Meeple Mountain Newsletter 006

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Issue 006 June 13, 2024

Greetings

Welcome to your weekly bit of Meeple Mountain goodness! We have some reviews, board game conventions, and the winner of last week's puzzle contest.

June 11th, 2024

TRICKTAKERs Game Review

TRICKTAKERs stretches the boundaries of trick-taking to its limits, quite possibly breaking them in the process. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review.

June 10th, 2024

Artefacts Board Game Review

Meeple Mountain has the US Exclusive on Artefacts, a new game coming to Kickstarter! See what the buzz is all about in our review.

Last Week's Quiz Answer

Congratulations to Meeple Mountain reader Andrew Brewer for being the first response with the answer to last week's quiz. The rope is from SHŌBU, the abstract strategy game designed by Jamie Sajdak and Manolis Vranas and published by Smirk & Dagger.. Look for a new quiz in next week's newsletter!

Board Game News

What's going on in the Tabletop Games industry?

Date	Headline
June 13th	Sky Team, Captain Flip, In the Footsteps of Darwin set for sales boost after being unveiled as this year’s Spiel des Jahres award nominees
June 12th	Dicebreaker’s future remains unclear as silenced site makes editor-in-chief, senior staff writer redundant after IGN takeover
June 12th	Spiel Essen set for another record-breaking year as upsized show sells out for exhibitor space
June 10th	New Cardboard Edison Award winner apologises for gamifying colonialist land grab for American West, promises to retheme game
June 7th	Kickstarter board games veteran Monolith unveils new campaign, Mythic Battles: Isfet [sponsored]

News courtesy of BoardGameWire

The Wayback Machine

Meeple Mountain has been publishing content since 2015. Take a look at what we released 5 years ago this week!

June 13th, 2019

Dungeons & Dragons to Receive Name Change

RPG Week 2019 The Beginner’s Guide to Free RPG Day First Impressions: Shadowrun Sixth World Beginner Box Fiasco Review – Praise for Beautiful Catastrophes Top 6 Board Games that Scratch the RPG Itch It may be hard to believe, but the world’s most famous roleplaying game will be changing its name next year. Starting in […]

June 13th, 2019

Most Anticipated Games of Origins 2019

Join our team as we look at our most anticipated games of Origins 2019, one of the most high profile board game cons in North America.

June 14th, 2019

Top 6 Board Games that Scratch the RPG Itch

I’m an adult now; at least, I’ve aged enough to classify me as an “adult”, even if I don’t know what that classification means. I pay bills, I’ve made children, and I have responsibilities I don’t remember ever agreeing to. Gone are the days of playing D&D after school multiple times a week. Hell, gone […]

Board Game Conventions

We maintain a comprehensive list of board game conventions all over the world. Here's what's coming up in the next 2 weeks.

Jun. 22-23, 2024 Jackson, MS, USA Mississippi Comic Con Jun. 22-23, 2024 Glen Allen, VA, USA ImmerseCon 24 Jun. 27-30, 2024 Portland, ME, USA PortConMaine Jun. 28-30, 2024 Ann Arbor, MI, USA Protospiel Michigan 2024 Jun. 28-30, 2024 Reno, NV, USA RageCon	Jun. 28-30, 2024 Oaks, PA, USA Too Many Games Jun. 30 - Jul. 7, 2024 Barcelona, Spain BGG@SEA 2024 Mediterranean Jul. 3-7, 2024 Orlando, FL, USA Dice Tower East 2024 Jul. 4-7, 2024 Birmingham, AL, USA Play on Con Jul. 4-7, 2024 Los Angeles, CA, USA Anime Expo
You can find more upcoming conventions on our Guide To Board Game Conventions.

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Crowdfunding Roundup

Check out our extensive list of tabletop-related Crowdfunding campaigns.

End Date	Campaign
June 13th	Amsterdam Board Game Design – season 1
June 13th	Hex Effects: A Spellbinding Card Game
June 13th	Dice Tales: Knight’s Adventures
June 14th	Alpine Trails
June 14th	How to Save a World
June 14th	Shrinkopolis
June 14th	Big Sur, Grand Central Skyport, Sand Art, & Wine Cellar
June 17th	All Time Wrestling: Rumble in Abu Dhabi
June 19th	RETURN TO THE 7th CITADEL. Explore, build, YOU are the hero!
June 20th	Neverrift TCG

You can find more campaigns on our Crowdfunding Roundup.

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