What are the best gateway area control or area majority board games? 10+ tabletop game suggestions.
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 05/10/2019

This is the Ask The Bellhop segment from Episode 61 of the Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast. In this segment we answer a question from Ralph who is looking for gateway area-control board games. We discuss the difference between area control and area majority and I give some great area influence boardgame suggestions. 

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Today we have a question from the tabletop bellhop blog.

Ralph asks:

What’s the best gateway area control game?
Games mentioned and other links:

Under The Hood - Episode 9 - Tabletop Bellhop Podcast https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep009/
Clans https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/4636/clans) 
Fae https://amzn.to/2MaMxUi)
Small World https://amzn.to/2MaMHLo)
Mission Red Planet https://amzn.to/2Oe183X)
World’s Fair 1893 https://amzn.to/2IltzZL)
New York 1901 https://amzn.to/2MeSJdF)
Samurai https://amzn.to/2IjATW4)
Risk Legacy https://amzn.to/2ImA6DF)
Smash Up https://amzn.to/2OjUuJi)
1812 The Invasion of Canada https://amzn.to/2InEItb)
1775 Rebellion https://amzn.to/35637x2)
Royals https://amzn.to/2MovhLt)

Related blog post:
What are Some of the Best Gateway Area Control Games? https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/gateway-area-control/

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