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April 3, 2025

Greetings

In a week where we learned about a brain implant that is has allowed a quadroplegic woman who suffered a stroke to 'communicate' fluent sentences from the brain's impulses to speak, where a 13-year-old girl joined MENSA with a higher score than Albert Einstein (with no exam prep!), where a 49-year-old became the first blind woman to swim the English Channel, where a three-year-old found an ancient Egyptian scarab seal, and where we learned that the Polar Bears International group has set up a free webcam to allow you to watch the Northern Lights live from the comfort of your own, warm home, we're still talking board games here on Meeple Mountain.

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April 3rd, 2025

Yaxha Game Review

Do you have what it takes to rise to the top of Mesoamerican society? Come test your skills in our review of Yaxha!

April 2nd, 2025

The Reiner Knizia Alphabet – The Letter ‘G’

Join Meeple Mountain to celebrate Dr Reiner Knizia’s 40 year board game career by journeying through his game portfolio, from A to Z. This time we give you ‘G’!

This Week's Puzzle

My congratulations goes out to Cody Knopp and Jeremy Guida for their correct answers to last week's puzzle. (Jeremy: I thought Brass Birmingham and Bruges would be too easy.)

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
March 26th	Board game distribution major Alliance to be bought by namesake Alliance Entertainment after company sees off Universal Distribution’s $39m bid
March 25th	Two weeks after revealing its 2024 losses could exceed $2m, CMON delays publishing annual results, citing understaffed finance department
March 19th	Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game supplants Sky Team at top of monthly new owner rankings \| BGG Stats
March 17th	Almost two decades after impressing in the children’s Spiel des Jahres, Wild Vikings has won the Japan Boardgame Prize
March 13th	Board game crowdfunding major CMON issues profit warning, says losses could exceed $2m for 2024
March 12th	New-look Origins Awards has a massive 120 nominees this year; new Hall of Fame inductees revealed
March 11th	Stonemaier’s “pretty big gamble” with large Wyrmspan print run pays off, as soaring sales help company’s revenue surge to $23.7m

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!

April 3rd, 2020

The Silver River Game Review

The 4X genre is often associated with complication and game length. The Silver River wants to change that.

April 3rd, 2020

The History of the Spiel des Jahres Board Game Awards

This is everything you ever wanted to know about the Spiel des Jahres board game awards, including a complete list of every winner, nominee, and recommendee from 1979 to present day.

April 6th, 2020

Adventure Games Game Review

Join Maple Mountain in our spoiler-free review of Monochrome Inc. and The Dungeon, the first two games in the new Adventure Games series by Kosmos.

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.

Apr. 12-13, 2025
Gold Coast, Australia
Supanova Pop Culture Gold Coast

Apr. 12-13, 2025
Ratingen, Germany
Ratinger Spieletage

Apr. 12, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA
Fangaea

Apr. 12-13, 2025
Rochester, MN, USA
Nerdinout Con

Apr. 13-25, 2025
Bayonne, NJ, USA
Gaming Adventures Singapore

Apr. 14-19, 2025
Orlando, FL, USA
D20 Cruise

Apr. 16-27, 2025
Montreal, QC, Canada
Les Jeux Au Boute

Apr. 16-21, 2025
Amerikavej, Denmark
Fastaval

Apr. 17-20, 2025
Sea-tac, WA, USA
Norwescon

Apr. 18-21, 2025
Glen Waverley, Australia
Oz Bunny Con

Apr. 18-20, 2025
Wellington, New Zealand
Armageddon Expo

Apr. 18-20, 2025
Gothenburg, Sweden
GothCon

Apr. 18-20, 2025
Roseville, CA, USA
Sac Anime Roseville

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
April 3rd	Onward
April 3rd	Pond: A Froggy Board Game
April 3rd	⛵ Northgard: Uncharted Horizons – Expansion
April 3rd	Advanced Persistent Threat
April 3rd	Chess-à-Tête
April 3rd	ARTISTRY
April 3rd	Surplus of Sloths
April 3rd	Otter
April 3rd	ARTISTRY
April 3rd	Widget’s Workshop \| “Drop-style” game \| 2-5 players, 30 minutes
April 3rd	Engine Thieves
April 4th	Landfall: A Cozy Volcano Island-Building Game
April 4th	Foraglings

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
April 4th	Sky Team: Turbulence - Andrew Lynch
April 4th	Pathfinder NPC Core - Abram Towle
April 4th	Quick Peaks - Meeple Mountain Team
April 5th	Star Realms - Robbie Foley
April 5th	Board Games as Conflict Simulators for Families - Josh Simons
April 6th	Altay: Dawn of Civilization - Justin Bell
April 6th	DerrocAr: The Week of Five Presidents - Justin Bell
April 7th	Compounded: The Peer-Reviewed Edition - Bob Pazehoski, Jr.
April 7th	Critter Kitchen - Kevin Brantley
April 8th	HUANG - Andrew Lynch
April 8th	Downforce - Joseph Buszek

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