Board game clubs in New York.
12 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Midtown, Astoria, Flushing. 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 New York 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 12 board game clubs in New York.
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.
Weeknight board games at QED, a small bar-venue in Astoria. Hobby games taught at the table; buy a drink and play.
Tuesdays, time varies · Astoria · $5 · meetup.com →Three board game sessions a week at Squarrel Cafe on Atlantic Avenue: Thursday and Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Big game library, newcomers get seated at a table.
Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, time varies · $8 · meetup.com →Weekly Tuesday game night at Cobblestones Pub on Queens Boulevard. Light to heavy Euro games, and they teach.
Tuesdays, 6pm · Forest Hills · $15 · meetup.com →LGBTQ board gamers who meet at The Hugh in Midtown East on Sundays, with games from party to heavy Euro supplied.
Sundays at The Hugh, announced on Meetup · Midtown · Free · meetup.com →Every other Wednesday evening of board games at The Hugh food hall in Midtown East, pitched at meeting new people rather than heavy strategy. One of the largest game groups in the city.
Every other wednesdays, time varies · Midtown · $2 · meetup.com →Long-running Saturday board and card game afternoon at The Hugh food hall in Midtown East. Open from noon; anything from Scrabble to Diplomacy depending on who turns up.
Saturdays, 12pm · Midtown · Free · meetup.com →Monday night board games at Fools Gold bar on East Houston. Free, casual, a big room of tables.
Mondays, 7pm · Lower East Side · Free · meetup.com →Every other Friday evening of board games at 269 4th Avenue near Carroll Street. One of the biggest game Meetups in the city, so there is always a table for a newcomer.
Every other fridays, time varies · Park Slope · $12 · meetup.com →Saturday afternoon board games in the lobby of the Hyatt Place in downtown Flushing. Small, steady group; bring a game or play theirs.
Saturdays, 1pm · Flushing · Free · meetup.com →Western Queens hobby gamers who alternate Tuesdays between Sanger Hall on Skillman Avenue and Pete's Grill on Queens Boulevard. They teach Catan-to-Codenames level games.
Tuesdays, 6pm · $15 · meetup.com →Sunday evening gaming at Hex & Co West on Broadway near Columbia, plus weekday afternoon sessions at Bryant Park's game tables in warmer months.
Sundays, 5pm · Upper West Side · $10 · meetup.com →Monday board games at Wild East Brewing in Gowanus. Bring a game or use theirs; the house asks for two drinks or the equivalent.
Mondays, 6pm · Two-drink minimum · meetup.com →
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