Our Biggest Board Game Haul Ever | GenCon Haul

[@Emily_VT]

Jamie you need to get For Northwood if you like trick taking and solo games. Small box card game! Eila and something shiny will be interesting when you get to the end. Not what you'd ever expect.

[@hellinahandbasket7778]

I want to see the "Watch me put 94 games on our Shelf of Opportunity" video. 😅

[@FostertheMeeple]

LOL. That’s comedy gold right there

[@MrJmarzetti]

Wow, I think pretty soon your collection might out number the Dice Tower Library!😅 The game you received that I have been intrigued to try is Vivarium.

[@joellen5984]

So excited for the BGG series!! Especially since its solo. We need more solo content :-) Love this haul! My fave new game of GenCon was one I was anticipating but didn't expect to love it as much as I do (though it's hard!): Express Route. I already had Eila and have played it. My favorite old but newly discovered for me is Space Station Phoenix. I also enjoyed playing Power Plants, Roll Camera, and Genotype. I did events where I already had the game but didn't know how to play (vs only new games) and it was a great strategy for events. I now know how to play 6 games I already have - woot!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@munchacha]

Jeff I learned this when I worked at a bookstore, to remove the label/price tag from smth, just pour and rub in some lighter fluid on it, give it a couple of mins to set then you can peel it off without leaving any residue! 😊

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks for that! This one came off very easy luckily

[@munchacha]

@@FostertheMeeple no problemos! Happy to help!

[@deanmccrossen2766]

I bought Rauha- haven’t played yet, Invincible dice game- quick push your luck dice game, & Wandering Towers- very fun.

[@tabletalkreviews]

I only had a carry-on, so I didn't get much at Gen Con. Excited to try Point City, Waffle Time, and Trickdraw.

[@jamesmorgan1967]

Congrats on the upcoming series. Looking forward to the Eila content!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks James!

[@Jskot311]

Great haul! My mom is 79 and she wants nothing to do with modern board games and she LOVES Tichu. I think you guys will def like it

[@FostertheMeeple]

I’m excited to finally try it!

[@kreggie891]

We were able to get a copy of Cosmotopus with the plushie bundle! He is adorable! We also were able to snag Sky Team, Barcelona along with World Wonders. We also picked up some small games here and there and some nice dice.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Awesome!! Sounds like you had a great time!

[@mattmc20]

Great getting a chance to meet Jamie at the booth and Jeff while playing some games with your buddies! You two were very kind and are a wonderful presence in the board game space! Jeff, 2023 is the year the roar is restored and the Lions are going deep! Sky Team was my surprise hit and was able to get a copy for the Con. Glad you had a great time!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Nice to meet you!! While I disagree wholeheartedly about the lions. I wish you well in your inevitable disappointment. Happy to hear you got sky team! It was a crazy line haha

[@LinneasCabal]

It was so nice to run into you guys at Gen Con! I was most excited to pick up Sky Team for sure. Most of my haul was used games from the Virtual Flea Market. So excited to hear Jamie is gonna be on the BGG KZbin! Congrats and well deserved, can't wait to watch!

[@FostertheMeeple]

SAME!! Hoping we run into you more (and maybe play a game together).

[@LinneasCabal]

@@FostertheMeeple Yes! That would be wonderful. I plan to be at PaxU that would be a great place to grab a game if you'll be there. Otherwise hope to see you at Gen Con next year!

[@GabeInTheTube]

Another great video. Your vibe is so good, it feels like we’re sitting in your living room (or in this case your basement) having a conversation between friends with some Bubbly and candies. You’re enthusiasm for so many games has encouraged me to start my own collection… now just need to find a group of people in my town in Ontario to play with on a regular basis. I joined the Discord, so will survey to see if there’s anyone nearby.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Awesome!! There’s 100% people from Ontario in the discord!! Happy hunting! (There’s a section for local meetups within the server, just fyi)

[@GabeInTheTube]

@@FostertheMeepleThanks Jeff !

[@bryanscollick8305]

Those are some great Gearloc! Ghillie is my all time favorite and I love Nugget and Polaris is super interesting. Love the Unbreakable expansion. I cannot wait for Jamie playing Eila, but be warned. It ramps up in difficulty. And the story gets darker as well. I will not spoil it for you! Nice haul!

[@FostertheMeeple]

We’ve heard that!! She’s excited to start that journey.

