Boardgame Cafes are becoming more and more common. Do you have any close by? Have you been there? How did it go?
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Unfortunately no. I’d love if there was a place where I could try a game before buying it but unfortunately the local scene is really scarce where I exist.
I do have some LGS 20-30 mins away (by car) but with a 30 euro markup I don’t see the point of even going.
One just opened not too far, planning to check it out soon.
Unfortunately not. Until just now I wasn’t aware of any in my country but it turns out there are in some now but the closest is 1.5h away.
shoot, 1.5h is maybe a bit steep for a quick game. Maybe in the future there is something closer. Unless of course you are out in the sticks :)
Fortunately I have a very loyal gaming group and the local toy library does regular game nichts as well. So I’m well covered what gaming is concerned. Just not with boardgaming cafes.
I recently visted one in my home town for the first time. I didn’t expect much, but it was actually a lot of fun. The food was meh tough (mostly fast food).
Yeah, the food is often not the reason to go but its a nice addon
We have two near us and both are a great time! My wife is more into board games than I am but the food is delicious usually and their selection has both old favourites alongside new board games to try for the first time as well! It’s a really great outing idea whether for a date, a social get together with friends, etc. Highly recommend going if one’s close by!
for sure! Nice of you to support your wifes passion! And as a bonus you get some good food :)
Yes there is one in the city Nearby. It’s about half an hour from where I live. I’ve been there several times and it’s a fantastic place. Over 300 games to play. Nice selection of non alcoholic drinks from teas to fancy lemonades or coffee. Some beers too but only bottles. The food is surprisingly good as well. They make fresh sandwiches and pizza for example as well as a selection of sweets as well as chips etc.
I’ve only been there to play board games once. The other times we were there for TTRPGs.
Awesome! Its good to hear that there are even some with good food :) you are lucky!
Apparently it is looking at the other comments here. The downside would be that on weekends you have to book a table some time in advance because the place is usually packed Friday evening to Sunday evening. Also when it is very full it can get a bit louder which not everyone likes.
That is true, i also prefer a bit more chill gaming experience
Vancouver has a boardgame pizzeria out of all things: https://www.ludica.ca/
You’d think that handling pizza slices and handling boardgame components at the same time would be a recipe for disaster but it works pretty well somehow. They have a good collection of games and the pizzas are great too.
Sounds like an awesome combo!
https://ragnaroek.cafe opened in my city (Kiel, Germany) last year. Been playing Magic over there a lot and a few of their games. Great experience so far and they have a great palette of games.
Their website is cool :) how is the food?
Pretty good and lots of vegan options (relevant for me). I especially like the milkshakes
nice, very progressive! So its Almondmilkshakes?
We live in Madrid, Spain and have one boardgame cafe in the city center. Its called Replay
We have gone a couple of times, usually just because we were in the area and jumped in to play something quick. The collection of games is pretty massive. Many casuals but lots of deeper games too. There is also an outlet section to buy games at a discount. The food is OK, nothing special but fine for a session.
Since its downtown, we do not go that often. Wednesdays they even organize an english-speaking evening which is handy if you want to meet a more international crowd.
My post earlier about the “Evolution of Boardgames” is painted on the wall of this cafe.
