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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Altreeya

Altreeya is a fantasy adventure board game that takes place in a wholly original world. It is an original take combines elements of fantasy roleplay with easy to learn tabletop mechanics.

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Schlock! B-Movie Magnate

Schlock! B-Movie Magnate is a fast, word-drafting game of outrageous movie-making! Craft ridiculous B-movie titles—think alien cowboys, rubber monsters, and midnight mayhem—and bring them to the big s

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Flockers

In this tactical card game, you will build a flock of snow geese that is best suited to swiftly navigate the terrain below. Fly south the furthest...and the fastest to win. Let’s fly!

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Mega Empires: The Far East

Lead and develop your empire in East Asia in two new civilization building games, spanning centuries of fascinating history.

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Blitz Creed

Blitz Creed is a fast-paced, military-themed card game where players battle for global dominance. Set in a world of strategic warfare, players control countries and deploy soldiers to engage in battle

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Lands of Evershade

Hybrid RPG/board game combines storytelling, tactical combat, and dice-based system.

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Dark Pact

Be the first occultist to build a deck to fulfill one of thirteen unique Dark Pacts.

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Rolling Deep

Journey to the Center of the Earth in this Balatro-inspired roguelike dice game.

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