Meeples And Wine - Tabletop Games for Couples
Looking for tabletop game to play with your spouse that’s both fun and won’t wind up with one of you sleeping on the couch? Join Michael and Suzy as they discover new games each week, while tasting a new wine, beer or spirit!
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June 27, 2025 • 35 mins
This week we're celebrating our anniversary by going to the Galena Uncorked wine festival! We've come back with the two player game "Genius Square" and are trying Massbach Ridge Winery's Daffodil sweet white!
For the Last Call we're going to Kickstarter to take a look at Even Deeper Regrets: An Unfortunate Fishing Game Expansion, where you can pledge at here!
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June 11, 2025 • 51 mins
This week we play Azul Duel by Michael Kiesling, a two-player only version of the classic Azul, with art by Maëva da Silva! We also taste Anticiclone Tinto Red Blend, that we picked up from Costco, a nice Portuguese blend of Aragonez and Castelao.
For our Last Call we have a game with only a week left on Kickstarter, Murder on the Rocks. This Clue/Werewolf social deduction game keeps players in the game even after they have bee...
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April 21, 2025 • 45 mins
This episode Michael and Suzy spend their Easter afternoon playing Ruse Game's recent release Bunny Boom, fresh out of their crowdfunding on Gamefound! Your quiet village is being overrun by hordes of soft and cuddly rabbits and you work to push as many as you can to your opponent's board! Lay your cards down on the board to build the village, matching suits to close out the space so no more cards can be played, or don't match suit...
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March 3, 2025 • 36 mins
This week we play PandaSaraus Game's "Sea Salt & Paper" a nice relaxed set making game with some fantastic aquatic origami images with Sea Glass Winery's Central Coast Sauvignon Blanc. Lately we've been playing some serious "take that" games like Smash Up, we take a 180 turn with Sea Salt & Paper, where you gather shells, octupi and other sea life to gather points to win. But be careful, if your opponent thinks they've got more poi...
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February 17, 2025 • 43 mins
Welcome to episode 80! This time around we're playing the deck-drafting game Smash Up! by Alderac Entertainment Group. This 2-4 player game pits all the teams that you've wanted to see fighting against each other to lay claim to bases to score 15 victory points to win. Have you ever wanted to play Zombie Truckers, Kung-Fu Sheep, or Robot 70's Vigilantes? All possible in Smash Up!
This episode we're also not tasting a wine, but...
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January 28, 2025 • 41 mins
Welcome to Meeples and Wine! Your podcast of board game reviews for couples with a drink in hand! This week we're playing Casting Shadows from Unstable Games, maker of Unstable Unicorns and Happy Little Dinosaurs (you can find our review of that HERE!) We also have a sip of Two Brother's Cellar Club 2018 Barrel-Aged Barley Wine!
For this week's Last Call we look at two games on the Kickstarter horizon, first is Lewd Dungeon Adve...
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January 15, 2025 • 58 mins
Happy New Year and welcome to 2025! For our first show of the year we taste Ménage à Trois - Northern Seduction Red Blend, and play Summoner Wars! This hearty red blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah has some intense tobacco and leather notes on the nose with a solid dark cherry flavor, some tartness and a mild tannin at the end. We also talk about our play-through of the Vanguard vs Fallen Kingdom in Summoner Wars.
We're also...
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December 6, 2024 • 42 mins
Meeples & Wine Episode Recap: Curious Beasts and Squarriors
In this week’s episode, Michael and Suzy dove into the darkly whimsical pairing of the Curious Beasts Red Blend 2021 wine and the post-apocalyptic card game Squarriors. While both offerings boast intriguing packaging, they revealed some challenges beneath the surface.
Wine Highlights:The duo sampled Curious Beasts, a gothic-themed red blend with bold flavors of c...
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November 11, 2024 • 54 mins
In this episode of "Meeples & Wine," we review the 2023 Protea Dry Rosé from Anthonij Rupert Wyne and the board game Alice’s Garden, and talk of how freaking big a Protea can get (image below!)
We also have a twofer for the Last Call, with Knitting Circle by FLATOUT GAMES and Dice Throne Outcasts + Adventures Unchained which are set to complete on Fri, December 13 2024 and Mon, November 18 2024, respectively. So get on that...
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November 3, 2024 • 49 mins
Meeples & Wine: Buffy and the Devil's Cellar!
