From High Atop Meeple Mountain We Can See New Cold War, Ace of Spades, and Root Expansions

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August 7, 2025

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In a week where a bear in Wisconsin was rescued after more than a week with its head stuck in a jar, where an Indiana man has grown a record-breaking sunflower that stands at 26 feet tall, where 1,276 marimba players come together in Cape Town to break a Guinness World Record, and where thousands of frozen hot dogs spilled across Interstate-83 in Pennsylvania causing a massive traffic jam, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain.

August 7th, 2025

Disney Lorcana: Reign of Jafar Game Review

Justin and his family tackled another round of new Lorcana cards; find out what he thinks about the latest edition, Reign of Jafar, published by Ravensburger!

August 6th, 2025

Ace of Spades Game Review

Poker attack! Join Justin for his review of the new solo card game Ace of Spades, published by Devir Games!

August 6th, 2025

The Reiner Knizia Alphabet – The Letter ‘P’

Meeple Mountain celebrates Dr Reiner Knizia’s 40 year board game career by journeying through his game portfolio, from A to Z. Join us as we peruse ‘P’!

August 5th, 2025

Root Expansions Consumer Guide

Your hand-dandy Meeple Mountain guide to all the expansions Root has to offer!

Board Game News

What's going on in the tabletop industry?

Date	Headline
August 7th	CMON’s long-serving chief financial officer, company secretary latest to resign from financially-troubled business
August 5th	Zatu Games boosts growing distribution operation by agreeing Maestro Media, Steamforged Games tie-ups
August 5th	Gen Con exhibitor numbers rebound to record levels despite tariffs uncertainty, biggest-ever attendance reaches almost 72,000
August 4th	“We felt like we’d made a profit. But we hadn’t. Not really”: Chroma Arcana creator Mo Shawwa on the financial wrinkles behind even a target-smashing crowdfund, and what tariffs mean for his next project
August 1st	Financially-troubled Elf Creek Games brings in Genius Games founder to restructure business, says fulfilling overdue Kickstarters is ‘top priority’
July 31st	Africa’s longest-running board game convention hoping to double attendance this year after ongoing Kickstarter passes goal
July 30th	IELLO signs US distribution deal with Blue Orange in shift away from tariffs-battered Flat River Games

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!

August 7th, 2020

Adventure Mart Game Review

For a game marketed as a family-friendly deckbuilder, I can’t help but appreciate the design here. Read our review of Adventure Mart.

August 7th, 2020

Grandmaster Fun: Ghost Blitz and Cockroach Poker

A doubleheader review and analysis of two classic party games: Cockroach Poker and Ghost Blitz

August 11th, 2020

Mia London and the Case of the 625 Scoundrels Video Review & Unboxing

Boardgame Brody helps Mia London solve a huge mystery involving silly scoundrels in his video review & unboxing of Mia London and the Case of the 625 Scoundrels by Scorpion Masqué Games.

August 12th, 2020

Myth and Mortar: i’m sorry did you say street magic RPG Game Review

What will you and your friends create in this quirky storytelling game? Before the first brick can be laid in your city of spells, you’ll have to read our review of i’m sorry did you say street magic.

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. 16-20, 2025 Darlington, MD, USA Epic Nerd Camp Aug. 16-17, 2025 Hauppauge, NY, USA The Long Island Tropic Con Aug. 17-23, 2025 Miami, FL, USA GACUCON – Game Cruise Aug. 21-24, 2025 Toronto, ON, Canada Fan Expo Canada Aug. 22-24, 2025 _Online, _Online Protospiel Online August Aug. 22-25, 2025 Bellevue, WA, USA Dragonflight GameCon	Aug. 23-24, 2025 Northfields, England Shadowcon UK Aug. 23-24, 2025 Singapore, Singapore TableCon Quest 2025 Aug. 23, 2025 Springfield, VT, USA MEGA Spring Meltdown Aug. 23, 2025 Vergennes, VT, USA Hot Game Summer Aug. 27-31, 2025 Washington, DC, USA NOVA Open Aug. 28 - Sep. 1, 2025 Atlanta, GA, USA Dragon 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
August 7th	EMPORIO
August 7th	Making History \| Witch Hunt 1649
August 7th	Kittens in Space
August 10th	The Ultimate Customizable Adventure Notebook for TTRPGs!
August 11th	Absolute
August 11th	Woven Adventures: Spin Your Tale, Shape Your Fate
August 14th	Synchro Horizon : JRPG Roguelike Board Game
August 14th	Gambit: The Co-Op Video Game Where Tabletop Worlds Unite
August 14th	Synchro Horizon : JRPG Roguelike Board Game
August 14th	Slice – A Pizza Game of Speed and Laughter
August 14th	RISK G.I. JOE: Special Missions
August 14th	Compania: English 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
August 8th	Kinfire Council - Andrew Lynch
August 8th	StegegetS Solar System - Bob Pazehoski, Jr.
August 9th	Vegas Strip - Justin Bell
August 9th	Rankster - Justin Bell
August 10th	Up or Down - Kevin Brantley
August 10th	Earthborne Rangers - Andrew Lynch
August 11th	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - The Game - Kevin Brantley
August 11th	GenCon 2025 coverage - Meeple Mountain Team
August 12th	Games We Love: For Sale - Justin Bell
August 12th	Bear Raid: First Take - Justin Bell
August 13th	Tsuro - Tom Franklin

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