Shane Dayton
One of the reasons so many of us fall in love with tabletop roleplaying games whether Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Vampire, Werewolf, or one of the dozens upon dozens of other amazing systems out there is the stories. A really memorable campaign has moments that players will think about for years or even decades to …
One of the major legitimate complaints that some players have about D&D is how often you really don’t see a difference between a player being one race versus another. In many cases they all kind of play blandly and the same, almost human or humanish. This might be true in some campaigns and there are …
Settlers of Catan is one of our favorite games to break out, and that shouldn’t be too surprising. An absolute classic among board game fans who loves strategy, Catan is synonymous with good times playing a strategy game that plays differently with each board setup. Sometimes predictably depending on how things are setup. At other …
The episodes are flying out and we are happy with another great video focusing on 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. This is a great video looking at uncommon magic items that are actually affordable, that a DM is likely to allow, and that can be incredibly versatile and get things done. This video has it …
No one who knows us is going to be surprised at the sheer number of videos, posts, and gameplays that are going to come out for Lords of Waterdeep. To put it simply: this is our jam. One of Old Man Callahan’s favorite games, he introduced this to our D&D group. I never believed in …
Launching YouTube shows was something we thought about doing eventually, and though Phil & Heather kicked it off with their awesome Table for Two series – Braden and Shane weren’t far behind with a very different show of their own. Unqualified Experts seemed a fitting name for these two knowledgeable fellows who always seem to …
Chess was one of my favorite games growing up. Before board games really hit their full stride with games coming out for players of all ages, chess was a major part of my gaming experience growing up in the late 80’s and through the 1990’s. In fact, I pushed hard in high school to allow …
Lords of Waterdeep is one of our favorite board games here on Assorted Meeples and we play it both in person as well as using the online version to play one another via Steam. Combining the best of worker placement European-style boardgames with intense strategy and a bit of deck building (hello Intrigue Cards), this …