After meeting while working in Japan, wife and husband Nyree and Dave moved to Shepparton, Vic, to be closer to family. One of the first connections they made with local community groups (shortly after 36 Degrees South choir and Shepparton Ultimate Frisbee) was with the Goulburn Valley Gamers' Guild. After being coerced from afar to play the likes of King of Tokyo and Carcassonne by Wil Wheaton with other expats in Toyohashi, the tabletop obsession was already boiling away.
With no local board game retailer in late 2019/early 2020, Board Game Market happened as a matter of convenience. What started out as taking orders from members of the Guild quickly became a small warehouse in one corner of the spare bedroom. Then a wall of the living room. Then a car space in the garage, eventually taking over the entire garage.
Quinton and Michelle moved to Shepparton in 2012 for work and to be closer to family. Initially encouraged by Michelle, Quinton returned to his hobby of tabletop war gaming by restarting his Warhammer collection and eventually expanding into other tabletop games, the likes of Necromunda, Kings of War, Dystopian Wars. Over time, with an addition of 3 children and the business of life, this hobby took a turn into board gaming which is easier to fit around their busy schedules. Their collection of games has expanded dramatically over the past 5 years and has been encouraged through their involvement with the Goulburn Valley Gamers' Guild where they met Dave and Nyree.
Initially avid customers of Little Plastic Fellas, the two families decided to take the next step in mid-2024 by joining together to help the business grow. This also meant that a physical store was feasible and in October 2024 we saw the opening of our shop in the Star Bowl Arcade in Shepparton.