Meeple Academy

04/09/2026

Greeting travelers,

You are invited to April’s Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction experience hosted by the nonprofit organization Meeple Academy. Come learn to play on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at the Center for Nonprofits in Rogers, Arkansas. Two sessions are available, first session starting at 4 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m. Each session will teach the game and play through several rounds.

Whether you play the role of a simple villager or a cunning demon, you will fare better than our storyteller. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today through the Google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeO2murfBQm111XV6u4b2C6uBpejFehWPJ4kBpIDRvgCrURUQ/viewform

03/12/2026

Greeting travelers,

You are invited to Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction experience hosted by the nonprofit organization Meeple Academy. Come learn to play on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at the Center for Nonprofits in Rogers, Arkansas. Two sessions are available, first session starting at 4 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m. Each session will teach the game and play through several rounds.

Whether you play the role of a simple villager or a cunning demon, you will fare better than our storyteller. Space is limited, so reserve your spot today through the Google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdi8VrT5cHGC9rWjgiIIXt7xOTyxqGk3GCRedTxfQaS5D8oFA/viewform?usp=dialog

03/04/2026

This month's gaming will be on THIS Saturday March 7 and Saturday, March 21 at the Bentonville Public Library. Come and play some board games! Beginners welcomed and we will teach any game. See you there!

Whatcha doin' Saturday?

Come play board games with us!

GeekCon fans LOVED our Board Game Lounge hosted by Meeple Academy, so we're making space for tabletop players every month!

Here's the situation:

BPL will be joined by Meeple Academy to curate a selection of games on a theme. We'll be there to help explain the games and answer any questions about other games you might enjoy.

The event is held every first and third Saturday from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Players are encouraged to select games from the library's collection--let us know if we don't have what you're looking for. Players must sign out the game while at the event and are responsible for the condition of the games until are signed back in.

Find a game you like and want to bring it home? You can do so at the front desk.

Players are also welcome to bring their own board games, but we ask that you check in your games with Meeple Academy. BPL and MA are not responsible for loss or damage of patron-owned games.

Since the library closes promptly at 5:00 pm, we have hard stops:
• No games can be started after 3:30 pm.
• All games must be completely put away by 4:30 pm.

Thanks to Meeple Academy of the Ozarks for helping make this dream a reality!
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Meeple Academy of the Ozarks is committed to equipping Northwest Arkansas with board games as a tool to bring people together, teach problem-solving skills, and promote social engagement amongst adults and kids middle-school and up alike. Meeple Academy has run or assisted several public board game events at local schools, community centers, and businesses with the goal of making friends out of strangers within the Northwest Arkansas Community. They are also the team behind AdventureCon, a board game convention at the Rogers Convention Center from June 12-14.

02/24/2026

Meeple Academy hosted a Board Game Design Jam with Girl Scouts (Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas) in Fort Smith, Arkansas on Sunday, January 18 at their Older Girls Retreat. The girls went through three rounds of toolkits, learning how to creative problem solve with new components and challenges. They worked together in groups to design and present innovative games and earned their Board Game Challenge Badge!

Thank you Panda Game Manufacturing (Panda Game Manufacturing) for supplying the kits and making it possible for this troop!

02/11/2026

Hosted by Meeple Academy a Northwest Arkansas 501c3 nonprofit organization, the third annual AdventureCon is happening the weekend of June 12-14, 2026 at the Rogers Convention Center in Rogers, Arkansas. From Friday to Sunday, the board game convention will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.

02/02/2026

Whatcha doin' Saturday?

Come play board games with us!

GeekCon fans LOVED our Board Game Lounge hosted by Meeple Academy, so we're making space for tabletop players every month!

Here's the situation:

BPL will be joined by Meeple Academy to curate a selection of games on a theme. We'll be there to help explain the games and answer any questions about other games you might enjoy.

The event is held every first and third Saturday from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Players are encouraged to select games from the library's collection--let us know if we don't have what you're looking for. Players must sign out the game while at the event and are responsible for the condition of the games until are signed back in.

Find a game you like and want to bring it home? You can do so at the front desk.

Players are also welcome to bring their own board games, but we ask that you check in your games with Meeple Academy. BPL and MA are not responsible for loss or damage of patron-owned games.

Since the library closes promptly at 5:00 pm, we have hard stops:
• No games can be started after 3:30 pm.
• All games must be completely put away by 4:30 pm.

Thanks to Meeple Academy of the Ozarks for helping make this dream a reality!
__________________________________________
Meeple Academy of the Ozarks is committed to equipping Northwest Arkansas with board games as a tool to bring people together, teach problem-solving skills, and promote social engagement amongst adults and kids middle-school and up alike. Meeple Academy has run or assisted several public board game events at local schools, community centers, and businesses with the goal of making friends out of strangers within the Northwest Arkansas Community. They are also the team behind AdventureCon, a board game convention at the Rogers Convention Center from June 12-14.

12/18/2025

Thank you Mitch and Lyndsi Sluyter, NWA Realtors for your generous donation to AdventureCon 2026!

Interested in becoming a sponsor and partnering with AdventureCon to make it the best gaming convention in Arkansas? Email [email protected] and we will send you a sponsorship packet.

The check has been passed to Meeple Academy! Thank you to everyone who made our fundraiser a few weeks ago a success. We already have a new event space secured for next year, more details will be released later!

09/16/2025

Come see us this Saturday, September 20 at GeekCon at Bentonville Public Library! We will be running the board game lounge from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.!

After a year hiatus, BPL is bringing Geek Con back, better than ever!

Join us Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm for a mini-comic convention with a library edge!

This year we are focusing on creators and creativity while engaging the community. Also new this year is BPL’s Geek Con mascot, Gadget: a cool cat with a lot of geeky interests.

A full schedule of events can be found on the BPL website at the link in our profile.

Here's what to look for!
🙀A presentation on the process of making Gadget, featuring library staff Virginia Poole
💥A panel of graphic artists living in Northwest Arkansas, featuring Chad Maupin, Zeke Peña, and Aaron Kuder
🎩Magic show and workshop with George Reader
🎶Live music with video game cover band The OneUps
🧙🏼‍♂️Fantasy Book Trivia with NWA Book Fest, sponsored by CACHE
🧢Pokémon Place featuring trade and play and a Pokémon character impersonation contest
🎲Board Game Lounge with Meeple Academy, Indie Video Game Demos with Ozark Game Developers, and a MarioKart Tournament
👧🏽Kids’ Korner with kids’ craft, LEGO® Movie Build-Along, and Minecraft Scavenger Hunt
🤯Engaging activities such as archeological-themed decryption, daytime space exploration, robot programming, pop-up escape room, arts and crafts, and more
🦸🏻‍♀️Various superheroes and Star Wars characters, face painting, and Japanese snacks
🍕Free pizza while supplies last, provided by Rotary Club of Bentonville

Geek Con is sponsored every year by the Friends of the Bentonville Library. This year, we welcome additional sponsorship from Visit Bentonville and partnership with Crystal Bridges, Arkansas Arts Council, and numerous organizations and businesses in the area.