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Notes from the shelf

How the shop started, why it started, and what board games are doing in Kathmandu.

Why we have played every box on the shelf

15 September 2026 · 2 min read

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Founders corner

The whole story, from the beginning.

Founding story
The evening we ran out of people to play with
A shelf we were proud of, and a list of friends who had already played most of it. How a hobby turned into ordering two copies of everything.
1 August 2026 · 2 min read
Founding story
Why we opened a shop with no shop in it
We chose stock over rent, so there is nowhere to walk into. What that buys, and the two things we had to get right to make it fair on you.
15 August 2026 · 2 min read
Board games in Nepal
Board games are quietly catching on in Kathmandu
More tables in this city than there were when we started, and the reason has less to do with games than you would think. What we see from the shelf.
1 September 2026 · 2 min read
How we choose
Why we have played every box on the shelf
Playing every box before we stock it is a constraint, not a slogan. It costs us money, and it is why the shelf is shorter than it could be.
15 September 2026 · 2 min read