Mobile Meeple People Podcast

In this episode we talk about Captain Con (go figure). We recap the things we did there and the games we played there as well. We also talk about the plans we have for this year and what you can expect from us. If you missed Captain Con you don't want to miss this episode.2:28- Please Don't Burn My Village (Game)4:56- Shallow Sea (Game)7:49- Few other games we played8:56- Staff10:56- Convention tips14:42- MILLRAT Pack (Game)18:08- New Friend Matt link below 19:07- Whiskey Tasting20:10- Let's Not Die (D and D Comedy Show)21:40- Tournaments23:33- Food26:52- Vendors28:41- Area 51 Pickup (Game)30:57- Raffle33:20- Captain's Log36:06- Adam still hasn't played an RPG37:59- Miniatures40:18- Your Adventure Begins in a Tavern (Game)41:43- New Content!46:10- Vermont Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror ExpoLinks-Matt's Instagram-https://www.instagram.com/matgelair?igsh=ZDk5NTVuYWZ2MDF0Captain Con Tickets Use CONNIE10 for 10% OFF-https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2027/badgetypes?fbclid=IwdGRleAQFjL1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe9IY7DVN5p_4XEyCq-psI6B2Mb3jKUwvzt2nSeA4xo2Pr4X2I0A_Cxd9FkAM_aem_cUsE2W0V8IcQKWhtuDUiNwVermont Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror Expo-https://www.vtgatherings.com/vermont-sci-fi-fantasy-expo.html

The episode you've all been waiting for is finally here. Our top games of 2025. Now we've talked about some of these games in past episodes so you'll see the dates of those episodes next to the timestamps of each game. The rest of them we will of course go into more detail. So if you want to spoil it for yourself you can see both of our top 10s below in the timestamps or you can listen. We also have a bonus of 2 reviews from Pax Unplugged. Pillars of Fate and Dust Busters. This is over an hour of goodness you don't want to miss.4:02- Mind MGMT (Jan 29th)4:34- Harrow County (March 6th)5:24- Castles of Mad King Ludwig (May 31st)5:52- Sheriff of Nottingham 2nd edition (July 21st)6:44- MicroMacro Crime City (Nov 11th)7:30-SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Dec 14th)8:41- A Place For All My Books 11:08- Critter Kitchen (Dec 5th)11:22- Roam (Nov 11th)12:09- Rock Hard 1977 (Dec 5th)12:53- Ohanami (Nov 11th)15:39- Hot Streak19:21- Fistful of Meeples23:43- Dune Imperium 28:14- Isle of Cats30:30-Inferno36:14- Tricky Kids39:30-Tea Garden43:04- Finspan45:53- Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship51:34- Pillars of Fate1:01:46- Dustbiters: Pocket Edition

In this episode Gary continues to tell me about some games he played in Germany. I also tell him about some of the games I enjoyed playing while he was away. We also could've called this the colon episode since almost all the games we talk about have a colon in the title for some reason. We also review The Fog: Escape from Paradise from Grand Gamers Guild. This is a short and sweet episode where we just talk about a bunch of games and you don't have to listen to all our banter! 2:32- Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Crypt Hunters7:49- Critter Kitchen13:57- Arena: For the Gods!18:38 Rock Hard: 197724:10- The Fog: Escape from Paradise

We get to sit down with Paul Shoemaker one of the co founders of Captain Con! We talk to him about what they have planned for the next convention as well as things we enjoyed from the past year. We also get to learn a little history of Captain Con and what it takes to put a convention together. If you have any interest in going to Captain Con or any convention or just want to know what goes on at conventions you need to listen to the episode!Badges: https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2026/badgetypesHotel Room: https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/find-hotels/hotel-search?fromRedirect=true&qSrt=sBR&qIta=99801505&icdv=99801505&qCiD=29&qCiMy=002026&qCoD=01&qCoMy=012026&qGrpCd=CON&qAAR=6CBARC&qRtP=6CBARC&setPMCookies=true&qSHBrC=CP&qDest=801%20Greenwich%20Ave.,%20Warwick,%20RI,%20US&srb_u=1&qPm=WRWRI&qRad=30&qRdU=mi

