Tue, 17 October 2017
This week we have a shorter episode than normal due to lost audio. We are joined by Matt. He talks Lisboa, and we talk Downfall, Kahoots, Too Many Bones, and the Kickstarter only model of some massive games such as Batman: The Board Game. |
Wed, 11 October 2017
Ryan, Nathan, and Brent meet with Matt Allen to discuss October news, including some Kickstarters we are looking forward to and recently fulfilled Kickstarters we have played, including Massive Darkness, 7th Continent, Table Toppers, and more. We finally put to bed Seafall, and yet again talk Terraforming Mars. |
Wed, 4 October 2017
We start out the episode with Ryan's report of his play in the Magic prerelease, include more details than Brent cared to listen to. Then Brent talks Arkham Horror The Card Game and his trip to Italy. Nmbr9 is a quick and accessible game were players stack numbers in order to gain points. Power Grid The Card Game is a scaled down version of Power Grid, with no map. We are raising money for Primary Children's Hospital at https://extra-life.org/team/nugg/
Direct download: MN_0184_Ixalan_Carnivalle_Nmbr9_Power_Grid_TCG.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 1:12am MDT |
Wed, 27 September 2017
Despite us continually asking that we not receive a Raxxon invite, we did and Nathan now owns a copy. This much hyped game was talked about quite a bit on the web because of the scarcity created through the invite system. Is the game fun? What is it really? |
Wed, 20 September 2017
This week we sit down to discuss a few games we have been playing recently, including Thief's Market, Abandon Planet and First Martians. Then we move into the main portion of the 'cast and we talk about Clank! In! Space, the sequel to our much loved, Clank! How is it different? Is it an improvement? Listen and find out. |
Wed, 13 September 2017
This week we cover five different Escape Room Games. Listen for our commentary, but the summary is:
Don't forget to pick up Ryan Decaria's book, Devil in the Microscope, available from Amazon, and check out Brent's Meeple Sing Shirts, also available through Amazon. |
Wed, 6 September 2017
Matt and Barb are recently back from GenCon 50 and have details of the games they purchased and played. They are joined by Ryan, Brent and Nathan and they all discuss additional news out of GenCon and the larger board game world. We thank Tasty Minstrel games for supporting our podcast. Please support them by buying their great games and listening to the TMG Podcast. We now have four Meeple Nation shirts on Amazon. Search Meeple Nation there and see our new minimalistic design. Brent has created 20 board game related shirts with more coming soon. Search Meeple Sing Shirts on Amazon.com Ryan's book is now published and available on Amazon Kindle and in print. It is called Devil in the Microscope.
Direct download: MN_0180_September_2017_News_and_GenCon_Report.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 2:00am MDT |
Wed, 30 August 2017
This week join Ryan as he talks with enthusiasm about word games! Nathan and Brent are also present. We discuss a few different categories of word games. Spelling Games: Scrabble, Boggle, Pick Two, Paperback, Hardback, Word Domination, Boggle Bowl Guess the Word: Code Names, Word Slam, Werewords, Insider, Codenames, The Chamelon, Mad Gab, Taboo Matching Words: Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity |
Wed, 23 August 2017
For years, games made from IPs meant roll and move, trivia, or a reskin of another popular mass market game. Now things are changing as we see more effort and better overall design married to the movies and books we love. This week we discuss the world of IPs and what we hope to see in future. Join our guild on Boardgamegeek at https://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/1943 or our Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/MeepleNationOffAir/
Direct download: MN0178_Intellectual_Properties_and_Gaming.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 2:00am MDT |
Wed, 16 August 2017
This week Nathan, Ryan and Brent discuss what attracts them to games, and what instantly repels them. They start out with introductions and move into talking about deckbuilders, engine builders, and direct attacks. Don't forget to pick up Ryan Decaria's book, Devil in the Microscope for Kindle. Print and audio versions will be released later this year. |