The Drinking Meeples

In today’s episode we discuss our board game personality and what it’s like to work in a brick and mortar board game store during the holiday. We invite the manager of Moonshot Games, Mark Burke (aka the Chubby Meeple), along for the ride! We give a toast to Derek Madlam and drink lots of good … Continue reading Episode 52: Edith Won’t Let Me be a Princess

On this week’s episode we discuss wood vs plastic components and working in the board game industry. We end with our Spin the Bottle segment! We toast the one and only Cassadi Thomas as we sip our morning coffee. As always, we include terrible commercials, not-so-witty banter, and lots of groans. Enjoy!

We’re hitting the airwaves with EPISODE 50 YA’LL! Today we talk about some games we’ve played recently, toast Dan Hughes, and discuss games that we would like to have fancy versions of. We end with a new segment called GeekLust!

On this week’s episode of The Drinking Meeples we discuss hypothetical game scenarios and if/when to stop supporting publishers. We end with our “make a game” segment. We also toast Andrew Smith and say a special thanks to our Patron Mark Burke.

Tom is away, so the Meeples will play! Join us this week with our special guest Sarah Neiling as we have a discussion about our summer of gaming.

In this episode of The Drinking Meeples, we talk about time travel and games that we didn’t think we would like. We do another board game mashup from Dave, say cheers to James Goff, and give a shout out to our fabulous Patrons The Board Boys! This episode is a mess in the best kind … Continue reading Episode 47: Duuuuuuuuuuude!

We had a fantastic time recording at the North Star Games booth at Gen Con with Bruce Voge. We talk about the new edition of Wits and Wagers, The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Herb Witches, and Paint the Roses. We toast the incomparable Lizzy McGrevy-Shriver and say thanks to our favorite Patron, Carla! We talk … Continue reading Episode 46: Live from Gen Con w/Bruce Voge!

We’re gearing up for Gen Con and are super excited! This week we check in and talk about crappy super powers, conventions, and play Dave’s new game: Exhibit Hall Sweep. We drink a sour and say cheers to Chris Hahn and our patron Kendra the Fabulous Smurfette!

Today we record from Moonshot Games with our special guest Mike Austin! We give our annual Gen Con Recommendations, meet Dave the boardgame genie, and bring back a modern classic “What’s That About?!?” We also say cheers to Sydney Englestein and Dennis G, one of our wonderful patrons!

In this episode we discuss which gaming mechanic best represents our personalities, our new sponsorship with Moonshot Games, and bad game taglines. We say a toast to Gil Melo and Patron Brian! We also drink, laugh, and engage in the usual nonsense.