Ep 6: Theme, A Conversation
After a bit of a hiatus, we return with a rambling conversation about Theme and the language we use to describe board games. We talk about how the word “theme” is often used as a catch-all term for board games and how, as board games evolve with more complex stories and gameplay, the term doesn’t quite work as well anymore. We talk about how it may be beneficial to discuss board games with a broader vocabulary the way movies and literature are discussed.
Ep 5: Signs of Madness
The tentacled appendages of the Old Ones are far reaching having influenced almost every style of board game. From dungeon crawlers and dice chuckers to word games and co-ops. In our most recent episode, which is months old now, we take a deep dive into some Lovecraftian inspired board games.
EP 4: The Gateway Episode
In this episode, we talk about what our personal gateway games were and what else the term might mean to us. We talk about how one person’s gateway game might be another person’s slamming door. And how some games that may not be thought of as gateway games might be the spark others need to get into the hobby.
Episode 3: Thunderstone Quest
In our third episode of Everyday Meeple Steve leads us in a conversation about what Thunderstone has meant to him, and to us, and how Thunderstone Quest has changed the game, as it were.
Episode 2 : Terraforming Mars
Welcome to Episode Two of Everyday Meeple as Mitch, Steve and I discuss Terraforming Mars. And that’s how we podcast. We pick a game, we play it a whole bunch and think about it a whole bunch more and then get together and just talk about it. We don’t teach you how to play, or give strategy tips.
Episode 1 : Wasteland Express
For our first effort we decided to talk about Wasteland Express Delivery Service a 7.5lb box of good times that has you trucking around an irradiated wasteland trying to get stuff delivered. It’s even better than that sounds.