[@tracieperez2629]

What an amazing HAUL! Where will they go...no one knows... no truer words have been spoken. A question I definitely ask at times, lol. I didn't go to Gen Con this year, but I've already started planning for next year. I did pick up The Search for Lost Species and Beacon Patrol at a local game store and look forward to playing them!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Ohhh lost species was a hot one at the con!

[@terradudley1240]

Love watching these haul videos, and what a nice haul that was 😍 Congrats Jamie on the BGG collab! That’s really awesome 🎉🎉🎉

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks so much Terra!

[@spielmill1755]

We love those little pack of gum sized games. You HAVE to try Nut from the same publisher (perplext) and designer (Chris Handy). We love that game! We are not able to travel and attend in person but we participated in Gen Con Online and demoed (and immediately pre-ordered) Tesseract from Smirk and Dagger Games.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Awesome!!

[@allison2525]

Oh my goodness, this makes me wish I was a board game content creator lol. I'd love to see a video on Inheritors. I've been eyeing that one. I think my son would enjoy it. Tichu looks fun! Need 4 players it looks like but looks great! Thanks for sharing your haul

[@allison2525]

I hit Comment too soon. A Little Bit Extra content - oh my goodness... Long Shot The Dice Game hahaha (on repeat lol - sorry Jeff)

[@FostertheMeeple]

Hahah we had a good chuckle about that for awhile

[@lukewillardson]

Yes to Lorcana content! Also I got the same foil Mickey card 😁 And Expeditions is so good. I demoed more games than I bought at Gen Con. I got to demo Disney Dixie at Gen Con, wasn’t able to get a copy, but theme is so fun. The two games I demoed and really liked were Disney Animated and the Fox Experiment. I was able to grab Queen by Midnight and I just assembled the clock tower and I’ll probably try it out tomorrow. And I was one of the people to wake up super early Saturday morning for some Lorcana. I’ve never been into TCGs, but now I’m hooked, and I tried Star Wars Unlimited and I’ll probably collect that one as well next year. It was really great to meet you both at the convention. Looks like you had a great time and a great haul video.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Dang we really wanted to grab queen by midnight!! Nice meeting you!!

[@Cosmic-Ben]

Can't believe I didn't run into y'all at the CGE room meet up! I want y'all's rad shirts!

[@FostertheMeeple]

It was super busy in there! And I think I (Jeff) was only there for 10 mins.

[@Kasegolden23115]

The game I'm looking most forward to from this year haul is After Us. Heard nothing but good things about it

[@FostertheMeeple]

Played it on board game arena! It was good but didn’t really know what we were doing haha

[@gabthang8]

I bought Hellton Palace two weeks ago for my birthday and I’m still waiting for the package to arrive (should be here tomorrow). I’ve wanted it for a while but it wasn’t released in English until a few weeks ago. I barely ever play 2 player only games but I had to get that one.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Yea it’s looks awesome!

[@PartyTails]

Great seeing you both at Gen Con! Lot's of the same games we were checking out! Can't wait to see your thoughts on some of them!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Was so nice meeting you two!!!

[@stafio]

I'm glad you got Dinogenics, as I really like it too. I feel like I should tell you that Park Manager Edition is in the works and should be hitting kickstarter soon.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Cool!! Thanks for the heads up!

[@jenee724]

Ohh I wanted Bonsai but we didn’t get to play until Sunday and it was way sold out by then. :( hope you guys enjoy it! Redwood is so beautiful and fun to play too. The guy said to shave down each side of the pegs (on the animals you move) a bit so when you are moving the animals it’s easier and you don’t accuse you destroy the cardboard. It’ll make sense when you play 😂

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks for the heads up!!

[@techonrye2835]

It was wonderful to meet you. Glad you enjoy the art.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thank you so much!!

[@thwilee]

Congrats on the partnership!!! Totally deserve it and they are lucky to have you! 🎉🎉

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks so much!!!

[@blackboardgaming5348]

I demoed Redwood at GenCon and immediately purchased it. It's really beautiful. Jeff, you're gonna love Tribes Of The Wind! With that said, that is a LOTTA games!

[@FostertheMeeple]

I’m so sad we didn’t get to see you again! Hopefully at pax?

