The Eyes Have It

With a lot going on in both our lives we decided to host an AMA for this episode. Topics include gaming surprises, weird games, milestone games, stand out gaming moments, shortcuts in board games, culling our board game collections and more. We also review the King Size Majestic Wolf puzzle from Unidragon, and share our first thoughts on WWE Superstar Showdown, Dune Imperium and Scorpius Freighter. Episode 163, recorded February 9th, 2022. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop. If you enjoy the show, consider tipping the Bellhop at: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopbellhop More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep163/
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Mystery Games: Top 13 Mystery Games, https://youtu.be/RryQUTK162E Full Podcast Episode, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep161/ Watson & Holmes, https://amzn.to/3rZcCKP HeroQuest: Unboxing the core box, https://youtu.be/TnU1Nrd5iEM Buy this new edition of HeroQuest, https://amzn.to/3rXHKdI Getting a game to the table right away: Article on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/quickly-learning-boardgames/ When is buying a potentially bad game worth it? Podcast Episode, https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep162/

ASK THE BELLHOP AMA Topics: Cheap games we bought and were surprised by: Citadels, https://amzn.to/3rOPhww The Mines of Zavandor, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68247/mines-zavandor The Gnomes of Zavandor, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103184/gnomes-zavandor The Speicherstadt, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/66505/speicherstadt Chang Cheng, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29903/chang-cheng De Vulgari Eloquentia, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/75165/de-vulgari-eloquentia Rails of New England, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/67361/rails-new-england First Train to Nuremberg, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/83667/first-train-nuremberg Marvel Strike Teams, https://amzn.to/3rRhMtE Weird games: Poseidon’s Kingdom, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/105624/poseidons-kingdom Tower of Madness, https://amzn.to/3uQyL12 Tragedy Looper, https://amzn.to/3BjIAps Riff Raff, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118695/riff-raff Niagara, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13308/niagara Click Clack Lumberjack, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39206/tac-tac-jack Primordial Soup, https://amzn.to/3oLk23G Ascending Empires, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37919/ascending-empires Poo, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/60579/poo-card-game Throw Throw Burrito, https://amzn.to/3oPxkfs Hex Hex, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79067/hex-hex-xl Ugg-Tect, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/60131/ugg-tect Moe’s kids thoughts on Heroquest: Heroquest, https://amzn.to/3uQAa7U

Do we keep any games due to them being important milestones? Dominion, https://amzn.to/3gQPqsQ Catan, https://amzn.to/3GPN7Rq El Grande, https://amzn.to/3gKOqXh Wallenstein, https://amzn.to/3rONfwt Love Letter, https://amzn.to/3rNZoBG Hanabi, https://amzn.to/3528li4 Carcassonne, https://amzn.to/3Bni7XX A standout moment of delight when in a new-to-us game: Medium, https://amzn.to/3rPlNyB Telestrations, https://amzn.to/3oJIrXh Minecraft Builders and Biomes, https://amzn.to/3LyIP4u Go Cuckoo, https://amzn.to/3BnHicM Heroes of Might and Magic III the Board Game announcement, https://homm3boardgame.com/

Shortcuts in board games: Puerto Rico, https://amzn.to/3LwOkRj Pitchcar, https://www.eaglegames.net/PitchCar-p/101142.htm The Warhammer 40K Story, https://imgur.com/gallery/V0gND What we played the most in the past month: Lost Ruins of Arnak, https://amzn.to/3sF9eoD Sushi Go!, https://amzn.to/3oQUhyG What’s in the lead for Game of the Year and best new to us games: Lost Ruins of Arnak, https://amzn.to/3sF9eoD Culling our collection: Anachrony, https://amzn.to/3uR5kMm Legendary Big Trouble In Little China, https://amzn.to/3gMoafg Battleship Galaxies, https://amzn.to/34Y1vtz Bisikle, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/55165/bisikle Android, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39339/android Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com

THE GAME ROOM - King Size Majestic Wolf Puzzle A laser cut wooden puzzle from Unidragon Unboxing Video, https://youtu.be/vId81mhBkaI Written review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/majestic-wolf-puzzle/ Pick up your own copy of this puzzle, use code BELLHOP to save 10%, https://unidragon.com/products/pre-order-majestic-wolf?ref=bellhop

THE BELLHOP’S TABLETOP WWE Superstar Showdown, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/177499/wwe-superstar-showdown Dune Imperium, https://amzn.to/34ZWq4h Scorpius Freighter, https://amzn.to/3HT9wyD Lost Ruins of Arnak,https://amzn.to/36eJ9W5 The Game, https://amzn.to/3LBua8I Aqualin, https://amzn.to/3gNA88h Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle, https://amzn.to/34ELFV7 The Monster Box of Monsters Expansion, https://amzn.to/36eHIHc

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