MN 0252 Quacks of Quedlinburg
This week we review the press-your-luck game, winner of the 2018 Kennerspiel des Jahres, Quacks of Quedlinburg
Jan 23, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 252
Meeple Nation Board Game Podcast
Weekly, episodes about board games and the board game hobby.
We dive in to a wide selection of game mechanics, themes, and reviews. We discuss game news, gaming highlights, and the people who make our games amazing.
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Hosted by Nathan Howard, Andy Holliday, Douglas Stewart, David Holliday, and Logan Howard.
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MN 0251 Press Your Luck Games
Just flip one more card or roll the dice on more time, right? This week we are talking press your luck games such as Quacks of Quedlingburg, Dead Man's Draw, Incan Gold, or Deep Sea Adventure.
Jan 19, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 251
MN 0250 Gaming News and Gaming Goals 2019
Join us as we talk about gaming goals, what we accomplished and what we didn't. We celebrate Nathan's fantastic gaming year. We also talk news including New Frontiers The City Suburbia Collectors Edition Clank Legacy: Acquisitions Incorportated Proving Grounds ...More
Jan 10, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 250
MN 0249 Time Travel Games, Marvel v DC, and More Answers
We dip into the mailbag and answer a few questions from listeners, starting with the question of Time Travel in board games.
Jan 02, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 249
MN 0248 Everything Pandemic
We talk everything Pandemic including: Pandemic 2008 On the brink 2009 In the Lab 2013 State of Emergency 2015 Pandemic: Contagion 2014 Pandemic: The Cure 2014 Experimental Meds 2016 Pandemic: Legacy Season 1 2015 Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu 2016 Pandemic: Iberia 2016 Pandemic: Rising Tide 2017 Pandemic: Legacy Season 2 2017 Pandemic: Fall of Rome 2018
Dec 26, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 248
MN 0247 Year End Gaming and Answers
We discuss NaNoWriMo, Social Deduction, Gaming Goals, App Supported Board Games, and answer a few questions.
Dec 19, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 247
MN 0246 More Games Played at BGG.Con 2018
Brent and Nathan sit down and talk about their last few days of gaming from BoardGameGeek.Con 2018 in Dallas. Games played: Poker Two Rooms and a Boom Capital Lux Rebel Nox Discover: Lands Unknown Lost Expedition Sentient Dominion: Nocturne and Renaissance.
Dec 13, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 246
MN 0245 December 2018 Gaming News
We are joined by Matt for this news episode. We talk Keyforge Names, Kickstarter Games, One Dollar Kickstarter Pledges, Errant Uber Drivers, Layoffs and Acquisition during this Golden Age.
Dec 05, 2018•48 min•Season 1Ep. 245
MN 0244 Twenty Games Played in 3 Days - BGG.Con 2018
Nathan and Ryan made it to BGG.Con 2018. This recording is their coverage of the first 20 games they play which includes: Downfall Brikks Blueprint Sherlock: Last Call Sherlock: Tomb of the Archeologist Flowerfall x3 The Quest for El Dorado Heroes and Hexes New York Slice Thunderstone Quest A Study in Emerald Ticket to Ride New York Big Trouble in Little China Steamrollers Big Dig Fuji The River Kashgar: Merchants of the Silk Road U.S. Telegraph Firefly Iron Dragon...
Nov 28, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 244
MN 0243 Everything Cthulhu Mythos
This is the episode that everyone, or at least one, has been waiting for. In this episode we discuss dozens of games, and a history of what makes up the Cthulhu Mythos. We start with the Fantasy Flight games, labeled Arkham Horror Files, including Arkham Horror 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, Mansions of Madness 1st and 2nd Editions, Elder Sign, and Eldritch Horror. Then we discuss a good many games that are not Fantasy Flight properties, including Cthulhu Wars, Towers of Madness, Cthulhu Realms, and ...
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 243
MN 0242 Holiday Gift Guide 2018
This is our 5th annual Holiday Gift guide. We each bring five recommendations to the table, along with our recommendations for audience. Nathan Muse Sagrada Space Base Azul Magic Maze Brent Ticket to Ride Pandemic Sushi Go Party! King of Tokyo Exit and Unlock! Escape Room Games Ryan Codenames (Harry Potter) The Mind Disney's Villainous Magic: The Gathering Reef...
Nov 14, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 242
MN 0241 Perceptions and Attitudes in Gaming
This week we have an intervention of sorts, but who needs intervening, Nathan or Ryan? We discuss how perception, attitude, and enthusiasm affect enjoyment in gaming, for everyone. What is your attitude towards games? What types of games do you enjoy?
Nov 07, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 241
MN 0240 October 2018 Gaming News
Ryan, Brent and Nathan sit down with Matt and Barb and talk news and Kickstarters. Make sure you look for us at BGG.con and consider donating to our Extra Life effort at https://extra-life.org/team/nugg Thanks for listening!
Nov 01, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 240
MN 0239 Introducing New Games to Players
Once again Brent is away which somehow means that Sam comes over to play. Sam Aho from Sam Says Game Reviews joins Ryan and Nathan while they discuss Introducing New Games to Players. What should you do when an experience player teaches a game to a new player? Should there be strategy discussion, commentary on moves, warnings about game timing and more? Tune in to listen to a few differing opinions on the subject.
