Oh man, this is an episode that Braden and Shane were really looking forward to doing. As older gamers the nostalgia is strong with these two, especially once you start talking about NES games. This is one we expect will be getting plenty of interaction as we know some of these games just scream childhood …
Deadly Days is considered a rogue-like video game, one that takes place not in the dungeon crawling fantasy realms of a Dungeons & Dragons type world but in the stylized pixelated world of a zombie apocalypse. There are few settings more appropriate for a recurring “shoot ’em up” map exploration like rogue-like games promise, and …
Shane has earned a bit of a well deserved reputation for finding really unique, awesome, and unusual independent video games on Steam. This leads to an incredibly eclectic collection of games and not even the remotest pattern during streaming. On the plus side, and one of the reasons that Shane is such a fan of …
The very first screen says so much about Tharsis, a fantastic space survival and resource management game. A large screen both hauntingly empty and yet with Mars taking up so much ominous space. This sets the tone for a game that puts the screws to you early and never lets up. The relentless struggle for …
Hey All. This is a post that is definitely a major part sad, with hopefully a bit of silver lining. There’s one big piece of news at the center of it all, so we’re going to lead with that. Here’s from the social media post where we first announced this publicly: Hey Guys, Unfortunately, a …
No question that we’re going to miss the game nights. Because several of us in the group either have medical issues that make Covid-19 (Coronavirus) very dangerous to us and some of our relatives we’re caretakers for, we were watching this really closely even before things really ramped up. We hoped to have one more …
So a Quick Little Background First… The idea behind Assorted Meeples started getting thrown around about three years ago. While the length of time it took to get going might not say much about our ability to defeat procrastination, we take pride in the fact that we feel like we’re doing this the right way. …
Welcome to the brand new (or hopefully if things are going well – thriving aged) Assorted Meeples gaming blog! We’re a group that loves to game. We love to hang out, love to talk trash in our uniquely energetic way, and love gaming with others whether it’s online video game, board games, or a good …