June 29, 2021

Prime Day AMA

1 hour 49 minutes

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/

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SUGGESTION BOX

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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 [email protected]

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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