Oct 25, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 239
MN 0238 Forgotten Board Game Gems
We discuss games from the past, ones we consider hidden gems including Taj Mahal, Balloon Cup, Cartagena, Pirates Cove, Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Reinick version), and Mutant Chronicles: Siege of the Citadel, among other games from the listeners.
Oct 17, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 238
MN 0237 Tiny Epic Extravaganza
This week, Sam Aho, of Sam Says, joins Ryan and Nathan to talk about two games from Gamelyn Games and Scott Almes, Tiny Epic Zombies and Tiny Epic Galaxies, including the Into the Dark expansion. Listen to hear their thoughts!
Oct 11, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 237
MN 0236 Heroes of Land Air and Sea
Nathan, Ryan and Sam Aho from Sam Says sit down to discuss their experience with this Scott Almes creation from Gamelyn Games. Heroes of Land Air and Sea is a 4X game, and definitely not tiny. Listen to hear their thoughts.
Oct 04, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 236
MN 0235 September 2018 Board Game News
In this month's news episode we discuss expansions including The Quest for El Dorado: Heroes and Hexes, Magic Maze: Hidden Roles, remixed games including Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig, and many more original games.
Sep 26, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 235
MN 0234 Raiders of the North Sea and Expansions
This week we talk about Raiders of the North Sea along with the Hall of Heroes and Fields of Fame expansions. These games are now published in the US and are designed by Shem Phillips with art by Mihajlo Dimitrievski.
Sep 21, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 234
MN 0233 SaltCON EOS and Games Galore
The many games played at SaltCON end of summer including Hail Hydra, Battleline, Reef and many more.
Sep 14, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 233
MN 0232 Majesty Prelude Madness Fortress Decrypto
This week we talk through five games we've been playing. We start with Majesty: For the Realm, Ryan continues with Terraforming Mars: Prelude, Nathan talks Mountains of Madness, I bring up Fast Forward Fortress and we end with more Decrypto.
Sep 06, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 232
MN 0231 Camping, Picnicking and other Outdoor Games
When you picnic or camp do you game, or just enjoy the outdoors? Do you beat up your cards, watch over them carefully, or choose tile based or pencil games? We discuss all manor of games from our past and suggestions from you, Meeple Nation.
Aug 31, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 231
MN 0230 August 2018 Gaming News
It is again time for news. We talk Power Rangers, Unique Games, Keyforge and Discover, the exit of Christian Peterson from Asmodee North America, and the merger of Stronghold Games and Indie Boards and Cards. We discuss Root, Everdell, Monster Crunch, Flotsam Fight, and many more games. Join us in the guild or at Meeple Nation Off Air on Facebook.
Aug 22, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 230
MN 0229 Matt's GenCon Hat
This week we are again joined by Matt and Barb of the Players Wanted Podcast. We discuss their recent trip to GenCon including Oink Games, Pikoko, Ice Cool 2, and Matt's GenCon Hat, which is not a game. We cover all that and over a dozen other titles, including Keyforge, Welcome To..., Reef, and more.
Aug 15, 2018•39 min•Season 1Ep. 229
MN 0228 What Makes a Game an Evergreen?
We've been deep in the hobby for 20 years now and we are surprised when some games remain for sale continually, or in other words, become evergreen games, and why some don't. What makes Ticket to Ride, Catan, Pandemic, and many others stand out and sell thousands of times more copies than the average hobby game. We have some ideas. Let us know what you think.
Aug 10, 2018•40 min
MN 0227 Standouts from the GenCon 2018 Preview List
This episode Ryan, Brent and Nathan each choose five games from the massive list of 615 titles previewed on boardgamegeek.com. This list is found at https://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/7/gen-con-2018-preview We talk Robotech, Alien, Aliens, Towers, and many more.
Aug 01, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 227
MN 0226 Games in the Classroom with Thomas Roybal
We are joined this week by friend of the podcast, Thomas Roybal, a university professor that has used games and gaming concepts for years in his classrooms. He gives us examples of games he was occasionally able to play with the kids when he taught high school, and his more subtle way of using games at the university.
Jul 25, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 226
MN 0225 July 2018 Board Game News
Brent, Nathan and Ryan are joined again by Barb and Matt for a lot of fun and a little chaos. We talk Kickstarters, Games ending, games beginning, and for some reason, real news about Big Trouble in Little China
Jul 19, 2018•50 min•Season 1Ep. 225
MN 0224 Favorite Games with Sam Aho
Sam Aho joins Nathan and Ryan while they discuss their favorite games, including Ryan being on a quest.
Jul 11, 2018•49 min•Season 1Ep. 224
MN 0223 Too Many Players - Games for 7+
What do you play when you have seven or more players and splitting into two or more groups isn't an option? We discuss games we enjoy plus ideas from you, the listeners. Let us know what we missed by contacting us in the BGG guild or on the Meeple Nation Off Air Facebook group!
Jul 06, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 223
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