Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Love board games? Let's talk boardgames, 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.

Episodes

July 1, 2025 111 mins

We share our favourite tabletop games that involve improvisation as part of gameplay. To go with the topic, we review Oh Captain, My Captain from Simon & Schuster. We also review Emerald Skulls from Thunderworks and, of course, talk about the games we’ve been playing lately, including first thoughts on Courtisans and the new edition of Santorini.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 278, was recorded on June 25th, 2025. We...

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This episode we hope to help a fan find some new games to play with her grandkids. To go with this we’ve got two reviews from the new Queen games Family & Friends line, Star Explorer and Moonlight market. We’re also going to be sharing what we’ve been playing lately including first thoughts on Nana and another successful Walkerville Brewery game night.

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June 17, 2025 126 mins

This episode we’re back talking about one of our most popular topics, two player games. We take a look at some recent finds and list off some of our new favourite games for two. To go with this we have some two player game reviews: Floristry, Lone Wolves, and Architects of Amytis. As usual, we also share the games we’ve been playing recently, including first thoughts on Dawn, Star Realms: Rise of Empire and Kutna Hora.

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June 3, 2025 146 mins

Tonight we’re talking about board games that were rebooted and given new life. We share the games we’ve been playing including first plays of Floristry, Lone Wolves, Azul Duel, and Julius Caesar. We wrap up with two meatier game reviews with Earth and Genotype.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 272, was recorded on May 28th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

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May 20, 2025 99 mins

Tonight we’re going a bit wacky and talking about some of the most ridiculous games we’ve played. To go along with this we have three rather unique games to review tonight: Trash Talk, Words of a Feather, and Pusheen the Stacking Game. As usual we will also be talking about our recent game plays which include our first thoughts on Reign of Dragoness.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 274, was recorded on May 14th, 2025.
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May 13, 2025 111 mins

Can you believe, until now we’ve never actually covered our favourite deck-building card games? We fix that in this episode. In addition, we share what we’ve been playing, which includes some first thoughts on Slanguage from Foxmind. We then review Harmonies from Libellud and Quoridor Pac-Man from Gigamic.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 273, was recorded on May 7th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https:/...

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May 6, 2025 131 mins

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 ...

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April 22, 2025 119 mins

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....

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April 15, 2025 134 mins

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...

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April 8, 2025 156 mins

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...

April 1, 2025 128 mins

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 ...

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March 18, 2025 186 mins

This special episode is all about GAMA Expo 2025. We start by sharing some stories from this tabletop industry trade show and follow that up with talk about some of the awesome new games we saw.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 267, was recorded on March 12th, 2025.
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February 25, 2025 107 mins

Welcome to a special GAMA Preview episode where we highlight the games we’re excited to see at the first big convention of the year as well as give you a bit of info on this industry trade show. We also review a couple of games we first learned about last year at GAMA Expo, two games that both happen to feature rockets and aiming for the stars.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 266, was recorded on February 20th 2025. Join ...

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February 4, 2025 47 mins

Welcome to a Bellhop’s Tabletop episode where we talk about the games that have been hitting our table lately. This includes lots of Qawale, an RPG party game, getting some use out of my new Targi Geek Up Bits, a return to Mars, and first thoughts on Gnome Hollow.

We’ve also got two detailed reviews for you including a deeper look at Qawale, and Cadaver, a creepy set collection game from Kedric Winks.

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January 28, 2025 89 mins

This episode we talk about board games with strong RPG elements, giving our recommendations for board games that provide more roleplaying than your average dungeon crawler. To go along with that topic, we will be reviewing Adventure Party The Roleplaying Party Game from Smirk And Dagger.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 264, was recorded on January 15th, 2025. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.t...

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January 21, 2025 82 mins

Since we last recorded a podcast we’ve hosted two public play game nights here in Windsor and got in plenty of holiday gaming, so tonight we’re going to share our thoughts on a number of games, many that were new to us. We follow that up with two detailed reviews, a super popular trick-taker in Skull King and I’ve got a pack of mystery dice from Mystery dice goblin that I’m going to open up live.

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January 14, 2025 103 mins

This episode we go through a pretty typical end of year, start of the next style wrap up, including discussing our top new to us games of 2024. Then we’ve got a couple of seasonal reviews for you with a couple of holiday themed games; the EXIT Advent Calendar: The Missing Hollywood Star, and Vinyl: Holiday Edition

(00:00:00) Checking in
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November 26, 2024 54 mins

In this episode we talk about what we’ve been playing lately. This includes our most recent Walkerville Brewery Game Night, which was a Halloween themed event, a return to Matches and Oros, plus more thoughts on This Game is KILLER, and more. Then we wrap things up with a detailed review of New York City, the third game in Queen Game’s Stefan Feld City Collection.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 261 was recorded on October...

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November 19, 2024 52 mins

In this episode we talk about a bunch of board games that are fun right from the start, games that grab you right from turn one. Then we have a detailed review of one such game, This Game is KILLER from Smirk & Dagger.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 260, was recorded on October 30th, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

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For this episode Marc Specter from Grand Gamers Guild joins us as we talk about the games we’ve all been playing lately. This includes Snowdonia, Marvel Champions, Smores Galore, Vinyl Jukebox, The Crew, Endeavor Deep Sea )co-op version), Cadaver, and Picture Perfect. Then we wrap up with a detailed review of Vinyl Jukebox.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 259 was recorded on October 16th, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays a...


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