Christchurch Game Showcase 3.0

Experience the Best Local Tabletop Game Design and Win Amazing Prizes!

Join us for our 3rd 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!

When: 11am - 5pm, Sunday 11th May
Where: Crafted Coffee - 121 Blenheim Road, Christchurch, 8041

Cost: $5 door fee with all proceeds going to support the development of game-based education programs for New Zealand tamariki!

We will have a huge range of games and accessories for sale on the day with up to 25% discount!

Don't forget to enter the Showcase Competition! You'll get a stamp for every game played on the day, earning a ticket in the draw for every 2 stamps collected!

Prizes Include:
5 x $20 Meepleopolis online store vouchers
5 x $10 Crafted Coffee store vouchers
1 x copy of Mandragorium the game + sticker sheet & keychain
1 x copy of No Time's Too Short for Shorts!

Entries close at 5pm on Sunday, 11th May. T&Cs apply, see in-store for details.

But wait there's more! Cheeky Parrot Games will also be running a seperate competition on the day to give you more chances to win! All you need to do is play-test their latest game, FARMily Feud. One lucky person will get a Meepleopolis online store voucher, the voucher will be for a minimum of $20 but we will increase that by $10 for every 10 people that play-test FARMily Feud on the day up to a maximum value of $100!

Check-out the amazing games to experience on the day below!

FARMily Feud - when four opinionated siblings inherit the family farm, disagreements about which crop to grow escalate into an all-out FARMily feud! Don't forget to register on the day for the FARMily Feud competition!

OVERLOADED - a two player expandable tabletop card game similar to MTG, Flesh and Blood etc. Set in a dystopian retro futuristic world!

MANDRAGORIUM - you are a Botanist in search of the prized Mandragora, leafy creatures who are both sly and mischievous. Collect Mandrakes using your Insight and with various merchandise from the shop. Be swift, and race against the fleeting harvest season.

DUNGEONESS - Deep within the heart of Myrvenria, lies ruin an ancient kingdom of Magic and Prosperity. With your team of Explorers, delve into the dungeons and uncover the secrets to their glory that lasted a millennia.

SKY'S EDGE - in this 3-6 player, sci-fi/horror, engine builder you are racing to colonise a planet and exploit alien relics... however the more colonists you dump out the airlock, the faster you will accelerate and the sooner you will arrive. Do you really need that colonist? Or do you space them and arrive just ahead of your competition...

GARDEN RUSH - 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!

MASTER BUILDER - 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.

NO TIME'S TOO SHORT FOR SHORTS! - 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?

We look forward to seeing your support for local game designers on the day!