Assorted Meeples
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We're a group of friends who stream board games & video games, make videos about all things in nerddom for YouTube, and blog about gaming topics! Check out our writing at assortedmeeples.com, as well as the other places you can find us!
Sometimes, when you purchase a game, an accessory, or a component, your expectations, however lofty they might be, are exceeded.
BrownCastle Games, we will treasure this Crookinole board and the custom discs - it's truly a work of art.
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BrownCastle Games, we will treasure this Crookinole board and the custom discs - it's truly a work of art.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes, when you purchase a game, an accessory, or a component, your expectations, however lofty they might be, are exceeded.
BrownCastle Games, we will treasure this Crookinole board and the custom discs - it's truly a work of art.
#boardgames
#bgg
BrownCastle Games, we will treasure this Crookinole board and the custom discs - it's truly a work of art.
#boardgames
#bgg
We had a blast playing Azul at First Turn Games yesterday! Great turnout, close games, and good company, what more could you ask for?
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November 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
We had a blast playing Azul at First Turn Games yesterday! Great turnout, close games, and good company, what more could you ask for?
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In 20 minutes, we'll be starting our board game night stream, featuring a preview copy of Scales of Fate sent to us by IV Studio! A huge thank you to them for providing us with a copy of this cool looking game!
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November 7, 2025 at 12:47 AM
In 20 minutes, we'll be starting our board game night stream, featuring a preview copy of Scales of Fate sent to us by IV Studio! A huge thank you to them for providing us with a copy of this cool looking game!
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Is it Wednesday already? Well, then you'll have to come join us at First Turn Games at 6:30 as we demo Azul! Looking forward to seeing you there!
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November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Is it Wednesday already? Well, then you'll have to come join us at First Turn Games at 6:30 as we demo Azul! Looking forward to seeing you there!
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This review has been a long time coming, but we're excited to show off our thoughts on the new table we got from Legacy Game Tables this year! We've loved the overall experience on and off camera, so come see why!
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Legacy Game Tables Review - Affordable Board Game Elegance - Assorted Meeples
And then I stumbled across the display from Legacy Game Tables (formerly Carolina Game Tables) during Gen Con's 2025 convention.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This review has been a long time coming, but we're excited to show off our thoughts on the new table we got from Legacy Game Tables this year! We've loved the overall experience on and off camera, so come see why!
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We had a ton of fun playing Betrayal at House on the Hill last night! Great games all around, and then we had another great one when we streamed it live tonight on our Twitch and YouTube! Thanks to all who came and made the night awesome!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:09 AM
We had a ton of fun playing Betrayal at House on the Hill last night! Great games all around, and then we had another great one when we streamed it live tonight on our Twitch and YouTube! Thanks to all who came and made the night awesome!
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We've got a spooooky game for our demo at First Turn Games tonight! Come explore a haunted house and find out which of your fellow explorers is going to turn against you as you play through Betrayal at House on the Hill! See ya at 6:30!
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October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We've got a spooooky game for our demo at First Turn Games tonight! Come explore a haunted house and find out which of your fellow explorers is going to turn against you as you play through Betrayal at House on the Hill! See ya at 6:30!
#boardgames #boardgamenight #bgg
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New shelves finally came in after almost two months of waiting! Spent the weekend getting some lights on them and getting our games organized - what do you think?
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October 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
New shelves finally came in after almost two months of waiting! Spent the weekend getting some lights on them and getting our games organized - what do you think?
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#boardgames #shelves #bgg
Who's ready to LUCHA! Tonight, the Assorted Meeples will be bringing their best wrestling m the table as they play SRG Universe's Super Show expansion, Super Lucha! The fun starts in less than an hour at around 7:00 Central!
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October 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Who's ready to LUCHA! Tonight, the Assorted Meeples will be bringing their best wrestling m the table as they play SRG Universe's Super Show expansion, Super Lucha! The fun starts in less than an hour at around 7:00 Central!
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Our visions were only mildly cryptic and our investigators - especially our youngest one - were on point! Two successful cases, with the second game being completed in 4 rounds on Hard difficulty! We even all got our person of interest correct on the first round!
