Meeple, Myself, and I

Meeple, Myself, and I is a podcast by an avid solo gamer (Jason Montgomery) for solo gamers. Inspired by This American Life, Invisibilia, Radiolab, and other "spoken essay"-style podcasts, this fully scripted show tries to do things a little bit differently.

Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, or, Finding a New Lifestyle Game, or, Embracing a New Style of Life 05/02/2024

Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, or, Finding a New Lifestyle Game, or, Embracing a New Style of Life GREAT EPISODE NAME, right?! Season 2 comes to an end, almost exactly a year after it started. I do apologize that I haven't been more consistent with these episodes, but I'm not sorry for the reasons behind those delays. (Does that... even make sense?) Please join me in this episode to learn more. Thanks for joining me for this happiest episode I've ever made. Also, a huge thanks to Nelson from for joining in the episode, too. Sorry for the time(s) I say "Nelson Over Cards" instead of "Nelson All Over Cards" - I'm in marketing, and I should know better! Nelson - you're the best! Season 3 will be here someday. Just give me some time to settle into this new way of being. :-) /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/31083608

Scholars of the South Tigris (and the other North Sea, West Kingdom, and South Tigris games!) 01/16/2024

Scholars of the South Tigris (and the other North Sea, West Kingdom, and South Tigris games!) The ostensible purpose of this episode is to discuss the latest South Tigris game - namely, Scholars of the South Tigris. What ends up happening is a retrospective on ALL of the North Sea, West Kingdom, and South Tigris games, which I'm sure is shocking to anyone who knows how LASER FOCUSED and ON TASK I usually am. /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/29518818

Robinson Crusoe and The Halls of Hegra 01/03/2024

Robinson Crusoe and The Halls of Hegra Back for another episode! The audio quality is a bit low on this one, and I do apologize for that - I wanted to get this one HOT OFF THE PRESSES before I get a puppy in my house shortly. IT'S FINE I AM NOT STRESSING ABOUT IT AT ALL /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/29320898

Interlude from a Car: Trust and Safety in the Solo Gaming Community 12/04/2023

Interlude from a Car: Trust and Safety in the Solo Gaming Community I'm selling things from my house, which means selling LOTS of things on Facebook. It sucks. This episode is some musings (ramblings?) about "trust" in online communities that buy and sell things from strangers, and it offers some context for why I suck at putting out consistent content right now. I've got feelings about selling the house, and feelings of gratitude (mostly!) for you gamers out there. (Sorry for the poor audio quality! I'm talking into a speakerphone in my car for this episode. Maybe hearing my voice less clearly is a... good thing?) /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/28927408

Race to the Raft 11/16/2023

Race to the Raft We'll keep this nice and short: I'm back from my lil' breaky, with aspirations for a more consistent output through the rest of this year! For this short first episode back, I give my thoughts on a new game - Race to the Raft - by the designer of City of Kings and Isle of Cats. I actually live with two cats now, and I've never had cats before this year! I'm a new man. Not really. I just can't think of anything else to say here BYE /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/28667393

A Quick Lil' Break 08/09/2023

A Quick Lil' Break Just a short announcement that Season 2 is on a bit of a pause through August 2023. I'll be back with better content when life has calmed down a bit, and look for extra stuff on the Patreon in the meantime! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/27699486

My Struggle with Procrastination: A Tale of Three Board Games 07/24/2023

My Struggle with Procrastination: A Tale of Three Board Games The three games: Ginkgopolis, Gugong, and Coffee Roaster Keepin this description short because I feel self-conscious about the episode soooooo /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/27546237

Solo Board Games and Video Games 07/13/2023

Solo Board Games and Video Games This episode is a bit late, and that's because I went on vacation without bringing my computer! I'm very dumb, and I'm very sorry for that. Tune in to hear me think about solo board games in the context of one particular video game: Tears of the Kingdom. How do size, scope, and sandbox-iness all fit into the experience of playing an "epic" game -- analog or digital? (Please forgive the audio quality on this one.) /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/27458079

