13:30 to 15:30 Every Monday
Monday afternoon social bridge
Arden Bridge Club, Solihull. Hosted social session with help on bidding and play
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: £2.50 members, £3.50 non members Beginner friendly
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Game nights · Birmingham and the West Midlands Casual game nights in Birmingham
Casual game nights across Birmingham and the West Midlands: open play, social nights and drop-in gaming with no tournament pressure.
46 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
18:00 to 22:00 Every Monday
Trading Card Games Trade and Play
Outrider Games, Lichfield. Casual TCG play and trading
Mixed games
From 18:00 Every Monday
Social Gaming Night
Chance & Counters Birmingham, Birmingham. Open social board gaming
Board games Beginner friendly
From 18:00 Every other Monday
GBG Monday Board Games
Geek.Zone Coventry, Coventry. Social board games evening
Board games Beginner friendly
From 18:00 Every Monday
Monday board games
Edgbaston Board Games Club, Birmingham. Open board games evening
Board games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Monday
Disney Lorcana weekly play
Game Guru Touchwood, Solihull. Weekly play
Lorcana Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Monday
Star Wars: Unlimited weekly play
Game Guru Touchwood, Solihull. Weekly play
Star Wars: Unlimited Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Monday
One Piece Card Game weekly play
Game Guru Utilita Arena, Birmingham. Weekly play
One Piece Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 19:00 League matches start 19:15
Monday club night
Olton Chess Club, Solihull. Club night: league matches and social chess
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:15 Every Monday
Monday club night
Oscott Chess Club, Birmingham. Match night: Birmingham League fixtures
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:15 Every Monday
Monday club night
Rushall Chess Club, Aldridge. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:30 Every Monday
Monday club night
Kynoch Chess Club, Birmingham. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:30 Every Monday
Monday club night
Sutton Coldfield Chess Club, Sutton Coldfield. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
From 19:30 Every Monday
Monday club night
Warley Quinborne Chess Club, Birmingham. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Ask the venue for times Every Monday
Monday club night
Rugby Chess Club, Rugby. Club night: league matches and social chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Tuesday
14:30 to 16:30 Every Tuesday
Tuesday afternoon chess
Stourport Chess Club, Stourport-on-Severn. Social chess with coaching available, all levels
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
17:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday
17:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday
Social Gaming Tuesdays
The Double Six Board Game Cafe, Birmingham. Open social board gaming, meet new players
Board games Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Tuesday
One Piece Card Game weekly play
Game Guru Touchwood, Solihull. Weekly play
One Piece Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Tuesday
Star Wars: Unlimited weekly play
Game Guru Utilita Arena, Birmingham. Weekly play
Star Wars: Unlimited Book ahead Beginner friendly
18:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday
19:00 to 23:00 Every Tuesday
Bedworth Tabletop Games Club
Venator Tabletop Gaming, Bedworth. Open gaming club, all game systems
Mixed games Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Longbridge Chess Club, Birmingham. Club night: social chess and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:15 Matches start 19:30; contact the membership secretary before a first visit
Tuesday club night
Central Birmingham Chess Club, Birmingham. Club night: home league matches, September to May
Chess, bridge and classic games Book ahead
From 19:30 Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Coventry Chess Club, Coventry. Club night: league matches and social chess
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:30 Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Stratford Chess Club, Stratford-upon-Avon. Club night: social games, club competitions and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:30 Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Mercia Chess Club, Bilston. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Ask the venue for times Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Leamington Chess Club, Leamington Spa. Club night: league matches and social chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Wednesday
From 19:00 Every Wednesday
Social Gaming Night
Game Guru Utilita Arena, Birmingham. Open social board gaming
Board games Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Most Wednesdays
Wednesday club night
Solihull Chess Club, Solihull. Club night: social and league chess, coaching available
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Every Wednesday
Wednesday club night
Birmingham Backgammon Club, Birmingham. Club night: league and casual backgammon
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:15 Every Wednesday
Wednesday club night
Redditch Chess Club, Redditch. Club night: social chess and league matches (matches start 19:30)
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:30 Some listings say from 7pm
From 19:30 Not every Wednesday in summer; check with the club first
Wednesday club night
Kinver Chess Club, Kinver. Club night: casual and league chess
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 19:30 Every Wednesday
Wednesday club night
Coleshill Chess Club, Coleshill. Club night: league matches and club chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Thursday
10:30 to 12:00 Every Thursday
Thursday morning chess
Chess Mates at Wolston Library, Wolston. Casual drop-in chess, all ages
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Thursday
Disney Lorcana weekly play
Game Guru Utilita Arena, Birmingham. Weekly play
Lorcana Book ahead Beginner friendly
19:15 to 22:30 Every Thursday
Thursday club night
Walsall Kipping Chess Club, Walsall. Club night: league matches and friendly games
Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 23:00 Every Thursday
Thursday club night
Shirley and Wythall Chess Club, Wythall. Club night: friendlies, league and cup matches
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
Ask the venue for times Every Thursday
Thursday club night
Kenilworth Chess Club, Kenilworth. Club night: social chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
Friday
11:00 to 14:00 Every Friday
Friday social chess
Bewdley St Anne's Chess Club, Bewdley. Social chess with coaching available, all levels
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
13:00 to 16:00 Every Friday
Friday afternoon social bridge
Sedgley Bridge Club, Sedgley. Social bridge for social players and learners
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: £5 Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Friday
Friday club night
South Birmingham Boardgames & Wargames Club, Birmingham. Board games and wargames
Mixed games
Saturday
From 13:15 Every Saturday
Saturday social bridge
North Birmingham Bridge Club, Sutton Coldfield. Social duplicate session
Chess, bridge and classic games
Sunday
From 11:00 Every Sunday
14:00 to 20:00 First Sunday of the month
Afternoon Play
Afternoon Play, Birmingham. Social board games afternoon
Board games Beginner friendly
41 venues
In Birmingham (13)
Game Guru Utilita Arena
Board game cafe at Utilita Arena Birmingham with a games library, food and drink, and weekly One Piece, Star Wars: Unlimited, Lorcana and Friday Night Magic events.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 5 days a week
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
October Wargames Association
Long-established wargames club meeting on Tuesday evenings in Moseley.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
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
South Birmingham Boardgames & Wargames Club
Club for board games and wargames meeting on Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons in Moseley.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Fris, Suns
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
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
Elsewhere in Birmingham and the West Midlands (28)
Game Guru Touchwood
Board game cafe in Touchwood, Solihull, with a games library, food and drink, and weekly One Piece, Lorcana and Star Wars: Unlimited nights.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Tues
Outrider Games
Tabletop gaming cafe and shop in Lichfield with bookable wargaming tables, a board game library, monthly 40k tournaments and weekly card game nights.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · Mons, Fris, Sats
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
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
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
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
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
Dudley Darklords
Wargaming club meeting on Tuesday evenings at Kingswinford Community Centre.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Geek.Zone Coventry
Coventry community group that runs a fortnightly Monday evening board games night.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Halesowen Boardgamers
Board games club meeting on Wednesday evenings in Halesowen.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Howling Wolf Gaming
Wolverhampton games shop and cafe for trading card games, miniature wargames and tabletop RPGs, with Friday Night Magic Commander and casual Sunday Magic.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Fris, Suns
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Venator Tabletop Gaming
Tabletop gaming shop in Bedworth with bookable 6ft by 4ft wargaming tables and TCG tables, Friday Night Magic Commander and a Tuesday games club.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Tues, Fris
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
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