Meeples – European Boardgame Cafe

BOARDGAMES GALORE! Meeples has a huge selection of games that you can either purchase or play in-​store. The store does not carry Cranium or Taboo (these games are not sold in Malaysia), but we did manage to find other great games like Saboteur, Ticket to Ride, and Machi Koro.
**Meeples did not have Monopoly, whattt?!**

It’s RM6 per hour to play at Meeples. However, this is one of the nicer and less-​overkill-​geeky places to hang out for table tops games. However, keep track of the time as you can easily lose three hours here without realising it (time flies when you are having fun and that contributes to a pretty pricey bill)
I would recommend only playing games that you don’t already own. It is a good place just to try new games out.
Drinks are priced in the range of rm10 to rm15.
I recommend getting their membership card for some discounts and their vouchers if you plan to be a regular visitor.

One of the first board games café, Meeples has been growing strong since their early days. Meeples focuses on European board games; Settlers of Catan Arkham Horrors, 7 Wonders and many others.
It is a place for desk top fans and gamers to hang out and play board games.
Personally, this is where I started my board gaming interest. I became a member and also frequent the café to learn more games.
I started buying my own set of board games as I felt their charges were getting pricey. Also, the staff were getting a little snobbish in teaching and explaining the games to me .
Now I would only go to Meeples to buy games and learn them myself.

So how I came to know about this place? Surely the fiancé dragged me here. Very reluctantly I stepped foot into their outlet in SS 15.
I was really amazed with the large crowd of boys and girls playing their favourite board games.
What I like about this place is:
1) the staff is willing to teach you if you are new or not familiar with the game
2) they serve light food and drinks. It is perfect for me and other girls if they are forced to teman their bfs to play. Haha.

When I was still studying, there was this trend of board games going on and my friends will always drag me to play some. One of the popular places to do so was Meeples. I love playing board games with friends, especially ones that have the potential to break relationships, if you know what I’m talking about. The only thing I didn’t like about this place is where it’s located. Maybe it’s just me, but I really dislike venturing into SS15, due to the heavy volume of cars.
But when I do come here, I sure spend a long time here trying to beat my friends in games. The place is pretty cozy, with an area with soft pillows and comfy tables and chairs. We usually come in a group, so the long table is a nice idea. The board/​card games are placed on shelves where you can take your time choosing which you would want to play, or if you already know, you can just ask one of the staff to get it for you.
I learnt quite a few new board games here, thanks to the staff which were very helpful in explaining and teaching newbies on the mechanics and gameplay. Certainly after some shouting, blaming, insulting, backstabbing, you name it, a cup of tea/​coffee or some pastry will be wonderful. The creampuffs are here are exceptionally good, with a variety of flavors which I don’t quite remember. Overall, it’s a nice place to hang out with friends, but don’t come in between classes as you tend to skip the rest of it, ahem.

I suppose the rating of this place highly depends on how enjoyable the game you have played or the group of friends you are with for most people so ratings here can’t always be fair. There was a time when my friends and I would always, always come here every night to play Shadow Hunters, Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride for hoours and seeing as to how this place charges by the hour, this became a very costly thing to do to pass time. The staff is very helpful in explaining all the games which I find very impressive. They are also very articulate in explaining the rules to every game patiently by even repeating them for you without looking annoyed.
What I don’t find too great about this place is the lack of food on their menu. We seem to order the same olé’ fries and nuggets whenever we come here and they’re pretty pricey as well on top for the RM 8 hourly rate. As a student, I cannot afford to come here as often as I would like which is a shame. :-(But perhaps better as well as I should really be studying more!

This would be a haven for board game lovers, but unfortunately I am not exactly one of them. My cousin, sister, and I were bored and we didn’t know what to do, and as you would have guessed, we have decided to try out this board game café.
It is nice and quiet inside. There is a shelf of board games on one side, and tables on the other side. We went in and first took a good look at all the games before deciding to book our stay for an hour. An hour was enough for us, but I believe some guys can stay there for 2 – 3 hours or more.
The people working there were very friendly and helpful. They who attended us helped us choose board games that were suitable for us as we needed something that would test our reflex than our strategy making skills. He even took out the games for us and carried it to our table, which was at the front of the room, in a quiet corner, although, I think we were laughing quite loud. Opps. I mean, reflex games tend to get people pumped up.
Thirsty, we ordered a Nutella shake. The Nutella shake wasn’t much, It didn’t have much Nutella taste as I would have expected, but then again, this is a café main attraction isn’t their drinks.

Food: N/​A
Décor: ³⁄₅
Service: ²⁄₅
On a random occasion, my colleague got to know that I love playing board games and hence she recommended this boardgame café called Meeples. It is a really cool idea. They have a really large selection of boardgames and it is a place where friends can just chill and play boardgames together.
Unfortunately, we didn’t have a very good experience with Meeples during our several visits there. The place is quite crowded and some of the staff were not very accommodating. On one of the visit, there were some spaces where they can shift the tables and chairs a little to accommodate us but they kept refusing to do so and wanted us to just wait while we don’t even know if any customers are leaving any time soon. Only after we expressed our dissatisfaction, they unwillingly attempt to make space for us. In the end, a few of our friends had to do it themselves.
Unless we really had to, if not, usually we’ll go to another boardgame café as we prefer the service and space over there.