The Concept of Roll and Writes, Part 3 06/26/2023

The Concept of Roll and Writes, Part 3 Well, we're back to an old saw here: a few more Roll and Writes, because I just can't stay away from these ding dang games. Should I have made it more clear that I'm eschewing an old format from episodes two years ago? Does the beginning of this episode even make sense? Is the description section of a file that I'm uploading the appropriate place to sort all these things out? TUNE IN TO GET NONE OF THESE ANSWERS AND MORE /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/27078705

A Two-fer: Votes for Women and The Shores of Tripoli 06/12/2023

A Two-fer: Votes for Women and The Shores of Tripoli Today, I'm taking a look at two solo-able card-driven games by a very interesting publisher (Fort Circle Games): Votes for Women and The Shores of Tripoli. I feel like I should have explained that I play The Marines' Hymn because it says "The Shores of Tripoli" in that song. I... didn't say that, because I'm not a smart person. ~~~ Check out The Halls of Montezuma Kickstarter ! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/27032454

The Renegade Games Solo Hero Series 05/29/2023

The Renegade Games Solo Hero Series Three games this week - all solo, all in the same publishing "series": , , and . ~~~ Please, oh please, check out the if you have a moment. Or leave a review on iTunes. Both of those things help grow the show! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/26781942

The Agony and the Ecstasy of 18xx...stasy 05/15/2023

The Agony and the Ecstasy of 18xx...stasy A look at... , a solo-capable 18xx game , a multiplayer-only 18xx game me, on trains in London My keep the show going. Thanks to them, and thanks to you for considering any support that might work for you. /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/26762742

BOI-SLC 05/01/2023

BOI-SLC A move, a new job, and paying tribute to what's left behind. Welcome to Season 2 of Meeple, Myself, and I. Games: and . /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/26691120

Game Review: Twilight Struggle: Red Sea: Conflict in the Horn of Africa 03/14/2023

Game Review: Twilight Struggle: Red Sea: Conflict in the Horn of Africa There are three colons in the name of this episode! That is probably too many. ... Uh. So. Twilight Struggle is one of my very favorite all-time competitive games. It will never leave my collection, ever. So how does a shorter version of Twilight Struggle, WITH A SOLO MODE, stack up? I mean... I'm not gonna tell you here. You gotta listen to me ramble for 20 minutes to find out! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/26222094

Game Review: Fuse: Countdown (in Real Time!) 02/06/2023

Game Review: Fuse: Countdown (in Real Time!) This is a hectic one, folks: I take exactly ten minutes to play and review (at the same time) the new game Fuse: Countdown, which is a real-time game that you play in exactly ten minutes! If you want to know what I sound like stressed and unscripted, this is the episode for you! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/25837269

Game Review: Heat: Pedal to the Metal 01/30/2023

Game Review: Heat: Pedal to the Metal A quick review of a quick game. It's REALLY good. (The game. The review... eh.) /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/25758174

Oniverse Giveaway Winner AND Full Top 100 12/26/2022

Oniverse Giveaway Winner AND Full Top 100 I mean... the title pretty much says it all. See you all next year! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/25430004

Top 100: #5-1 12/26/2022

Top 100: #5-1 A love letter for games and the family that taught me to love them. /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/25429578

Top 100: #10-6 12/12/2022

Top 100: #10-6 I LOVE THESE GAMES ~~~ Oh! Please make sure to sign up for Stone Valley Games' giveaway of SIX ONIVERSE GAMES. Free shipping for US residents - all you have to do is sign up below: Please sign up! You have nothing to lose! Tell your friends! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/25287321

Game Review: Stellarion 12/02/2022

Game Review: Stellarion A quick review of a quick game from a fascinating series - this week, I'm looking at the newest Oniverse game, Stellarion. Also! I'm doing a giveaway with Stone Valley Games to celebrate the completion of my Top 100 list at the end of the year! You can enter to win a copy of Onirim, Sylvion, Nautillon, Aerion, Castellion, and Stellarion . We'll pay for the shipping, so please spread the word about this giveaway! We're very excited about it. :-) /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/25197744

