Home for a Rest - Board games to keep you occupied when you’re stuck at home. Also a review of Talisman: Legendary Tales and some gaming with my kids and the whole family including more Legendary Tales and Ticket to Ride New York in our week in review.
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This is the 83rd episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on March 18th 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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This episode includes:
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Big army based miniature game alternative:
Blood Red Skies,
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With most of the world on lockdown due to the COVID-19 Pandemic many people are looking for a distraction to take their mind off current events. What better way to distract yourself than playing some games.
Being stuck at home for an extended period of time, to me, is the perfect opportunity to get some hard to get to the table games actually played. Long epic games, campaign games, legacy games and more.
Epic Games:
Twilight Imperium,
Xia: Legends of a Drift System,
Mage Knight,
Firefly,
Through the Ages,
War of the Ring,
Dominant Species,
Legacy Games:
Risk Legacy,
Gloomhaven,
Betrayal Legacy,
Charterstone,
Aeons End Legacy,
Clank! Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated,
Campaign Games:
Cthulhu Death May Die,
Imperial Assault,
Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle Earth,
Mechs Vs Minions,
Arcadia Quest,
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game,
Legends of Andor,
Command & Colours,
Stuck at home with kids?
Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle,
Mice & Mystics,
Stuffed Fables,
Talisman Legendary Tales,
Games With High Replayability:
Azul Summer Pavilion,
Sagrada,
Race for the Galaxy,
Carcassonne,
Steam,
Terra Mystica,
Tales of the Arabian Nights,
Terraforming Mars,
Magic the Gathering or other CCGs,
Best two player games for date night:
Some of the best games to play with kids:
Board games to hook new players:
Best 5 player games:
Top gateway games to come out in the last three years:
The best gateway area control/area majority games:
Great games for a mix of gamers and non-gamers:
The best two player cooperative games:
35 of the best games for under $50:
The best word games:
Older games worth picking up:
Quick and easy two player games:
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Breakout Con Postponed
Unfortunately Breakout Con was one of many conventions affected by the current pandemic. At this point It has been postponed to it's new date of Halloween weekend. With everything going on our 2020 con plans are completely up in the air.
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Talisman: Legendary Tales
A review of the family weight cooperative bag builder Talisman Legendary Tales
Talisman: Legendary Tales Review on the Blog,
Legendary Tales Unboxing Video,
Pick up your own copy of Talisman: Legendary Tales:
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A look at what games hit our tabletops over the last week.
Ticket to Ride New York,
Talisman: Legendary Tales:
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