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With a lot going on in both our lives we decided to host an AMA for this episode. Topics include gaming surprises, weird games, milestone games, stand out gaming moments, shortcuts in board games, culling our board game collections and more. We also review the King Size Majestic Wolf puzzle from Unidragon, and share our first thoughts on WWE Superstar Showdown, Dune Imperium and Scorpius Freighter. Episode 163, recorded February 9th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. If you enjoy the show, consider tipping the Bellhop at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep163/ Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers. CHECK IN and SUGGESTION BOX Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com Mystery Games: Top 13 Mystery Games, https://youtu.be/RryQUTK162E Full Podcast Episode, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep161/ Watson & Holmes, https://amzn.to/3rZcCKP HeroQuest: Unboxing the core box, https://youtu.be/TnU1Nrd5iEM Buy this new edition of HeroQuest, https://amzn.to/3rXHKdI Getting a game to the table right away: Article on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/quickly-learning-boardgames/ When is buying a potentially bad game worth it? Podcast Episode, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep162/ ASK THE BELLHOP AMA Topics: Cheap games we bought and were surprised by: Citadels, https://amzn.to/3rOPhww The Mines of Zavandor, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68247/mines-zavandor The Gnomes of Zavandor, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103184/gnomes-zavandor The Speicherstadt, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66505/speicherstadt Chang Cheng, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29903/chang-cheng De Vulgari Eloquentia, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/75165/de-vulgari-eloquentia Rails of New England, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67361/rails-new-england First Train to Nuremberg, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/83667/first-train-nuremberg Marvel Strike Teams, https://amzn.to/3rRhMtE Weird games: Poseidon's Kingdom, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/105624/poseidons-kingdom Tower of Madness, https://amzn.to/3uQyL12 Tragedy Looper, https://amzn.to/3BjIAps Riff Raff, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118695/riff-raff Niagara, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13308/niagara Click Clack Lumberjack, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39206/tac-tac-jack Primordial Soup, https://amzn.to/3oLk23G Ascending Empires, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37919/ascending-empires Poo, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/60579/poo-card-game Throw Throw Burrito, https://amzn.to/3oPxkfs Hex Hex, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79067/hex-hex-xl Ugg-Tect, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/60131/ugg-tect Moe's kids thoughts on Heroquest: Heroquest, https://amzn.to/3uQAa7U Do we keep any games due to them being important milestones? Dominion, https://amzn.to/3gQPqsQ Catan, https://amzn.to/3GPN7Rq El Grande, https://amzn.to/3gKOqXh Wallenstein, https://amzn.to/3rONfwt Love Letter, https://amzn.to/3rNZoBG Hanabi, https://amzn.to/3528li4 Carcassonne, https://amzn.to/3Bni7XX A standout moment of delight when in a new-to-us game: Medium, https://amzn.to/3rPlNyB Telestrations, https://amzn.to/3oJIrXh Minecraft Builders and Biomes, https://amzn.to/3LyIP4u Go Cuckoo, https://amzn.to/3BnHicM Heroes of Might and Magic III the Board Game announcement, https://homm3boardgame.com/ Shortcuts in board games: Puerto Rico, https://amzn.to/3LwOkRj Pitchcar, https://www.eaglegames.net/PitchCar-p/101142.htm The Warhammer 40K Story, https://imgur.com/gallery/V0gND What we played the most in the past month: Lost Ruins of Arnak, https://amzn.to/3sF9eoD Sushi Go!, https://amzn.to/3oQUhyG What's in the lead for Game of the Year and best new to us games: Lost Ruins of Arnak, https://amzn.to/3sF9eoD Culling our collection: Anachrony, https://amzn.to/3uR5kMm Legendary Big Trouble In Little China, https://amzn.to/3gMoafg Battleship Galaxies, https://amzn.to/34Y1vtz Bisikle, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/55165/bisikle Android, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39339/android Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com THE GAME ROOM - King Size Majestic Wolf Puzzle A laser cut wooden puzzle from Unidragon Unboxing Video, https://youtu.be/vId81mhBkaI Written review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/majestic-wolf-puzzle/ Pick up your own copy of this puzzle, use code BELLHOP to save 10%, https://unidragon.com/products/pre-order-majestic-wolf?ref=bellhop THE BELLHOP'S TABLETOP WWE Superstar Showdown, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177499/wwe-superstar-showdown Dune Imperium, https://amzn.to/34ZWq4h Scorpius Freighter, https://amzn.to/3HT9wyD Lost Ruins of Arnak,https://amzn.to/36eJ9W5 The Game, https://amzn.to/3LBua8I Aqualin, https://amzn.to/3gNA88h Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, https://amzn.to/34ELFV7 The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion, https://amzn.to/36eHIHc FIND US: Sign up for our newsletter: https://newsletter.tabletopbellhop.com Webpage: https://tabletopbellhop.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tabletopbellhop/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tabletopbellhop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tabletopbellhop/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop?sub_confirmation=1
