Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 84 where PJ and Gareth talk all things UK Games Expo. In this extended episode Gareth shares with PJ his UKGE experience of what he saw and played as well as playing sound bites he captured from designers and friends from the Instagram community. This was a lot of fun and we would both like to thank everyone who contributed. Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame podcast fix in 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #...
Jun 11, 2024•54 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 83 where PJ & Adam (Gareth was attending the UKGE) talk to Andrew Bosley about his latest art project and collaboration with Stonemaier games. Hear all about Andrew’s journey in board game art and lots more! —— Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2...
Jun 04, 2024•43 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 82 where PJ & Gareth talk about boardgame expansions - which games need them and which games don’t? As well as debating what makes an expansion and as ever AI’s version of things! —— Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardg...
May 28, 2024•39 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 81 where PJ & Gareth talk about their recent and upcoming visits to this Summer’s boardgame conventions. Hear about the AI top tips, where to find them and lots more!! —— Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardg...
May 21, 2024•40 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 80 where PJ & Jon from Trywin games (special guest appearance to cover for Gareths absence!) talk about our boardgaming hobby and how to engage and share the hobby avoiding the jargon, mechanics and those other complex and often baffling words! —— Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple...
May 14, 2024•46 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 79 where PJ & Gareth talk about how they learn and teach boardgames. Hear about their approach, tips, experiences and teaching flow. —— Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardgamechat #boardgamete...
May 07, 2024•45 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 78 where PJ & Gareth talk about having too many boardgames that are unplayed.. what do you call this pile? A backlog? an opportunity?, a pile of shame, shelf of shrink etc.. Hear about how many days games have been the collection between PJ and Gareth too! NOTE: Gareths longest game unplayed is an incorrect piece of data! His data was wrong! Will correctly share these stats in the next episode!! He should know better!!! (Shocking!) ---- Meeple2Meeple - your r...
Apr 30, 2024•41 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 77 where PJ & Gareth chat to Niki, head of community for Tossit, a family game that you can take anywhere. Hear all about the Tossit launch in the UK and across the globe as well as PJ & Gareth talk about other family games. ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepo...
Apr 23, 2024•34 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 76 where PJ (without Gareth) chats to Heather, the designer of Apistocracy about her upcoming Kickstarter campaign, hanging out at Cajun Con, her recent trip to the UK and lots more Apistocracy hits Kickstarts on the 23rd April 2024 ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast ...
Apr 16, 2024•32 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 75 where PJ and Gareth for the first time record side by side, yes, thats face to face from the UK! Hear all about PJ's trip to the UK so far and Cajun Con, a gathering of friends to play games! Hear about the highlights, what we played, what we ate...and lots lots more!! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple...
Apr 09, 2024•49 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 74 where PJ shares his pre-travel to the UK thoughts. Next time you will hear PJ and Gareth they will be recording for the first time in the same place! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardgamechat...
Apr 02, 2024•30 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 73 where PJ and Gareth talk about Kutná Hora, a game they are both very much enjoying! Learn about the history of Kutná Hora, the game mechanics and lots more! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardgamechat...
Mar 19, 2024•33 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 72 where PJ is without Gareth (shock!) and chats with Adam and Jerry who are all together at the Tennessee Game Days! Hear about their board game convention and lots lots more! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardgamechat #boardgameco...
Mar 12, 2024•37 min
Welcome to a Meeple2Meeple bonus episode where Gareth chats to a special guest this week….introducing Joshua. Joshua chats about the card game series Something Wild from Funko games and shares his thoughts, enjoy! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardgamechat #somethingwild...
Mar 05, 2024•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 71 where PJ and Gareth chat with Mark Swanson about his latest design Fled which comes to Kickstarter 5th March 2024. Hear about the game, the design process, art, back story and Kickstarter top tips! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #boardgam...
Mar 05, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 70 where PJ and Gareth chat about their recent board game experiences, upcoming episodes and a request for guests! Boardgames discussed: Feed the Kraken, Rafter Five, Tossit, OMSHANTI, Frosthaven, Faraway, Fate of Venterra, Abducktion and a few more! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #bo...
Feb 27, 2024•32 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 69 where Nick from @BoardGameReviewUK joins PJ and Gareth to talk all things Dexterity games...... Hear about all their favourite dexterity games, why PJ doesn't play them (it seems he does play more than letting on), lots of laughter and many innuendoes along the way! Dexterity games covered: Meeple Circus, OMSHANTI, Flick 'em up, Pitch Car Mini, Rhino Hero, Jungle Speed, Klask, Toss It, Cube Quest, Mockky, Rafter Five, Terror in Meeple City and a few more! ----...
Feb 20, 2024•40 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 68 where PJ and Gareth talk about 2 player (and solo) games ideal for Valentines day. Two player games covered are: Sky Team, Paris City of Lights, Fields of Arle and Patchwork. ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boardgamefriends #twoplayerboardgames #workerplacement...