Food: N/​A
Décor: ³⁄₅
Service: ²⁄₅
I am not a hardcore boardgamer but like my girlfriend, I love to play some challenging and fun games whenever we have time. I really wanted to try out the boardgame café when my girlfriend told me about it. So one fine afternoon, we head over to SS15. It is really difficult to get parking there. We often have to spend really long time to get parking.
For the first time when we were there, we tried a game called Small World and we really liked it. The games were fun and the hangout with friends were great. However, there were alot of room for improvement for their customer service.
The second time when we were there, we played a game called «I’m the boss!». It’s a cool negotiation game with a lot of interaction and talking too which was really fun. However, after teaching us, the staff left us to play at our own pace and were not very attentive when we asked for help. It was quite difficult to get their attention.
I would suggest to try out this boardgame café if it is near for you. If not, we usually prefer the other branch as they are of similar concept but with better customer service.

What do you get when you put European board games + good environment + friends together? Meeples! I personally have a soft spot for board games and I really enjoy the magic that happens when a group of people come together to play and appreciate the beauty of it. Board games really creates a bond between people and where is a better place to do that than Meeples — an environment where you get to try the huge assortment of choices they have. Another plus point is that you do not have to take the time to read through the rule book and try to understand the rules by yourself as the staff there will take their time to explain to rules to you until you fully understand, and this time taken to learn the game is not calculated into the per hour basis you are charged in the end.
However, do remember to bring your own bottle of water if you do not want to end up paying RM3 for a small bottle of water — which is quite ridiculous if you ask me.

Sometimes not knowing what to do on a Saturday night is such a disappointment or it simply means that I am getting old already (Lol). Thanked God that my friends finally recommended this place to chill out by playing board games.
When we arrived at this place, it was still fairly empty (maybe we’re early) at around 9pm. So we proceeded to choose a game to start the ball rolling. Seriously, me and my friends were shocked having to choose from such a large range of board games! We ended up asking the staffs to recommend us a few board games to start with.
We chosen Carcassonne instead. To shorten the whole session, the experience was a pleasant one. Will I come again? Well the answer is not really because I find that their board game charges is a little steep (RM6/​pax/​hour). I rather invest in the board game and play it elsewhere. However, I would definitely purchase board games from them as they also have board games in stock for sale and at reasonable prices.

Went there once with my friends because we couldn’t decide what to do on a Saturday night. Wanted to do something other than our typical «yum cha» session. Hence we decided to settle with board games and we found this place. Meeples have been here in ss15 since my college time but I never really know what this place is about until recently. It is a board games centre that serves drinks and snacks. People are there for their board games because they carry various types of special imported European board games. They charges RM6 per hour per player.
It was fun to spend time doing something out of the ordinary like playing board games. But I find them a little too pricey because we spent almost 4 hours there where each one of us have to fork out RM24 just for using their board games and drinks are not included. Even so, it was a great experience. The people there are very friendly too. They take their time to explain to us how the games work and they only start counting your playing time when you start your game. Explanation time is free of charge!
Serious players are recommended to join their member to play at a lower fee. As for me, though I enjoyed their board games, I will only be back if my friend asks me to.

If you are a board game addict like me, you would love the homely, cushy and comfy atmosphere at Meeples SS15, Subang Jaya. They charge a reasonable price per person per hour and have great staff that are on hand to guide you through any game you want to learn to play. They specialize in European board games so you’d find titles like Catan, Carcassone, Arkham Horror, etc.
However, do prepared to join a waiting list on weekends as the crowd can get thick. The good thing is they open late until 1am and are not pushy about you leaving. They also have drinks and snacks you can order, but they’re a little too pricey for my taste. They offer memberships which have to be renewed annually with a minimal fee which entitles you to coupons for free gaming hours and discounts on your hourly charges.
Just a reminder that this is not a child-​centric board game centre, although I have seen a few families walk in before and were warmly accommodated. The games here are mostly too complex for those below 10 years of age.

Came in with a group of friends who have always been huge board game buffs, immediately after walking in and glancing through the store’s extensive range of board games their eyes began to light up like Scrooge Mcduck’s first sighting of an ancient War Chest. I just looked on with visible regret. Despite being unable to find the more obscure choices my friends had in mind, the staff’s knowledge on board games were quite apparent as without much thought they offered similar substitutes and then proceeded to educate us in the ways of the game. Their understanding of board game dynamics such as pacing as well as the type of stimuli customers are looking for should not be underestimated. I was very impressed with staff’s ability to consistently suggest different games based on what we were looking for. The nice cozy atmosphere had me lazing around with a Nutella milkshake in hand. Yes! Try the milkshake! Had a good time there for the FIRST two hours. Warning! Don’t go with friends who are board game addicts. Seriously.