Southern Georgetown Community Library Fairy Door In Games in Schools and Libraries episode 159 Donald and Chris talk about the cancelling of ShushCon Online 2021, new gaming shelves for the library, games they have played, and the Fairy and Gnome door project. ShushConShushCon 2021 Online Cancelled, but we will still run an event in October. Four of our five new shelves, with room to grow. New Game ShelvesOur new KALLAX shelves, from IKEA, while not necessarily as durable as standard library shelves are perfect for game collections. Recommended if you live near an Ikea and can pick them up. Not recommended to have them shipped to you. Ikea’s KALLAX Shelves Tiny Epic Dungeons, still available through late pledges. ReviewsTiny Epic DungeonsDeckscape: Heist in Venice Decktective: The Gaze of the Ghost ColonyScorpius Freighter 460 doors created and shared with our community! Fairy DoorsWe chat a bit about our creation of fairy doors for a system-wide program we worked on with our children’s services department. For more information check out our blog, linked below. GSL Fairy Door BlogFair Door photo album Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
The Snobs discuss, dive into, review, mention in passing and rant about these things in this episode: best Batman, Joel Schumacher, Gaby’s memory from being 4 years old, double rainbow man, Gaby’s life change, Scorpius Freighter, lathering, listener emails, frisbee golf and more! Enjoy!Scorpius Freighter (12:00) Contact us-boardgamesnobs@gmail.comhttps://twitter.com/boardgamesnobshttps://www.instagram.com/boardgamesnobs
Drugu epizodu započinjemo podsećanjem na nacionalno Yu-Gi-Oh! prvenstvo, zatim komentarišemo pobednike na Origins Game Awards, a onda pregledamo šta je zanimljivo najavljeno od igara u proteklom periodu, kao i kako kvalitetno potkresati hipstersku bradu. Nakon toga komentarišemo igre sa kojima smo se družili proteklih nedelja. Isprobali smo Escape Plan i novi Blue Orange hit Moon-Bots, konačno zaigrali Above and Below, švercovali u svemiru u Scorpius Freighter i bili potpuno zbunjeni načinom na koji tajvanski dizajner vidi okršaje iz Drugog svetskog rata. Zbunjenost je vrlo blago objašnjenje naših iskustava sa tom igrom, da budemo iskreni. Teme u ovoj epizodi: 01:28 – Yi-Gi-Oh! nacionalne kvalifikacije 06:30 – Origins Game Awards 19:50 – pregled najavljenih igara (Endeavor ekspanzija, Smartphone Inc, Magic Maze Mars, Dice Settlers ekspanzija) 28:20 – igrali smo
Why do we play board games? Aren't they just mushed up dead trees with fancy stickers on top? It turns out not and they actually mean a lot to people. We examine what brought us to the strange and wonderful world of hobby board games, and review Scorpius Freighter, a game of many rondels.0:48 Tiny Towns2:44 Just One (not Welcome To)6:27 Men at Work8:17 Dogs of War13:47 Terraforming Mars 20:26 The Voyages of Marco Polo 25:09 Feature Review – Scorpius Freighter35:46 Feature Discussion – Why We Play Games63:02 Other voices – why our friends play games
Space Games! In Games in Schools and Libraries 126 Donald and Chris get extra spacey as they talk about games they have brought into the library to support 2019 Summer Reading and the Moonrise Grant. More Space Games. Space is big! Space GamesSpace BaseGloom in SpaceTerraforming MarsRover ControlGravwellSilent Death / ArclightRoll for the GalaxySurvive Space AttackExodus FleetStar Trek CatanCosmic EncounterSavage Worlds - The Last Parsec RPGStarfinder RPGTraveller RPGFate/Fate Accelerated RPGFiasco https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/fiasco-playsets/ Untold Adventures AwaitUnplayed Space GamesLupo The Space AdventureThe ExpanseMoonsHorizons PeriorbisCosmic FactoryMoon MinerFirst MartiansAlien ArtifactsOne Night Ultimate AlienOur Last Best HopeExodus: Proxima Centauri. Exodus: Edge of ExtinctionScorpius Freighter Bits from our Moonrise Grant escape room. Games in Schools and Libraries is produced in association with Inverse Genius and the Georgetown County Library System.Games in Schools and Libraries Guild at Board Game GeekKathleen's resources https://www.kathleenmercury.com/Email us: schoolsandlibraries@gmail.comThe ideas expressed by libraries included in the podcast are not expressly endorsed by the Georgetown County Library System.
