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.

Come join us at the game table.

Hosted by Nathan Howard, Andy Holliday, Douglas Stewart, David Holliday, and Logan Howard.

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Update frequency: every 6 days
Average duration: 41 minutes
Episodes: 613
Years Active: 2014 - 2025

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MN 0213 What Is A Hobby Game

We often hear people ask what makes a game a game. We've formed our own opinions and parroted others.

Well after some reflection, and with excited and odd new games entering the market, we have come …

00:35:43 | Wed 25 Apr 2018

MN 0212 Creativity and Puzzle Hunts

We talk about the creative process and puzzle hunts, including those created at BGG.Con and those for SaltCON

Please consider supporting our sponsors, The Tasty Minstrel Games Podcast and Game Topper…

00:37:20 | Wed 18 Apr 2018

MN 0211 The Mind and Thundestone Quest

We discuss two new games this episode.

The Mind is a cooperative game of non-communication. What level can you reach?

Thunderstone Quest is the newest iteration of Thunderstone and while it is yet an…

00:35:13 | Wed 11 Apr 2018

MN 0210 April 2018 Gaming News

We are again joined by Matt and Barb while we discuss gaming news including an almost update on Big Trouble in Little China, World War Hulk Legendary, Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War

We are exci…

00:52:16 | Wed 04 Apr 2018

MN 0209 Golden Geek Awards and Stakeholder Reports

We review the games that won the Golden Geek Awards for 2017 from Boardgamegeek.com and we talk a bit about the Stonemaier Games and Steve Jackson Games Stakeholder Reports.

https://www.boardgamegee…

00:33:03 | Wed 28 Mar 2018

MN 0208 Gloomhaven

This week we discuss Gloomhaven, the monstrous game by Isaac Childres. Ryan, Brent, and Nathan are joined by Dennis Holliday for this podcast.

00:34:27 | Wed 21 Mar 2018

MN 0207 SaltCON 2018 Coverage - Second Verse - More Games Played

We talk about more games played at SaltCON including Fast Forward: Flee, Fast Forward: Fear, Verflucht!, Dominion: Nocturne. We discuss Con Games feedback, and have a few more interviews from attende…

00:41:57 | Wed 14 Mar 2018

MN 0206 SaltCON 2018 and Con Games

We have just returned from SaltCON 2018 and we have reports on the events we ran for the convention inlcuding a Game Show, Werewolf, and a Puzzle Hunt.

We also (mainly Nathan) played large group game…

00:35:33 | Thu 08 Mar 2018

MN 0205 February 2018 News

Ryan, Brent, Nathan and Matt sit down and discuss current news and Kickstarters.

They start by talking about convention expectations, meander into prototypes, then jump into what is new!

00:40:59 | Wed 28 Feb 2018

MN 0204 Table Time With Tim (Fowers)

We sit down with Tim Fowers of Fowers Games creator of Wok Star, Burgle Bros, Hardback, Paperback, Now Boarding and Fugitive. We talk his company and distribution philosophy and what is going on at h…

00:53:25 | Wed 21 Feb 2018

MN 0203 Complex and Heavy Games

This week we are joined by Shane Larsen as we talk about complexity in games including talks about Puerto Rico, Through the Ages, Lorenzo Il Magnifco, and many more. Are complex games better, or just…

00:57:19 | Wed 14 Feb 2018

MN 0202 Your Questions - Our Answers

This week we take a half dozen of your questions and answer them. Why do people play cooperative games? How do you make sure that hype doesn't affect you when you are evaluating a game? What do you d…

00:33:12 | Wed 07 Feb 2018

MN 0201 Welcome To Board Gaming!

Welcome to episode 201 of the Meeple Nation podcast. This week our opener is our origin story. Then we get into the meat of the podcast where we discuss advice for new people entering our hobby, and …

00:49:23 | Wed 31 Jan 2018

MN 0200 January 2018 Gaming News

We have reached 200 episodes and gather to talk news. We discuss Kickstarters from Brian's Got Game, CMoN Unlimited, TMG, and more. Also news from Plan B, and more.

00:43:07 | Wed 24 Jan 2018

MN 0199 Tichu, Exodus Fleet, Azul, Oh My!

We take time this episode to discuss four games we have been playing. In addition to Nathan's update on Imperial Assault, we discuss Azul, from Michael Kiesling and Plan B Games, Exodus Fleet from TM…

00:33:37 | Wed 17 Jan 2018

MN 0198 Legacy Next

Charterstone has begun, and while we say little about it, Ryan riffs on people trying to make permanence temporary in Legacy games.

We also discuss some games we have played recently, including Cross…

00:40:14 | Wed 10 Jan 2018

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