Meeple Nation Board Game Podcast

This episode we offer up advice during this gift giving season. Here are our suggestions. Let us know what you suggest!

Party Games

  • Codenames
  • Spyfall
  • One Night Series (Ultimate Werewolf, Ultimate Werewolf Daybreak, Ultimate Vampire, and Revolution)

General Games

  • Carcassonne: Star Wars
  • Splendor
  • Dixit
  • Favor of the Pharaoh
  • 7 Wonders: Duel

 

Gamer Gift

  • Pandemic Legacy

 

Stocking Stuffers

  • Bang! The Dice Game
  • Star Realms or Star Realms: Colony Wars
  • Red 7
  • Timeline in it’s many forms, Timeline: Americana, Timeline: Invention, Timeline: Discoveries, Timeline: Diversity, and a few more

 

Kids Games

  • Coconuts
  • Loopin’ Chewie

 

What we hope to get for Christmas

Nathan

  • Spyfall, still
  • Space Cadets: Away Missions
  • A Carrying Case for Dominion

Ryan

  • Magic the Gathering 2015 Gift Box

Brent

  • 504





Direct download: MN_0084_Holiday_Gift_Guide_2015.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 8:52am MDT

This week we discuss a deckbuilder initially released on 2009 from Rio Grande Games. Nathan has embraced and enjoyed this game with his 20 plays so far. 1-5 players compete for scarce resources and they try to build the biggest tribe. Brent's along for the ride and Ryan is a bit hesitant based on theme and some blind selection gameplay.

Let us know what you think.

Direct download: MN_0083_Arctic_Scavengers.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 3:18am MDT

We interview Richard and Emily Gibbs about their game company which makes accessories and kits to make games blind accessible.

Support their Kickstarter at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/64ouncegames/braille-rpg-dice-from-64-oz-games

Visit their store at http://store.64ouncegames.com/

Direct download: MN_0082_Richard_and_Emily_Gibbs_from_64_Ounce_Games.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 3:20am MDT

These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. With dice. Lots of beautiful dice. Yellow, blue, and the unfortunate red-shirt 6-sided dice.

In this podcast, we delve into this light dice fest. We all enjoyed the theme, each player taking a role of a bridge crew member from the Original Series or The Next Generation with a unique ability to help overcome the challenges. This game is easy to learn, easy to play, offers a variable challenge level, and allows players to join in at any point in the game, while playing up to 7 players.

Nathan added the game to his "family game list" which he'll bring out often. Brent enjoyed his first play. Ryan felt a little burnout after 6 plays, but admits that there will be times with certain group dynamics where this game will fit perfectly.

Direct download: MN_0081_Star_Trek_-_Five_Year_Mission.mp3
Category:BoardGame -- posted at: 2:00am MDT

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