In this episode, we talk about Kickstarters we are taking a look at, Scorpius Freighter, Crisis, HexRoller, Passing Through Petra, Cosmic Run Regneration, Vadora Gardens, Skyjo, and a Wrinkle in Time: A Daring Adventure Game. We also take a look at the classic games Keyflower and Sleuth and more!
This week, we're revisiting a past topic through 2019 with the best female characterization in gaming. We're also excited to have launched our Patreon contests last week - congratulations to our first winner, Jon who took home Root, and this week's winner Jeremy. For our question of the week, we asked the listeners "What's your favorite video game that feels and plays like a board game (not a board game app)?" For our acquisition disorders, Anthony looked at Newdale, the new Oh My Goods universe game from Alexander Pfister coming out soon, and Chris looked at the Kickstarter campaign for Millennium Blades: Collusion from Level 99 Games. At the table, the guys review Gugong and Scorpius Freighter, a pair of mid-weight games that are getting some buzz. Find out if they're worth tracking down. Finally, in our feature, we look at six games that handle female representation and characterization well in gaming from the last 9 months. Question of the Week: 4:07 Acquisition Disorders: 7:02 Gugong Review: 14:42 Scorpius Freighter Review: 23:04 Female Characterization in Gaming 2019: 30:11 If you haven’t yet, be sure to connect with us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/boardgamersanonymous), Twitter (http://twitter.com/bgapodcast), and on our website (www.boardgamersanonymous.com). You can support the show as well by donating on Patreon (www.patreon.com/bga), or using our Amazon affiliate link.
During this weeks episode: 1) The Pegs discuss their recent game plays including Newton, Vindication, Everdell, and many more; 2) All the Pegs review the action selection game Gugong; and 3) Look back at Calimala. Click here for game play photos and show notes. To access the direct download, click here. NOTE: Board game discussion starts at the 25 minute mark. :51- Things you can't do, 6:11- Piranha Pig Con Preview, 10:30- SaltCon, 11:28- San Diego, 15:30- Game chairs, 19:00- Robb's board game, 25:30- Vindication, 31:22- Everdell, 40:23- Cabo, 45:40- Newton, 52:00- Wildlands, 57:55- Rolling Empires, 1:02:00- Scorpius Freighter, 1:07:19- GoT Catan: Brotherhood of the Watch, 1:14:51- Aeon's End kickstarter, 1:18:35- Evolution contest, 1:19:33- Wavelength, 1:24:07- Sleeping Gods, 1:18:21- Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Ankhor, 1:30:55- Gugong Rules, 1:33:40- Gugong Review, 2:07:06- Calimala Re-Roll Certain of the aforementioned reviews derive from a copy of the reviewed game which was provided by the publisher, free of charge.
Scott from Comics Dungeon gives his comic book recommendations for the week; BJ & Chris review the board game Scorpius Freighter; Vicky reviews Ralph Breaks the Internet; the gang runs down a list of the comic book movies that have gotten Oscar nominations (and some that have won!); and we get the Geek Sheet with Vicky B! See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Sean and Ronan are back again to pick over the bones of six more board games which have fallen into The Pit in recent weeks. Reviewed this time around are Underwater Cities, Gugong, Guardians, Scorpius Freighter, AuZtralia and Raccoon Tycoon. Check out more coverage on our YouTube channel; www.youtube.com/c/thegamepit
In this episode, the brandt reviews a pile of games including: Duelosaur Island, Dice Throne, Fleet: The Dice Game, Liguria, Pandemic: Fall of Rome, Scorpius Freighter, and AuZtralia. He then discusses his other favorites from 2018. Enjoy!
In this episode, we talk about some Kickstarters that we are looking at, as well as some upcoming events! We review Piepmatz, Scorpius Freighter, Mercado, Treasure Island, Indian Summer, and Stockpile. We also look at Way of the Panda and Moa in our "One and Done" segment, and finish up the show with a few questions from all of you!
