From High Atop Meeple Mountain We Can See Hot Streak, Marvel Dice, & Bali

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May 15, 2025

Greetings

In a week where a California woman broke the Guiness world record for hanging suspended by her hair for 25 minutes, where a herd of alpacas (pack? gang? flock?) broke loose from their enclosure and wandered around the Cedar Point amusement park, where a mother and son celebrated Mother's Day by receiving their college degrees together, where researchers in China used an electron beam to "tattoo" microscopic patterns onto the bodies of tardigrades (water bears), and where a 4.1 magnitude earthquake was felt near Knoxville, Tennessee, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain.

May 13th, 2025

Hot Streak Game Review

Hot Streak offers all the thrills of a casino at considerably less financial risk to you and yours. Sit back, relax, and start screaming in this Meeple Mountain review.

May 13th, 2025

Marvel Dice Throne: X-Men Game Review

Marvel Dice Throne: X-Men makes the successful series more affordable for the masses. Is it worth your time and money? Find out in this Meeple Mountain review.

May 12th, 2025

Ave Uwe: Bali Game Review

Who’s going to become the next king of Bali? It could be you. Find out how in David’s review of Uwe Rosenberg’s ‘Bali’.

This Week's Puzzle

Our normal newsletter editor, Tom Franklin, is taking some well deserved personal time for a bit. To honor his time and energy we present to you a word search containing 15 games that Tom has reviewed. Come back next week for the answer!

Tom's Reviews Word Search

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
May 13th	Board game publishers brace for shipping price hike, delays as US drops tariffs on China to 30% in 90-day ‘truce’
May 9th	“We hope these bets will pay off”: Ares signs two US distribution deals despite ongoing trade war with China
May 9th	The Golden Box Awards, voted on by members of Japan’s board game industry, crowns Umataka as game of the year
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

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 15th, 2020

Ave Uwe: Fairy Trails Game Review

You wouldn’t think it, but elves and gnomes get lost in the forest all the time. Find out how you can help them get home in our review of Fairy Trails.

May 18th, 2020

The Great Barrier Reef Card Game Review

Check out our review of The Great Barrier Reef Card Game and dive deep into the cerulean sea off the coast of Australia.

May 20th, 2020

Shuffle Grand Prix Game Review

If you’re cruising to find a competitive battle racing card game, pull in for a pit stop and read our Shuffle Grand Prix Review!

May 22nd, 2020

The Mind Extreme Video Review

Boardgame Brody teaches the new version of The Mind Extreme in this video review. Work well together testing your group’s synchrony while keeping the bunny alive.

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. 24-25, 2025
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Na meji nevidnega

May. 24-26, 2025
Kernersville, NC, USA
ReCon A ReMarkable Tabletop Gaming Experience

May. 28 - Jun. 1, 2025
Sandusky, OH, USA
Colossalcon Sandusky

May. 29 - Jun. 1, 2025
Quezon City, Philippines
All aBOARD Expo sa QC

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
Birmingham, England
UK Games Expo

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
Indianapolis, IN, USA
SCG Con Indianapolis

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
Springfield, MO, USA
Tremendicon

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
Charlotte, NC, USA
ConCarolinas

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
Dallas, TX, USA
Fan Expo RPGCon Dallas

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
Irving, TX, USA
Dallas Fan Festival

May. 30 - Jun. 1, 2025
San Marcos, TX, USA
Chupacabracon XI

May. 31 - Jun. 1, 2025
Adelaide, Australia
Oz ComicCon

May. 31 - Jun. 1, 2025
Mexico City, Mexico
Mega XP

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 15th	Gazebo and Gingham \| Travel-Friendly Board Games
May 15th	Speedcicleta — bicycle racing chaos
May 15th	This War of Mine Second Edition
May 15th	Spellcrafter
May 15th	Sword Art Online \| Powered by Japanime Tactics
May 16th	Earth: Animal Kingdom
May 16th	Final Titan
May 16th	Valley of the Kings Ultimate Edition
May 17th	Texas Chainsaw Massacre – The Escape Game
May 17th	Shallow Regrets – A pocket sized game of Deep Regrets
May 18th	Get Over: A pro-wrestling board game that’ll stun you
May 19th	Propagation Station
May 21st	Trash Rush

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 15th	Ivion: The Falcon and The Snake - Kevin Brantley
May 16th	The Smurfs: Hidden Village - David McMillan
May 17th	Transgalactica - Justin Bell
May 18th	Six Perfected Game Mechanics (Volume 2) - K. David Ladage
May 19th	Backstories: Alone Under the Ice - Kevin Brantley
May 20th	Torres - Tom Franklin
May 21st	Age of Innovation - Thomas Wells
May 22nd	Six Games that Saved Me - K. David Ladage
May 23rd	The Search for Planet X - Joseph Buszek
May 24th	Parks (Second Edition) - Abram Towle
May 25th	Roam - Kevin Brantley

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