About the Post

A bench, a stack of games,
and nine years of nights

We're a small team in Kadıköy who believe a good game night shouldn't need a rulebook read aloud. Since 2016 we've packed one by hand, every month, for tables across Türkiye.

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Our story

It began with one page of scribbled rules

The Parlor Post started as a house rule in a Kadıköy flat: one night a month, one new game, and no homework for anyone. The cheat sheet someone drew mattered more than the game itself — when the rules fit on a folded page, people actually played.

We began mailing kits to friends in Ankara and İzmir who wanted the same night. Word spread the way good nights do. Nine years and 108 issues later, we still play every game before it ships, still argue about snack pairings, and still rewrite each guide until a first-timer can run the table.

We are deliberately small. We take a limited number of new subscribers each month so every crate is packed with the same care as the first. Nothing in the box is random — that has never changed.

The bench

Who packs your crate

Three of us do the choosing, tasting and folding. Every name here has played the game in your box.

Deniz Arslan, founder and editor

Deniz Arslan

Founder & editor

Started the Post in 2016 after one too many unopened boxes. Reads the rulebook so you never have to, and writes the night-guide for every issue. Eleven years running game nights before that.

Selin Yıldırım, game curator

Selin Yıldırım

Game curator

Plays roughly forty titles a season to find the one worth mailing. Former café games-night host in Moda, with a soft spot for two-player duels and anything with a hidden role.

Kerem Öztürk, snacks and logistics

Kerem Öztürk

Snacks & logistics

Builds every snack tin and keeps the nut-free and plant-based lines strictly separate. Ran a small İstanbul patisserie for six years; now argues that toffee pairs with worker-placement games.

Credentials & recognition

Small, but on the record

Where you may have seen us

Featured in a national tabletop magazine's "Best subscription boxes" round-up.
Kadıköy Small Business Award — shortlist, independent retail.
Board-game café partner of the year, İstanbul Tabletop Meetup.
Cancellation & refunds

Plain terms

Cancellation windows and refunds
When you cancelWhat happens
Before the monthly billing dateFull skip — no charge that month
Within 14 days, box not yet shippedFull refund of that box
After dispatchNo refund on a mailed crate; next month skipped free
Prepaid / gift plansUnshipped months refunded on request

Weather, courier delays or illness that hold up a crate are never counted against you — we reship or reschedule at no cost. Full detail lives in our Terms of Use.

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