Alex McKenzie
@meepleandthemoose.com
He/Him 🇨🇦
I play board games
I think about board games
I write about board games at meepleandthemoose.com
I play board games
I think about board games
I write about board games at meepleandthemoose.com
I love it when covers form a panorama. It's so cool.
But this makes it much harder to condense the game into one box and throw the other away. 😭
#boardgames
But this makes it much harder to condense the game into one box and throw the other away. 😭
#boardgames
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I love it when covers form a panorama. It's so cool.
But this makes it much harder to condense the game into one box and throw the other away. 😭
#boardgames
But this makes it much harder to condense the game into one box and throw the other away. 😭
#boardgames
This is the hand I shot the moon with. 💪💪
Rebel Princess by @beziergames.bsky.social is pretty excellent.
#boardgames
Rebel Princess by @beziergames.bsky.social is pretty excellent.
#boardgames
January 25, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This is the hand I shot the moon with. 💪💪
Rebel Princess by @beziergames.bsky.social is pretty excellent.
#boardgames
Rebel Princess by @beziergames.bsky.social is pretty excellent.
#boardgames
January 25, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Played 2016's K2 last night. A bit of a cutthroat race, where you manage your movement and acclimatization points. Sometimes you'll chose to camp at a pass just make the lower players freeze.
I thought mountain climbers were more friendly!
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I thought mountain climbers were more friendly!
#boardgames
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Played 2016's K2 last night. A bit of a cutthroat race, where you manage your movement and acclimatization points. Sometimes you'll chose to camp at a pass just make the lower players freeze.
I thought mountain climbers were more friendly!
#boardgames
I thought mountain climbers were more friendly!
#boardgames
That's a wrap on Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It's been at least a decade since I played it last, it still holds up as a grounded tale of injustice and prejudice.
Anyone who is a fan of Fire Emblem gameplay should play this entry. I'm glad it's more accessible now on the Switch 2.
Anyone who is a fan of Fire Emblem gameplay should play this entry. I'm glad it's more accessible now on the Switch 2.
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
That's a wrap on Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. It's been at least a decade since I played it last, it still holds up as a grounded tale of injustice and prejudice.
Anyone who is a fan of Fire Emblem gameplay should play this entry. I'm glad it's more accessible now on the Switch 2.
Anyone who is a fan of Fire Emblem gameplay should play this entry. I'm glad it's more accessible now on the Switch 2.
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Well that's kind of backwards. I feel like games have been trending towards bigger pieces, thicker tiles, or just straight up giant editions (looking at you, Bezier)
Queen is using 20% smaller tiles as a selling feature for their new editions of old games.
#boardgames
Queen is using 20% smaller tiles as a selling feature for their new editions of old games.
#boardgames
January 20, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Well that's kind of backwards. I feel like games have been trending towards bigger pieces, thicker tiles, or just straight up giant editions (looking at you, Bezier)
Queen is using 20% smaller tiles as a selling feature for their new editions of old games.
#boardgames
Queen is using 20% smaller tiles as a selling feature for their new editions of old games.
#boardgames
I wonder how often protagonists just want to shout at their opponents like this.
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I wonder how often protagonists just want to shout at their opponents like this.
I feel like if I ran into a Wyvern Knight on the battlefield, I wouldn't be so concerned with the pointy stick the person is holding, but the massive claws and sharp teeth of the literal dragon she's riding on.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I feel like if I ran into a Wyvern Knight on the battlefield, I wouldn't be so concerned with the pointy stick the person is holding, but the massive claws and sharp teeth of the literal dragon she's riding on.
It's so challenging to go from playing a game 20 times on BGA and having the platform do all the counting and rule enforcement, to playing it myself on the table.
What do you mean the cards don't glow when I can afford them!?
#boardgames
What do you mean the cards don't glow when I can afford them!?
#boardgames
January 15, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It's so challenging to go from playing a game 20 times on BGA and having the platform do all the counting and rule enforcement, to playing it myself on the table.
What do you mean the cards don't glow when I can afford them!?
#boardgames
What do you mean the cards don't glow when I can afford them!?
#boardgames
Dinosaur tea party has been a birthday gift for every niece and nephew the year they turn 5, and I'm so excited it's my daughters turn.
She loves it. I love seeing her figure out deduction. Win win.
#boardgames
She loves it. I love seeing her figure out deduction. Win win.
#boardgames
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Dinosaur tea party has been a birthday gift for every niece and nephew the year they turn 5, and I'm so excited it's my daughters turn.
She loves it. I love seeing her figure out deduction. Win win.
#boardgames
She loves it. I love seeing her figure out deduction. Win win.
#boardgames
Chapter 8 in Path of Radiance does a phenomenal job of instilling a sense of despair. Cornered in a castle, enemies flooding in from all sides. Trying not to lose hope...
January 13, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Chapter 8 in Path of Radiance does a phenomenal job of instilling a sense of despair. Cornered in a castle, enemies flooding in from all sides. Trying not to lose hope...
Man, that Covid Lockdown did wonders for BGA, didn't it?
January 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Man, that Covid Lockdown did wonders for BGA, didn't it?
LttP leaves room for no sequels. The Master Sword sleeps, FOREVER!
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 AM
LttP leaves room for no sequels. The Master Sword sleeps, FOREVER!
This asshole tho. Moldorm makes me curse every time it shows up.
January 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This asshole tho. Moldorm makes me curse every time it shows up.
Lynels were much less of a threat in Link to the Past. I dig the hair metal style tho.
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Lynels were much less of a threat in Link to the Past. I dig the hair metal style tho.
Everytime I look at board games and feel like my hobby is too expensive, Lego shows me that it could be so much worse.
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Everytime I look at board games and feel like my hobby is too expensive, Lego shows me that it could be so much worse.
Fire Emblem has always had spectacularly ugly enemy portraits.
January 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Fire Emblem has always had spectacularly ugly enemy portraits.
womp womp.
I never did get along well with RNG.
I never did get along well with RNG.
January 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
womp womp.
I never did get along well with RNG.
I never did get along well with RNG.
I honestly forgot how slow everything is. Gotta set Animation to off and game speed to fast.
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 PM
I honestly forgot how slow everything is. Gotta set Animation to off and game speed to fast.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is available on Nintendo Switch 2's Gamecube Classics. This was the first Fire Emblem game I purchased with my own money, and it quickly became one of my go-to comfort games.
I never did finish Radiant Dawn, however.
I never did finish Radiant Dawn, however.
January 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is available on Nintendo Switch 2's Gamecube Classics. This was the first Fire Emblem game I purchased with my own money, and it quickly became one of my go-to comfort games.
I never did finish Radiant Dawn, however.
I never did finish Radiant Dawn, however.
Behold! The majesty of duck powered flight!!
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Behold! The majesty of duck powered flight!!
To me, Zoras will always be green. Not blue.
January 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM
To me, Zoras will always be green. Not blue.
Finished Princess Peach's Castle (Princess Peach sold separately)
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Finished Princess Peach's Castle (Princess Peach sold separately)