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Tabletop games in Birmingham

104 shops, cafés, pubs and clubs across Birmingham and the West Midlands, running 145 regular game nights between them.

Birmingham city

5 venues
Community space · Birmingham

Global Gaming Arena

Gaming centre in Birmingham city centre, open since 1998, that also sells Magic: The Gathering singles. It hosts card and Beyblade X tournaments.

Tables to play on site

Coventry

5 venues · Coventry page
Club · Coventry

Coventry Chess Club

Coventry's main club meets every Tuesday from 19:30 at the Massey Ferguson Social Club on Broad Lane, playing in the Coventry and Leamington leagues. All levels of player are welcome, and there is a junior section on Tuesdays.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Tues
Club · Coventry

Geek.Zone Coventry

Coventry community group that runs a fortnightly Monday evening board games night.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Dudley

5 venues · Dudley page
Club · Kingswinford

Dudley Darklords

Wargaming club meeting on Tuesday evenings at Kingswinford Community Centre.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Game shop · Dudley

Warhammer Dudley

Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in the Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Citadel hobby supplies.

Solihull

5 venues · Solihull page
Club · Solihull

Solihull Chess Club

One of the largest clubs in the Midlands, meeting on Wednesday evenings at the Blossomfield Club with teams in the Birmingham and Leamington leagues. All abilities are welcome, and a junior club for ages 5 to 15 runs beforehand.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Weds
Club · Solihull

West Midlands Bridge Club

A large bridge club celebrating its 60th anniversary, with duplicate sessions every day except Sunday. Gentle duplicate, practice play and a 7 High session suit newer players, and many sessions are hosted so no partner is needed.

Tables to play on site
10 regular nights · 6 days a week

Digbeth

4 venues · Digbeth page
Board game café · Birmingham

Chance & Counters Birmingham

Board game cafe in the Custard Factory with a large games library, food and drink. Play is charged per person per hour.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Club · Birmingham

Role Players Guild Birmingham

Tabletop roleplaying club in Birmingham running weekly Thursday evening games, including Dungeons & Dragons.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus

Leamington Spa

4 venues · Leamington Spa page
Club · Leamington Spa

Leamington Bridge Club

Leamington Bridge Club plays face to face on Monday evenings at St Mark's Church, with league competitions through the year.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Club · Leamington Spa

Leamington Chess Club

One of the oldest chess clubs in England, meeting on Tuesday evenings at Leamington Tennis & Squash Club and fielding several Leamington League teams.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Moseley

3 venues · Moseley page
Board game café · Birmingham

The Double Six Board Game Cafe

Board game cafe in Moseley with a library of hundreds of games, food designed for playing, coffee and beer. Runs a weekly social gaming night.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Stourbridge

3 venues · Stourbridge page
Club · Stourbridge

Stourbridge Bridge Club

Stourbridge Bridge Club plays duplicate pairs at the Stourbridge Institute Social Club on Monday afternoons and Tuesday and Friday evenings. Lessons for beginners and improvers run on Thursday afternoons.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Fris
Club · Stourbridge

Stourbridge Chess Club

A club for all ages meeting every Tuesday evening at the Queens Head on Enville Street for social and competitive chess, with teams in three local leagues. Players of any standard are welcome to come along.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Walsall

3 venues · Walsall page
Club · Walsall

Walsall Kipping Chess Club

A Birmingham League club meeting on Thursday evenings in the small hall at St Martin's Church, off Sutton Road in Walsall. Visitors can simply turn up and play a few games before deciding to join.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Game shop · Walsall

Warhammer Walsall

Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in the Old Square Shopping Centre, Walsall selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Citadel hobby supplies.

