From High Atop Meeple Mountain We Can See Gen Con!!

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July 31, 2025

Greetings

In a week where approximately .02% of the United States population will be in Indianapolis for Gen Con 2025, where nearly 600 exhibitors will showcase their wares and upcoming game releases, and where restaurants, parking lots, and hotels, will raise their prices at least 20% due to the influx of people, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain.

The 30 Most Anticipated Games of Gen Con 2025

Join the Meeple Mountain team as we talk about our most anticipated games of Gen Con 2025, the hottest board game convention in North America, which takes place next weekend.

July 30th, 2025

Unstoppable Game Review

Unstoppable is an adrenaline-fueled sprint to the finish, an absolute blast of a solo deck-builder. Read more in this Meeple Mountain Review.

July 30th, 2025

Pillars of Heracles Game Review

Lead your city-state to victory through strategic expansion and tactical control. Join Kevin as he reviews Pillars of Heracles from Grand Gamers Guild!

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
July 30th	IELLO signs US distribution deal with Blue Orange in shift away from tariffs-battered Flat River Games
July 29th	Reviewers including No Pun Included, Shut Up & Sit Down boycott Codenames publisher CGE for releasing new Harry Potter game while ignoring JK Rowling’s anti-trans rhetoric
July 28th	Tycoon Games continues acquisition spree by picking up Ludonaute’s Colt Express, Living Forest, Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
July 24th	Gamefound accelerates challenge to Kickstarter by buying veteran crowdfunding pioneer Indiegogo
July 23rd	Trump tariffs putting tens of thousands of board game industry jobs at risk, GAMA says, as it joins second anti-tariffs lawsuit it likens to “a sledgehammer” rather than “a scalpel”
July 21st	Board game retailer Zatu Games denies exploiting low-paid apprentices, ‘toxic’ work culture claims after wave of online criticism
July 16th	Board game industry professionals from Asmodee, Brotherwise Games, The Op among nominees in this year’s Wonder Women Awards

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 31st, 2020

Spartacus Game Review

It is an older title that somehow holds up, despite the obvious wrinkles. Our review on Spartacus.

July 31st, 2020

Pyramid Arcade Game Review

A box with everything you need to play at least 22 games for between 1-10 players sounds too good to be true. Is it? Read our review of Looney Lab’s Pyramid Arcade to find out!

August 1st, 2020

Learn How to Use Tabletopia

Gary Chavez teaches the basics of Tabletopia step by step. You can open up Tabletopia in your browser, login, and follow along at your own pace in this video tutorial.

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.

Aug. 9, 2025 Birmingham, England Birmingham Anime and Gaming Convention Aug. 9-10, 2025 Newport, England Comic Con Wales Aug. 13-17, 2025 Katowice, Poland Planszówki w Spodku Aug. 13-17, 2025 Seattle, WA, USA WorldCon Aug. 13-17, 2025 Appleton, WI, USA Phoenix Con Aug. 13-17, 2025 Neenah, WI, USA PhoenixCon Aug. 14-17, 2025 Nashville, TN, USA Nashcon	Aug. 14-17, 2025 Peshastin, WA, USA Summer CamasCon Aug. 15-17, 2025 Cheltenham, England Grand Tribunal Aug. 15-17, 2025 Parkway S Phoenix, AZ, USA Maricopa Con Aug. 15-17, 2025 San Jose, CA, USA GalaxyCon San Jose Aug. 15-17, 2025 Rosemont, IL, USA Fan Expo Chicago Aug. 15-17, 2025 Houston-Sugar Land, TX, USA BR&WL-CON
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 31st	Tabletop Inc: Crowdfunding Revolution
July 31st	“The Armada” & “Secession 1861”
July 31st	The Coil
August 1st	Rows & Bots
August 1st	Festoon
August 1st	Mafia Blitz
August 5th	1906 San Francisco (2nd Edition)
August 5th	Art Society Deluxe Edition
August 5th	Clank! Catacombs: Underworld
August 7th	Kittens in Space
August 7th	EMPORIO
August 7th	Making History \| Witch Hunt 1649
August 10th	The Ultimate Customizable Adventure Notebook for TTRPGs!

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
August 1st	Tap A Bell'O - Justin Bell
August 1st	The Dusty Euro Series: Florenza - Justin Bell
August 2nd	Galactic Cruise - Will Hare
August 2nd	StegegetS Solar System - Bob Pazehoski, Jr.
August 3rd	Root Expansions Consumer Guide - Andrew Lynch
August 3rd	Islebound: Emerald Edition - Kevin Brantley
August 4th	Football Highlights: 2052 - Justin Bell
August 4th	Colosseum - Tom Franklin
August 5th	Tsuro - Tom Franklin
August 5th	Pathfinder Lost Omens: Shining Kingdoms - Abram Towle
August 6th	Knizia P - Andrew Holmes

Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain?

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