No Thank You, Evil! is a tabletop game of creative make-believe, adventure, and storytelling. In No Thank You, Evil!, you create a character based on a couple of cool, descriptive, imagination-firing traits. The Guide (a special role often played by a parent or older sibling) presents a dilemma, and the players set off on an adventure of the imagination. Along the way you use your character’s special skills, companions, and equipment to overcome obstacles. This game is the perfect first steps to any role playing game!
Pack your lucky socks and get ready for an adventure exploring Dragonrealm. Sneak into the Witch’s Cabin, search the Ogres’ Treehouse, or storm the Dragon’s Lair. Add adventurers to different locations in the hopes of getting the most treasure. But watch out for goblins who might get there first and grab the treasure before you! In the end, the player with the most treasure wins. Using the same thematic world as Dragonwood, players now take on capturing locations using adventurer pawns.
Order’s up, so it’s time for a sushi showdown! Balance and arrange the sushi, plates, and soy sauce bottles, and make sure to execute the order exactly as shown on the card. Be careful because one wrong move and everything might tumble over! Use your fingers as chopsticks to stack pieces, or play in team mode, with each teammate using only one hand and one finger. Maybe you’ll play in blindfold mode, with you guiding your teammate as they blindly build the tower of sushi. Be the fastest solo chef or culinary team to master the art of sushi stacking and win Maki Stack, which is playable by two, four, or six players.
We’ve had a few new games hit our shelves the past couple of days! Here’s a look at some interesting ones. All of these games can be purchased via our online store or in person.
You have entered the Sonoran Desert, a place of vast beauty. Technicolor sunsets pop out over vistas revealing deep canyons, trickling tributaries, and ancient pueblo cliff dwellings. Immerse yourself in the secrets of the desert in a flick-and-write game in which cunning and dexterity meet. In Sonora, players flick wooden discs onto a game board representative of different vibrant landscapes across the Sonoran sands. Each area encompasses a different unique game, so skillful aim is required to play in the region of a player’s choosing and score points on your dry-erase sheet! But watch out for other players eager to bump discs to score points for themselves.
New challenges await you and your fellow cat lovers in Cat Lady: Box of Treats. You need your base game to play, but now you get to manage new items, boxes, and cat treats! Plus there’s even more cats to feed with the addition of new stray cats and gray cats! Box of Treats also expands the game to be played with up to six players, so now you’ll have to outmaneuver more players to be crowned as the best cat lady in town. Compete for goals, try new strategies, and, as always, keep your cats fed!
Disease threatens North America and only you can stop it! In Pandemic: Hot Zone – North America, players work together against the game to discover cures for three deadly diseases that threaten the continent. Travel to different North American cities to treat local populations, prevent outbreaks, and share research with your team. Can you discover the cures before it’s too late? Hot Zone – North America is a shorter, more portable version of the best-selling cooperative game Pandemic.
Who’s safe when there are cannibals hiding among you? That’s the question at the heart of this fast-paced game of social deduction in which cannibals and pioneers face off in a fight for survival. Set in the winter of 1846, players are members of the ill-fated Donner Party wagon train, stranded atop a mountain with no food. Who will avoid becoming tonight’s dinner and make it off the mountain alive? And who are the suspicious scoundrels hungry for human flesh? Donner Dinner Party is a social deduction game in which players are either pioneer or cannibal. Each player has equipment as well, and sometimes that will help you survive — unless of course you’re a cannibal, in which case you might want to play dumb about what you have.
Doctor! Doctor!,2-5 players, 14+, 20 mins
In Doctor! Doctor!, your patient is waiting, and the other doctors aren’t sure of your surgical skill. Show them who has the steadiest hand in the O.R. by completing more procedures than your competitors in this fast-paced, nerve-fraying dexterity game of concentration and operation.
Imaginarium, 2-5 players, 14+, 90 mins
Through the mist, you can just about see the gigantic form of the factory. This is where the essence of dreams is shaped! We will enter the factory through the grand entrance. Here are the famous machines! You can repair, combine or dismantle them. They will produce the resources needed to repair more powerful machines. I am sure that you will quickly make the best use of your resources and the space available in your workshop to carry out the projects of the design office and gain Victory points! Imaginarium is a strategy, combination and development game.
passtally, 2-3 players, 8+, 20-30 mins
In passtally, you take turns placing tiles on the game board to create a line connecting your player markers. The more tiles the line passes through, and the higher those tiles are stacked, the more points you score!
