Experience the Best Local Tabletop Game Design and Win Amazing Prizes!
Join us at Meepleopolis from 1pm on Sunday, 17th November for our second Christchurch Game Showcase, celebrating our local vibrant and talented tabletop game designer community. Discover the latest and greatest locally designed games, meet the creative minds behind them, and stand a chance to win fantastic prizes!
This event is FREE to join with purchase, or $10 without.
How to Enter the Prize Draw:
1) Play at least 2 of the showcased games.
2) Collect a stamp for each game you play.
3) Enter the draw to win your own copy of a locally designed game and food & drink vouchers from Meepleopolis!
Prizes Include:
1 x Saints the Card game + A3 art poster
1 x Three Arrows game
1 x Ovation game
1 x Stability Island game, t-shirt & cap
2 x Sharnanigns ‘Fat Cat’ caps
Entries close at 5pm on Sunday, 17th November, with winners announced by 5:30pm. T&Cs apply, see in-store for details.
We're showcasing 9 games with hourly learn-to-play sessions for each. Reserve your spot in advance using the Aftergame app. - just scan the QR code, find our event, and select the games you're most excited to try. Walk-ins are welcome, but booking ensures you won't miss out!
PLUS this is the last day our cafe & bar will be open so we're giving you some great savings on retail purchases through the days, including
25% off Warhammer Products andl Magic the Gathering Products and 30% off selected board games. Discounts not usable in conjunction with other promotions or discounts. T&C's apply, see in store for details.
Don't worry, Meepleopolis will live on through our education programs, B2B programs, online retail and game library services (albeit with a few changes to be announced shortly)
Games to Experience:
SHARENANIGANS
Designer: Allie Kennedy
Sharenanigans is a competitive board game based on the key concepts of how to invest in shares. Players challenge each other to become the wealthiest at the table by growing their portfolios. But watch out... you never know where the wolf might be lurking.
NO TIME'S TOO SHORT FOR SHORTS
Designer: Henry Beeby-Zeier
No Time’s Too Short For Shorts! ™ is an abstract ‘trick-taking-like card game where all of the action happens at once! Your aim is to wear shorts the most, each and every round. Every round you succeed at this, you win and get a point! Will you be the ‘shortiest’ player at the table? Or, will you be forced by the others to be down-trod and up-trowed? In this game, the shorter the leg-wear, the better! Who will you make wear the Trousers?
STABLITY ISLAND
Designer: Mike Hodges
Stability Island is a thrilling dice navigation and tile placement adventure, inspired by the historic quest to discover new stable atoms beyond the edges of the periodic table. Each player embarks on this daring voyage, collecting nucleons to create their own "Atomster"—a fearsome, atomic mashup of ancient sea monsters. The challenge? Keep your Atomster in balance to avoid atomic decay or a total meltdown. The player who builds the biggest, most powerful Atomster wins! Fast-paced and strategic, Stability Island accommodates 1-5 players, suitable for ages 14+. For an added challenge, advanced players can use the periodic table to craft real, stable atoms and compete for ultimate atomic dominance.
CASTLESHIRE
Designer: Till Peters
Enter a mystical kingdom ruled by an eccentric Majesty besotted with the idea of building the perfect castle. Deft guilds and shady allies thrive in a realm that the world will remember as Castleshire: the land of the thousand castles. You are a rising master-builder and dream of leaving a lasting legacy. You decide to compete in building the chambers of their Majesty’s perfect castle. You are driven by one goal: To become the most famous master-builder of all time.
SAINTS THE CARD GAME
Designer: Charlie O'Mannin, Miro, Lucy Hunter, Saskia Rushton-Green, Natasha Murachver, Daniel Blackball
Condensing the full complexity and strategy of a collectible card game into a single box, enter the strange world of the Catholic saints, where miracles cost suffering and praying for Acts of God is a viable strategy.
THREE ARROWS
Designer: Carlin Archer
Outwit. Bluff. Chance. and Conquer! Embark on a journey of strategic conquest, where skillful planning and tactical positioning decide the victor. Outwit your adversaries by building up offensive or defensive positions and executing carefully planned attacks. Your aim is to control the board and capture your opponent's pieces.
MASTER BUILDER
Designer: Ki Mansell
Race against friends to become the Master Builder. Complete jobs by blindly reaching into your tool bag and pulling out the correct tools you need. Quickest builder grabs the Golden Hammer and gets a promotion. Complete your job and you’ll still advance. Just don’t be the last to complete their job or pull out the wrong tool.
OVATION
Designer: Kirsten Lunde
Become one of the greatest classical composers of all time! You'll use inspiration, seek fortune and hobnob with aristocrats to perform musical masterpieces and achieve your legacy in this engine building game for 1-4 players. Get inspired by your rivals' performances to create your own works of genius as the game builds to a crescendo.
GARDEN RUSH
Designer: Ki Mansell
A 2-player, family-friendly game that takes about 5 minutes to learn and 40 minutes to play. Skillfully plant veggies in your garden and harvest them in specific patterns. Use tools to help your garden flourish or to create nuisances for your opponent. Be the fastest to harvest your veggies to win!
Come show your support for local game designers!
Eat! Play! Love!
