19:00 to 22:00 Every Wednesday
Magic: The Gathering Night
Food and Board, Yateley. Commander; draft on the first Wednesday of the month
Magic: The Gathering Entry: Usual table hire charges Book ahead Beginner friendly
Magic: The Gathering · UK
Where to play Booster Draft
We list 27 venues across 21 areas of the UK for Booster Draft (MTG), open packs at the table, pick cards and build a deck on the spot. 25 regular Booster Draft nights run between them, most often on Fridays and Wednesdays. 27 of the venues have regular nights or tables to play on site.
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Reading 4 venuesExeter 2 venuesLondon 2 venuesNewcastle 2 venuesBournemouth 1 venueCambridge 1 venueEdinburgh 1 venueEssex 1 venueGlasgow 1 venueGloucester 1 venueHull 1 venueKent 1 venueLeeds 1 venueLiverpool 1 venueManchester 1 venueNorth Wales 1 venueNorthampton 1 venueNottingham 1 venueSheffield 1 venueSouthampton 1 venueTeesside 1 venue
Booster Draft in Reading
All magic: the gathering in Reading From 19:00 Every Thursday
16:30 to 22:00 Fortnightly MTG and Riftbound on Friday 'draughts and draft' nights
18:30 to 22:00 Times usually 18:30 to 22:00, check the events calendar
Eclectic Games
Games shop in Reading town centre with a games room and a library of over 2,000 board games. It runs evening events most nights, including board games, Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Disney Lorcana and Star Wars Unlimited.
Tables to play on site
14 regular nights · 5 days a week
Firestorm Cards
Trading card and games shop in Basingstoke with a gaming centre. It runs open gaming on Wednesday nights and Magic: The Gathering booster drafts on Thursday nights.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Weds, Thus
Food and Board
Board game cafe in Yateley with over 500 games, food and drinks. It runs weekly Board Game Club, Magic and Lorcana nights plus Pokémon TCG and D&D sessions.
Tables to play on site
8 regular nights · 5 days a week
TabletopMK
Tabletop gaming store and play space in Wolverton with open board gaming, TCG nights, wargame tournaments and painting sessions. Stocks Games Workshop, Warlord Games, Magic and Pokémon TCG.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Weds, Thus, Fris
Booster Draft in Exeter
All magic: the gathering in Exeter From 18:00 Every Friday
19:00 to 23:00 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
Clifton Road Games, Exeter. Friday Night Magic (Booster Draft)
Magic: The Gathering
Clifton Road Games
Exeter game shop for board, card, miniatures and roleplaying games with in-store play most evenings, including Friday Night Magic, Pokémon League and Star Wars games. Evening events start at 19:00 and weekend events at 11:00.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 4 days a week
The Venue Plymouth
Gaming space and shop with open tables for board games, card games, RPGs and wargames. Runs weekly Yu-Gi-Oh!, Commander, Friday Night Magic, Warhammer and D&D Adventurers League sessions.
