We would like to shine some spotlight to Tabletop RPG and Board Games publisher that we feel have a history of creating hidden gems or have a new project that may not so well know but deserving of attention.  Our first publisher spotlight is Bandit Camp who have created several Tabletop RPGs and their current Kickstarter is for a new print run of Wicked Ones & it's expansion Undead Awakening. The co-founder of Bandit Camp is Ben Nielson who also created Wicked Ones and has agreed to answer a few questions. Meeple Design: Can you introduce and ..read more

Hopefully you have seen and had time to read our introduction to Friendly Local Gaming Stores but if not check it out here. We are lucky that we get to  work with some great FLGS’s and we wanted to highlight some of the stores that we have had the opportunity to work with or frequent. Our first FLGS spotlight is Shuffle Board Game Cafe, where they also stock several Meeple Design Minimalist Style Posters.  The owners are Andrew and Chris, who opened their doors to BGG’s in 2021 and are based in Bury St Edmunds, UK. Andrew is one of the owners of Shuffle Board Game Cafe and ..read more

What is a FLGS? If you have never heard of the term FLGS before then you are in the right place. FLGS stands for “Friendly Local Gaming Store” which is a physical location dedicated to selling everything related to Tabletop Gaming. They tend to be run by fellow Board Game Geeks, often giving you the chance to play a game before making a purchase and have a loyal customer base who can be just as friendly & helpful as the staff that work there. If you are lucky your local store may also run open gaming nights, events, leagues, tournaments and more. Where is your closest FLGS? It’s not alway ..read more

What is Hygge? Hygge is regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture and to describe its essence fully requires more detail than I can provide in this blog, especially as we need to get on to the board game section! But...Hygge is about creating intimacy and cosiness, taking pleasure in soothing things and togetherness. It is an experience, a feeling of safety, being shielded from the world, whether you are with a group of friends, family, partner or simply enjoying a cup of tea by yourself. For more information on the Danish way of life, check out The Little Book of Hygge - T ..read more

Amazing Greystones to Bray Cliff Walk in Co Wicklow, Ireland For several reasons, that we are all well aware of, the number of people going on staycations has increased over the last 1+ years. By a staycation I am referring to a holiday in your home country rather than travelling abroad. Personally we have always enjoyed holidaying in our home country and as a British nationals who have been living in Ireland for the last 2 years, 'Staycationing' allows us to explore a country which is new to us. When 'Staycationing' we generally look for accommodation with a decent table as, just like a ..read more

  Meeple Design is a company centred around creativity and working through the pandemic has been difficult at times.  Fortunately for us, we are able to play board games at least once a week and our favourite hobby can be an excellent source of stress relief, helping maintain general health in a number of different ways. To highlight various ways that board games can help improve our creativity and health, Eva Benoit has provided the below top tips with some useful links so carry on reading to get started.  For many, creativity comes as natural as breathing, while for ..read more

As the Meeple Design website has been live for some time now we thought it was about time we added the obligatory 'favourite board games' post. It should give an idea about our thought process behind buying new board games and hopefully a bit of insight into why we started Meeple Design. This will be for my top 5 games and Hannah will write her own list for her top 5 games. I am sure the list will be different and even if there are crossovers I think the reason we like the games will vary as well. It is difficult to pick my favourite 5 games, as there are so many ..read more

As the Meeple Design website has been live for some time now we thought it was about time we added the obligatory 'favourite board games' post. It should give an idea about our thought process behind buying new board games and hopefully a bit of insight into why we started Meeple Design. This will be for my top 5 games and Hannah will write her own list for her top 5 games. I am sure the list will be different and even if there are crossovers I think the reason we like the games will vary as well. It is difficult to pick my favourite 5 games, as there are so many that I enjoy playing and a few ..read more

Meeple Design are starting our board game crowdfunding monthly round up with the June 2021 game releases. We will be summarising all the relevant and known tabletop gaming information in one place from release dates, Kickstarter links and most importantly the game information. There are a large number of June releases so we have split the article into 2 parts. Part one started with games with a confirmed release date of 1st June up to 15th June, dates could still be subject to change.  This is Part 2 which covers games with confirmed release dates from 16th June u to g ..read more

Path of Light and Shadow is an area control game, set within a fantasy land divided into realms and provinces. As the leader of one of the 4 houses, you have to take the land back from the Tyrant Queen. To be honest I didn’t even realise there was a Tyrant Queen until I started writing this review, as she does not make a appearance in gameplay. What does come through is, you are a warrior trying to take over the world, or in this case small provinces belonging to the realms.   Set Up & Gameplay The game plays out as a pseudo deck builder, area control and civilisation builder game. I ..read more