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Meeple Society
by The Meeple Society
We are a podcast about board games, hosted by four long-time role-players turned avid board gamers. We talk about 4 game with a theme.
Episodes
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EP121: The Art of Creating Life
On this episode, we are flipping cards, riding elevators, arranging artwork, and doing some bird watching!We answer a couple questions that target how we acquire new games and the decisions that go into them.And we wrap it up proving we have what it takes to create solar systems, coax new stars…
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Podcast EP120: "Retreat" into Games
On this episode, we are back from the Dice Tower Retreat, recovering from our 2700 miles in the car, and already regretting the fast approaching end of our two week vacation.So we are going to talk games, all the games we played and some quick thoughts on each one. We will wrap it up with a top 3...
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EP 119: The Clock is Ticking
On this episode, we are building rails and dropping commuters on the island of Manhattan, making sets and flipping cards.We are conduction experiments with dreams of the noble prize, and we lead our tribe of apes in gathering resources on the path to victory.And we wrap up in the heart of…
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EP 118: Tee-an-shyah
On this episode, we are building trails and stacking crates, producing mana and filling orders, rolling dice and racing horses. And we finish off by fighting off Nomads attacking from the north as we work to earn prestige and wealth in the Chinese Empire.0:00 Opening0:50 Patreon6:48 Life and...
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EP 117: We Survived Gen Con 2026!
On this episode, we talk Gen Con!The games we played, the games we taught, the people met, and the experience we had. From construction to tornado evacuation, it was one for the books! Donate to the Children's Miracle Network / Extra Life at www.meeplesociety.com Check us out on Patreon at...
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EP 116: How To Make A Game In 3 Easy Steps
On this episode, we are seeking to find and observe an vast array of aquatic life, navigate the verse in the search for a crew and jobs to keep us in fuel, work our way the society ladder with eyes on Duke, and spend some time brewing the perfect potions, and finally we wrap it up by making some…
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EP 115: One-Way Train Headed West
On this episode, we talk about some crowdfunding projects we are watching, but mostly, we talk games. One game has us mapping the land, waterways and heavens around Baghdad, circa 820. One has us searching for a mysterious boy dressed in red and white stripes. Another involves some creative…
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EP 114: We're Building a Zoo!
On this episode, We respond to some questions posted on various videos in the last few weeks, and pose one to you, the listeners.We tell you all about some games we've gotten played recently, including one that has us island hopping, and another that requires visiting different tombs and looking...
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EP 113: The Meeople Live Recap
We are recapping the Extra Life 24-hour marathon from earlier this month! What we played, the people who came, some behind-the-scenes stuff, and most importantly, what we raised and how you can still help! Link to our Extra Life Donation Page
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EP 112: The Trials of Adolescence
We talk crowdfunding, and how we have fallen prey to it yet again! We talk legacy games, conventions, and the horrors of shipping. And we wrap it up with a first look at a game that has us playing though our adolescence years, expanding our interests and skills while trying to achieve our goals!
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EP 111: A Castle full of Choices
We dig into the mechanic of worker placement, and talk a bit about some of our favorites! We talk about Gen Con and the event catalog! And we wrap it up with our first look at The White Castle! But First.. ..... Mee-ople LiveGEN CON Game TimesGreg: Rock Hard 1977 12:00pm & 4:00 pm… 12:00 pm…
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EP 110: The Vantage of an Unconscious Mind
We start out with a bunch of questions and comments from you! Then we move into a couple games we've played recently, one that has us following in the footsteps of our ancestors to explore and restore the glory of a bygone age, and another that has us digging into a 70-year old evidence bag…
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EP 109: The Twilight of Tile Placement
We discuss 10 favorite games that feature my favorite mechanism - Tile Placement! We talk a bit about our Gen Con plans again. And we wrap up with our first look at the longest game in our vast collection - Twilight Imperium 4th Edition.
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EP 108: Rolling Dice on Restoring Mankind
"We visit another popular game mechanic, discuss 10 of our favorite games that use it, and just see where the random luck takes us. And we will wrap it up with deep dive that has us exploring the rementants of a frozen earth, leading our individual tribes to populate ancient cities and build...
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EP 107: On The Rails Again
We visit another of our favorite mechanisms, and discuss some of our top games that feature it. We talk about about how we have caved yet again to the aluring trap of crowdfunding. And we wrap up with our first look at a new delivery, one that takes us on some delightful train rides across Europe.
