Andrew Lynch, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/andrew-lynch/ Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:16:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.meeplemountain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logo_full-color_512x512-100x100.png Andrew Lynch, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/andrew-lynch/ 32 32 First Take Friday – City of the Great Machine, Explorers, Horizons of Spirit Island, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Cooper Island https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-june-09-2023/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-june-09-2023/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:59:07 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=277313 In First Take Fridays we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have
City of the Great Machine, Explorers, Horizons of Spirit Island, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, and Cooper Island

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-june-09-2023/feed/ 0 First Take Friday – Oranienburger Kanal, Stellar Expedition, Paris, Babylonia, My Father’s Work https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-june-02-2023/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-june-02-2023/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:59:35 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=278240 In First Take Fridays we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have Oranienburger Kanal, Stellar Expedition, Paris, Babylonia, and My Father's Work.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-june-02-2023/feed/ 0 Lanzerath Ridge Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/lanzerath-ridge/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/lanzerath-ridge/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 13:00:48 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=277843 The Valiant Defense series gets a well-deserved facelift in the latest installment of this solo tower-defense design from Dan Verssen Games. Is the engine as good as the hood? Find out in this Meeple Mountain review.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/pavlovs-house/feed/ 0 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea – Conflict in the Horn of Africa Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/twilight-struggle-red-sea-conflict-in-the-horn-of-africa/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/twilight-struggle-red-sea-conflict-in-the-horn-of-africa/#respond Mon, 22 May 2023 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=276904 Twilight Struggle: Red Sea offers a welcome and less-intimidating entry point for the classic game. Andrew Lynch shares his thoughts in this Meeple Mountain review.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/votes-for-women/feed/ 0 First Take Friday – Western Legends, Rumble Nation, Amsterdam, Star Wars: the Deckbuilding Game, Extravaganza https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-april-28-2023/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/first-take-friday-april-28-2023/#respond Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:59:47 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=275461 In First Take Fridays we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have
Western Legends, Rumble Nation, Amsterdam, Star Wars: the Deckbuilding Game, and Extravaganza.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/charioteer/feed/ 0 Paperback Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/paperback/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/paperback/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2023 12:59:39 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=274857 Deck-building meets the dictionary. Andrew sits down for a spell with Paperback in this Meeple Mountain review.

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