Spring Fling AMA - Topics include: Easy games for toddlers, games to play over discord, newish games we want to try, favourite dexterity games, gaming gifts we didn’t appreciate, kickstarters we lost enthusiasm for, best Cthlulhu games, a pile of shame update, the first upgrade we would make for our shows, and more. Also a review of The Fox in the Forest Duet followed by some online gaming, date night gaming and another Renegade #WorldWidePlayDay event.
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This is the 89th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on April 29th 2020. Join us as we stream live every week Wednesday’s at Nine P.M. Eastern: https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.
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Comparison of three of the best sites for playing board games online for free:
Bret Spiel Welt:
Gloomhaven:
The Gloomhaven Helper App,
Our Gloomhaven Actual Plays:
Pulsar 2849 Review:
6 Player Game Recommendations:
29 of the Best Board Games for Six Players:
Medici,
Rise of Augustus,
Decrypto,
Time’s Up Title Recall,
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Renegade Games #WorldWidePlayDay:
Today was another Renegade Games WorldWidePlay day, which featured the card game Arboretum. Deanna and I streamed our play where we used Renegade’s Worldwide Events.
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Free Games to Print and Play while Stuck at Home:
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Newish games we want to try:
Tapestry,
Canvas,
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon,
Call to Adventure,
Harry Potter Perilous Potions,
Back to the Future Back in Time,
Easy games for 3-5 year olds:
10 of the best three player board games for playing with a toddler:
Monza,
Animal Upon Animal,
Zimbbos!
Froggy Boogie,
Gobblet Gobblers,
Hoot Owl Hoot,
Ladybug’s Costume Party,
Games easy to play over discord that aren’t as complex as D&D
Great board games with little to no physical interaction:
For the Queen,
Powered By The Apocalypse:
Fate:
Hero Kids,
Mermaid Adventures,
Descended from the Queen:
[Fiasco, https://amzn.to/2KOPv0g)
Rockerboys & Vending Machines,
Love & Justice,
Lasers & Feelings,
Lady Blackbird,
Cosmic Patrol,
Dungeon World,
The Quiet Year,
[Follow, https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307808/Follow-ITA?affiliate_id=164999)
The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen,
Next off the pile of shame:
War of the Ring,
Julius Caesar,
Vikings 878,
Eminent Domain Exotica,
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set,
Games we were hyped to get but never played:
Descent Journeys in the Dark 2nd Edition,
CO2 Second Chance,
Runewars The Miniature
Conan the Board Game,
Next upgrade for our shows:
Lights,
Camera for Cards,
Blackmagic Mini Mixer,
We’re not desperate enough to play:
Candyland,
Cards Against Humanity,
Harry Potter Clue,
Drinkopoly,
Favourite Dexterity Game?
Go Cuckoo,
Pitchcar,
Hamsterolle,
Gift games we were disappointed with:
eBay Electronic Talking Auction Game,
Dr. Who Yahtzee,
Snarf Quest,
Kickstarters we lost enthusiasm for:
Aeon Trespass Odyssey,
Wasteland 2,
Shadowrun Returns,
Tremulus,
Mobile Frame Zero,
Best Cthulhu Themed Game?
Trail of Cthulhu,
Cthulhu Death May Die,
---The Game Room---
A review of the two player cooperative trick taking game The Fox in the Forest Duet
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A look at what games hit our tabletops over the last week.
Unlabeled,
Coimbra,
The Fox in the Forest Duet,
The Fox in the Forest,
Medium,
Terraforming Mars,
Arboretum Deluxe,
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