This Week's Reviews, Past Reviews, Crowdfunding, and more
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| | In a week when extreme heat forced participants in a Swiss yodeling contest to perform in knee-deep public water fountains, when a Chinese man tried to get out of a DUI charge by convincing his family to put on a fake funeral for him, when marine biologists discoverd young dolphins passing around a live pufferfish to get high off its neurtoxins, and when the drought in Derbyshire allowed a 'lost' 17th century garden design to be visible after 350 years, we're still talking games here on Meeple Mountain. |
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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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New to Marvel: Crisis Protocol, or scared off by the words ‘miniatures game’? We wrote the guide we wish existed when we started. Read More... |
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The Twin Cities come calling for Joseph. Join him and see what he thought about the inaugural SDHistCon North weekend. Read More... |
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Hunt monsters in the solo-only dungeon crawler. Join Kevin as he reviews Puzzle Dungeon, self-published by Brian Garber! Read More... |
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Another month, another Pax! Join Justin for his review of Pax Hispanica, published by Ion Game Design! 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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Warm, inviting garden paths on the table. Cold, exacting calculations in the hand. Read our Arboretum review to see how it thrives within the beautifully designed tension. Read More... |
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Excavation Earth is an economic euro game of finding artifacts on a human-less earth to sell to other alien buyers. Excavation Earth is published by Mighty Board. Read More... |
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Read Kathleen’s review of Mixology to learn if this game is a carefully crafted cocktail or a quick and dirty bar rail. Read More... |
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Check out our review of this digital adaptation of the beloved tabletop wargame, Pavlov’s House. Does it hold up? 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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Aug. 7-9, 2026
Leicester, England
Britcon
Aug. 7-9, 2026
Birmingham, England
MGM Birmingham Comic Con
Aug. 7-9, 2026
Uncasville, CT, USA
Terrificon
Aug. 7-9, 2026
St. Louis, MO, USA
SALT
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Pflugerville, TX, USA
TFest
Aug. 8-9, 2026
Lake Forest, CA, USA
California Card Festival
Aug. 8-9, 2026
Yakima, WA, USA
Fanfest Northwest
Aug. 8-9, 2026
Newportles, Wales
Comic Con Wales
| | 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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We’re looking for anyone who loves board gaming, tabletop gaming, or just about anything gaming related. That also includes traditional board games, party games, Dungeons & Dragons and other RPGs, wargaming, tabletop miniature games, and everything in between. We’re even looking for people interested in things like gaming news, short stories, art & illustration, crafting, and even non-traditional topics like how board gaming can contribute to an improved quality of life. |
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