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| | In a week when a new study found that trees can glow with visible electricity during intense thunderstorms, when scientists found that giving ants low doses of caffeine makes them more efficient at controlling pests, when and Regency-era historians identified arsenic in wallpaper as a verifiable, repeatable cause of death in that period, we're still playing and talking about board games here on Meeple Mountain. |
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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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Arkham Horror: The Card Game Core Set Game Review |
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Investigate the mysteries and horrors of Arkham in this cooperative card game. Join Kevin as he reviews Arkham Horror: The Card Game Core Set from Fantasy Flight Games! Read More... |
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Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock Game Review |
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One of SPIEL 2025’s buzziest titles has hit US shores. Find out what Justin thinks of the medium-weight Euro Orloj: The Prague Astronomical Clock, published by Devir! Read More... |
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D.V.C. takes a break from in-house game design to bring us Pacts. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review. Read More... |
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A one-hour wargame? Justin’s available. Check out his review of Wunderwaffen, published by Ares Games! Read More... |
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And here's a few other articles that were published earlier in the week. |
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| | I asked my fellow Meeple Mountaineers to take a board game and explain it badly. Send in your guesses to [email protected]. Correctly guess all six and you'll get your name in next week's edition. (My thanks to K. David Ladage and Thomas Wells for these) |
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In your quest to gather fish, each turn you check the board to see how to best screw over each opponent. Eco-friendly galactic exploration. You bid with pieces of the sun and hope the Nile floods A most dangerous version of flower arranging. Wait... didn't we cure that last game? I am not sure why I paid so much to buy a cardboard box. I mean, it is never gonna sell for that much.
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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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Can a game be full of crap and still be loved by board gamers all over the world? It sure can! Haaaaave you met Dungeon Petz? Check out our review while you muck out the pet cages. Read More... |
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Root has finally come to the digital age! But is it a worthy and challenging port from cardboard and wood to bits and bytes? Read our review to find out! Read More... |
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Block and Key Game Video Review |
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Block and Key is a high abstract strategy game you will be placing 3d blocks out on the board, and scoring using your own 2d perspective. Block & Key is published by Inside Up Games. Read More... |
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Raiders of the North Sea – Hall of Heroes and Fields of Fame Expansion Game Review |
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Who makes good expansions? Shem Phillips makes good expansions. Check out our review of Hall of Heroes and Fields of Fame, expansions for Raiders of the North Sea. 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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May. 1-4, 2026
Eastbourne, England
LoBsterCon
May. 1-3, 2026
Coventry, England
PunchedCon
May. 1-3, 2026
Herne, Germany
SpieleWahnsinn
May. 1-3, 2026
Altoona, IA, USA
DemiCon
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Des Moines, IA, USA
Camp ReFresh
May. 1-3, 2026
Mundelein, IL, USA
The Gaming Hoopla
May. 1-3, 2026
Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Dungeon Con
May. 1-3, 2026
Mount Pleasant, MI, USA
Mid Mitten Gaming Con
| | 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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