The Broken Meeple

How Am I? (00:00) - The initial success of the Top 100 and my thoughts on the K-Con convention.

What I Played (09:15) - Obsession and Anno 1800 get my first impressions and a full blitz review of Cabbagehead Garden.

News (32:10) - The downfall of IDW Games

Preparing for Essen 2021(36:44) - My plans for Essen 2021 including my volunteering for Portal Games. And then I'll give you a ton of top tips to follow for preparing for Essen based on my 3-4 years of experience.

Conclusion (01:04:36)

How Am I? (00:00) - A long weekend, both good and bad. Reuinions with old friends, a very productive time in the editing room and with the upcoming Top 100, but also anxiety pains from people unfollowing me behind my back, the stress is real.

What I Played (09:14) - Haven, Herbaceous and The Lost Expedition get my first impressions!

News (24:05) - A Zombicide RPG, a new portable Citadels version and a big box for King of Tokyo.

So You Want To Be A Content Creator? (32:21) - Content creation can be very fulfilling and it enables you to meet and interact with so many wonderful people in the hobby. BUT it's not without its problems, its stressful times and its pitfalls. And you need to be aware of that. So let me give you some tips as well as some warnings to bare in mind before you set foot on the path to content creation, coming from someone from a small creator background who likely has to put up with more problems than the trending channels.

Conclusion (01:19:05)

How Am I? (00:00) - Work is improving, a bit behind on the blog because of the UK Games Expo but some recent great live content to watch!

News (06:10) - A new expansion for Maracaibo, an updated app for Neuroshima Hex and the end of Tasty Minstrel Games.

THE UK GAMES EXPO (12:25)

Descent: Legends of the Dark (16:27)

Equinox (24:51)

Tinners Trail (28:54)

OPEN GAMING - What Did I Play? (33:13)

Architects of the West Kingdom, Abyss, Whistle Mountain, Rune Stones, Fox in the Forest Duet, Bastille

Conclusion (54:10)

How Am I? (00:00) - 2nd Vaccine sickness, going to the UK Games Expo, upcoming videos and why I'm frustrated at the closed mindedness of people on social media.

What I've Played (09:40) - First impressions of Clinic and Cinco Linko and finally I played Circadians: First Light!

Support Small Creators (27:40) - The Nerd Shelves

News (31:53) - The winners of the Spiel Des Jahres and Kennerspiel, yet another Pandemic themed game and a reimplementation of Awkward Guests.

Topic of the Day (41:00) - Are Reviewers Paid To Say Good Things?

How Am I? (00:00) - One mad job requirement out of the way, but no rest for the wicked!

What I've Played (05:57) - First impressions of Die of the Dead, Ohanami, and the Rune Stones 2nd expansion as well as continuing thoughts on Hall of the Mountain King.

News (19:45) - Expansions coming to Lost Ruins of Arnak, Dune Imperium and Journeys In Middle Earth.

Topic of the Day (24:50) - The Dice Tower Awards 2020! Join me as I go through the entire awards for The Dice Tower 2020 and give you my comments on what won, what lost and whether I agree or disagree with the verdicts!

How Am I? (00:00) - My hiking break in the Yorkshire Dales and recent content.

What I've Played (06:36) - First impressions of Cryo, In the Hall of the Mountain King and Kokopelli

Channel Shoutout (23:30) - Board of It

News (27:13) - A new Fort expansion, an upcoming "Dixit" competitive game, Board & Dice's new Geek Essentials, Divinus announced and my rant on the behaviour associated with the Ares Expedition controversy.

Topic of the Day (45:24) - How To Find A Gaming Group - many people ask for tips on how to find a game group when they move to a new area or don't know the local people. Well here are 5 tips you should consider, some of which I used myself in the past!

Coming Soon (59:04) - stuff to look forward to!

How Am I? (00:00) - Dude, where's my car? And why I'm keen to go up to Yorkshire!

Channel Shoutout (07:03) - Board Game Gran

What I've Played (11:18) - First impressions of Fort, Vienna Connection and Red Rising.

News (32:00) - FFG's new LCG format, the next Marvel Champions expansion, a new campaign for the D&D board games and what has to be one of the most desperate moves on Z-Man's part.

Topic of the Day (44:40) - Why I Don't Like Roll & Writes. People ask why I don't do a Top 10 of this genre. . . . well because I don't like it, i barely have 3 I like, I think this genre is bloated, devoid of variation and. . . . well I'll let my fun rant do the talking!

Coming Soon (01:09:52) - stuff to look forward to!

The new format was received well last week so we're going to continue with it!

How Am I? (00:00) - I can now socialise indoors, my game cafes are open, I can still go to the gym and I've had my first vaccination against Covid! I'd say pretty good! :P

What I've Played (06:47) - First impressions of Destines and War of the Ring followed by Sunset Over Water and Pictures.

News (24:52) - The nominations for the 2021 Spiel Awards, a new Dominion app with a scary AI and the infamous "Update 80" from Frosthaven.

Channel Shoutout (41:31) - Jay Plays

Topic of the Day (43:47) - Researching A Game: How much research goes into a game before I decide to pull the trigger and spend my money on it and does FOMO play a part? Websites, videos, forums, here's where to look and how I go about making my ultimate decision.

Coming Soon (01:03:07) - the upcoming videos and reviews on the channel to look forward to!

We got a new format this time round! Not too dissimilar from before but you'll notice somme tweaks and additional segments within! All explained as to why at the start of the show!

How Am I? - With lockdown restrictions soon to be lifted for indoor socialising, how excited am I? Also what was this live stream I did that got me all excited?

What I've Played - 13 Clues and the entire Innsmouth Conspiracy saga for Arkham Horror LCG receive my thoughts!

News - The Geek Awards 2020, Voidfall and some upcoming releases from Catan and Renegade Games

Channel Shoutout - The Lighten Up Initiative

Topic of the Day - Expansions, expansions, expansions. We love buying them for games, but are there moments where we should reconsider and perhaps buy different games instead? Why do we buy expansions anyway? To add variety? To fix base game issues? Have we considered additional storage or the possibility of bloat? All these and more answered in my discussion!

Coming Soon - the upcoming videos and reviews on the channel to look forward to including FINALLY a return to solo Top 10 lists!

More positive now, with the UK slowly going back to normal, I'm able to exercise a lot more at the gym and get my massage therapy fortnightly. As a result, the stress is much lower despite work being hard as ever! :-)

After some great channel updates of content released and incoming I give a shout-out to Shelf Clutter who you should support under #supportsmallcreators if you want news on Kickstarter Games.

Then I briefly talk about my thoughts where I see gamers on social media constantly under-estimate how much weight a game has. How is Anachrony a medium weight game? How is Architects of the West Kingdom light? Should there be a super-heavy category? These are my thoughts!