Club Information

By Ward Batty

This is a listing of public boardgaming clubs. Private groups with web pages have not been included, as the purpose of this list is to help players find groups. A group or club doesn't necessarily need to meet in a public place if it is open and anyone can attend. If you have any corrections or additions, please contact Ward. Clubs are listed alphabetically by state. International clubs are listed by country.

Last Update: April 2, 2008

North America

RTEAM Gamers Club
Tucson, AZ
The purpose of the RTEAM Gamers Club is to provide the people of Tucson, Arizona opportunities to gather socially to play board, card, war, and role-playing games. We hold several game events each week and our family game day the fourth Saturday each month. These events provide a casual, family-friendly atmosphere. Games played range from simple family games to exciting strategy games. Arrive and leave as you please during our events as new games are starting up throughout. Bring games you'd like to share with the group, as we enjoy playing old favorites or trying something new.

AZ Boardgamers
Metro Phoenix, AZ
Come join us on Fridays at Gamers' Inn in Mesa, AZ. We play a large variety of Euro-style games, from the very light (6 Nimmt!, Zirkus Flohcati, Nicht die Bohne, etc.) to the very heavy (Age of Steam, Power Grid, Princes of Florence, etc.) to everything in between! If you like games but have never heard of any of the ones mentioned above, you must come and see what you're missing!

LA Games
Los Angeles, CA
We play board games and card games at a café in East Hollywood every Friday night, 7 pm. We like European and strategy games, but avoid war games and role-playing games.  Bring your own, or just stop by and play one of our many games!

Silicon Valley Boardgamers
Mountain View, CA
Silicon Valley Boardgamers (or SVB for short) is a hobby gaming group that meets twice weekly in the Silicon Valley/South Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Area. At SVB meetings, we play mostly German-style strategy boardgames such as The Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, or Carcassonne. We also play multiplayer Avalon Hill-style games such as Titan, historical wargames such as GMT's Paths of Glory, and a few collectible cardgames. What we play depends solely on what meeting attendees want to play, so we could certainly branch out to include other kinds of games such as miniatures.

East Bay Strategy Games Club
Oakland, CA
A group of game-players who live in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay area (i.e., Berkeley, Oakland, etc.) and meet weekly to play strategic board games. The games we've played include, but are by no means limited to: Settlers of Catan, Tigris & Euphrates, El Grande, Tikal, Acquire, Carolus Magnus, Medici, Modern Art, Cosmic Encounter, Torres, and Lord of the Rings.

Sacramento Boardgames, Cardgames, and Miniatures Meetup Group
Sacramento, CA
Meets weekly on Tuesday nights to play various board and card games.  We also meet one Saturday a month at for a day full of gaming.

San Diego Boardgamers
San Diego, CA
We are a group of strategy gamers in San Diego. We play a variety of board, card, and tile-laying games including Puerto Rico, Age of Steam, Princes of Florence, Formula Die, Axis and Allies, and many others. However, we collectively possess literally hundreds of titles.

South Bay Boardgamers
Sunnyvale, CA
Our group mostly plays German-style strategy games such as Ra, Age of Steam, Alhambra, For Sale, El Grande, Settlers/Elasund, San Juan, Power Grid, and Caylus. Weekly session reports are available at our mailing list; follow the link if you want details.

Colorado Springs Boardgamers
Colorado Springs, CO
The Colorado Springs Boardgamers, founded in 2004, are a motley crew of former strangers that meet frequently for friendly boardgame competition. We play a wide variety of games that are fun, challenging and emphasize player interaction. Everyone is invited to join and there's no membership fee. The recommended minimum age is 10 years old. Scheduled public play days are the first Sunday and third Saturday of every month. Our members often play on other days and times, so stay sharp and ask questions. We look forward to welcoming you to our group!

Denver Games Group
Denver, CO
We're a community of boardgame players of all shapes and sizes - shapes and sizes of boardgames that is - well I guess we have all shapes and sizes of players too... We usually play what are referred to as "Designer Games", "Family Strategic games", "Eurogames", or more commonly "German games" (from where many of them come to us).

