Qamiloren
Hand-cast resin game tokens
Linen-finish playing cards fanned out
Amber-glass jars of prototype pieces
A game board on a felt-topped table
Numbered limited-run game boxes
Letterpress rulebook pages
Surry Hills Game Apothecary · Est. 2016

Games measured, mixed and bound by hand.

Qamiloren is a small Sydney studio where tabletop adventures are formulated like remedies — every card, token and rulebook weighed to the gram for the perfect night around the table.

9 yrs
crafting in Surry Hills
140+
original game titles
4.9/5
average player rating

The Studio

From a Bellevue Street bench to your tabletop

We treat game design like an apothecary treats a formula: precise measures, patient testing, and honest ingredients. Here is how a Qamiloren game comes to life.

  1. 2016

    The corner workshop

    Qamiloren opened above a laneway café on Bellevue Street with one letterpress, a drawer of dice and a stubborn belief that a great game night deserves great materials.

  2. 2019

    The playtest cellar

    We built a downstairs playtest room lined with amber-glass jars of prototype pieces. Local groups tested every mechanic across 300+ Tuesday-night sessions.

  3. 2022

    The small-batch press

    Demand outgrew the bench, so we installed a small-batch print and bindery line — still hand-finished, still numbered, still capped at 500 copies per title.

  4. 2025

    The apothecary today

    Today the Surry Hills storefront is part studio, part games library. Drop in, pull a title from the shelf, and play it on one of our felt-topped tables.

Craft

What we mix on the workbench

Every service is booked by appointment at 47 Bellevue Street, open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am–7pm.

Signature Board Games

Original strategy and legacy games with linen-finish cards and hand-cast resin tokens. Design-to-shelf in 4–6 months.

from A$89

Bespoke Game Commissions

A fully custom title designed around your group, occasion or brand — mechanics, art and a numbered limited run of up to 50 copies.

from A$2,400

Card Deck Refills & Repairs

Reprint worn cards, replace lost pieces, or re-box a beloved title. Turnaround 5–7 days from our Surry Hills bindery.

from A$35

Weekend Play Sessions

Two hours at a felt-topped table with a curated stack and a host to teach the rules. Perfect for six players.

A$22 per person

Design Apprenticeship

A six-week evening course covering balance, prototyping and small-batch production, capped at eight makers per intake.

A$680 per course

Corporate Game Nights

A private buy-out of the studio for up to 30 guests, catered, with three custom-branded games to keep.

from A$1,900

Collection

Recent titles off the press

A rotating shelf of small-batch games, each numbered and capped at 500 copies.

Tincture — a bluffing card game of rival apothecaries, 2–5 players
Tincture — a bluffing card game of rival apothecaries, 2–5 players
Bellevue Line — a cooperative Sydney tram-network builder
Bellevue Line — a cooperative Sydney tram-network builder
Amber & Ash — a legacy campaign in twelve sealed chapters
Amber & Ash — a legacy campaign in twelve sealed chapters
Salt Harbour — a dice-drafting trading game for families
Salt Harbour — a dice-drafting trading game for families

Players

What the table is saying

We booked a weekend session for six and the host taught us Tincture in ten minutes. Best Saturday night we have had in Surry Hills all year.
Harriet M. · Paddington, NSW · March 2025
Commissioned a custom game for our wedding. The numbered box arrived early, the resin tokens were flawless, and our guests still talk about it.
Daniel O. · Newtown, NSW · January 2025
The card-repair service saved my grandfather’s 1970s deck. They colour-matched the worn cards so well I cannot tell the new ones apart.
Priya S. · Redfern, NSW · November 2024
The six-week design apprenticeship was worth every dollar. I walked out with a fully playtested prototype and eight new friends.
Tom W. · Surry Hills, NSW · September 2024
Our office booked a corporate night for 24. Three branded games, great catering, and a genuinely well-run evening. We are rebooking.
Lena K. · Darlinghurst, NSW · February 2025

The Dispatch

Get first pick of every small-batch run

Numbered titles sell out fast. Join the studio dispatch for early access, playtest invites and restock alerts — one email a fortnight, never more.

Visit

Book a table or start a commission

Tell us what you are after and we will reply within one business day. Or simply drop by the Surry Hills storefront.