Board game clubs in San Francisco.
6 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Dogpatch, Inner Sunset, Marina. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Board game clubs in San Francisco 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 6 board game clubs in San Francisco.
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.
Saturday-evening board games upstairs at Upcider on Polk St, run by a 20s–30s social group; open-ended, buy a drink to keep the venue happy.
Saturdays, 6pm · Nob Hill · Ordering a drink or… · meetup.com →Monday-night euro and modern board games at The Game Parlour in the Inner Sunset, with rules taught to newcomers; occasional pop-ups elsewhere in the city.
Mondays, time varies · Inner Sunset · Café may charge a… · heylo.com →Twice-monthly board-game night in the back of the Plough and Stars pub on Clement St, hosted by Gather & Game SF.
Monthly, first Monday and third Monday, 6:30pm · Richmond · Free · theploughandstars.com →Quick social party games (Wavelength, Monikers, Tsuro) at the Flying Pig pub on South Van Ness, aimed at meeting people rather than heavy strategy.
Monthly, second Monday and fourth Monday, 7pm · Mission · Buy a food or drink… · meetup.com →Monthly Saturday board-game afternoon for queer and queer-friendly players at the Dogpatch Games café; 16+, and most people stay for dinner after.
Monthly, second Saturday, 1pm · Dogpatch · $15 · meetup.com →Open board-game night every Wednesday at Rick & Roxy's on Lombard, timed to happy hour and running late; bring a game or join a table.
Wednesdays, 6pm · Marina · Free · meetup.com →
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