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October 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Our visions were only mildly cryptic and our investigators - especially our youngest one - were on point! Two successful cases, with the second game being completed in 4 rounds on Hard difficulty! We even all got our person of interest correct on the first round!
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Wednesday night is upon us at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids, IA, and we've got a spooky game to showcase tonight! Join us for a demo of Mysterium, as we work together to piece together cryptic clues to help solve the mystery of a ghost's unfortunate demise!
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October 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Wednesday night is upon us at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids, IA, and we've got a spooky game to showcase tonight! Join us for a demo of Mysterium, as we work together to piece together cryptic clues to help solve the mystery of a ghost's unfortunate demise!
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We made some....erm....beautiful...smiles tonight at First Turn Games during our Smyle demo from Wyrd Games! And after we had several successful games, tonight's secret game was Scallywager from SRG Universe!
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October 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
We made some....erm....beautiful...smiles tonight at First Turn Games during our Smyle demo from Wyrd Games! And after we had several successful games, tonight's secret game was Scallywager from SRG Universe!
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Last week's board game night featured crazy rounds of Zombie Dice! A huge run with no damage was upended in one roll, a player at 0 won at 13 in 1 turn, and a school bus ran amok!
Join us at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday nights to be part of historic games like these!
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Join us at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday nights to be part of historic games like these!
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October 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Last week's board game night featured crazy rounds of Zombie Dice! A huge run with no damage was upended in one roll, a player at 0 won at 13 in 1 turn, and a school bus ran amok!
Join us at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday nights to be part of historic games like these!
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Join us at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday nights to be part of historic games like these!
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Another great evening of gaming tonight! Thank you to everyone who comes out and makes these nights at First Turn awesome - Splendor was an absolute blast!
Join us next week as we kick off a few weeks of spooky games with Zombie Dice!
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Join us next week as we kick off a few weeks of spooky games with Zombie Dice!
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October 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Another great evening of gaming tonight! Thank you to everyone who comes out and makes these nights at First Turn awesome - Splendor was an absolute blast!
Join us next week as we kick off a few weeks of spooky games with Zombie Dice!
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Join us next week as we kick off a few weeks of spooky games with Zombie Dice!
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What do robots, rockets, and the apocalypse have in common?
They want to see the world burn!
Okay, not all robots, but the Blastbots certainly do. Check out our board game review and see why this was one of our favorite streams over the summer!
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They want to see the world burn!
Okay, not all robots, but the Blastbots certainly do. Check out our board game review and see why this was one of our favorite streams over the summer!
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September 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What do robots, rockets, and the apocalypse have in common?
They want to see the world burn!
Okay, not all robots, but the Blastbots certainly do. Check out our board game review and see why this was one of our favorite streams over the summer!
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They want to see the world burn!
Okay, not all robots, but the Blastbots certainly do. Check out our board game review and see why this was one of our favorite streams over the summer!
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We're live on YouTube playing Flash Point: Fire Rescue! Come join us as we try to put out a burning building on our weekly board game night!
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September 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
We're live on YouTube playing Flash Point: Fire Rescue! Come join us as we try to put out a burning building on our weekly board game night!
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A great evening of Sagrada tonight at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids with new and returning faces! We had a 4 player and a 5 player pod running, and everyone looked to be having a ton of fun! Come join us next week for Santorini!
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September 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A great evening of Sagrada tonight at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids with new and returning faces! We had a 4 player and a 5 player pod running, and everyone looked to be having a ton of fun! Come join us next week for Santorini!
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Another excellent board game night in the books at First Turn Games! We got lots of Tsuro games in over a couple hours, and you can see a few of the chaotic board states we crafted as well in the pictures!
Come join us next Wednesday night for a demo of Sagrada!
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Come join us next Wednesday night for a demo of Sagrada!
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September 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Another excellent board game night in the books at First Turn Games! We got lots of Tsuro games in over a couple hours, and you can see a few of the chaotic board states we crafted as well in the pictures!
Come join us next Wednesday night for a demo of Sagrada!
#boardgames #bgg
Come join us next Wednesday night for a demo of Sagrada!
