Episode 76 - 2020 AMA - Questions Answered Live. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 04/02/2020

At Tabletop Bellhop we answer your game and game night questions, go "Ask The Bellhop" at  https://tabletopbellhop.com/ . 2020 Questions. Our first AMA of 2020. Giving up, and sticking with games. Great games with terrible components and terrible games with great components, social interactions interfering with game night, RPG audio dramas, mystery themed games, game con pros and cons, and more. Also a review of Imhotep A New Dynasty.


This is the 76th episode of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast, an edited version of our live show recorded on January 29th, 2020. Join us as we stream live every week Wednesday’s at Nine P.M. Eastern:  https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop .

Disclosure: Some links below are affiliate links. Using these links costs you nothing extra and we earn a small commission, which helps us offset the cost of producing this show. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some games mentioned in this podcast were provided by publishers in the form of review copies.


This episode includes:

Suggestion Box 00:01:00
We read off and respond to listener feedback. Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.comor sean@tabletopbellhop.com

5 Player Games:
Cosmic Encounter, https://amzn.to/2OkBJox
Imperial Assault, https://amzn.to/2S8ABFn
Power Grid, https://amzn.to/395QIdX
Battlestar Galactica, https://amzn.to/2UcPx8e
Viticulture, https://amzn.to/2S8hgEw
Kemet, https://amzn.to/2UemWPT
Parks, https://amzn.to/3b5Nl8k
For Sale, https://amzn.to/390r7mm
Dixit, https://amzn.to/2RNOCt3
Concordia, https://amzn.to/2UfYddR

Cooperative Kids Games:
Quirky Circuits, https://amzn.to/2S9jSSz

Word Based Games:
Decrypto, https://amzn.to/2u1NUQb

Ask The Bellhop 00:12:06
Tonight is our first AMA of 2020 and we are answering your question LIVE.

Games we stuck with despite rough edges:
Shafausa, https://amzn.to/37PUpnJ

Best game with the worst components:
Primordial Soup, https://amzn.to/2S3DcAk
Dominant Species, https://amzn.to/31g4kR3

Worst game with the best components:
Wasteland Express Delivery Service, https://amzn.to/37PUXdh
Labyrinth The Board Game, https://amzn.to/31h2Eqk

RPG Audio Dramas
Streets of Avalon Actual Play, https://misdirectedmark.com/category/podcasts/wepas/
The Other Cast, http://www.theothertracy.com/feed/podcast

Most replayability in a game:
Gloomhaven, https://amzn.to/36QuR8L
The Duke, https://amzn.to/2RPT9eT
Forbidden Lands, https://amzn.to/2RPTgXR

Mystery Games:
Mysterium, https://amzn.to/2tqdSwo
Detective A Modern Crime Board Game, https://amzn.to/3b2zn7p
Deception Murder in Hong Kong, https://amzn.to/2RMnV8a
Watson & Holmes, https://amzn.to/37Nsp4c
221B Baker Street, https://amzn.to/36L0D77
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: Jack the Ripper & West End Adventures, https://amzn.to/2ROnRET
How to Host A Murder Series, https://amzn.to/37R4HUH
Letters from White Chapel, https://amzn.to/2RRb70p
Deadbolt Mystery Society, https://cratejoy.jgpt48.net/96xme
Mystery House, https://amzn.to/2SbhR8o

Announcements 00:54:00
Newsletter:
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Patreon Update:
We promised we would get it done by the end of January and we did. That’s right our Patreon has been completely updated and revised. There are a ton of new backer levels and reward tiers we expect people to be excited about. We run through all the changes.

The new and improved: Tabletop Bellhop Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop

The Game Room  01:00:08
A review of the A New Dynasty expansion for Imhotep.

Get a copy of Imhotep on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2SkhtEL
Get a copy of A New Dynasty on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2S5dCv6
Written Review of Imhotep on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/imhotep-review/
Written Review of A New Dynasty on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/uncategorized/imhotep-a-new-dynasty-review/
A New Dynasty Unboxing: https://youtu.be/KXlg18jP3RE

The Bellhop's Tabletop 01:13:09
A look at what games hit our tabletops over the last week.

Azul Summer Pavilion, https://amzn.to/2OzYIvZ
Terraforming Mars, https://amzn.to/2S6w3zo
Terraforming Mars Turmoil, https://amzn.to/2RPD5K4
Gorinto, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/270293/gorinto
Gorus Maximus, https://amzn.to/2OhdHuf
Imhotep, https://amzn.to/2GKLwzN
Imhotep A New Dynasty, https://amzn.to/2Olc1jt

VIP Guest Shout Out 01:33:29
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