The Unofficial Bellhop Awards

We share the best new to us games that we played in 2025, five from each of us, for fifteen total. We also talk about all of the games we played over the holidays (which was a lot!). Then we wrap up with a review of SETI from CGE.

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 292 was recorded on January 14th, 2026. We usually record Wednesdays at 8 PM Eastern at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop

Find full detailed show notes at https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep292/

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(00:00:00) CHECK-IN

(00:02:01) Announcements
We renewed our GAMA membership https://www.gama.org/
We will be at GAMA Expo https://www.gama.org/page/gama-expo
Learn more about GAMA and the Expo: https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep236/

Upcoming Events: Jan 22nd - Brews & Board Games at the Walkerville Brewery
Jan 25th - Board Game Mixer at Hidden Trail

Our event calendar: https://tabletopbellhop.com/local/

(00:03:41) Ask the Bellhop

(00:32:36) The Bellhop’s Tabletop

(01:37:51) The Game Room - SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Pick up SETI at B&N, https://barnesandnoble.sjv.io/jex6DM
Check out our other CGE content, https://tabletopbellhop.com/search/?q=CGE
Visit https://www.czechgames.com

(02:08:42) Closing the Doors

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