In November, Meeple Nation helped put on a 24 hour board game event, which collected donations for Extra Life and the Children's Miracle Network. We review and recap the event, which turned out great. Some of the awesome games that we got to the table were Infected, The Quest for El Dorado, Terraforming Mars, Iron Dragon, Crossfire, and Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies. We'd like to thank Tab Bank for hosting, and Tasty Minstrel Games, Mayday Games, Tim Fowers Games, and Red Raven Games for spon...
Nov 29, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 192
Our Gift Guide: Family Games Ticket to Ride The Quest for El Dorado Kingdomino Fast Forward: FLEE Transamerica Century: Spice Road Delve Splendor NMBR 9 Can't Stop Express Clank! In! Space! Harry Potter Hogwarts Battle Children Games Ice Cool Rhino Hero Flick 'Em Up Bang: The Dice Games Coconuts Happy Salmon Group Games Fuse Deception: Murder in Hong Kong Magic Maze Stocking Stuffers (Small Games) Pack O Games Mint Works Insider Timeline Pirate 21 Don't Mess with Cthulhu Magic Packs...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 191
Ryan, Nathan, and Brent sit down and discuss Kickstarters, new games, what we are playing, and board game art and presentation. Join us on Facebook at Meeple Nation Off Air.
Nov 15, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 190
This week, Ryan, Nathan and Dennis sit down and talk about the monstrosity that is Massive Darkness. How does it stand up? Is it better as a stand-alone game or in story mode? Listen to their review.
Nov 08, 2017•29 min•Season 1Ep. 189
After a few weeks of discussion we sit down and record this episode on Board Game collections. Brent asserts that a person is a collector if, 1. They identify themselves as a collector and have at least two games, and/or 2. They have more games than they could reasonably play. Ryan uses a sports analogy to explain how he would select games to buy if Nathan, Brent and his other friends didn't keep him supplied in games, and Nathan waffles on whether he is A True Collector. This episode is filled ...
Nov 01, 2017•54 min•Season 1Ep. 188
Join us this week while we discuss three games we have recently played. Ryan explains Pirate 21, a quick game from Indie Boards and Cards. Nathan follows with his explanation of Delve from the same company, and finally, Brent leads off discussion about Codenames Duet, a cooperative version of Codenames.
Oct 25, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 187
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.
Oct 18, 2017•17 min•Season 1Ep. 186
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.
Oct 11, 2017•49 min•Season 1Ep. 185
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/
Oct 04, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 184
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?
Sep 27, 2017•31 min•Season 1Ep. 183
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.
Sep 20, 2017•32 min•Season 1Ep. 182
This week we cover five different Escape Room Games. Listen for our commentary, but the summary is: EXIT the Game - Three current titles, three more announced. Fantastic games with the best puzzles, contents destroyed during play. In game Hints give solutions if you desire. Unlock! - Three current titles, three more announced. These are the hosts' favorite with their humor and fun. Extremely easy to reset for play by another group. Free App required. Escape the Room - Nathan and Brent played Mys...
Sep 13, 2017•38 min•Season 1Ep. 181
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...
Sep 06, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 180
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
Aug 30, 2017•39 min•Season 1Ep. 179
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/...
Aug 23, 2017•39 min•Season 1Ep. 178
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.
Aug 16, 2017•51 min•Season 1Ep. 177
Nathan, Brent and Ryan sit down to talk about games we are excited about that will be released on the next few months, including more Fable games from Friedemann Friese, a game about Einstein, gaining Sentience, news on a couple of Brandon Sanderson games, and much more. Don't forget to join us at Meeple Nation Off Air on Facebook!
Aug 09, 2017•31 min•Season 1Ep. 176
This week we start off the podcast with a nice little rant about how T.I.M.E Stories is going astray. At least that is what Brent and Ryan think. We have news from the industry including more Target exclusives and we talk about a slew of Kickstarters that have caught our eye. Next week we will cover GenCon games.
Aug 02, 2017•30 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Are you like Nathan, and you haven't ever met an expansion you didn't like? Do you consider expansions unnecessary, or particular expansions essential? This week we discuss the sordid world of board game expansions. Are you interested in asking us an audio question or giving us feedback? Please send mp3 emails to brent@meeplenation.com or call our US phone number, 801-784-0743, any time of the day or night and leave a message. Ryan Decaria's book is coming out August 15th, 2017. Search for Devil...
