have Tabletop Gaming Accessories, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/boardgame-accessories/

Medium Review: On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/medium/ On YouTube: https://youtu.be/n1dDtaZjPrk

Our look at Dice Towers and Dice Trays, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l9_4QaqEck

What’s wrong with roll and move games? https://youtu.be/FnAcNewWg-k

ASK THE BELLHOP

We answer questions from The Lobby, our chatroom on Twitch.

AMA Topics and links:

Who is our all time favourite designer, and which of their games is our favourite? Stefan Feld, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/4958/stefan-feld Amerigo, https://amzn.to/3vVUH7U Carpe Diem, https://amzn.to/3vU75F9 Bruges, https://amzn.to/3gVqEJh Trajan, https://amzn.to/3dcv9MY Macao, https://amzn.to/3qnFJX2 Prospero Hall, https://www.prosperohall.com/ Horrified, https://amzn.to/3vRuWW1 The Bamboozle Brothers, https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1125448/interview-aint-big-enough-both-bamboozle-brothers But Wait There’s More, Scooby-Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion,

How do you define a “Mechanic” The Giant List of Tabletop Game Mechanics, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/game-mechanics/

Live Kickstarters we are excited about. Valor & Villainy: Lludwik's Labyrinth, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/skyboundgames/valor-and-villainy-lludwiks-labyrinth The Isle of Cats: Don't forget the kittens! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tcokgame/the-isle-of-cats-dont-forget-the-kittens Power Rangers: Heroes of the Grid Rangers United! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/renegadegamestudios/power-rangers-heroes-of-the-grid-rangers-united Big Game Night: AEG's Premier Convention Experience, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alderac/big-game-night-aegs-premier-convention-experience SKEPTICS relaunch, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/usiakart/skeptics-relaunch Heroes of Barcadia, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rollacrit/heroes-of-barcadia

What game that we don’t already own are we looking forward to picking up? Minecraft Builders & Biomes, Farmers Market Expansion, https://amzn.to/3dcZMSL Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition, https://amzn.to/3gRkWI9 The Quacks of Quedlinburg The Herb Witches, https://amzn.to/3gXqDUQ Space Base Command Station, https://amzn.to/2Svpafk The Goonies Never Say Die, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339031/goonies-never-say-die Pan Am The Game, https://amzn.to/3A139pk Aeon’s End Legacy, https://amzn.to/3gXcvLD Clank Legacy, https://amzn.to/35TFNUQ

Games we re-purchased Anachrony, https://amzn.to/3zYfWJn

Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com

THE GAME ROOM: Space Base A look at Space Base from AEG and a comparison to Valeria Card Kingdoms and Machi Koro Written Review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/space-base-review/ Space Base Unboxing Video, https://youtu.be/7La8CRwpuYM Buy Space Base: https://amzn.to/3wWlpi3

THE BELLHOPS TABLETOP Riff Raff, https://www.boardgameatlas.com/game/XbcMK0wI2q/zoch-verlag-riff-raff-board-game Eclipse Second Dawn for the Galaxy, https://amzn.to/2UCSCAK The Quacks of Quedlinburg, https://amzn.to/3wYDA6v Space Base, https://amzn.to/3jd4xiX

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