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Speakeasy

A five-hour learning game sounds like a warning label, but Speakeasy has the rare kind of weight that makes us lean in instead of bounce. I’m Clay, and I’m joined by Mike from Meeple That Loses on Instagram to talk through Vital Lacerda’s Speakeasy board game and why it’s hitting so hard for fans of heavy eurogames, worker placement, and deep “efficiency puzzle” planning.

We dig into what makes the theme actually work: Prohibition-era Manhattan, building distilleries, running rum across the city, and turning deliveries into real momentum on your player board. Mike explains how Lacerda’s…

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