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This episode, we revisit some reviews we did two years ago! As they always say, hindsight is worth two in the bush before gift horses hatch. We want to start making this a recurring item, to revisit our review to games that we have previously done. How have our opinions changed in that time? Do we still own the game, or have we even played it since then? Also, we give some tips and pointers to newcomers to board game conventions, as we figured it could be useful. Enjoy!Meeple Overboard is a proud member of the Dice Tower Network! For other great gaming podcasts, go check out www.dicetower.com/dice-tower-network

Who doesn't love dinosaurs!  Well, Dennis Nedry probably. But for those of us not eaten by dilophosaurs, welcome to Duelosaur Island, a 2-player dino-splicing, park-building game. Also, we discuss that phrase that's been going around for a while, "That's an activity, not a game." and we ask, does it really matter? Tell us what you think.

We bring you our first impression of another game we got to try on the Dice Tower Cruise, Smartphone Inc. This game by Cosmodrome Games has people buzzing, but should you be interested in it at all? Also, does placing fruit in a brown paper bag really help ripen it? And how about player scalability? What makes a game work well at different player counts?  Come join us in Episode 102 to find out!

We're back on land! We're exhausted after a long flight, but we organized enough thoughts to make a coherent episode. Want to know about Wingspan? It's all the buzz, but what is it really?

We hit episode 100, so we're bringing to you a bizzare and fun Top 100 Games of All Time (as of 1/1/2019)!  If you want us to explore our Top 100s even further in the future, keep up to date with our Patreon page as we update some goals here in the next month!

Let's get this gingerbread!  Want to learn about Phil Walker-Harding's new game about being witches trying to lure fairy tale creatures to your house? Of course you do! On the way, why don't we talk about the mechanism of trick-taking, and share some New Year's traditions from around the world. Can you fit 12 grapes in your mouth?

Teotihuacan is all the rage, and super hyped. But, is it all hot air, or is it really a good and beautiful game at a surprisingly affordable price?  Well, that may be obvious now. Why is it good? What did we do over Christmas? And what makes an important game?  Find out this week, on Meeple Overboard!

Teotihuacan is all the rage, and super hyped. But, is it all hot air, or is it really a good and beautiful game at a surprisingly affordable price?  Well, that may be obvious now. Why is it good? What did we do over Christmas? And what makes an important game?  Find out this week, on Meeple Overboard!

Hey happy listeners, it's time for our annual Q&A episode. People wanted to know some of our best, worst, and surprises of the year, alongside some other interesting questions they had. Plus, we unveil a brand new Christmas song for the year, a version of Still Still Still. Hope you enjoy.

Hope you're excited to talk with The Board Boys! Josh, Cam, and Frank join us today from The Board Boys Podcast, another excellent show with a great sense of humor. They join us to share their Top 5 puzzly games. What does this mean?  Come on in and give us a listen, and go check out the Board Boys on their podcast, on Twitter, or on Facebook!

We have a unique topic recommended by a friend, Billy Dunmire, also know as LBO in the eSports world. Billy owns and runs Tuxedo eSports, and is an avid board gamer. Today, we each talk about 5 games we wish existed, how they might work, or what they might be like. Tell us about your dream games as well!

Happy December, everyone!  Starting with today's episode, we're including a Christmas song at the end of each episode until Christmas, so we hope you enjoy! We're reviewing Junk Orbit, by Daniel Solis and Renegade Games.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!  We got to play two pretty high profile games, so we present our first thoughts on Fireball Island by Restoration Games, and a full, deep review of Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra by Plan B/Next Move Games!

We're joined by Nikki Valens, a fantastic game designer who has made classic games while at Fantasy Flight Games including Eldritch Horror, Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition, and now Arkham Horror 3rd Edition. She is an advocate for inclusivity in games and has some more projects to tease now that she is a freelance designer. Check out her great insights.

Cover your mouth when you sneeze or you might destroy the world. It's time to review Pandemic Legacy Season 2!  This is our completely spoiler-free episode, we promise. So, what do we think about this compared to Season 1?  Tune in to find out!

Spoiler Warning!  This episode is chock-full of spoilers for Pandemic Legacy Season 2. We're talking from beginning to end. We hope you listen, but really only if you have already completed Season 2, or if you knwo you'll never play it. But still, you should try it, because it's darn good. But this is our chance to talk about our feelings on the specifics of everything. Did you play Season 2 as well?  Tell us about your experience! We want to know if our experience was similar to all of yours or not!  Once again, spoilers! Enjoy!

Hope you like Halloween songs!  We've got one ready for you.  There's also a Vincent Price impression, and our first look at what many consider to be a failed Legacy game.  We however, are going to hold it up a little bit, and give you our thoughts on playing it with 2 players. Enjoy!

When you have a guest like Mike DiLisio on the podcast, you know he'll want to come back again. Maybe for some feelings of validation, or maybe to bring up some more guff about mint chip ice cream. Either way, enter the Meeple Overboard Zone and enjoy this great Top 5 List topic, top 5 covers.

Carla Kopp from Weird Giraffe Games joins us to talk about a few things including the upcoming Kickstarter, Dreams of Tomorrow. Then, she shares with us how to pitch your game design to a publisher! There's a lot of great tips and tricks she shares, so if you've ever wanted to know the shady backroom dealings and bribery of game publishing ...well, that's not here. Instead, you get lots of useful, legal information!

The number of new games is too dang high!  Or is it?  We talk about the good and the bad of so many games. Then we answer the questions "Why do so many languages have such similar words for 'mom' and 'dad'?"  Lastly, we review Prowler's Passage from Renegade Games and designed by J. Alex Kevern. Enjoy!