Andrew Lynch, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/andrew-lynch/ Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:56:25 +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 Undaunted: North Africa Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/undaunted-north-africa/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/undaunted-north-africa/#respond Sun, 16 Jul 2023 13:00:53 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=281793 Andrew takes an Ansaldo-Fiat M13/40 out for a joyride in this Meeple Mountain review of Undaunted: North Africa.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/undaunted-north-africa/feed/ 0 Stonewall Uprising Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/stonewall-uprising/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/stonewall-uprising/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2023 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=281788 Stonewall Uprising is a triumph of theme, design, and mechanics, though it is emphatically not for everyone. Andrew digs into why in this Meeple Mountain review.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/inside-job/feed/ 1 My City: Roll & Build Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/my-city-roll-and-build/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/my-city-roll-and-build/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:00:20 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=280705 Andrew gets into the board gaming world’s favorite hobby, urban planning, in this Meeple Mountain review of My City: Roll & Build.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/lacuna/feed/ 0 Fortitude Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/fortitude/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/fortitude/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=280155 Andrew finds Fortitude to be an uneven experience in this Meeple Mountain review.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/fortitude/feed/ 0 Terra Nova Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/terra-nova-2022/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/terra-nova-2022/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=279373 Terra Nova was created to be Terra Mystica for Beginners, an approachable intro to the vaunted Euro design. Find out if it’s a worthy entry in this Meeple Mountain review.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/mind-mgmt-the-psychic-espionage-game/feed/ 0 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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