MN 0312 I have a modular board game for you
This week we each talk about four different games with modular boards. The Reckoners Descent Mage Knight Cities Skylines
Mar 25, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 312
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 0311 Modular Board Games
This week we discuss a wide list of games that all have modular boards, such as Catan, The Quest for El Dorado, Takenoko, Nemesis, Clank! In! Space!, HeroQuest, and many others.
Mar 18, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 311
MN 0310 March 2020 news with SaltCon recap
This week we discuss march news and recap our experience at SaltCon Spring 2020
Mar 11, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 310
MN 0309 Its a Wonderful World
This week we discuss It's a Wonderful World, designed by Frederic Guerard. It’s a Wonderful World is a cards drafting and engine building game from 1 to 5 players. Each round, players will draft 7 cards and then choose which ones will be recycled to immediately acquire Resources, and which ones will be kept for construction to produce Resources each round and/or gain victory points.
Mar 04, 2020•28 min•Season 1Ep. 309
MN 0308 Bunny Kingdom
This week we discuss Bunny Kingdom, a game designed by Richard Garfield. In Bunny Kingdom, you draft cards, many of which represent a space on the board where you place one of your bunnies. As you connect territories, you create fiefdoms. The score for a fiefdom is the number of castle spires times the number of unique resources that fiefdom produces. Other cards can add resources and castles, connect territories, and provide end game scoring. Build your fiefdoms to their greatest scoring potent...
Feb 26, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 308
MN 0307 Drafted Card-Drafting Games
This week we discuss some of our favorite card drafting games. Each game uses the card drafting mechanic in a different way. Each game we discuss we think is awesome. Agricola Fairy Tale El Grande Trekking the National Parks Join us at the game table.
Feb 19, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 307
MN 0306 Card Drafting Games
This week we discuss the card drafting mechanic. It was a little surprising to find non-card games in this episode, but they fit the mold. We include games with trade rows like Clank! or markets like Aeon's End and Thunderstone Quest, and also games with tiles like Azul and Kingdomino. Have a listen and share us your thought on our Facebook page Meeple Nation Off Air.
Feb 12, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 306
MN 0305 February 2020 News
This week we announce our contest winners from episode 300. We sprinkle in some news and all this before the computer runs out of power.
Feb 05, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 305
MN 0304 The Menace Among Us
This week we talk about the board game The Menace Among Us by Jeff Gum, published by Smirk and Dagger Games. Hidden roles, space theme, and asymmetrical setup.
Jan 29, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 304
MN 0303 All Things Legendary
This week we talk about all things Legendary, from Marvel to James Bond. Legendary was one the first game to use the semi-cooperative mechanic. We even suggest some new properties for Upper Deck. Who knows what is coming down the road?
Jan 22, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 303
MN 0302 Semi-Cooperative games
This week we share our thoughts Semi-Cooperative games. We're a little loose on the definition of this mechanic a bit. Okay, maybe more than a bit.
Jan 15, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 302
MN 0301 2019 Year End Review
This week we talk recap and review the year 2019 as far as the board game hobby. None of that other stuff. We talk about our game of the year. We talk about some of our greatest game memories. Oh, and Nathan plays way too many game and has some way crazy game goals. Like a lot of goals. Think of a lot of games played. Nathan came close to that mark, or maybe blew it away. Find out inside.
Jan 08, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 301
MN 0300 Where do we go from here?
This week we discuss the changes we have seen in the board gaming hobby over the last 5 and a half years, since our first episode. Also there are some free games to win. Not two or three contests, but four contest where you can win a free game.
Jan 01, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 300
MN 0299 Marvel Champions
This week we discuss Marvel Champions, the new game from Fantasy Flight. This is a 1-4 player, fully cooperative game where players take on the role of one of the five heroes in the core box, Spider-man, She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and Iron Man. The heroes face off against one of the three super villains, Rhino, Ultron, or Klaw. Tune in to hear our thoughts and to see if it is a game the Ryan will like. (ed. note: why does Nathan keeps wondering if Ryan will like games?)...
Dec 25, 2019•29 min•Season 1Ep. 299
MN 0298 Board Game Geek Con 2019
Last month, Brent and Nathan got to spend the week in Dallas Texas to attend Board Game Geek Con 2019. We talk about the experience of the con, the people of the con, and of course the games we played. Nathan adjusts his game list mid cast. Learn what game Nathan missed playing. There's an app for that, Nathan.
Dec 18, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 298
MN 0297 Three Cooperative Games
We continue our discussion of fully cooperative games by focusing on one games each. We discuss three very different games that appeal to us and highlight the mechanic. Spirit Island, City of Kings, and Chronicles of Crime.
Dec 11, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 297
MN0296 Fully Cooperative Games
We talk about a bunch of cooperative games, not team, or semi-cooperative games. We are only talking fully cooperative games. Marvel Legendary, you don't count. No one winner, secret winner, secret goals, or extra score steps. We discuss Hanabi, Arkham Horror the card game, The Mind, Magic Maze, Mysterium, One key, Just one, and we mention many more.
