Mindful Games Lab

Clay Capra

Mindful Games Lab is a podcast about mindful gaming, board games, and tabletop games as tools for presence, connection, and well-being. Each episode explores how play can help us slow down, reduce stress, and create more meaningful experiences—without focusing on winning or optimization. Hosted by Clay, a lifelong gamer with over ten years of game industry experience, the show features thoughtful game spotlights, reflective conversations, and inspiring guests who believe games can have a positive impact on our lives. For questions or comments: podcast at mindfulgameslab dot com

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Mindful Games Lab

Episodes (26)

Apr 30th Meeple Lady: Finding Connection Through Board Games
Apr 19th Castlenuovo 1539 Review & Strategy Tips | A Tense Historical Block Wargame
Apr 2nd Mistwind Review: Strategy Tips and a Mindful Take on This Pickup & Deliver Game

Mindful Games Lab

Apr 30, 2026
38 minutes
38 MB

In this episode of the Mindful Games Lab Podcast, we sit down with Meeple Lady, board game blog writer, podcast host, and passionate member of the tabletop gaming community to explore how games can create meaningful connection in our lives. We talk about her journey from playing classic games growing up to discovering modern board games through Ticket to Ride, and how that led her down the rabbit hole of BoardGameGeek. Along the way, she shares how her love for strategy heavy euro games developed and how her gaming habits have evolved in a post-pandemic world where...

Mindful Games Lab

Meeple Lady: Finding Connection Through Board Games

Clay Capra

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