So this is generally a Malts and Meeples announcement post, but also a Gloomhaven video on a new type of video that I want to do. Malts and Meeples has been a blast of a project for me for a while, but I’ve been inconsistent on it until this year. And with this year, I have started to do more and additional videos, so the focus of what Malts and Meeples is, well, it’s changed.

The Changes

So, you’ve probably already noticed more and different content on Malts and Meeples, but let’s talk about what Malts and Meeples was. When I started Malts and Meeples, I was looking to create a channel with solo game play so that you could see how games were played and know if they were for you. That was done with a focus on campaign style games.

Now, however, the focus is changing a little bit, so let’s break down the type of content I’ve been doing and what is being added.

• Solo Game Play
• Unboxings
• Top 10 Lists
• Board Game Topic Discussions
• 3 Reasons Buy/Not Buy

Let’s talk a bit about each of those:

Solo Game Play

So, we aren’t’ getting away from the thing this channel started for. However, this is just going to be some of what we do. And I think that I am going to focus on doing some campaign coverage, but intersperse that with smaller games. Games like the Roll and Writes that I’ve streamed are nice to add in for people to play along with, but also to give me a break for big set-ups for games. Plus, I think for a lot of people who want to casually play solo games, those small ones are a great spot to start.

Unboxings

This is something that I was doing a lot of for a little while. I am going to come back to them soon, maybe even next week, as I have an order come in. This is just a chance to chat about some games and show off games that are being added to the collection.

Top 10 Lists

Top 10 Lists are some of my most viewed videos, why, because Top 10 Lists work really well for digestible content. Plus it’s something that I can interact with the audience more. I used to do them a lot over here on Nerdologists. My plan is to continue to cross post them but to release them on Malts and Meeples live first and then post about them after the fact. And do a list with detailed reasons as well as then the video.

Board Game Topic/Discussions

These are videos that I’ve also started doing. But I want to do these more consistently on my Monday stream. I think that this and the Top 10 Lists will take turns trading off on the every other Monday schedule. The Topic streams I hope you can join live for because I want them to become more of a conversation than just me talking to the camera.

3 Reasons Buy/Not Buy

So all of those things I already do. The 3 Reasons Buy/Not Buy is a new video that I want to do, and I’m moving away from live for it. You can see my first attempt at it below. But the idea is that I want to give you reasons to buy, or not to buy a board game. Short videos, probably in that 10-15 minute range per video where I give three reasons to buy a board game an three reasons not to.

Now, the first one here is a bit rough. The focus is off throughout most if not all of the video. I already improved that with a new camera, I just didn’t use it this first video because of audio issues. So, expect them to look better in the long run. I also want to put out some pieces and show off the game more in future videos.

3 Reasons Buy/Not Buy Gloomhaven

So here we have it the new series. This is the video that caused me to create a new welcome video. I want to start creating more of this content to help you know if a game is right for you or not. For some people, a game play video is more helpful.

After this video, do you want to buy or not Gloomhaven? Do you think it’s one that you can get to your table or not?

And more on the rest of the videos, what do you want to see? Is there a Top 10 or a Topic that you want discussed?

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