Meeple Mountain News Updates

In honor of the eight dice that drive the action of Rajas of the Ganges: The Dice Charmers, I thought I would challenge myself to review this roll and write gem using eight points:  ONE— The Elephant I’m not typically enamored of games requiring 3D cardboard construction every time the… Read more »

Rebel Princess: Happily Never After - Andrew Lynch Justin isn’t alone. I too love Rebel Princess, a spin on hearts in which the rules change every round. It isn’t for everyone; each player gets a Princess whose power can throw everything off, and those powers can be hard to track… Read more »

Even though I can’t remember the exact date, I still remember the laughter. It was the Before Times—somewhere in that vague 2018-2019 timeframe, before COVID—and I was in an office conference room at a building where a friend was hosting game night with five other players, including me. (One of… Read more »

I love stock games. I think this is part of why I love 18xx games so much—there’s money involved, but there’s also a big chance to both win and lose a lot of money based on the decision space. The concept behind buying low and selling high is also why… Read more »

Abundance of Adventure It feels like the gaming world has become more engrossed in narrative-based adventures year over year. I wouldn’t say it’s all thanks to the immense success of Gloomhaven, but it certainly helped. Big box campaign games with even bigger minis—promising hundreds of hours of gameplay—seem to dominate… Read more »

Settlers of EXIT You’ve heard of Catan, you’ve probably heard of EXIT. Could this be a mashup of epic proportions? Maybe—it depends who you ask. EXIT games are always an easy sell with my family during holidays or get-togethers. I simply describe them as “an escape room in a box,”… Read more »

[caption id="attachment_319421" align="aligncenter" width="968"] Tsuro: The Box[/caption] Tsuro (2005, Calliope Games) is a game that, for me, can stand alongside A Gentle Rain and Cascadia. It’s a relaxing game that doesn’t have to be overly competitive, yet it can be as strategic as you want it to be. Your goal… Read more »

2025 was another amazing year in the Gen Con history books. According to ICV2, Gen Con had yet another record-breaking year, with attendance hitting about 72,000. While big crowds don’t really bother the Meeple Mountain team, the sardine-tin feel of the exhibit hall was definitely noticeable this year. Despite efforts… Read more »

The World's Greatest Detective Coming out of the incredible James Gunn’s Superman over the weekend, I wanted to dive back into the world of DC comics. I’ve always preferred Marvel over DC, mostly due to childhood exposure through Saturday morning cartoons (X-Men and Spider-Man). But I’m not one to entrench… Read more »

When I was a child, I would spend hours in the woods surrounding my New England home. My mom gave me a pretty long leash, and I used it. A pack of Toasty Peanut Butter crackers would go into my pocket and off I would go into the trees, to… Read more »