Board Game Tournaments Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Board Game Tournaments. We discuss and give details about what we think is the best board game tournament format, the Great Canadian Board Game Blitz. This is followed by a couple of previews. First up Sean’s gives us the rundown on Blood Bowl III, a new digital version of the Games Workshop fantasy football game. Then Moe’s got a review for a prototype copy of Battle of GOG. We finish up with a week in review that includes more GOG, more Blood Bowl,and a digital game of Aventuria Adventure Card Game.

Episode 136, recorded June 10th, 2021. Join us Wednesdays at Nine PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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More detailed show notes: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep135/

Disclosure: Links may be affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Games mentioned may be review copies provided by publishers.

SUGGESTION BOX
Send feedback to moe@tabletopbellhop.com

25 of the best board games for when you have exactly five players:
On the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/five-player-games/
Tabletop Five-O Podcast Episode: https://youtu.be/JOCITu-sxFQ
Ponzi Scheme, https://amzn.to/3pJ9TDP

What is a Train Game?
Trainspotting Podcast Episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep131/
What is a Train Game Podcast Segment: https://youtu.be/5OaaUNRyYwg

Next Step from Ticket to Ride:
25 Next Step Train Games on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/next-step-after-ticket-to-ride/
Podcast segment on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0_Fmz5CQQdg
Isle of Trains, https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154906/isle-trains

Tile laying games:
Resistance is Fu-Tile Podcast Episode: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep040/
On YouTube: https://youtu.be/UqxVHSsVTKI
Alhambra, https://amzn.to/3zvTozw

Top 10 of the Top 1000
YouTube: https://youtu.be/hqsTv10DQuA

Aventuria Adventure Card Game
Aventuria Review on the Blog: https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/aventuria/
Aventuria Review on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZJN7iqWz_LI

ANNOUNCEMENTS
New Show!

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ASK THE BELLHOP

Tonight we’ve got a question from Tabletop Bellhop patron Courtney Jackson who asks:

"I have a small group of about 10 or 12 that game with us weekly. We are considering hosting a small board game tournament and are wondering,


How to choose the game/games for the tournament?
How to do the draw so the same people aren't sitting at the same table the whole time?
Would it be better to.do a league style tournament where everyone meets weekly or bi-weekly and earn points over the course of several meets?"

A Look at Competition at the Game Table, https://tabletopbellhop.com/gaming-advice/competition/
The Great Canadian Board Game Blitz Webpage, http://www.gcbgb.ca/
Fan Expo Canada, https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpocanada/
Board Game Geek, https://boardgamegeek.com/
Esoteric Order of Gamers, https://www.orderofgamers.com/
5 Round Blitz Scoresheets, http://www.gcbgb.ca/scoresheet.pdf
The original Great Canadian Board Game Blitz Rules, http://www.gcbgb.ca/rules.pdf
Chwazi, https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tendadigital.chwaziApp&hl=en_CA&gl=US
Watch It Played, https://www.youtube.com/user/watchitplayed
Rhado, https://www.youtube.com/user/rahdo
Gaming Rules, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvIWBOfYGXYQQQORhjAJKCQ
Extra Life Board Game Blitz Wrap up, https://tabletopbellhop.com/playing-tabletop-games/extra-life-board-game-blitz/
Join our Extra Life Team! https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=56573

Send questions to questions@tabletopbellhop.com

THE BELLHOPS DIGITAL TABLETOP: Blood Bowl III Closed Beta
Blood Bowl III on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016950/Blood_Bowl_3/

THE GAME ROOM: Battle of GOG Prototype
Written Review on the blog, https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/b