Amoeba, 2-4 players, 8+, 30 mins
In Amoeba, players place tiles in order to build the biggest amoebas, then they claim those amoebas by placing their nuclei markers on them. Players can also place tiles on top of completed amoebas to split them, reducing an opponent’s score. There are twelve unique tiles that will require pattern recognition and strategic thinking to grow the largest amoeba. The game ends when all tiles are played, and the player with the biggest amoeba wins.
Deadly Doodles, 1-4 players, 8+, 30 mins
In Deadly Doodles, players simultaneously draw paths through a dangerous dungeon. Draw cards, draw a path through your dungeon, and rack up points! Collect loot and fight monsters…or run away screaming! Can you defeat the dragon for the big score?
Arkhanos, 2-4 players, 14+, 30 mins
In The Towers of Arkhanos, players must jointly build arcane towers to channel the power of past civilizations. For this, your master and apprentices must use magic stones (dice) and apply abilities written in the book of magic, acquiring prestige and becoming the magician with incredible reputation in the kingdom. The player will control one of the magic schools(different colors) from the realms of Drunagor and try and build the magic towers in order to gain more prestige points to be appointed the greatest wizard of the realm.
The Grimm Masquerade, 2-5 players, 8+, 20-40 mins
The Beast has invited you to his castle for a Masquerade. When you enter, you are magically transformed into the identity of another character from The Grimm Forest! The Beast enjoys his antics! Players will be outed if they are given 2 artifacts of their bane, but can win the magical masquerade if they are able to collect 3 artifacts of their favor. Don’t worry if you are outed early, you take on the role of a Ghost, you get to guess what character you think will win the magical masquerade and if you are correct, you win along with them! You also take a turn handing out Artifacts to characters to try and sway the ball to your favor! Collect 3 Artifacts of Favor or to be the last player remaining will win.
Narwhal Free for All!, 2-4 players, 5+, 15 mins
Score points in Narwhal Free for All by flipping your colored rings onto the tusks of the narwhals floating in the ice arena. Earn bonus points when your rings land on the narwhal that matches your color or on the center iceberg. The player with the most points at the end of the game wins!
Dead Man’s Cabal, 2-4 players, 12+ 60 mins
Dead Man’s Cabal is a mid-weight strategy game. In the game, players compete to bring the dead back to life so that they can throw a party with actual, you know, guests. The gameplay is a clever interplay of a unique action selection mechanism that allows players to choose both a private action followed by a group action, requiring tense decision-making on the timing of the different phases of the game. Collect bodies, crystal skulls, and runes, then bring the dead back to life. This might sound simple enough, but triggering the actions in just the right order requires careful planning to make sure you aren’t helping your competitors more than yourself.
Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist, 2-4 players, 15+, 60+ mins AVAILABLE TO PLAY FROM LIBRARY
Die Hard: The Nakatomi Heist Board Game uses one-versus-many, asymmetric gameplay to pit protagonist John McClane against others acting as thieves who are co-operating to foil the hero’s plan, which is to save the hostages in the iconic Nakatomi Plaza high-rise. Movie buffs and hobby game enthusiasts will appreciate the game’s distinct homage to the 1988 film, which packs rules and gameplay to the air vents with callbacks to Die Hard’s most memorable scenes, characters, and events
Ubongo! Extreme, 1-4 players, 30 mins, 7+
In Ubongo!, players race to solve spatial puzzles by filling spaces with Tetris-like pieces that are composed of connected hexagons instead of squares. The game comes with two difficulty levels so that beginners can compete with more experienced players, with one side of the card having a puzzle that requires three pieces to solve it and the other side having a puzzle that requires four pieces.
Patchwork Doodle, 1-6 players, 20 mins, 8+
Patchwork Doodle is a roll-and-write version of Patchwork, with each player having their own 9×9 grid to fill in over the course of the game. Each player sets up by drawing a unique polyomino card from the starting deck, then drawing that on their sheet. Each player has four special actions available to them during the game: You can choose to draw the card before or after the chosen card, you can cut a polyomino into two pieces before adding one piece to your grid, you can fill in a 1×1 space in your grid, and you can do one of the above actions a second time. When you take one of these actions, you mark it off as each can be used only once.
