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Devonshire is Back!

Devonshire Society logo. A green and gold tea cup sits on a dish with dice resting in a golden teaspoon . A pink flower pattern sits in the background and a blue banner sits above with the text "The Devonshire Society"

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.

Hope to see as many of you there as possible!

2023 – Meeple Year In Review

Hi Meeples!

It was an exciting, almost epic 2023 for our team here at Melbourne Meeples, and for our amazing community of members and supporters. We have more members than we’ve ever had, and hold more events in more areas of the city than ever before too – building on our mission to make board gaming accessible to as many people as possible across our great city.

People take in the games and accessories at the Melbourne Board Game Market 2023

In May the Melbourne Board Game Market brought over 600 people together with a host of local tabletop creatives, as well possibly the largest board game flea market Melbourne has ever seen. On the night before, PAX we brought board gaming to Fed Square, hiding just under cover on a drizzly night and converting many brand new gamers in the process!

People play at MeepleCon 2023

Now, waking from a packed MeepleCon, with more events, volunteers, contests (and raffle prizes!) than ever before and our biggest ever library – it feels important to add a bit of humility. We have an amazing, hard working team it’s true, but all of this is only possible because of you.

You meeps – our supporters, and especially our members – are the magic that makes our community special and keeps the magic alive. When new gamers come to our events – whether MeepleCon or OzBunnyCon, or NSEG, Board in the West, Board in the East, Games after Dark, the Devonshire Society, or Audacious Games – it’s the joy of sitting around a table playing a great game that brings them back, and it’s the other people at the table that make that experience magical. That’s you meeps. To our members – you make such a massive difference in ensuring we can continue doing what we do, and so often you take that next step from being a member to helping run our events and in doing so making board gaming more accessible to more great people like you. Thank you for being awesome, have a fantastic holiday season, and be assured – we have an even better 2024 to look forward to.

All the best,

Chris Ingold
President
Melbourne Meeples