This Week: A Carnivore Did It, Knizia Y, Somnia, The Networks
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| In a week where scientists documented over 16,000 dinosaur footprints in Bolivia, where a 14-Year-Old wins $25,000 for an origami structure that can hold 10,000 times its own weight, where spectators in Tennessee watched a black bear wander into a holiday parade before ambling off, where rescuers in Massachusetts freed two stranded dolphins from marsh shallows and returned them to deeper water, and where a nine-year-old Welsh boy went to his school's Christmas play dressed as Elvis, not an Elf, we're still talking games here at Meeple Mountain. |
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| International Reiner Knizia Giveaway |
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To celebrate the end to our year long Reiner Knizia Alphabet series, Meeple Mountain is partnering with 25th Century Games, Allplay, Bitewing Games, and Ravensburger to give away a massive Reiner Knizia Prize Package. The winner will receive all 7 games pictured above, international entries are welcome! |
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| We publish new articles, reviews, and lists almost a dozen times a week. Here's some of the things we've been talking about in the past week. |
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A Carnivore Did It! Game Review |
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Justin’s take: Horrible Guild doesn’t miss. Find out what he thinks about the Italian publisher’s latest hit, A Carnivore Did It! Read More... |
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The Reiner Knizia Alphabet – The Letter ‘Y’ |
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Meeple Mountain celebrates Dr Reiner Knizia’s 40 year board game career by journeying through his game portfolio, from A to Z. Join us as we yell about ‘Y’! Read More... |
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Just because a player count is on the box, that doesn’t mean it should be. Read more in this Meeple Mountain review of the trick-taking game Somnia. Read More... |
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The Networks: Primetime Game Review |
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The Networks is back on the air. Is it worth turning on the TV? Read more in this Meeple Mountain review. Read More... |
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And here's a few other articles that were published earlier in the week. |
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| What's going on in the tabletop industry? |
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| Meeple Mountain has been publishing content since 2015. Take a look at what we released 5 years ago this week! |
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Shards of Infinity Game Review |
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Shards of Infinity sounds great on paper until you hit the messy bits towards the end. Read our review of Shards of Infinity. Read More... |
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Ave Uwe: New York Zoo Game Review |
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New York needs zoos, stat! Come answer the call in our review of New York Zoo. Read More... |
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Read our review of Qwinto to see how just a few dice and a scoresheet can create some really thinky gameplay. Read More... |
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Pastel cubes hide a wicked clever 3-dimensional area control game. “Block out” some time to read our review of Ctrl. Read More... |
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| We maintain a comprehensive list of board game conventions all over the world. Here's what's coming up in the next 2 weeks. |
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Dec. 20-21, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Comic Fiesta
Dec. 20-21, 2025
Sacramento, CA, USA
Sac Gamers Expo
Jan. 2-4, 2026
Escondido, CA, USA
EsCon
Jan. 3-4, 2026
Ontario, OR, USA
ProCon Tabletop Gaming Convention
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Long Beach, CA, USA
Anime Los Angeles
Jan. 8-11, 2026
National Harbor, MD, USA
Super Magfest
Jan. 8-11, 2026
Pewaukee, WI, USA
Midwinter Gaming Convention
Jan. 9-11, 2026
Parma, Italy
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| | You can find more upcoming conventions on our Guide To Board Game Conventions. |
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| Check out our extensive list of tabletop related Crowdfunding campaigns. |
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| Interested in writing for Meeple Mountain? |
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