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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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
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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 questions@tabletopbellhop.com
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