Wolverhampton

3 venues · Wolverhampton page

Bewdley

2 venues
Club · Bewdley

Bewdley Bridge Club

A thriving club of over 130 members whose face to face duplicate runs every Tuesday afternoon at Wharton Park Golf Club in Bewdley, with an optional review session before play. The club also offers a strong teaching programme.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Club · Bewdley

Bewdley St Anne's Chess Club

Bewdley St Anne's Chess Club meets on Friday mornings from 11:00 to 14:00 at St Anne's Church on Load Street. It is free, friendly and suits beginners and social players, with coaching available and more juniors during school holidays.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Fris

City Centre

2 venues
Club · Birmingham

Afternoon Play

Monthly Sunday afternoon board games meetup in Birmingham city centre, open to new players.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Suns

Great Barr

2 venues
Club · Birmingham

Kynoch Chess Club

Kynoch Chess Club meets on Monday evenings at Old Oscott WMC on Aldridge Road, Great Barr, with matches starting at 19:30. It suits adults who enjoy league chess, and the venue has refreshments and wheelchair access.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Game shop · Birmingham

Model Maker

Model shop on Brockwell Road selling model railways, scale kits, radio control, Gunpla and Warhammer.

Halesowen

2 venues
Club · Halesowen

Halesowen Chess Club

A very friendly club of around 25 members meeting on Monday evenings at Townsend Social Club, with six teams across three local leagues. New members of any age or ability are welcome, and the club meets all year round.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Harborne

2 venues
Club · Birmingham

Edgbaston Board Games Club

Board games club (previously the Meeple Mayhem group) meeting on Monday evenings at The Green Man in Harborne.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Pub or bar · Birmingham

The Hop Garden

Harborne bar that hosts a weekly Tuesday evening board games night run by the Board & Card Game Enthusiasts Meetup group.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Jewellery Quarter

2 venues
Club · Birmingham

Central Birmingham Chess Club

A friendly, match-focused club founded in 1920 as Mutual Circle, playing home league matches on Tuesday evenings upstairs at the Jeweller's Arms in the Jewellery Quarter. It suits rated adults and teenagers who want league chess, with members also playing casually at Checkmate Birmingham.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Kenilworth

2 venues
Club · Kenilworth

Kenilworth Chess Club

An active club meeting at the Holiday Inn on Abbey End, with Leamington League matches on Mondays and social chess on Thursdays. Its team won the Phil Holt Commemorative rapidplay in August 2026.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Thus

Kidderminster

2 venues
Club · Kidderminster

Kidderminster Chess Club

Kidderminster Chess Club meets every Monday from around 19:00 at the Kidderminster Harriers Social & Supporters Club, all year round. Players of every age and ability are welcome, juniors included, and casual club play is free.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Redditch

2 venues

Stratford-upon-Avon

2 venues
Club · Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford Chess Club

A welcoming club of around 20 members meeting every Tuesday from 19:30 at Venture House in Stratford-upon-Avon, playing in the Leamington League. Players of every level are welcome, and there is a junior coordinator.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Game shop · Stratford-upon-Avon

Warhammer Stratford

Official Games Workshop Warhammer store in Stratford-upon-Avon selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Citadel hobby supplies.

Alcester Road South, Birmingham

1 venue
Club · Birmingham

Birmingham Backgammon Club

A friendly backgammon club open to everyone from complete beginners to grandmasters, meeting on Wednesday evenings. It runs a league, a knockout cup, a monthly speedgammon tournament and the annual Midlands Open.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Weds

Aldridge

1 venue
Club · Aldridge

Rushall Chess Club

Rushall Chess Club meets on Monday evenings at Aldridge Social Club on the High Street, with matches starting at 19:15. It plays in the Birmingham league, and the venue has refreshments and wheelchair access.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Attleborough

1 venue
Club · Nuneaton

Nuneaton Chess Club

A friendly club founded in 1957, meeting every Monday from 19:30 at Attleborough Liberal Club for social and competitive games. Players of all abilities and ages are welcome, from beginners to experts.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Bedworth

1 venue

Beoley

1 venue
Club · Redditch

Redditch Chess Club

Redditch Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 19:15 in the Granary Room at Meadow Farm, Dagnell End Road. New players of all levels are welcome for friendly games, and the club also plays in the Birmingham and Worcestershire leagues and a summer rapidplay league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds

Binley Road, Coventry

1 venue
Club · Coventry

Coventry & North Warwickshire Bridge Club

A busy bridge section of the Coventry and North Warwickshire Sports Club with 28 tables and modern facilities. Assisted play and gentle bridge suit newer players, and hosted Monday and Saturday sessions guarantee a partner.

Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 4 days a week

Bloxwich

1 venue

Bobbington

1 venue

Boldmere

1 venue
Club · Birmingham

Oscott Chess Club

A Birmingham League club holding its match nights on Mondays at Boldmere Sports and Social Club, near Chester Road station. It suits adults wanting regular league chess in north Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield

1 venue
Club · Sutton Coldfield

North Birmingham Bridge Club

A small, friendly independent duplicate bridge club with its own clubhouse on Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield. New members and visitors are welcome, and improvers have a relaxed assisted session on Wednesday afternoons.

Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · 4 days a week

Bridgnorth

1 venue
Board game café · Bridgnorth

The Board Room

Board game cafe in Bridgnorth where you can book a table to play from its games library.

Tables to play on site

Castle Vale

1 venue

Coleshill

1 venue
Club · Coleshill

Coleshill Chess Club

Coleshill Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings at the Coleshill and District Social Club, Ivy Lodge, Parkfield Road, with matches starting at 19:30. It plays in the Birmingham and Coventry leagues, and soft drinks are provided with a bar downstairs.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds

Compton

1 venue
Club · Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Bridge Club

Wolverhampton Bridge Club plays at the Windmill Community Church Centre on Henwood Road, with a gentle duplicate on Tuesday evenings, supervised play on Thursday evenings and duplicate pairs on Friday afternoons. Visitors are always welcome and singles are welcome at the Tuesday and Thursday sessions.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Tues, Thus, Fris

Cookhill

1 venue
Club · Cookhill

Ridgeway Bridge Club

A friendly club that welcomes guests and new members, playing at Cookhill Village Hall on Monday evenings and Feckenham Village Hall on Thursday mornings. A Starting Duplicate Club in Crowle on Tuesdays helps players who have recently finished lessons.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Thus

Dunchurch, Rugby

1 venue
Club · Rugby

Rugby Bridge Club

Established in 1976, Rugby Bridge Club offers bridge for all abilities, mainly at Dunchurch Village Hall with a Friday session in Bilton. Gentle duplicate on Tuesday mornings and a relaxed Wednesday evening suit newer players, and the club runs beginners and improvers classes.

Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 5 days a week

Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield

1 venue
Club · Sutton Coldfield

All Saints' Bridge Club

A friendly independent duplicate bridge club playing pairs on Tuesday evenings at 19:00 in All Saints' Church Hall, Belwell Lane, Four Oaks. New players and visitors are welcome.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Harborne, Birmingham

1 venue
Club · Birmingham

Heathercroft Bridge Club

A friendly EBU affiliated duplicate bridge club playing at St Faith and St Laurence Church Hall in Harborne. It runs afternoon and evening sessions plus a relaxed supervised session, and offers beginners lessons.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Weds

Hurst Hill

1 venue
Club · Bilston

Mercia Chess Club

Mercia Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings at Hurst Hill Labour Club near Bilston, with matches starting at 19:30. It fields teams in the Birmingham and Dudley leagues and has a bar and parking on site.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Kings Norton

1 venue

Kinver

1 venue
Club · Kinver

Kinver Chess Club

Kinver Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings at 19:30 at the Kinver Constitutional Club on the High Street. Founded in 2025, it welcomes people of all ages and abilities, from complete newcomers to players wanting rated league games.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds

Leek Wootton

1 venue

Lichfield

1 venue

Lightwoods Park

1 venue
Club · Birmingham

Warley Quinborne Chess Club

Warley Quinborne Chess Club meets on Monday evenings at 1000Traders on the Park in Lightwoods Park, with matches starting at 19:30. It plays in the Birmingham and Dudley leagues, with a licensed bar and ground floor rooms.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Minworth

1 venue
Club · Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield Chess Club

Sutton Coldfield Chess Club meets on Monday evenings at Minworth Club & Lodge, Robinsons Way, with matches starting at 19:30. It runs several teams in the Birmingham and Coventry leagues, and the venue has a bar and wheelchair access.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Nuneaton

1 venue
Club · Nuneaton

Nuneaton Bridge Club

Nuneaton Bridge Club plays duplicate pairs on Monday and Wednesday evenings at Nuneaton Christian Fellowship Church on Pallett Drive.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Weds

