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Episode 573: Games with Multi-Use cards we don’t own- Show Notes
Episode release date is April 2, 2025
This week wraps up our look at games featuring Multi-Use cards, focusing on highly-rated titles we haven't yet added to our collection. As a reminder, Multi-Use cards offer strategic depth by allowing a single card to serve multiple purposes. These purposes can include acting as text-based abilities, resources, life counters, or even determining player order, as well as many other options.
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The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
Douglas
Azul: Summer Pavilion
Andy
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
Cory
I would say that my favorite multi-use card game is the old Decipher Star Wars CCG. How your deck of cards was used as resources and life was a mechanic I really liked. I wish there were other games that used a similar mechanic. Too bad this game is long and gone.
Telanislyon
Blast from the past! Good game. I actually heard they were still running tournaments for this game. I also think the entire set is available for print online somewhere for free.
I haven't played Disney Lorcana, but I thought the layout looked very similar to SWCCG.
Sopdebop
On the subject of multi use cards, I’d like to nominate SETI. Cards have 4 definite uses and can also be exchanged for other resources (free action, scan, tuck and card effect). I think that’s impressive.
I also really like the cards in windmill valley. The assistant cards can be used for ongoing game bonus OR end game bonus. There is always one initial assistant left over which doubles as the queen’s contract on the reverse too, which is neat imo.
Castle Combo Clarification
Cory pointed out something I had missed when I taught Castle Combo.
You can spend a key to wipe the current row of cards.
Top Multi-Use Card Games
Dune: Imperium
Dune: Imperium - Uprising
Lisboa
Lewis & Clark: The Expedition
La Granja
Imperial Settlers
Kunta Hora: The City of Silver
Rune Stones
Cry Havoc
San Juan
San Juan (Second Edition)
Fantastic Factories
Furnace
Lacrimosa
Deus
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Episode 572: Part two? or something like that.
Episode release date is April 2, 2025
This week we are creating a filler bonus episode because Nathan pushed out two episodes last week and we still wanted something to release today, because we want to make sure you all have something to enjoy today.
Come join us at the game table as we decide together what we are going to talk about today.Intro of Meeple Nation The World's Most Okayest Podcast
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Meeple Nation Media Highlights (Highlight-Thirty) Movies, TV, Books, Work or Other Hobbies
Nathan
Video Setup (Meeple Nation Patrons Thank You!)
Daredevil (Disney+)
Umbrella Academy (Netflix)
The “Bobiverse” series by Dennis E. Taylor (We Are Bob)
Jumanji
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Before Happiness by Shawn Achor
The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor
The Seven Principles for Making a Marriage Work by John Gottman
Big Bang Theory
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (Big Bang Theory Spinoff Show)
Neverwinter Nights
Gaming Goals
Andromeda’s Edge
Arcs
Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West
Flash Point: Legacy of Flame
G.I. JOE: Operation Cobra:
Wizard of Paws
Spring coming Yard work is coming!!
Andy
Daredevil (Disney+)
His Dark Materials (MAX)
Star Trek the Next Generation (Paramount+ )
Reacher (Amazon Prime)
The Great British Baking Show (Netflix)
Kobra Kai
No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr. Robert Glover
Young Sheldon (MAX)
Knights of the Old Republic
Spirit Island
Arena: The Contest – Tanares Adventures
Dungeon Universalis
Conan
The Hunters a.d. 1492
Gaming focus: campaign games
Douglas
The Wheel of Time (Amazon Prime)
The Rookie (Hulu)
He Who Fights with Monsters by Travis Deverell
SETI
Euthia: Torment of Resurrection
Gaming Goals Shelf of Shame reduction
Life of the Amazonia
The Dark Quarter
Teburu
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Episode 571: Games with Multi-Use cards - Show Notes Andy
Episode release date is March 19, 2025
This week we kick off our discussion of games with Multi-Use cards. A fascinating mechanic that adds layers of strategic depth and decision-making, and one we love very much.
Instead of a card having only one specific function, multi-use cards can be used in different ways, offering players choices about how to best utilize them. This could involve:Playing the card for its stated effect:
Using the card as a resource:
Using the card for set collection or scoring:
Using the card to build something:
Why Use Multi-Use Cards?
