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Sam Aho joins Nathan and Ryan while they discuss their favorite games, including Ryan being on a quest. The post MN 0224 Favorite Games with Sam Aho appeared first on Meeple Nation.

What do you play when you have seven or more players and splitting into two or more groups isn’t an option? We discuss games we enjoy plus ideas from you, the listeners. Let us know what we missed by contacting us in the BGG guild or on the Meeple Nation Off Air Facebook group! The post MN 0223 Too Many Players-Games for 7+ appeared first on Meeple Nation.

We talk a bit about the nine Spiel des Jahres Nominees. Brent has played them all and Nathan and Ryan talk Ganz Shon Clever, The Mind and Azul. Ryan sneaks in some Terraforming Mars jabs. Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominees: Shaky Manor Emojito Dragon’s Breath Kennerspiel des Jahres Nominees: Heaven & Ale Ganz Shon Clever Die […] The post MN 0219 Spiel des Jahres 2018 Nominees Including a Closer Look at Ganz Shon Clever, The Mind, and Azul appeared first on Meeple Nation.

We talk about the creative process and puzzle hunts, including those created at BGG.Con and those for SaltCON Please consider supporting our sponsors, The Tasty Minstrel Games Podcast and Game Toppers LLC. The post MN 0212 Creativity and Puzzle Hunts appeared first on Meeple Nation.

We review the games that won the Golden Geek Awards for 2017 from Boardgamegeek.com and we talk a bit about the Stonemaier Games and Steve Jackson Games Stakeholder Reports. https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/1955324/12th-annual-golden-geek-awards-winners-2017 https://stonemaiergames.com/2017-behind-the-scenes-stakeholder-report-for-stonemaier-games/ http://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/ The post MN 0209 Geek Awards and Stakeholder Reports appeared first on Meeple Nation.

We talk about more games played at SaltCON including Fast Forward: Flee, Fast Forward: Fear, Verflucht!, Dominion: Nocturne. We discuss Con Games feedback, and have a few more interviews from attendees. The post MN 0207 SaltCON 2018 Coverage – Second Verse – More Games Played appeared first on Meeple Nation.

We have just returned from SaltCON 2018 and we have reports on the events we ran for the convention inlcuding a Game Show, Werewolf, and a Puzzle Hunt. We also (mainly Nathan) played large group games of Deception Murder In Hong Kong and Salem 1692. We also talk about other convention events, games, dealers, and […] The post MN 0206 SaltCON 2018 and Con Games appeared first on Meeple Nation.

This week we are joined by Shane Larsen as we talk about complexity in games including talks about Puerto Rico, Through the Ages, Lorenzo Il Magnifco, and many more. Are complex games better, or just longer? The post MN 0203 Complex and Heavy Games appeared first on Meeple Nation.

This holiday seasons people make lists and people play games. Some even make lists of games they would play. Do you prefer Nathan’s Twelve (mostly short games) that he wants to play 1-12 times in the next few weeks? What do you think about Brent’s list of games that have the number of the day […] The post MN 0194 The Twelve Days of Gaming appeared first on Meeple Nation.

In November, Meeple Nation helped put on a 24 hour board game event, which collected donations for Extra Life and the Children’s Miracle Network. We review and recap the event, which turned out great. Some of the awesome games that we got to the table were Infected, The Quest for El Dorado, Terraforming Mars, Iron […] The post MN 0192 Extra Life 2017 Recap appeared first on Meeple Nation.