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Alex McKenzie
@meepleandthemoose.com
He/Him 🇨🇦
I play board games
I think about board games
I write about board games at meepleandthemoose.com
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January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Surprise!!
January 26, 2026 at 6:48 PM
No, minimum 3 players. It's real challenging to have a trick taking game that plays well at 2, and at multiple players as well.

Ive liked the fox in the forest and Sail as 2 player trick taking games tho, If you're looking for a reccomendation!
January 26, 2026 at 5:49 PM
It is pretty uniquely satisfying to stick someone with a surprise prince!
January 26, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Those cakes look amazing! I really need to track down a physical copy
January 25, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Trio should be easy, right? But It makes me feel like my brain is melting out of my ears!
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I was looking at pictures on bgg, and yeah, the production looks stellar!!
January 23, 2026 at 12:12 AM
FE:PoR is a bit unique in the fact that there are no dragons emerging from dimensional rifts, or necromancers raising kings from the dead, or literal gods to kill. There is a bit about a dark lord trapped in a medallion, but it never comes to fruition.
January 22, 2026 at 12:16 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.
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I wonder how often protagonists just want to shout at their opponents like this.
January 19, 2026 at 7:17 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.
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
It’s hard to believe Upper Deck leadership doesn’t know how widely toxic the HP brand has become in the community. They know. They just don’t care.

They've chosen profits over people and will only react or respond to the only language that matters to them. Money. Easy boycott decision.
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
2 players used to be my most common play count, but now it's exceedingly rare. I still buy great 2 player games for the day my 2 player partner comes back to board games 😁
January 16, 2026 at 8:09 PM
I put it in the alt, but it's Splendor Duel. It's a great 2 player game.

Designer: Marc André, Bruno Cathala
Artist: Davide Tosello
Publisher: Space Cowboys
January 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Oh dang. Mark talking about StreetPass and how it was designed for the crowded Japanese metro... I grew up in a village with a population of about 500. I so desperately wanted to experience the Street Pass stuff, but it just never happened.
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I did not make the shortbread. I may have overindulged during Christmas, and am now on a cookie hiatus.
January 14, 2026 at 6:49 PM