Jul 26, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 174
Nathan has returned and he talks travels with Brent. Ryan is out this week but should return for episode 174. We talk about Raxxon, a game being shared through viral marketing, Monopoly Gamer and how that suddenly reversed many people's view of the core game, feedback, upcoming questions, Our Boardgamegeek.com guild (number 1943), and the SdJ 2017 winners.
Jul 19, 2017•31 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Nathan is out and about in the islands of Hawaii so Ryan and Brent face off across the microphone to talk about the integration of theme. Ryan recreates one of his presentations from FryeCon with Brent as a live and sometimes disruptive audience. What do you think about theme? Continue the conversation on Facebook in the Meeple Nation Off Air group or on Boardgamegeek.com in our guild.
Jul 12, 2017•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 172
We discuss the fantastic website boardgamegeek.com . This stalwart site is chocked full of resources and user-generated content fit for any style and experience level of gamer, although each person is going to use the site in different ways. We discuss ratings, rankings, reviews, geeklists, guilds, logging games owned and played, and many other features of the Geek, including forums, contests, videos, podcasts, images, and flame wars. Join the conversation!...
Jul 05, 2017•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Board Game News for June 2017. We talk Pandemic Legacy: Season 2, Big Trouble in Little China, Legendary: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestations: Second Edition, andCentury: Spice Road. We cover the following Apps: San Juan, Race for the Galaxy, Tsuro, Coup, and Colony Wars in the Star Realms app. Let's just say that not all apps are created equal. We're excited for Deception: Undercover Allies and Triplock on Kickstarter. And we even mention Master Detective Clue for some retro board game act...
Jun 28, 2017•44 min•Season 1Ep. 170
Nathan likes tiny boxes packed with lots of game pieces from the Japanese game company, Oink Games. We start off talking Deep Sea Adventure, a press your luck, 20 minute game for 3-6 players. We continue telling you more about Insider, a 20-question style game for 4-8 players in less than 10 minutes. Third up is A Fake Artist Goes to New York, where players collectively draw a picture while trying to guess which player doesn't know what the group is drawing. This game plays 5-10 players in 20 mi...
Jun 21, 2017•39 min•Season 1Ep. 169
Brent chats about the games he enjoyed at BGGCon Spring, and Ryan and Nathan interject about the games played at home. We discuss Archipelago, Escape from 100 Million BC, Codenames: Duel, Flamme Rouge, Insider,The Goonies, H.I.D.E. and The Great Dinosaur Rush.
Jun 14, 2017•53 min•Season 1Ep. 168
This week we finish the discussion of the Spiel des Jahres 2017 nominees. We start with Kingdomino, talk about Magic Maze, and end with Race to El Dorado.
Jun 07, 2017•25 min•Season 1Ep. 167
This episode we talk more in depth about Ice Cool, Mysterious Forest, and Captain Silver, the three Kinderspiel des Jahres nominees. We then discuss what we know about Raiders of the North Sea, Terraforming Mars, and EXIT The Game.
May 31, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 166
We start off this episode by bringing the news of the nine nominees for the three Spiel des Jahres awards and talk about two of the three of those that we played. We also talk news! Don't forget to support Counter Magazine at https://boardgamegeekstore.com
May 24, 2017•50 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Ryan Decaria regales us with a discussion of his adventures in gaming without the other hosts. He discusses Vanuatu and Tinners Trail. Brent talks the GIPF series of abstract games, which leads to a discussion of the misuse of the word Legacy. We update/correct our discussion of Charterstone, a new Legacy game coming from Stonemaier Games. Brent then talks about Pack O Games 2 from Chris Handy at Perplext.
May 17, 2017•37 min•Season 1Ep. 164
This we we discuss Hidden Role Games, Nathan's favorite genre. We discuss what we like about these games, including Don't Mess with Cthulhu, Battlestar Galactica, Shadows over Camelot, Burke's Gambit, Dead of Winter, and many others. What is your favorite Hidden Role Game?
May 10, 2017•47 min•Season 1Ep. 163
