Best MeepleCore Podcasts (2025)

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 157 - Top 10 board games with interesting mechanisms 2:04:20

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. In this episode we go through our Top 10 games with the most interestingly unique mechanisms, talk about random games we have been playing, and much more! Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your ques…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 156 - Capcon 2025 recap, Tea Witches, Tea Garden, and more! 1:58:57

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. In this episode James and George give us a recap on their experiences attending Capstone games first board gaming convention - Capcon. We highlight and discuss the board games Tea Witches, and Tea Garden. Talk about some other games we have been playing and much more…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 155 - Timber Town, Up or Down, Creature Caravan and more! 1:25:53

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) and co-hosts Sierra Jennette and Brian Jennette. In this episode we give our thoughts on the board games: Timber Town, Up or Down, Creature Caravan and more! Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 154 - Grand Central Skyport, How To Save A World, Sanctuary... and more! 1:42:01

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. In this episode we give our thoughts on the board games: Grand Central Skyport, How To Save A World, Sanctuary... and more! Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 153 - Gencon 2025 recap, Star Explorer, Flip Toons 1:16:43

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. Gencon 2025 is over and we finish our recap of the show! We also give our reviews for the board games Star Explorer and Flip Toons. Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 152 - Mid Gencon 2025 report! 51:27

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host Brian Jennette Gencon 2025 is half way over and we bring you our mid convention report! We talk games, promos, and lots of things we have experienced so far, enjoy the show! Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 151 - Gencon 2025 games preview: we highlight over 30 games being released! 1:58:02

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. GenCon 2025 is bringing over 600 games to the table — and while you could try to check them all out... why not let us do the heavy lifting? In this episode, we dive into 30+ games that caught our eye — from exciting new releases to must-play demos. Whether you're pla…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 150 - More Origins 2025, Anachrony, Conservas, Corps of Discovery, and more! 1:28:28

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. James talks about the 2nd half of Origins 2025, George recaps his experiences at the St. Paul Deaf board gaming convention, and we review the following board games: Anachrony, Conservas, and Corps of Discovery! Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcas…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 149 - Origins 2025 mid show report! 59:13

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host James Fitzgerald. Origins 2025 game fair is currently in progress and we give you our mid show report! Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your questions!

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 148 - In the Footsteps of Marie Curie, Race! Formula 90, Skyrise, and more! 1:36:05

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. In this episode we discuss if those icons in board games are considered symbology or iconography. We also review the board games In the Footsteps of Marie Curie, Race! Formula 90, and Skyrise. Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us o…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 147 - Origins 2025 games preview 1:56:49

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. In this episode we get excited and talk about board games that will be showcased at the Origins game fair 2025 in Columbus, OH on Jun 18, 2025 – Sun, Jun 22, 2025. Please subscribe, leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 146 - We are back! Top 10 games released in 2024 1:36:08

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden and James Fitzgerald. We are back! In this episode we discuss our favorite games we played that were released in 2024. Please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast app, follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 145 - Dead of Winter Warring Colonies, Halloween movies, Guest Joshua Sprung, and more! 1:43:23

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host Matt RoBear talk about the board games: Dead of Winter: Warring Colonies expansion (published by Plaid Hat Games) They discuss some Halloween movies, games and events they have been doing, and then Tim is joined by special guest Joshua Sprung to talk about his upcoming game Sashimono launching on crowd …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 144 - Picture Perfect, Kabuto Sumo, Special Guest Alex Wolf of Speilcraft games, and much more! 48:19

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Picture Perfect (published by Arcane Wonders) Kabuto Sumo (published by BoardGameTables.com) Special Guest Alex Wolf of Spielcraft Games, designer of For Glory, joins the episode to talk about the Champions expansion... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Camping!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 143 - Our most anticipated games from Essen 2021, and more! 1:28:48

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) and co-host George Breden go through their list of anticipated games coming out at Essen 2021! ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Dog Park, Villainous Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 142 - Origins 2021, Witchstone, Anno 1800, Mystic Paths, and much more! 1:06:11

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Witchstone (published by R&R Games) Anno 1800 (published by KOSMOS) Mystic Paths (published by R&R Games) Tim recaps and shares his experiences at Origins 2021... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Reality Shift, For Glory, Iberian Gauge, The Adventures of Robin …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 141 - Gencon 2021! 35:23

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about his experiences at Gencon 2021 board gaming convention! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Castlevania on iOS, Pokemon Quest Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us on social media, and email us your questions!