Skyjo, 2-8 players, 30 mins, 8+
In Skyjo, every player has 12 hidden cards, two are turned face up. On your turn you can take the top card from the discard or draw pile. You can exchange one card (hidden or open) from your display. Round ends when one player has only open cards. (equal turns). All card will be revealed. Add the numbers of the card for scoring. Game ends after one player has 100 or more points. Whoever has the lowest number wins.
Point Salad, 2-6 players, 15-30 mins, 14+ AVAILABLE TO PLAY FROM LIBRARY
Point Salad is a fast and fun card drafting game for the whole family. There are over 100 ways to score points. Players may use a variety of strategies and every game of Point Salad is unique! Cards come in six different types of veggies, and the back of each card has a different scoring method. So for instance, one scoring method may award 2 points for every carrot you have, but deduct a point for every onion. By drafting combinations of veggies and point cards that work for your strategy, you can amass the most points and win.
Imhotep the Duel, 2 players, 30 mins, 10+
In this two person game of Imhotep, players take on the roles of Nefertiti and Akhenaten, one of Egypt’s most famous royal couples. Game pieces must be cleverly placed so that players can unload the most valuable tiles from the six boats. While this is happening, each player builds their own four monuments in order to gain as many fame points as possible.
Catlantis, 2-4 players, 15 min, 8+
Become the leader of Catlantis in this clever game of trade-offs and treasures! Gather wealth and treasures, and purr-suade allies to join your kitty coup. Each turn, you make offerings to another player and hope they don’t pounce on the resource you need. Trying to figure out what they want is half the battle. Whose reputation will sink in the seas, and whose will float to the top?
Mr. Face, 3-6 players, 30 mins, 8+
Numerous cards with different exclamations! In Mr. Face you have to build the face that matches your card best. You can also just take a good, matching selfie, but you can always use the face parts in the box. The amount of face parts is limited, but the expressions you can make are uncountable. If everyone can find the matching card to your face, you win. Can you express emotions with “Mr. Face”, so that everyone will understand?
dude, 3-6 players, 5 mins, 13+ AVAILABLE TO PLAY FROM LIBRARY
dude is a game where you say “dude”. The word “dude” appears on each card in one of six different ways, with 12 doode cards, 12 dewd cards, 12 dude cards, 12 dude? cards, 12 tiny dude cards, and 12 tie-dyed dude cards. The goal is to quickly find matches for as many of your cards as you can. To play, you say the word “dude” as you think it should be said, based on how it appears on your card. At the same time, listen to how the other players are saying the word “dude”. Trying to figure out whether you have the same card as another player is the essence of dude.
Hadara, 2-5 players, 60+ mins, 10+
Hadara carries you off into the world of cultures and countries of this earth. Over three epochs, you will experience the transformation of your new world from a small settlement to a high culture. You want to populate this world with people who come from different cultures and continents as well as different ages. To bring glory and honor to your world, you should choose the persons and accomplishments skillfully. But you should not ignore agriculture, culture, and military power, otherwise one of your competitors might get bigger and more successful than you. Who will succeed first in creating a new flourishing high culture?
Walking in Burano, 1-4 players, 30 mins, 10+ AVAILABLE TO PLAY FROM LIBRARY
Walking in Burano is a family game. Players place the Floor Cards in order to receive a visit from different characters. They will score points based on the various symbols on the houses. To be the player with the most points at the end of the game. The colorful houses of Burano need a fresh coat of paint in order to stay beautiful and vivid. Use your creativity to refurbish and decorate the houses and amaze the tourists and local people with your masterpiece!
Jaws, 2-4 players, 60+ mins, 12+
In JAWS, one player takes on the role of the killer shark off Amity Island, while the other 1-3 players take on the roles of Brody, Hooper and Quint to hunt the shark. Character and event cards define player abilities and create game actions for humans and the shark. Gameplay is divided into two acts — Amity Island and The Orca — played on a double-sided board to replicate the film’s story:
In the Amity Island phase, the shark menaces swimmers and avoids
capture. Other players attempt to pinpoint the shark’s location and
save swimmers from shark attacks.
