Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden, James Fitzgerald, and Brian Jennette

In this episode, we're asking a pretty simple question… what actually makes a board game good? Is it the mechanics, the theme, the strategy, or just whether everyone at the table is having a good time? And while we're at it, we're tackling another big question in the hobby — do board games really need to be deluxified? Do we need metal coins, upgraded components, giant boxes, and enough miniatures to enlist a small army? Also, a spicy discussion about Take That in board games!

So, gather your game group, grab your dice, crank the meeples to eleven, and let the cardboard adventure begins... enjoy the show!

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden, James Fitzgerald, and Brian Jennette

Gen Con 2026… WE SURVIVED! We survived four day of hundreds of games, too much money spent, endless walking, questionable sleep, and enough cardboard to build a small house.

We're breaking down everything — the games we played, the events we did, the coolest stuff we seen, and the absolute chaos that we got to enjoy...This is our Gen Con 2026 recap!

So, gather your game group, grab your dice, crank the meeples to eleven, and let the cardboard adventure begins
... enjoy the show!

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Host Tim Jennette (Metal Meeple), and co-hosts George Breden, James Fitzgerald, and Brian Jennette.

In a world... where shelf space no longer exists... one convention stands above them all. 70,000 gamers, Hundreds of publishers, More cardboard than should legally fit inside one building.
This... is Gen Con 2026! In this episode we're previewing the biggest releases, the surprises, and the games that might have everyone sprinting across the exhibit hall Thursday morning

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