Meeple Mountain News Updates

Whether it was 2008 or at a table earlier last month, I have always enjoyed a tidy, easy-to-teach Euro-style dice chucker that plays in about an hour. When I learned that our team had not previously covered the 2008 game Stone Age, I raised my hand high to see if… Read more »

The Saashi & Saashi release Come Sail Away! (2023, distributed by Asmodee in the US) recently arrived at my home and I quickly sped it to the table. Designed by Saashi (yes, Saashi is the complete name of the designer) and Daryl Chow (many titles, such as Reef Rescue and… Read more »

Point of Origin Some tee up this convention as the prologue to Gen Con, not just because of time proximity (about a month apart), but because it sparks early excitement for what’s to come. Historically, Origins hasn’t been the convention for big releases, but some argue that it’s where you… Read more »

When the guys in Justin’s Wednesday gaming group started a push to play more of the old, dust-covered games at the bottoms and backs of their respective game closet shelves, the Dusty Euro Series was born. The premise was simple: let’s try to remember why we keep all these old… Read more »

Introduction What exactly is a café? Is it just a place to enjoy the smell of brewing coffee or a mid-morning brunch, or is there something more to these spaces? Observe the workings of a café, and one will see lovers holding hands, parents educating children, deals being struck, research… Read more »

We live in an age where the so-called Cult of the New can dominate the board gaming conversation. Games that recently hit the market (or will be doing so soon) are often seen as superior to those that hit the table months, years, or decades ago. As I write this,… Read more »

Let’s cut right to the chase: Monkey Palace, a 2024 release from LEGO and Dotted Games, is a must if you check any of the following boxes: You like LEGOs, or just enjoy games that double as building toys. You have kids who love LEGO-themed anything: the brand, the building,… Read more »

As I do from time to time, I enlist the help of my children to cover new games here at Meeple Mountain. When the new family-weight card game 3, 2, 1 Piñata! arrived at the house, my eight-year-old son saw me place it on the table and immediately wanted to… Read more »

Robotic! Sparks—it’s a simple title, but the names of the designers behind the game “spark” even more interest. Over the past few months, I’ve been aggressively playing Revive online on BGA. To my delight, the same team designed another game, but this one is a bit more casual. The box… Read more »

Hello and welcome to ‘Focused on Feld’. In this series of reviews, I am working my way through Stefan Feld’s entire catalogue. Over the years, I have hunted down and collected every title he has ever put out. Needless to say, I’m a fan of his work. I’m such a… Read more »