The Broken Meeple

Yes!! Finally!! Another podcast! And it kick starts Season 4!

On a new episode, with new music and even a new segment, I talk about how the show is evolving in Season 4, my first impressions of Crystal Palace and Papillion and then begin a new regular segment that you can all join in on.............QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS!!

Essen was fantastic and it was great to see some of you there! What were my feelings on the event? And yes sorry for the long absence due to a busy October - that's why as a treat, you're getting my first impressions of many Essen games I've played since I got back!

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Today, I talk about my thoughts and experience on my recent invite to Tabletop Scotland in August 2019 including an oldie of a superhero game that I finally got to play.

After that, I tackle a rather solemn topic - is it possible with all the thousands of releases and Cult of the New being a devil's advocate for Hype that some of us gamer critics and fanatics can become jaded?

Another convention out of the way! What games did I play at Handycon 6 - was there actually any new game I played that I would consider a good one?

Then a lengthy discussion about board games that have been ported into apps. Are there occasions where the app kills the physical game? Will apps get to a point where tabletop gaming becomes a thing of the past? Will social interaction win through?

00:30 - Introduction

02:40 - Handycon Games Played

29:34 - Will Apps Replace Board Games?

Paul Grogan is now hopping on the convention wagon with GRIDCON coming soon! For now though he decided to dip his toes in the water with TING (This Is Not Gridcon) down in Devon, UK. Of course, being from the West Country, I just had to attend! What games did I play?

Also the Dice Tower Award results have been released! Did my chosen picks win? Let's find out!

00:30 - Introduction

05:20 - TING Discussion

38:00 - Dice Tower Award Results

I'm a Grade A idiot! I turned up the microphone settings in the DSLR I took to the Expo to get over the convention noise. However I forgot to turn it back down before recording this review. So you can hear what I'm saying fine, but it's a little distorted due to the loudness, I had to reduce the gain by a TON to make it like this. So I hope it doesn't spoil your experience in this video but I recorded over an hour of content so I can't do it all again! :P

The UK Games Expo 2019 was a big success and I enjoyed it as always! What games did I play, who did I see, how was the big Arkham Horror LCG event? Hear my thoughts and tips on the biggest UK convention in my two parter special which will also air on my Soundcloud podcast site in audio only!

00:30 - All The Games!! - Part Deux

14:50 - A Quick Note About the YT Polls

15:40 - A Few Tips For Newcomers To The Expo

IMPORTANT - this is a 2 part special of the audio from my YouTube video. The full video with pictures and everything can be found there, but on the podcast is a pure audio transfer without any edits!

I'm a Grade A idiot! I turned up the microphone settings in the DSLR I took to the Expo to get over the convention noise. However I forgot to turn it back down before recording this review. So you can hear what I'm saying fine, but it's a little distorted due to the loudness, I had to reduce the gain by a TON to make it like this. So I hope it doesn't spoil your experience in this video but I recorded over an hour of content so I can't do it all again! :P

The UK Games Expo 2019 was a big success and I enjoyed it as always! What games did I play, who did I see, how was the big Arkham Horror LCG event? Hear my thoughts and tips on the biggest UK convention in my two parter special which will also air on my Soundcloud podcast site in audio only!

Also kudos if you get the Back To The Future reference despite only hearing this in audio form! :P

00:30 - Intro and the Expo In General

04:50 - Drawn To The Flame: Arkham Horror LCG Guardians Event

12:05 - All The Games!!

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http://brokenmeeple.blogspot.co.uk/

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Credit to BGG & Scott King for imagery.

Credit to MotionArray for Adobe based templates/music

Hold up, so soon? Well I said I'd try to do more didn't I and to keep some content coming during my 2 week audit away and during UKGE so here's another podcast with 2 interesting discussion topics.

02:50 - The Dice Tower Award Nominations 2018

20:09 - App Integration (Positive or Negative?)

Please check out the other podcasts on this channel as well as my official blog page.

http://brokenmeeple.blogspot.co.uk/

Sorry for the long period without the sound of my voice. . . . . was anyone losing sleep over that?

On today's episode, I talk about my experiences with Museum from Holy Grail Games and Downfall from Tasty Minstrel Games. Then I go over my future convention plans but focusing on my thoughts as we lead up to the UK Games Expo - has the appeal degraded for me over time or do I simply have an alternate reason for visiting compared to my early gaming days?

A brief summary of how AIRECON and STABCON SOUTH went during March.

Then I talk about 3 games I've played recently including Quacks of Quedlinburg, Space Base and Blue Lagoon.

Then the discussion topic for today is Kickstarter - pros and cons, has it benefited the hobby or has it still got a way to go?

Please check out the other videos on this channel as well as my official blog page.

http://brokenmeeple.blogspot.co.uk/

And also please check out my podcast at:

https://soundcloud.com/luke-hector-br...

Find me on Facebook and Twitter.

Support my Patreon page at:

https://www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple

Also taking Paypal donations direct to:

Credit to BGG & Scott King for imagery.

Credit to MotionArray for Adobe based templates/music