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 140 - For Crown & Kingdom, Enigma, Matrix 4 trailer, and much more! 29:24

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: For Crown & Kingdom (published by Rio Grande Games) Enigma (published by Z-Man Games) Tim shares his thoughts on the Matrix 4 movie trailer... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Final Fantasy 14, Fantasian Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Foll…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 139 - Bresk!, Tiny Park, Tips for teaching a new game to your group, and more! 38:47

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Bresk! (published by Jumbo) Tiny Park (published by HABA) Tim runs through some tips and tricks to teaching a new game to your game group... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Octopath Traveler, FF14 Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 138 - Archmage, Vault Wars: Relic Roadshow, Hansa Teutonica, and more! 1:14:31

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Hansa Teutonica (published by Argentum Verlag / Z-man) Vault Wars: Relic Roadshow (published by Floodgate Games) Archmage (published by Starling Games) ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Final Fantasy 14, Pokemon Go, Magic The Gathering, Nirvana Please don't forg…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 137 - Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria, Cascadia, Arena: For the Gods!, and more! 45:45

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Arena: For the Gods! (published by IELLO) Cascadia (published by Flatout Games) Shadow Kingdoms of Valeria (published by Daily Magic Games) ...and much more! Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 136 - Dinosaur World, Guardian's Call, Heul doch! Mau Mau, Final Fantasy 14, and more! 38:31

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Heul doch! Mau Mau (published by Ravensburger) Guardian's Call (published by Druid City Games) Dinosaur World (published by Pandasaurus Games) Then he talks about some Final Fantasy 14 experiences so far... ...and much more! Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 135 - Lexicon 2021 recap, Roam, Windward, Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition, and more! 46:53

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Roam (published by Red Raven Games) Windward (published by PlayMonster) Terraforming Mars Ares Expedition (published by Stronghold Games) Then he recaps his experiences at the Lexicon 2021 gaming convention in Lexington, KY... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: F…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 134 - Custom Heroes, Color It, King Frog, Final Fantasy 14, and more! 36:07

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Color It! (published by HABA) King Frog (published by Brain Games) Custom Heroes (published by AEG) ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Final Fantasy 14, Lexicon Gaming Convention Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us on social media, and …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 133 - Exodus Fleet, Red Outpost, Abandon All Artichokes, Dice Tower Awards, and more! 2:01:42

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Abandon All Artichokes (published by Gamewright) Red Outpost (published by Lifestyle Boardgames) Exodus Fleet (published by Tasty Minstrel Games) They also go through the 2020 Dice Tower Awards and give their thoughts on the winners... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly dis…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 132 - Res Arcana, Discworld: Ankh-Morpork, Strike, and more! 1:27:34

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Res Arcana (published by Sand Castle Games) Discworld: Ankh-Morpok (published by Treefrog Games) Strike (published by Ravensburger) Other games and topics briefly discussed: Pandemic World of Warcraft edition, Bridge Constructor The Walking Dead, Ironcast, Dune Imperium expansion Rise of…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 131 - Beyond The Sun, Gold West, Aztec, and more! 1:25:29

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Beyond The Sun (published by Rio Grande Games) Gold West (published by Tasty Minstrel Games) Aztec (published by Matagot) Other games and topics briefly discussed: Hades, The Spectrum Retreat Kickstarters: Van Ryder Games Graphic Novel Adventures, Warehouse 13 H…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 130 - Tidal Blades, Ohanami, Village Green, and more! 50:47

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Tidal Blades (published by Druid City Games / Skybound Games) Ohanami (published by Pandasaurus Games) Village Green (published by Osprey Games) Other games and topics briefly discussed: Hades, Tiny Island Survival, Cartographers iPhone app Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a re…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 129 - Top 10 board games with a hidden traitor, and more! 1:21:37

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden go through their top 10 board games with a hidden traitor... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Hades, Dice Tower Five More Great Games, Chivalry 2 Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 128 - Top 10 deduction board games, and more! 1:31:30

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden go through their top 10 board games with deduction... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Kirby Fighters 2, Chivalry 2 Please don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us on social media, and email us your questions!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 127 - Cryo, Fantasy Realms expansion, PARKS, and more! 1:21:05

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Fantasy Realms: The Cursed Hoard expansion (published by Wizkids) PARKS (published by Keymaster Games) Cryo (published by Z-Man Games) Other games and topics briefly discussed: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate, Kirby Fighters 2, Chivalry 2 Please don't forget to su…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 126 - Cape May, Merchants of Magic, Fantasy Realms, and more! 1:29:09

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Cape May (published by Thunderworks Games) Merchants of Magic (published by Rock Manor Games) Fantasy Realms (published by Wizkids) Other games and topics briefly discussed: Kickstarter games: Paper Back Adventures, Mechanical Beast, Isle of Cats Expansion, My S…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 125 - Red Rising, Four Gardens, Dungeon Draft ...and much more! 1:29:04

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Red Rising (published by Stone Maier Games) Four Gardens (published by Arcane Wonders) Dungeon Draft (published by Upper Deck Entertainment) Other games and topics briefly discussed: Kickstarter games: Paper Back Adventures, Keystone North America, What the What…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 124 - 15th Annual Golden Geek Awards, Spiel Des Jahres 2021, May-June releases, and more! 2:10:06

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about: Spiel Des Jahres 2021 nominees 15th Annual Board Game Geek - Golden Geek Award winners May - June board game releases... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: It's Obvious, Cat Quest, Humble Bundle…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 123 - Outriders review, and more! 42:35

