Boardgame Reveiws (New & Old), News, and More
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| | In a week where multiple researchers announced they found a bug in the web page developing language PHP which left up to 75% of webpages vulnerable to attack, when a Russian-excavated "pizza peel" from the 11th century was found to have a Nine Men' Morris board carved into one side, and when an Irishman who lost his wedding ring in an Italian mountain stream received text from searchers who said, “Hi Sméagol, look what we found!” and then flew to Ireland dressed as hobbits to return it, we're still talking games here at 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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Embark on expeditions around the world, uncover ancient relics, and balance scientific discovery with prestige in this worker-placement Euro. Join Kevin as he reviews The Royal Society of Archeology from Capstone Games! Read More... |
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Check out our review of RUDY3 Publishing’s Grinvil, a unique city-builder with cute wooden trees. Read More... |
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Time to hunt down some Nazis. Join Justin for his review of The Hunt, released by Ares! Read More... |
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Tag Team returns with characters inspired by Arthurian legends! Learn more in this Meeple Mountain review. 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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Darkness falls. Monsters creep. Your only hope is your candle and your compatriots. Learn more about this spooky tile-laying game in Ian’s review of The Night Cage from Smirk & Dagger Games. Read More... |
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Justin talks about that moment near the end of the game when you realize your game might end in a tie – let’s talk about tiebreakers! Read More... |
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Lost Cities is a now-classic 2 player card game from Reiner Knizia. But how well does it take to the roll and write treatment? Check out our review of Lost Cities Roll & Write 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. 31 - Nov. 1, 2026 Adelaide, Australia Supanova Pop Culture
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2026 Brisbane, Australia Go Play Brisbane
Nov. 5-8, 2026 Lenexa, KS, USA Age of Steam Con
Nov. 5-8, 2026 Morristown, NJ, USA Metatopia
| Nov. 6-8, 2026 Brisbane, Australia Supanova Pop Culture
Nov. 6-8, 2026 Montreal, QC, Canada Ludicon
Nov. 6-8, 2026 Plymouth, England Armadacon
Nov. 6-8, 2026 Kenilworth, England MidCon
| | 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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