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The Friendly Meeples Lounge
by Jennie Florez
Hi, we are Jennie and Chris, your friendly hosts and we'd like to welcome you to the Melbourne Meeples podcast, the Friendly Meeple Lounge! What is Melbourne Meeples? We are a Not-For-Profit Organisation who runs board game events all around Victoria. As such, we set our eyes and hands on a lot of different board games, and we want to share what we know with you! We know, there are lots of people out there already talking about board games, but we noticed that not many people are talking about how friendly games are for people who are Neurodiverse or who have disabilities, such as Colour-Blindness. So, we break it down, give you some tips to make the game more friendly, bringing along our significant others, friends and even members, as well as many other special guests, to talk about it. To find out more information about Melbourne Meeples and all of our events, you can check us out here: https://meeples.org.au/ If you have any questions, please cont
Episodes
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No Work, Just Play!
On this joyful and much awaited episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge - as in where were you guys? Sorry it's taken so long! On this episode, Chris, Jen and Stuart chat about the joys of attending a convention when someone else is doing all the work! Also - a chat about the best and worst of…
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Tell me about your Mother...
About time isn't it? On this latest episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge, join Chris and Stu as they take a jaunt through the games of OzBunnyCon 2024, and take a deep dive into the game Unconscious Mind, and the difference made by a good, or less good rulebook! Hosted on Acast. See...
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Top Games of 2025!
Happy New Year, Meeples! Chris, Jen and Stu give you a rundown of their Top Ten games of last year, including some of those from 2024 that we didn't get to play until 2025, and some of those that just didn't quite make their lists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rounding Out the Year
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! In this wrap up for the year, Chris and Jen talk the year that's been, highlights for what they have been playing and we have a fantastic chat with Australian Game designer, Karl Lange! With his smash hit Octocube taking the world by...
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Going Big for Melbourne Game Week 2025
And now for another episode fo the Friendly Meeples Lounge! On this episode, Jen and Chris wrap up Melbourne Games week, chatting aobut the Big Game Night Out at Fed Square and Jen's first time at PAX. There were so many new games experienced, so many wonderful experiences, you'll just have to…
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Tiiiiimbeeeeeeeer!!!
Our next episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge is here, and it's a cracker! Jen, Chris and Stu are joined in conversation by Ryan Boucher, the designer of the Gen Con hit Timber Town and let's just say we get pretty deep into the game's journey from concept to the successful international…
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Things Are Getting Cheesy!
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Jen, Chris and Stu as we dive deep and get sticky about our favourite cheese game, Froamge! It's been a while, so our 'What we've play list is a little longer than usual, but definitely some surprise wins and unexpected gems. Which...
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Great games with questionable names
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Jen and Chris as we ask what’s in a name and how different game names float our boats or sink our ships! The intrepid duo dig deeper into the newly renamed Quacks which has left Quedlinburg and wandered off… where exactly? Listen in...
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Up, Up and Away!
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Jen, Chris and Stuart as they welcome in Season 3! Wow, how time flies when you're having fun playing games. Christmas break gave us all plenty of time to try out some new ones, explore an awesome 2 player game that has really been...
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Get that board game out of the box!
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris and Stuart as they explore their shelves of shame and discuss their top ten games that they desperately want to get to the table but for various reasons, and despite being great games, it's tough to get them played! Merry...
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Big Game Night Out - The Live Panel!
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! This episode is a little bit special! Join Jen Florez, Chris Ingold and our special guest, Mike Farrugia from All Aboard Games, as we discuss how video games have influnced modern board game design. To spice things up a little, this…
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Scary, Scary Skeletons!
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris and Stuart as they discuss some of the fantastic events that are coming up on the Melbourne board game calendar and, following an epic Too Many Bones session, the joys and challenges of bringing longer, looser and messier…
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To Boldly Go...
And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Jen Florez and Chris Ingold, back from his holiday, and our special guest - the one and only Jack Nolan. Jack is an escape room and game designer based in Melbourne and Chris and I were lucky enough to pick his brains about his...
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Into The Woods, We Go!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Jen Florez and ... and... Oh, it's someone new, Stuart Bettiss! With Chris galavanting across the UK Stu and Jen decided to have a chat without him and introduce Stu as our new third host! Yes, you read that correctly, we now have…
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Special Episode - Chris's Top 100!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! For something a little different, Chris has recorded his Top 100 Games and why they are so meaningful to him. In his usual fast talking fashion, he skims across the surface of a list of truly fantastic titles, while trying to keep it...
