Find Out Why Chess is a Bad Game
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| In a week where a Chicago man was reunited with his family dog 10 years after the canine's disappearance, where devotees of the mythical cryptid Mothman of West Virginia descended on the tiny town of Point Pleasant for an annual festival, and where the secret passages of the Emperor Commodus of Rome have been opened to the public for the first time in almost 2,000 years, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain. |
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| The giveaway is almost over! You have FOUR days to enter! |
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We're starting up our popular board game giveaways again, and now's your chance to win a copt of Uh Oh, Dino! from LUDOLIMINAL. We're shipping this one internationally, so best of luck to you! |
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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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Squirrel Away Game Review |
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Winter is coming, and the squirrels have pulled off a huge acorn heist. Can you Squirrel Away the most loot in this new game published by Floodgate Games? Find out more in our Meeple Mountain review. Read More... |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Builders of Baldur’s Gate Game Review |
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Builders of Baldur’s Gate trades sword and sorcery for city planning. A euro game that teases strategic depth but doesn’t fully deliver. Read More... |
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Top 6 Reasons Why Chess is a Bad Game |
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Read the Top 6 reasons why Meeple Mountain’s Andrew Holmes thinks Chess is a terrible, no good, very bad game. Read More... |
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The Peak Team Game Review |
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Find out what Justin thinks about the new nature-themed hand management game The Peak Team, published by Matagot! 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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Chronicles of Crime: Noir Expansion Game Review |
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Did you binge-play through the entire catalog of Chronicles of Crime cases and now you need more? Look no further than its expansion. Read our review of Noir to see if this is a must-have. Read More... |
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Guild Master Game Review & How to Play |
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Manage your own guild by building, hiring new adventurers, and fulfilling contracts while you compete with others doing the same in Guild Master by Good Games Publishing. Read More... |
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The 34 Most Anticipated Games of Essen Spiel 2020 |
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Join Meeple Mountain as we look at the most anticipated games of Essen Spiel.Digital 2020. Read More... |
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Machi Koro 5th Anniversary Edition Game Review |
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Check out our review of the 5th anniversary edition of Machi Koro to see why now is a great time to build your best city. 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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Oct. 18-19, 2025 Brussels, Belgium Youplay
Oct. 18-19, 2025 Bruxelles, Belgium Made in Asia
Oct. 23-26, 2025 Essen, Germany Spiel (aka Essen)
Oct. 24-27, 2025 Dublin, Ireland Gaelcon
| Oct. 24-27, 2025 Auckland, New Zealand Armageddon Expo
Oct. 24-26, 2025 Wichita, KS, USA TsunamiCon
Oct. 24-26, 2025 Killington, VT, USA Carnage
Oct. 25-26, 2025 Peterborough, ON, Canada Phantasm
| | 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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| October 10th | Most Anticipated Games of Essen Spiel 2025 - Meeple Mountain Team | | October 10th | Quick Peaks - Meeple Mountain Team | | October 11th | Magical Athlete - Andrew Lynch | | October 11th | Karnak - Andrew Lynch | | October 12th | Fountains - Thomas Wells | | October 12th | Ofrenda - Justin Bell | | October 13th | Gloomhaven 2E Folded Space - Jesse Fletcher | | October 13th | The Dealer's Tarot - Andrew Lynch | | October 14th | Cascadia: Alpine Lakes - Andy Matthews | | October 14th | Burned - Andrew Lynch |
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| Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain? |
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We’re looking for anyone who loves board gaming, tabletop gaming, or just about anything gaming related. That also includes traditional board games, party games, Dungeons & Dragons and other RPGs, wargaming, tabletop miniature games, and everything in between. We’re even looking for people interested in things like gaming news, short stories, art & illustration, crafting, and even non-traditional topics like how board gaming can contribute to an improved quality of life. |
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