Time for a new year and we are trying to get things planned, at least for the first quarter. But to get the New Year started off right, we bring […]
Recorded in War Room Studios - Albuquerque, NM : 12/26/18 This episode is brought to you by PowerMeeps.com and Van Ryder Games. 2018 is at an end and we had to wrap it up in Brawling Brothers style! Tune in for our annual Secret Santa Gift Opening, Questions from the hat with Cat and our annual trainwreck of a holiday song! PowerMeeps.com Coupon Code: Save $5 on purchases over $50 with Power to the Meeple by using the coupon code: bb18 Episode Timeline: 0:00:45 - Banter 0:04:45 - VRG Vendor Awards 0:06:33 - Holiday Celebration - Secret Santa Gifts 0:20:41 - Little Jimmy and VRG 0:22:29 - TNT - Then 0:33:20 - TNT - Now 1:12:05 - TNT - Tomorrow 1:20:20 - PowerMeeps 1:23:00 - Feature Segment - Cat 1:56:35 - Holiday Celebration : Original Song - 12 Days of Christmas 2:00:48 - Secret Santa Followup 2:11:51 - #TeamJosh Theme Song Game Timestamps: 878 Vikings - 0:58:50 Chronicles of Crime - 0:49:45 Civilization : A New Dawn - 0:43:04 Cleopatra & The Society of Architects - 01:12:12 Everdell - 1:04:50 Newton - 0:34:00 Paladins of the West Kingdom - 0:17:45 Scorpius Freighter - 1:05:50
Essen Spiel 2018 is this week! SHOW NOTES: •••[00:02:02] Top 10 Most Anticipated Games►►► Teotihuacan, Underwater Cities, Carpe Diem, Coimbra, Between 2 Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Gugong, Key Flow, Blackout: Hong Kong, Forum Trajanum, Pandemic Fall of Rome •••[00:18:10] 85 More Games!!!►►► Jungli-La, Wok Star, Big Dig, Moorea, Cosmic Factor, Okavango, Great City of Rome, Sengal-senggol Gang Damai, Honga, Ruthless, Legendary Encounters X-Files, Dicium, Catalyst, Now Boarding, Claim Kingdoms, Hardback, Deckscape, Skylands, Pandemic 10th Anniversary Edition, Fugitive, Chronicles of Frost, Fog of Love, Spring Meadow, Tribes, Paper Tales, Sunflower Valley, Factory Funner, Tales of Glory, Roll for Adventure, Scorpius Freighter, Fine Sand, Roll to the Top, Carson City Card Game, Tramways Engineers Workbook, Rolling Ranch, Forgotten City, Stone Age Jubilee Edition, Hokkaido, Gingerbread House, Crisis at Steamfall, The Boldest, Walking in Burano, Smartphone Inc, Cerbria Card Game, Steamrollers, Thief's Fortune, Spy Club, Passing Through Petra, Shadows: Amsterdam, Futuropia, Discovery: Era of Voyage, Manitoba, Scarabya, Kanban 2nd Edition, Reef, Arraial, Valparaiso, Planet, A4 Quest, Fertility, Realm of Sand, Orbis, Captains of the Gulf, Firenze, Fuji, Robin Hood and the Merry Men, Magnastorm, Escape Tales, CO2: Second Chance, Railroad Ink, Solenia, Blue Lagoon, Prehistory, Brass Birmingham & Lancashire, Holding On, Treasure Island, Endeavor: Age of Sail, Dice Settlers, The River, Reykholt, Newton, Chronicles of Crime, Everdell, Detective: Modern Crime, Architects of the West Kingdom •••[01:33:10] Expansions for 35 games►►► Santa Maria, Field of Green, Kitchen Rush, Tramways, Welcome To, Space Race, Paper Tales, Chronicles of Crime, Factory Funner, Roll to the Top, Altiplano, Great Western Trail, The Networks, This War of Mine, First Class, Fog of Love, Legend of Andor, Dixit, Agricola, Caverna, Isle of Skye, Dice Town, Reef, Chronicles of Frost, Lost Expedition, Tybor the Builder, Concordia, Merlin, Skylands, Keyflower, El Dorado, K2, Clank, 7 Wonders, Forum Trajanum •••Help Rahdo run @ https://patreon.com/rahdo •••Send your questions to questions@rahdo.com
Tonight Dan, Chris and Ben P., take on a TON TON TON of great games from Gen Con. And manage to make fun of Riddle a time or two. There's a bunch of new games from the con like Scarabya, and Pikoko, and a bunch of games just on the horizon we got to demo, including Artemis Project and Scorpius Freighter. Thanks for listening!