Episodes

It’s episode 27 of Meeples & Wine and Michael is still recording on his own, she’s coming back I SWEAR! But this episode he samples a glass of Chanmé Méchant Pinot Noir 2020, a nice dry wine that is just begging to be paired with fettuccini and cream sauce or a nice thick stew. He also opines about mobile gaming and how that’s changed for him since his first Palm Pilot and the homebrew games that used Final Fantasy sprites and old text based adventures like Zork! He goes on to tell of playing D...

Hello and welcome to Meeples & Wine number 26! Only four left for #napodpomo, which would be awesome if we actually had 4 days left! This show we have Daughter “first out of the gates” Katie, who’s joining Michael in talking about her favorite games for playing with the family. (This is also her first podcast hosting experience!) We’re tasting Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Beer, it’s a NA drink that has nothing to do with any Wizarding World out there. The game of the day is Anomia, a fast moving...

Hello and welcome to episode 25! Tonight Michael is going it alone, and tasting Unicorn Fight Club from Mill Stream Brewing! The game of the day is Welcome to the Dungeon from Iello Games! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@gmail.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Facebook or if you’d like to leave us a voicemail you can go to https://www.speakpipe.com/MeeplesandWine or call at (707) 572-5282! You can also check out our quicklinks page! https:...

Today Michael is running alone, as Suzy is out of town, though he will be tasting the “Marsha, Marsha, Marsha” Marshmallow Lager from Millstream Brewing Co.! He’s also talking about the card game “Exploding Kittens” the card game! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@gmail.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Facebook or if you’d like to leave us a voicemail you can go to https://www.speakpipe.com/MeeplesandWine or call at (707) 572-5282! You can ...

This episode, Michael is still drinking 3 Floyds craft cocktails and has moved on to the Negroni, while not loved all that much by Suzy, it’s still a solid drink! (If this is too ginny for you try an Americano!) We discuss who you’d like to have when facing off against terrorists, demons or aliens, Jack Burton, MacReady, or John McClane? We also talk about tabletop games based on movies, such as Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist, The Thing:The Board Game, and Big Trouble in Little China: The Board G...

Welcome to Meeples & Wine! The show that delves into the games that won’t throw your marriage into a therapy session! Today (22 of 30 shows for #NaPodPoMo!) we’re talking about our earliest memories of going to the movies and movies based on board games! Yes, we know we’re supposed to be giving game reviews, but with the month almost over, we’re running out of ideas! (BTW, if you have any ideas, send us an email at meeplesandwine@gmail.com!) Today we delve into why Michael is so screwed up, due...

Welcome to episode 21! Tonight on the closing of Thanksgiving, we’re resting in our turkey comas have put away all the leftovers and are enjoying a nice hot mug of cider. What’s in that cider, you may ask? Well we’ve got Plantation Original Dark Rum and Old Granddad’s Bonded Bourbon, both worthy additions to a apple-y nightcap! We’ve also got some Twitter chatter with Dave Z ✶✶✶✶ Beer In Front Podcast (@BeerInFront) and F**k My Work Life (@fmwlpod) on making beer, Malort or White Claw gummies! ...

Welcome to episode 20, where we try 3 Floyds Daiquiris and kittens in blenders for dessert! Wait. Let me rephrase. Welcome to episode 20, where we drink 3 Floyds Barnabus Lime Daiquiri (still not as good as a Hemmingway), and talk about the card game Kittens in a Blender and what are the best Thanksgiving desserts! Much better, kinda. If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@gmail.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Facebook or if you’d like to leave...

Tonight we discuss tabletop games that have a theme of food! Thanksgiving is just a couple days away and we’ve gotten our baking needs bought, well, except for heavy cream. I don’t care if it’s grass fed, organic, only got sun from the west, the name of the cow was “Loretta”, I’m not paying $6.50 for a pint of cream. – Michael. We’re sipping Chaucer’s Mead (with the spice bag) hot tonight, so we’ll see where that takes us, it’s from Bargetto Winery by the way. But on to the games! Food themes is...

Welcome to Meeples & Wine! Tonight Michael and Suzy talk about Flat Top Hills Sauvignon Blanc 2018, a light “not as citrus as they describe” wine that still was pretty good. We also talk about Phil and Kaja Foglio’s Girl Genius: The Works, a game that originated from the “adults only” XXXenophile TCG from 1996. Also, a super cool badge goes to Dave C. out at Blubrry, for getting things fixed up for us to keep posting through #napodpomo! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in tou...

Welcome to episode 17, where we’re discussing two player survival games like Terraria, and Don’t Starve Alone! We’re talking about those games where you’ve got nothing but your wits, and maybe some sticks, to keep yourself alive! With games ranging from Minecraft to Conan Exiles, we’re talking about survival! We’re not sampling a wine tonight, since we finished a bottle last night and have to work tomorrow! (Lame, I know, but we got calls.) If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in...

Welcome to episode 16 of our #napodpomo run! Today we talk about MURDER and wine! We sit down with a bottle of Old Soul Petite Sirah 2017, and talk about gifts of experiences or gifts of things, Suzy brings up the book 5 Love Languages and makes Michael feel like he’s in a therapy session! So that’s fun! We also talk about escape and murder mystery games! From the Exit games, to Hunt A Killer to the SUPER COOL AND AMAZING AND MIKE TOTALLYWANTSTOPLAYTHEHASTURONE Mysterious Package Company set of ...

