Being Critical

In part one of episode 254 we answer a fantastic question from one of our patreon patrons about what we’ve learned over the years about reviewing games. We’ve got some new game announcements from our sponsor, an announcement about potential changes to our show format and then wrap up with a preview of Estate: Raise the Realm a game hitting Kickstarter Soon.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 254, was recorded on October 2nd, 2024. Join us live on Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Show notes with links to everything we talk about in this episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/episode254

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(00:00:00) Checking In (00:01:35) Ask the Bellhop - A look at board game criticism and how we review games (00:57:46) A Word From Our Sponsor: More Holiday Hijinks coming to Kickstarter, including a boxed set including all twelve games! Check out our Holiday Hijinks content to find out why you should be excited: https://tabletopbellhop.com/tag/holiday-hijinks/
Head to Kickstarter and hit Notify me on launch! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grandgamersguild/holiday-hijinks-collection
While waiting for the KS to go live check out Grand Gamers Guilds other games on their website, where you can use BELLHOP to save 10% https://grandgamersguild.com/discount/BELLHOP

(00:59:49) Announcement (01:02:00) Preview of Estate: Raise the Realm https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grodgames/estate-raise-the-realm Check out the Grod Games webpage: [https://www.grodgames.com/]
Estate: Raise the Realm on BGG https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/419437/estate-raise-the-realm

(01:24:11) Closing the Doors

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