Allies in Fun - Our Favourite Cooperative Board Games. Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 212
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 11/07/2023

We try to help someone decide what cooperative game to buy next. Three reviews: Trickdraw, a fast flipping card game, Outsmarted!, a modern take on trivia board games, and The Orbital Box x2, a puzzle box you have to build yourself. This is followed by our usual week in review. 

Episode 212, recorded July 5th, 2023. Join us at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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Show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode212

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00:00:00 CHECK IN AND SUGGESTION BOX

Feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com

Castellans of Valeria Preview
Written https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/castellans-of-valeria-preview/
Video https://youtu.be/VGipCx3DJig
Late Pledge https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dailymagicgames/castellans-of-valeria

Horizon Zero Dawn Board Game
Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/horizon-zero-dawn/
Video Review https://youtu.be/2-YBaDmxhdw
Pick it up https://amzn.to/3pD71fZ

Once Upon a Line Preview
Written https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/once-upon-a-line-preview/
Video https://youtu.be/NDDG2Shx9KY
Late Pledge https://onceuponaline.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders

Games you keep but you don’t love
A Collection of Compromises Ep 204 https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep204/
Video https://youtu.be/y79KznIA_4A
Journalist https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129990/
Splendor https://amzn.to/3pFb4IM
Carcassonne https://amzn.to/43hxTjz
Star Realms https://amzn.to/3rqZYYc
Dominion https://amzn.to/43fQ5dk
Catan https://amzn.to/3XEG0Wd

00:07:44 ANNOUNCEMENTS -  No Show July 12th

Amazon Prime Day is coming, hot tabletop deals:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/313964789198500/
Twitter https://twitter.com/tabletop_deals
Mastodon https://dice.camp/@tabletopgamingdeals/
Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamingdeals/
The Blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-gaming-deals/amazon-prime-day-deals-for-gamers/

00:08:55 ASK THE BELLHOP 
What new Cooperative game to pick up next?

Ammon’s list, in our order:
B-Sieged https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147614342/B-Sieged---Sons-of-the-Abyss?awid=1091
Spirit Island https://amzn.to/44vosxQ
Too Many Bones https://amzn.to/3pN0vTX
Forbidden Desert https://amzn.to/44fb6pX
Aeon’s End https://amzn.to/3O435OJ
Mechs Vs Minions https://na.leagueoflegends.com/en/featured/mechs-vs-minions
Cthulhu Death May Die https://amzn.to/3JQNaRn
Mansions of Madness https://amzn.to/3rjea5L
Mage Knight https://amzn.to/3JOcirT
Gloomhaven https://amzn.to/3rnS7dY
 
Our list:
DC Comics Deck-building Card Game https://amzn.to/3KbXhAH
Gloomhaven, Jaws of the Lion https://amzn.to/44rR8YG
Horrified https://amzn.to/46IalHE
Codenames Duet https://amzn.to/46CgZPx
Hanabi https://amzn.to/3PMVLbu
Chronicles of Crime 1400 https://amzn.to/3pDcaEP
Illiterati https://amzn.to/44xSEZl
Legendary Encounters Alien https://amzn.to/44AyEVP
Letter Jam https://amzn.to/3pIAwwU
The Game https://amzn.to/44hz3N6
The Crew https://amzn.to/44TuNUf
EXIT series https://amzn.to/3rjrmYe
Roll Camera! https://amzn.to/3JLmxNK
Rail Pass https://amzn.to/3O6IBFl
My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria https://amzn.to/46Gb6AF
Aventuria https://www.ulissesf-shop.com/aventuria/entry-level-products/2168/aventuria-adventure-card-game

Honourable Mentions:
Marvel Champions https://amzn.to/3Q5ueT9
Warhammer Quest Adventure Card Game https://nobleknight.com/P/2147603929/Warhammer-Quest---The-Adventure-Card-Game?awid=1091
Scooby Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion https://amzn.to/3PQVjsT

From Chat:
Defenders of the Realm https://amzn.to/43jOGm1
Pandemic The Cure https://amzn.to/43iGAKu
Elder Sign https://amzn.to/43icPt2
Conquest of Planet Earth https://amzn.to/3XKYwMM

Questions: questions@tabletopbellhop.com

00:34:08 THE GAME ROOM - Trickdraw

Unboxing https://youtu.be/DdA-uOtB9G4
Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/trickdraw/
Buy It https://amzn.to/3pE8Klo

00:47:00 THE GAME ROOM - Outsmarted!

Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/outsmarted/
Buy Direct https://outsmarted.co/products/outsmarted22?ref=jCRlBIoHv0cpl8 (Code BELLHOP save 10%)
Or on Amazon https://amzn.to/44jjSTK

01:04:56 THE GAME ROOM - Orbital Box x2

Unboxing https://youtu.be/uBf3owDqVtM 
Buy Direct: https://us.escapewelt.com/shop/OrbitalBoxCon?list=category (Code BELLHOP save 10%) 
Amazon https://amzn.to/3D2YRR5

01:19:36 BELLHOP’S TABLETOP

Aurum (Preorder) https://www.gamenerdz.com/aurum-preorder?aff=85
Castle Panic Big Box 2ed https://amzn.to/3JM3Byg
Birds of a Feather (Preorder) https://www.gamenerdz.com/birds-of-a-feather-western-north-america?aff=85
Holiday Hijinks #2 The Independence Incident https://grandgamersguild.com/products/the-independence-incident

01:34:34 PATREON SHOUT OUT AND CLOSING