Increased Strategic Depth:
Reduced Luck Factor:
Greater Replayability:
Thematic Immersion:
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Nathan
That Escalated Quickly
Poetry for Neanderthals
Douglas
Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
Tamashii: Chronicle of Ascend
Andy
Pirates of Maracaibo
From the Moon
Horrified: Greek Monsters
Games that use Multi-Use Cards
Gloomhaven
Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
Frosthaven
Jump Drive
The City
San Juan
Race for the Galaxy
Bohnanza
Marvel Champions
Castle Combo
Expeditions
Mage Knight: The Board Game
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
Star Trek: Frontiers
Evenfall
Isle of Trains: All Aboard
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Episode 572: Our Top-Five Games with Multi-Use cards - Show Notes
Episode release date is March 26, 2025
This week we dig into our discussion of games with Multi-Use cards by hitting our top five. Just to recap, the Multi-Use cards game mechanic adds layers of strategic depth and decision-making. Something that we all love in a game.
Come join us at the game table as we reveal our top five games with multi-use cards.Sponsorship
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Andy
Forest Shuffle with the Alpine and Woodland Edge expansions I was able to introduce Sabrina to this game as well.
Douglas
Aquatica with Cold Waters & Coral Reefs
King of Tokyo Duel
Azul Duel
Nathan
The Fellowship of the Rings: Trick Taking Game
Gray Knight Games
Our top five pick
Andy
Pirates of Maracaibo
Revive
Maracaibo
Apiary
Comet
Douglas
Etherfields
Arkham Horror The Card Game
Endless Winter Paleoamericans
Revive
Lost Ruins of Arnak
Nathan
Hadrian’s Wall
The White Castle
Pirates of Maracaibo
7 Wonders Duel
The Quest for El Dorado
Dead Cells: The Rouge-Lite Board Game
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Episode 570: Meeple Nation March 2025 News - Show Notes
Episode release date is March 19, 2025
This week is all about SaltCON Spring!
We managed to sprinkle a little news in there to boot.
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Nathan
Mezen
The Gang
Pixies
River Valley Glassworks
Planet Unknown
Castle Combo
Welcome To…
Lucky Number
Wilmot’s Warehouse
Room 25
White Castle with Matcha expansion
Salem 1692
Douglas
Finspan
Mezen
Unstoppable
The Gang
Planet Unknown (w/ Supermoon)
Mille Fiori (w/ The Masterpieces)
Pixies
Salem 1692
51st State
Worms: The Board Game
Horrified: Greek Monsters
River Valley Glassworks
Fleet: The Dice Game
Forest Shuffle (w/ Alpine & Woodland Edge)
The White Castle (w/ Matcha)
Room 25
Thurn and Taxis
Andy
Marvel Zombies X2
Planet Unknown with the Supermoon expansion
Inventors of the South Tigris
From the Moon
Pirates of Maracaibo
Akropolis with the Athena expansion
Earth Under Siege: Flashpoint
New Game Releases
Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era
Marvel Champions: Agents of SHIELD
Arkham Horror LCG: The Drowned City Investigators
New Game Announcements
Lost Ruins of Arnak: Adventure Chest
Storage Solution
Twisted Paths Expansion
Pirates of Maracaibo: Commanders
Crowdfunding Games
Kickstarter
Champions of Midgard: 10th Anniversary Edition
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Episode 569: Games with Card Play Conflict Resolution
Episode release date is March 12, 2025Show Notes
This week we are doing a single episode discussing games with card play conflict resolution. Card play conflict resolution is a versatile mechanic that can add depth, strategy, and thematic flavor to board games. It allows for player agency and decision-making in situations that might otherwise be left to chance.
Card play conflict resolution in board games means that instead of using dice rolls or other randomizers to determine the outcome of a conflict, players use cards from their hand or a shared deck to influence or directly decide the result.Conflict arises:
Card selection:
Reveal and resolve
Why use card play for conflict resolution?