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EP 106: Managing the Automatons
On this episode we revisit a conversation we had on the last episode about the games we own, and start to break them down a bit, hopefully touching on many of our favorite games along the way. And since we expect this trip into hand management to take a bit, we will go straight into a first look…
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EP 105: Enjoying The Great Outdoors
On this episode we hit the trails! With this false Spring coming later this week, we decided it was time to get out into nature, do some hiking, some biking and even some kayaking! We battle the elements on the John Muir, and so some fauna and flora peeping out in Arizona. And we wrap it up by...
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EP 104: Trains, Stations, Trails and Habitats
On this episode we are finally in full video! And I say that hoping that nothing goes wrong and I have to delete the video and only upload the audio! Beyond that, we are going to talk about some games we played this week, including some that took us back to the early days of our collection. We…
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EP 103: Helping Santa into the New Year
On this episode we ring in the new year with a quiet night of gaming, and a whole lot of new ideas! We talk about some of our recent game plays, and finish up with a visit to the North Pole to help Santa get ready for Christmas!
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EP 102: Riding the Rails
On this episode As we prepare to head into the new year, we revisit our favorites from last year. Have they held up? Have we even gotten to play them again? We talk about a couple of the games we've played in the last few weeks, and we wrap up with a sneak peak at our current adventure through…
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EP 101: A Thief Among Us
On this episode We revisit all the questions and comments that were meant for the 100th episode, but we forgot to include. And we follow it up with a question for all of you. We talk about all the games we've gotten played recently.. well, some of them anyway. And we wrap it up with a first look…
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EP 100: Blast From the Past
On this episode We celebrate the milestone of 100 episodes, and of exactly 5 years of content, and do so with the two people who started it all with us. Mark has an all new 5 Things for us, and we revisit an old one. We decide if we agree with the general population on the Top 10 games rated on...
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EP 99: Let's Make Some Cheese!
On this episode We are talking games... and not much else... We are going where no man has gone before, then where no sane man WANTS to go... and finally... we're gonna make some cheese! But first...
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EP 98: Tea for Two
On this episode We talk some crowdfunding, some Halloween stuff, and some games. We are going to do some long terraforming, some short terraforming, some battling for immortality, and even some worship to the Egyptian gods. We'll wrap it all up with some tea drinking witches! But first, I feel…
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EP 97: A Board Game Vacation part 2
On this episode, we are going to pick up where we left off when we ran long on the last episode, talking about all the games we played at the Dice Tower Retreat. the ones we liked, the ones we didn't... and the ones we ended up picking up on our way home! And this time, I promise not to be as…
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EP 96: A Board Game Vacation
We are BACK from The Dice Tower Retreat! We're going to tell you all about the games we played, the ones we liked, the ones we didn't... and ones we ended up picking up on our way home! But first... a short reminder...
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EP 95: The Brink Of Fun
On this episode, we talk about some games we've recently played, ranging from building out dungeon pathways, to searching the cosmos for unidentified objects, before setting out to explore the universe on a five year mission, and then full circle back to a castle being overrun with goblins and…
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EP94: Wild with the Spirits
On this episode we wrap up our final thoughts on Gen Con. Greg fills us in on some news from Roxley games. We talk about some recently played games, and we wrap it up with a first look at the new Spirits of the Wild!
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EP 93: Excerpts from GenCon 2025
On this episode, Greg and I report LIVE from Gen Con 2025. New Games bought, new games played, new and old friends! Sicial Media Extra Life Pledge Page Email
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EP 92: Wondering The Forest of Wondrous Creatures
On this episode We talk a bit about GenCon and some plans to include you as we do some live recording. We tell you all about some of the games we've gotten played lately. And we wrap it up with fantastic creatures and transforming terrains in our first look at Wondrous Creatures. But first, Greg...
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EP 91:Flying into Distant Skies
On this episode We talk the most anticipated upcoming event of the year. We dig into some recently played games that include diving into the belly of the beast and solving mysteries in Victorian England. We answer some of your questions. And finally, we find ourselves swept from 1937 San…
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EP 90: Meeople LIVE! The Aftermath
On this episode we are going to dig deep into last weekends Meeople LIVE... and that's pretty much it.
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EP 89: Reduxing The Shipyard
On this episode We are going to ramble on again about Meeople Live, coming up in less than a week! Greg poses another impossible question... first to me, and then to you... We chat about some recently played games, and we wrap it up by comparing the 2 different ways to build a ship! But first, we...
