Where to find Wargames in Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife: historical and miniature wargaming clubs, gaming centres and shops.
We list 14 venues where you can play or buy wargaming across Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife, in 9 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 3 regular sessions, most often on Thursdays and Sundays. One of those is marked as beginner friendly. Eleven have tables to play on site. Four of the 14 are in Edinburgh itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Long-running Edinburgh wargames club meeting on Thursday evenings and Sundays at Heriot Hill House on Broughton Road. Organisers of the annual Claymore wargames show.
Independent board game shop and board game cafe at the foot of Leith Walk with a large games library, tables to book for board games, wargames and RPGs, and weekly and monthly evening events.
Independent game shop at Lochrin Buildings focused on trading card games including Magic: The Gathering, Flesh and Blood, Pokémon TCG and Star Wars Unlimited. It has free gaming space with bookable tables, a board games library and wargames terrain, and runs events most nights.
Tabletop gaming store and events space in Livingston with bookable tables. It runs game nights most days, including Friday Night Magic, Riftbound, Pokémon TCG, Star Wars: Unlimited, board games, painting and D&D.
Independent hobby and wargaming store in Dunfermline selling Warhammer, Mantic, Warlord Games and trading card games, with tables to book and free build and paint sessions on Fridays.
Dunfermline hobby store stocking Warhammer, Mantic and Warlord wargames plus Magic, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, One Piece and other TCGs, with tables you can book online. Free Build and Paint on Friday evenings.
Independent family-run hobby and gaming shop on Kinross High Street selling Warhammer, trading cards, paints, dice and terrain. Gaming tables can be hired for wargames, card games, board games and RPGs.
Friendly local gaming shop in Bathgate that describes itself as Scotland's largest tabletop gaming space. It runs competitive card game and wargame play, hobby workshops and bring and buy markets.
Specialist tabletop gaming shop in Livingston selling Warhammer, other miniatures games, paints and terrain, with a tabletop wargaming room that hosts regular tournaments.
Tabletop gaming venue and shop in Brightons with a large gaming hall for wargames, card games and board games, plus a themed RPG room and a retro gaming room. It runs weekly community nights, Friday Night Magic, leagues and tournaments.
Community gaming venue and shop in Falkirk for tabletop wargames, RPGs and trading card games.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Long-running Edinburgh model, toy and hobby shop on Lothian Road, and a large independent Games Workshop stockist. Also sells Battletech, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon TCG cards, model kits, railways and radio control.
Miniatures and games shop on West Main Street, Whitburn, stocking wargames and listed for Magic: The Gathering play.
Gaming shop on Bank Street in Galashiels, linked to the Scottish Borders Games Club.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The venues with the most regular nights are South East Scotland Wargames Club (SESWC) in Edinburgh (2 nights) and Nerdvana in Livingston (1 night). We list 14 venues in all across Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife.
Thursdays and Sundays have the most regular sessions. Three sessions run every week. The Edinburgh calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. One regular night is marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Nerdvana. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
One regular night is free to join. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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