Meeple Minded

Send us a text"is the joy of crowdfunding games under threat with the recent shipping proce hikes and new import taxes?"This week Jason & Paul have to really think hard about the addiction to backing crowdfunding campaigns for games and ask the question. Is crowdfunding still a viable option? With the recent price hikes of nearly 500-600 percent to ship products, does this mean all those lovely big box games are going to disappear? what about the games you are still waiting for? Tha...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight sees Druid city Games take centre stage as Jason & Paul discuss the eagerly awaited game Tidal Blades: Heroes of the Reef.They dive in to talk about what comes in box, how its played and present there personal opinions about production quality and the game mechanics.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is also back with his faithful rubber duck Brian in the news shed to bring you all the news, crowdfunding c...

Send us a text"Its the most rewarding thing i have ever done"This week Jason & news man Paul go through the process of how to start your local gaming club and whether u should or not. YES you should. they highlight each step of the process with stories of their own journeys and how not to make the mistakes they did. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is also back with his faithful rubber duck Brian in the news shed to bring you all the news, crowdfund...

Send us a textThis weeks game highlight sees Jason go solo as he gives three small box games some love. he talks about Skyjo, Cobra Paw & Bots Uphe dives in to talk about what comes in box, how its played and present there personal opinions about production quality and the game mechanics.+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is also back with his faithful rubber duck Brian in the news shed to bring you all the news, crowdfunding campaigns & eve...

Send us a text"ive been waiting to talk all about scythe for ages, and now we are"This weeks game highlight sees Stonemaier Games back in the limelight as we discuss the overly popular and talked about game scythe. Jason & news man Paul have been waiting ages too be able to highlight thios game and now its time hear what they have to say.They dive in to talk about what comes in box, how its played and present there personal opinions about production quality and the game mechan...

Send us a text"The gaming public have spoken"This week Jason & news man Paul go through the recently (at time of recording) announced winner of board game geeks "Golden Geek Awards" for the year 2020. now while 2020 was a little bit of a slow year due to the ongoing global situation, there were some real diamonds in the rough. lets see how YOU the public voted and see if the cream of the crop has indeed risen to the top or the slimiest of toilet bound games managed to worm there...

Send us a text"In this game their be birds, Lots of Birds"This weeks game highlight has Jason & news man Paul grabbing their binoculars, breaking out the bird watching books and taking on the task of talking about possibly one of the most beloved games to ever grace the shelves of your friendly local gaming store. Wingspan. They dive in to talk about what comes in box, how its played and present there personal opinions about production quality and the game mechanics.++++++++++++++++...

Send us a text"Are we really nerds?"This weeks show has Ian & Jason chatting about the gaming stereotypes that plague table top gaming, and how they really are an outdated outlook about the players and why. They dive in to talk about what could possibly be behind the change in perceptions of gamers,+++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEWS +++++++++++++++++++++++++Paul is also back with his faithful rubber duck Brian in the news shed to bring you all the news, crowdfunding campaigns...

Send us a text"Gotta' Go Fast" This weeks game highlight has Ian & Jason chucking on the red and white sneakers and preparing to become nothing but a "blue blur" as they talk about Shinobi 7's intellectual property based game. Sonic the Hedgehog Battle Racers .They talk about the reasonable priced retail edition and its 17 EXPANSIONS and compare the all in Kickstarter pledge.They dive in t talk about what comes in box, how its played and present there personal opinions about product...

Send us a text"Fred's Hotdog theory & Economics"A special week for the boys over at the meeple minded as they kickstart this years interview series off again with there first guests. that's right we said guests. We welcome Laurie Blake & Rhi Saunders from Stop, Drop & Roll games to talk all things table top from when they got into the hobby, to starting a company, to running a Kickstarter mid pandemic, things they would love to see change in the industry AND they even had time to ...