Definitions
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- noun A small person-shaped figure used as a player's
token in aboard game .
Etymologies
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Examples
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In the very important world of celebrities and their board games, Beyonce bares all about her meeple-lust: My favourite game is Guess Who.
Archive 2007-02-01 2007
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The game ends when someone is about to lose their king meeple.
Archive 2007-01-01 2007
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Although the winner of the duel gets the use of the space, the loser gets to reuse his cowboy meeple for the next turn -- something the winner does not get to do.
Boardgame News 2010
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Although the winner of the duel gets the use of the space, the loser gets to reuse his cowboy meeple for the next turn -- something the winner does not get to do.
Boardgame News 2010
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Matthew Frederick has posted a rainbow-array of free, downloadable meeple-shaped
Boardgame News 2009
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Matthew Frederick has posted a rainbow-array of free, downloadable meeple-shaped, but if you appreciate the news, previews, reviews and other material posted on Boardgame News, please consider
Boardgame News 2009
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It is also important to note that when placing a meeple it can not be placed in such a way as to touch another meeple on that structure.
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It is easy to make a mistake and place a farmer on a farm that already has a meeple on it.
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If you place a meeple on a road section it stays there until the road is complete and scored.
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If, at the end of the game, any features are not complete you score one point per piece of that feature your meeple touches.
RTaylor commented on the word meeple
Meeple is a board game term for the little wooden people figures in games- from 'my people'. For lots of info on this great word, check out boardgamegeek.com
June 11, 2009