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Board game enthusiasts meet at Canora Library

The Meeple Guild from Yorkton met with local enthusiasts to enjoy playing board games at the Canora Public Library on Jan. 28, with more game afternoons to come.
Rocky Neufeld
Rocky Neufeld
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The Stiles sisters looked like they were having a great time with their grandfather Morgan Stiles, playing a game called Tasso Safari at the Meeple Guild’s Board Game Afternoon held at the Canora Public Library on Jan, 28. From left, were: Sophia, Elizabeth, Morgan and Lydianne Stiles. Tasso Safari is a game of strategic placement of game pieces. The winner is the one who gets rid of all their pieces first. Rocky Neufeld / Canora Courier

CANORA - “This is a renaissance period for board games.”

Calvin Daniels was among several Yorkton residents who started the local Meeple Guild in that community to promote the enjoyment of board games.

“We have hundreds of board games, and began with a board game night,” said Daniels. “Being face-to-face with other people produces much more human interaction than staring at a video game screen. We believe it’s all about being good citizens.”

Word of the growing popularity of the Meeple Guild in Yorkton spread to Canora, and the group agreed to host multiple board game playing events at the Canora Public Library, with the first held on Jan. 28.

“We brought family-oriented games as well as games that are more for adults,” said Daniels. “We are finding that there are increasing numbers of new board games being produced each year.”

Additional Board Game Afternoons are coming up at the Canora Public Library on Feb. 11 and March 11.

“Who knows, maybe some local residents will get interested, spend some money, buy some games, and build board game interest in and around Canora,” concluded Daniels.