In the Orca phase, played on the reverse side of the game board,
Brody, Hooper and Quint are aboard the sinking ship engaging in a
climactic battle against the shark, while using additional action and
strategy cards to defend the Orca from targeted shark attacks.
If humans kill the shark, they win; if the shark attack on the Orca succeeds, the great white shark wins.
Villagers, 1-5 players, 30+ mins, 15+
You are the founder of a new village during the middle ages, in the years after a great plague. The loss of so many people has created big problems for the survivors. Many of the people the villagers used to depend on for essential things like food, shelter and clothes are gone. Craftsmen find themselves without suppliers of raw materials, traders have lost their customers and many have lost their farms and workshops as they escaped the plague.
Blind Spot, 1-4 players, 20 mins, 14+
It seems like just a jumbled grid of letters, but as you cover letters on the board, words begin to come into focus. But before you know it, the board tightens and suddenly words become harder and harder to spot…and you’re running out of time! In Blind Spot, players place “spots” to cover letters and race the clock to reveal words. The game becomes more difficult as more spots are placed on the board, and players have to quickly and cleverly use their spots not only to find words, but also to block their opponents to be the last player standing!
In Invader Zim: Doomsday Dice Game, you and up to three of your friends play as either Zim or Gir working for their Almighty Tallest Irkin overlords—or as Dib or Agent Darkbootie working to protect the earth as part of the secretive Swollen Eye network! Draw cards to build a krazy machine to either destroy the earth (yay!) or save it (boo!). Connect matching cards, and earn power surges that let you roll the BIG DIE.
Terror Below, 1-5 players, 45+ mins, 10+ AVAILABLE TO PLAY FROM LIBRARY
Terror Below is a game of government experiments gone wild in the Nevada desert. The faster you move, the more vibrations you make, attracting the attention of the vicious worms underground. Navigate the difficult terrain to collect valuable worm eggs and deliver them to locations around town to claim bounties. If you’re feeling lucky, collect items and weapons to go hunt ’em. The goal of Terror Below is to be the first player to score 20 victory points (VP) by collecting worm eggs and delivering them to locations around town — or alternatively, by hunting down and killing those vicious worms.
A new wave of Star Wars X-Wing 2nd Edition ships have dropped! Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game is a tactical ship-to-ship combat game in which players take control of powerful Rebel X-wings and nimble Imperial TIE fighters, facing them against each other in fast-paced space combat. Featuring stunningly detailed and painted miniatures, the X-Wing Miniatures Game recreates exciting Star Wars space combat throughout its several included scenarios. Select your crew, plan your maneuvers, and complete your mission! Remember, you can join us on Wednesdays at 5:30 for our weekly X-Wing nights!
Expedition, 1-6 players, 8+, 15-90 mins
Expedition: The Roleplaying Card Game is a fast RPG that expedites character creation and combat, allowing adventurers to immediately jump into the action. Expedition uses an open source, cross-platform app that is free on iOS, Android, and web browsers. The app comes with a variety of pre-built adventures and also provides tools for you to create and tell your own stories. The game makes use of a unique card-based system for combat.
Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky, 2-4 players, 10+, 35+ mins
n Lanterns Dice: Lights in the Sky, players act as artisans, decorating the palace lake with floating lanterns and launching fireworks to light up the sky. The player who earns the most honor has made the best impression on the emperor and wins. In more detail, roll dice and choose which colored lanterns players can fill on their scoresheets. Earn gifts to perform special actions, fill in additional colored lanterns, and create powerful combinations. Cover completed shapes with fireworks tiles to score points and put on a spectacular show!
Beagle or Bagel?, 2-6 players, 7+
Who knew sleeping dogs and bagels could have such striking similarities? Flip cards quickly and be the first to call out “beagle” or “bagel” depending on which one is showing the most on the table. After a while, you won’t know if you are looking at a furry friend in a ball, or a yummy bread roll! The goofy card game Beagle or Bagel? offers three ways of playing to challenge your visual perception in fun and unpredictable ways!
