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Amusing Meeples
Chris, Cullen, & Derek
89 episodes
6 days ago
We muse on randomly chosen topics and mechanisms to create board game ideas and inspire others to design their own board games. Prepare to be amused!
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We muse on randomly chosen topics and mechanisms to create board game ideas and inspire others to design their own board games. Prepare to be amused!
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Games
Leisure
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Amusing Meeples
4-06 : Town House Round House w/ Lincoln Damerst

This week, we are lucky enough to have Lincoln Damerst, from Game Night! on the show with us! We hope you enjoy the episode.


Thank you for listening to Amusing Meeples!

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6 days ago
1 hour 17 minutes 33 seconds

Amusing Meeples
4-05 : This Book is Tariff-ic! w/ Curt Covert

This week we have Curt Covert, of Smirk and Dagger games. We talk about current events, and how they have affected the board game community.


Thanks for listening, and make sure to pick up EVERY SMIRK AND DAGGER GAME IN THE WORLD.


also join our discord.


BYE!

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1 month ago
1 hour 9 minutes 16 seconds

Amusing Meeples
4-04 : Farmer's Amusinac w/ Matthew Dunstan

This week, we are honored to have Matthew Dunstan join our little program. We talk about player elimination, and how best to use this mechanic that has been shied away from in recent years.

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1 month ago
52 minutes 22 seconds

Amusing Meeples
4-03 : House Rules w/ Kimberly Tolson

This week, we have the wonderful Kimberly Tolson, from TabletopTolson on Youtube. We talk to her a bit about an unfinished house, or maybe a house that doesn't want you to find it's secrets. Maybe the house is blue, maybe the house was documented by a man who couldn't see, maybe the whole story is made up.


Either way, check out Kimberly's wonderful game reviews:


https://www.youtube.com/@TabletopTolson


and thank you for listening to the show!

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2 months ago
54 minutes 37 seconds

Amusing Meeples
4-02 : The Time of Our Life w/ Radek Ignatow

This week we are honored to have Radek Ignatow, designer of Print and Play games such as Knight, Rabbit's Potion, Monster Kill, Chronicles of Civilization, and the upcoming Townspire.


Make sure to check out all of his work at his website,

Hammerdice.com


This week, we take on the topic of your basic run-of-the-mill doctor/political figure/revolutionary and see what game we can make out of it.


Thank you for listening! Look for us on Discord, and email us at Amusingmeeples@gmail.com if you have an idea for a show!

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2 months ago
51 minutes 14 seconds

Amusing Meeples
4-01 : This Doesn't Node Well w/ Gordon Hamilton

This season we are back with a smaller season for the season that we are about to season you with. We thank you for listening to all these ideas, and we hope you continue to listen to these ideas as the season continues, even though the season will admittedly be a smaller season, a seasoning of a season, if you will.


Enjoy this episode with Gordon Hamilton, designer of Santorini and Ragnarocks!

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3 months ago
58 minutes 5 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-27 : ...DISASTER! (3/3)

We promise this episode is almost over. We hope you had fun listening to this season of Amusing Meeples.


We wish you all a Happy New Year! Play games, design games, listen to people doing both said things with games.


CONTENT WARNING: Death by bizarre causes, suffocation, drowning, and maybe a curse or two.

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10 months ago
29 minutes 19 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-26 : ...LATRINE... (2/3)

Please continue to listen to this mega episode, we cut into three parts, for easier...digestion.


Thank you for listening!


CONTENT WARNING: Death by bizarre causes, suffocation, drowning, and maybe a curse or two.

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10 months ago
25 minutes 23 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-25 : ERFURT... (1/3)

Thank you for listening. Enjoy this ridiculous conversation, split into 3 wonderful episodes.


CONTENT WARNING: Death by bizarre causes, suffocation, drowning, and maybe a curse or two.

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10 months ago
28 minutes 32 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-24 : A Literal Industrial Metal Opera

We talk this episode about creating music with the beep beeps, and the honk honks, and revving all matter of engines. Automobile Orchestra and Action Points, what a concept.


Thanks for listening, enjoy the new year! Make some Games!

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10 months ago
46 minutes 33 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-23 : WHEN IT'S TIME TO PARTY WE WILL ALWAYS PARTY WITH THE PARTY THAT IS MOST ALIGNED WITH THE PARTY WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH w/ Emily Vincent

Today, we have Emily Vincent, designer of the new game, Knitting Circle, a game in the wonderful cozy world of Calico. We talk to her about starting a party, and inviting wonderful guests that might make a difference! Or at least, try out this new Sauerkraut Sponge Cake we came up with.


Thank you for listening!

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10 months ago
56 minutes 48 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-22 : Bjork and Beans w/ Candice Harris

This week, we are honored to have Candice Harris of Board Game Geek on our show. We talk about two very important things in the world, Bjork, and Mushrooms that are 26 feet tall.


Thank you for listening to the show, and we hope you have a wonderful Holiday Season, and an amazing New Year.

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10 months ago
54 minutes 53 seconds

Amusing Meeples
SPECIAL HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
10 months ago
24 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-21 : Crayons with Attitude!

We draw some lines! We make a game based on it! We hope you like this episode.


Amusing Meeples Loves You.

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10 months ago
56 minutes 43 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-20 : Game the System w/ Angel Carrete

This week we are honored to have Angel Carete, Associate Professor of Finance at Concordia College, to talk about how he integrates board games into his teaching. We also come up with a game with a component name that is, our best, as of this date.


Thank you for listening!

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11 months ago
54 minutes 51 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-19 : Scouting Thomas w/ Dave Beck

This Episode, we are lucky enough to have Dave Beck, designer of Distilled and co-designer of Luthier! Be sure to check out Paverson Games in all their forms!


Thanks for listening!

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1 year ago
59 minutes 51 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-18 : High Altitude Petal Power w/ Abe Burson

This week, we speak with Abe Burton, co-designer of Luthier! Thank you for listening! We hope you enjoy the episode.


We hope you join us on Discord!


This episode brought to you by BatMan. Not Batman. BatMan. He's a man full of bats..

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1 year ago
51 minutes 36 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-17 : Worker Two-ee

So, the title will make sense as soon as you hear the episode. Thanks for listening! Talk at us! or don't. But we are genuinely fun to talk to. Except Jason. Thankfully we don't have a Jason on the podcast.

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1 year ago
48 minutes 13 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-16 : You Say Potato, I say Mechanism

Thank you for continuing to listen to Amusing Meeples. We hope one day to have one of these ideas become a game that someone else made. That's the point: Watch the effort, and REAP the success!


This message brought to you by Capitalism.

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1 year ago
49 minutes 33 seconds

Amusing Meeples
3-15 : I'm a Thurber Baby w/ Ben Rosset (with guest host Joe Slack)

This week, we talk about the maintenance costs of a non profit business based on, you guessed it, the collections of a humor writer in the newspaper! He lived in Ohio!


Thank your listening, and don't hesitate to reach out to us with a question, or suggestion!


amusingmeeples@gmail.com

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1 year ago
54 minutes 6 seconds

Amusing Meeples
We muse on randomly chosen topics and mechanisms to create board game ideas and inspire others to design their own board games. Prepare to be amused!