Can you believe that Meeple Mountain turns ten this year? Oh, and we just published our 3,000th post! Join Editor in Chief and Meeple Mountain founder for a walk down memory lane.
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Can you believe that Meeple Mountain turns ten this year? Oh, and we just published our 3,000th post! Join Editor in Chief and Meeple Mountain founder for a walk down memory lane.
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Did the Rat escape? That’s the question you and your friends will answer in Mafia Blitz, the 15-minute Choose-Your-Role social deduction game where every role has their own way to win.
Ends: August 1st Visit Kickstarter
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kCaloria is a 1–4 player competitive tile placement & area control deck-builder where you create a thriving food chain. Adapt to obstacles and cultivate your species to build a thriving ecosystem!
Ends: July 15th Visit Kickstarter
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A crew-driven sci-fi adventure for 1-6 players where you explore an uncharted galaxy, facing alien threats and tough moral dilemmas through episodic, choose-your-own-adventure narrative encounters.
Ends: July 24th Visit Kickstarter
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A strategic pirate co-op game for 1-4 players. Scour the wild ocean for merchants to plunder, build up your ship, and learn devastating naval tactics. Work together to take down the Pirate King!
Ends: July 24th Visit Backerkit
Ragnarök has ended the world, but new battles await.
Guide your civilization with inventions from the stone age through to the modern era.
Guide your civilization with inventions from the stone age through to the modern era.
A lighthearted wizard minion slugfest that’s worth your time. Check out Thomas' review of Wizards & Co. from Sinister Fish Games.
Justin will play anything from Off the Page Games. Find out what he thinks about their latest release, Corps of Discovery!
Discover why the tile-laying game kCaloria is part educational tool and part strategy game in this Meeple Mountain review.
In Quick Peaks we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have Ludos: Ancient Games of Asia, Railways of the World: The Card Game, Newton...
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