Tables to play on site
8 regular nights · 7 days a week
Booster Draft in London
All magic: the gathering in London Ask the venue for times Every Thursday
Thursday Draft and Commander
Loading Bar Stoke Newington, London. draft
Magic: The Gathering Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Every Friday
Loading Bar Stoke Newington
Gaming bar on Stoke Newington High Street that hosts Magic: The Gathering several nights a week. Wednesday is Commander night and Thursday has a draft, and it runs prerelease events for each set.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Weds, Thus
Rogues Quarter
Board game cafe and bar in Kentish Town with a board game library, food and drink, Magic: The Gathering events and 6 by 4 foot tables to hire for wargaming.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · 4 days a week
Booster Draft in Newcastle
All magic: the gathering in Newcastle From 18:00 Every Tuesday
Draft Night at the Tin Soldier
Northumbrian Tin Soldier, North Shields. Booster Draft
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £18
From 18:00 Every Friday
Friday Night Draft
Northern Alliance Games, Newcastle upon Tyne. Booster Draft
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £15
Northern Alliance Games
Large tabletop gaming hub in Hoults Yard, Byker, with a shop, a cafe serving barista coffee and many bookable 6 by 4 gaming tables (£5 table hire, terrain and mats included). It sells Games Workshop, Middle-earth, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Magic and Pokémon TCG, has a board game library and runs a weekly Commander night.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 5 days a week
Northumbrian Tin Soldier
Trading card, miniatures and tabletop games shop in North Shields with in-store play. Weekly events include Tuesday Magic drafts, a Wednesday board game social and Thursday Commander.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Tues, Weds, Thus
Booster Draft in Bournemouth
All magic: the gathering in Bournemouth From 19:00 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
Trove Five Realms, Bournemouth. Commander and draft
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £3 Book ahead Beginner friendly
Trove Five Realms
Trading card, anime figure and board game shop with The Corner coffee and kitchen under one roof. It runs bookable weekly game nights for Pokémon TCG and Magic: The Gathering.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Fris
Booster Draft in Cambridge
All magic: the gathering in Cambridge Ask the venue for times First Friday of the month
MTG Draft Night
The Box Room Board Game Café, Cambridge. Draft
Magic: The Gathering Entry: Not stated (includes 3 boosters and a drink)
The Box Room Board Game Café
Board game cafe on Regent Street with a large games library, charged per person per hour. It also sells board games and trading cards and runs weekly Magic Commander, Pokémon TCG and social board game nights.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 4 days a week
Booster Draft in Edinburgh
All magic: the gathering in Edinburgh Ask the venue for times Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
The Arena, Brightons, Falkirk. Organised play, rotating formats including Standard, Draft and Pioneer
Magic: The Gathering
The Arena
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.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Weds, Fris
Booster Draft in Essex
All magic: the gathering in Essex 18:00 to 22:30 Every Friday
MTG Draft
Wayland Games Centre Brentwood, Brentwood. Draft
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £20 Book ahead
Wayland Games Centre Brentwood
Large gaming centre with a hobby shop, a gaming hall of around 50 tables and a lounge restaurant, running weekly card game nights and wargames tournaments. Booking a table is recommended at weekends.
Tables to play on site
7 regular nights · 4 days a week
Booster Draft in Glasgow
All magic: the gathering in Glasgow 18:30 to 21:30 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
Bus Stop Toy Shop, Largs. Rotating formats (Standard, Pioneer, Draft, Commander)
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £6 (£14 draft) Book ahead Beginner friendly
Bus Stop Toy Shop
Toy, hobby and collectables shop in Largs, trading as BSTS, stocking Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Warlord Games, trading cards, RPGs and board games. Runs weekly in-store events most days, including wargaming, Magic, Pokémon League, Yu-Gi-Oh! and D&D.
Tables to play on site
10 regular nights · 6 days a week
Booster Draft in Gloucester
All magic: the gathering in Gloucester Ask the venue for times Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
Warpstorm Wargames, Cheltenham. draft or constructed (Standard and Modern alternate)
Magic: The Gathering
Warpstorm Wargames
Games store and play space mainly for Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer, with free tables for any game system. It runs Friday Night Magic and monthly Modern events.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Fris, Sats
Booster Draft in Hull
All magic: the gathering in Hull 18:00 to 22:00 Every Friday
Bad Wolf Gaming
Card and wargames shop on Whitefriargate with free play tables, open for games at any time when space allows. It runs events every day, including Friday Night Magic, Pokémon League on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh, Digimon, Riftbound and Warhammer club days.
Tables to play on site
17 regular nights · 7 days a week
Booster Draft in Kent
All magic: the gathering in Kent 19:00 to 22:00 Booster draft £22, Commander £5
WNM: Draft and Commander
The Mug and Meeple, Gravesend. Wednesday Night Magic
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £5
The Mug and Meeple
Gamer café on Town Pier Square with a board game library, bookable tables and a weekly programme of card game clubs and Magic events. Clubs start at 5pm for children and 7pm for adults.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Weds, Thus, Fris
Booster Draft in Leeds
All magic: the gathering in Leeds From 18:00 Alternate Wednesdays
Gear Head Games
Wakefield trading card shop selling singles and sealed product for Magic, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Flesh and Blood and Gundam. Magic events run most days of the week.