Feb 13, 2024•30 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 67 where PJ and Gareth chat about Isla, a roll & write coming to Kickstarter on 8th February 2024. They are joined by Aaron, Alex and Oleta from Ocean City Games who share an overview of the game, the design journey, Kickstarter and lots more. ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgameco...
Feb 06, 2024•29 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 66 where PJ and Gareth chat about Darwin’s Journey, a worker placement game that is one of Gareth’s top games of 2023 and was under the Christmas tree for PJ last year. Hear about their thoughts on what makes this a boardgame they both love! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommunity #boa...
Jan 30, 2024•24 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 65 where PJ and Gareth chat about PJ's recent trip to Geekway Mini convention where PJ played 20 different games! Hear all about Barcelona, Life of the Amazonia, Tesseract, Ancient Knowledge, Forbidden Jungle, Forest Shuffle, Art Society, Dwellings of Eldervale, Match of the Century, Mycelia, Books of Time, World Wonders,Wandering Towers, Three Sisters, Herbaceous, Draft & Write Records, Fit to Print, First in Flight, Aton and Brussels 1983!! Also hear about ...
Jan 16, 2024•45 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 64 where PJ and Gareth reflect on 2023 with their favourite GEMs - Game, Episode and Moments, they also project their expectations and plans for 2024. Hear about Cajun Con, Distilled, Darwins Journey, how Gareth met PJ, Kavango, our listeners favourite type of content and much much more Happy New Year to all our listeners! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boar...
Jan 09, 2024•35 min•Ep. 64
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 63 where PJ and Gareth chat about the games they have been playing, the games they plan to play over the holiday period and recent gaming highlights. Hear about Frosthaven, Raising Robots, Ticket to Ride Legacy, Dawins Journey, Fliptown and a few others! Merry Christmas everyone, we will be back in 2024 ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meeple2meeple #boardgamecommun...
Dec 19, 2023•18 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 62 where PJ and Gareth chat with Craig from GetIntoGames and Adam from Table_Top_Vibes about the games they love to play at Christmas with friends and family. Hear about Dixit, Carnival of Monsters, Nemesis and Viticulture + a few more! Thanks Craig and Adam for joining us again this week. Merry Christmas everyone, we will be back in 2024 ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean ...
Nov 28, 2023•20 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 61 where PJ and Gareth chat with Nate Miller, the designer of Stool Pigeon, a card game for people that love pigeons and hate their friends! Listen to hear about the Stool (Mafia) Pigeons, the design process, the KS first time designer experience and why this is the most played game in PJs collection this year…over 100 plays (in three months!) Thanks Nate for joining us this week, it was great to learn more about Stool Pigeon and the design process, you were an a...
Nov 21, 2023•37 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 60 where PJ and Gareth chat about boardgames that include cats after the recent loss of PJ’s cat Shrimp. Hear about Isle of Cats, Calico, Cat in the Box, Cottage Garden, Obsession, Nemesis, Arch Ravels, MLEM, Cleocatra, Catcafe and Exploding Kittens! This episode is in memory of Shrimp Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgamepodcast #meep...
Nov 14, 2023•32 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 59 where PJ and Gareth chat with Carl Robinson, the designer of Kelp, a 2 player head to head asymmetric battle between Octopus and Shark. Kelp goes live on Kickstarter on the 7th November 2023. Thanks Carl for joining us this week, it was great to learn more about Kelp and the design process. ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meeple on Podbean Linktree: Meeple2Meeple #boardgames #boardgame...
Nov 07, 2023•32 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 58 where PJ and Gareth chat with Craig from GetIntoGames and Adam from Table_Top_Vibes about the games they find horrifying but other love! Hear about Dice Throne, 7 Wonders Duel, Villianous, Castles of Burgundy, Catan, Spirit Island and Gloomhaven!!! Thanks Craig and Adam for joining us this week, plenty of beige to go around! Happy Halloween gaming!! ---- Meeple2Meeple - your regular boardgame fix via a podcast in only 30 minutes! IG: @Meeple2Meeple Meeple2Meep...
Oct 31, 2023•32 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 57 where PJ and Gareth chat to Obsession designer Dan Hallagan. As you may have heard from listening to Meeple2Meeple the boardgame Obsession gets a regular (nearly every episode!) mention…some would say they are both obsessed about Obsession! This is an episode not to be missed! Dan chats about the design process behind Obsession, his Kickstarter journey, Obsession success, and of course the current Kickstarter with some insight the new Character expansion and a...
Oct 24, 2023•55 min
Welcome to Meeple2Meeple Episode 56 where PJ and Gareth chat about the recent Spiel Essen convention which they didn’t attend but they did have a Meeple on the ground who went on special quests and missions seeking awesome gamers to chat to and of course he saw some games too! John, from Trywin games was at the convention wearing his distinctive and highly visible yellow Trywin games t-shirt! Trywin Games on IG Thanks John for joining us this week and for taking precious time to speak to gamers ...
Oct 17, 2023•52 min
