The word “meeple” is is a melding of the words “my” and “people” and usually refers to a board game game piece that represents each unique player. The term was invented in 2000 by Alison Hansel when describing the pieces from the game Carcassonne.

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Ten Years and 3,000 Posts: Meeple Mountain by the Numbers

Can you believe that Meeple Mountain turns ten this year? Oh, and we just published our 3,000th post! Join Editor in Chief and Meeple Mountain founder for a walk down memory lane.

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