From High Atop Meeple Mountain We Can See Sea Dragons, Keyflower, and Power Grid

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June 5, 2025

Greetings

In a week where a hungry elephant wandered into a Thai grocery store looking for food, where a Maryland man won a $30,000 lottery prize off a ticket given to him by his nephew, where an escaped zebra caused traffic chaos here in Middle Tennessee, where over 14 million bees were accidentally released near the Canadian border after a tractor trailer overturned, where an Australian woman completed 7,079 pull-ups in 24 hours (nearly doubling the previous Guinness World Record), and where famed London wax museum Madame Tussauds unveiled a sculpture of a beloved British icon: a sausage roll, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain.

June 4th, 2025

Sea Dragons Game Review

Populate the ocean waters with polyomino-based sea serpents in Sea Dragons. Is the game smooth sailing or a shipwreck? Find out more in our Meeple Mountain review.

June 3rd, 2025

Keyflower Game Review

Is Keyflower the greatest bidding game ever created? It just might be. Check out our review of this revered classic!

June 3rd, 2025

Mystery Fluxx Game Review

Dodge murder, dodge suspicion, and survive the shifting madness of this fast-paced mystery party game. Join Kevin as he reviews Mystery Fluxx from Looney Labs!

June 2nd, 2025

Power Grid Game Review

Power Grid is a marvel of economic and resource management; a PhD thesis in board game form. Read our review of Power Grid and keep your Elektro hidden.

This Week's Puzzle

In today's puzzle we present square cutouts of 16 games, all from the BoardGameGeek top 100, each of which we've reviewed. Send in your guesses using the numbers in each square. Everyone who gets all 16 correct will get a shout out in next week's newsletter.

BoardGameGeek Top 100 Reviews Image Puzzle

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
June 5th	BackerKit’s quest for investment and the future of crowdfunding – and how their lead investor worked for DOGE
June 4th	Unconscious Mind leads Dice Tower Awards nominations with nods in record seven categories, River of Gold and SETI challenge for five
June 3rd	UK Games Expo “now fully on the world stage of ‘mega-cons'” as record-breaking event surpasses Gen Con for trade hall size, director says
May 23rd	Asmodee’s plan to ‘reignite’ buyouts of smaller companies unaffected by tariffs, CEO says uncertainty ‘presents opportunities for strategic acquisitions’
May 22nd	Launching a board game YouTube channel in 2025: tariff impact, side gigs and getting back in the saddle
May 22nd	App-assisted, real-time board game Dot Com wins this year’s Cardboard Edison Award, which celebrates the best in unpublished designs
May 21st	Renegade Game Studios boosts European distribution amid US tariffs uncertainty with new Saga Alliance, HEO tie-ups

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 5th, 2020

Rallyman GT Game Review

Rallyman GT is an interesting diversion that severely punishes players a bit too hard.

June 5th, 2020

Focused on Feld: Forum Trajanum Game Review

In 105 AD the construction of Emperor Trajan’s forum began in earnest. Find out how you can assist in this mighty endeavor in our review of Forum Trajanum.

June 8th, 2020

Mandala Game Review

Mandala may seem like a nice quiet game of playing colorful cards, but is there something deeper to find here? Read Ian’s review of Mandala to find out what these beautiful designs are hiding.

June 9th, 2020

The Whatnot Cabinet Game Review

Visit the great outdoors and while you’re there bring back some nifty “found objects.” Check out our review of The Whatnot Cabinet, where you can store them!

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. 14-15, 2025 Chavdar, Bulgaria Board Game Fest Jun. 14-15, 2025 Jacksonville, FL, USA Bold Matsuri Cosplay Festival Jun. 14-15, 2025 Utica, NY, USA CNY RPG Con Jun. 18-22, 2025 Columbus, OH, USA Origins Game Fair Jun. 20-22, 2025 Kenilworth, England MIDsummerCON Jun. 20-22, 2025 Wellington, New Zealand Wellycon	Jun. 20-23, 2025 Oslo, Norway Arcon Jun. 20-22, 2025 Atlanta, GA, USA Southern-Fried Gaming Expo Jun. 20-22, 2025 Jackson, MS, USA Mississippi Comic Con Jun. 20-22, 2025 Missoula, MT, USA Miscon 33 Jun. 20-22, 2025 Midwest City, OK, USA Soonercon Jun. 20-22, 2025 Chattanooga, TN, USA Metrotham 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
June 5th	Relic Wars
June 5th	Slay to Win
June 5th	Warfront – A fantasy wargame in your pocket!
June 5th	MIGHTY SHOT!
June 5th	PRELUDE DARK PAIN – A Dark Fantasy Tactical RPG
June 6th	Randice Map Generator – Build Living RPG Worlds
June 6th	The World’s Largest Dungeon
June 6th	Conquest of Paradise
June 7th	Mosh Idols – XR Punk Rock Playing Cards
June 7th	Final Titan
June 10th	Who Said That?
June 10th	Coexist

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
June 6th	Alchemists - David McMillan
June 6th	RONE: Invasion - Tyler Williams
June 7th	The Witchborn: Enter Perdition - Kevin Brantley
June 8th	Teotihuacan: City of Gods - Justin Bell
June 9th	Games We Love: a Gentle Rain - Meeple Mountain Team
June 10th	Party Panda Pirates - Abram Towle
June 11th	Knizia L - Andrew Holmes
June 12th	The Dusty Euro Series: Samurai - Justin Bell
June 13th	Ave Uwe: Titus - David McMillan
June 14th	Bios: Genesis - Justin Bell
June 15th	Arkham Horror: The Card Game - Andrew Lynch
June 16th	Purple Haze - Thomas Wells

Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain?

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