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Broken Meeple Podcast 138 - The H-Index

Too damn hot! But thankfully it's cooled down enough to get a podcast out! People have asked me to do a H-Index - personally I didn't think it would be of any use at all, but it's a popular request, so why not, I got nothing else to do! So here's a quick update on the Revenant review from a solo perspective and my workings on my H-Index.

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Related Content

Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► youtu.be/kgznPr5F3HI
Episode 137 - Longform vs Shortform ► https://youtu.be/jM6L-H94mX8
Episode 136 - UKGE Review ► https://youtu.be/eA8Kuwc6mi0

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Who Am I?

One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game.

The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live stream collaborations with special guests (predominantly small channels who deserve more exposure).

I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Channel Updates
09:33 - Revenant Update
20:12 - H-Index

#brokenmeeple #goldengeek #bgg #ukge #hindex #honestreviews #top100 #top10 #boardgames #meeple #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames

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Broken Meeple Podcast 137 - Longform vs Shortform Content

It's been a very emotionally draining couple of weeks for me. Stressful work, a hacked FB account, other personal stuff, lack of time, heatwaves, the UK Expo and lots of unnecessary abuse/pushback on Facebook making that platform seem less and less desirable for board game creator content.

But we must push forward and even though I get to spill out my soul for camera in this episode, I still get to talk about my positive experience with SAIL and my not so positive experience with Veiled Fate............which got me a lot of abuse online for not liking it, seriously there are some fragile ego's out there.

And some of those tests on our resolve have impacted some of my friends in the industry where I see them get pushback/abuse also. It's unjustified and one of the hot topics is shortform vs longform creation. We prepare longform content and there's reason for that, we are critical reviewers, not quickie overviews. We need the time. And yet apparently that gives the right to people to eviscerate my friends and myself for choosing longer content. Well I have some thoughts to say on the matter so strap in - this will require some restraint!

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Related Content

Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► youtu.be/kgznPr5F3HI
Episode 135 - Golden Geek Awards ► https://youtu.be/HTGiav6wl00
Episode 136 - UKGE Review ► https://youtu.be/eA8Kuwc6mi0

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Who Am I?

One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game.

The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live stream collaborations with special guests (predominantly small channels who deserve more exposure).

I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Channel Updates, Health and Anxiety Issues
12:56 - Sail
17:30 - Veiled Fate
34:00 - Longform vs Shortform Content

#brokenmeeple #goldengeek #bgg #ukge #anxiety #honestreviews #top100 #top10 #boardgames #meeple #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames

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Become a Patreon ► www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple
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Podcast ► @luke-hector-broken-meeple

Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.

Broken Meeple Podcast 136 - UK Games Expo 2026 Review

A full disclosure of everything I was doing at the UK GAMES EXPO 2026!

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Related Content

Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► youtu.be/kgznPr5F3HI
Episode 135 - Golden Geek Awards ► https://youtu.be/HTGiav6wl00
Episode 134 - What Themes Work For You ► https://youtu.be/UnSVAPUz1rY

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Who Am I?

One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game.

The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live stream collaborations with special guests (predominantly small channels who deserve more exposure).

I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Channel Updates
08:35 - UKGE 2026 Overview & Press Event
26:09 - One To Really Look Out For
29:42 - Disappointments
44:06 - Hot Selling Craze
47:18 - By Popular Demand
49:00 - Finally Got It Played
55:48 - Better Than I Recall, But . . .
01:05:00 - Games With Future Solid Potential
01:28:40 - Open Gaming

#brokenmeeple #goldengeek #bgg #ukge #honestreviews #top100 #top10 #boardgames #meeple #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames

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Useful Links

Become a Patreon ► www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple
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Podcast ► @luke-hector-broken-meeple

Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.

Broken Meeple Podcast 135- Golden Geek Awards & UK Games Expo Preview

Big bumper episode today! Firstly I talk about another failed year of the Golden Geek awards and then I give some basic tips for attending the UKGE and explain why I'm only attending for two days and not in crazy excitement for any of the games. . . . . . aren't I'm supposed to be bigging it up?

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Related Content

Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► youtu.be/kgznPr5F3HI
Episode 133 - Stat Recording ► https://youtu.be/fe3HWZ0Ypbk
Episode 134 - What Themes Work For You ► https://youtu.be/UnSVAPUz1rY

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Who Am I?

One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game.

The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live stream collaborations with special guests (predominantly small channels who deserve more exposure).

I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Channel Updates
07:28 - Golden Geek Awards 2026
26:55 - UKGE Preview

#brokenmeeple #goldengeek #bgg #ukge #honestreviews #top100 #top10 #boardgames #meeple #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames

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Useful Links

Become a Patreon ► www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple
Facebook ► www.facebook.com/thebrokenmeeple
Twitter ► twitter.com/TheBrokenMeeple
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Podcast ► @luke-hector-broken-meeple

Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.

Broken Meeple Podcast 134 - What Theme Works For You?

After some general updates and my impressions of Helionox - a subpar deck builder that clearly suffers from Kickstarter cardinal sins - I go into what themes work for me and what don't work for me when a game comes into view?

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Related Content

Welcome To My Channel (Who I Am) ► youtu.be/kgznPr5F3HI
Episode 133 - Stat Recording ► https://youtu.be/fe3HWZ0Ypbk
Episode 132 - So I Played Speakeasy ► https://youtu.be/PB-AwBTXYv8

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Who Am I?

One single batchelor from the UK talking about his passion for board games and the people who play them! I support small content creators, board game cafes and go against the status quo when it comes to the board game industry. I give my honest opinions without bias towards any publishers or designers and will not hold back if I don't like a game.

The Broken Meeple is a variety channel that hosts all kinds of board game content from reviews to Top 10 lists to playthroughs to live stream collaborations with special guests (predominantly small channels who deserve more exposure).

I look forward to engaging with you, the community on my live streams or in the comments on my videos!

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Channel Updates , UKGE, The Future
20:10 - Helionox Impressions
41:00 - Themes Discussion

#brokenmeeple #essen #bgg #ukge #honestreviews #top100 #top10 #boardgames #meeple #supportsmallcreators #tabletop #tabletopgames

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Useful Links

Become a Patreon ► www.patreon.com/TheBrokenMeeple
Facebook ► www.facebook.com/thebrokenmeeple
Twitter ► twitter.com/TheBrokenMeeple
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Podcast ► @luke-hector-broken-meeple

Full credit to BoardGameGeek and its members for any images used that aren't my own or part of the publisher press kit.