Where to find Board games in Leicester and Leicestershire: pub meetups, café nights, clubs and shops for board gamers.
We list 11 venues where you can buy or play board games across Leicester and Leicestershire, in 7 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 2 regular sessions, most often on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Nine have tables to play on site.
Tabletop gaming shop on Burton Street with bookable gaming and wargaming tables, a board game library and drinks, plus free learn-to-play sessions. Runs weekly Lorcana, Riftbound and Halo: Flashpoint events and many other card game and Warhammer events.
Trading card game shop on Biggin Street selling Pokémon, Magic, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Flesh and Blood, Star Wars: Unlimited and UniVersus cards plus some Warhammer, with in-store events.
Trading card game shop on Rugby High Street selling Pokémon, Magic and Lorcana cards plus board games, with weekly evening tournaments and a Monday D&D campaign.
Family-run independent bookshop on Rugby High Street with a games and toys section stocking Warhammer, board games, Dungeons & Dragons and trading card games including Pokémon, Magic and Lorcana.
Wargaming club meeting on Tuesday evenings at Kirby Muxloe Free Church, playing 40k, 30k, Age of Sigmar, Bolt Action, Blood Bowl, Saga and more. First visit is free.
Wargames, fantasy and board game club meeting on Tuesday evenings at West Leicester Conservative Club on Westcotes Drive.
Tabletop hobby shop in a business centre on Narrow Lane, stocking Warhammer, Star Wars Legion and Shatterpoint, Bolt Action, trading card games, board games and paints, with bookable gaming tables. Runs a weekly Star Wars: Unlimited night on Tuesdays.
Gaming pub on Oakham Market Place combining a traditional pub and a board game café, with food, a board game library and a trading card game shop. Hosts regular trading card game events and board game nights.
Board game cafe on Granby Street with a library of over 400 games. Runs weekly card game nights including Friday Night Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon, plus D&D one-shots and social board game nights.
Venue for a weekly Thursday evening board and card games night run by the Leicester 20s to 40s Meetup group.
Tabletop games shop on the first floor of Quinns Bookshop in Three Crowns Yard, selling Warhammer and other miniature games at discounted prices. Organises Warhammer 40,000 and Age of Sigmar tournaments and casual event days.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The Tree (Leicester 20s to 40s Board and Card Games Night), Leicester. Social board and card games, Leicester 20s to 40s Meetup group
The venues with the most regular nights are ReRoll Board Game Cafe in Leicester (1 night) and The Tree (Leicester 20s to 40s Board and Card Games Night) in Leicester (1 night). We list 11 venues in all across Leicester and Leicestershire.
