Minerva Tabletop Games is an independent board game publisher based in Croydon, London, and run by me, Scott Lowe-James.

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My first game, Swatch: the abstract game of art, was published in 2022 and its follow-up, Crumbs! The Sandwich Filler Game, in 2025. Future games are in development so sign up to my newsletter or follow me on social media to keep up-to-date.

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I make simple to understand games with surprising depth and unique themes, and have fun doing it! I have a background in art and design and bring this to the games I design and publish, creating games with highly stylised and integrated aesthetic and gameplay.

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I also run a design community based at The Ludoquist board game cafe in Croydon, meeting weekly to help designers playtest their games and offer a network to support their development. In 2022 I founded Playfest London, a one-day playtesting convention which brings designers and players together and raises money for local charities.