3 Chapters, The Wondrous Museum, and Jungo
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| In a week where a postcard lost in the mail for 72 years finally arrived at an Illinois post office allowing officials to track down and contact the now-88-year-old sender, where a Japanese city is considering a proposed ordinance that would limit residents to two hours of screen time outside of work or school, and where sports card company Topps is releasing a collectible card featuring an unlikely baseball star: a squirrel that ran onto the field during a New York Yankees game against the Boston Red Sox, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain. |
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| We publish new articles, reviews, and lists over a dozen times a week. Here's some of the things we've been talking about recently. |
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Draft, take tricks, and score in this fairy-tale-themed card game. Join Kevin as he reviews 3 Chapters from AMIGO Games! Read More... |
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Explore the National Parks through set collection in this mahjong-inspired card game. Join Kevin as he reviews PocketParks! Read More... |
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The Wondrous Museum Game Review |
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What looks like another gimmicky engine-builder turns out to be a tight, clever puzzle with real staying power. Check out our review of The Wondrous Museum. Read More... |
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Six Perfected Game Mechanics (Volume 6) |
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A game is a careful blending of mechanics. The mixture and implementation sometimes represents perfection for one of them. Join us as we look at six more mechanics and the games that perfected them. Read More... |
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Justin gives the game Hachi Train a look in its new iteration: Jungo, published by Happy Camper! Read More... |
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Also published this week. |
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| What's going on in the tabletop industry? |
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| Meeple Mountain has been publishing content since 2015. Take a look at what we released 5 years ago this week! |
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More than a decade after its release, this board game is still going strong. Read why Pandemic is a game we love. Read More... |
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Take 5 & Take A Number Video Review |
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Boardgame Brody plays a classic and gets you to take a bunch of number cards in his video review of Take 5 & Take A Number by AMIGO. Read More... |
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Mercado de Lisboa Game Review |
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Mercado de Lisboa is marketed as a highly strategic filler game. Does it deliver on all that is advertised? Find out in our review. Read More... |
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So, you’re a wealthy mogul looking for a new city to develop? We’ve got the perfect opportunity for you! Read our review of High Rise to find out more. Read More... |
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| We maintain a comprehensive list of board game conventions all over the world. Here's what's coming up in the next 2 weeks. |
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Sep. 6-7, 2025
Saint John, NB, Canada
Impossible Realities
Sep. 6-7, 2025
Savoy, IL, USA
Tabletop Central
Sep. 7, 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
TABSCon
Sep. 8-15, 2025
St Gilles Croix de Vie, France
LPO Board Games Holiday
| Sep. 12-14, 2025
Kamloops, BC, Canada
KamCon
Sep. 12-14, 2025
St Augustine, FL, USA
Ancient City Con
Sep. 12-14, 2025
Des Moines, IA, USA
Animate! Des Moines
Sep. 12-14, 2025
Countryside, IL, USA
Protospiel Chicago
| | You can find more upcoming conventions on our Guide To Board Game Conventions. |
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| Check out our extensive list of tabletop related Crowdfunding campaigns. |
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| Coming Up This Week at Meeple Mountain |
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Here's what's on the calendar for the next seven days at Meeple Mountain. |
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| August 29th | Tianxia - Justin Bell | | August 29th | Railroad Tiles - Justin Bell | | August 30th | Positano - Andy Matthews | | August 30th | Rolling Rocks: Pixel D20 Dice - Abram Towle | | August 31st | ConHorde and the Future of Convention Staffing - Kevin Brantley | | August 31st | Cosmolancer - Andrew Lynch | | September 1st | Micro Macro Kids - Andrew Lynch | | September 2nd | Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders - Justin Bell | | September 2nd | Magic: The Gathering X Spider-Man - Sam Heyman | | September 3rd | Knizia R - Andrew Holmes |
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| Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain? |
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