Game Changers: Must Have Board Game Expansions, Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 205
Channel: Tabletop Bellhop
Date: 2023-04-25

Tonight is all about board game expansions, including a list of must have board game expansions. This is followed by three board game expansion reviews, including Rise of Titans for Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, The B-Movie Expansion for Roll Camera!, and the Winter Expansion for Dice Kingdoms of Valeria. Then we’ve got even more expansion plays, along with some non-expansion plays, in our week in review as well. 

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 205, April 19th 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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00:00:00 CHECK IN AND SUGGESTION BOX

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Board Game Budgeting
Segment https://youtu.be/kQakyBU_lJE
Full Podcast https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep202/

Underrated Games
Segment https://youtu.be/tFwFJHAl2cg

Full Podcast https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep201/
Perdition's Mouth https://amzn.to/41Chd68
Race! Formula 90 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349703/
Techno Bowl https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194923/
Three Kingdoms Redux https://amzn.to/3Apfx3V
Fields of Green https://amzn.to/3n23ruE
Cosmic Frog https://amzn.to/43Xo4sC
Dogs https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148083/
Kung Fu https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/151078/
Iunu https://amzn.to/41AGRs6
Hotshots https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218050/
Spirits of the Rice Paddy https://amzn.to/3V4Tbyb

00:06:43 ANNOUNCEMENTS - Gunkimono Review Correction and GAMA/Origins Announcement

Gunkimono Review https://youtu.be/m5hho_EDl6o
GAMA https://www.gama.org/
Origins https://www.originsgamefair.com/

00:10:24 ASK THE BELLHOP - Must Have Expansions
“What board game expansions do you consider to be must have? Expansions you won’t play a game without?”

Terraforming Mars Prelude https://amzn.to/3Ltpcx0
Core Worlds Galactic Orders https://amzn.to/3LpwJge
Xia Embers of a Forsaken Star https://amzn.to/3Hd333j
Race for the Galaxy Gathering Storm https://amzn.to/3L1IzM5
King of Tokyo Power Up https://amzn.to/3L7eIC0
Orleans Trade and Intrigue https://amzn.to/3oGpt6L
Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Rise of Titans https://youtu.be/1OjEKiPOg8U
Horizons Extermination https://amzn.to/3Hd2VRn
Kingsburg https://amzn.to/3NdTWDh
Eclipse Second Dawn https://amzn.to/3Lc8eBY 
Anachrony Exosuit Commander Pack https://amzn.to/3LnPZKV

Send your questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com or visit TabletopBellhop.com

00:50:32 THE GAME ROOM - Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria Rise of Titans

Shadow Kingdoms Unboxing https://youtu.be/1OjEKiPOg8U
Written Review: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/shadow-kingdoms-of-valeria-rise-of-titans/
Buy It: https://amzn.to/3n4hhgc

01:07:47 THE GAME ROOM - Roll Camera! The B-Movie Expansion

Unboxing https://youtu.be/lyO_k2o2QN4
Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/the-b-movie-expansion/
Buy It https://grandgamersguild.com/products/roll-camera-b-movie-expansion

01:21:27 THE GAME ROOM - Dice Kingdoms of Valeria: Winter Expansion

Unboxing https://youtu.be/PnHQUBCbjIw
Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/dice-kingdoms-winter-expansion/
Buy It https://www.gamenerdz.com/dice-kingdoms-of-valeria-winter-expansion?aff=85

01:33:15 BELLHOP’S TABLETOP

Castle Panic Big Box https://amzn.to/3oCgtPY
Downforce https://amzn.to/3L7oiVt
Azul Queen's Garden https://amzn.to/3AsULke
Cat Magic the Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/367543/
Drop It https://amzn.to/3n1vtX7
Camel Up https://amzn.to/3AqflS7
Splendor https://amzn.to/3n2VYeS
Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria with parts of Rise of Titans https://amzn.to/3n4hhgc
Pandemic https://amzn.to/3AowFqu
Exploding Kittens https://amzn.to/3NaYZo1
MonsDRAWsity https://amzn.to/3AnBtwy
Castles of Mad King Ludwig 
https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147563069/Castles-of-Mad-King-Ludwig?awid=1091
The Mind https://amzn.to/3oEHp1A
Love Letter https://amzn.to/3V7Cv9l
Dungeon Mayhem https://amzn.to/4425vna
Calico https://amzn.to/3V1OOEi
Catch the Moon https://amzn.to/41BB1H0
Point Salad https://amzn.to/41WYL82
Holotype https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/358974/
My Little Pony https://amzn.to/3AoGzIQ

01:53:50 PATREON SHOUT OUT AND CLOSING

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