Tables to play on site
5 regular nights · 5 days a week
Booster Draft in Liverpool
All magic: the gathering in Liverpool From 18:45 Sign-ups from 18:00
Friday Night Magic
JustPlay Liverpool, Liverpool. Standard, Modern, Draft on some weeks
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £5 Modern, £6.50 Standard Book ahead
JustPlay Liverpool
Large city centre game shop and play space covering trading card games, Warhammer and other wargames, board games and RPGs. Runs events most evenings including Friday Night Magic, Pokémon League and weekly Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited and Riftbound nights.
Tables to play on site
8 regular nights · 6 days a week
Booster Draft in Manchester
All magic: the gathering in Manchester From 18:00 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
Fan Boy Three, Manchester. Format varies, including draft nights
Magic: The Gathering Entry: Varies (draft night £20) Book ahead
Fan Boy Three
Northern Quarter game store and board game café with a downstairs tournament arena seating 128. Runs events for almost every major card game, every night of the week.
Tables to play on site
20 regular nights · 7 days a week
Booster Draft in North Wales
All magic: the gathering in North Wales 18:00 to 21:00 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
GamePark, Aberystwyth. Constructed and draft (Commander, Modern, Legacy, Pauper)
Magic: The Gathering
GamePark
Independent tabletop games shop on Northgate Street in Aberystwyth selling wargames, roleplaying, card and board games, with organised play seven days a week including Warhammer nights, Magic on Fridays and Pokémon TCG on Sundays.
Tables to play on site
11 regular nights · 7 days a week
Booster Draft in Northampton
All magic: the gathering in NorthamptonTabletopMK
Tabletop games shop and play space behind The Craufurd Arms in Wolverton, stocking Games Workshop, Magic, Pokémon TCG, Warlord Games, board games and RPGs. Runs weekly board game, TCG and draft nights plus open gaming at weekends, with regular tournaments, hobby days and learn-to-play sessions.
Tables to play on site
9 regular nights · 5 days a week
Booster Draft in Nottingham
All magic: the gathering in Nottingham 19:00 to 22:30 Every Friday
Dice Cup Café
Nottingham's largest board game café by Victoria Bus Station, with a library of around 1,000 games, food and drink, and a shop for board games, card games and Warhammer. Card game events run every day of the week.
Tables to play on site
17 regular nights · 7 days a week
Booster Draft in Sheffield
All magic: the gathering in Sheffield From 19:00 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic
Vault 14, Doncaster. Rotating format (Modern, Pauper, Standard, Casual, Draft)
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £8 (drafts £20)
Vault 14
Doncaster hobby and trading card shop in the Waterdale Shopping Centre, running weekly Pokémon TCG and One Piece events on Thursdays.
3 regular nights · Thus, Fris
Booster Draft in Southampton
All magic: the gathering in SouthamptonVeni Vidi Vici Games
Tabletop gaming space and shop in Romsey with dedicated tables for wargames, card games, roleplaying and board games. It runs draft nights, tournaments, open play and hobby nights, with table hire and memberships.
Tables to play on site
Booster Draft in Teesside
All magic: the gathering in Teesside 18:30 to 21:00 £15 for the first week; previously held at LilyAnne's Coffee Bar, Hartlepool
Magic: The Gathering Friday League
Gamers@Hart, Hartlepool. Casual limited league (Jumpstart and draft boosters), 3 rounds
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £6 Beginner friendly
Gamers@Hart
Family run board game and card game shop in Bovis House, Hartlepool, with a games library and Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh events through the week. Also runs community clubs and holiday clubs for children.
Tables to play on site
8 regular nights · 5 days a week
Venues are listed where their own site, socials or event listings mention Booster Draft. Check with the venue before you travel, and tell us if we've missed a club or night.
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