Welcome back to Meeples & Wine, where Michael and Suzy bring you the latest in board game reviews for couples—alongside a delicious glass of wine! In this episode, we dive into the world of both vampire slaying and Chilean wine. We're tasting Casillero del Diablo's Cabernet Sauvignon, known for its bold cherry and blackcurrant notes with a hint of vanilla, perfect for pairing with gr...
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October 15, 2024 • 57 mins
It's coming up on Halloween and we've got the spooky games and wines for you this episode! We're tasting Vampire Vineyard's Cabernet Sauvignon and playing Richard Garfield's "The Hunger", play as Vampires hunting humans and getting the enchanted rose, but you better be back before sunrise!
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September 18, 2024 • 44 mins
In this episode, we review Fire Tower and taste Toasted Head 2022 Chardonnay, along with the Last Call Kickstarter "Wild Imaginary West".
00:00 Welcome to Meeples and Wine00:24 Meet Your Hosts: Michael and Susie00:47 Contacting Meeples and Wine01:02 The Voicemail Debate02:13 Today's Game: Fire Tower02:39 Wine Tasting: Toasted Head Chardonnay08:41 Fire Tower: Game Overview12:04 Fire Tower: Game Mechanics16:42 Fire Tower: Strategy...
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July 28, 2024 • 42 mins
Greetings! This week Michael and Suzy play Apollo: A Game Inspired by NASA Moon Missions, by Buffalo Games, and also holds our record for the longest game title to date! Choose your role as either the team of Astronauts or Mission Control as you attempt to successfully either orbit the Earth in the Gemini II mission pack or make it to the moon and back in the Apollo! This won't be easy, as every turn you must handle systems breakin...
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July 22, 2024 • 45 mins
This week we review Unexpected Games' 3000 Scoundrels, a futuristic wild-west shootout of bluffing and misdirection! In this game you and up to three more of your friends play rival leaders vying to gather as much of the technology left behind by the mysterious "Traveler" who has just disappeared. Gather your posse together by joining the trait and transparent job cards to create new Scoundrels to hire, will you have a Corrupt Prin...
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July 12, 2024 • 43 mins
Welcome to Meeples and Wine! This week Michael and Suzy play Flock Together from Sea Cow Games, taste La Vieille Ferme Rosé, and test out two new microphones! (Let us know how you think it sounds!) Yes, in this week's game we take on the role of two chickens trying to survive three seasons against the elements and the predators that surround our coop, as Madame Chickovski and Cluckerberry Finn we go claw to toe against such villian...
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July 3, 2024 • 40 mins
This week Michael and Suzy play Shadows Amsterdam, from Libellud games, an abstract clue giving game where players guide their teams across the map to discover clues, avoid the police, and find their client before their opponents do (or the timer completes!) That's our Amazon Associates link up there, if you use it we will get some cash from it!
Instead of a wine, we taste a mixed drink this week, the Phillip Marlowe Gimlet. Thi...
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June 25, 2024 • 40 mins
This week Michael and Suzy play the second game from their Kozz games Kickstarter, Dark Tomb: Bloodthorn Island! It's the follow up to the first game, Crypts of Aurelian. This time around, though, it's got a BOAT! We also taste The Supernatural Sauvignon Blanc, a 100% Sauv Blanc from New Zealand!
Be sure to check out our Kickstarter Last Call, Imperial Borders, HERE!
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June 15, 2024 • 43 mins
This week we take a look at the first game from our recent Kickstarter purchase from Kozz games, Dark Tomb: Crypts of Aurelian, a "super portable" tabletop game (think Altoid's tin-ish) where 1 to 5 players descend into the tombs to reclaim the Amulet of Fire to save Gorriah! It's got all the cubes you want, and a multiple play-through setup so no two games are the same!
Along with this we're tasting Chronic Cellars Suite Pe...
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June 3, 2024 • 40 mins
Hello and welcome back to everyone! This week Michael and Suzy are tasting a yuzu fruit sake cocktail mixing Zipang Sparkling Sake and Joto Yuzu Sake, a suggestion that we got from Susie and Tim, wine consultant and manager respectively, from our local Binny's Beverage Depot out in Geneva, IL. Spoilers, there was nothing left by the end of the show...also, we are in no way sponsored by Binny's (yet.)
We also play Shinobi Wat-ah...
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May 14, 2024 • 37 mins
We're back and this week we're reviewing Rocket House Games' Potion Panic a frantic race to become the Alchemist a la Mode by completing potion recipe's components, smashing vials to get more cards in your hand or to deny your opponents those super valuable crystals! Ten crystals gets you the Philosopher's Stone, which wins you the game and grants you powers beyond explanation in the next game (well, there is a card that explains t...
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