Century: A New World, 2-4 players, 8+, 40+ mins
Century: A New World is the third and final installment of the Century series. Century: A New World sends players to the Americas at the dawn of the 16th century. Braving the wilderness, players are forced to explore new lands, trade with local inhabitants, journal their findings, and hunt/gather to survive! The game integrates the compelling and incredibly fun resource trading mechanisms found in the Century series with a worker placement mechanism with a twist!
Ticket to Ride New York, 2-4 players, 8+, 10-15 mins
Ticket to Ride: New York features the familiar game-play from the Ticket to Ride game series — collect cards, claim routes, draw tickets — but on a scaled-down map of Manhattan that allows you to complete a game in no more than 15 minutes.
Corinth, 2-4 players, 8+, 20+ mins
Under a blazing sun in 4th century BCE, traders come from all corners of the Mediterranean Sea to Corinth to sell their goods; Persian carpets, Cretan olive oil, Roman grapes, and Egyptian spices are highly prized by traders. Players have a few weeks to secure their place in Corinthian lore as its most savvy trader! Corinth is a roll-and-write game akin to a dice-only version of the board game Yspahan. At the start of a turn, the active player rolls nine dice, then places all the dice with the highest value on the gold space at the top of the chart, then starts placing dice from the bottom of the chart up, with each value of dice being on a separate level. The active player takes all the dice on one level, then the action associated with that level. The top level gives the player as many gold as the number of dice they took; the bottom level gives goats instead of gold; and the middle levels allow a player to deliver goods to a number of market stalls on their personal player sheet equal to the dice claimed.
Unlock: Heroic Adventures, 1-6 players, 10+, 60+ mins
Unlock! is a cooperative card game inspired by escape rooms
that uses a simple system which allows you to search scenes, combine
objects, and solve riddles. Play Unlock! to embark on great
adventures, while seated at a table using only cards and a companion app
that can provide clues, check codes, monitor time remaining, etc. The
three scenarios are…
“Sherlock Holmes” — The master detective faces a most bizarre
affair and could use your assistance as he pursues his investigation.
“In Pursuit of the White Rabbit” — Discover Wonderland and its strange characters, helping Alice to escape in time.
“Insert Coin” — Complete the levels of a virtual adventure, and avoid “Game Over” to escape!
Meeples Games Gaming Group Monday, May 29 at 6:30 PM
Seattle's largest open D&D group can be found at Meeples Games. First time playing? No problem. Experienced player? Great! This group is for everyone...
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MAAAGIC PLAAAYERS! Bring your best Modern deck and let's play! Modern (8th Ed. forward) is a constructed format and therefore adheres to the following...
Meeples Games Gaming Group Tuesday, May 30 at 7:00 PM
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Star Wars Miniatures Night is at Meeples! Bring your X-Wing or Legion stuff and get your game on. When: ...
Join Meeples Games and Beloveds Foundation for a afternoon of playing with kittens! You heard us right; we are bringing in kittens that are looking to be adopted. Stop in and play with some cute kittens, donate to a great cause, and maybe leave with a new furry friend! * When: Sunday, May 28 from 3-7pm * Cost: FREE Mark your calendars!
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Seattle's largest open D&D group can be found at Meeples Games. First time playing? No problem. Experienced player? Great! This group is for everyone from beginners on of all age groups. Each drop in session is $5, with a chance to join one of the continued campaigns. When: Monday Nights Time: 6:30pm-10pmCost: $5 per session Seats are limited, so first come first serve. For more information, give us a call 206.535.7896
Meeples Games (3727 California Ave SW Suite 2B, Seattle, WA)
MAAAGIC PLAAAYERS! Bring your best Modern deck and let's play! Modern (8th Ed. forward) is a constructed format and therefore adheres to the following constructed rules:-Minimum of sixty cards-No maximum deck size, as long as you can shuffle your deck unassisted-Up to fifteen cards in your sideboard, if used Here's what you need to know:When: Tuesday NightsTime: 6:30pm-10pmCost: $10 Join our (discord.gg/ardjghW) for more Magic: the Gathering updates!
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Star Wars Miniatures Night is at Meeples! Bring your X-Wing or Legion stuff and get your game on. When: Every Tuesday NightTime: 7:00pm-10pm For more information, give us a call (206.535.7896) or join our (discord.gg/2uk4bKjYzt).
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