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To Infinity & Beyond!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team as we discuss the Second Annual Board Game Market and how well this years event went! We had a massive turn out for the markets, a wonderful offering of new designers and…
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Dragons and Space Bees and Expansions, Oh My!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by a very special guest, Stuart Bettiss! Stuart is one of the Volunteers with the Melbourne Meeples Crew and he is an amazing Board Game…
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We Feel The Earth Move!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by a very special guest, Dan Harris from Board Game BBQ! Luckily for Jen, Dan lives local to her and they two of them were recently able to…
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New And Exciting Times!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, kicking off the new year in style as we look at what new games are coming in this year! There's always something new on the horizon and, for the first time EVER, Jen…
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Counting Down to Christmas
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as we count down our top 10 games that we discovered this year! Wrapping up the big events, reflecting on the year that has been, our first doing the Friendly Meeples…
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Special Episode! RUOK To Play
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by Matt Stone, who is the mastermind behind the Ringwood Social Games Community. This episode is a little bit different, as we felt that it is...
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In Search of New Horizons!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by our new Meeples Team member, Francois Grobler! This time we are taking a look at a game that's a touch controvertial. For those of us who…
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The Live Session!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as we go live for the first time ever! If you missed out live session, don't panic! This is a recording, so that you can catch up on what you missed. And we will definitely...
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We Just Can't Get Enough!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as we discuss a fairly new, but really fantastic game. If you've ever played Marrying Mr. Darcy and thought to yourself, 'this game could really be expanded to be a very...
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In Search Of The Temple!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and our Special Guest; Bonnie Boyd, as we discuss our throughs on a truly epic adventure. Explore the forest, dig through temples to find tools and helpers, and don't…
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We're All A Bit Mad Here!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team. The sound of creaking floors, a rata tat tat on the window... was that a low groan, or just the wind blowing through the trees? We all love a bit of spooky horror from time...
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It's Still Going Around!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team. This episode is brought to you bay bad timing and a bit of poking fun at our circumstances. Join Chris and I as we discuss the Pandemic Legacy Series and why now was the…
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Old McMeeples Had A Farm
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team. We hinted last time that we had a very special guest for this episode and we are so happy to have hosted the fabulous Kerrin Addis! For those who know Kerrin, you might be...
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Bunny, Bunny, Buuuunny, BUNNEY!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team. This week we are bringing you something really special! OzBunnyCon is our yearly Gaming Convention run over Easter Weekend at the Glen Waverley Bowls Club. We spent time...
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Wild Things, You Make Our Hearts Sing!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team. This week we are exploring the sometimes overlooked Cascadia! A game based around building a national park that balances a diverse and thriving population of various wild...
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Let's Make Some Noise!
And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this episode's special guest, Rod Florez, as we discuss an amazing series of awesome games. The Clank Series! Not only do Chris, Rod and Jen discuss Clank in all it's...
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Welcome To The Lounge!
We can't tell you how excited we are to be bringing you the first episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as they introduce you to themselves, who Melbourne Meeples are and most importantly, discuss one of their favourite games, Ark...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hi, we are Jennie and Chris, your friendly hosts and we'd like to welcome you to the Melbourne Meeples podcast, the Friendly Meeple Lounge!
What is Melbourne Meeples? We are a Not-For-Profit Organisation who runs board game events all around Victoria. As such, we set our eyes and hands on a lot of different board games, and we want to share what we know with you! We know, there are lots of people out there already talking about board games, but we noticed that not many people are talking about how friendly games are for people who are Neurodiverse or who have disabilities, such as Colour-Blindness. So, we break it down, give you some tips to make the game more friendly, bringing along our significant others, friends and even members, as well as many other special guests, to talk about it.
To find out more information about Melbourne Meeples and all of our events, you can check us out here: https://meeples.org.au/
If you have any questions, please cont
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Hi, we are Jennie and Chris, your friendly hosts and we'd like to welcome you to the Melbourne Meeples podcast, the Friendly Meeple Lounge! What is Melbourne Meeples? We are a Not-For-Profit Organisation who runs board game events all around Victoria. As such, we set our eyes and hands on a lot of...
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