Tabletop Bellhop 5th Birthday Celebration, Looking back, looking forward, & answering fan questions.
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 06/08/2023

In this segment we celebrate our fifth podcast birthday by talking about the best new games we've discovered, how things have improved, what's new, and more. We also look to the future and share what is to come, announce a new Giveaway, and spend some time answering questions from our fans. 

This is one segment from The Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Ep 214, Meeples & Memories. The full episode: https://youtu.be/EUmA1IIodxc

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00:00:00 Intro

Celebrate Five Years of Tabletop Bellhop with Us!
Episode 1: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep001/

00:00:43 Highlights and Improvements Over the Last Year
Our Origins Recap Episode https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep211/
GAMA https://www.gama.org/
Our Review Policy https://tabletopbellhop.com/review-policy/

New affiliates:
https://discord.tabletopbellhop.com/
Mysterious Package Company https://mysteriouspackage.com/?sca_ref=4037524.zKGVQi3XQq
EscapeWelt https://us.escapewelt.com/shop
Geekify https://geekifyinc.com/ref/68/
Evil Genius Games https://evilgeniusgaming.com?sca_ref=3093540.f4BWdggMvQ
Outsmarted! https://outsmarted.co/products/outsmarted22?ref=jCRlBIoHv0cpl8
Puzzling Pursuits https://puzzlingpursuits.com?sca_ref=2493956.kelQAVfMgX

00:13:38 Best New to Us Games:
Point Salad https://amzn.to/3OdqjAZ
DC Deck-Building Game Injustice https://amzn.to/44MfzQZ

00:17:19 Biggest Surprise 
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade https://amzn.to/457Oasz
My Little Pony Adventures in Equestria https://amzn.to/3DILIgl

00:20:30 Most Unique
Once Upon a Line https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/once-upon-a-line-preview/
Reality Shift Deluxe https://amzn.to/47bqEgc

00:21:58 Favourite Review
Horizon Zero Dawn https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/horizon-zero-dawn/
Scythe https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/scythe/ 
Cowboy Bebop Space Serenade https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/cowboy-bebop-space-serenade/

00:25:07 Biggest Disappointment
Once Upon a Line https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/once-upon-a-line-preview/
Agatha Christie’s The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge Collector’s Edition https://www.huntakiller.com/products/agatha-christies-the-mystery-of-hunters-lodge-1?variant=44303796437295

00:31:04 Preview We’re Most Hyped For
Hellbringer https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/hellbringer-preview/
Castellans of Valeria https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/castellans-of-valeria-preview/

00:33:56 Most Want to Review Next
Kapow https://amzn.to/3OykxLz
Sentinels of Earth Prime https://amzn.to/3KnhxPw
Distilled https://amzn.to/3OzMDWK

00:38:00 Future for the Show
Microsoft Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/
GAMA Expo https://www.gama.org/page/gama-expo
Gen Con https://www.gencon.com/

00:46:01 Fifth Birthday Giveaway
https://tabletopbellhop.com/tabletop-gaming-deals/year-five-giveaway/

00:48:39 Questions from our Fans

How have we grown? 
Our Twitch Channel https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop
On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/tabletopbellhop
On Pandora https://www.pandora.com/podcast/tabletop-bellhop-gaming-podcast/PC:30618
The Blog https://tabletopbellhop.com/

00:57:55 How have our gaming habits changed?

01:02:59 What has changed in the gaming industry?

01:10:24 Games we wish we could review?

01:14:08 What content creators do we look up to?
The Dice Tower https://www.dicetower.com/
The Secret Cabal https://thesecretcabal.com/
Ludology https://ludology.libsyn.com/
Happy Jacks https://www.happyjacks.org/
SModcast https://www.smodcast.com/
Security Now https://twit.tv/shows/security-now
Watch It Played https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGK9n7svoIjuaQfRIBJXkqQ
Gaming Rules! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ
Shut Up & Sit Down https://www.shutupandsitdown.com/

01:22:33 The change in Sean’s voice on the show 
Sorted https://www.youtube.com/user/sortedfood

01:28:00 Where do we see ourselves in five years?

01:30:24 Closing

Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com or visit TabletopBellhop.com and click on Ask the Bellhop.

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