[@timborocksloud]

How to sell a game to Jamie. Step 1. put an animal on the cover. Done. I picked up inside Job at Gen Con...can't wait to throw that one down...that sky team line was cuhhrazy..I mean, not Lorcana line crazy but crazy...I'll get that later if holds water. Although I mentioned this in another comment...Thunder Road Vendetta has absolutely been a riot every time we've played it. So much fun.

[@FostertheMeeple]

So nice to meet you Tim!!

[@TommyLemay]

Miller Zoo is a located in Quebec, Canada! :)

[@FostertheMeeple]

Oh that’s cool!! Didn’t know that. Thank you!

[@MarinaS341]

Glad I’m not the only one with a board game buying problem 😆 I have 8 games waiting for me at home…..and still waiting on other pre orders lol

[@FostertheMeeple]

One of us, one of us, one of us

[@MarinaS341]

@@FostertheMeeple 😆

[@taykey17]

It was great to meet you there at GenCon.

[@carlosandino5524]

I was able to pick up Dune Imperium, Scout, Lost Runes of Arnak, and Flamecraft.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Those are some banger games!! Well done!

[@daniellebackus819]

Interesting to see the new Kinfire Chronicles: Delve game. I just got the Kinfire Chronicles Kickstarter a couple of weeks ago, and it’s one of the best games I have ever played. Right up there with Sleeping Gods.

[@FostertheMeeple]

We had a chance to play chronicles super early. Incredibly talent team over there so none of it is surprising us. So happy you’re enjoying the games!

[@TheBoardGameGarden]

I regretted my decision to sleep in on Friday morning! I could have walked around with you (Jamie) and bought more games! So jealous you got Bonsai. Buuuttt… I probably would have had to buy another suitcase so… it was for the best. I guess. 🤣

[@FostertheMeeple]

Jenna, this is why we need Francis to come. For nothing else to whisper sweet nothings in my ear, and to bring an extra suitcase

[@taylorgentle4621]

Sweet & Spicy looks so cute! My husband and I are obbsessed with the original Spicy

[@FostertheMeeple]

We haven’t played the original but this does look cute!

[@Geeky_Anja]

Congratulations Jamie! Can't wait to watch the series 😊

[@FostertheMeeple]

She said thank you!

[@dawsondemars1092]

Tribes of the Wind is so good. Also very good at 2.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I’m excited to try it!

[@carlosandino5524]

Cool seeing you guys at GenCon! Nice haul

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thank you!!

[@stevetaylor6290]

I just want to know how you have time to learn all these rules and play all these games. I'm in awe!

[@FostertheMeeple]

This is all we do with our free time, for the most part.

[@MarkusKraus]

What a haul! Curious about Hellton Palace and Bonsai. Also Eila and Something Shiny - which has a much bigger box than I would have expected. What's in there?

[@juliebggeek6545]

Oh no!!! I never even thought of asking you if you could grab copy of Numbsters. I could have come and pick it up since I’m in Halifax. I wonder when it will be available for Board Game Bliss, any intel there?

[@FostertheMeeple]

No intel unfortunately!

[@McDavitt_Publishing]

Didn't get the chance to go this year, but Last Light and the Arnak expansion caught my eye that was available.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Last light was impossible to get! Crazy lines limited copies

[@Fettigator]

My Top GenCon grabs were Sky Team & Barcelona ... Phenomenal games!!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Sky team looks to be a hit!

[@Fettigator]

@@FostertheMeeple You both will love it as soon as you get a copy … a bunch of modules and scenarios … it’s a Top 10 2023 game for me at the moment. We will see if that holds LOL

[@JonTripp115]

FYI: TMNT Shadows of the Past came out before Change is Constant & City Fall. Its the same basic system, but like the first edition before it was tweaked (and then tweaked again for Batman). I'm glad you finally got it, hope you enjoy! Numbsters has been Number 1 (ha!) on my Button Shy want list for months now, so if you buy a dozen, save one for me. 8️⃣

[@FostertheMeeple]

Ahh I definitely thought it was the other way around, thanks!

[@michaeldarling7169]

Wow! So what percent is your collection expanded? If I acquired that many games it would be a 30% addition. 😮 Just curious to see how massive your haul was by comparison! Can't wait to see Jamie's BGG debut! Congrats!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Oh man I don’t even know how many we have now. 600+?

[@michaeldarling7169]

@@FostertheMeeple Ha ha! That's amazing! And guarantees we will be treated to lots more content in the future. We love your work!

