Meeple Minded

Send us a textThis week the Jason & James are joined in the meeple minded studio via the internet by Mill of Dissent Games to talk all things table top gaming. They get to know a little bit about Mill's gaming history, her current flavour of the month, game designing, her Kickstarter project "Library Labyrinth" a little bit of information about Dissent Games .links to Dissent Games can be foun...

Send us a text"It's Morphing Time"This weeks game highlight sees Jason getting totally giddy as he is joined by James to finally talk about Power rangers Heroes of the Grid by Renegade Games. The boys talk about what comes in the box, the quality of the components, the gameplay, what they like & what they dislike about the game as well as awarding it there personal Meeple Rating. Paul is also...

Send us a text"You come to me, on the day that is my daughters wedding and ask me to come on your podcast? Sure"This week the Jason & James are joined in the meeple minded studio via the miracle internet by Tom of Mayfly Games to talk all things table top gaming. They get to know a little bit about Tom's gaming history, his current flavour of the month, why he decided to turn a hobby in to a c...

Send us a text"Something a little different this week"This weeks game highlight is well NOT A GAME. While games are important for us all, we also appreciate the importance of those establishments that provide a safe space for the players. So this week sees Jason & James having a day out in the UK capital of London checking out a few game shops and cafes and stumbling upon a real gem. the Bad M...

Send us a text"Game number two in the trilogy of Azul games"This weeks game highlight sees Jason & James returning to the Azul franchise as they talk about Azul Stained Glass of Sintra. The boys talk about what comes in the box, the quality of the components, the gameplay, what they like & what they dislike about the game. Paul is also back bringing you all the latest gaming news, gossip a...

Send us a text"Deep down the depths of the toy aisle, what do you find. BOARD GAMES? SERIOUSLY"This week the boys are taking the chance in this topical episode to ask the question of are board games really toys? Some say they are, some say they are not. they discuss the official dictionary definition for the two entities and try to decide once and for all if they are indeed toys. BUT then again it...

Send us a text"That fine line between good representation and being offensive to the culture it is trying to portray"After the failed start to the year thanks to Jason having to self isolate last week, the BOYS are back in full swing this week as James come back into the studio to talk about the Radical 8 games dice game released in 2021 Die of the Dead. The boys talk about what comes in the box,...

Send us a text"it was not meant to go like this"Coming to you live from Self Isolation AKA "Covid Jail" Jason is here to bring you the first episode of 2022.While this is not the planned episode Jason wanted to ensure we got our episode out on the planned day. So, join Jason as he talks about the situation, what has been going on hobby a game wise over the Holiday break, a sneak peak into a few pl...

Send us a text"How do you sum up 2021"The gruesome two sum James & Jason are to become a temporary troublesome trio as they are joined in the studio by everyone's favourite news man Paul to chat all things 2021.Good or bad? happy or miserable? which ever side of the fence you fall on we hope that you are all safe and wellThey talk about the games they have enjoyed most, and other positive gami...

Send us a text"It's more addictive than drugs" For this weeks table top gaming escapades our own gruesome twosome James & Jason have jumped head first in to the world of addictive gaming as they have been playing Traditional Dexterity game "Crokinole"They talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, and the fact that they recommend this game to li...

Send us a textIt is a table top topical discussion this week with the subject of teaching games. For this weeks topical discussion episode the boys are discussing their personal top ten tips for teaching new games to players old and new. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is back with another big pile of hot steamy news, crowdfunding campaigns and events that we think you...

Send us a text"you were made, to be ruled" This week the usual cough "charismatic" duo of Jason & James are joined in the studio by Anthony, all round great guy and host of the M.T.V.B Podcast to talk about CMON Games chibi styled Marvel spectacular "Marvel United" They talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of...

Send us a text"Avast Matey" All yee, that travel the high seas best be prepared to bluff your way to fortune as our seas faring lads Jason & James talk about Big G Games 2021 release "Bluffaneer" They talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course that all important meeple rating.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEW...

Send us a textIt is a table top topical discussion this week with the pressing question of when is Enough, Enough? For this weeks topical discussion episode the boys are discussing at what point do you look at your hobby collection and have to make the decision if its time to down scale, sell or eve just outright stop buying more? we also reached out to our local community for there take on the ma...

Send us a textIt's Party time with this weeks game highlight, as the boys take on there first highlight of a Party Game in the form of Joking Hazard. ** PLEASE NOTE: the content of this game is not suitable for younger players and while we do not describe what we see on the cards, we do touch upon some of the subjects that it depicts** Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its qualit...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight was inspired by the time of year and James's first ever board game purchase as we prepared to get brutally dismembered in the game known as Nemesis. Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course that all important meeple rating.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ N...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight is a real mind bender as the boys are here to talk about "the mind" a game where a team of players have to win without ever communicating :/Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course that all important meeple rating.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++...

Send us a textok yes, yes. it is official Jason has lost it. For this weeks topical discussion episode the boys are discussing game boxes and why the hell are they all so big? and James has bought his first modern board game.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is back with another big pile of hot steamy news, crowdfunding campaigns and events that we think you need to know...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight is somewhat of a special one as Jason & James are joined in the meeple minded studio via the beauty of the internet by Stop, Drop & Roll's very own Laurie Blake to talk about their first game Pugs in mugs. Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of co...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight is here and this week we are trying out a new career choice as we become Portuguese tile layers with this weeks game highlight for AZUL. Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course that all important meeple rating.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS ++++++++...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight is here and this week we are talking about plague infested streets of Bristol after we played Bristol 1350.Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course that all important meeple rating.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is also...

Send us a textThis week we are back with a topical discussion about the recent announcement by Atomic Mass Games regarding the future of former Fantasy flight Games title Star Wars Armada. Jason & James chat about how there personal views of the game have or have not changed since the announcement as well as trying to break down exactly what it means for the game going forward. I'm not sure we...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight is upon us and as promised this week is the turn of the woodland wargame Root.a game that has seen the table more times than any other game in recent weeks we just had to get this to the mics to chat about it. Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course...

Send us a text"Adding a B to M.T.V makes it soooo much better"Jason is back in the Meeple Minded studio this week for the next instalment of our interview series and this week is a banger. we welcome the host of the M.T.V.B podcast the one and only Antman. Ant is one of the members of Jason's many gaming groups as well as the host for the show that talks all things from tv shows, movies, video gam...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight we focus our attention to ZOO-ography by Doomsday robots. As Kickstarter that arrived at the start of the year and has only just got to see the table much to Jason's annoyance. Jason & James talk about what comes in the box, its quality, gameplay, what they like, what they dislike, if its a collection keeper and of course that all important meeple rating...