Underused Board Game Themes

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast

Tonight we’ve got a question that has us sharing our top 10 underused themes in board games. After that we’re reviewing a game with the unique theme of door knockers, Aldabas: Doors of Cartagena from Grand Gamers Guild. Then we finish up with our week in review where we’ve got first thoughts on Mountains out of Molehills, another uniquely themed game, and more.

Episode 189 recorded on September 28th 2022. Join us Wednesday at Nine PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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SUGGESTION BOX
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Games for Douglas Adams Fans
Segment https://youtu.be/OWiHvhEvZHk
Full Ep https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep187/
Paranoia https://amzn.to/3Rt5Ibs
Fiasco https://amzn.to/3rqmY6F
Sci-fi Playsets for Fiasco https://fiascoplaysets.com/genre:sci-fi
Cosmic Encounter https://amzn.to/3CrEu0K
The Captain is Dead https://amzn.to/3CnkpbE
Unfair ABDW
Unboxing https://youtu.be/nkczbPYAIPg
Video Review https://youtu.be/JqCb3sxGD40
Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/unfair-adbw-expansion/
Buy It https://amzn.to/3SuVJUo

ANNOUNCEMENTS
No show next week, October 5th. Here’s to a fast recovery for Moe.

ASK THE BELLHOP
What are some underused board game themes?

Dog Days AMA where we talked about board game theme integration: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep186/

10 Themes we want to see more of and some expansion games from them:
Insects
Mariposas https://amzn.to/3CpmpQF
Myrmes https://amzn.to/3rl8pBe
Beez https://amzn.to/3rp7uzS
Honey Buzz https://amzn.to/3fzo8tZ

Prison Breaks
Escape from Colditz https://amzn.to/3BYAcMU

Music
Dropmix https://amzn.to/3RucOME

Fashion Pret-A-Porter https://amzn.to/3dXXHNX
Rococo https://amzn.to/3rl8Nja

Hard Science
High Frontier https://amzn.to/3SKLwmo
Apollo https://amzn.to/3Cs5jlu
Kepler 3042 https://amzn.to/3y8nOJ7

Hacking
Resistor_ https://amzn.to/3dTGpBL

Cooking
Kitchen Rush https://amzn.to/3CrIHl4
Just Deserts https://amzn.to/3rtQbxj

Photography
Redwood https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359962/redwood
Snapshot https://amzn.to/3roCKyK
Picture Perfect https://amzn.to/3dWB0tD
Parks https://amzn.to/3E7J5pW

Pets
Cat Lady https://amzn.to/3fEpQKE
Dog Lover https://amzn.to/3SQVVwL
Calico https://amzn.to/3URWl8b
The Fox Experiment https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandasaurus/the-fox-experiment

Manzikert 1071
Battlegames Magazine Issue 24 https://www.wargamevault.com/product/87666/Battlegames-magazine-issue-24

Suggestions from The Lobby March of the Ants https://amzn.to/3SvYLYp
Roger Doger Games https://rogerdogergames.com/
Vinyl https://talonstrikes.games/product/vinyl/
Rockband Manager https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70916/rockband-manager
The New Science https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/114667/new-science
Access Denied https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262715/access-denied
Hacker https://amzn.to/3LWtF9X
Android Mainframe https://amzn.to/3UN7MOi
Kim Joys’s Magic Bakery https://amzn.to/3RIOTJT
Morels https://amzn.to/3Su64A1
Hibachi https://amzn.to/3fw1VwK
Dungeon Petz https://amzn.to/3Cp3MMM
Too Many Poops https://amzn.to/3dWytiX
Chocolatiers https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233354/chocolatiers
Orbit War https://www.nobleknight.com/P/1709136623/Orbit-War?awid=1091
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GAME ROOM: Aldabas Doors of Cartagena
A short game that packs a lot of punch with a very unique theme
Unboxing https://youtu.be/1X_3S1o9Kd4
Written Review https://tabletopbellhop.com/game-reviews/aldabas
Buy It https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/aldabas/products/aldabas-doors-of-cartagena

BELLHOP’S TABLETOP
Aldabas https://grandgamersguild.com/collections/aldabas/products/aldabas-doors-of-cartagena
Mountains out of Molehills https://amzn.to/3y8w4IN
Board Game Arena https://boardgamearena.com/
Ticket to Ride on BGA https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=tickettoride
Wingspan on BGA https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=wingspan
Point Salad on BGA https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=pointsalad
Azul on BGA https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=azul
Lost Ruins of Arnak on BGA https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=arnak
Tapestry on BGA https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=tapestry

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