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Ysea: A Convertible Dining & Gaming Table by Merelle

Created by Manufacture Merelle

A beautifully crafted dining table that transforms effortlessly into a full gaming experience, made in Europe.

Latest Updates from Our Project:

Will there be another Kickstarter for Ysea?
4 months ago – Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 01:42:18 AM

Hello everyone, 

Will there be another Kickstarter for Ysea?

We've been talking about this a lot lately.

Not because we're already thinking about the next campaign, but because we've realised something.

Many companies now launch one Kickstarter after another. Sometimes every year, sometimes even more often. At first glance, it makes sense. Kickstarter works, so why not keep using it?

The more we talked about it, the more we realised that's not the company we want to build.

When we decided to launch Ysea on Kickstarter, it wasn't because we wanted Kickstarter to become our sales platform.

We chose Kickstarter because we needed a way to launch Merelle.

For us, that's a very important distinction.

In our view, a healthy company shouldn't have to wonder every year whether its next crowdfunding campaign will succeed. It should be able to stand on its own, sell its products, support its team, invest in better manufacturing and, most importantly, continue creating new ideas.

Some of you have already suggested larger tables, coffee tables, new accessories, storage solutions and features. Some of those ideas are already well advanced in our thinking. Others hadn't even crossed our minds before.

We read everything.

Those conversations constantly fuel our creativity and make us want to keep designing.

But before we look any further ahead, our absolute priority is much simpler. It's delivering every Ysea table exactly as we've promised.

Only once we've done that do we want to turn our attention to what's next.

Designing new products takes time. It takes testing, prototypes, failures, improvements and investment.

We want those future projects to be funded by a growing company, not by hoping that every new Kickstarter reaches its goal.

That's why we don't see another Kickstarter for Ysea as the natural next step.

We hope this campaign becomes the foundation of a company that will still be designing gaming furniture ten years from now.

That Ysea finds its place in homes.

That Merelle grows little by little.

And that one day, when we introduce a new product, it will be because we've earned the opportunity to create it, not because we need another crowdfunding campaign to keep the company alive.

If that day comes, we'd much rather invite you to discover something entirely new than ask you to back the same table a second time.

That's the vision we've had from the beginning.

Kickstarter isn't the destination.

It's where the journey starts.

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Y aura-t-il un autre Kickstarter pour Ysea ?

Ce sujet est beaucoup revenu dans nos conversations ces derniers jours. Pas parce que nous réfléchissons déjà à une nouvelle campagne, mais parce que cette question nous a amenés à prendre du recul.

Aujourd'hui, de nombreuses entreprises enchaînent les campagnes Kickstarter. Parfois une par an, parfois davantage. Au premier abord, c'est logique. Kickstarter fonctionne, alors pourquoi ne pas continuer ? Mais plus nous en parlions, plus nous réalisions que ce n'était tout simplement pas l'entreprise que nous avions envie de construire.

Lorsque nous avons choisi de lancer Ysea sur Kickstarter, ce n'était pas parce que nous voulions faire de Kickstarter notre plateforme de vente. Nous l'avons choisi parce que nous avions besoin d'un moyen de lancer Manufacture Merelle. Pour nous, la nuance est essentielle.

Pour nous, l’objectif est de bâtir une entreprise qui n'aura pas à se demander chaque année si sa prochaine campagne de financement participatif atteindra son objectif. Nous voulons pouvoir vivre de notre activité et, surtout, continuer à imaginer de nouveaux projets.

Beaucoup d'entre vous nous ont déjà parlé de tables plus grandes, de tables basses, de nouveaux accessoires, de solutions de rangement ou encore de fonctionnalités inédites. Certaines de ces idées sont déjà bien avancées dans notre réflexion. D'autres ne nous avaient tout simplement jamais traversé l'esprit. Nous lisons absolument tout, et ces échanges nourrissent constamment notre créativité.

