The Meeple Society

Meeple Society

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We are a podcast about board games, hosted by four long-time role-players turned avid board gamers. We talk about 4 game with a theme.

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The Meeple Society

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www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Jul 3, 2026

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Episodes

EP 114 We're Building a Zoo! 03.07.2026

On this episode, We respond to some questions posted on various videos in the last few weeks, and pose one to you, the listeners. We tell you all about some games we've gotten played recently, including one that has us island hopping, and another that requires visiting different tombs and looking for treasure. And we wrap it up by building a zoo in our First Look at Sanctuary. Meeople Live Ext...

Ep 113: The Meeople Live Recap 19.06.2026

We are recapping the Extra Life 24-hour marathon from earlier this month! What we played, the people who came, some behind-the-scenes stuff, and most importantly, what we raised and how you can still help! Link to our Extra Life Donation Page

EP 112 The Trials of Adolescence 29.05.2026

We talk crowdfunding, and how we have fallen prey to it yet again! We talk legacy games, conventions, and the horrors of shipping. And we wrap it up with a first look at a game that has us playing though our adolescence years, expanding our interests and skills while trying to achieve our goals!

A Castle full of Choices 15.05.2026

We dig into the mechanic of worker placement, and talk a bit about some of our favorites! We talk about Gen Con and the event catalog! And we wrap it up with our first look at The White Castle! But First.. ..... Mee-ople LiveGEN CON Game TimesGreg: Rock Hard 1977 12:00pm & 4:00 pm… 12:00 pm - Game ID: BGM26ND320712… 4:00 pm - Game ID: BGM26ND320713Firefly 10th Anniversary Edition… 2:00 pm - Ga...

Episode: 110 The Vantage of an Unconscious Mind 01.05.2026

We start out with a bunch of questions and comments from you! Then we move into a couple games we've played recently, one that has us following in the footsteps of our ancestors to explore and restore the glory of a bygone age, and another that has us digging into a 70-year old evidence bag, hoping to solve a murder! We follow this up with not one, but two first looks! We work in the early 190...

EP109: The Twilight of Tile Placement 17.04.2026

We discuss 10 favorite games that feature my favorite mechanism - Tile Placement! We talk a bit about our Gen Con plans again. And we wrap up with our first look at the longest game in our vast collection - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition.

EP 108 Rolling Dice on Restoring Mankind 03.04.2026

"We visit another popular game mechanic, discuss 10 of our favorite games that use it, and just see where the random luck takes us. And we will wrap it up with deep dive that has us exploring the rementants of a frozen earth, leading our individual tribes to populate ancient cities and build powerful machines in hopes of relearning forgotten technologies. "

EP 107 On The Rails Again 20.03.2026

We visit another of our favorite mechanisms, and discuss some of our top games that feature it. We talk about about how we have caved yet again to the aluring trap of crowdfunding. And we wrap up with our first look at a new delivery, one that takes us on some delightful train rides across Europe.

EP 106 Managing the Automatons 19.03.2026

On this episode we revisit a conversation we had on the last episode about the games we own, and start to break them down a bit, hopefully touching on many of our favorite games along the way. And since we expect this trip into hand management to take a bit, we will go straight into a first look of our newest crowdfunding arrival, a game that takes us into late 21st century where the demand for ro...

EP 105 Enjoying The Great Outdoors 20.02.2026

On this episode we hit the trails! With this false Spring coming later this week, we decided it was time to get out into nature, do some hiking, some biking and even some kayaking! We battle the elements on the John Muir, and so some fauna and flora peeping out in Arizona. And we wrap it up by pitching our tents while we build the perfect camp ground in Camping Season. But first... apparently Greg...

EP 104: Trains, Stations, Trails and Habitats 06.02.2026

On this episode we are finally in full video! And I say that hoping that nothing goes wrong and I have to delete the video and only upload the audio! Beyond that, we are going to talk about some games we played this week, including some that took us back to the early days of our collection. We are talking trains... and some stations... with a dash of trails and a sprinkle of secret adventure. And...

EP 103 Helping Santa into the New Year 21.01.2026

On this episode we ring in the new year with a quiet night of gaming, and a whole lot of new ideas! We talk about some of our recent game plays, and finish up with a visit to the North Pole to help Santa get ready for Christmas!

EP102 Riding the Rails 24.12.2025

On this episode As we prepare to head into the new year, we revisit our favorites from last year.  Have they held up? Have we even gotten to play them again? We talk about a couple of the games we've played in the last few weeks, and we wrap up with a sneak peak at our current adventure through the TTR series. MeepleSociety@mail.com Social Media

EP 101 A Thief Among Us 10.12.2025

On this episode We revisit all the questions and comments that were meant for the 100th episode, but we forgot to include. And we follow it up with a question for all of you. We talk about all the games we've gotten played recently.. well, some of them anyway. And we wrap it up with a first look at our newest crowdfunding delivery, Thiefdom!

EP 100: Blast From the Past 26.11.2025

On this episode We celebrate the milestone of 100 episodes, and of exactly 5 years of content, and do so with the two people who started it all with us. Mark has an all new 5 Things for us, and we revisit an old one. We decide if we agree with the general population on the Top 10 games rated on Board Game Geek. And we wrap it up with a first look at "I Made You a Mixtape" But first... a warning......

EP99 Let's Make Some Cheese! 12.11.2025

On this episode We are talking games... and not much else... We are going where no man has gone before, then where no sane man WANTS to go... and finally... we're gonna make some cheese! But first...

EP 98 Tea for Two 29.10.2025

On this episode We talk some crowdfunding, some Halloween stuff, and some games. We are going to do some long terraforming, some short terraforming, some battling for immortality, and even some worship to the Egyptian gods. We'll wrap it all up with some tea drinking witches! But first, I feel like we owe you all an explanation for our short, completely unintentional, hiatus. Social Media Amrtaka...

EP 97 A Board Game Vacation part 2 01.10.2025

On this episode, we are going to pick up where we left off when we ran long on the last episode, talking about all the games we played at the Dice Tower Retreat. the ones we liked, the ones we didn't... and the ones we ended up picking up on our way home! And this time, I promise not to be as long winded.... at least I'm going to try not to be...

EP96 A Board Game Vacation 17.09.2025

We are BACK from The Dice Tower Retreat! We're going to tell you all about the games we played, the ones we liked, the ones we didn't... and ones we ended up picking up on our way home! But first... a short reminder...

EP 95 The Brink Of Fun 03.09.2025

On this episode, we talk about some games we've recently played, ranging from building out dungeon pathways,  to searching the cosmos for unidentified objects, before setting out to explore the universe on a five year mission, and then full circle back to a castle being overrun with goblins and orcs and trolls... oh my.... And finally, we wrap it up with more space exploration in our first look at...

EP94: Wild with the Spirits 20.08.2025

On this episode we wrap up our final thoughts on Gen Con.  Greg fills us in on some news from Roxley games. We talk about some recently played games, and we wrap it up with a first look at the new Spirits of the Wild!

EP 93: Excerpts from GenCon 2025 06.08.2025

On this episode, Greg and I report LIVE from Gen Con 2025.   New Games bought, new games played, new and old friends! Sicial Media Extra Life Pledge Page Email

EP 92: Wondering The Forest of Wondrous Creatures 23.07.2025

On this episode We talk a bit about GenCon and some plans to include you as we do some live recording. We tell you all about some of the games we've gotten played lately. And we wrap it up with fantastic creatures and transforming terrains in our first look at Wondrous Creatures. But first, Greg has a question for the society. EMail Link Social Media Link Extra Life Donate Link

EP 91:Flying into Distant Skies 09.07.2025

On this episode We talk the most anticipated upcoming event of the year. We dig into some recently played games that include diving into the belly of the beast and solving mysteries in Victorian England. We answer some of your questions. And finally, we find ourselves swept from 1937 San Franscisco into a world filled with bizarre creatures, scheming gods and untold dangers, in our first look at D...

Ep 90 Meeople LIVE! The Aftermath 18.06.2025

On this episode we are going to dig deep into last weekends Meeople LIVE... and that's pretty much it.

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