Meeples And Wine - Tabletop Games for Couples

Welcome to episode 20, where we try 3 Floyds Daiquiris and kittens in blenders for dessert! Wait. Let me rephrase. Welcome to episode 20, where we drink 3 Floyds Barnabus Lime Daiquiri (still not as good as a Hemmingway ), and talk about the card game Kittens in a Blender and what are the best Thanksgiving desserts! Much better, kinda. If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch a...

Tonight we discuss tabletop games that have a theme of food! Thanksgiving is just a couple days away and we’ve gotten our baking needs bought, well, except for heavy cream. I don’t care if it’s grass fed, organic, only got sun from the west, the name of the cow was “Loretta”, I’m not paying $6.50 for a pint of cream. – Michael. We’re sipping Chaucer&...

Welcome to Meeples & Wine! Tonight Michael and Suzy talk about Flat Top Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018, a light “not as citrus as they describe” wine that still was pretty good. We also talk about Phil and Kaja Foglio’s Girl Genius: The Works , a game that originated from the “adults only” XXXenophile TCG from 1996. Also, a super cool badge goes to Dave C. out at Blub...

Welcome to episode 17, where we’re discussing two player survival games like Terraria, and Don’t Starve Alone! We’re talking about those games where you’ve got nothing but your wits, and maybe some sticks, to keep yourself alive! With games ranging from Minecraft to Conan Exiles, we’re talking about survival! We’re not sampling a wine tonight, since we finished...

Welcome to episode 16 of our #napodpomo run! Today we talk about MURDER and wine! We sit down with a bottle of Old Soul Petite Sirah 2017, and talk about gifts of experiences or gifts of things, Suzy brings up the book 5 Love Languages and makes Michael feel like he’s in a therapy session! So that’s fun! We also talk about escape and murder mystery games! From the Exit games, to Hunt A...

Welcome to episode 15 of Meeples & Wine’s #napodpomo month! We’re talking about a Coconut Ale today, made by…Michael’s brother. Didn’t have time to run out today, and we’ve been meaning to break that open. Also, we discuss our favorite zombie movies, ranging from Shaun of the Dead , Warm Bodies to Pontypool , Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead and Train to Busan . T...

Welcome to episode 14! Tonight Michael and Suzy discuss a Cocobon 2020 Roasted Oak Chardonnay, talk about Choose Your Own Adventure books , and others such as Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, Dungeon and Dungeons & Dragons gamebooks. We also talk about playing the House of Danger Choose Your Own Adventure game from Zman games! (BTW, the Dragonlance gamebook Mike was thinking of was Gnomes – 1...

Welcome to episode 13! Today we’re going to be skipping the wine tasting since Suzy has recovered from being a sicky all day and we don’t want to repeat. But, we are talking about rallies and…rallies? We’re talking about Road Rallies! Getting in the car, answering questions and getting to those locations first to get the clue to the next one, all to get to the Ground Round...

Today Michael is running solo one more time, Suzy is feeling a bit under the weather. Though in this episode he tastes his favorite wine, Scotch! He pours a a Glencairn of Islay Storm and talks about the tabletop mini-car-battler Gaslands: Refueled . So grab some Hot Wheels and get the stats you need from the Legacy site and get fighting Mad Max style! Here’s that link to the cool car mods!...

Welcome to Meeples and Wine! Tonight Michael and Suzy talk about Grifone Primitivo from Trader Joe’s, the card game Guillotine from Wizards of the Coast and the worst games that they have played.  What’s your worst game? What’s your favorite French Revolution character? What’s the meaning of life? Give us a call or email and let us know! Marie Antoinette is hot right?...

Hello and welcome to episode 10! Tonight our last child has turned 18, and we’re discussing tabletop games that we played with them when they were littles. We’re also tasting Decoy Wineries’ 2019 Zinfandel and reviewing the 2000 game Shipwrecked by (the now defunct!!!) Out of the Box games! Also, we are now on Podvine ! One of you requested it! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us t...

Welcome to episode 9 of Meeples & Wine! Tonight we talk about Door Peninsula Winery Mead , stepping into our new adventure of making our own blueberry mead with the help of Broken Brix Winery & Cidery . The games tonight are Karma from the people that brought you the game Set, and the James Ernest / Cheapass Games ‘ Devil Bunny Needs a Ham. Also, we’re at https://meeplesandwine...

Today Michael is running alone! Yes! He’s solo and without anyone to tell him what to do! So what does he do…well, samples Founder French Toast Bastard and talks about VonStiehl wineries in Algoma, Wisconsin, and then tells about “ Before I Kill You, Mr. Spy ” the card game from Cheapass Games , founded by James Ernest ! (great game company BTW.) If you’ve got a game that y...

Today we’ve hit episode number 7 of #NaPodPoMo! We’re discussing game food today, what food is best for those game nights? Finger food? Pizza? Cheetoes? Also we’ve gotten a request for our second demo night, the game Splendor! (If you’d like to watch the first one you can do that here , or listen here , as we demo Sushi Go!) Tonight we’re corking a bottle of Scarlet P...

Hello and welcome to the first Demo Night of #NaPodPoMo! We’re playing the game Sushi Go! by Gamewright Games, and sampling (ie, drinking the whole bottle) Grande Alberone! We’re at episode 6 of 30 for the month, if you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@javakat.com , at our Twitter ( @Meeplesandwine ) or Facebook or if you’d like...

This episode we discuss future plans for the show, maybe some winery tours or game store shows. Also, what the heck is Soju and why is it getting more popular? Also, video games for couples to play that won’t result in marriage counselling sessions! We cover Portal 2 , Mario Kart Double Dash , Dance Central / Just Dance , Bust a Move , Monkey Island , and Borderlands 2 ! If you’d like...

Welcome to Meeples & Wine number four! We’re still going strong for #NaPodPoMo and are planning some cool things for future shows, such as winery visits and going to our local game store! This week we discuss the card game Sushi Go! by Gamewright , Roll For It! by Calliope Games and the Pendragon Games Escape From New York that is currently on Gamefound . Still deciding on what game we&#...

Hello and welcome to episode three of Meeples & Wine, the third of thirty for #NaPodPoMo November, 27 to go! Today we talk about strategy games that we love, such things like Roborally , War of the Ring and the Reiner Knizia Lord of the Rings games both the 2000 version and the children’s version from 2003. We also chat about racing/maze games such as Formula 1 game Formula De and the sc...

Welcome to episode 2 of Meeples & Wine! Today, day two of thirty for #NaPodPoMo, we discuss Old Soul Vineyards’ 2016 Old Vine Zinfandel , our favorite games when we were kids, and Hike It! The Board Game currently on Kickstarter. Remember if you’d like to get in touch with a game you’d like us to demo, you can find us on Twitter @meeplesandwine Here’s the Dead Alewives...

/ Hello and welcome to the first episode of Meeples & Wine! We are Michael and Suzanne, trying our first NaPodPoMo where we will (attempt) to post 30 episodes in the month of November! We’re easing into this one with our intro show, where we’re discussing the trials you go through trying to make mead, terrible glass jug wine, what types of games we prefer and also who we are!