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Game nights · Bristol and Bath

Casual game nights in Bristol

Casual game nights across Bristol and Bath: open play, social nights and drop-in gaming with no tournament pressure.

13 regular nights

The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.

Monday

19:00 to 22:00 Roughly every four weeks (2026: 19 Oct, 16 Nov, 14 Dec)

Monday evening games

Lincombe Barn Wargames Society, Bristol. Club night

Wargames
Ask the venue for times Every other Monday (12 and 26 October, 9 November 2026), alternating with Kill Team

Spearhead Casual Play

Deck & Dagger, Frome. Casual play

Age of Sigmar Entry: £5 Book ahead
Ask the venue for times Every other Monday (19 October, 2 and 16 November 2026), alternating with Spearhead

Kill Team Casual Play

Deck & Dagger, Frome. Casual play

Warhammer 40,000 Entry: £5 Book ahead

Tuesday

18:00 to 22:00 Table booking for a 2x4 table

Tuesday Club

Gaming Frome, Frome. Casual play

Mixed games Entry: £2 Book ahead
Ask the venue for times Every Tuesday evening; wargaming, miniatures and painting with rentable armies

Tactical Tuesdays

Hoard Dungeons, Bristol. Casual play

Mixed games

Wednesday

18:00 to 21:00 Every Wednesday except bank holidays

TCG Wednesdays: Pokémon TCG

Cryptic Cabin Bristol, Bristol. Casual play

Pokémon TCG Entry: £3 Beginner friendly
18:00 to 21:00 Every Wednesday except bank holidays

TCG Wednesdays: Other TCGs

Cryptic Cabin Bristol, Bristol. Casual play

Mixed games Entry: £3 Beginner friendly

Thursday

18:00 to 22:00 Table booking for a 2x4 table

Thursday Club

Gaming Frome, Frome. Casual play

Mixed games Entry: £2 Book ahead
Ask the venue for times Thursday evenings; bring 1000 or 2000 points and a game is guaranteed

Bristol Vanguard 40K Meetup

Bristol Independent Gaming, Bristol. Club night

Warhammer 40,000

Friday

Ask the venue for times Every Friday

Blood on the Clocktower

Bristol Independent Gaming, Bristol. Social deduction game night

Board games Book ahead

Sunday

15:00 to 19:00 Every Sunday; some Sundays run all day 10:00-19:00

Sunday club session

Lincombe Barn Wargames Society, Bristol. Club night (fantasy, sci-fi and historical)

Wargames Entry: GBP 3.60 adults, GBP 1.80 juniors, plus annual membership Beginner friendly
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8 venues

In Bristol (6)

Game shop · Bristol

Bristol Independent Gaming

Bristol Independent Gaming (BIG) is a large wargaming shop and gaming venue on Cater Road in south Bristol with bookable tables, private rooms, a food menu and a board game library. It hosts weekly club nights and meetups for Warhammer 40,000, Kill Team and Warcry, regular tournaments, RPG sessions and Blood on the Clocktower on Fridays.

Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 4 days a week
Game shop · Bristol, Hanham

Cryptic Cabin Bristol

Gaming shop on Hanham High Street selling discounted Warhammer, trading card games, board games and RPGs, with table hire and weekly evening events. Weekly Pauper, Pokémon TCG, Flesh and Blood and Friday Night Magic Commander nights cost £3 and need no booking.

Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · Tues, Weds, Fris
Club · Bristol, Downend

Lincombe Barn Wargames Society

Long running wargames club in Downend playing fantasy, sci-fi and historical games every Sunday afternoon, plus monthly Monday evening and Wednesday daytime sessions. Members aged 13 and over; new members get their first sessions free.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Weds, Suns
Board game café · Bristol, City Centre

Chance & Counters (Christmas Steps)

Board game cafe on Christmas Steps with a large games library, food and drinks, charged per hour of play. Runs a weekly Monday social gaming night.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Board game café · Bristol, Bishopston

Chance & Counters (Gloucester Road)

Board game cafe on Gloucester Road with a library of over 650 games, food and drinks. Runs a weekly Tuesday social gaming night and occasional D&D one-shots.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Board game café · Bristol, Knowle

Hoard Dungeons

Hoard Dungeons is a roleplaying and tabletop games venue in Knowle with a cafe menu, running D&D and other RPG sessions, board game nights, Magic Monday Commander evenings and Tactical Tuesday wargaming nights. Wargaming tables can be booked and walk ins are welcome when there is room.

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

Elsewhere in Bristol and Bath (2)

Game shop · Frome

Deck & Dagger

Hobby shop and tabletop gaming space in Frome stocking Warhammer, with bookable 6ft by 4ft gaming tables, hobby stations and an RPG room. It runs ticketed Kill Team, Spearhead, painting, D&D and Blood on the Clocktower events.

Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons
Game shop · Frome

Gaming Frome

Gaming Frome is a family run tabletop games shop in Frome selling Games Workshop and other miniatures at a discount, with about six gaming tables. Tables can be booked for £2 a session, with Tuesday and Thursday club nights and Saturday sessions, plus occasional Spearhead tournaments.

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