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May 8, 2025

Greetings

In a week where the first American Pope was elected, where Microsoft founder Bill Gates intends to speed up his already substantial charitable giving, where an Irish football player (soccer) throws a ball more than 123 to set a world record, where a flock of mystery sheep were found wandering near a Texas school, where authorities are on the search for an ocelot in a Jamaican suburb, where reptile wranglers removed a record 98 iguana eggs from a single Florida yard, and where a Kentucky woman's son accidentally placed an order for more than 70,000 lollipops, we're still talking about board games here at Meeple Mountain.

May 7th, 2025

Pergola Game Review

Get ready to grow! Pergola might be the most beautiful game Will has ever seen, but is it just all sparkle, or does the gameplay grow on you? Find out in our review.

May 6th, 2025

Shallow Regrets Game Review

Trawl through the waters in search of the finest trophies of the sea in Shallow Regrets! Should you fish or cut the bait? Find out more in this Meeple Mountain review.

May 6th, 2025

Shallow Regrets: The Fisher and the Frod Expansion Review

Fishing alone is enjoyed by many who just want a rod, a reel, and the open water. With The Fisher & the Frod solo expansion for Shallow Regrets, you can do just that! Find out more in this Meeple Mountain review.

May 5th, 2025

Compounded: The Peer-Reviewed Edition Game Review

After years with the original, Bob has a few thoughts on Compounded: The Peer-Reviewed Edition. Jump in to see if the old chemistry lingers.

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
May 8th	Arcs wins big in 2024 Golden Geek Awards, SETI brings home pair of prizes
May 6th	Boardssey: The All-in-One Platform Reshaping How Board Games Get Made [sponsored]
May 1st	GAMA picks Baltimore as new home for annual GAMA Expo, after trade event quickly outgrows new Louisville home
April 30th	CMON’s 2024 losses even worse than it predicted at over $3m – almost double its profits from the last three years combined
April 29th	Chaos escalates in Alliance Game Distributors sale as winning bidder scraps deal, sues owner Diamond Comics, claiming it hid that AGD had lost biggest customer Wizards of the Coast
April 28th	Hundreds of Mensa members wrap up four-day board gaming marathon by revealing this year’s Mensa Select award winners
April 25th	Hachette Boardgames expands to the Netherlands by buying veteran publisher, distributor 999 Games

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!

May 8th, 2020

Cosmic Factory Game Review

Kane Klenko is a real-time game genius. Read our review of Klenko’s Cosmic Factory, a wonderfully speedy tile-laying and drafting game.

May 9th, 2020

Montmartre Video Review & Unboxing

Boardgame Brody gets out his brushes, paints some paintings, and sells them to famous collectors in his video review of Montmartre by Blam! Games.

May 11th, 2020

Flotilla Game Review

Flotilla is a heavy strategy game set in a watery world. Check out our review to see if this title will sinks or soars.

May 13th, 2020

Forest Guardians Video Review & Unboxing

Boardgame Brody learns what he needs to do to become a Forest Guardian and help the forest in Taiwan in his video review of Forest Guardians by Shepherd Kit.

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.

May. 17, 2025 Merelbeke, Belgium Zomerspel May. 17-18, 2025 Chiba (Tokyo), Japan Game Market Spring May. 17-18, 2025 Glens Falls, NY, USA ADK Tabletop Day May. 22-25, 2025 Atlanta, GA, USA MomoCon May. 22-25, 2025 Fargo, ND, USA CoreCon May. 22-26, 2025 Dallas, TX, USA BGG.Spring 2024 May. 23-25, 2025 Brandon, MB, Canada PrairieCon	May. 23, 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania Comic Con Baltics May. 23-26, 2025 Los Angeles, CA, USA Gamex May. 23-26, 2025 San Francisco, CA, USA KublaCon Prime May. 23-26, 2025 San Jose, CA, USA Fanime May. 23-25, 2025 Boston, MA, USA Anime Boston May. 23-26, 2025 Baltimore, MD, USA Balticon
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
May 8th	Malus Hortus
May 8th	Race to Berlin
May 8th	NEON HOPE – Cyberpunk meets Solarpunk
May 8th	Good Puppers Too
May 8th	VESTA: A strategy & survival board game… in space.
May 8th	MANKIND MADNESS – A Board Game about Prejudices & Dark Humor
May 8th	Trickerion Anniversary Edition & Arcane Arts expansion
May 8th	VESTA: A strategy & survival board game… in space.
May 8th	STARLEAP
May 9th	Paw by Paw
May 10th	【MIDT】-Aim for the Middle-
May 11th	MIDT
May 14th	Craftsmen: Think and Write

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
May 8th	Ivion: The Sun and Stars - Kevin Brantley
May 9th	Tapestry - Thomas Wells
May 9th	Quick Peaks - Meeple Mountain Team
May 10th	Spectacular - Kevin Brantley
May 10th	Next Station: The Singapore MRT Game - Kevin Brantley
May 11th	Mega Empires - Justin Bell
May 11th	Pathfinder Spell Cards - Abram Towle
May 12th	Ave Uwe: Bali - David McMillan
May 13th	Marvel Dice Throne: X-Men - Andrew Lynch
May 13th	Hot Streak - Andrew Lynch
May 14th	Knizia J - Andrew Holmes
May 15th	Ivion: The Falcon and The Snake - Kevin Brantley
May 16th	The Smurfs: Hidden Village - David McMillan

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