Mais avant de regarder vers l'avenir, notre priorité absolue est ici : concentrer 100 % de notre énergie à fabriquer, perfectionner et livrer vos tables Ysea exactement comme nous vous l'avons promis.

Concevoir les prochaines étapes demande du temps, des tests, des prototypes, des échecs et des investissements. Nous voulons que ces futurs projets soient financés par une entreprise qui grandit durablement, pas par l'espoir qu'une nouvelle campagne Kickstarter atteigne son objectif.

C'est pour cette raison que nous ne considérons pas aujourd'hui un second Kickstarter pour Ysea comme la suite naturelle de cette aventure. Nous aimerions que cette campagne pose les fondations d'une entreprise capable de grandir durablement, d'innover et de continuer à imaginer les produits de demain.

Que Ysea trouve sa place dans vos foyers.

Que Manufacture Merelle grandisse pas à pas.

Et qu'un jour, lorsque nous vous présenterons un nouveau produit, ce soit parce que nous aurons gagné la possibilité de le créer, et non parce que nous aurons besoin d'une nouvelle campagne de financement participatif pour maintenir l'entreprise en vie.

C'est la vision qui nous anime depuis le premier jour. 

Kickstarter n'est pas la destination. 

C'est le point de départ du voyage.

Sophie & Larry
Manufacture Merelle

Recommended Ysea Setups
4 months ago – Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 01:46:57 PM

Hello Everyone,

Following our recent poll, many of you told us that choosing accessories individually can be difficult when discovering the Ysea ecosystem for the first time.

To help, we've prepared a series of recommended setups inspired by real games we've played on Ysea.

Great news: all of these configurations are now available as ready-to-add Bundles in the Add-ons section. If one of these setups matches your style of play, you can add it to your pledge in just a few clicks.

A few quick notes before we begin:

  • These setups are examples and sources of inspiration, not fixed rules.
  • All accessories remain available individually and can be combined however you like.
  • Drink Holders are not included in the recommendations below, as we chose to focus purely on gameplay organization and player comfort. They remain fully compatible with every setup shown here.

Our goal is simple: help you identify which accessories best match the games you love to play.

Let's get started.

Essential Strategy Setup

Inspired by Amalfi: Renaissance

A streamlined configuration designed for players who want a dedicated personal space without overloading the table with accessories.

It demonstrates how even heavier strategy games can benefit from a small number of carefully chosen accessories.

Family Setup

Inspired by Ticket to Ride

Simple, intuitive, and immediately approachable.

This setup focuses on keeping cards, trains, and shared resources organized while preserving a large, uncluttered play area.

Card & Resource Management Setup

Inspired by 7 Wonders and Zenith

Designed for games where players constantly manage cards, resources, and personal components.

This configuration demonstrates how the same accessories can support very different gaming experiences, from card drafting and tableau building to resource management and engine development.

A versatile setup focused on visibility, organization, and player comfort.

Duel Setup

Inspired by Marvel Dice Throne

Built around the needs of two-player gaming.

It creates generous personal play areas while keeping the center of the table completely open and accessible.

Deck Building Setup

Inspired by Ark Nova

Designed for games featuring central card markets and frequently accessed decks.

The Deck Building Shared Storage System keeps cards visible and within reach while preserving valuable play space.

Ultimate Strategy Setup

Inspired by Carnegie

Created for strategy games featuring shared resources and constantly evolving markets.

It combines personal player space with efficient access to common components, helping maintain a clean and organized play area.

Dice & Action Setup

Inspired by Zombicide

Designed for cooperative adventures, miniatures games, and dice-heavy experiences.

Dedicated rolling areas help keep the action organized while preserving valuable space for the game itself.

We hope these examples help you better visualize the possibilities offered by the Ysea ecosystem and make it easier to choose the accessories that best match your favorite games.

Thank you for being part of the adventure.

Sophie & Larry
Manufacture Merelle