# Our Favorite Meeples

An episode of [Board Game Hot Takes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1531729571), 9 Jun 2025, 1 h 05 min.

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In Episode 252 we discuss our favorite wooden figures (meeples) in board games. We also answer a listener's question on which games are great for asynchronous play on Board Game Arena. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:20 Great (and not so great) async BGA games - Lost Ruins of Arnak, Ark Nova, Tapestry, Revive, Harmonies, Gaia Project, Through the Ages, Blood Rage, Rats of Wistar, Azul, La Granja 11:30 5 Favorite Meeples 19:40 Royal Visit 21:50 Scoville 25:07 Everdell 27:19 Survive the Island 30:25 Root 33:03 Power Vacuum 35:41 Wondrous Creatures 37:57 Circadians: Chaos Order 40:37 Charterstone 43:30 On Mars 45:47 Golem 49:05 Glen More II: Chronicles 49:58 Aqua Garden 52:07 Merchants of the Dark Road 55:02 Gentes Deluxified Edition 57:47 Honorable Mentions: Arcs, Teotihuacan: City of Gods, Parks, Meepile, Luthier, Bonfire If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/boardgamehottakes Follow us on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamehottakes.bsky.social Join our Board Game Arena Community: https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=11417205 Join our Discord server at: https://discord.gg/vMtAYQWURd

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