Hi, we are Jennie and Chris, your friendly hosts and we'd like to welcome you to the Melbourne Meeples podcast, the Friendly Meeple Lounge!
What is Melbourne Meeples? We are a Not-For-Profit Organisation who runs board game events all around Victoria. As such, we set our eyes and hands on a lot of different board games, and we want to share what we know with you! We know, there are lots of people out there already talking about board games, but we noticed that not many people are talking about how friendly games are for people who are Neurodiverse or who have disabilities, such as Colour-Blindness. So, we break it down, give you some tips to make the game more friendly, bringing along our significant others, friends and even members, as well as many other special guests, to talk about it.
To find out more information about Melbourne Meeples and all of our events, you can check us out here: https://meeples.org.au/
If you have any questions, please contact us at: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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Hi, we are Jennie and Chris, your friendly hosts and we'd like to welcome you to the Melbourne Meeples podcast, the Friendly Meeple Lounge!
What is Melbourne Meeples? We are a Not-For-Profit Organisation who runs board game events all around Victoria. As such, we set our eyes and hands on a lot of different board games, and we want to share what we know with you! We know, there are lots of people out there already talking about board games, but we noticed that not many people are talking about how friendly games are for people who are Neurodiverse or who have disabilities, such as Colour-Blindness. So, we break it down, give you some tips to make the game more friendly, bringing along our significant others, friends and even members, as well as many other special guests, to talk about it.
To find out more information about Melbourne Meeples and all of our events, you can check us out here: https://meeples.org.au/
If you have any questions, please contact us at: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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Our next episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge is here, and it's a cracker! Jen, Chris and Stu are joined in conversation by Ryan Boucher, the designer of the Gen Con hit Timber Town and let's just say we get pretty deep into the game's journey from concept to the successful international release that we're all playing!
We also chat about Vantage and Dominant Species plus a handful of other games, including Stationfall again, if only because Chris can't shut up about it. Make sure you're subscribed via your favourite podcast app to get it as soon as it lands.
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melbournemeeples
Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
Join Jen, Chris and Stu as we dive deep and get sticky about our favourite cheese game, Froamge! It's been a while, so our 'What we've play list is a little longer than usual, but definitely some surprise wins and unexpected gems. Which games? You'll have to listen and find out. We also touch on the topic of extra long games and our thoughts about their space in the board game world.
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melbournemeeples
Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
Join Jen and Chris as we ask what’s in a name and how different game names float our boats or sink our ships! The intrepid duo dig deeper into the newly renamed Quacks which has left Quedlinburg and wandered off… where exactly? Listen in for more!
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melbournemeeples
Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
Join Jen, Chris and Stuart as they welcome in Season 3! Wow, how time flies when you're having fun playing games. Christmas break gave us all plenty of time to try out some new ones, explore an awesome 2 player game that has really been taking off and look at what is coming across the next 12 months.
We spent some time sharing with each other games that we want to share, that we think the others haven't yet played, and maybe offer some hints for games that will be highlighted in futuer.
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
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Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
Join Chris and Stuart as they explore their shelves of shame and discuss their top ten games that they desperately want to get to the table but for various reasons, and despite being great games, it's tough to get them played!
Merry Christmas everyone, and hope this inspires you to get some of your own neglected boxes off the shelves over the holidays and give them some love! See you in 2025.
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
This episode is a little bit special! Join Jen Florez, Chris Ingold and our special guest, Mike Farrugia from All Aboard Games, as we discuss how video games have influnced modern board game design. To spice things up a little, this panel was live, in front of a cracking audience at the 2024 Big Game Night Out in Melbourne. This fantastic event is held in the lead up to PAX each year, to celebrate Internation Games Week. Come join in the fun, as we learn more about some fantastic games and each other!
Big thank you to Couch Warriors (Twitch) for capturing the video and audio of this event.
For MeepleCon Tickets click here: https://meeplecon.com.au/
All Aboard Games: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/RjW2kL1v7pBkLZ5o/
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
Join Chris and Stuart as they discuss some of the fantastic events that are coming up on the Melbourne board game calendar and, following an epic Too Many Bones session, the joys and challenges of bringing longer, looser and messier games to the table.
For MeepleCon Tickets click here: https://meeplecon.com.au/
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
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Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge!
Join Jen Florez and Chris Ingold, back from his holiday, and our special guest - the one and only Jack Nolan. Jack is an escape room and game designer based in Melbourne and Chris and I were lucky enough to pick his brains about his exciting new project. Earthrise - Star Crew will be a Star Trek inspired, hugely immersive experience in Melbourne. The project has just been launched on Kickstarter, has already hit its initial funding target, and sounds like it’s going to be really special.
We also had a great time discussing a bunch of newly arrived games from local Melbourne designers that have all fulfilled their Kickstarter campaigns in quick succession. From traffic-themed word association to monsters hiding in the bush to other forest creatures just hiding their lunch we have some amazing games to discuss! This is an episode that you really don’t want to miss.
