Meeple, Myself, and I

Two teensy lil' ones from Button Shy (some might say... wallet-sized!) and a big ol' big one from Kinson Key Games. Some thoughts for today: How is a game transformed by having a solo mode, as oppoosed to just being made FOR solo play? How do you compare games of radically different weight to one another? Do you think the NYT Crossword has been getting easier lately, or am I getting a bit better a...

WE ARE SO BACK It's a modest start: what do we think of a remake of a game from a decade ago that now sits at the beginning of an ever-increasingly-complex series of medieval-themed board games?  Will Jason have what it takes to tackle EVERY GAME IN THIS SERIES? ... no Will Jason have what it takes to tackle THIS ONE GAME? OH YEAH BABY SEASON 3 STARTS NOW

GREAT EPISODE NAME, right?! Season 2 comes to an end, almost exactly a year after it started. I do apologize that I haven't been more consistent with these episodes, but I'm not sorry for the reasons behind those delays. (Does that... even make sense?) Please join me in this episode to learn more. Thanks for joining me for this happiest episode I've ever made. Also, a huge thanks to Nelson from Ne...

The ostensible purpose of this episode is to discuss the latest South Tigris game - namely, Scholars of the South Tigris. What ends up happening is a retrospective on ALL of the North Sea, West Kingdom, and South Tigris games, which I'm sure is shocking to anyone who knows how LASER FOCUSED and ON TASK I usually am.

Back for another episode! The audio quality is a bit low on this one, and I do apologize for that - I wanted to get this one HOT OFF THE PRESSES before I get a puppy in my house shortly. IT'S FINE I AM NOT STRESSING ABOUT IT AT ALL

I'm selling things from my house, which means selling LOTS of things on Facebook. It sucks. This episode is some musings (ramblings?) about "trust" in online communities that buy and sell things from strangers, and it offers some context for why I suck at putting out consistent content right now. I've got feelings about selling the house, and feelings of gratitude (mostly!) for you gamers out ther...

We'll keep this nice and short: I'm back from my lil' breaky, with aspirations for a more consistent output through the rest of this year! For this short first episode back, I give my thoughts on a new game - Race to the Raft - by the designer of City of Kings and Isle of Cats. I actually live with two cats now, and I've never had cats before this year! I'm a new man. Not really. I just can't thin...

Just a short announcement that Season 2 is on a bit of a pause through August 2023. I'll be back with better content when life has calmed down a bit, and look for extra stuff on the Patreon in the meantime!

The three games: Ginkgopolis, Gugong, and Coffee Roaster Keepin this description short because I feel self-conscious about the episode soooooo

This episode is a bit late, and that's because I went on vacation without bringing my computer! I'm very dumb, and I'm very sorry for that. Tune in to hear me think about solo board games in the context of one particular video game: Tears of the Kingdom. How do size, scope, and sandbox-iness all fit into the experience of playing an "epic" game -- analog or digital? (Please forgive the audio quali...

Well, we're back to an old saw here: a few more Roll and Writes, because I just can't stay away from these ding dang games. Should I have made it more clear that I'm eschewing an old format from episodes two years ago? Does the beginning of this episode even make sense? Is the description section of a file that I'm uploading the appropriate place to sort all these things out? TUNE IN TO GET NONE O...

Today, I'm taking a look at two solo-able card-driven games by a very interesting publisher (Fort Circle Games): Votes for Women and The Shores of Tripoli. I feel like I should have explained that I play The Marines' Hymn because it says "The Shores of Tripoli" in that song. I... didn't say that, because I'm not a smart person. ~~~ Check out The Halls of Montezuma Kickstarter here !

Three games this week - all solo, all in the same publishing "series": Proving Grounds , Warp's Edge , and Wreckland Run . ~~~ Please, oh please, check out the Patreon if you have a moment. Or leave a review on iTunes. Both of those things help grow the show!

A look at... 1862 , a solo-capable 18xx game 1837 , a multiplayer-only 18xx game me, on trains in London My Patrons keep the show going. Thanks to them, and thanks to you for considering any support that might work for you.

A move, a new job, and paying tribute to what's left behind. Welcome to Season 2 of Meeple, Myself, and I. Games: Resist! and Legacy of Yu .

There are three colons in the name of this episode! That is probably too many. ... Uh. So. Twilight Struggle is one of my very favorite all-time competitive games. It will never leave my collection, ever. So how does a shorter version of Twilight Struggle, WITH A SOLO MODE, stack up? I mean... I'm not gonna tell you here. You gotta listen to me ramble for 20 minutes to find out!

This is a hectic one, folks: I take exactly ten minutes to play and review (at the same time) the new game Fuse: Countdown, which is a real-time game that you play in exactly ten minutes! If you want to know what I sound like stressed and unscripted, this is the episode for you!

A quick review of a quick game. It's REALLY good. (The game. The review... eh.)

A love letter for games and the family that taught me to love them.

I mean... the title pretty much says it all. See you all next year!

I LOVE THESE GAMES ~~~ Oh! Please make sure to sign up for Stone Valley Games' giveaway of SIX ONIVERSE GAMES. Free shipping for US residents - all you have to do is sign up below: https://www.stonevalleygames.com/oniverse/ Please sign up! You have nothing to lose! Tell your friends! 

A quick review of a quick game from a fascinating series - this week, I'm looking at the newest Oniverse game, Stellarion. Also! I'm doing a giveaway with Stone Valley Games to celebrate the completion of my Top 100 list at the end of the year! You can enter to win a copy of Onirim, Sylvion, Nautillon, Aerion, Castellion, and Stellarion here . We'll pay for the shipping, so please spread the word...

I think this is the antepenultimate episode of the Top 100! I have spent all of my efforts making sure that I used antepenultimate correctly, so that's all I have to say here.

I'm a big, dumb idiot who can't post podcasts correctly. Pushing this through the feed one more time so people can see that it came out TODAY and not a month ago! Sorry for the extra traffic, y'all, and sorry if this showed up twice for you! ~~~ I got back to my written review roots recently (try saying that five times fast!), reviewing the blazing-hot Kickstarter game Endless Winter. This bonus e...

We get ever-closer to the Top 15, and then... the Top 10!  eeeeeeeep I adore these games. Sure, they have their warts, but they're... they're my warts? I don't know what I'm saying here, thank you for downloading the episode anyway please download