Glossary
The words
around the table.
A short, plain-language glossary of the terms every tabletop player runs into. Learn a few and any rulebook reads a little easier.
Meeple
The little wooden person used as a player piece in many board games. The friendly face of the hobby, and our namesake.
Worker placement
A style of game where you assign your pieces to spots on the board to take actions — and block others from taking them.
Trick-taking
A card-game style where each player plays one card per round, and the strongest (or cleverest) card wins the 'trick'.
Deck-building
A game where you start with a small deck and add new cards during play, slowly shaping a stronger hand.
Roll-and-write
A dice game where you roll shared dice and mark results on your own sheet — everyone plays every roll.
Push your luck
A game tension where you can keep going for a bigger reward, but risk losing it all if you push one roll too far.
Set collection
Gathering matching groups of cards or tokens — like colours, goods, or suits — to score points.
Draft
Picking one item from a shared pool and passing the rest along, so every choice shapes what's left for the table.