Meeple Nation Board Game Podcast

This week we talk about bidding and bluffing games. Bluffing can be found in several games from poker to hidden role games. This episode we talk about several.  As far as bidding games we talk about the thrills and fun that come with games like Camel Up. Come Join us at the game table.

Join us at the game table this week as we discuss the board game Tapestry. Designed by Jamey Stegmaier, and released through Stonemaier Games.  In Tapestry, players create a civilization that starts with the discovery of fire and then moves forward from there. Players build their capital city and some may even reach to the stars. Come, join us at the game table.

This week we are talking about games that use the follow mechanic. One player picks and action, and other players may follow that action. Often but not always the first player taking the action will get a bonus for picking that action.  Join us at the game table for this week's discussion.

This week we are discussing September, 2020 News.  We talk about games we have played. Game that should be available soon. And of course, we talk about some great Kickstarter games. Join us at the game table.

This week we are talking about games that were first a board game but have been converted to a dice game.  Join us at the game table

This week we are discussing Dice Forge. A 2-4 player game designed by Regis Bonnessee. Released through Libellud games.  Players make offering to the gods in order to improve the dice they are rolling hoping to earn the most points and be victorious. Join us at the game table.  

This week we talk about four different dice rolling games. Boggle, one of David's favorite word games. HEXplore It, a dice rolling adventure game. Kingsburg, a game of growing your influence in the King's court. That's Pretty Clever, and Twice as Clever, two dice rolling games all about combos and bonuses. Join us at the table for this weeks discussion. 

This week we talk about the very large pool of games that include the dice rolling mechanic. There are over 30,000 games. Too many to get to so we only discuss a handful of them. Join us at the table as we discuss dice rolling games.

This week we talk about Pictures and The Crew, the winner of Spiel and Kennerspiel  des Jahres for 2020. We talk about the excitement from the announcement of Pandemic Legacy: Season 0. We also talk about several exciting Kickstarters, and we also talk about Ignite, a Kickstarter that is in late pledge for a few more days. Join us at the game table.

This week we discuss Great Western Trail, a 2-4 player game where players compete to get their cattle to Kansas City and ship them across the United States. Shipping cattle alone won't win you the game, you will need to build buildings, advance your train, and overcome hazards. Whomever scores the most points wins. Come join us at the game table as we discuss Great Western Trail.

This week we discuss the Libellud's game Obscurio. 2-8 players must watch the Grimoire closely as it provides clues on how to exit the evil Sorcerer's library. If the players can work together and find the correct exit six times they will have escaped. If they cannot, the Sorcerer, will have you trapped forever in the library. Come join us at the game table as we discuss Obscurio.

This week we discuss four different games with communication limits.  First, we talk about about Time's Up! and Time's Up!: Title Recall. Second, we talk about Blood on the Clocktower.  Third, we talk about Dixit. Four we talk about Pantone: the Game. Come join us at the game table.

This week we are talking about games that have some forum of communication limits. We go from Taboo, to Gloomhaven and several games in between. Join us at the game table as we discuss games with communication limits.

Join us at the table this week as we discuss Kickstarters, new games and even some puzzles.

This week we discuss the 1-4 player game Isle of Cats, designed by Frank West and distributed through City of Games. Join us at the game table.

This week we are talk about Azul in its three forms. Azul  Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra Azul: Summer Pavilion We also cover the expansion for the base game, Azul: Crystal Mosaic. Join us at the game table.

This week we talk about three different pattern building games. Logan talks about Welcome to.. and several of the expansions. Welcome to... is designed by Benoit Turpin and produced by Blue Cocker Games. Nathan discusses Copenhagen designed by Asger Harding Granerud, Daniel Skjold Pedersen and produced by  Queen Games. Ryan shares with us the joy that can be found in building the Best Treehouse Ev...

This week we are talking about pattern building games. We get some Facebook feedback and then we talk about games like; Reef, Tiny Towns, Attika, NUMBR9, Kingdomino, and some how we include Boggle.  Join us at the game table.

This week we talk about current Kickstarters, new games that are coming out, and some recently released games. Come join us around the news game table.

In this episode we are talking about end game bonuses. Where you may think you are winning, but it is not proven until all the cards are counted. We discuss It's a Wonderful World, Hawaii, Raiders or the North Sea, Majesty: for the Realm, and even Ticket to Ride.  Join us at the game table.

Join us this week we discuss action games. Action queue games, which players program their turn and hope they planned for the best (Robo Rally, Tiny Epic Mechs). Action drafting games, where all players have a limited pool of actions to pick from (Puerto Rico). Action retrieval games, where players can only play the action they control once until they spend an action to retrieve those actions (Cen...

This week we discuss some online gaming options. We go from phone apps like Terraforming Mars, to Charterstone. We talk online gaming sites such as: Boardgamearena.com Yucata.de  Tabletop Simulator. Come join us at the virtual table.

This episode we respond to a question on how to keep games civil. We talk about experiences we have had and how we have dealt with them. We offer some advice on maybe what not to play with some people and what mechanic might cause the most contention.

This week we talk about Kickstarters and new released games, including Frosthaven, They Live, and three Ten-minute games. We cover new games such as Azul: Crystal Mosaic, The Crew, Tajuto, and Sanctum.  

This week we practice our social distancing as we discuss the new game from Everything Epic, Secrets of the Lost Station. This game was designed by Christopher Batarlis and Jim Samartino.  This is a 1-6 player campaign game that has a lot of hidden content to explore.