In Miams (I think it means yummy in French) you roll five dice and try to get combinations which will score you points. Normally you get one reroll, and you get to choose which dice to reroll. Throughout the game you gain abilities which let you manipulate the dice and do other things which help you score points. The game ends when anyone reaches 50 points.  The die faces

Oh, the back half of this adventure was heavy, my friends…heavy!

After playing Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles—Episodes 1 & 2 in 2024, I reached out to the team at Mindclash Games to get a review copy of Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles—Episodes 3 & 4. The box was predictably massive and showed off everything Mindclash is known for as soon as I opened the box.

If you are new to the Perseverance adventures, check out my previous review to get a feel for the series. We aren't doing a massive rules explanation here, because that would take hours!

I’m also not going to spend much time here telling you about the ridiculous components in the box. It’s a Mindclash game, so IYKYK. Suffice it to say that Mindclash produces bits as fancy as anyone in the tabletop business, and that trend line continues with the Perseverance sequels. I will say this much–I didn’t think the world needed board games with dinosaur saddle pieces…and, I was wrong.

Let’s dive right in: is the back half of the Perseverance saga worth your time?

Episode 3: It’s Hard to Saddle a Thunderhorn

Perseverance: Castaway Chronicles—Episode 3 picks up after the events of Episode 2. Perseverance is now a decent place to live, and…

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Allplay’s small box line has gotten lots of love from the Meeple Mountain team. Dandelions, Big Top, Mori, Things in Rings, Waddle, and most recently Ruins, and Oddland. They’re a high-value, low-cost way to game in style. And I do mean style. While they might use simple components, the quality is top-notch; and Mountain Goats is no exception.

Join me on the mountaintop with Mountain Goats.

Being at the top is marvelous!

Mountain Goats is a dice and set collection game with a simple premise. Roll 4 dice, then group them into any configuration you like. The total value of all the pips in each group allows you to move one of your goats up the slopes of one of six different mountain ranges. A group with a value of 5 allows you to move forward on the “5” range, while a group with a value of 10 allows you to move forward on the “10” range. When you make it to the top of one of the stacks, you’ll take a chip with that stack's value on it. The 5 stack gets you 5 points; the 10 stack earns you 10 points.

Simple so far, right?

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