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Meeple, Myself, and I
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Meeple, Myself, and I is a podcast by an avid solo gamer (Jason Montgomery) for solo gamers. Inspired by This American Life, Invisibilia, Radiolab, and other "spoken essay"-style podcasts, this fully scripted show tries to do things a little bit differently.
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ROVE, Hyperstar Run, and Galactic Cruise
Mar 2100:33:31Tap to summarizeTwo teensy lil' ones from Button Shy (some might say... wallet-sized!) and a big ol' big one from Kinson Key Games. Some thoughts for today: How is a game transformed by having a solo mode, as oppoosed to just being made FOR solo play? How do you compare games of radically different weight to one another? Do you think the NYT Crossword has been getting easier lately, or am I getting a bit better at them? Nobody reads these, do they
Transcribe →Shipwrights of the North Sea: Redux
Jan 1500:21:31Tap to summarizeWE ARE SO BACK It's a modest start: what do we think of a remake of a game from a decade ago that now sits at the beginning of an ever-increasingly-complex series of medieval-themed board games? Will Jason have what it takes to tackle EVERY GAME IN THIS SERIES? ... no Will Jason have what it takes to tackle THIS ONE GAME? OH YEAH BABY SEASON 3 STARTS NOW
Transcribe →Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, or, Finding a New Lifestyle Game, or, Embracing a New Style of Life
May 2, 202400:36:39Tap to summarizeGREAT EPISODE NAME, right?! Season 2 comes to an end, almost exactly a year after it started. I do apologize that I haven't been more consistent with these episodes, but I'm not sorry for the reasons behind those delays. (Does that... even make sense?) Please join me in this episode to learn more. Thanks for joining me for this happiest episode I've ever made. Also, a huge thanks to Nelson from Nelson All Over Cards for joining in the episode, too. Sorry for the time(s) I say "Nelson Over Cards" instead of "Nelson All Over Cards" - I'm in marketing, and I should know better! Nelson - you're the best! Season 3 will be here someday. Just give me some time to settle into this new way of being. :-)
Transcribe →Scholars of the South Tigris (and the other North Sea, West Kingdom, and South Tigris games!)
Jan 16, 202400:31:56Tap to summarizeThe ostensible purpose of this episode is to discuss the latest South Tigris game - namely, Scholars of the South Tigris. What ends up happening is a retrospective on ALL of the North Sea, West Kingdom, and South Tigris games, which I'm sure is shocking to anyone who knows how LASER FOCUSED and ON TASK I usually am.
Transcribe →Robinson Crusoe and The Halls of Hegra
Jan 3, 202400:23:51Tap to summarizeBack for another episode! The audio quality is a bit low on this one, and I do apologize for that - I wanted to get this one HOT OFF THE PRESSES before I get a puppy in my house shortly. IT'S FINE I AM NOT STRESSING ABOUT IT AT ALL
Transcribe →Interlude from a Car: Trust and Safety in the Solo Gaming Community
Dec 4, 202300:10:12Tap to summarizeI'm selling things from my house, which means selling LOTS of things on Facebook. It sucks. This episode is some musings (ramblings?) about "trust" in online communities that buy and sell things from strangers, and it offers some context for why I suck at putting out consistent content right now. I've got feelings about selling the house, and feelings of gratitude (mostly!) for you gamers out there. (Sorry for the poor audio quality! I'm talking into a speakerphone in my car for this episode. Maybe hearing my voice less clearly is a... good thing?)
Transcribe →Race to the Raft
Nov 16, 202300:16:49Tap to summarizeWe'll keep this nice and short: I'm back from my lil' breaky, with aspirations for a more consistent output through the rest of this year! For this short first episode back, I give my thoughts on a new game - Race to the Raft - by the designer of City of Kings and Isle of Cats. I actually live with two cats now, and I've never had cats before this year! I'm a new man. Not really. I just can't think of anything else to say here BYE
Transcribe →A Quick Lil' Break
Aug 9, 202300:01:10Tap to summarizeJust a short announcement that Season 2 is on a bit of a pause through August 2023. I'll be back with better content when life has calmed down a bit, and look for extra stuff on the Patreon in the meantime!
Transcribe →My Struggle with Procrastination: A Tale of Three Board Games
Jul 24, 202300:31:53Tap to summarizeThe three games: Ginkgopolis, Gugong, and Coffee Roaster Keepin this description short because I feel self-conscious about the episode soooooo
Transcribe →Solo Board Games and Video Games
Jul 13, 202300:21:03Tap to summarizeThis episode is a bit late, and that's because I went on vacation without bringing my computer! I'm very dumb, and I'm very sorry for that. Tune in to hear me think about solo board games in the context of one particular video game: Tears of the Kingdom. How do size, scope, and sandbox-iness all fit into the experience of playing an "epic" game -- analog or digital? (Please forgive the audio quality on this one.)
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