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If you're in the Cedar Rapids area tonight, stop by First Turn Games for our weekly board game demo night! We're playing Tsuro, where your choices will lead you down winding paths that become chaotic very quickly as your paths intersect with those of your opponents!
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Board Game Night - Tsuro!
Event in Cedar Rapids, IA by First Turn Games on Wednesday, September 10 2025
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September 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
If you're in the Cedar Rapids area tonight, stop by First Turn Games for our weekly board game demo night! We're playing Tsuro, where your choices will lead you down winding paths that become chaotic very quickly as your paths intersect with those of your opponents!
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Yarrrr! Braden be bringin' ye a board game review fer a pirate-themed Liar's Dice variant in Scallywager.
Read on ta learn how ta make yer enemies walk tha plank an' add this game ta yer hoard!
An' thanks ta SRG Universe fer a fun demo at Origins!
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Read on ta learn how ta make yer enemies walk tha plank an' add this game ta yer hoard!
An' thanks ta SRG Universe fer a fun demo at Origins!
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Scallywager Game Review - Liar's Dice With Pirates! - Assorted Meeples
Sitting down for a demo of Scallywager at Origins in the SRG open play area, this was the first question I was asked. I hadn't (weird in hindsight, I know),
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September 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Yarrrr! Braden be bringin' ye a board game review fer a pirate-themed Liar's Dice variant in Scallywager.
Read on ta learn how ta make yer enemies walk tha plank an' add this game ta yer hoard!
An' thanks ta SRG Universe fer a fun demo at Origins!
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#boardgames
Read on ta learn how ta make yer enemies walk tha plank an' add this game ta yer hoard!
An' thanks ta SRG Universe fer a fun demo at Origins!
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#boardgames
We're rolling dice to build beautiful stained glass creations tonight in Sagrada! Come join us starting at around 7:00 Central!
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Assorted Meeples
We are a group of friends who have made a serious effort to keep gaming a part of our lives. Whether playing amazing board games, finding weird indie/retro video games, or taking part in a new tableto...
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September 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We're rolling dice to build beautiful stained glass creations tonight in Sagrada! Come join us starting at around 7:00 Central!
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A huge thank you to everyone who turned out for the Flip 7 demo night at First Turn Games! We met a lot of cool people, saw some exciting gameplay, and most importantly, everyone had a ton of fun!
We'll be playing Tsuro next Wednesday at 6:30, looking forward to seeing you then!
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We'll be playing Tsuro next Wednesday at 6:30, looking forward to seeing you then!
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September 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who turned out for the Flip 7 demo night at First Turn Games! We met a lot of cool people, saw some exciting gameplay, and most importantly, everyone had a ton of fun!
We'll be playing Tsuro next Wednesday at 6:30, looking forward to seeing you then!
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We'll be playing Tsuro next Wednesday at 6:30, looking forward to seeing you then!
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Hey all! If you missed our announcement on our Thursday stream, we'll be doing weekly board and card game demos at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids! See you on Wednesdays at 6:30 for fun games of all types, kicking off with Flip 7 tomorrow!
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Board Game Night - Flip 7
Event in Cedar Rapids, IA by First Turn Games on Wednesday, September 3 2025
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September 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Hey all! If you missed our announcement on our Thursday stream, we'll be doing weekly board and card game demos at First Turn Games in Cedar Rapids! See you on Wednesdays at 6:30 for fun games of all types, kicking off with Flip 7 tomorrow!
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Have you been by our YouTube channel to check out our first experience with Flip 7? If not, you won't want to miss the variety of shenanigans, strategies, and other nonsense we tried on our Thursday stream!
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Live Flip 7 Gameplay!
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August 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Have you been by our YouTube channel to check out our first experience with Flip 7? If not, you won't want to miss the variety of shenanigans, strategies, and other nonsense we tried on our Thursday stream!
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Tonight (around 7 Central), stars will be born! Come watch adorable penguins audition in various scenes as we do a team battle for Meeple supremacy in Zoollywood!
And where's that kid with my latte?
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And where's that kid with my latte?
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July 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tonight (around 7 Central), stars will be born! Come watch adorable penguins audition in various scenes as we do a team battle for Meeple supremacy in Zoollywood!
And where's that kid with my latte?
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And where's that kid with my latte?
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