[@JacksonHuff]

Pleasure seeing Jamie at GenCon! You definitely bought a lot, but hope you had a blast beyond the haul :)

[@FostertheMeeple]

Ah dang! Wish I had seen you also! Hope you had a blast

[@darbyl3872]

Not Gen Con related, but two party games I just discovered are Stay Cool and Archduke, really good, recommend.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Ok awesome!! Will check into them

[@warblefly81]

Great haul, you two!!

[@aarontaylor24]

the games im most excited i got were 3 ring circus, veiled fate, wild tiled west, and disney dixit. I was hoping youd pick up mythic mischief its still my favorite game followed very closly by root its amazing you should try it.

[@FostertheMeeple]

It actually arrived at the house after we got home!! Will see some stuff on it in the future

[@aarontaylor24]

@@FostertheMeeple Thats awesome hope you love it. Great haul by the way. Wish i would have ran into you two at gencon.

[@MJGOLDHEART]

Woah that is some Haul. Looking forward to seeing some play throughs with these. I really want to get Inheritors but I am not sure when or if it will be available in the UK anytime soon.

[@FostertheMeeple]

Hopefully soon!

[@boardtoplay]

S tier haul! A bunch that I need to pick up😄

[@FostertheMeeple]

Thanks!

[@alexandralee5300]

I genuinely want to know how you got all of that home from Gen Con 😳

[@FostertheMeeple]

Two massive suitcases!

[@DevonTalksTabletop]

Joraku has a gorgeous cover

[@FostertheMeeple]

Right?!? It’s incredible looking

[@jbrantz9554]

I stopped to get a demo of Kinfire Delve and am super excited to learn more. Any chance you will review/preview before the KS?

[@FostertheMeeple]

You will for sure see it on the channel soonish!

[@malvinafis6907]

I wish I could Go to GenCon one day...

[@ronaldbestshirt9592]

i like Jeffs hat

[@FostertheMeeple]

I also like my hat!

[@Brwykk]

Did you use a chemical to get the sticky from the tag off?

[@FostertheMeeple]

This one just rubbed off with some elbow grease luckily

[@ameraceffj]

numbsters seems really similar to food chain island. is it still worth buying if I already own food chain island?

[@FostertheMeeple]

It’s different enough! Especially if you travel, as numbsters can be played just in your hand.

[@jericosha2842]

This is a video filled with regret and future self reflection.

[@FostertheMeeple]

I mean. You must not have seen any of our content if you think that’s even remotely true haha

[@jericosha2842]

​@@FostertheMeepleI'm teasin. Good luck playing it all lol

[@scottmcfarlane7524]

long SHOT....GOOD MAN

[@FostertheMeeple]

It’s a good one!!!

[@Brwykk]

Did you guys fly with the games or ship them to yourselves?

[@FostertheMeeple]

We flew!

[@resaschrack2749]

Do you have favorite Devir game so far?

[@FostertheMeeple]

Asking the tough questions!! I think it would be three ring circus. Jamie might pick Bamboo.

[@Arrowsmith86]

Do a paint video!

[@FostertheMeeple]

Haha I might do one on twitch eventually!!

[@bkwestman22]

BGG! Cool!

[@andreaherreragarcia6719]

I promise my husband no more game board spending for this year 😢😅

[@FostertheMeeple]

BREAK THE PROMISE

[@andreaherreragarcia6719]

i am reconsidering ...... my marriage (joke)

[@Neon_Gorilla]

I’m so jealous :)

[@RobrechtClaes]

Sick

[@jennaleekulig6819]

Tichu!!!

[@FostertheMeeple]

We’re excited!

[@TheBrothersMurph]

Wow didn’t even pick up Nana. Haters

[@FostertheMeeple]

I friggin WISH

[@Thebrad11984]

You call us a cult but you keep directing people to the cult of bones. Secretly a member? Secretly the leader? Hmmm

[@FostertheMeeple]

Denial is all I hear

[@kingst0n25]

Jeff...time for a new hat. My husband Scott watches you guys and I watch over his shoulder....usually love and comment on the hats and Jamie's shirt choice (in addition to all the game stuff) but this one has got to go!

[@FostertheMeeple]

I LOVE this hat. Sorry it’s staying permanently. I might just wear it more now 😏