Can you guess what games we talk about in this episode? Hint: they're all in the title. With Gary headed out of the country again, this time to Ireland, we wanted to just talk about some games we played recently with no real theme for this episode. Although Gary does go on a small rant but what's new? In case you haven't guessed it we talk about Sheriff of Nottingham, Loony Quest, Fishing, Telepathy, and we do our newest review from Grand Gamers Guild of an older game by them called Gorinto! I think one of these games might be on our new to us game of the year list so don't miss this one!3:47- Sheriff of Nottingham13:05- Loony Quest21:17- Fishing28:48- Telepathy33:56- (Gary's Rant)38:53-Gorinto

This episode took a long time to come out but Gary was in a different country so we have an excuse. In this episode Gary talks about his trip to Japan and Star Wars celebration and how he used cards from Let's Go To Japan as a scavenger hunt. I talk about bringing our friends to Tabletop Utopia for their first convention and Gary talks about his time at a 24 hour game day at a local game store. Also we finally review Pack the Essentials a game that we spoke about a long time ago! We also talk about Castles of Mad King Ludwig, Cabanga, Things in Rings, and Tokaido. Finally Gary issues a new challenge will I accept?0:13-Gary bragging about his Japan trip5:24-Star Wars Celebration11:48-Pack the Essentials review24:32-Friends first convention Tabletop Utopia25:41-Castles of Mad King Ludwig30:30-24 hour game day and Cabanga!34:09-Things in Rings36:23-Tokaido43:20-Gary issues a new challenge 45:38-What's coming up in our next episode

In this episode we talk about some of the games we played like Blood Rage, Rising Sun, and Stay Cool over the last two weekends to celebrate Adams birthday! We also finish the last two reviews from the games we received at Pax Unplugged. String Railway Collection a game where you lay strings to connect stations and possibly deliver goods and Harrow County by designer Jay Cormier & Shad Miller (we forgot to say it in the episode) a game based on a graphic novel by the same name where you can play a 1 V 1 game as different factions with several characters with asymmetric powers to either protect or destroy a town (or find a doll?) or add a third player as a witch that burns everything down? This is one you'll just have to listen to understand.

Hey everyone! A little something different in this "episode". Adam sat down with the Daniel Folks and Erik Wedding of Over the Tabletop at Captain Con to talk about their upcoming game Broken Paths. We also talk about how this game has a connection to an upcoming movie Chronicles of a Broken Path and what else Over the Tabletop has to offer. You can find out more by checking out their site by clicking the link below!https://overthetabletop.shop/

Happy New Year! This is the first (recorded) episode of the year and we will be covering 7 game reviews as well as talking about Captain Con a local convention that we will be talking about and having a lot of content about. So make sure to follow our Instagram and Facebook to get all the information. We also talk about a great program at the Manchester Library that we recently attended and some challenges we set out for ourselves for this year. Captain Con Badge Link-https://tabletop.events/conventions/captaincon-2025/badgetypes Captain Con Board Game Library- https://www.captaincon.com/board-game-library Timestamps: Snack Rabbits-6:28 Combo-12:47 Burger Slam-18:12 Toil and Troublez-23:18 Star Realms Academy-28:41 Caution SIgns-35:27 Pass-41:59 Captain Con Preview-49:52

Gary and I went to Pax Unplugged and will tell you about all the fun we had and all the games we played over that 3 day weekend. We will talk about some older games we played like Funemployed, Century Golem Edition, Lords of Waterdeep, and newer games like Rajas of Ganges: Cards and Karma(although we couldn't get the name correct in the episode), Chemical Overload, Drop Drive, and more! If you're thinking about going to Pax Unplugged this is the episode to watch/listen to.

2 episodes in one month? I know we spoil you. In this episode we get back on track with another thing that has a big impact on how people enjoy games which is player interaction. We talk about the different levels of player interaction and how you should know what kind of interaction people are looking for or comfortable with. We touch on our experience of teaching at Tabletop Utopia again and some more convention talk. We also talk about some games we played that Gary recently got from a Kickstarter he backed called the Tiny Game Series Volume 1 which include Sires, Defrag, and 16 Candies. We also talk about Floor Plan, Forbidden Desert, Machi Koro Legacy(no spoilers), and Unstable Unicorns. Wow we do spoil you all because that's a lot of content!

This is our first video episode! We finally gave you what you asked for and now you can watch us as well as listen to us. In this episode Gary will brag about the B3 at Sea board game cruise he went on and we will talk about what games he played and what games he brought back and what we thought of them.