Highlights from Origins 2023

Welcome to our Origins 2023 recap where we spend the majority of the episode talking about our experience at the Origins Game Fair held last week in Columbus Ohio. Along with that we do talk a bit about some games we played before our trip to Ohio as well as some first thoughts on some of the games we’ve already played since getting back. 

Tabletop Bellhop Gaming Podcast Episode 211, June 28th 2023. Join us Wednesdays at 8 PM EST at https://www.twitch.tv/tabletopbellhop.

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00:05:13 ASK THE BELLHOP - Highlights from Origins 2023 

Origins Game Fair https://www.originsgamefair.com/

GAMA https://www.gama.org/

00:07:36 Day 0:

Hilton Columbus Downtown https://bit.ly/44tNXQ5

Bareburger https://order.bareburger.com/location/Short-North

00:14:23 Day 1:

Barley’s https://www.barleysbrewing.com/

00:21:25 GAMA Trade Day

The Bodhana Group https://www.thebodhanagroup.org/

Marrakesh Essential Edition https://bit.ly/44aCbKJ

boop. https://amzn.to/3JJL3if

BOOoop. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/383579/

Adventure Party: The Role Playing Party Game https://bit.ly/3NYVhhi

Oros https://www.gamenerdz.com/oros?aff=85

Express Route https://bit.ly/46xy3pE

Holotype https://brexwerxgames.com/about-holotype/

Cretaceous Rails https://www.spielcraftgames.com/

Prowlers & Paragons Ultimate https://bit.ly/44aAGvZ

Robot Quest Arena https://bit.ly/3NW5mLZ

Luxury Playstyle https://luxuryplaystyle.com/

Kutna Hora the City of Silver https://bit.ly/3O0hM5F

Lost Ruins of Arnak The Missing Expedition https://bit.ly/3CVg1jE

Powerline https://amzn.to/3PEtMuM

BrownCastle Games (Crokinole) https://amzn.to/3XxiSIY

Game Toppers https://www.gametoppersllc.com/

Local Cantina https://www.localcantina.com/

00:46:52 Day 2:

Elector Counts https://amzn.to/3NTgqcC

WHFRP Enemy Within Collectors Edition https://bit.ly/3NZuh1i

Robotech Reconstruction https://strangemachinegames.com/robotech-reconstruction/

Sentinels of Earth Prime https://www.gamenerdz.com/sentinels-of-earth-prime?aff=85

Mega Man Adventures https://amzn.to/3XGB0Aj

Forbidden Lands https://amzn.to/445noRG

Hexplorer Magnetic Map Tiles https://bit.ly/46vJhuW

Zensu https://amzn.to/3NTkHwO

Psycho Babble https://amzn.to/3NTgb1l

What the Cup!? https://bit.ly/3NyaNzn

At the Ready for Sorcerer’s Arena https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/380646/

The A.R.T. Project https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/378356/

