It has come to our attention that we linked to the wrong file for this episode. We'll blame the layoff. Please take a listen to the REAL Episode 7!Welcome to Episode 7 of Midwest Meeple! In this episode, Chris and Tom catch up on what's happened since our last episode, talk about their recent gaming experiences, remind each other why games are supposed to be fun and tell you what our favorite fun game is!Be sure to rate, like and subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcast platform. Our show notes can be found at midwestmeeple.com. You can connect with us between shows on facebook at facebook.com/midwestmeeple. Follow us on Twitter @midwestmeeple or Chris @rolloffgames and Thomas @tdcackler. Or call our voicemail line at 515-259-3068. Send all email to show@midwestmeeple.com. Enjoy the show! Games Mentioned This EpisodeCheckersAzulVoyages of Marco PoloDungeons & DragonsMille BorneCatanPuerto RicoPower GridJengaPitch CarWits & Wagers (Party Edition)Download HERE!

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Episode 7 - Games Are Supposed to Be Fun FIXED

Welcome to Episode 6 of Midwest Meeple! In this episode, Chris and Tom talk about their recent gaming experiences, talk about gaming addictions and share some recent game night experiences.Be sure to rate, like and subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcast platform. Our show notes can be found at midwestmeeple.com. You can connect with us between shows on facebook at facebook.com/midwestmeeple. Follow us on Twitter @midwestmeeple or Chris @rolloffgames and Thomas @tdcackler. Or call our voicemail line at 515-259-3068. Send all email to show@midwestmeeple.com. Enjoy the show! Download HERE!

Episode 6 - You Might As Well Face It You're Addicted to Games

Welcome to Episode 5 of Midwest Meeple! In this episode, Chris and Tom talk about their recent gaming experiences, talk about starting a gaming group and try to remember their favorite Memory Games!Show Notes Games Chris talked about – Kingdom Builder and The Bridges of Shangri-LaGame Thomas talked about - ZoolorettoSearch users by location on BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/findgamers.php?action=findclosestformFind a game group by location on BGG - https://boardgamegeek.com/forum/82/boardgamegeek/game-groupsThe Des Moines Area Board Game Group on Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/groups/400988609965511/The Des Moines Area Game Design Group on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/2184308041799112/?ref=group_headerMemory Games – Gigamonsand PengolooBe sure to rate, like and subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcast platform. Our show notes can be found at midwestmeeple.com. You can connect with us between shows on facebook at facebook.com/midwestmeeple. Follow us on Twitter @midwestmeepleor Chris @rolloffgames and Thomas @tdcackler. Or call our voicemail line at 515-259-3068. Send all email to show@midwestmeeple.com. Enjoy the show!  DOWNLOAD HERE!

Episdoe 5 - What were we talking about again?

Welcome to Episode 4 of Midwest Meeple! In this episode, Chris and Tom talk about their recent gaming experiences, talk about the current state of the game industry with all the new games and end up talking about their favorite press your luck game.Be sure to rate, like and subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcast platform. Our show notes can be found at midwestmeeple.com. You can connect with us between shows on facebook at facebook.com/midwestmeeple. Follow us on Twitter @midwestmeeple or Chris @rolloffgames and Thomas @tdcackler. Or call our voicemail line at 515-259-3068. Send all email to show@midwestmeeple.com. Enjoy the show!Bruno Faidutti's article can be found here: http://faidutti.com/blog/?p=9177The Des Moines Area Board Game Group on Facebook can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/400988609965511/Download HERE!

Episode 4 - Pressing Our Luck

Welcome back to Midwest Meeple! This week, we share some more gaming experiences and Chris talks to Ken Franklin, designer of Calliope Games' "The Mansky Caper" (recently funded on Kickstarter) about game design. All this and more on this episode of Midwest Meeple! Be sure to rate, like and subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcast platform. Our show notes can be found at midwestmeeple.com. You can connect with us between shows on facebook at facebook.com/midwestmeeple. Follow us on Twitter @midwestmeeple or Chris @rolloffgames and Thomas @tdcackler. Or call our voicemail line at 515-259-3068. Send all email to show@midwestmeeple.com. Enjoy the show!Download HERE!

Episode 3 - The Caper of Design

Welcome to Episode TWO of Midwest Meeple. On this episode, Chris and Tom talk about their gaming experiences, we welcome Ken Franklin, designer of The Manksy Caper recently funded on Kickstarter, to talk about his gaming group (spoiler - it's like a Ravensburger Game!). All this and more on this episode of Midwest Meeple!Be sure to rate, like and subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Pocket Casts or your favorite podcast platform. Our show notes can be found at midwestmeeple.com. You can connect with us between shows on facebook at facebook.com/midwestmeeple. Follow us on Twitter @midwestmeeple or Chris @rolloffgames and Thomas @tdcackler. Or call our voicemail line at 515-259-3068. Send all email to show@midwestmeeple.com. Enjoy the show!Listen HERE!

Episode 2 - Community Gaming With Ken Franklin

Join us for our first official episode where we talk about our recent experiences gaming, invite you to our game table for an instant reaction to Lord of the Rings and share what we like and don't like about co-ops.Listen HERE

Episode 1 - Losing is Fun

Join your hosts, the Midwest Meeples Chris and Thomas as they lay the ground work for the new show that's all about people from the heartland who play games ... and discuss why Thomas doesn't like Lord of the Rings!Download HERE!

Episode 0 - Getting to know you ...

Midwest Meeple is a show about people who love to play board, card, dice and other table top games. We love games AND the people who play them!