There is something for everyone at the market! Discover published board games ready to buy, games soon to be released, or play-test games from local designers. Not to mention some great accessories to enhance your game night!
The Flea Market will also be back. If you are looking to buy some second-hand games or have some games gathering dust (or both!), keep an eye on the Melbourne Meeples Melbourne Board Game Market page and socials (Facebook and Instagram) for more details.
Great news for Devonshire Society fans! Get your diaries out to make sure you don’t miss out on our first gathering for 2024 on Saturday April 13.
We will be back at the Fairfield Community Room (right next to the Fairfield Library). The room sits right on the main street of Fairfield (Station St), surrounded by an assortment of shops, restaurants and cafes, is right next to the library, and there is parking nearby,
After reviewing feedback from attendees, we’re going to try and adding in some events on Sunday, to see what the interest/attendance is. We are excited for the changes we have in store for our women-only event this year, so keep an eye out for more news.
Location: Fairfield Community Room, 84 Arthur St, Fairfield (It is accessible via both Station St and Arthur St) Date: Saturday 13th April Time: 11am – 6pm Cost: $10 non-members, $5 members – includes tea/coffee and devonshire afternoon tea.
If the name ‘Evergreen Games’ rings a bell, you are not wrong! This annual one day convention was established to commemorate the life of a dear friend and gamer, Simon “Evergreen” Pearce, who enjoyed and gave so much to the hobby, before being taken from all of us far too soon. All proceeds from Evergreen Games go to the Cure Brain Cancer charity, to help in the fight against the cancer that took him. Evergreen Games was paused during pandemic and is back now with the support of Melbourne Meeples.
So mark your calendars for Saturday May 4! Check next month’s Meeple Monthly for more details on how you can join us to support this worthy cause.
We’re partnering with our friends at True North to bring you a new event in the Melbourne Meeples calendar, namely Board to Death.
Board to Death runs every third Saturday of the month at True North in Coburg (just near the Coburg station and the number 19 tram) starting again on Feb 17th 2024 .
True North is a fantastic cafe with a chilled out vibe and some great retro decor. They serve meals with a rock and roll vibe (and most of them are puns related to 80s and 90s bands and songs). They’re open from the crack of dawn until the dead of night (1am!).
Unlike Audacious, Board to Death runs during the evenings, currently from 7pm until late.
Featuring all the great modern board games you’ve come to know and love from a Melbourne Meeples event, with the chill vibe of True North and a great variety of drink options and some food to die for.
While we’re aware that some may be disappointed that Audacious is no longer running, we hope that you’ll join us at Board to Death as a new Saturday tradition.
Find out all the gory details on the Board to Death page.
It’s that time of year again, with the end of financial year approaching, so does a new membership year for Melbourne Meeples! All our members help keep the Melbourne Meeples alive, as well ad getting great discounts on events run by Melbourne Meeples, as well as fantastic discounts at a range of our retail partners. The date for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) has also been moved back 2 weeks, to allow for the various reports to be created and everything checked that’s required at an AGM. We hope to see as many of you there (online) as possible!
Membership Renewal
If you love attending our events and what we do, want discounted/free entry to an array of events and discounts at retailers, consider renewing your Melbourne Meeples Membership for the next financial year.
Access to borrow from the Melbourne Meeples Inc. Library
Help decide what games are added to the games library
Voting rights at Melbourne Meeples general meetings
Memberships are anytime online, however, you will not be able to vote or receive the above benefits until you have paid your membership fees.
Date Change – 2023/24 AGM
The Melbourne Meeples Inc. 2023/2024 AGM will be held on Monday 17rd of July at 8pm, and will be held online.
If you would like to nominate for one if the elected positions, discuss the future of the club or get involved, please attend and have your voice heard.
Positions are;
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
General Committee Member
Nominations will occur on the day, so be sure to attend and either nominate yourself for a position or vote on whom you’d like to run the club.
If you are unable to attend, you may nominate for a position and specify a proxy by emailing meeplecon@gmail.com.
You will need to be a paid up member to be involved in the nomination process or take part in voting.
Want to Help Run Boardgame Events?
Maybe you’ve got an idea for a new boardgame event, and need some assistance, e.g. manpower, library, insurance etc.
Or perhaps you just like attending our awesome events and want to help contribute to ensure we can keep delivering boardgame events for the Melbourne community.
Melbourne Meeples Inc. is a not for profit, volunteer run organisation run by a small number of volunteers who put on a large number of events throughout the year with the aim of building and developing the Melbourne boardgame community.
We’re always in need of more people to volunteer their time, whether it’s at an event helping setup/packup, or assistance with the organisation, either for one specific event, or by joining the Melbourne Meeples Committe or one of the sub-committes for a specific event.
Anyone who is interested, please reach out to meeplecon@gmail.com to find out more!
The Melbourne Meeples Inc General Annual Meeting is being held on Sunday 10th of July at 12pm at Croxton Park Hotel, 607 High St, Thornbury.
If you would like to nominate for one if the elected positions, discuss the future of the club or get involved, please attend and have your voice heard.
Positions are;
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Quartermaster
Nominations will occur on the day, so be sure to attend and either nominate yourself for a position or vote on whom you’d like to run the club.
If you are unable to attend, you may nominate for a position and specify a proxy by emailing meeplecon@gmail.com.
You will need to be a paid up member to be involved in the nomination process or take part in voting.
A little late this month, things seem to be not quite as busy as last month, but maybe there will be some new events popping up soon!
We seem to be slowly having events return, but a reminder to all that we must keep following CovidSafe guidelines while at physical events.
It has been a little difficult to track down all the events that may be physically back at the moment, so if you’re aware of one or more that we might have missed, let us know.
Back after a three year hiatus, due to someone asking about it, it’s the Melbourne Board Gaming Calendar.
We seem to be slowly having events return, but a reminder to all that we must keep following CovidSafe guidelines while at physical events.
It has been a little difficult to track down all the events that may be physically back at the moment, so if you’re aware of one or more that we might have missed, let us know.
The Melbourne Meeples Inc General Annual Meeting is being held on Sunday 26th of July at 11am.
Due to current COVID-19 restrictions it will be held online via Google Meet. All members who purchase or renew their membership prior to the meeting will be emailed the link, so ensure you sign up or renew before the day.
If you would like to nominate for one if the elected positions, discuss the future of the club or get involved, please join the call and have your voice heard.
Positions are;
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Quartermaster
Nominations will occur on the day, so be sure to attend and either nominate yourself for a position or vote on whom you’d like to run the club.
You will need to be a paid up member to be involved in the nomination process or take part in voting. To renew or join, purchase the below item.
Melbourne Meeples Membership 2020/21
Become a Melbourne Meeples Member and help support Melbourne Meeples.