Florida Suncoast Gamers
Clearwater, FL
The Florida Suncoast Gamers consists of a group of friendly adults and teens from up and down the western coast of Florida (mostly the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater and Sarasota/Bradenton areas). We meet every Wednesday night from 6 PM to closing time and the second Saturday of each month from 10AM to closing time at the HobbyTown USA store in Brandon.  We play every type of game imaginable from old school Avalon Hill/SPI wargames to the latest Euros, also including CCGs and Warhammer 40K minis.  New players are always welcomed

South Florida Gamers
Fort Lauderdale, FL
The South Florida Gamers meet (most) Saturdays to play the newest Eurogames and all the classics. Our members are active and enjoy good competition, but never lose the social aspect of gaming either. Contact us if you're visiting the area and want to play some good games, or join the group if you live in or near the area and play with us regularly.

Gainesville Gamers
Gainsville, FL
We have a weekly meeting every Wednesday night starting at 6pm - 12am and once a month we do an all day gaming event on the 3rd Saturday of the month from 11am-11pm+. Both gaming events are held in public places and we often carry on other events outside these standards.

Miami Boardgames Meetup Group
Miami, FL
We will play new boardgames popularly known as "designer games" or "Euros" not typically found in American retail stores. These are relatively easy to understand and challenging for both children and adults. We also play card games, both traditional such as Cribbage or Canasta, and designer ones such as Lost Cities.

Central Florida Board Gamers
Orlando, FL
We are a gaming group in the Orlando area dedicated to fun and relaxed boardgaming for adults. If you enjoy board games, and are interested in semi-regular gaming days or evenings, please contact us.

North Florida Gaming Association
Tallahassee, FL
The North Florida Gaming Association (NFGA) is a non-profit organization for game players of all ages. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, the NFGA educates its members and the public about game players by broadening and developing gaming as art and recreation. We also promote gaming as a significant element of our culture and encourage participation in organized gaming events.

Atlanta Boardgames Meetup Group
Atlanta, GA
This is a chance for game lovers to get together for some fun and games. There will be a number of games available for play, as well as friendly folks who can help with the rules. We mostly play European games like Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride. All ages welcome but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. We generally meet the second Wednesday and the last Saturday of each month.

Mercer Meeples
Atlanta, GA
Mercer Meeples (Mercer University Gaming Group in Atlanta) is a group of university students and staff, adult and adolescent community members, game developers/designers, and others who meet to enjoy Euro, board, card, party, dexterity, abstract, and other types of games on a weekly basis. We are a friendly group who enjoy beginners as well as experienced players.

EAGLEs
Elgin, IL
At the Elgin Area Gamers League (EAGLEs) club we play a wide variety of games. The atmosphere is friendly, and we're always looking for new members. Membership is open, and we charge no dues. We meet every Thursday night starting around 7:00 pm. We hold our meetings at a great location with plenty of room and tables. Check out the wesite for more details.

MVGA
Holliston, MA
MVGA meets Thursday nights. We have been meeting continuously as a club since 1965. We have gone through several phases as a club, presently, we are most interested in Eurogames. We have an extensive game library, which is available for use on game nights. Regular attendees may borrow games for their own use.

Games Club of Maryland
GCOM is a large gaming group based in Maryland. GCOM currently has 18 locations in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. We play about four to five days during any given week. Our main goal is to have fun. We are open to the public and all are welcome. We play games of all kinds, but mostly board games and card games.  We all very flexible and easy to get along with.  We promote a positive mental attitude, good sportsmanship, fair play, flexibility, open mindedness, patience and communication.  We are always willing to teach and learn new games.  Our webiste offers vast information about our game inventory, games we play and gaming events in the region..

Ann Arbor Gaming Group
Ann Arbor, MI
Meets twice a month on weeknights, usually at one of the local coffee houses in the Ann Arbor area. We're not a pay-dues, vote-on-officers, meeting-minutes kind of club; we're just a group of people who likes games and enjoys the social interaction, the challenge of learning new games, and a relaxing night of friendly gaming! New members are always welcome.