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EP 88: First Look Seti: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
On this episode We talk about the fast approaching Meeople Live, How I broke my own rule about "no kickstarters for a bit", and some recent games we've gotten played. And finally we look around from some extraterrestrial life in our first look at SETI Social Media Link Extra Life Pledge Link
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EP 87: Off Script and a Birthday Bash
On this episode... well, it's been a busy 2 weeks... So... we are running off script today... not that we ever use a script... but we don't even have an outline! So... we apologize now for the rambling that is about to happen... Social Media Extra Life Pledge Page
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EP 86: Bringing The Heat
On this episode We venture into some non-board game discussion, but bring it back with updates on Meeople Live! We talk a bit about our top 100, respond to a comment, and wrap it up with a breakdown of Scoville, 2nd Edition. Social Media Meeople Live Scoville YouTube Channels The Meeple Society...
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EP 85: CabinCon2025
On this episode We are back from a fun filled long weekend of gaming in the Shenandoah Valley. We will talk about all the games we played: our favorites, the ones that fell flat, the ones that had us in deep concentration, and the ones that sparked the most laughter. But first, Greg has a few...
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EP 84: A Change of Seasons
On this episode, Greg tells us about yet another zombie theme remake, we talk a bit about all the games we've been playing at local game days. We respond to some comments from previous episodes and finally, we embrace the changing of Seasons in our deep dive. Social Media Agricola: Dead Harvest...
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EP 83: Into The Black to the Planets Unknown
On this episode we talk about Gaming Groups, games we've bought, and games we've backed, and we visit the mailbag. We wrap up by heading out into the black, aiming to misbehave, find some new and unknown planets to colonize. But first, Greg has scheduled us a tour of the Green Oaks Nursing…
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EP 82: Maneuvering through the Traffic Jams
On this episode we talk a bit about Katy's excursion to Ladies night. We add more games to the collection (all Greg's fault). And finally, we venture into the big city streets to break down not one, but two games for you. Social Media Jakarta Traffic London Cabbie
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EP 81: Tracking Games
On this episode We talk about tracking games... do you do it, how do you do it, and when did you start? We dive into four games we've recently gotten to the table, and tell you whether they were old, new, borrowed or if it blew. And we wrap up with talking about all the games you've been playing....
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EP 80: Deep In The Woods of Bear Mountain
On this episode, we visit the idea of a "Hall of Fame" for board games, and some of the games that have already been inducted into a Hall of Fame. We dig into 4 recently played games, and rate them new, old, borrowed or it blew. We hear from you, in regards to what's been hitting your table…
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EP 79: New Year New Game
We are back from our holiday break, and ringing in the new year with new games and new items from the mailbag! This episode will be overflowing with holiday gaming! What we got, what we gave, and what we played! We will add in some favorite gaming moments and the games we are looking forward to...
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EP 78: Mopeding with Young'un's Railway Adventure
On this episode "We start out with a confession of expensive proportions. We talk about the best ways... or at least our ways... of choosing a game to play. We dig into another 4 recently played games, and rate them new, old, borrowed or it blew. and wrap it up by responding to the comments from...
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EP 77: 4 Years and Counting
On this episode We talk about all the places we buy games, including our newest arrival. We dig into 4 recently played games, and rate them new, old, borrowed or it blew. We gossip about what some of our listeners have been playing, and wrap it up by responding to the comments from all of you!
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EP 76: A Blast From The Past
On this episode, we talk about some crowdfunding games, both new arrivals, and new backings. We assign board game mechanics to modern day job titles. We go through 4 recently played games and rate them new, old, borrowed or it blew. And finally we open the mail bag, for a question that takes us...
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EP 75: A Horrifying: A Parade of Monsters
On this episode we expand the mailbag to include answering comments from previous podcast episodes. We embrace the spooky season that is upon us by delving into the four games that make up the Horrified Series. And we wrap up with another installment of the Hot Seat! Social Media Email Extra Life...
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EP 74: Sorry We're Late
On this episode We talk about our only recently acquired game, the last of our grail games. We discuss basic gaming etiquette, in your own game room, or any place else you might find yourself over a game. We go through 4 recently played games and rate then new, old, borrowed or it blew. We open…
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EP 73: Grail Games and More
On this episode We talk about the elusive grail game, as well as games we enjoy playing but don't feel the need to own. We also plow through more new games to our collection, some crowdfunding arrivals and new splurges. We go through 4 recently played games and rate then new, old, borrowed or it...
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EP 72: Back From The Retreat
And we are back from our trip to the Dice Tower Retreat in Orlando, Florida. On this episode, we talk briefly about our experiences there, some of the games we picked up both there, and on the trip home, and we highlight 4 of the many, many games we got to play. We talk about a couple new...
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We are a podcast about board games, hosted by four long-time role-players turned avid board gamers. We talk about 4 game with a theme.
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