Gleeful Meeple: The Podcast

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and bringing along passengers for the ride is part of the fun! In this episode: We talk about our Pantheon of Board Games. We claim routes and drop off passengers in this week's Game of the Show: Ticket to Ride Marklin And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat wi...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and sometimes you just gotta do the best with what you have. In this episode: We talk about board game manufacturing and the state of the industry. We transmute and reanimate in this week's Game of the Show: Res Arcana And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat wi...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and the black market doesn’t always look that bad. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about all things board game content creation. We put people in jail and help build the cathedral in this week's Game of the Show: Architects of the West Kingdom And you, the Gleeples, get to p...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and climbing a ladder includes breakfast! In this episode: It’s time for another publisher deep dive as we take a closer look at StoneMaier Games. We make stairs, tubes, and plates in this week's Game of the Show: Bacon And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat w...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and cities in the sky are real! In this episode: We ask ourselves “who needs friends?” as we talk about solo gaming. We bid our way to greatness in this week's Game of the Show: Skyrise And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's Game Challeng...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and owning the alphabet still won’t help you with spelling.  In this episode: We ask ourselves: What board game would we or wouldn’t we want to be Jumanji’ed into? We’re reminded that words are hard in this week's Game of the Show: Letter Tycoon And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and spreadsheets can be fun! In this episode: We talk about buying/selling/trading board games and finding those hot deals! We fend off the Pict tribes in this week's Game of the Show: Hadrians Wall And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week's...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and building an art collection is as easy 1,2,blue,6,red In this episode: We take a look at the technology that’s making our hobby better - from apps to websites. We try to attract patrons to our art show in this week's Game of the Show: Avant Card And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the ho...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and paradoxes are inevitable. In this episode: We bring out the crystal meeple to look into 2025 at our most anticipated games, our board game goals, and our predictions.  We dare to answer the question - “is the cat dead or alive?” in this week's Game of the Show: Cat in the Box. And you, the Gleep...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and bluffing your way to victory is as fun as going to the movies! In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about Social Deduction games. We try to land acting jobs for our clients in this week's Game of the Show: Creature Feature And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and visiting the museum has never been this stressful. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about the Root of war games. We recall Darwin’s travels to the galapagos islands in this week's Game of the Show: Darwin’s Journey And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and ancient civilizations look like you’re playing Tetris. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about all things card games. The aqueducts of Rome meet the Great Wall of China in this week's Game of the Show: World Wonders And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and you might be lucky enough to find an ocarina as your stroll through a meadow. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about horror in board games. We learn about the food chain in this week’s Game of the Show: Meadow And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in th...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and euro games don’t always need ALL the things. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about video games, board games and…why not both? We make gowns and frock coats in this week’s Game of the Show: Rococo And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat wi...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and a little liquid encouragement might just be what your raid needs! In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about the ins and outs of hosting the best game nights! We return to ancient history in this week’s Game of the Show: Raiders of Scythia  And you, the Gleeples, get to play along,...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and being a rummy dummy might leave you all alone counting tumbleweeds. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about what it takes to win at board games… a lot. Like, a lot, he wins a lot. We take it to the wild west to hunt down outlaws in this week’s Game of the Show: Wyatt Earp  And y...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and drafting dice means more cake! In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest as we flip through the pages of rulebooks and discuss our frustrations and appreciations in their design. We try to entice nobles, artists, citizens, and tourists to stay in our hotels in this week’s Game of the Show: Gran...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and marbles ain't just for shootin’ anymore. In this episode: The crew is back from GenCon and boy do we have some stories to tell! We make marbles go boom…in this week’s Game of the Show: Potion Explosion And you, the Gleeples, get to play along, as the hosts get put in the hot seat with this week&a...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and cultists wait around every corner like pesky mosquitoes. In this episode: We bring out our magnifying glass to focus in on one of the most iconic publishers in the industry, Days of Wonder. We check our sanity at the door and take on the Great Old Ones in this week’s Game of the show: Cthulhu: Death M...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and the scenic route can sometimes make more sense than the best play. In this episode: We’re joined by a special guest to talk about the best ways to prepare for GenCon. We put on our hiking boots and get our walking sticks ready as we venture out to visit the national parks in this week’s Game of the s...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple! A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and engine building doesn’t require rods and pistons. In this episode: We go head to head to talk about our favorite two player games and what makes two player games unique. We start from nothing and build our engine to create a particularly perfect combination of buildings and resources in this week&apos...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and engine building doesn’t require rods and pistons. In this episode… wait a minute, is that the Glee Phone? Let us know what you think!

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple!  A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and every farm reminds you that you’re playing a euro game. In this episode: We catch JK yelling at clouds again as he surprises us with a contentious, cataclysmic conversation. France calls us back to construct buildings, create farms, mine for silver, go sailing, and of course, build castle in this wee...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and every top deck is a chance for perfection or discard fodder. In this episode: We’re reminded that there’s no “I” in team as we discuss … cooperative games. We return to space to find water, raise temperatures, and bring corporate greed to the galaxy in this week's Game of the Show: Terraforming...

Welcome to The Gleeful Meeple - A podcast all about board games, where strategy meets laughter and every roll of the dice makes you wish you were playing yahtzee rules. In this episode: We talk about board games based on popular and perhaps unpopular IPs We jump into a classic tile laying game and hope our farmers find their cities in this week’s Game of the Show: Carcassonne And you, the Gleeples...