Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

• They Grow On You

  We share our favourite nature themed board games, and deep dive two of them with detailed reviews of Hutan: Life in the rainforest and Gnome Hollow. We also talk about the recent public play game night we hosted where we were joined by a rep from Outset Media, and, of course, talk about the games we’ve been playing lately. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 286, was recorded on October 22nd, 2025. We usually try to record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Find full detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep286/ 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 (00:02:02) Ask the Bellhop (00:29:47) The Bellhop's Tabletop Send your questions to: [email protected] (00:45:16) The Game Room - Hutan Life in the Rainforest Pick up a copy, https://amzn.to/47nBjVU Visit The Op store on Amazon, https://amzn.to/48PbLUd We’ve covered a lot of games from The Op, check it out: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=The%20Op (01:08:33) The Game Room - Gnome Hollow Our Gnome Hollow Unboxing, https://youtu.be/BqJBEfOyWPo?si=Vdhcr5l-afbdMsYn Gnome Hollow Upgrade Kit Unboxing, https://youtu.be/UhbN5Cjgn6A?si=dn0r_IwpS67XqmmM Pick up a copy, https://amzn.to/4o1GUIx Grab the upgrade kit, https://amzn.to/3L5oYhJ (01:30:46) 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

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• Board Game Swap

  We recently hosted a board game swap meet and tonight we’re going to talk about how that went in hopes of giving you some tips to run a similar event for your community. We will also share our first thoughts on Vantage, the new sci-fi open world sandbox game from Stonemaier Games and talk a bit about our first ProtoWIN local game designer day. We close out with three reviews: The Uncharted Expansion for Land Vs Sea, Pencil Book Quest, and the P’Kup Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 285, was recorded on October 15th, 2025. We usually try to record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Find full, detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep285/ 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 (00:02:10) Announcements Expect to see our podcast drop at 3pm Eastern on Sundays going forward. That includes all formats, the blog, on your podcatcher and the YouTube video. (00:02:49) Ask the Bellhop (00:36:48) The Bellhop's Tabletop (01:03:14) The Game Room - Land Vs Sea Uncharted Our original Land Vs Sea Reviews: On the Blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/land-vs-sea/ On YouTube https://youtu.be/y3Z6Y5U0HOI?si=Odw_V7w1T52C8pWz Pick up the Uncharted Expansion for Land Vs Sea https://amzn.to/46WuN9L We’ve covered a lot of Good Games Publishing's Games, Check it out: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=%22good%20games%20publishing%22 (01:22:19) The Game Room - Pencil Book Quest Our Pocket Book Adventures Previews On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/pocket-book-adventures/ On YouTube: https://youtu.be/UlyPLZbEcbI?si=Pe6_qNfUNxxiy5px Pick up Pencil Book Quest https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grumpy-spider-games/pencil-book-quest Pick up Pocket Book Adventures https://grumpyspider.com/product/pocket-book-adventures/ (01:35:06) The Game Room - P’Kup Card Lifter Pick up a P’Kup (Use BELLHOP to save 10%) https://getpkup.com/?ref=ahwzwxdz (01:48:04) 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

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• Weighing In

  This week we each share the heaviest board game that we’ve played and actually enjoy and then share some of our favourite heavy games. We talk about what we’ve been playing including first thoughts on Wanted Wombats and Castle Raisers and have more thoughts on Tea Witches. We wrap up with two detailed reviews of some heavier games, Kutna Hora from CGE and House of Fado from Eagle-Gryphon Games. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 284, was recorded on October 10th, 2025. We usually try to record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. Find full, detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep284/ 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 (00:02:35) Announcements (00:04:21) Ask the Bellhop (00:37:26) The Bellhop's Tabletop (01:00:17) The Game Room - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver Learn more about Re-wood: https://www.czechgames.com/news/re-wood-a-new-material-for-board-game-components Pick up Kutná Hora: The City of Silver: https://amzn.to/4nLnKqb Check out the CGE Amazon Store: https://amzn.to/3KNsIEo Check out our other CGE Reviews and Unboxings: https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=CGE (01:24:55) The Game Room - House of Fado Tabletop Bellhop 268 - Board gaming at the Gamers Ranch, why ATOM 2025 was awesome: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep268/ Pick up House of Fado: https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148257439/House-of-Fado?awid=1091 For another great Vital Lacerda game check out our Vinhos Deluxe review: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/vinhos-deluxe/ (01:46:53) 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

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• Don't Make Me Choose

  This week we’ve got a question about choosing favourites and why it’s so hard to pick a favourite game. We share first thoughts on Tea Witches from The Op and then review two games, Reign of Dragoness from Grandpa Beck’s Games and Ahau: Rulers of Yucatan from Grand Gamers Guild. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 283, was recorded on September 24th, 2025. We usually record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop . Find full, detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep283/ 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 (00:02:05) Announcement We messed up, The Shackleton Series from Escape Mail contains up to 720 minutes of play not over 700 hours as we said last episode. Either way you can still save 10% off with our code BELLHOP https://collabs.shop/sbvg4b (00:02:43) Ask the Bellhop Send your questions to: [email protected] (00:37:56) The Bellhop's Tabletop (00:46:25) The Game Room - Reign of Dragoness Review Check out all of Grandpa Beck’s Games. Use BELLHOP to save 15%: https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/collections/all?sca_ref=9131133.6jeLXLbaBX Pick up Reign of Dragoness: https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/products/reign-of-dragoness?sca_ref=9131133.6jeLXLbaBX Check out our Skull King Review on Tabletop Bellhop Ep 263: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep263/ Pick up Skull King: https://www.grandpabecksgames.com/products/copy-of-skull-king%C2%AE?sca_ref=9131133.6jeLXLbaBX (01:05:09) The Game Room - Ahau: Rulers of Yucatán Review Check out our Ahau unboxing video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7ouO67lHtP8?si=a6DQtRRxxAcukp3w Pick up Ahau on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4my6fZa Or direct from Grand Gamers Guild: https://grandgamersguild.com/products/ahau Check out our other Grand Gamers Guild Content (there’s lots): https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=Grand%20Gamers%20Guild (01:27:37) 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

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• Elbows up

  It’s time for some CanCon! This episode we share some of our favourite games from Canadian board game publishers and then deep dive into reviews for two of those games, Guildlands from Outset Media and Doomensions from Mysterious Package Company. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 282, was recorded on September 17th, 2025. We normally record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop Find full, detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep282/ CORRECTION: When talking about The Shackleton Series from Escape Mail, Deanna highlighted that it has over 700 hours of gameplay. That should have been over 700 minutes. MINUTES, not hours. 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) Checking In (01:57) Ask The Bellhop (28:30) The Game Room - Guildlands Pick up Guildlands, https://amzn.to/4pC4vkq The Outset Media Games Store on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3VvhCpQ Read more about the launch event: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3550877/having-a-great-time-with-guildlands-at-the-launch Check out the Outset Media Homepage, https://outsetmedia.com/ (44:38) The Game Room - Doomensions Check our our Doomensions Unboxing, https://youtu.be/w2yfAKhIjgg?si=G2mwy_S3G54FQxzY Pick up Doomensions direct from Mysterious Package Company: https://collabs.shop/j29vep Check out Tabletop Bellhop Episode 233, Mysterious Packages for more escape room in a box recommendations: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep233/ (56:17) 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

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