Welcome to episode 15 of Meeples & Wine’s #napodpomo month! We’re talking about a Coconut Ale today, made by…Michael’s brother. Didn’t have time to run out today, and we’ve been meaning to break that open. Also, we discuss our favorite zombie movies, ranging from Shaun of the Dead, Warm Bodies to Pontypool, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead and Train to Busan. The game today is Steve Jackson Game’s Zombie Dice ! Also, yes, Michael knows he got the lyrics wrong, they’re “Want some whiskey in your water...

Welcome to episode 14! Tonight Michael and Suzy discuss a Cocobon 2020 Roasted Oak Chardonnay, talk about Choose Your Own Adventure books, and others such as Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks, Dungeon and Dungeons & Dragons gamebooks. We also talk about playing the House of Danger Choose Your Own Adventure game from Zman games! (BTW, the Dragonlance gamebook Mike was thinking of was Gnomes – 100, Dragons – 0) If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@gmail.com, at o...

Welcome to episode 13! Today we’re going to be skipping the wine tasting since Suzy has recovered from being a sicky all day and we don’t want to repeat. But, we are talking about rallies and…rallies? We’re talking about Road Rallies! Getting in the car, answering questions and getting to those locations first to get the clue to the next one, all to get to the Ground Round restaurant first! We’ve both participated and ran rallies in the past so we’ve got some comments! We also talk about the 199...

Today Michael is running solo one more time, Suzy is feeling a bit under the weather. Though in this episode he tastes his favorite wine, Scotch! He pours a a Glencairn of Islay Storm and talks about the tabletop mini-car-battler Gaslands: Refueled. So grab some Hot Wheels and get the stats you need from the Legacy site and get fighting Mad Max style! Here’s that link to the cool car mods! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@gmail.com, at our Twitter (...

Welcome to Meeples and Wine! Tonight Michael and Suzy talk about Grifone Primitivo from Trader Joe’s, the card game Guillotine from Wizards of the Coast and the worst games that they have played. What’s your worst game? What’s your favorite French Revolution character? What’s the meaning of life? Give us a call or email and let us know! Marie Antoinette is hot right? If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@gmail.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Fac...

Hello and welcome to episode 10! Tonight our last child has turned 18, and we’re discussing tabletop games that we played with them when they were littles. We’re also tasting Decoy Wineries’ 2019 Zinfandel and reviewing the 2000 game Shipwrecked by (the now defunct!!!) Out of the Box games! Also, we are now on Podvine! One of you requested it! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@javakat.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Facebook or if you’d like...

Welcome to episode 9 of Meeples & Wine! Tonight we talk about Door Peninsula Winery Mead, stepping into our new adventure of making our own blueberry mead with the help of Broken Brix Winery & Cidery. The games tonight are Karma from the people that brought you the game Set, and the James Ernest/Cheapass Games‘ Devil Bunny Needs a Ham. Also, we’re at https://meeplesandwine.blubrry.net/ now! If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@javakat.com, at our Twitt...

Today Michael is running alone! Yes! He’s solo and without anyone to tell him what to do! So what does he do…well, samples Founder French Toast Bastard and talks about VonStiehl wineries in Algoma, Wisconsin, and then tells about “Before I Kill You, Mr. Spy” the card game from Cheapass Games, founded by James Ernest! (great game company BTW.) If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@javakat.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Facebook or if you’d like ...

Today we’ve hit episode number 7 of #NaPodPoMo! We’re discussing game food today, what food is best for those game nights? Finger food? Pizza? Cheetoes? Also we’ve gotten a request for our second demo night, the game Splendor! (If you’d like to watch the first one you can do that here, or listen here, as we demo Sushi Go!) Tonight we’re corking a bottle of Scarlet Path Zinfandel, a 2020 Lodi Zin from Aldi. If you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@javakat.co...

Hello and welcome to the first Demo Night of #NaPodPoMo! We’re playing the game Sushi Go! by Gamewright Games, and sampling (ie, drinking the whole bottle) Grande Alberone! We’re at episode 6 of 30 for the month, if you’ve got a game that you’d like us to demo get in touch at meeplesandwine@javakat.com, at our Twitter (@Meeplesandwine) or Facebook or if you’d like to leave us a voicemail you can go to https://www.speakpipe.com/MeeplesandWine! We also livestreamed this one on Facebook live, so ...

This episode we discuss future plans for the show, maybe some winery tours or game store shows. Also, what the heck is Soju and why is it getting more popular? Also, video games for couples to play that won’t result in marriage counselling sessions! We cover Portal 2, Mario Kart Double Dash, Dance Central/Just Dance, Bust a Move, Monkey Island, and Borderlands 2! If you’d like to chime in and give us your thoughts head to Twitter where we’re @meeplesandwine, email us at meeplesandwine@javakat.c...

Welcome to Meeples & Wine number four! We’re still going strong for #NaPodPoMo and are planning some cool things for future shows, such as winery visits and going to our local game store! This week we discuss the card game Sushi Go! by Gamewright, Roll For It! by Calliope Games and the Pendragon Games Escape From New York that is currently on Gamefound. Still deciding on what game we’re going to play for our first demo show, so if you’d like to chime in and give us your thoughts head to Twitter...