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July 03, 2025

Greetings

In a week where the California town of Esparto decided to start the 4th of July early with a massive explosion at a fireworks warehouse, where the first AI-powered ROBO League robot soccer tournament took place in China, where a medical clinic in Scotland is asking local residents to stop bringing in "inappropriate or unsolicited" urine samples, where a 21-year-old British woman rowed 4,366 miles across the Atlantic Ocean (earning three world records and becoming the youngest person to ever do so), and where Massachusetts police use crackers to capture loose pig, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain.

July 2nd, 2025

Tacta Game Review

Tacta’s been getting a lot of heat. Find out what’s cookin’ in this Meeple Mountain review.

July 2nd, 2025

Pyramido: Forgotten Treasures Game Review

Discover in Meeple Mountain’s review of Pyramido: Forgotten Treasures whether Synapses Games have gone up a level in their Pyramido sequel!

July 1st, 2025

Stone Age Game Review

Our team continues to work its way through the BoardGameGeek 500. Check out Justin’s review of Stone Age, released in 2008 and published by Z-Man Games!

In celebration of the birthday of the United States, join us as we look at our Top 6 American themed board games. In this Top 6 list we’re going to take a look at 6 American themed games that remind us of proud moments: beautiful landscapes, scientific and technological marvels, railroad and industry tycoons, and of course the iconic American cowboy.

Top 6 American Themed Board Games

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
July 2nd	Staff at London’s first board game cafe, Draughts, prepare to strike over zero-hour contracts, ‘erratic scheduling’ and security concerns
July 1st	Five of board gaming’s ‘most active and prolific’ designers up for this year’s Lucca Comics & Games designer of the year award
June 26th	Binding of Isaac tabletop publisher Maestro Media hails ‘defining moment’ in agreeing Asmodee distribution deal
June 25th	New York board game cafe workers win almost two year battle for better pay, protections by ratifying union contract
June 23rd	Flip 7 continues awards run with Origin Award victory, Fromage and Endeavor: Deep Sea also among winners
June 20th	Gloomies triumphs in Austrian game of the year prize, two years after catching Ravensburger’s eye in unpublished game contest
June 19th	Restoration Games staffs up again, says boosting marketing and sales proved ‘prescient’ amid tariffs chaos

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!

July 3rd, 2020

9 Imperfect Yet Underrated Board Games

With so many new games released each year, sometimes old gems get lost in time. It’s time we dig them up.

July 4th, 2020

Stolen Paintings Video Review & Component Overview

Boardgame Brody is the sneakiest one out there. Check out how he does it in his video review & unboxing of Stolen Paintings by Eagle-Gryphon Games.

July 6th, 2020

Splendor App Review

Could playing Splendor online possibly be as good as playing it in person? Read our review of the digital version of Splendor to find out!

July 7th, 2020

Ticket to Ride Map Collection: Volume 7 – Japan & Italy Game Review

Join us as we review Ticket to Ride: Japan & Italy, the latest Ticket to Ride map expansion. What new and exciting changes do the Japan and Italy maps offer gameplay? Read on to find out.

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.

Jul. 12, 2025 San Jose, CA, USA Game on the Table Jul. 12-13, 2025 Gainesville, FL, USA Infinity Con Gainesville Jul. 12-13, 2025 Tallahassee, FL, USA Infinity Con Tallahassee Jul. 12, 2025 Savannah, GA, USA Savannah Mega Comic Con Jul. 12-13, 2025 Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA Shikkaricon Jul. 15-16, 2025 Harlow, England Griffcon	Jul. 16-20, 2025 Lancaster, PA, USA HISTORICON Jul. 17-20, 2025 Jonesboro, AR, USA NEA Game Fest Jul. 17-20, 2025 West Hartford, CT, USA ConnectiCon Jul. 17-20, 2025 Pittsburgh, PA, USA Tekko Jul. 18-20, 2025 Miami Beach, FL, USA Florida Supercon Jul. 18-20, 2025 Garden City, ID, USA Gem State Gaming Convention
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
July 3rd	Wild Gardens 2nd Printing + Foraging Club Expansion
July 3rd	Blackout : Cooperative Card Game
July 3rd	The Battle of the Divas
July 3rd	Ortomnia – Broken Trinity the Cardgame
July 3rd	Space-Off: Mario Party-Style Mini-Games in Real Life!
July 4th	Parlay – The Betting Game
July 5th	Warlords of the Steppes – A Board Game of Heroes & Monsters
July 6th	DiceCulus
July 8th	Elemental Clash
July 8th	Coalition: Councils of the Republic
July 9th	Libération
July 10th	Amsterdam Board Game Design – season 2
July 11th	Black Rose Wars – Revised Edition

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
July 4th	kCaloria - Tom Franklin
July 4th	Quick Peaks - Meeple Mountain Team
July 5th	Wizards and Co. - Thomas Wells
July 5th	Corps of Discovery - Justin Bell
July 6th	Six Perfected Game Mechanics (Volume 4) - K. David Ladage
July 7th	Fled - Thomas Wells
July 7th	Pathfinder Rival Academies - Abram Towle
July 8th	Nova Era - Justin Bell
July 8th	Slambo - Justin Bell
July 9th	Knizia N - Andrew Holmes
July 9th	Wicked Cribbage - K. David Ladage

Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain?

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