Reduced randomness
Strategic depth
Thematic connection
Variety and replayability
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Andy
Inventors of the South Tigris
Nathan
Loco Momo
Fromage
Top games with modular boards
Gloomhaven
Dune: Imperium
Star Wars Rebellion
Marvel Champions
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
Mage Knight: The Board Game
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
Kemet
Ankh: Gods of Egypt
Dune
Western Legends
Lords of Hellas
Mythic Battles Pantheon
Cooper Island
Mythic Battles Ragnarok
Mythic Battles Isfet
The Witcher: Old World
Battlestar Galactica
A Game of Thrones: The Board Game (Second Edition)
StarCraft: The Board Game
Earthborne Rangers
Star Wars: The Card Game
Star Wars: Customizable Card Game
Fury of Dracula (Third/Fourth Edition)
SeaFall
Jaws
Halloween
Games on the list that we did not get too.
Forbidden Stars
Cosmic Encounter
Unmatched: Battle of Legends, Volume One
Battle Line
Summoner Wars (Second Edition)
Air, Land, & Sea
Schottne Totten
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (2005)
A Few Acres of Snow
Regicide
War of the Ring: The Card Game
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation (2002)
Bloodborne: The Board Game
My Little Scythe
Heroes of Land, Air, and Sea
Brazil: Imperial
Fridrich: Anniversary Edition
Resist!
Super Fantasy Brawl
Sylvion
Sun Tzu
War of the Ring: Second Edition
Scythe
Blood Rage
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Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 568 - Games with Modular Boards that we don’t own
Show Notes
Episode release date is March 5, 2025
Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 568: Games with Modular Boards.
This week we end our discussion of games with modular boards by hitting on some that we do not own and dip into why that may be. Will we be adding any of these to our game shelves? Let’s find out.
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Nathan
Dead Cells: The Rouge-Lite Board Game
Federation
Andy
The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the 2nd Era
Top games with modular boards
Gloomhaven
Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
Spirit Island
Gaia Project
Eclipse: Second Dawn of the Galaxy
7 Wonders Duel
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition
Nemesis
Frosthaven
Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Mage Knight: The Board Game
Food Chain Magnate
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
Age of Innovation
Clans of Caledonia
Star Wars: Imperial Assault
Mechs vs Minions
Clank!: Catacombs
Five Tribes: The Djinns of Naqala
Eclipse: New Dawn of the Galaxy
Inis
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Dwellings of Eldervale
Keyflower
The Quest for El Dorado
Voidfall
The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
Twilight Imperium: Third Edition
The 7th Continent
Everdell: The Complete Collection
Yokohama
Clank! In! Space!: A Deck-Building Game
Forbidden Stars
Parks
Targi
Undaunted: Normandy
Istanbul
Viscounts of the West Kingdom
Xia: Legends of a Drift System
Star Wars: Outer Rim
Memoir ‘44
Descent Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition)
Ora et Labora
Commands and Colors: Ancients
Clash of Cultures: Monumental Edition
Under Falling Skies
Flamme Rouge
Vindication
Hallertau
Endless Winter: Paleoamericans
Oath
Marvel United
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 567 Top Five Games with Modular Boards
This week is all about modular boards. This board goes here, this board goes there...no, wait...what?
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Episode 566: Games with Modular Boards - Show Notes
Episode release date is February 19, 2025
This week we kick off our discussion of games with Modular Boards. A fascinating mechanic that adds layers of strategic depth and decision-making, and one we love very much.
A modular board in a board game is a game board that is made up of multiple pieces or tiles that can be arranged in different ways. These pieces can be rearranged before the game starts, or even during the game itself, to create a different board layout each time you play.Modular boards usually consist of smaller sections or tiles that can be connected in various ways. These might be hexes, squares or tiles of cards of any shape.
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Nathan
Castle Combo
Douglas
Shelf of Shame update??
Took off 3 but added 13 new titles.
Worms the Board Game
Andy
Games that use Multi-Use Cards
Nathan’s Games
7 Wonders Duel
Attika
Azul
Azul Stained Glass of Sintra
Carolus Magnus
Cartagena
Catan
Clank! in Space
Dice Hospital
Dorfromamtik: The Board Game
Ecos: First Continent
Endless Winter: Paleoamerican
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Flamecraft
Flamme Rouge
Frosthaven
Gloomhaven
Heroscape
HEXplore IT
Lair
Looot
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
Magic Maze
Masters of the Night
Memoir ‘44
Monumental
New York Zoo
Nunatak: Temple of Ice
P.I.
Parks
The Quest for El Dorado
Doug’s Games
7 Wonders Duel Cards
7th Citadel Cards
Arkham Horror: The Card Game Cards
Azul
Azul Stained Glass of Sintra
Burncycle Unplayed
Catan
Century: Golem Edition - Eastern Mountains
Deliverance !!
