Meeplecon, held on Friday the 6th of December until Sunday the 8th, is the annual Australian end of year celebration for all things boardgames.
Presented by Melbourne Meeples Inc and sponsored by Mind Games Northcote and Mind Games Melbourne, MeepleCon is sure to delight board gamers of all ages.
Dates & Times
Fri 6th Dec 2019: 5pm-11pm
Sat 7th Dec 2019: 9am-11pm
Sun 8th Dec 2019: 9am-6pm
Location
MeepleCon will once again be held at Batman Royale, 14 Gaffney Street, Coburg North.
For additional details about the venue, including how to get there, visit the MeepleCon 2019 Location page.
What’s On?
There’s sure to be something for you, if you’re a new player, there’s plenty of friendly gamers willing to teach you games. And if you’re an old hand, it’s a chance to play the games you love and newer games fresh from Essen.
We will be updating the schedule as events are announced.
5pm
Opening of MeepleCon 2019
7pm
11pm
Friday Closing
9am
Saturday Opening
11am
Who is the mystery meeple?
Mystery Meeple Tournament
It’s back again. Which games will be involved? Well it wouldn’t be much of a mystery if we told you. But they do have meeples in them.
2pm
Keyforge Learn To Play
If you haven’t played Keyforge before we’ll be running a Learn to Play session before the tournament.
3pm
Keyforge Tournament
Sponsored by Mind Games.<br>We journey back into the world of the Archons. Jump in and let us find out who the greatest forger of keys is.
8pm
Blood on the Clocktower
Our village is quiet and secluded. But one amongst us is a demon… and there may be those that serve the demon. Uncover them before it’s too late…
11pm
Saturday Closing
9am
Sunday Opening
10am
Awkward Guests
11am
Flea Market
Come find a bargain at the Flea Market.<br><br>NB: Finishes at midday.
1pm
Fische Fluppen Frikadellen Tournament
Once again, it’s the game that you’ve either never heard of or can’t remember the name of.<br><br>Race fourteen other players to be the first to find three fetishes by trading goods with food truck vendors across three different tables. Yes it’s strange, but MeepleCon is one of the only places you can play this unique game.
3pm
Flamme Rouge
The grand tour is happening at MeepleCon 2019. Can your team take the final flag?
2pm
Raffle
Dozens of games and vouchers will be up for grabs Sunday afternoon in our annual Meeplecon Raffle, with all proceeds going to The Smith Family Toy and Book Appeal. Donated by members and our very generous sponsors, some hot titles in the mix include Estates, Ecosystem, Omen – A Reign of War Base Game. Meeple Circus and Western Legends, plus gift vouchers to Mind Games.<br><br>Tickets will be available from the front desk and the draw will take place at 2pm Sunday.
6pm
Closing of MeepleCon 2019
Events subject to change.
Open Library
MeepleCon 2019 will host three great game libraries for you to try throughout the convention.
Tickets
Tickets are on sale at Eventbrite.
- Adults, 3 Day Pass – $40 (+booking fee)
- Adults, 1 Day Pass – $20 (+bf)
- High School Age Kids, 3 Day Pass – $20 (+bf)
- High School Age Kids, 1 Day Pass – $10 (+bf)
- Primary School Aged Kids, free (must be accompanied by adult
Food
Over the course of the weekend we’ll have our friends at Poke Time serving up fresh poke bowls, delicious Gyudon (beef bowl) and Chicken Katsu.
Also returning this year is the coffee loving Expresso Time who will happily provide your caffeine fix.
New this year we’ll also have Gaffney Place who will be providing burgers, pizza and popcorn chicken.
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