Kurt Refling, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/kurt-refling/ Board Game Reviews, Videos, Humor, and more Sun, 25 Dec 2022 19:19:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.meeplemountain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-logo_full-color_512x512-100x100.png Kurt Refling, Author at Meeple Mountain https://www.meeplemountain.com/authors/kurt-refling/ 32 32 Food & Fantasy: How to Spice up Your RPG Cuisine https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/food-and-fantasy-how-to-spice-up-your-rpg-cuisine/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/food-and-fantasy-how-to-spice-up-your-rpg-cuisine/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 13:00:22 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?p=230291 Are you an adventurer that’s tired of ale and mutton? Join us for a discussion of how you can make your fantasy food more fantastical.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/honey-buzz-playthrough/feed/ 0 Board Game Soapbox: I Don’t Want a Physics Simulator, I Want a Dang Board Game https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/board-game-soapbox-i-dont-want-a-physics-simulator-i-want-a-dang-board-game/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/board-game-soapbox-i-dont-want-a-physics-simulator-i-want-a-dang-board-game/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2020 14:00:37 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=79853 Have you ever thought, “Jeez, I wish this digital board game wasn’t also an elaborate physics simulator?” No? Just us? Well, read this article to find a new first world problem to add to your collection.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/7-wonders/feed/ 0 Myth and Mortar: i’m sorry did you say street magic RPG Game Review https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/myth-and-mortar-im-sorry-did-you-say-street-magic-rpg-review/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/myth-and-mortar-im-sorry-did-you-say-street-magic-rpg-review/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:00:45 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=reviews&p=23499 What will you and your friends create in this quirky storytelling game? Before the first brick can be laid in your city of spells, you’ll have to read our review of i’m sorry did you say street magic.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/reviews/building-blocks-of-tabletop-game-design/feed/ 3 The 100 Most Important Board Games of the 2010s https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/the-100-most-important-board-games-of-the-2010s/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/the-100-most-important-board-games-of-the-2010s/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2019 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=articles&p=16777 Ten years is a long time in board gaming! Join us as we look back on the smart, influential, weird and crazy things that emerged from the last decade of games.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/articles/the-100-most-important-board-games-of-the-2010s/feed/ 45 Top 6 Irresistibly Touchable Games https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-6-irresistibly-touchable-games/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-6-irresistibly-touchable-games/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=top-six&p=16460 There are some games that have components that are just nice to hold. If you enjoy games with quality components, check out our list of Top 6 Irresistibly Touchable Games.

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]]> https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-6-irresistibly-touchable-games/feed/ 0 Top 6 Reasons Why I Play Games, Explained in the Ten Hundred Most Used Words https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-6-reasons-why-i-play-games-explained-in-the-ten-hundred-most-used-words/ https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-6-reasons-why-i-play-games-explained-in-the-ten-hundred-most-used-words/#comments Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.meeplemountain.com/?post_type=top-six&p=15648 Sometimes it is important to explain things in words that are easy to understand. Sometimes when you use simple words, you learn things that were hiding before. Here are six reasons I play games.

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