A board game café in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
Opening Fall 2026
Great games, better people
Good coffee in the morning. Good beer in the evening. Hundreds of games any time. Your place in the neighborhood.
You’re on the list. See you at the table.
One text or email when we open. Nothing else, ever.
However you play
Find Your Table
Here at the Merry Meeple, we’re all about getting people together over a great game. Something runs almost every night. A D&D table in The Study every single night. Learn-to-play tables where we teach you the rules from zero. Friday nights where we sit you down with people you have not met. Chess on Sunday afternoons, heavy strategy after dark. Have a look at the calendar, because one of them has your name on it.
Looking for a specific game instead? The Find a Group board lets you join a table or post your own. Already have a group? Walk in any time.
The Library
Hundreds of titles, from quick party games to all-evening strategy epics. Tell us your group size and mood and we’ll pull the right box off the shelf.
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The Menu
Partners Coffee and fresh pastries from open, craft beer and wine from noon, and food built to eat with one hand while the other holds a card.
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D&D and Tabletop RPGs
A Game Master runs a table in our private room every night we are open. No experience needed, no campaign to keep up with, and we hand you a character at the door.
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Find a Group
Coming solo? Use our matchmaking board to find people who want to play the same games you do. Or just walk in and we’ll find you a seat.
Find your people ›What’s happening
Upcoming at the Meeple
- College Night Student ID in, big night out, small tab.
- Community Nights The whole floor, your people, once a month.
- Date Night Two chairs, one table, forty ways to fall for each other.
- Board Game Speed Dating Skip the small talk. Roll for initiative.
- Open Table Night Show up solo, leave with a table full of new favorites.
- Learn-to-Play One game a week, taught from zero. Leave an expert.
- Social Deduction Saturdays Accuse your friends. Make new enemies. No experience needed.
- Blood on the Clocktower One of you is the Demon. Everyone else is lying too.
- Chess at the Meeple Boards out, clocks optional, all levels.
- Heavy Games Night The long games. The big boxes. The night we don't ask if you're sure.
- Casual Commander Night Bring a deck, find a pod. Kitchen-table rules, cafe-quality snacks.
- Jigsaw Race Same puzzle, every table. First one done wins. Everyone keeps theirs.
- D&D Nights in the Study A D&D table every single night. Find yours.
Find us
Fulton Street, Fort Greene
Address
709 Fulton Street
Fort Greene, Brooklyn, NY
Hours
Tue-Thu 7:30a-11p
Fri 7:30a-12a
Sat 10a-12a
Sun 10a-9p
Cover
$8 / 2 hours
$5/hr after
Be the First to Know
Sign up and we'll let you know when we open.
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