Top 100: #15-11 11/14/2022

Top 100: #15-11 I think this is the antepenultimate episode of the Top 100! I have spent all of my efforts making sure that I used antepenultimate correctly, so that's all I have to say here. /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24997758

Game Review: Endless Winter 10/31/2022

Game Review: Endless Winter I'm a big, dumb idiot who can't post podcasts correctly. Pushing this through the feed one more time so people can see that it came out TODAY and not a month ago! Sorry for the extra traffic, y'all, and sorry if this showed up twice for you! ~~~ I got back to my written review roots recently (try saying that five times fast!), reviewing the blazing-hot Kickstarter game Endless Winter. This bonus episode is a reading of that review! We'll be back to the Top 100 in a few weeks! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24858453

Top 100: #22-16 10/17/2022

Top 100: #22-16 We get ever-closer to the Top 15, and then... the Top 10! eeeeeeeep I adore these games. Sure, they have their warts, but they're... they're my warts? I don't know what I'm saying here, thank you for downloading the episode anyway please download /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24705834

Interlude: "Smile", Horror Movies, Mental Health, and, uh, More 10/10/2022

Interlude: "Smile", Horror Movies, Mental Health, and, uh, More It's been a bit since I've done an episode! But I don't want that time to keep stretching out, even when I'm out of town. So I put together a short little episode here on the 2022 horror film "Smile" - a movie that, I think, wants to say lots about mental health and trauma. SPOILERS AHOY for "Smile" Like the whole plot! (Also, a reference to one specific event in "Hereditary" as well.) We'll get back to normal episodes soon enough. I hope this gets you by in the meantime, and please do let me know if you love/hate this kind of diversion in the meantime! They're incredibly fun for me to make, but... who knows if people want this. /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24637638

Top 100: #30-23 09/12/2022

Top 100: #30-23 As everyone expected, I'm back covering another... 8 games on the list. Definitely, all I talk about in this episode is games, and not deeply personal stuff like depression and anxiety. /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24340314

Call and Response: Bitewing Games 08/30/2022

Call and Response: Bitewing Games Introducing a new kind of episode to the podcast! "Call and Response" episodes will feature essays by content creators, publishers, designers, and others around the industry, and then I'll intrude and offer my unsolicited thoughts about their carefully crafted thoughts! This episode features Nick Murray of Bitewing Games. What does a traditionally social gamer do when confronted with the prospect of solo gaming? Learn more about their upcoming solo-capable game on Kickstarter, Trailblazers, . /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24210483

Heretical Interlude #2 08/15/2022

Heretical Interlude #2 Is this... anything? Should I do more of this? Do let me know! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/24051567

Top 100: #35-31 08/01/2022

Top 100: #35-31 Five more games! Five really good games! Does anyone read these! Is this an exercise in futility! Someone help me! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/23918637

Top 100: #40-36 07/18/2022

Top 100: #40-36 Getting back in that every-other-week-posting groove! In this episode, I slow down and just look at five in this episode: #s 40-36. I don't own most of these games any more, sadly, but I do playthroughs of almost all of them and reflect on what makes these five games great for me (and why they might/might not be a good fit for you!). /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/23776292

Top 100: #49-41 07/04/2022

Top 100: #49-41 It's been a hot minute since the last full episode -- thanks to y'all for your patience. I'm excited to be back in the saddle. For this episode, I compare one new-to-me game (The Isle of Cats) to #s 49-41 on my Top 100 Solo Reviewed Games. We are getting into some REALLY good games now, everyone! Maybe not a good podcast, maybe not good reviews... but... the GAMES. THEY ARE GOOD! /episode/index/show/meeplemyselfandi/id/23623169

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