Roleplaying in Board Games: The best board games with strong RPG elements, Role Playing Board Games

Published: Mon 30th Jun

In this podcast segment, the Tabletop Bellhop Team share a list of games that they love that have roleplaying elements in them. This includes a variety of different things from RPGs like leveling up, campaign play, and more.

️ This is one segment from The Tabletop Bellhop Episode 264, Get in Character. Watch here: https://youtu.be/MGoPjgGCHlU?si=kwJieEL3khpqRiUw

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00:00:00 ️ Intro and Question - Board Games with Heavy RPG Elements

00:04:54 ️ Board Games where you play a character

00:05:09 Decorum https://amzn.to/40J5apO
00:08:02 For the Queen https://amzn.to/3Q8RAWN
00:08:24 Oh Captain, My Captain https://amzn.to/40LmZVa
00:09:06 Kiss the Goblin https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148079175/Kiss-the-Goblin?awid=1091
00:11:50 Dubious https://amzn.to/42qMXyt
00:13:05 Adventure Party https://amzn.to/3E7VJY1
00:13:42 Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins https://amzn.to/4gYhyrD

00:14:41 ️ Hidden Role Games could involve roleplaying

00:14:58 Battlestar Galactica https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2148051083/Battlestar-Galactica---The-Board-Game-2nd-Edition?awid=1091
00:15:20 Shadows Over Camelot https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147350970/Shadows-Over-Camelot?awid=1091
00:15:49 Werewolf https://amzn.to/4aMsM0h
00:17:11 The Stuff of Legend https://amzn.to/40ABNou
00:17:30 One Night Ultimate Werewolf https://amzn.to/40m04hO

00:18:28 ️ Murder Mystery and Which Way games sometimes have RPG elements

00:18:74 Ghost in the Machine https://collabs.shop/jgmdqv
00:19:36 Fighting Fantasy Adventures https://gamefound.com/en/projects/martin-wallace/fighting-fantasy

00:21:00 ️ There are many Dungeon Crawling Board games

00:22:16 Gloomhaven Jaws of the Lion https://barnesandnoble.sjv.io/N9zqKK

00:22:51 ️ Legacy games include many RPG elements

00:23:00 Seafall https://amzn.to/4jwNbue

00:23:18 ️ A big part of roleplaying is being able to make sub-optimal choices

00:24:39 Chronicles of Crime https://amzn.to/4g5peHi
00:24:57 Scooby-Doo Escape from the Haunted Mansion https://amzn.to/40GV34J
00:25:45 Legacy of Dragonholt https://amzn.to/40xrAcj
00:26:12 Above and Below https://amzn.to/4hvP0FT
00:27:07 Tales of the Arabian Nights https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147405993/Tales-of-the-Arabian-Nights?awid=1091

00:27:17 ️ Leveling up and progression are a big part of many RPGS

00:29:33 Horizon Zero Dawn https://amzn.to/4grXnkZ
00:30:36 Star Wars Imperial Assault https://amzn.to/4hcpuWw
00:32:50 Aventuria Adventure Card Game https://amzn.to/4jIgNoz
00:34:54 Pathfinder Adventure Card Game Core Set https://amzn.to/4jv4Dip
00:35:20 Roll Player https://amzn.to/40KmVVy

00:36:50 ️ Exploration is a big part of RPGs

00:37:15 Xia Legends of a Drift System https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147579630/Xia---Legends-of-a-Drift-System?awid=1091
00:37:38 Western Legends https://amzn.to/3C8wfta
00:37:45 Spurs https://amzn.to/3CmdNx2
00:38:06 Mage Knight https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147461998/Mage-Knight-Board-Game?awid=1091
00:38:21 Talisman https://amzn.to/40sIybM
00:39:44 Firefly: The Game https://amzn.to/4jq9a5R

00:42:24 ️What we may have missed

00:43:07 Sanctum https://miniature-market.sjv.io/EE9N02

00:47:32 ️ Honourable Mentions

Lord of the Rings Journeys in Middle Earth https://amzn.to/4h72wzU
Betrayal Legacy https://amzn.to/3WA6J6T
Arkham Horror The Card Game https://amzn.to/4gfzFbg
Mice and Mystics https://amzn.to/4hp0UkI
Stuffed Fables https://amzn.to/3PPKB4A

00:54:08 ️ Suggestions from the Lobby:

Dungeon Petz https://amzn.to/4h1xf1c
The Witcher Old World https://amzn.to/4arzatv
Burgle Bros https://www.fowers.games/products/burgle-bros
Specter Ops https://www.nobleknight.com/P/2147937689/Specter-Ops---Shadow-of-Babel-w-Broken-Covenant-2?awid=1091

01:00:23 ️ Wrapping things up

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