The Drinking Meeples

This week we take a look at Azul from Plan B Games. We drink Herdade de Rocim Mariana 2016 and say cheers to Padraig Duggan for his wonderful chats with us during our Clans of Caledonia giveaway. We finish off with a wine tasting segment. Here’s the academy award winning* film G-Force that was referenced in … Continue reading Episode 13: Azul

Tom is out of town on a work trip, so Dave and Lizzy discuss their top eight suitcase games.  The snow hit pretty hard on recording day, so instead of our typical adult beverage, we sipped on some tea while wishing we had piña coladas in our hands on the beach.  We also get the … Continue reading Episode 12: Top Eight Suitcase Games

We explore the depths of space as we review Gaia Project from Z-Man Games. We drink The Stranger by Clown Shoes (Wheat IPA) and raise a glass to Kristi Weyland of Peace, Love, & Games. We finish the episode with another Spin the Bottle segment…who does the best job creating a game on the fly?

We delve into the newest Eric Lang hit Rising Sun in this week’s episode of The Drinking Meeples while sipping on some Clan-inspired beer.  Dave’s got some Dark Horse Crooked Tree to represent the Bonsai Clan, Lizzy’s got the Ballast Point Sculpin to represent the Koi Clan, and Tom’s got Upland Brewery’s Dragonfly to represent … Continue reading Episode 10: Rising Sun

We’re thrilled to have AJ Lambeth of Kolossal Games on as a guest host with us this week.  We take a look at the chunky bits of Clans of Caledonia while we sip on Lost Distillery Towiemore Scotch. While we’re drinking, we introduce a new addition to the show called “cheers” where we lift up … Continue reading Episode 09: Clans of Caledonia w/AJ Lambeth

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so we’re being completely original and diving into Fog of Love from Hush Hush Projects.  Dave made us a beautiful Love Potion Martini for the occasion and we welcome our Executive Producer Sarah to the podcast again.  We cap off with our 12 games that are good for couples … Continue reading Episode 08: Fog of Love

This week we’ll talk about Ex Libris from Renegade Games.  To make our recording experience even better, we drink Rhinegeist’s Knowledge Imperial IPA.  We also take a quick look at Topiary from Renegade Games in our Backroom Quickie segment.  We finish out the episode with a Barfight! We argue the following question: Should you play … Continue reading Episode 07: Ex Libris

This week we’ll talk about Klondike Rush from Red Raven Games while we sip on some Barn Yeti from 450 North Brewing Company.  We share some interesting facts about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., We’ve got another shout-at, and it’s a big one.

This week we announce our Platinum Pints Awards winners while drinking some Delirium Nocturnum from Brouwerij Huyghe.  We also talk about some of our New Year’s resolutions for gaming in 2018.  Here is the 52 Games Challenge that we mention if you want to check it out.  Special thanks to Adam Stichter with Jack of Peace Games for making … Continue reading Episode 05: Platinum Pints and New Year’s Resolutions

We’re a bi-weekly podcast, but this week we’re throwing in a special Holiday Episode!  We are joined by our Executive Producer, Sarah Neiling, spend a little too much time talking about our new dog’s humping problem, and go over 10(ish) ways to play games with your family…and survive.  We do all of this while we … Continue reading Holiday Episode: How to Play Games with Your Family…and Survive!