For more information about Star Crew Click here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jackmonkeyman/earthrise-star-crew
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
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Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Jen Florez and ... and... Oh, it's someone new, Stuart Bettiss! With Chris galavanting across the UK Stu and Jen decided to have a chat without him and introduce Stu as our new third host! Yes, you read that correctly, we now have a third host. This time, we have a good chat about one of our favourite pretty games, one that is easy to get to a table, as long as your table is big enough. It's Everdell. With such a pretty, but complex game, this leads to a discussion about house rules. What are they, when should you apply them and what are some that we like to have.
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! For something a little different, Chris has recorded his Top 100 Games and why they are so meaningful to him. In his usual fast talking fashion, he skims across the surface of a list of truly fantastic titles, while trying to keep it under 30 minutes. You can probably see he didn't quite achieve that, but he did his absolute best. Tune in and see what made Chris's Top 100!
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team as we discuss the Second Annual Board Game Market and how well this years event went! We had a massive turn out for the markets, a wonderful offering of new designers and lots of amazing second hand games sold. But let's not forget our focus game of the Podcast. You're in for a treat this time, as Chris ann Jen discuss a game that is very close to Chris's heart and is, in fact, his favourite game! Dash through the galaxy, hunt down the smugglers, maybe become one yourself, but you must be careful to not launch yourself accidentally into the sun or an asteroid belt. What game could we be discussing? You'll have to listen to find out!
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melbournemeeples
Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by a very special guest, Stuart Bettiss! Stuart is one of the Volunteers with the Melbourne Meeples Crew and he is an amazing Board Game Teacher. If you've ever been to one of our big events, you've probably met Stu. This time, we're chatting about exactly that topic; teaching games and our new favourite games that have recently come out on the market. What fabulous games have we been discussing? You'll just have to listen to find out!
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by a very special guest, Dan Harris from Board Game BBQ! Luckily for Jen, Dan lives local to her and they two of them were recently able to share a game together at Board In The West. Oros is a relatively new game, one that definitely encouraged a lot of banter and laughs, and made for a super hilarious chat. What was the special topic this week? Do you struggle to find two player games that are really well designed for two players? Well, we have a fantastic list of recommendations for you. Which games? You'll just have to listen to find out!
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
OzBunnyCon: http://ozbunnycon.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melbournemeeples
Email: friendlymeeplelounge@gmail.com
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, kicking off the new year in style as we look at what new games are coming in this year! There's always something new on the horizon and, for the first time EVER, Jen actually manages to surprise Chris with a game he doesn't know! What game... You'll have to listen to find out.
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as we count down our top 10 games that we discovered this year! Wrapping up the big events, reflecting on the year that has been, our first doing the Friendly Meeples Lounge Podcast and all the fantastic games that played for the first time this year. Can you guess what our top 10 games were?
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by Matt Stone, who is the mastermind behind the Ringwood Social Games Community. This episode is a little bit different, as we felt that it is important to highlight the amazing work that Matt has contriubuted to our community and raise awareness of this amazing event, RUOK To Play. You've not heard of RUOK To Play before? Well, listen in as we journey with Matt to discuss how this all started, what the event is all about and why you, too, should get behind this great initiative.
Ringwood Social Games Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ringwoodsocialgames/?mibextid=oMANbw
To get your tickets to MeepleCon 2023, click this link: https://meeplecon.com.au/
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melbournemeeples
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and this time we are joined by our new Meeples Team member, Francois Grobler! This time we are taking a look at a game that's a touch controvertial. For those of us who live in colonised countries, we sometimes forget about the impact that our ancestors had on those who already lived in those nations. Archipelago takes a very real look at the impact that those early settlers had on the natives of those countries and we discuss what it's like to play the bad guys!
To get your tickets to MeepleCon 2023, click this link: https://meeplecon.com.au/
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as we go live for the first time ever! If you missed out live session, don't panic! This is a recording, so that you can catch up on what you missed. And we will definitely be doing more live sessions in the future, also. This episode, we are joined by the fabulous Francois, as we discuss our favourite top 10 Convension Games! Why our Top 10 Convension Games? It's the 10th Anniversary of MeepleCon this year and we can't wait to see you there.
To get your tickets to MeepleCon 2023, click this link: https://meeplecon.com.au/
If you would like more information about Melbourne Meeples you can find us at:
Website: meeples.org.au
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, as we discuss a fairly new, but really fantastic game. If you've ever played Marrying Mr. Darcy and thought to yourself, 'this game could really be expanded to be a very awesome worker placement, deck builder game,' then Obsession is for you! If you've not heard of Obsession before, then you're in for a treat! Additional to that, we have a great natter about Escape Room type games, the different types available and our recommendations. Come and join us for another exciting episode!
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And now, for another episode of the Friendly Meeples Lounge! Join Chris Ingold and Jen Florez of the Melbourne Meeples Team, and our Special Guest; Bonnie Boyd, as we discuss our throughs on a truly epic adventure. Explore the forest, dig through temples to find tools and helpers, and don't forget to watch your back for the monster that are hiding around every corner! That's right, we are chatting about the Lost Ruins of Arnak, and it's expansions. We also take time to discuss different styles of play, cooperative, competative, what is your favourtee type of game?
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