The Meeple Podcast

Check out two party games, one a classic and one brand new!  Bill and Hollis discuss For Sale and Things in Rings.

Just in from Gen Con 2024!  Bill and Hollis talk about two new card games:  The stock market game, Vegetable Stock by Arcane Wonders, and the card-shedding game, Mojo by 25th Century Games.  Find out what they think about these two quick playing, rules light, small card games!

This week, Bill and Hollis look at Werewords and Green team Wins, two party games that are best at high player counts.  Planning a big get together?  These two games might be a perfect way to pass the time!

This week, Bill and Hollis take a look at two small card games that scale well and are easy to teach.  Hear our thoughts on Sea Salt & Paper and Parade.  Check out our reviews and decide for yourself if one or both of these are a good fit for you and your group.

Two very different games with very similar mechanisms.  Which one is right for you?  Maybe both?  Bill and Hollis take a look at Canvas and Century: Spice Road.

In this episode, Bill and Hollis talk about randomness in board games.  What is it?  How much is too much?  They also review two games that handle randomness in very different ways in Exploding Kittens and King of Tokyo.

Delve into some party games with Bill and Hollis as they talk about recent plays of Wavelength and the classic Dixit.

Bill and Hollis talk about Mantis by the makers of Exploding Kittens as well as the very popular Love Letter family of microgames.

In this episode, Bill and Hollis talk about the memory/bluffing/party card game, That's Not a Hat and they press their luck with the classic, Incan Gold!

Bill and Hollis discuss what didn't quite work for them in Phil Walker-Harding's Archaeology:  the New Expedition and what really shined in The Whatnot Cabinet by Eduardo Baraf.  Touching story alert!

Bill and Hollis talk Dice games!  Spots, the adorable dice game about matching dice pips with dalmatian cards is up first.  Then, they dive into Mountain Goats, a colorful game about climbing mountains using dice combinations.  They also talk about dice mitigation and how these two games help reduce the "pure luck" factor of dice rolling.

This episode is all about card games!  From the simple to the "brain-burning", we've got recommendations for all levels.

Bill and Hollis take a look at Azul, the Portuguese tile-laying game that is still a favorite amongst newbies and hobbyists alike since it's release in 2017.  They also talk about Point Salad (and it's more complex sequel, Point City).  What did they think? 

Bill and Hollis talk about recent plays of Wandering Towers and Barenpark, two very different but engaging gateway games.  Join us for polyominos, analysis paralysis, wizard meeples, and bears!

Bill and Hollis discuss "drafting" as a mechanism and break down some recent plays of Sushi Go, Kingdomino, and Draftosaurus.

In this episode, Bill and Hollis dive into recent plays of Trio (by Happy Camper Games), Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (designed by Dave Campbell), and So Clover! (by Repos Games).

Bill and Hollis get into some recent plays of Ticket to Ride and 7 Wonders Architects and more!  

In this episode, we talk about what tabletop gaming conventions and what to expect when going to one.  We also touch on party games, and more about the hobby in general.