The Fifth Meeple Board Game Podcast

Special Episode 81: Never Again: Worst Plays of 2025 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Worst 3 Plays of 2025 Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!

Episode 80: Don't Bet on It: Hot Streak vs Magical Athlete Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Topic of the Day! 04:24 Magical Athlete 13:35 Magical Athlete: Collector's Corner 14:40 Magical Athlete: Final Thoughts 16:22 Hot Streak 27:24 Hot Streak: Collector's Corner 27:51 Hot Streak: Final Thoughts 30:02 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 41:29 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us...

Special Episode 79: Cream of the Crop Top Plays of 2025 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Top 3 Games We Played in 2025 37:32 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!

Episode 78 (Mini): Toy Battle Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Toy Battle 02:43 Toy Battle: The Good 08:42 Toy Battle: The Bad 15:07 Toy Battle: Final Scores 21:45 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!  

Episode 77: What's the Buzz? Honey Buzz vs Apiary Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Topic of the Day! 08:22 A Listener Review! 09:10 Honey Buzz 22:41 Honey Buzz: Collector's Corner 24:52 Honey Buzz: Final Thoughts 27:22 Apiary 41:37 Apiary: Collector's Corner 42:11 Apiary: Final Thoughts 44:24 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 58:51 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us...

Special Episode 76 (Trivia): Board Game Trivia Challenge Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Board Game Trivia Challenge (play along with us!) 01:24 Pete's 10 Trivia Questions 31:45 Our Final Scores 33:11 Bloopers Have any great trivia questions for us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and maybe we'll put your trivia up on our podcast in the future (10 questions minimum| 15 questions max) as...

Episode 75: The Enemy Within: Shadows over Camelot vs Nemesis Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:13 Topic of Discussion 04:49 Shadows over Camelot 18:17 Shadows over Camelot: Collector's Corner 18:53 Shadows over Camelot: Final Thoughts 21:34 Nemesis 39:22 Nemesis: Collector's Corner 39:51 Nemesis: Final Thoughts 42:35 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 55:40 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to conn...

Episode 74 (Mini): Trinket Trove Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Trinket Trove 02:33 Trinket Trove: The Good 10:12 Trinket Trove: The Bad 13:37 Trinket Trove: Final Scores 17:35 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!

Special Episode 73: You're the Best, Part 3: Top 15 Board Games of All Time (5-1) Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Topic of the Day! 07:12 David's #5 09:13 Pete's #5 12:43 Chris's #5 15:15 Daniella's #5 17:56 David's #4 20:58 Pete's #4 24:16 Chris's #4 26:32 Daniella's #4 29:08 David's #3 33:13 Pete's #3 36:00 Chris's #3 38:57 Daniella's #3 41:20 David's #2 44:15 Pete's #2 47:40 Chris's #2 50:...

Special Episode 72: You're the Best, Part 2: Top 15 Board Games of All Time (10-6) Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:48 Topic of the Day! 06:08 Chris's #10 09:36 David's #10 12:04 Pete's #10 15:14 Daniella's #10 18:03 Chris's #9 20:21 David's #9 23:48 Pete's #9 26:05 Daniella's #9 27:33 Chris's #8 30:09 David's #8 32:08 Pete's #8 34:36 Daniella's #8 37:23 Chris's #7 40:02 David's #7 41:09 Daniella...

Special Episode 71: You're the Best, Part 1: Top 15 Board Games of All Time (15-11) Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Topic of the Day! 05:14 Pete's #15 09:00 David's #15 12:16 Chris's #15 15:36 Daniella's #15 19:26 Pete's #14 21:58 David's #14 25:17 Chris's #14 27:07 Daniella's #14 29:11 Pete's #13 30:53 David's #13 32:31 Chris's #13 35:28 Daniella's #13 37:52 Pete's #12 39:43 David's #12 41:3...

Episode 70 (Mini): Friday the 13th Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:06 Friday the 13th 02:39 Friday the 13th: The Good 06:02 Friday the 13th: The Bad 10:22 Friday the 13th: Final Score 15:02 Bloopers *Friday the 13th is also known as Poison by Reiner Knizia Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!

