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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 0193 BGGcon Recap including Ravensburger Interview, Deckscape and More

MN 0193 BGGcon Recap including Ravensburger Interview, Deckscape and More

Brent returns, barely, from BGG.Con and we discuss many of the events he enjoyed and games he played including Nusfjord, Majesty: For the Realm, Reworld, Otys, Roll Player, the Puzzle Hunt, and more.

00:41:01  |   Wed 06 Dec 2017
MN 0192 Extra Life 2017 Recap

MN 0192 Extra Life 2017 Recap

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…
00:49:10  |   Wed 29 Nov 2017
MN 0191 Holiday Gift Guide 2017

MN 0191 Holiday Gift Guide 2017

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 Pot…

01:05:21  |   Wed 22 Nov 2017
MN 0190 November 2017 Gaming News

MN 0190 November 2017 Gaming News

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.

00:51:05  |   Wed 15 Nov 2017
MN 0189 Massive Darkness

MN 0189 Massive Darkness

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.

00:28:37  |   Wed 08 Nov 2017
MN 0188 Am I a Board Game Collector?

MN 0188 Am I a Board Game Collector?

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 le…

00:53:43  |   Wed 01 Nov 2017
MN 0187 Cornucopia of Games

MN 0187 Cornucopia of Games

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 c…

00:32:37  |   Wed 25 Oct 2017
MN 0186 More October News

MN 0186 More October News

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 massiv…

00:17:29  |   Wed 18 Oct 2017
MN 0185 October 2017 News

MN 0185 October 2017 News

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 Darkn…

00:49:10  |   Wed 11 Oct 2017
MN 0184 Ixalan Carnivale Nmbr9 Power Grid TCG

MN 0184 Ixalan Carnivale Nmbr9 Power Grid TCG

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…

00:36:56  |   Wed 04 Oct 2017
MN 0183 Raxxon

MN 0183 Raxxon

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 thro…

00:31:07  |   Wed 27 Sep 2017
MN 0182 Clank! In! Space!

MN 0182 Clank! In! Space!

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 ab…

00:32:18  |   Wed 20 Sep 2017
MN 0181 Escape Room Games

MN 0181 Escape Room Games

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,…
00:38:21  |   Wed 13 Sep 2017
MN 0180 September 2017 News and GenCon Report

MN 0180 September 2017 News and GenCon Report

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 an…

00:46:31  |   Wed 06 Sep 2017
MN 0179 Word Games

MN 0179 Word Games

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, P…

00:38:33  |   Wed 30 Aug 2017
MN 0178 Intellectual Properties and Gaming

MN 0178 Intellectual Properties and Gaming

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 mov…

00:38:40  |   Wed 23 Aug 2017
MN 0177 Squirrel!

MN 0177 Squirrel!

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 …

00:51:09  |   Wed 16 Aug 2017
MN 0176 GenCon 50 Preview

MN 0176 GenCon 50 Preview

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, gainin…

00:30:52  |   Wed 09 Aug 2017
MN 0175 Gaming News for August 2017

MN 0175 Gaming News for August 2017

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 …

00:30:09  |   Wed 02 Aug 2017
MN 0174 Expansion Mania!

MN 0174 Expansion Mania!

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 …

00:37:14  |   Wed 26 Jul 2017
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