The Dog Ate My Meeple Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode we're taking a closer look at my top 3 recommendations for games to play with people who aren't part of your typical group. If you're looking to invite some new friends and get them hooked on our beloved hobby, these three will be superb choices to not only show them what the whole hobby is about but also show how vast, fun and worth exploring the hobby is. It's time to show that we can move beyond the Monopoly debacle or fun times with Scrabble dictionary.

With these 3 picks you'll be sure to get them hooked on and with all 3 choices catering to a very different type of players I'm sure you'll find something that will be a great fit for you and your friends!

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This is the first episode in a new series called ‘The Journey of One’ in which I’ll cover solo role-playing games of all types, be it complex full-system RPG’s or be it smaller indie journaling games. This is all about the love for single player storytelling, role-playing and simply having a good time.

In the inaugural episode of the series, we’ll be looking at Alone Among the Stars by Takuma Okada. As explained by the author the game is a tabletop roleplaying game about exploring space and experiencing wondrous sights. To explore the vast universe all you need is a standard deck of 52 cards, a d6 die and something to write with and write on, be it a word document or a pen and paper.

Are you ready to learn more and explore new planets? Visit Alone Among the Stars on itch and download the copy of a game yourself: https://noroadhome.itch.io/alone-among-the-stars

For those of you who’ll go through the review there’s a special something. A mini audio-drama based on my very own adventures with the game. Listen and see what mysteries the vast dark universe has to offer!

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Music:
Cryptic Sorrow by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Sound Effects:
Pixabay

Hello everyone!

In today’s episode I’m having a look at yet another game set in the ever-famous Lovecraftian Arkham Chronicles universe. This time it is our job to collect the Elder Signs and make sure that none of the ancient one’s will grow strong enough to wake and go through the portal to our world. As investigators we will investigate every corner of the Arkham Museum in hope’s of finding useful items, magical grimoires and allies that can help us in collecting Elder Signs, the eldritch symbols holding the power to seal the portals and stop the Ancient One’s attempts to come and wreak havoc in Arkham.

It’s time to look into Fantasy Flight Games’ Elder Sign a classic dice game from 2011 which pits us, a group of investigators against an ancient one in a race against time where hopes are low, death is highly likely if not inevitable, and the luck needs to be on our side to secure the win!

Enjoy the show and make sure to not only follow our podcast but also join our Facebook Fan Community and follow as on Instagram @TheDogAteMyMeeple !

Make sure to leave comments and get in touch with us, we hope to make the show better for you, our listeners so help us learn what you want and how to make sure you’re happy!

Hello fellow gamers!

In today's episode Michael and I are  looking at the amazing skirmish wargame called Infinity and produced by Corvus Belli. If you're a fan of Akira, Ghost in the Shell or love the anime/manga aesthetics then Infinity is for you. Delve deep into the 24th century and discover what the future of mankind has to offer with great corporations and global powers fighting for control, resources and scheming using black ops operatives and secret armies to do their bidding.

Whether you'd like to explore the Jade Kingdom of Yu-Jing or join the largest and most technologically advanced Panoceania to join ranks of their Teutonic Knights, or perhaps become the alien threat of the Combined Army with some of the strongest hackers and most advanced TAGS (mech-like robots) we are sure that there's some flavour of an army that will suit your style!

Enjoy this banter episode as we delve into the world of Infinity and we hope that we'll spark your interest enough to make you join ranks of Infinity players!

Hello everyone :)

We're back with some more Cthulhu and this time it's all about the cards. We are having a quick look at FFG's Arkham Horror LCG, which pits a 1-4 investigators against a whole plethora of enemies of the Mythos, be it cultists, ghouls or star spawns the game has got you covered. If you ever wanted to experience the coop of Mansions of Madness but in a more accessible smaller and easier to carry around format you are in luck as Arkham Horror LCG ticks many of these boxes.

If you're on the fence on whether to buy it or not, we hope our episode will help you make the right decision. If you've never heard of it, then it is my pleasure to tell you all you need to know :)

I hope you'll enjoy this episode and as always make sure to come back in 2 weeks for our next episode where Mike and I talk about Infinity by Corvus Belli a superb scific skirmishi miniature wargame.

Enjoy your games and take care!

In today's episode we're looking at the ever famous Machi Koro. A simple card based engine building game in which players compete as mayors to be the first to build a series of monuments, thus showing their Mayoral prowess. 

If you're looking for a cute looking, simple to learn and enjoyable game, look no further. Make sure to listen to this week's episode and learn more about that simple yet surprisingly fun to play game, where dice are rolles, fields are bought, restaurants allow you to steal and tiny cities are build in the run for the money !

Enjoy this episode and make sure to come back in 2-weeks time for our review of Arkham Horror Card Game :)

In the first episode of the season 2 we are not only giving you an overlook of what’s to come in the upcoming episodes but there’s also our very first review of 2020, which is Warhammer Quest Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games!

If you ever felt like dungeon crawling in a card format, look no further get your trusty backpack filled with potions and food rations as we are going to the city of Schlompf, where little nasty greenskins and little squeaky ratmen are up to no good and it is up to us and our camaraderie to solve the problems. If you on the other hand do not fancy chasing little ratling but would rather delve down and delve deep, we’ve got you covered as there’s more than one way to enjoy your dungeon crawling fun in the Old World!

Enjoy and get ready to ransack the tombs, visit Skaven labs and kill few monsters on the way!

Hello fellow board gamers!

In today's episode I'm having a quick chat on the topic of playing solo, all of you who play board games on your own (be it because you like it, it's hard to find time when everyone's available or simply lack a good gaming group) it's your time to shine. I will briefly cover my own experience of playing board games solo and share my little discovery of a lovey 9-card game called Mini Rogue.

If you are looking for your next solo game, this is an episode for you as you will get a chance to learn about a lovely game which is available as print n play from here: https://gumroad.com/l/MiniRogue12

Spread the love for board games and share the episode for all those who are looking for a single player experience within our beloved hobby. As always, thanks for being with us, thanks for listening and we'll see you again soon before our final episode of Season 1 :)

Happy gaming guys!

Hello fellow listeners !

In today's episode I'm (Omar) having a closer look at the 2008 Co-operative classic board game Pandemic. For many of people it is a modern classic, yet I was not so quick to play it and only got myself a copy 2 years ago. If you want to get a closer look on why this might be a game for you, or perhaps why so many people call it one of the best entry-level coop board games, join me in today's episode.

Once again, Michael's is away so it's an episode on a shorter side, but I hope that the 20 minutes with me will be entertaining enough for you to come back in 2 weeks time!

Enjoy and take care!

Hello fellow board gamers!

It’s Omar here, going solo again as lately with our busy schedules it’s been difficult to meet up for a proper recording session with Mike, but fear not for soon we’ll be back with more content for you guys ! 

With the upcoming release of ever-famous top BBG dungeon-crawling giant Gloomhaven I thought it might be a good time to have a quick chat about board games and their digital counter parts and ports. With increasing number of board games becoming accessible on PC’s, phones and tablets they are getting a good chance to reach wider audience and be played on the go. So today I’ll give you my impressions so far based on my experience with digital board games.

Hope you’ll enjoy it!