Board Game Tournaments. We discuss and give details about what we think is the best board game tournament format, the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz. This is followed by a couple of previews. First up Sean’s gives us the rundown on Blood Bowl III, a new digital version of the Games Workshop fantasy football game. Then Moe’s got a review for a prototype copy of Battle of GOG. We finish up with a week in review that includes more GOG, more Blood Bowl,and a digital game of Aventuria Adventure Card Game.
Episode 136, recorded June 10th, 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/ep135/
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SUGGESTION BOX
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com
25 of the best board games for when you have exactly five players:
On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/five-player-games/
Tabletop Five-O Podcast Episode: https://youtu.be/JOCITu-sxFQ
Ponzi Scheme, https://amzn.to/3pJ9TDP
What is a Train Game?
Trainspotting Podcast Episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep131/
What is a Train Game Podcast Segment: https://youtu.be/5OaaUNRyYwg
Next Step from Ticket to Ride:
25 Next Step Train Games on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/next-step-after-ticket-to-ride/
Podcast segment on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0_Fmz5CQQdg
Isle of Trains, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154906/isle-trains
Tile laying games:
Resistance is Fu-Tile Podcast Episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep040/
On YouTube: https://youtu.be/UqxVHSsVTKI
Alhambra, https://amzn.to/3zvTozw
Top 10 of the Top 1000
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hqsTv10DQuA
Aventuria Adventure Card Game
Aventuria Review on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/aventuria/
Aventuria Review on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZJN7iqWz_LI
ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Show!
Join us Sunday afternoons at noon Eastern on our Twitch channel for Sunday Brunch with the Bellhop.
ASK THE BELLHOP
Tonight we’ve got a question from Tabletop Bellhop patron Courtney Jackson who asks:
"I have a small group of about 10 or 12 that game with us weekly. We are considering hosting a small board game tournament and are wondering,

How to choose the game/games for the tournament?
How to do the draw so the same people aren't sitting at the same table the whole time?
Would it be better to.do a league style tournament where everyone meets weekly or bi-weekly and earn points over the course of several meets?"

A Look at Competition at the Game Table, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/competition/
The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz Webpage, http://www.gcbgb.ca/
Fan Expo Canada, https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpocanada/
Board Game Geek, https://boardgamegeek.com/
Esoteric Order of Gamers, https://www.orderofgamers.com/
5 Round Blitz Scoresheets, http://www.gcbgb.ca/scoresheet.pdf
The original Great Canadian Board Game Blitz Rules, http://www.gcbgb.ca/rules.pdf
Chwazi, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tendadigital.chwaziApp&hl=en_CA&gl=US
Watch It Played, https://www.youtube.com/user/watchitplayed
Rhado, https://www.youtube.com/user/rahdo
Gaming Rules, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ
Extra Life Board Game Blitz Wrap up, https://tabletopbellhop.com/playing-tabletop-games/extra-life-board-game-blitz/
Join our Extra Life Team! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=56573
Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com
THE BELLHOPS DIGITAL TABLETOP: Blood Bowl III Closed Beta
Blood Bowl III on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016950/Blood_Bowl_3/
THE GAME ROOM: Battle of GOG Prototype
Written Review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/battle-of-gog/
Battle of GOG o