Tapple https://amzn.to/3NYFwak

Marvel Dice Throne https://amzn.to/3NTDXKE

Endangered https://amzn.to/3Nyrr1J

Artemis Project https://amzn.to/46y7xMO

Artemis Odyssey https://www.gamenerdz.com/the-artemis-odyssey-preorder?aff=85

Holiday Hijinks https://amzn.to/447OsQ3

Ahau https://grandgamersguild.com/products/ahau

Stellaris Infinite Legacy https://bit.ly/3Nu0Z9i

Reality Shift Deluxe https://amzn.to/3pv1N66

Kapow https://amzn.to/4452C4z

Brewcadia https://brewcadia.com/

Tome The Light Edition https://bit.ly/3JIuIdT

01:17:52 Day 3 

The Finest Fish https://amzn.to/438lYUU

Star Realms Frontiers https://amzn.to/3NVnBB9

Cities of Venus https://bit.ly/43eUBsu

Kevin J. Anderson https://wordfire.com/

Level Up Sabers https://levelupsabers.com/

Dragon Dice https://www.dragondice.com/dragondice.php

Hrothgar’s Hoard https://tidd.ly/3po2qOR

Geekify https://geekifyinc.com/ref/68/

All Game Terrain https://allgameterrain.woodlandscenics.com/

Pirate Borg https://bit.ly/3PMn2Lv

Birds of a Feather https://bit.ly/434P9bG

ir Land, And Sea/Critters At War https://amzn.to/44ptOup

Mother of Frankenstein https://amzn.to/3r25mAY

Picture Perfect https://amzn.to/44mk30N

Adventures in The Imperium: Agents of Dune https://amzn.to/3pveZI8

Fill in the Game https://www.fillinthegame.com/

For Glory https://www.spielcraftgames.com/for-glory

Free RPG Day https://freerpgday.com/

Santa’s Workshop 2e https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353942/

Looks Like Kids’ Games But They’re Not https://tabletopbellhop.com/podcast/ep207/

Merchants of the Dark Road https://amzn.to/3r7PYmK

Honey Buzz https://amzn.to/44tokiC

Shobu https://amzn.to/44sre7e

Grant Lyon http://www.grantlyon.com/

2D6 https://2d6music.com/

Distilled https://amzn.to/4440ABC

01:48:19 The Origins Awards

Martin Wallace https://www.wallacedesigns.com.au/

Cyberpunk https://rtalsoriangames.com/cyberpunk/

1829 https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1823/

Creature Comforts https://amzn.to/3PWprTZ

Dead Reckoning https://www.alderac.com/dead-reckoning/

Scout https://amzn.to/437VgMf

Coyote And Crow https://amzn.to/43dJ3Wh

01:54:07 Day 4:

Atlantis Rising https://amzn.to/46HWalQ

Bah Humbug! And the 12 Games of Christmas  https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/388225/

Qawale https://amzn.to/3JDNuTz

Wicked & Wise https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331228/

Octopus’s Garden https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/241067/

Ahoy https://www.gamenerdz.com/ahoy?aff=85

Hoplomachus: Victorum https://chiptheorygames.com/games/hoplomachus/

Mine Your Business https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/364622/

Fossils https://amzn.to/3CTwPYa

In Too Deep https://amzn.to/3D1Vw4J

Wreck Raiders https://amzn.to/3psyVvh

Black Hole Rainbows https://amzn.to/46t1lG7

Castle Panic Deluxe https://amzn.to/3JEkKtQ

Castles of Burgundy Special Edition https://bit.ly/46ztnQ5

Astra https://www.gamenerdz.com/astra?aff=85

MonsDRAWsity Robots https://amzn.to/448lteU

MonsDRAWsity Cute Creatures https://amzn.to/446tDVj

Cosplay Contest https://www.originsgamefair.com/costume-contest

Sean’s DarkElfLX Instagram https://www.instagram.com/darkelflx/

My Island https://www.gamenerdz.com/my-island-preorder?aff=85

The Lord of the Rings: Adventure to Mount Doom https://bit.ly/3NDOxE1

Buca di Beppo https://www.bucadibeppo.com/

02:20:39 Day 5 

Gorus Maximus https://amzn.to/3CT9VjO

Block And Key https://amzn.to/3pu6RHM

Earth https://amzn.to/3NVrHJx

Starship Captains https://amzn.to/3po6ej7

Fantastic Factories https://amzn.to/3po6gaJ

Scram https://amzn.to/46yTEOw

Maglev Metro https://amzn.to/3XBkKkf

Gloomhaven RPG https://bit.ly/3PH3Y19

Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition https://amzn.to/3NVrOVt

Jeni’s https://jenis.com/blogs/scoop-shops/columbus-oh

Big Fun https://bigfuncolumbus.com/

Bernard's Tavern https://bernardscolumbus.com/

The Deadlies https://amzn.to/3CTyr4a

02:35:07 Bonus Monday:

Melt Bar and Grilled https://meltbarandgrilled.com/

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02:38:22 Final Thoughts on Origins 2023

02:48:17 BELLHOP’S TABLETOP

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