From High Atop Meeple Mountain We Can See Age of Innovation, Torres, and Transgalactica

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May 22, 2025

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In a week where a man tried to sell a stolen golden toilet valued at $6.4 million, where Durango Colorado police captured a runaway kangaroo for the second time, where on an island in Panama, young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys, where an Iranian man has broken his own Guinness World Record for the third time for balancing the most spoons (96) on his body, where cows in Switzerland were airlifted by sling from an area under threat of rockslide, and where over 4,500 people won the North Carolina Pick 3 Lottery with the numbers 9-1-1, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain.

May 21st, 2025

Age of Innovation Game Review

Read about the latest and greatest addition to the Terra Mystica franchise in our review of Age of Innovation from Capstone Games.

May 20th, 2025

Torres Game Review

A classic Spiel de Jahres winning game that deserves more attention. Find out why you should give Torres a try in our review.

May 17th, 2025

Transgalactica Game Review

A new “T” game? Find out what he thinks about Transgalactica, the latest design from Daniele Tascini published by Devir Games!

This Week's Puzzle Solution

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 Solution

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
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22nd	App-assisted, real-time board game Dot Com wins this year’s Cardboard Edison Award, which celebrates the best in unpublished designs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
May 20th	Flip 7, Bomb Busters, Krakel Orakel to battle it out for this year’s Spiel des Jahres award
May 19th	Universal Distribution completes Alliance Game Distributors buyout from Diamond Comics after chaotic bankruptcy auction
May 15th	Four up-and-coming designers win expenses-paid Gen Con trip in latest Diana Jones emerging designer program

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 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.

May 28th, 2020

The Dead Eye Game Review

The Dead Eye is a solo gaming game changer with big Mad Max energy. Read our review to learn how to survive the dangers of a dead planet!

May 29th, 2020

Unmatched Game Review

A game reliant on licensed or famous characters to obscure the simplistic card combat.

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

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

May. 31 - Jun. 2, 2025
Auckland, New Zealand
Armageddon Expo

May. 31 - Jun. 1, 2025
Honolulu, HI, USA
Tabletop Oahu

May. 31 - Jun. 1, 2025
Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
Heartland Gaming Con

Jun. 4-8, 2025
Irving, TX, USA
NTRPGCon

Jun. 6-8, 2025
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Phoenix Fan Fusion

Jun. 6-8, 2025
Phoenix, AZ, USA
Fan Fusion

Jun. 6-8, 2025
Nicholson, GA, USA
Anime Blues Con

Jun. 6-8, 2025
Collinsville, IL, USA
DieCon

Jun. 6-8, 2025
Springfield, MO, USA
MoonCityCon

Jun. 7-8, 2025
Melbourne, Australia
Oz ComicCon

Jun. 7-8, 2025
Mesa, AZ, USA
HMGS-PSW Sand Wars

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 22nd	Surprise! Nine Secret(ish) Board Games by Allplay
May 22nd	Ronin
May 23rd	Song for War: A Unique WWII Tabletop Gaming Experience!
May 23rd	Gentle Jack: The Party Game for Bad Friends
May 23rd	Sauros
May 23rd	Nippon: Zaibatsu
May 23rd	LIFEBOATS “PLANK OF CARNEADES” LIMITED EDITION 3-7 Players
May 24th	Battles of the Early American Wars – 3 New Travel Games
May 25th	Reforest: Old Growth
May 26th	Muster: Raise the Banners
May 27th	Panda Spin: Mandate of Heaven
May 27th	Reiner Knizia’s Whale Riders – Tariff Relief Kickstarter
May 29th	STEERY : Steer the story

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 23rd	The Search for Planet X - Joseph Buszek
May 24th	Parks (Second Edition) - Abram Towle
May 25th	Minos: Dawn of the Bronze Age - Justin Bell
May 26th	In the Footsteps of Marie Curie - Bob Pazehoski, Jr.
May 27th	Roam - Kevin Brantley
May 27th	Aeon's End - Andrew Lynch
May 28th	Knizia K - Andrew Holmes
May 29th	Focused on Feld: Nassau - David McMillan
May 30th	Colt Express Big Box - Justin Bell
May 31st	Power Grid - Meeple Mountain Team
June 1st	The Vale of Eternity - Justin Bell

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