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) gives his review of Outriders by People Can Fly / Square Enix Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Cat Quest 2, League of Legends Wild Rift, Ninjas! MeepleCore is a gaming podcast about board games and video games! Please consider helping the show by leaving a review!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 122 - AI Dungeon Podcast Playthrough, Cleopatra, Biblios, and much more! 1:17:40

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Cleopatra and the Society of Architects (published by Mojito Studios) Biblios (published by iello) Then they do a podcast playthrough of AI Dungeon, the computer generated text based adventure game... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed in…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 121 - Top 10 favorite deck building games, and more! 1:48:18

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden go through their top 10 favorite deck building games! Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Falling In Reverse Live from the Unknown part 1, Escape the Fate Chemical Warfare, Monster Hunter World board game, Game Toppers 3.0 kickstarter, Llama Dice, Hidden Leaders Kicks…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 120 - Praga Caput Regni, Vindication, City Builder Ancient World, and more! 1:23:50

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Praga Caput Regni (published by Rio Grande Games) Vindication (published by Orange Nebula, LLC) City Builder: Ancient World (published by Inside Up Games) Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Kickstarters: March of the Crabs, Magic Rabbit, L…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 119 - Megacity Oceania, Sorcerer City, Outriders, and much more! 42:14

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) talks about the board games: Megacity Oceania (published by Hub Games) Sorcerer City (published by Druid City Games / Skybound Games) He also gives his thoughts on Outriders now that the game is released, other things he has been up to... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Le…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 118 - Top 5 collectible and hobby miniature games, Fantasian, League of Legends Wild Rift, and more! 59:46

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple) goes through his Top 5 hobby miniature games and his Top 5 collectible miniature games. He also gives some thoughts on Outriders, Fantasian, League of Legends Wild Rift and more! Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: April Fools board games, Geocaching…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 117 - Cream of the Theme: our picks for best games of each theme 1:39:52

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the "Cream of the Theme" where they dive into each board game theme and talk about their top picks! MeepleCore is a weekly gaming podcast about board games and videos games, please follow us on social media, rate our show on your favorite podcast platform, and email us with ques…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 116 - Gencon rescheduled, Moonrakers, The Snallygaster Situation, and more! 1:50:05

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: A Feast for Odin (published by Z-Man Games) The Snallygaster Situation (published by Renegade Games Studios) Moonrakers (published by IV Games) They discuss Gencon's new dates for 2021, talk about the Everdell Kickstarter controversy... ...and much more! Other g…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 115 - Top 10 board games that need an expansion 1:17:26

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden go through their Top 10 board games that need an expansion! MeepleCore is a weekly gaming podcast about board games and videos games, please follow us on social media, rate our show on your favorite podcast platform, and reach out to us via email and let us know what you think!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 114 - Outriders PC demo review, Dragonscales, Scape Goat 1:37:12

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Scape Goat (published by Indie Boards & Cards) Dragonscales (published by Arcane Wonders) They played the demo to the highly anticipated game Outriders on PC and share their thoughts... ...and much more! Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 113 - Dune Imperium, Merchants Cove, Ponzi Scheme, Detective Club and much more! 1:32:20

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Detective Club (published by Blue Orange Games) Ponzi Scheme (published by Tasty Minstrel Games Dune Imperium (published by Dire Wolf) Merchants Cove (published by Final Frontier Games) Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Kickstarter games:…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 112 - Special Guest: Stephen Gibson, Art Director of Arcane Wonders! 1:38:04

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden are joined by special guest Stephen Gibson, art director of Arcane Wonders! They talk about Stephen's work in the board game industry, as well as tons of board and video games: Grimslingers, Mage Wars, Phasmaphobia, Pacify, Destiny 2, Guild Wars 2, Outriders... ...and much more!…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 111 - Dune, Calico, Sanctum, Dice Miner, and more! 1:39:32

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Dice Miner (published by Atlas Games) Sanctum (published by Czech Games Edition) Calico (published by Flatout Games) Dune (published by Gale Force 9) Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Apple Arcade, Oceanhorn 2, Asmodee Acquires board game…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 110 - Top 10 most anticipated board game for 2021 1:40:00

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden go through their Top 10 most anticipated board games being released in 2021 As a bonus, they also go through a Top 5 list of board games being released in 2021 that they didn't hear about until now! Other games and topics briefly discussed in this episode: Golf Blitz, McDonalds board game …

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 109 - Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade, Parley, Good Cop Bad Cop Promoted, Lost Ruins of Arnak 1:34:17

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about the board games: Super-Skill Pinball: 4-Cade - published by Wizkids Parley - published by Lunatic Board Games Good Cop Bad Cop: Promoted expansion - published by Pull The Pin Games Lost Ruins of Arnak - published by Czech Games Edition Other games and topics briefly discussed in…

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MeepleCore Podcast Episode 108 - Top 10 board games of 2020 1:59:12

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-host George Breden talk about their Top 10 board games of 2020 and also discuss a few 2020 releases that they wished they could have played.