Episode 69: Who Does Space Better?: SETI vs. Shackleton Base Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:11 What's new on our tables! 13:12 Leave us a review! 13:26 SETI 29:49 SETI: Collector's Corner 30:32 SETI: Final Thoughts 32:21 Shackleton Base 49:35 Shackleton Base: Collector's Corner 50:40 Shackleton Base: Final Thoughts 53:39 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 01:09:43 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Wan...

Special Episode 68 (Trivia): Board Game Trivia #3--Listener Trivia! Timestamps:  00:00 Introduction 01:07 Board Game Trivia Challenge (play along with us!) 01:35 Seth's 15 Trivia Questions 34:26 Our Final Scores 35:33 Bloopers Have any great trivia questions for us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and maybe we'll put your trivia up on our podcast in the future (10 questions minimum| 15 questi...

Episode 67: Creatures of Habitat: Harmonies vs. Spectacular Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:17 What's new on our tables! 08:18 Leave us a review! 08:37 Harmonies 19:13 Harmonies: Collector's Corner 20:02 Harmonies: Final Thoughts 22:43 Spectacular 38:59 Spectacular: Collector's Corner 39:51 Spectacular: Final Thoughts 42:25 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 52:35 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want...

Episode 66 (Mini): Schadenfreude Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Schadenfreude 02:07 Schadenfreude: The Good 08:11 Schadenfreude: The Bad 11:33 Schadenfreude: Final Score 14:37 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!  

Episode 65: A Clever Endeavor: Endeavor: Deep Sea vs Endeavor: Age of Sail Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:10 Topic of the Day! 08:00 Follow and Subscribe 08:37 Endeavor: Deep Sea 27:56 Endeavor: Deep Sea Collector's Corner 29:06 Endeavor: Deep Sea Final Thoughts 33:03 Endeavor: Age of Sail 58:16 Endeavor: Age of Sail Collector's Corner 59:01 Endeavor: Age of Sail Final Thoughts 01:01:51 Battle...

Episode 64 (Mini): Straw Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Straw 02:22 Straw: The Good 06:31 Straw: The Bad 10:43 Straw: Final Score 14:26 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!  

Episode 63: First Draft: Century Golem vs Canvas Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Guess that Game (1 Star Reviews) 06:52 Century Golem 21:17 Century Golem: Collector's Corner 21:56 Century Golem: Final Thoughts 24:24 Canvas 39:20 Canvas: Collector's Corner 39:56 Canvas: Final Thoughts 42:43 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 55:08 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at...

Episode 62 (Mini): Skull Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Skull 02:33 Skull: The Good 06:58 Skull: The Bad 12:08 Skull: Final Score 15:46 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!  

Episode 61: Creature Feature: Everdell vs Wondrous Creatures Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:06 Topic of the Day! 05:48 Help us Grow, Leave a Review! 06:08 Everdell 26:34 Everdell: Collector's Corner 27:21 Everdell: Final Thoughts 31:32 Wondrous Creatures 52:54 Wondrous Creatures: Collector's Corner 53:51 Wondrous Creatures: Final Thoughts 57:27 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 01:15:43 Bloopers T...

Episode 60 (Mini): Rebirth Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Rebirth 02:23 Rebirth: The Good 08:01 Rebirth: The Bad 18:06 Rebirth: Final Score 22:11 Follow and Subscribe 22:39 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!  

Episode 59: Summon to Believe In: Vale of Eternity vs Res Arcana Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:09 Topic of the Day! 05:44 Help us Grow, Leave a Review! 06:03 Vale of Eternity 23:13 Vale of Eternity: Collector's Corner 23:42 Vale of Eternity: Final Thoughts 27:15 Res Arcana 42:01 Res Arcana: Collector's Corner 42:29 Res Arcana: Final Thoughts 46:05 Battle of the Funnest Showdown 59:58 Bloopers...

Special Episode 58 (Trivia): Board Game Trivia Challenge Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Board Game Trivia Challenge (play along with us!) 01:29 David's 10 Trivia Questions 15:58 Our Final Scores 17:02 Follow and Subscribe 17:33 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!

Special Episode 57: Summer Flings 2025 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Topic of the Day! 06:16 Follow and Subscribe 06:51 Summer Fling #3 17:06 Summer Fling #2 30:31 Summer Fling #1 45:28 Bloopers Thanks for listening! Want to connect with us? Email us at thefifthmeeple@gmail.com and as always play more board games!