ROBA
Rochester Hills, MI
The Rochester/Oakland Boardgamers Association (ROBA) is a family-friendly group of gamers that meets on the last Saturday of every month from 1-9 p.m. Admission is free and open to all who love gaming. We have snacks and drinks for sale, as well as pizza by the slice, which is sold by the youth group of the church we meet at. The game table is always stocked with a variety of titles, so there’s always something to play, and always somebody to play with! Currently, we average 50-60 people at our events.

Boardgames NJ
Woodbridge and Manalapan, NJ
Boardgames NJ meets at Wegmans in both Woodbridge and Manalapan several times a month. Our members play everything from simple family games to the latest strategy games. (Scrabble, Ticket to Ride, Power Grid, Trivial Pursuit and Killer Bunnies are just some of the most recent games played!) The great thing is that we have enough people at most events so everyone can play in the category that pleases them. There are usually 25-30 people at Woodbridge game days. The Manalapan group usually attracts about 15 members at their Saturday events.

Long Island Boardgaming Organization (LIBO)
Long Island, NY
LIBO has evolved in its 2+ years of existence from a pure gaming group into more of a social experience, with unparalleled camaraderie. Playing a host of different games - wargames and euros alike - each month, the GameDay follows a specific theme or mechanic. For example, a given month might feature ONLY Rio Grande Games, or ONLY train games or ONLY auction games. A comprehensive website is updated monthly (or more often), and the group also publishes the highly regarded online magazine: INDEPTH. Additionally, the group organizes and runs several "leagues" during the year: a Strat-O-Matic Football league, a Heroscape league and a Formula De / Pitchcar league. Beginning in January, monthly meetings will increase to two weekday meetings per month and one Saturday.

Syracuse Boardgamers
Dewitt, NY
Group meets Tuesday nights in Syracuse, NY and includes those who enjoy board and card games in the Syracuse area. These games include the Eurogames (Settlers), quality American games (Acquire) and card/tile games (Crokinole, Bridge, etc.)

Rochester Boardgame Society
Rochester, NY
The Rochester Boardgame Society meets on the third Saturday of every month at Millennium games in Henrietta NY. We play all sorts of games, from family and card games to Eurogames and hard core wargames. Several members design their own games that the group provides play tests for. Attendance for our meets can range anywhere from 12 to 30 plus depending on the season. Membership is free and open to all, and anyone can stop by at one of the meets and try to get in on a game of something.

Columbus Area Boardgaming Society
Columbus, OH
The Columbus Area Boardgaming Society is a public club and open for anyone to attend. Our meetings are listed in the Columbus Dispatch every week with directions to our facility. Our web site invites anyone that is interested in games to join our meetings. .

Dayton Area Boardgaming Society
Dayton, OH
The group meets several times a month at locations around Dayton. Open gaming. Bring a game to play, or join in on one of ours. New participants very welcome.

Portland Gamers
Portland, OR
Welcome to Portland Gamers, the place to meet board gamers in the Portland, Oregon area. 259 members and counting! If you're looking for a gaming group near you, be sure to check out the Gaming Groups section and the Game Scheduler.

Berks Bordgamers
Berks County, PA
Berks Boardgamers meets every other month for an entire day of gaming, always 12+ hours.  We primarily play Euro-style games such as Age of Steam, Puerto Rico, and Euphrates & Tigris and classics such as Acquire, Titan, and Civilization.  There is also an element of traditional American family games as we encourage anyone interested in gaming to join us. So no matter if you prefer hardcore strategy, light fun, or dice rolling, if you're in the area and you have the time, come join us sometime.  You're guaranteed to have some fun!

Boardgamers' Pastime
New Cumberland, PA
Boardgamers’ Pastime meets twice a month in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. We gather around the table for a relaxing afternoon of strategy boardgames, most of them German imports. Oh, how quickly those afternoons fly by. We invite you to join the fun sometime.

The LowCountry Strategy Gamers
Charleston, SC
Located in the Charleston, SC area (aka the LowCountry). We are a group of professionals who like to get together after work and on weekends for gaming fun! We play many kinds of boardgames ("euros" such as Puerto Rico, Ra, Power Grid, Tigris & Euphrates and other favorites like Memoir '44 and HeroScape), wargames (Rommel in the Desert, Starship Troopers) and card games (San Juan, Scarab Lords). Someone always has new games to try out and we keep up with the German board game scene pretty well. This gives us a chance to play the games that have been gathering dust and also to play games we may have only heard of. If you live in the area (Summerville, North Charleston, Mount Pleasant, etc) and want to game with us, then sign up and show up!

