Who Owns the Word “MEEPLE”
Brett Trout
JULY 2, 2024
The 1998 game Europa 1945-2030 used smaller meeple, much closer in design to the modern meeple we know today. The first game to use a full body humanoid silhouette token appears to be in the 1984 Ravensburger game Under Cover. Until then, it is likely best to avoid using the word “meeple” to promote your board games and meeple in Germany.
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