Dec 04, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 296
MN0295 Holiday Gift Guide 2019
Christmas shopping got you geared up to buy more board games? We feel the same. We put our stocking caps on and came up with a bunch of awesome suggestions to get the gamer in your life or to gift to a home that could use a little more gaming action.
Nov 27, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 295
MN 0294 Wingspan
In this episode we discuss Elizabeth Hargrave's widely popular game Wingspan. You play birds, place eggs, gather food, and create engines for fame and glory of the birding world. If that doesn't sound awesome, you still need to play this game. Wingspan contains just enough player interaction to keep Ryan invested, and lives up to the hype.
Nov 20, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 294
MN 0293 Hako Onna
This week we discuss Hako Onna which is a creepy deduction game that has a pick up and delivery element to it. This has a US release through WizKids and plays 3-5 players. There are a lot of great elements about this game, and Ryan feels its theme. Does he like a new game? Tune in and find out. We'll see you at the game table.
Nov 13, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 293
MN 0292 Three Pick up and Delivery Games
Logan talks about the mild touch of Pick Up and Deliver in Nemesis. Is there more than the aliens picking up larva and delivering it into players chests? Ryan gushes over crayon rail games again and focuses on Martian Rails. They take the core mechanic and build a wonderful mess of a map. Simplicity and a little magic make these games fabulous. Train game and pick up and delivery mechanics make a lot of sense. Nathan brings up Pirates Cove. Ryan likes it but is not a fan of combat system which p...
Nov 06, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 292
MN 0291 Pick Up and Delivery Games
We discuss Pick Up and Delivery games, a mechanic that seems to be lacking in our game group, but we have still played some very fun games. Ryan chats up crayon rail games like Empire Builder, and Nathan tries to understand how Ryan can like a game with so little theme. We bring up Firefly (of course) and games like Star Wars: Outer Rim, Deep Sea Adventure, and Pandemic. Still hoping for a Pandemic Legacy: Season 3. Come join us at the game table.
Oct 30, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 291
MN 0290 October 2019 News
Nathan and Ryan talk Arkham Horror: the card game. Meeple Nation will represent at SaltCon! Our highlight is the Meeple Nation hosted game show. New games coming out: Wingspan European expansion Gloomhaven: Subtitle Will it have new content or a retread of the old stuff and who is the target of this game new players, existing players? Nathan brings up Pandemic Legacy: Season 2. He and his wife have only one game left. David compares Gloomhaven to Agricola. Codenames: the Simpsons Caroline and th...
Oct 23, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 290
MN 0289 Spooky games
This week we talk about some great ideas for spooky games for the Halloween season. We discuss Mysterium, Fury of Dracula, Nycophobia, Horrified, and Fearsome Floors. We also mention Hako Onna, Arkham Horror, and a host of other games. Join us for some spooky fun that even Ryan can have.
Oct 16, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 289
MN 0288 There's an app for that
In this episode we discuss different ways that apps have become a part of the board gaming hobby. We discuss gaming websites like Brettspiewelt.de, BoardGameArena.com, and Yucata.de. We talk gaming apps for the phone like Dominion, San Juan, and Suburbia app, and Ryan brings up Star Realms for some reason. We also discuss board games that have app integration.
Oct 09, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 288
MN 0287 Going Solo
We talk Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Arkham Horror TCG, Agricola, Terraforming Mars, Marvel Legendary and Lord of the Rings the Living Card Game, Star Wars: Outer Rim, Chronicles of Crime and The Reckoners. And then Ryan had to bring up Firefly.
Oct 02, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 287
MN 0286 One Player Games
We discuss the art of playing games alone, games designed to be played with only one player. Games discussed: Proving Grounds, Onirim, Hostage Negotiator, and Ambush! We don't play games alone that much, but we tried a few out for this episode and were not disappointed.
Sep 25, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 286
MN 0285 September 2019 News
Some great games coming down the pipe to report about this month. Clank! In! Space! Cyber Station 11 - We love this game and want more always. Fox in the Forest Duet Hako Onna - It's out and we have it in our grasp. Marvel: Crisis Protocol Wingspan in Digital Alien: Covenant expansion for Legendary Encounters: An Alien Deck Building Game. - We love this one too, so this is a great excuse for this one to hit the table again. Fired Up - A game where you are the spectators. Hmm. Maybe they pull it ...
Sep 18, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 285
MN 0284 Star Wars Outer Rim
We finally review Star Wars Outer Rim. Is this the Firefly killer? Can the rebels and empire dethrone the browncoats in the Verse? Even though the games are similar and we like both, Outer Rim doesn't blow the ship out of the trenches. Still, it's fantastic. Check out our podcast review now!
Sep 11, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 284
MN 0283 Game of Thrones Oathbreaker
Game of Thrones: Oathbreaker Kevin Spak Dire Wolf Digital 5-8 players 30-45 minutes This is social deduction at it's socialist, to the point that one player's job is to watch people to determine if they are helping or not. Nathan and Logan loved it. Find out what Ryan thought inside. Inside your ears. When you listen.
Sep 04, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 283
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