Tom & All Five of the Cats Franklin
@fivecat.bsky.social
Author of The Pterrible Pteranodon
Associate Editor/Reviewer/Newsletter Editor for Meeple Mountain
Writer, boardgames, guitar, bouzouki, reading, 80s New Wave, and cats.
Associate Editor/Reviewer/Newsletter Editor for Meeple Mountain
Writer, boardgames, guitar, bouzouki, reading, 80s New Wave, and cats.
I'm Which I Proclaim My Respect and Admiration for Kanare Kato's Small Box Abstract, Meridians.
See why line of sight is everything in this Meeple Mountain review of the Japenese abstract game Meridians, from Kanare Kato.
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/meri...
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #TwoPlayerGame
5/5 ★
www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/meri...
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #TwoPlayerGame
5/5 ★
March 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm Which I Proclaim My Respect and Admiration for Kanare Kato's Small Box Abstract, Meridians.
Yesterday I met the first person I didn't know who had read my book -- and liked it!
He pirated it, but Addy least he liked it and remembered it.
He pirated it, but Addy least he liked it and remembered it.
February 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Yesterday I met the first person I didn't know who had read my book -- and liked it!
He pirated it, but Addy least he liked it and remembered it.
He pirated it, but Addy least he liked it and remembered it.
Meeple Mountain turns 10. I've been there for about the last half of that.
🎶 Happy birthday to us 🎶. Can you believe that we turn ten this year? Join Editor in Chief and Meeple Mountain founder for a walk down memory lane.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/ten-years-and-3000-posts-meeple-mountain-by-the-numbers/
#BoardGames #HappyBirthday #TenYears #3000Posts
https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/ten-years-and-3000-posts-meeple-mountain-by-the-numbers/
#BoardGames #HappyBirthday #TenYears #3000Posts
February 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Meeple Mountain turns 10. I've been there for about the last half of that.
In Which I Review a So-So Game
Checkers-like? Checkersesque? What exactly is it? Find out in our review of PASSO from Steffen-Spiele.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/passo/
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #TwoPlayerGame
2.5/5 ★
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/passo/
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #TwoPlayerGame
2.5/5 ★
February 8, 2025 at 9:08 PM
In Which I Review a So-So Game
Reposted by Tom & All Five of the Cats Franklin
Baby, It’s cold outside. Can you help restore the earth after 5000 years of destruction? Find out in our review of Revive from @AportaGames.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/revive/
#BoardGames #StrategyGame #PostApocalyptic
5/5 ★
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/revive/
#BoardGames #StrategyGame #PostApocalyptic
5/5 ★
February 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Baby, It’s cold outside. Can you help restore the earth after 5000 years of destruction? Find out in our review of Revive from @AportaGames.
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/revive/
#BoardGames #StrategyGame #PostApocalyptic
5/5 ★
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/revive/
#BoardGames #StrategyGame #PostApocalyptic
5/5 ★
Reposted by Tom & All Five of the Cats Franklin
A woodland abstract with hints of Root? Read Tom's review of Waldmeister from Gerhards Spiel und Design to find out more!
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/waldmeister/
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #Waldmeister #WoodenGame
5/5 ★
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/waldmeister/
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #Waldmeister #WoodenGame
5/5 ★
January 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A woodland abstract with hints of Root? Read Tom's review of Waldmeister from Gerhards Spiel und Design to find out more!
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/waldmeister/
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #Waldmeister #WoodenGame
5/5 ★
https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/waldmeister/
#BoardGames #AbstractGame #Waldmeister #WoodenGame
5/5 ★
#ShamelessSelfPromotion Want a humorous and charming book to start your year off with? I wrote just such a book!
https://a.co/d/eFlMsWb
https://a.co/d/eFlMsWb
The Pterrible Pteranodon: A Powers Beyond Their Steam Story: Franklin, Tom M: 9781952834028: Amazon.com: Books
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January 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
#ShamelessSelfPromotion Want a humorous and charming book to start your year off with? I wrote just such a book!
https://a.co/d/eFlMsWb
https://a.co/d/eFlMsWb
Watched Vengeance Most Fowl for our NYE movie. So, so good. I’ve missed Gromit’s expressions.
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January 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Watched Vengeance Most Fowl for our NYE movie. So, so good. I’ve missed Gromit’s expressions.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 1 of 5
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
December 31, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 1 of 5
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
Revive. A resource management, worker placement exploration deckbuilder of a game with turns featuring combo after combo. Good, strategic fun.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 2 of 5
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
December 31, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 2 of 5
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
Spicy. It’s hard to explain how much I love this simple bluffing game. My weekly gaming group has had more laughs with Spicy than any other game.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 3 of 5
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
December 31, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 3 of 5
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
Altiplano. Rondel-ish resources collection game that I was surprisingly good at.
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 4 of 5
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
December 31, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 4 of 5
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
Concordia. Very late to the game on this one, but very happy it hit the table as often as it did. (Great Steam implementation, too)
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 5 of 5
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
December 31, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Best New To Me Games of 2024: 5 of 5
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
Expeditions. The semi-sequel to Scythe, Expeditions moves you into the area north of the Scythe board to explore the land and resolve Corruption.
Meet Gizmo (or Giz or Gizmoder). #catsofbluesky
December 31, 2024 at 3:33 AM
Meet Gizmo (or Giz or Gizmoder). #catsofbluesky
Meet Natasha (or Tasha or Tashi or Tosh).
December 31, 2024 at 3:30 AM
Meet Natasha (or Tasha or Tashi or Tosh).
The greatest rock concert full performance was held on Thanksgiving night, 1976. Hats off to The Band for their brilliant Last Waltz.
November 28, 2024 at 10:28 PM
The greatest rock concert full performance was held on Thanksgiving night, 1976. Hats off to The Band for their brilliant Last Waltz.
Looking for a gift for a fan of abstract board games? Meridians combines line-of-sight with elements of Go to create an accessible game with deep strategies. Can’t say enough good things about Kato’s masterpiece of a game.
November 17, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Looking for a gift for a fan of abstract board games? Meridians combines line-of-sight with elements of Go to create an accessible game with deep strategies. Can’t say enough good things about Kato’s masterpiece of a game.
Hey, @meeplemountain.bsky.social Maybe you should mention that free & informative newsletter that goes out every Thursday!
November 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Hey, @meeplemountain.bsky.social Maybe you should mention that free & informative newsletter that goes out every Thursday!