Mobile Meeple People Podcast

We get to sit down with Paul Shoemaker one of the co founders of Captain Con! We talk to him about what they have planned for the next convention as well as things we enjoyed from the past year. We also get to learn a little history of Captain Con and what it takes to put a convention together. If you have any interest in going to Captain Con or any convention or just want to know what goes on at conventions you need to listen to the episode!

Badges:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2026/badgetypes

Hotel Room: https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/hotel-search?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qCiD=29&qCiMy=002026&qCoD=01&qCoMy=012026&qGrpCd=CON&qAAR=6CBARC&qRtP=6CBARC&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=CP&qDest=801%20Greenwich%20Ave.,%20Warwick,%20RI,%20US&srb_u=1&qPm=WRWRI&qRad=30&qRdU=mi

Gary and Adam went camping recently and of course played some games. We had some trouble with playing some of the games so we thought to make a list of games that would be good to play while camping and share them with all of you! We also will have our review of Shikoku (not a game to play camping). So get ready to hear about the best games to play while enjoying the outdoors!

5:14- Hive

10:11- Fluff (Liars Dice)

13:59- Bananagrams

20:32- Cobra Paw

22:49- Games we've covered in past episodes

25:53- The Chameleon

32:49- Billionaire Banshee

37:28- Other games we've covered in past episodes

40:21- Shikoku

Can you guess what games we talk about in this episode? Hint: they're all in the title. With Gary headed out of the country again, this time to Ireland, we wanted to just talk about some games we played recently with no real theme for this episode. Although Gary does go on a small rant but what's new? In case you haven't guessed it we talk about Sheriff of Nottingham, Loony Quest, Fishing, Telepathy, and we do our newest review from Grand Gamers Guild of an older game by them called Gorinto! I think one of these games might be on our new to us game of the year list so don't miss this one!

3:47- Sheriff of Nottingham

13:05- Loony Quest

21:17- Fishing

28:48- Telepathy

33:56- (Gary's Rant)

38:53-Gorinto

It's board game award season! In this episode we talk about the big 3 awards Spiel Des Jahres, BGG (Golden Geek), and Dice Tower and the games that we've played in the different categories. There are so many games that we couldn't cover them all but luckily we covered some of them in past episodes. We also have our review of The Belgian Beers Race Dice game the newest retail release by Grand Gamers Guild!

4:15- Bomb Busters

7:53- Flip 7

11:53- Faraway

16:28- The Gang

20:55- Harmonies

23:34- Caution Sign (covered in Reviews and reveals episode)

24:44- Harrow County (covered in Railways, Witches, and Weekends episode)

27:51-Things in Rings (covered in Gary in Japan and Adam at Tabletop Utopia episode)

28:16- Let's Go To Japan (covered in Top 10 New To Us Of 2024 episode)

29:10- Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth

31:59-The Belgian Beers Race Dice

This episode took a long time to come out but Gary was in a different country so we have an excuse. In this episode Gary talks about his trip to Japan and Star Wars celebration and how he used cards from Let's Go To Japan as a scavenger hunt. I talk about bringing our friends to Tabletop Utopia for their first convention and Gary talks about his time at a 24 hour game day at a local game store. Also we finally review Pack the Essentials a game that we spoke about a long time ago! We also talk about Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Cabanga, Things in Rings, and Tokaido. Finally Gary issues a new challenge will I accept?

0:13-Gary bragging about his Japan trip

5:24-Star Wars Celebration

11:48-Pack the Essentials review

24:32-Friends first convention Tabletop Utopia

25:41-Castles of Mad King Ludwig

30:30-24 hour game day and Cabanga!

34:09-Things in Rings

36:23-Tokaido

43:20-Gary issues a new challenge

45:38-What's coming up in our next episode

In this episode we talk about what the pros and cons of playing digital board games are and what we prefer. We also cover a few games including Flourish, Kinfire Delve Vainglory's Grotto, and review La Famila Hort. Gary also brags about going to Japan and causes Adam to edit more of his inappropriate behavior.

Flourish 21:03

Kinfire Delve Vanglory's Grotto 29:19

La Familia Hort 39:49

So with the hit Daredevil show currently happening we thought it might be a good idea for everyone to feel like Daredevil and not be able to see us! Actually we had video issues but we were able to pull the audio. In this episode we talk about games we played at Captain Con and some that were given to us to review. We also talk about the new game Push Push Penguin because it comes out on March 25th! We also have a chat about information we think needs to be on game boxes for people to make better choices on what to play.

2:24-missing game box information

11:54- Zoomies

18:09- The Supershow

33:50- Magician's Challenge

42:21- Push Push Penguin

51:50- The Fate Experiment

In this episode we talk about some of the games we played like Blood Rage, Rising Sun, and Stay Cool over the last two weekends to celebrate Adams birthday! We also finish the last two reviews from the games we received at Pax Unplugged. String Railway Collection a game where you lay strings to connect stations and possibly deliver goods and Harrow County by designer Jay Cormier & Shad Miller (we forgot to say it in the episode) a game based on a graphic novel by the same name where you can play a 1 V 1 game as different factions with several characters with asymmetric powers to either protect or destroy a town (or find a doll?) or add a third player as a witch that burns everything down? This is one you'll just have to listen to understand.

It's finally here! Sorry for the delay but trust me it's worth it. We talk about all the things we did at Captain Con and all the things we missed because there was so much to do and unfortunately we had to sleep. We talk about the tournaments, demos, vendors, miniatures, prizes, classes, karaoke, and a bunch of other things that I'm sure I'm forgetting. If you missed out listen to this episode because you have no idea about the fun you missed. Also listen to this even if you went because I'm sure there are things you missed out on because I know we did even though we were there everyday.

Hey everyone! A little something different in this "episode". Adam sat down with the Daniel Folks and Erik Wedding of Over the Tabletop at Captain Con to talk about their upcoming game Broken Paths. We also talk about how this game has a connection to an upcoming movie Chronicles of a Broken Path and what else Over the Tabletop has to offer. You can find out more by checking out their site by clicking the link below!

https://overthetabletop.shop/