One undeniable thing about our community: there is a strong contingent of Meeples and friends of Meeples who are ALL about the cozy games. In fact, our private Discord that is a feature of our Patreon has an entire channel devoted solely to Stardew Valley & Other Cozy Games. While there are plenty of players …
Gen Con always has a lot to take in. Artists, indie board game designers, demos, tournaments, and even furniture for the discerning board gamer. I’ve always taken a little time to admire the beautiful pieces on display from a variety of companies, but we had a great table that Callahan built several years ago, so …
Welcome to scenic Khaos-5! On your left, you’ll see a civilization run by the blue robot tribe. On your right, another run by the red robot tribe. They’ve been created to despise each other for the last 5 millennia, and they aren’t shy about fulfilling their programming! And if you direct your attention skyward, you’ll …
“Have you ever played Liar’s Dice?“ Sitting down for a demo of Scallywager at Origins in the SRG open play area, this was the first question I was asked. I hadn’t (weird in hindsight, I know), so I sat down not fully certain of what I was getting into. It did not take long for …
Zombies are a classic staple of both horror and fantasy genres, and if you’re like me, you just can’t get enough of them. So if you started with zombies in the horror genre then moved to D&D you might have found the zombie stat blocks…uninspired at best. Zogre aside (as my table loved referring to …
Project L is a board game I found out about initially from fellow Meeple Phil a couple years ago. He touted it as a lightweight engine building puzzle game, and I have to admit, what he showed off was very appealing to me. One of my favorite elementary school activities was playing with different types …
The dastardly Mr. X has struck again! Fortunately, his getaway wasn’t clean, so the detectives of Scotland Yard have a chance to catch and apprehend him before he gets out of central London! This crack team of up to 5 players must have their 5 detective meeples work together to navigate the winding taxi, bus, …
Tim Buckley’s Ctrl + Alt + Del webcomic is probably the longest running webcomic I follow, and I’ve spent the last 15+ years checking in on a growing cast of characters and storylines every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. So when I heard he was developing a card game featuring axolotls and axes, I was …