Board game clubs in Los Angeles.
9 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Long Beach, Santa Monica, Eagle Rock. Most are free to join. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Board game clubs in Los Angeles are open evenings at a café, pub or community room where you sit down at a table and play. Most have a library of games on a shelf and a few regulars who like teaching, so you do not need to bring anything or know anything.
Most run weekly on a fixed night. Cafés charge a table fee or expect a drink; community rooms are usually free.
All 9 board game clubs in Los Angeles.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Friday-evening drop-in board games on the second floor of the Original Farmers Market at 3rd and Fairfax. Games provided; bring a jacket, it gets cool.
Fridays, 5:30pm · Mid-City · Free · meetup.com →Saturday-noon board games at Santa Monica Brew Works, the home session of a large weekly meetup. Games provided, bring your own if you like.
Saturdays, 12pm · Santa Monica · Free · meetup.com →Sunday-afternoon drop-in board gaming at Paper Heroes Games on Burbank Blvd: strategy, word and party games, come and go as you like. Shop asks for a $5 purchase or store credit per visit.
Every other sundays, time varies · Sherman Oaks · $5 · meetup.com →Monthly Saturday playtesting afternoons where local designers bring unpublished board and card games and anyone can sit down and play. Free; venues alternate between Paper Hero's Santa Monica and Geeky Teas Burbank.
Monthly on a Saturday afternoon, alternating Paper Hero's (Santa Monica) and Geeky Teas (Burbank); dates on Meetup · Free · meetup.com →Wednesday board game night in the upstairs private room of The Wicked Wolf bar. Multiple tables, bring games or join one; buy one drink to support the venue. 21+.
Wednesdays, time varies · Long Beach · One drink purchase… · meetup.com →First- and third-Saturday afternoon-to-evening board and card games in the hall of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Long Beach. Hosts teach games to newcomers.
Monthly, first Saturday and third Saturday · Long Beach · Free · meetup.com →A small club that runs at least one full game of Diplomacy a month at Paper Hero's in Santa Monica, with new players explicitly welcome.
At least one game a month, usually a Sunday afternoon at Paper Hero's, 11304 Santa Monica Blvd; dates on Meetup · Santa Monica · Free · meetup.com →Wednesday-night board games at ROCK Coffee House, a non-profit cafe on Townsend Ave. Play from the house collection or bring your own; buy a drink to support the place.
Wednesdays, 6:30pm · Eagle Rock · Free · meetup.com →Wednesday-evening tabletop night at a Denny's in the Hermosa Beach area, for novices through enthusiasts. Exact location shows once you join the free Meetup group.
Wednesdays, 6pm · South Bay · Free · meetup.com →
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