News, Reviews, and Our Policy on AI Art in Games
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| In a week where researchers announced a cream that could replace insulin injections for diabetics, where the Melbourne Zoo treated a lion’s chipped fang with a root canal, where scientists discovered that female frogs sometime play dead to ward of unwanted male frog attention, where a racoon spent a drunken night in a Virginia liquor store only to be discovered, passed out, the next morning, and where the first wooden satellite (made from the honoki magnolia tree) was deployed from the International Space Station, we're still talking board games here at Meeple Mountain. |
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| If you're hunting for the best holiday board game gifts of 2025, then look no further! Our list has wallet-sized and wallet-friendly games; games for the first timer and for friends who have been playing for years. From lightweight games you can play in minutes to multi-hour games your gamer will love. |
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| We publish new articles, reviews, and lists almost a dozen times a week. Here's some of the things we've been talking about in the past week. |
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Piñatas may not be a party game, but it sure feels like one. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review. Read More... |
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3 Witches will certainly double your toil and trouble, but does the cauldron ever bubble? Find out in this Meeple Mountain review. Read More... |
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Campy Creatures: Volume 1 Game Review |
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Channel your inner mad scientist as you unleash Creatures and capture Mortals in Campy Creatures from Keymaster Games. Find out more in our Meeple Mountain review. Read More... |
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Is This Really What We Want? – AI Art in Board Games |
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AI generated imagery and text are a threat to what makes board games worthwhile. In this piece, Andrew explains Meeple Mountain’s policy. Read More... |
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And here's a few other articles that were published earlier in the 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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Cryptocurrency Game Review |
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In this review, we look at a game about investing in the speculative world of cryptocurrency. Much like actual cryptocurrency, it takes strong guts to handle the ups and downs. Read More... |
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Lost souls fight to regain their eternal life in this two-player game of tactical skirmishes. Read our review of Soulgivers to learn more. Read More... |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything First Impressions |
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Take a dive into the legendary wizard’s cauldron and feast upon all of the new options for your D&D Game! Read More... |
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Charge your way across the map and manage the expansion and contraction of your empire in Kitara. 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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Dec. 13-14, 2025
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Hobbycon
Dec. 13-14, 2025
Ocean City, MD, USA
Ocean City Comic Con
Dec. 18-21, 2025
Atlanta, GA, USA
Anime Weekend Atlanta
Dec. 20-21, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Comic Fiesta
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Sacramento, CA, USA
Sac Gamers Expo
Jan. 2-4, 2026
Escondido, CA, USA
EsCon
Jan. 3-4, 2026
Ontario, OR, USA
ProCon Tabletop Gaming Convention
Jan. 8-11, 2026
Long Beach, CA, USA
Anime Los Angeles
| | 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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| Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain? |
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