Game Central Station - Nashville
Nashville, TN
We meet every Monday Night from 6-9 and the First Sunday of every Month from 12-5 at the Game Keep in the Hermitage area of Nashville, Tennessee.  We played all types of German Style Family Strategy games - from light fillers like No Thanks!  to heavier games like Age of Steam and Struggle of Empires.  Chances are, if there is a game you want to try, we have some gamers willing to try it!  If you're in the Nashville area, and looking for some great boardgamers, come play with us!

Austin Boardgamers Group
Austin, TX
The group is a mix of folks interested in Euro-games, some war games, Avalon Hill and rail games. New people and beginners always welcome.

RRGamers
Austin, TX
The RR Gamers meet semi-regularly in members' homes in and around north Austin. We play a wide variety of Euro and designer boardgames and have a range of experience from beginners to experienced gamers. Join our Yahoo group (RRGamers) to receive announcements of scheduled game days.

Dallas Board Gamers
Dallas, TX
Dallas Games is a board gaming group that promotes gaming within the greater Dallas area. We hold open gaming events across the Metroplex several times a month. All interested gamers are invited to play with us.

Houston Gamers
Houston, TX
The Houston Gamers are people who enjoy social boardgames. If you are in the Houston area and are interested in boardgaming, please check us out! We meet officially on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of every month, but that doesn't stop us from gaming all month long.

San Antonio Board Gamers
San Antonio, TX
A group of nice folks from the San Antonio, Texas, area who get together as often as they can for wargames, Eurogames, and other types of gaming fun.

Third Place Gamers
Lake Forest Park, WA
Third Place Gamers meet two to three times a month at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, Washington. We are open to all. 

Got Dice?
Kenosha, WI
One day, me and a few friends got bored. Unfortunately, it happened at about the same time I discovered the "Boardgames" category on E-Bay. This is the result. Spooky huh?

Flatland Gamers
Regina, SK, Canada
The Flatland Gamers Boardgame Group meets every Thursday night at the Regina German Club from 7:00PM-Midnight. Everyone is welcome. Flatland also holds monthly Saturday 'Games Days' (dates vary) which include role-playing games, miniatures, boardgames, and other events.

TABS
Toronto, ON, Canada
The Toronto Area Boardgaming Society (T.A.B.S.) is a community of hobbyists promoting board gaming and wargaming in the greater Toronto area and southern Ontario.  Since the group’s inception in October 2004 we’ve offered a forum which is free to join, where members can hook up to discuss the hobby and connect with others to play their favorite titles.  TABS sponsors a number of weekly gaming events at different store locations across the city and also hosts a large quarterly event called TABSCon.  If you’re a wargamer looking for an opponent to play that classic SPI title or into the latest P500 offering from GMT we’ve a large (600+) member base to hook up with and if Eurogames are your thing then there’s also no shortage of opponents to be found at TABS.

International

HoGS Tasmania
Hobart, Australia
Hobart Games (of) Society (HoGS) Playing games of all sorts but mostly of the German social games genre - meaning games that can involve most age groups and ordinary folk (as opposed to only children, only adults, only gaming geeks etc.) as a pleasant interactive social activity.

Billabong Boardgamers
Melbourne, Australia
The Billabong Boardgamers are a group of people who meet on a weekly basis in Melbourne (Australia) to play boardgames; primarily German games with an emphasis on strategy rather than luck. The atmosphere at Billabong game sessions is social rather than competitive. We invite you to contact us if you're interested in finding out some more about German and other European boardgames, or coming along to a Billabong game night sometime.

Chinese BoardGame Club
Beijing, China
This is a group of board game fans who speak Chinese. Our club named "Chinese BoardGame Club,", and we are holding party in Beijing every weekend. Welcome to join us. Boys and girls, the old and young, no matter where you are from, you will surely enjoy yourself in the world of BG!

