Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

• Epic Fail

  This episode Deanna is back to join an open discussion about what to do when the inevitable happens and your gaming event fails. We announce a new local event, and then Gwen returns to talk about the games we’ve been playing (which is a lot). This includes a couple of local game nights and us hosting the board game area at the annual Windsor Sakura Anime Festival. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 272, was recorded on April 16th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop For detailed show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep272/ 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) Checking In (00:02:09) Announcements For Windsor/Essex Locals: June 5th we’re hosting our first event at The Cookie Bar https://www.cookiebar.ca/ May 15th is our next Brews & Board Games game night at the Walkerville Brewery https://www.walkervillebrewery.com/events/bandbg-may15 (00:04:47) Ask the Bellhop - What do you do when your gaming event bombs? Related topics: Dealing with Game Night Failures, Episode 78 https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep078/ Board Game Tournaments, Episode 136 https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep136/ Organizing Local Board Gaming Events, Episode 139 https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep139/ (01:06:04) Farewell to our Sponsor Help us, Marc, and the Grand Gamers Guild by shopping direct from the publisher and using our code BELLHOP to save 10% The code will stop working at the end of May. Some of our favourite GGG games: Gorinto https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/gorinto The Holiday Hijinks Series https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/holiday-hijinks Endangered https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/endangered-1 The Artemis Universe https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/the-artemis-project Interested in sponsoring our show? Email: [email protected] (01:11:00) The Bellhop's Tabletop (02:10:02) Closing the Doors TIP THE BELLHOP: Get bonus content by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Shop Tabletop Bellhop merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch Buy us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbellhop FIND US: Webpage: tabletopbellhop.com Newsletter: newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Discord: discord.tabletopbellhop.com Facebook: facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Instagram: instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: youtube.com/tabletopbellhop Twitch: twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Mastodon: dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop Blue Sky: bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.bsky.social

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• Growing up a Board Gamer

  Gwen joins us again on the tabletop bellhop, this time sharing the favourite games she played growing up, including some great games you may want to share with your kids. After that we talk about the games we’ve been playing lately and we wrap up with two reviews: Survive the Island and Oros Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 271, was recorded on April 16th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop For detailed show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep271/ 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) Checking in (00:01:46) Ask The Bellhop (00:45:51) A Message From Our Sponsor Endangered: Australia launching soon on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/endangered-australia If you don’t have Endangered yet pick it up and the New Species expansion direct from Grand Gamers Guild where you can use BELLHOP to save 10% https://grandgamersguild.com/discount/BELLHOP (00:47:02) The Bellhop's Tabletop (01:21:23) The Game Room - Survive the Island Unboxing Survive the Island https://youtu.be/I10guFYF_RU Get Survive The Island on Amazon: US: https://amzn.to/3Y9OENW Canada: https://amzn.to/4jAsD2Q UK: https://amzn.to/4430FbK Check out the Zygomatic website: https://www.zygomatic-games.com/en/homepage/ (01:35:44) The Game Room - Oros Get the Kickstarter Collector’s Edition of Oros direct from AESC https://www.aescgames.com/products/oros-collectors-edition Or get the Lucky Duck version on Amazon: US: https://amzn.to/3GjiB88 Canada: https://amzn.to/4lV0WEa UK: https://amzn.to/4cHCZM4 (01:57:59) Closing the Doors TIP THE BELLHOP: Get bonus content by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Shop Tabletop Bellhop merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch Buy us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbellhop FIND US: Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop

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• Returning to Breakout Con

  Tonight we’ve got a very special guest, Gwendolen - Moe and Deanna’s daughter, on the show to talk about Breakout Con 2025. We haven’t been to Breakout since 2019 and this was Gwen’s first ever tabletop gaming con experience. Moe and Gwen talk about why more people should attend this Canadian convention and talk about all of the games they played. We wrap up with reviews of two games that the team brought home from Breakout: Sinoda and Maki Master. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 270, was recorded on April 9th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop For detailed show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep270/ 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) Checking In (00:01:47) Ask The Bellhop (01:04:26) A Word From Our Sponsor Get the Easter Escapade, Holiday Hijinks #8 in time for Easter! Marc has dropped the price until the end of Easter weekend and you can use our coupon code BELLHOP to save an extra 10% https://grandgamersguild.com/products/the-easter-escapade-holiday-hijinks-8 (01:05:25) The Bellhop's Tabletop (01:41:05) The Game Room - Review of Sinoda Pick up Sinoda direct from BSGames (use BELLHOP to save 10%) https://bsgames.ca/games/sinoda/ Check out the BSGames Website https://bsgames.ca/ Check out our other Abstract Strategy Game reviews on the blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/tag/abstract-strategy/ (01:51:14) The Game Room - Review of Maki Master Get the retail version of Amazon https://amzn.to/3E9W4Kl Or direct from KTBG https://www.kidstablebg.com/makimaster Also Check out our Wreck Raiders Review On the blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/wreck-raiders/ On YouTube https://youtu.be/XLdR6p8RUYM?si=Ha7IJSR2llfywAlt (02:12:07) Closing the Doors TIP THE BELLHOP: Get bonus content by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Shop Tabletop Bellhop merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch Buy us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbellhop FIND US: Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop

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• Going Digital

  This episode we answer a question from a long time fan who’s wondering if board games would be better off being digital. We talk about the non-con games we’ve been playing (there’s a lot) and finish off with two reviews: The Artemis Odyssey and Cursed Empire: Heroes of Thargos Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 269, was recorded on April 4th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop For detailed show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep294/ 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) Checking in (00:01:50) Ask the Bellhop (00:41:52) A Word From Our Sponsor Get the Easter Escapade, Holiday Hijinks #8 in time for Easter! You can get it on sale direct from Grand Gamers Guild where you can use our coupon code BELLHOP to save an extra 10% https://grandgamersguild.com/products/the-easter-escapade-holiday-hijinks-8 (00:43:17) The Bellhop's Tabletop (01:50:03) The Game Room - The Artemis Odyssey Check out our reviews of other games in the Artemis series: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=the%20artemis Check out our The Artemis Odyssey Unboxing https://youtu.be/k23Hkv_x-3w Pick up the Artemis Odyssey Deluxe Edition direct from Grand Gamers Guild which is currently on sale! https://grandgamersguild.com/products/artemis-odyssey You can always use our code BELLHOP to save 10% when shopping directly from Marc. (02:12:24) The Game Room - Cursed Empire: Heroes of Thargos Learn more about Cursed Empire https://www.cursedempire.com/ Pick up Heroes of Thargos https://amzn.to/42ndlHY Heroes of Thargos Resources (Deck lists, etc) https://www.cursedempire.com/heroesofthargos (02:34:52) Closing the Doors TIP THE BELLHOP: Get bonus content by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Shop Tabletop Bellhop merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch Buy us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbellhop FIND US: Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop

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• Board Gaming At The Gamers Ranch

  In this special board game event recap episode of The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, Deanna and Moe tell us all about their trip to the very cool Gamers Ranch for ATOM 2025. They are going to let you know why you want to book some time at the ranch and will be talking about all the games they got to play at ATOM. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 268, was recorded on March 26th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop For detailed show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep268/ 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) Checking In (00:02:03) Ask the Bellhop - What is ATOM and why do you need to check out the Gamers Ranch? ATOM 2025 Hosts: Randal Lloyd and Jason Grant for Eagle-Gryphon https://www.eaglegames.net/ Travis Reynolds and Ian Hissel from Queen Games https://new.queen-games.com/en/home/ Conor McGoey and Brandon Nall from Inside Up Games https://insideupgames.com/ With special guest designer Pete Wissinger, from the Decision Space podcast https://decisionspace.podbean.com/ ATOM 2025 Guests: Weston Gardner of Arcane Anthems https://www.instagram.com/arcaneanthems/ Corey Clark of Blue Falcon Board Gaming https://linktr.ee/bluefalconboardgaming Scott Michael of Board Gaming Bud https://linktr.ee/boardgamingbud Alex Radcliffe of Board Game Co https://www.instagram.com/bgc_boardgameco/ Matt Warmbier and Bubba Stallcup of Love Thy Nerd https://lovethynerd.com/ Ryan Schoon from Man Vs Meeple https://www.manvsmeeple.com/ Tim Riel of Nerd Incorrect https://linktr.ee/nerdincorrect Laura Dunn of Obsessed With Board Games https://linktr.ee/obsessedwithboardgames Mike Hugues of One Bookcase https://www.instagram.com/onebookcase/ Meg Oak or Professor Meg https://www.instagram.com/professormeg/ Will Keeler of Roll For Crit https://www.rollforcrit.com/ Tara Noreika of Tara’s Bad Luck Club https://www.instagram.com/tarasbadluckclub/ Adam Butner of Tabletop Vibes https://linktr.ee/tabletopvibes Steven Arthur the Nashville Boardgame Guy https://www.instagram.com/nashville_boardgame_guy/ Dan Patriss from The Geek All-Stars https://www.thegeekallstars.com/ The ATOM 2025 Venue: Gamers Ranch https://gamersranch.com/ A Word From Our Sponsor: Pre-order the second printing of Tír na nÓg now! https://grandgamersguild.com/products/tir-na-nog-kickstarter-edition You can also pick up the Blessings & Burdens Expansion https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/tir-na-nog/products/blessings-burdens-expansion And the new Journey to Tír na nÓg escape room game! https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/tir-na-nog/products/journey-to-tir-na-nog Remember you can save 10% off on everything Grand Gamers Guild sells by using code BELLHOP at checkout! (00:30:40) The Bellhop’s Tabletop - The Games We Played at ATOM 2025 (02:06:35) Closing the Doors TIP THE BELLHOP: Get bonus content by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop Shop Tabletop Bellhop merch https://tabletopbellhop.com/merch Buy us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/tabletopbellhop FIND US: Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Discord: https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/tabletopbellhop.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop Twitch: https://twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@TabletopBellhop

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