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February 13, 2025

Greetings

In a week where a Stradivarius violin auction raised $11 million for scholarships at Boston music school, where scientists announced find the natural vegetable antioxidant Luteolin could prevent gray hair, where a motorcycle mechanic worked through his dyslexia to learn to read at 58--finally got to enjoy a magazine he bought 40 years ago, where the critically endangered Caribbean Sombrero ground lizard made a comeback after the restoration of part of Anguilla, and where musician Peter Gabriel turns 75, we're still talking board games here at Meeple Mountain.

February 12th, 2025

Trick Shot (Second Edition) Game Review

When Trick Shot is firing on all cylinders, it offers an unparalleled experience. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review of the hockey-themed game Trick Shot from Wolff Designa.

February 12th, 2025

Nonaga Game Review

Discover this play on tic-tac-toe with a bit of ZÈRTZ thrown in for good measure in our review of Nonaga from Steffen Spiele.

This Week's Puzzle

This week I have some blurred and crystalized board game box images for you to see through. If you think you know which games they are, submit your answers to [email protected]. If you're right, I'll publish your name in next week's newsletter.

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
February 11th	Kickstarter unveils “tools creators have been asking for” for 2025 as it looks to fight off rising Gamefound challenge
February 7th	Flipping the script on How to Play videos: How To Teach’s creator on the trials and tribulations of launching a new board game YouTube channel
February 6th	“Our ambition for 2025 is to be number one in tabletop”: Gamefound closes gap on Kickstarter again as crowdfunding giant’s 2024 dollars raised remains flat
February 6th	End looms for Mythic Games as company gives up trying to deliver $1.3m Monsterpocalypse Kickstarter, hands files over to IP holder Privateer Press
February 5th	Ares Games teams with Armenian board game publisher Red Cat – successor to Russia’s Lifestyle Boardgames – for English versions of two games, hopes for more in future
February 4th	Harmonies, Splendor: Duel romp to wins in this year’s BoardGameArena awards, Darwin’s Journey sees off stiff challenge from Terraforming Mars
February 3rd	Board gaming’s biggest TikTok creators face uncertain future after Trump gives threatened app 75-day stay of execution

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!

February 13th, 2020

Top 6 Games to NOT Play with Your Significant Other

The games on this list might just send your romantic evening into a tailspan. Here’s a list of our Top 6 games NOT to play with your Significant Other.

February 14th, 2020

Skull King Game Review

A spin-off of the classic Wizard, or if you want to be vintage, Oh Hell! Does it work? Let’s find out.

February 14th, 2020

Cindr Game Review

Check out our Cindr review to see how things heat up when you date dragons.

February 17th, 2020

Benching the Quarterback: How to Deal with Alpha Players in Co-op Games

If you’ve played a few cooperative games, you might have come across a quarterback. You may even be one! Luckily, we’ve got a few tips to put the “co-“ back in co-op game.

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.

Feb. 22-23, 2025
Galway, Ireland
Athventurecon

Feb. 27 - Mar. 2, 2025
Layton, UT, USA
SaltCON Spring

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2025
Cannes, France
Festival International des Jeux

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2025
Coralville, IA, USA
Gamicon Selenium

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2025
Charlotte, NC, USA
Mythic Con West

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2025
Hamilton, OH, USA
CincyCon

Feb. 28 - Mar. 2, 2025
Rothschild, WI, USA
Evercon

Mar. 1-2, 2025
Galway, Ireland
Itzacon

Mar. 1, 2025
Moscow , ID, USA
Vandal Gaming Convention

Mar. 1-4, 2025
New York, NY, USA
New York Toy Fair

Mar. 1, 2025
Green Bay, WI, USA
Collectorabilia Con

Mar. 2-9, 2025
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
JoCo Cruise

Mar. 2, 2025
Fort Myers, FL, USA
SW Florida Comic Con

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
February 13th	Twinkle Twinkle, Merchants of Andromeda, and Waddle
February 13th	Khlor
February 13th	Baghdad: The City of Peace
February 13th	Yomi 2
February 13th	A Time Traveler’s Guide to Dinosaur Hunting
February 13th	‘Class Dice’ \| Pastel Sharp Edge Dice Sets
February 13th	MAKE 100: Paw Master
February 14th	Deckay the Game
February 14th	StageTop 2: 3D Printed Gaming Tables
February 14th	Foxpaw
February 15th	MaricopaCon XII Tabletop Game Con (Family, Friends, and Fun)
February 16th	Depths of Obscurum
February 17th	Grail Games’ 2025 Pocket Game Collection

You can find more campaigns on our Crowdfunding Roundup.

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Coming Up This Week at Meeple Mountain

Here's what's on the calendar for the next seven days at Meeple Mountain.

Date	Title
February 14th	3,000 Posts: Meeple Mountain by the Numbers - Andy Matthews
February 14th	Quick Peaks - Meeple Mountain Team
February 15th	Buffet Boss - Justin Bell
February 15th	Flip 7 - Kevin Brantley
February 16th	High Frontier 4 All - Part 1 - Justin Bell
February 16th	Board Game Soapbox: We Need Better Packaging - K. David Ladage
February 17th	Propolis - Andy Matthews
February 17th	Point Galaxy - Andy Matthews
February 18th	Katmai: The Bears of Brooks River - Justin Bell
February 19th	Knizia D - Andrew Holmes
February 19th	King of Tokyo Duel - Tyler Williams
February 20th	Creature Caravan - Kevin Brantley

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