Halesowen Boardgame Club
Halesowen, West Midlands, England
We are a group of adults who meet weekly to play strategy boardgames as well as some lighter card games. During school holidays we often bring along our children, they have a great time and hopefully gain some useful life experience in the process. The club was formed in 2002 and has slowly grown ever since.

London Board Games Club
London, England
We play board games like Apocalypse, RoboRally, Diplomacy, Risk, Junta, Shogun, Carcassonne, Kingmaker, Republic of Rome, Settlers of Catan, Cosmic Encounter, Britannia, Inkognito, Torres, Blood Royale, Puerto Rico, Armada, Labyrinth, Kremlin, Save The President, and so on.  Plus inventing games and playtesting each other's game ideas.

London Board and Card Gaming Clubs
London, England
Centralised info, calendar and forums.

Swiggers
London, England
Swiggers is a London-based group of games players. We meet every Wednesday evening (except some December dates) to play board games and the occasional role-playing game. We are non-smokers. Air conditioning was installed in the pub at the beginning of August 2004 – not a moment too late – so conditions are very pleasant even in the summer heat. We welcome visitors and new members. If you have an interest in games, pop along one Wednesday evening and find out what it's all about..

BoardSilly
Warwickshire, England
BoardSilly is a boardgame club which meets every first and third Monday evening at the Newbold Comyn Arms, Leamington Spa at 8pm. There will be variety of boardgames, played simultaneously which range from classics like Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit to recent favourites like Cranium and Taboo; strategic games like Risk to some award winning but slightly less known new games like Roborally and Carcassonne.

Board Gamers Anonymous
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Board Gamers Anonymous was formed to allow boardgamers in Northern Ireland to meet socially in order to play german-style board games. The club aims to provide a fun and social setting in which people can meet and play german amd german-style boardgames.

Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club
Jerusalem, Israel
The only official board and card game club in the Middle East (so far). We play every Wednesday evening, excluding holidays, and have at least two yearly Game Days. We play mostly eurogames, but our members also play CCG's, wargames, RPGs, bridge, etc. All people living in the area, visiting, or just passing through, are welcome!

Club TreEmme
JPaltrinieri 80, Modena, Italy
Club TreEmme is the oldest Italian gamers association, founded in Modena in 1980 (this year is the 25th anniversary). The main location is in Modena and from 1995 we have more than 100 members. Starting from 1996 TreEmme open new main locations in Carpi, Vercelli and Roma and some other small locations around in Italy. Now TreEmme has more than 500 members. From 1985 club TreEmme is contributing in the organization of the main gamers convention in Italy: ModCon, that take place in Modena in the last week of September. The TreEmme location in Modena is open 5 days every week (monday, wednesday, friday evening, saturday and sunday afternoon). We play wargames, boardgame, card games, RPG and 3d games.!

Singapore Boardgames Meetup Group
Singapore
The Singapore Boardgames Meetup Group was formed some three years back and is now a regular event in Singapore. We meet three times a month, on the first Tuesday of the month, the third Sunday of the month and the second Wednesday of the month, rotated around the three branches of Settlers Cafe, a chain of boardgaming cafes in Singapore. We mostly play Eurogames and we have volunteers and cafe staff members who are happy to teach people how to play. However, no game is discriminated against. Wargames do make an appearance, as we have many regular gamers who are wargamers as well.

Singapore Open Gaming
Singapore
We are a friendly group of boardgamers that meets on a monthly basis to play boardgames, card games and wargames. If you are interested in playing some games and have a bit of fun, we hope that you'll come and join us at our regular gaming sessions.

Meetup.com Boardgames Meetup Groups
Over 200 Groups worldwide with over 2,500 members. Most groups meet monthly at a public place. Many are active, many seem to be at least temporarily morbund.

Boardgame Players Association
The Boardgame Players Association is a non-profit corporation established to support the shared interests of board game players everywhere. The BPA wishes to serve as a portal for boardgamers to enjoy their favorite games. If you enjoy historical simulation games, euro games, racing games, train games, any type of board game, you'll find thousands of people here that share your interests. We sponsor annual tournaments, organize play-by-email games, and help establish global player ratings.

Forming a Game Club - Hosting a Game Night
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