Justin Gibbons, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/justin-gibbons/ Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more Thu, 13 Apr 2023 21:03:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.meeplemountain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logo_full-color_512x512-100x100.png Justin Gibbons, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/justin-gibbons/ 32 32 Top Ten Strategies to Win More in Gloomhaven https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/top-ten-strategies-to-win-more-in-gloomhaven/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/top-ten-strategies-to-win-more-in-gloomhaven/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:00:09 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=25753 Gloomhaven challenges even the most veteran gamers. Read Meeple Mountain's top ten strategies to help you win more in Gloomhaven.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/mercado-de-lisboa/feed/ 1 Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/abomination-the-heir-of-frankenstein/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/abomination-the-heir-of-frankenstein/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:39:35 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=13612 Read our review of Abomination: The Heir of Frankenstein to find out if stitching together gothic horror theming with weighty Euro mechanisms brings new life to worker placement games.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/comanauts/feed/ 1 Fleet: The Dice Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/fleet-the-dice-game/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/fleet-the-dice-game/#respond Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:27:23 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=11565 Is Fleet: The Dice Game a lucrative catch, or does it get lost in the sea of roll and writes? Read our review to find out!

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/fleet-the-dice-game/feed/ 0 Comanauts Sneak Peek, and a Glimpse Into the Future of Adventure Book Games https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/comanauts-sneak-peek-glimpse-future-adventure-book-games/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/comanauts-sneak-peek-glimpse-future-adventure-book-games/#respond Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:34:34 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=11232 Comanauts is the latest Adventure Book game by Stuffed Fables designer Jerry Hawthorne. Read on for prerelease details and a glimpse into the future of the Adventure Book series!

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/comanauts-sneak-peek-glimpse-future-adventure-book-games/feed/ 0 PAX Unplugged 2018 Recap https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/pax-unplugged-2018-recap/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/pax-unplugged-2018-recap/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2019 05:08:33 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=10972 Join Ashley and Justin as they recap their experience at PAX Unplugged 2018 in Philadelphia.

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Join Meeple Mountain as we welcome Vital Lacerda, designer of award winnings games like Vinhos, Kanban: Driver’s Edition, C02, and Lisboa, to the interview table! Welcome! You started working in the advertising industry and even had your own agency, but then switched to designing board games.  What made you want to become a board game […]

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/thunderstone-quest/feed/ 45 Phil & Justin Do CMON Expo 2018 https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/phil-justin-do-cmon-expo-2018/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/phil-justin-do-cmon-expo-2018/#respond Wed, 20 Jun 2018 13:23:35 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=8333 Find out what happens when two Meeple Mountain writers meet for the first time at CMON Expo in the heart of Atlanta. Phil & Justin meet Eric Lang, play great games, and bring home lots of swag!

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