Dave Wood, Author at Meeple Mountain

Storm Over Jerusalem: The Roman Siege Game Review

Dave Wood — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 13:00:25 +0000

Can the Judeans hold out against Rome’s vaunted legions, or will they suffer the humiliation of defeat and destruction of their Temple?

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First Take Friday – Federation, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, Shapers of Gaia, Tapeworm

Dave Wood — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:59:11 +0000

In First Take Fridays we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have
Federation, The Guild of Merchant Explorers, Shapers of Gaia, and Tapeworm.

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First Take Friday – City of the Great Machine, Explorers, Horizons of Spirit Island, Twilight Struggle: Red Sea, Cooper Island

Dave Wood — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 12:59:07 +0000

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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First Take Friday – Oranienburger Kanal, Stellar Expedition, Paris, Babylonia, My Father’s Work

Dave Wood — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:59:35 +0000

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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First Take Friday – Western Legends, Rumble Nation, Amsterdam, Star Wars: the Deckbuilding Game, Extravaganza

Dave Wood — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:59:47 +0000

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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Articles of War: Privateer Game Review

Dave Wood — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 13:00:37 +0000

“Avast ye matey, there be a fat prize waiting to be plucked.” That’s the premise behind Articles of War: Privateer.

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First Take Friday – Scarface 1920, Robin Hood and the Merry Men, Concordia, War of the Ring: Second Edition, Feierabend

Dave Wood — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:59:39 +0000

In First Take Fridays we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have Scarface 1920, Robin Hood and the Merry Men, Concordia, War of the Ring: Second Edition, and Feierabend (Finishing Time)

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A Victory Awaits: Operation Barbarossa 1941 Game Review

Dave Wood — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:00:56 +0000

With so many games covering Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, what does A Victory Awaits have to offer to make it worth adding it to your collection?

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Give Us Victories Game Review

Dave Wood — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 14:00:38 +0000

Can the Army of the Potomac successfully execute General Hooker’s bold plan to outflank the Confederates, or will they themselves get flanked? Find out in Dave's review of Give Us Victories.

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Successors, Fourth Edition Game Review

Dave Wood — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:00:58 +0000

Alexander the Great died with no clear successor to his vast empire. Read our review of Successors, Fourth Edition, from PHALANX, to find out how to seize power and gain the loyalty of the Macedonians.

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First Take Friday – Holotype: Mesozoic North America, …and then, we held hands, Solar Sphere, Puzzle Dungeon, Savannah Park

Dave Wood — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 14:00:50 +0000

In First Take Fridays we offer hot takes on games that are new to us. This week we have
Holotype: Mesozoic North America, …and then, we held hands, Solar Sphere, Puzzle Dungeon, and Savannah Park.

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The Dark Summer: Normandy 1944 Game Review

Dave Wood — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:00:56 +0000

With many wargames covering the Normandy campaign of 1944, is there really anything new about GMT Game’s The Dark Summer that would make you want to add it to your collection?

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Bayonets & Tomahawks Game Review

Dave Wood — Sat, 21 May 2022 13:00:22 +0000

It’s 1755 and Great Britain and France are engaged in a global conflict, in Bayonets & Tomahawks. Can you and your Native American allies hold on to your North American possessions? Or will the British and American Colonials triumph?

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