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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 613
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
MN 0033 Gaming Goals 2015
In this episode we review Brent's 2014 gaming goals:
1. Play 40 games 10 times
2. Play Twilight Imperium with Brian
3. Play Monopoly
4. Play More Games with my Kids
We then discuss the benefits of …
MN 0032 Shogun
At the request of a listener we play and review Shogun by Dirk Henn. This game is for 3-5 players and will take 2-3 hours to play. It is a game of conflict in order to determine who will gain the tit…
MN 0031 Space Alert
Space Alert by Vlaada Chavatl. Fun for 1-5 players, 12 and up, in about 30 minutes.
Highly recommended.
There is no ! in the title.
MN 0030 Your Favorite Games Discussed
We discuss over twenty-five games as we review our Feeback and contest entries, then we randomly pick our two contest winners.
Games we discuss: Star Realms, Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Dominion,…
MN 0029 Holiday Gift Guide 2014
We used the wrong cable on our microphone so audio suffers a bit this episode. We apologize. The next episodes will not have this problem.
We talk about close to a dozen games that you should conside…
MN 0028 Dexterity Games
This episode we talk about many dexterity games and launch a contest where you can win one of two copies of Toc Toc Woodman. Listen to the podcast for details!
MN 0027 Abyss
This week we review Abyss, a 2-4 player game by Bruno Cathala and Charles Chevallier. Ages 14 and up, 45-60 minutes. The artwork, by Xavier Collette, is simply stunning. Highly recommended by two of …
MN 0026 International Games Day 2014
This week we are speaking with 15 different gamers (and game company representatives) at the International Games Day held at Weber State University on 8 November 2014. We recorded the interviews amon…
MN 0025 Expansions!
This week we discuss Expansions, both what we love and their darker sides. We explore Carcassonne expansions from our past as an example.
We then each list 7 boardgame expansions or sequels that we a…
MN 0024 Bring Out Yer Dead and Game Developer Max Holliday
Bring Out Yer Dead plays in 40 minutes for 2-5 players, ages 12 and up, the first game from Ginger Ale Games. We review the game and talk about the game industry with Max.
The Kickstarter runs throug…
MN 0023 Guildhall and Guildhall: Job Faire
Guildhall and Guildhall: Job Fair by AEG and numerous other language publishers.
2-4 players, 45 minutes, ages 10 and up
MN 0022 King of Tokyo and King of New York
2-6 players, 30-45 minutes, ages 8 and up.
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MN 0021 5 Minute Reviews - Love Letter and Push your Luck
We review five games, each in about five minutes. The first two are card games with only sixteen cards. Love Letter by Seiji Kanai and Lost Legacy: The Starship by Seiji Kanai and Hayato Kisaragi.
Th…
MN 0020 Feedback and Worker Placement Games
This week we respond to listener feedback and discuss our favorite worker placement games.
One question we responded to was "Who are the significant female board game designers?" Here are a few geekl…
MN 0019 Cheesonomics and Dale Tolley Interview
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MN 0018 Fleet & Fleet: Arctic Bounty
Fleet, released in 2014
2-4 players ages 10 and up, 1-4 with the expansion, and 1-6 with additional promo cards. Plays in 30-45 minutes.
MN 0017 King's Forge
This week we discuss the new dice game, King's Forge, for 2-4 players in about an hour. 13+ on the player's age due to the need to read a decent amount of text.
MN 0016 Marvel Dice Masters: Avengers vs X-Men
This week we discuss the collectible dice game, Marvel Dice Masters: Avengers vs. X-Men released by Wiz-Kids for 2 players.
This game involves many different heros and villains from the Marvel Univer…
MN 0015 Listener Feedback and Favorite Mechanic
We answer listener feedback and talk about our favorite mechanics. We spend a large amount of time loving and hating on Battlestar Galactica.
MN 0014 Madi's Favorite Games
This week we discuss Madi's six favorite games.