Olton

1 venue
Club · Solihull

Olton Chess Club

A long running club founded in 1944, now meeting every Monday from 19:00 at Langley Hall Social Club in Solihull, with teams in the Birmingham and Leamington leagues. It caters for all strengths and offers help to players just starting out.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Rednal

1 venue
Club · Birmingham

Longbridge Chess Club

Longbridge Chess Club meets on Tuesdays at The Oak Tree, Lickey Road, Rednal, with a Chess Academy for novices and newcomers from 17:00 and the main club night from 19:00. Players of every standard are welcome, from complete beginners to league players.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Tues

Rugby

1 venue
Club · Rugby

Rugby Chess Club

A long established club with over 140 years of history, meeting on Monday evenings at the Rugby Workers Club on Oliver Street. It plays league chess in the Leamington and Coventry leagues.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons

Sedgley, Dudley

1 venue
Club · Sedgley

Sedgley Bridge Club

A section of the Sedgley and District Community Association, meeting at Sedgley Community Centre. Thursday afternoons are competitive duplicate, and the social Friday afternoon suits beginners and returning players.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Thus, Fris

Selly Oak

1 venue
Board game café · Birmingham

Sliced N Diced

Board game cafe in Selly Oak with a games library and food. Play is charged per person per hour, cheaper when booked ahead.

Tables to play on site

Shirley, Solihull

1 venue
Club · Solihull

Arden Bridge Club

A bridge club at the Shirley Institute on Church Road, Shirley, with a hosted social afternoon on Mondays and duplicate evenings on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Monday session includes help with bidding and play.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues, Thus

Stirchley

1 venue
Club · Birmingham

South Birmingham Chess Club

A large, friendly club meeting every Thursday evening at Stirchley United WMC, with nine Birmingham League teams and players from novice to 2400. It welcomes new members and runs summer blitz, simul and social events.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus

Stourport-on-Severn

1 venue
Club · Stourport-on-Severn

Stourport Chess Club

Stourport Chess Club meets on Tuesday afternoons from 14:30 to 16:30 at Stourport Library in the Civic Centre. It is a friendly club for beginners and social players, with coaching available.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues

Sutton Coldfield

1 venue
Game shop · Sutton Coldfield

Vesey Gallery

Art and craft supplies shop in Sutton Coldfield that also offers picture framing and printing.

Tamworth

1 venue

Walmley, Sutton Coldfield

1 venue
Club · Sutton Coldfield

Sutton Coldfield Bridge Club

An EBU affiliated bridge club with its own clubhouse on Walmley Road, running duplicate sessions most days of the week. Assisted sessions on Monday afternoon, Friday evening and Saturday morning suit improvers, and hosted sessions mean you can turn up without a partner.

Tables to play on site
9 regular nights · 6 days a week

Warwick

1 venue
Club · Warwick

Warwick Bridge Club

Warwick Bridge Club plays on Monday and Thursday evenings at Hill Close Gardens in Warwick.

Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Thus

Wednesbury

1 venue
Game shop · Wednesbury

Blue Sheep Books

Bookshop and community space in Wednesbury that also sells Pokémon TCG cards, Warhammer and tabletop roleplaying products. It hosts Pokémon TCG nights and prereleases alongside book clubs and open mic nights, with drinks available.

Tables to play on site

West Park, Wolverhampton

1 venue
Club · Wolverhampton

Tettenhall Bridge Club

A friendly duplicate bridge club meeting at the Friends' Meeting House in West Park, Wolverhampton. Wednesday afternoons suit less experienced players and those trying duplicate for the first time.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Tues, Weds, Fris

Willenhall

1 venue

Wolston

1 venue
Club · Wolston

Chess Mates at Wolston Library

A relaxed, free drop-in chess session at Wolston Library every Thursday morning, open to all ages. Beginners and experienced players alike can come along to play and socialise.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus

Wordsley

1 venue

Wythall

1 venue
Club · Wythall

Shirley and Wythall Chess Club

A friendly club meeting every Thursday from 19:30 at Wythall House, with teams in both the Birmingham and Leamington leagues. Newcomers of any ability, age and gender are welcome for friendly games.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus