The Broken Meeple

To make room on the shelves I had to sell off a bunch of games from the collection. So many that I think it was worth talking about my reasons why in a podcast episode! So after I talk about some channel updates, I'll explain why all these games didn't have what it takes to remain on the shelf.

It's that time of year when I can't cover every game with a full review, so here's another review anthology where I will talk about 4 recent releases. Truffle Shuffle, Arkham Horror LCG: Innsmouth, Paris and The Search for Planet X all get their fair share! Come hear what I have to say! On top of that, there's some more developments for the channel in general such as my recent Top 10, my name chan...

Lockdown has begun in the UK which means I need help with my sanity again. Well the podcast is one way to do it! But also plenty of solo gaming! So for this episode I thought I would look at the Oniverse series of games and rank them in order of my preference. On top of this some developments have happened with regards to my latest Patreon goal and I give my first impressions of Isle of Cats, both...

Is the game not good enough for you? Do you feel it needs a tweak here or there for your own enjoyment? Then feel free to introduce a house rule. But should you do so? Should you tell everyone at the table? What house rules work better than others? What examples are there? All this and more is part of the main discussion topic. Before then though we have a call to action on the Patreon to allow mu...

Lots of content on this episode including 3 reviews and some discussion. First up, my reflection of the Top 100 saga and channel updates! Then 3 reviews covering the following games: Village Green Quirky Circuits Marvel Champions: The Once & Future Kang And finally I want to mention some warnings with my favourite LCG's. I love these games immensely, but no game is flawless and before you suddenly...

The first of many review bonanza's I'm sure in this podcast. I have a lot of games to talk about and today I'm going to talk about 3 in particular. Splendor: Marvel, What's Missing and Alubari: A Nice Cup of Tea all get a proper review in this podcast episode. Hear my thoughts, hear my rating! Let's discuss!

I'm suffering from a sore throat caused by a hot spicy curry from last night so bare with me, but I didn't want to deprive you all of content! This episode is effectively the Marvel special! I will be reviewing (experimenting with podcast bitesize reviews to maintain work/life balance) the expansion to Marvel Champions "The Rise of Red Skull" and the Love Letter reimplementation "Marvel Infinity G...

So much to do on the channel and to begin with I'll give you the lowdown on all the incoming reviews, plays and more coming up! But then the main event. During VIrtually Expo 2020 I guested on two of Paul Grogan's live streams demonstrating two games by CGE - Lost Ruins of Arnak and Under Falling Skies. These are on YouTube for you to view and I urge you to watch them for laughs and fun! https://w...

Back from my trip up North to spend a few days with the immediate family, the first time we've been all in the same place in over 3 years, wow. Emotional to leave them to come back home, but I did get some gaming done while I was there. Work had some "not-so-great" surprises for me when I got back and in order to ensure the job is put first, the podcast will revert back to a bi-weekly affair (full...

IT'S SO HOT!! Before i go away for a few days to spend time with the family, I need to record this podcast and I pick the hottest day in the UK of the entire year to do so. So I look like a wet fish and yet will try to give you an entertaining show! I talk about channel updates, the games I played recently, the recent PR boo-boo with Pendulum and Stonemaier and then talk about whether we as gamers...

Just a general chit chat to tell you what I've been up to, channel updates, holiday plans, what I've seen on TV, played in video games etc. Then I mention the recent updates by FFG for upcoming games and expansions.

I wasn't sure if I was going to do this but by popular request on my first stream, people wanted to hear my thoughts on the recent Dice Tower Awards. So I though I'd combine the Spiel Des Jahres awards as well as Dice Tower into one big thoughts episode. Watch me go through the awards on their websites and discuss in more detail!

Well in general I will be doing 30 minute episodes give or take but this was a special case. Jeremy Howard of ManvsMeeple got in touch with me and asked if we could do a chat over Skype. Of course I jumped at the chance and as you might imagine, we talked for........A LONG TIME.......so much so that I didn't want to do 3 separate episodes for one conversation. So after a poll was held, I decided t...

The audio is much better guys! I finally figured out OBS filters so now you should have no troubles going forward! Sorry for last week! So let's kick off the show with some highlights of what games I'd played recently, some Kickstarter projects I'm looking into and how great it was to finally go back to my Dice Portsmouth cafe after so many months. Then I talk about my experience at Virtual Gridco...

Hold on!! What's this? Well everyone, I recently did a massive relaunch of my whole channel "The Broken Meeple" - if you check out my YouTube channel you can see the after effects of that. Well that also means the podcast got a refresh, with a brand new look, ACTUAL VIDEO CONTENT OF ME SPEAKING via OBS software and a promise to maintain a regular production (95% certain) of 1 episode of around 30...

It's been a while due to a mix of reasons, mainly because of my daily YouTube content I've put out to keep you all sane (or not) during COVID. But it's time you got an update as to what else I've been doing as there's plenty going on behind the scenes. In addition there are few interesting app/PNP additions to some games that are worth a discussion and at the end, there's my final 3 questions for...

Talk about hot off the press! The Golden Geek Awards for 2019 were just released. Now granted, I don't tend to rely on the rating or award systems governed by BoardGameGeek, but that doesn't stop me from giving my thoughts! So I will take you through each award (that I can fairly comment on) giving you the winners and runners up and some of the nominations that I feel should have been given more l...

Doesn't isolation just suck?! Ah well once I've moaned about how I'm coping as an extrovert with isolation, I can talk about gaming matters! Firstly my thoughts on Dominant Species which I played literally last night for the first time on Tabletopia........was it worth the 5 hours of investment? Second, a quick snippet on my fears for how the gaming industry is going to return to normal with regar...

We got some new segments debuting on today's show! Firstly a summary of how life is progressing under the Coronavirus restrictions for someone who doesn't like being stuck at home. . . Then my first impressions of Rune Stones and Silver & Gold. Followed by the first new segment "Movers & Shakers" where I talk about games that have risen or fallen in their ratings and explain why. Finally the secon...

Mainly just want to have a chat guys, talk about some games played and answer a few questions from the mailbag. However two of the questions have a strong link to "Integrity" when conducting reviews and I certainly do talk a lot about that. So it makes for a good title for the podcast! Hear my thoughts on the Wingspan expansion, Ishtar and Tokyo Metro! And then 4 very interesting questions from th...

Bumper episode tonight! A quick first impression of Awkward Guests in advance of an upcoming review in the future. My thoughts on a Twitter discussion where gamers were asked which publishers have the best consistency in making good games? Some more Q & A from the Patreon mailbag!

Yes!! Finally!! Another podcast! And it kick starts Season 4! On a new episode, with new music and even a new segment, I talk about how the show is evolving in Season 4, my first impressions of Crystal Palace and Papillion and then begin a new regular segment that you can all join in on.............QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!!

Essen was fantastic and it was great to see some of you there! What were my feelings on the event? And yes sorry for the long absence due to a busy October - that's why as a treat, you're getting my first impressions of many Essen games I've played since I got back! #essen #brokenmeeple #lukehector #podcast #dicetower

Today, I talk about my thoughts and experience on my recent invite to Tabletop Scotland in August 2019 including an oldie of a superhero game that I finally got to play. After that, I tackle a rather solemn topic - is it possible with all the thousands of releases and Cult of the New being a devil's advocate for Hype that some of us gamer critics and fanatics can become jaded?

Another convention out of the way! What games did I play at Handycon 6 - was there actually any new game I played that I would consider a good one? Then a lengthy discussion about board games that have been ported into apps. Are there occasions where the app kills the physical game? Will apps get to a point where tabletop gaming becomes a thing of the past? Will social interaction win through? 00:...