Endless Winter: Paleoamerican !!
Etherfields Cards
Euthia: Torment of Resurrection Unplayed
Expeditions !!
Fallout Shelter: The Board Game Cards
Flamecraft Cards
Forbidden Desert !!
Frostpunk: The Board Game Unplayed
Heroscape Unplayed
Last Bastion Unplayed
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth Cards
Mage Knight: Ultimate Edition Unplayed
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition !!
Massive Darkness 2 !!
Memoir ‘44 !!
Monumental !!
Nemesis Unplayed
New York Zoo
Nova Aetas Resistance Unplayed
Nunatak: Temple of Ice !!
Oathsworn: Into the Deepwood
Parks !!
The Quest for El Dorado !!
Skytear
Star Wars: Imperial Assault !!
Thunder Road: Vendetta !!
Worms the Board Game !!
Undaunted !!
Andy’s Games
7 Wonders Duel
Aeon Trespass: Odyssey
Andromeda
AquaSphere
Archipelago
Bantam West
BattleLore
Betrayal at House on the Hill
Catan
Century: Golem Edition - Eastern Mountains
The City of Kings
The Colonists
Dead Reckoning
Descent: Journeys in the Dark Second Edition
Descent: Legends of the Dark
Dungeonology: Circe’s Bay
Dungeons and Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game
Dungeons and Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game
Dungeons and Dragons: Waterdeep - Dungeon fo the Mad Mage Board Game
Dungeons and Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon
Dwellings of Eldervale
Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy
Ecos: First Continent
Endless Winter: Paleoamerican
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Etherfields
Everdell: The Complete Collection
First Martians: Adventure on the Red Planet
Folklore: The Affliction
Forbidden Sky
Frosthaven
Gaia Project
Gloomhaven
Heroes of Might and Magic III
HeroQuest Advanced Quest
Heroscape
Hyperborea
Ignite
Imhotep
Kingdom Builder
Kingdom Rush
Kingburg: To Forge the Realm
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition
Marvel Zombies: A Zombicide Game
Massive Darkness
New York Zoo
Petrichor
Runewars
Shadows of Brimstone
Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game
Sky Traders
Spirit Island
Star Wars: Imperial Assault
Extras
Secrets of the Lost Tomb
Secrets of the Lost Tomb Epic Edition
Secrets of the Lost Station.
Betrayal at house on the Hill
Magic Maze on Mars
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 565 February 2025 News
This week is all about BryceCON! We managed to sprinkle a little news in there to boot.
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Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 564: Income Games We Don't Own.
We close out our section on income games talking about some great income games that are missing from our collections, and Andy gets to talks about his games too.
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SaltCON Podcast Episode 001: What is SaltCON?
SaltCON is Utah's largest Board Game Convention which has events 5 times each year. But, it is more than just board games. There are RPG events, Social Gaming, Puzzle Hunts, Game Shows and so much more.
Come Join us at the table as we discuss all things SaltCON.
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 563 Our Top Five Income Games
We could all use a little more income...Am I right? These are the games that make the income magic happen!
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Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 562: Income Games.
We are kicking off our discussion of income games, we waffle on our ideas and definition of what make a game an income game, but we have some fun discussing them.
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 561 What We're Looking for in 2025
It's a new year full of new games! This week we talk about what were looking forward to most in 2025.
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Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 560 - January 2025 News
A new year and it is time for the first news episode of the year. Looking forward to new games, games that are coming soon, and awesome games on crowdfunding.
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 559 Top 10 Games of 2024
What kind of year was 2024 for games? We thought it was pretty great! Let us know what your favorites were at [email protected].
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Meeple Nation Podcast: Episode 558 - Top Thirty Games of All-Time... At Least for Now.
Here it is, our top 10 games of all-time. We have some more crossover, but mostly we have a list of some amazing games.
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Meeple Nation Podcast: 557 Top 30 Games of All Time (20 - 11)
This week we continue our countdown of the the best games EVER!! According to us...for now!
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Meeple Nation Podcast Episode 556 Our Top 30 Games of All-Time.
We went through the games we have played and came up with our top thirty games. This is part 1 of 3 episodes as we go over these great games.
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