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Casual game nights in Leicester

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

21 regular nights

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

Tuesday

From 18:00 Every Tuesday

Star Wars: Unlimited Weekly Play

Miniatures Singles, Leicester. Constructed, Twin Suns and drafts

Star Wars: Unlimited Entry: £5 Book ahead
18:30 to 22:30 Finish usually around 22:30

Juggernauts Club Night

Leicester Juggernauts Wargaming Club, Kirby Muxloe. Wargaming club night

Mixed games Entry: First visit free, then £2
From 18:30 Every Tuesday

Social Gaming

ReRoll Board Game Cafe, Leicester. Open social board gaming

Board games Entry: £5
19:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday

Tuesday club night

Syston Chess Club, Rearsby. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday

Tuesday club night

Heathcote Arms Chess Club, Croft. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:10 Every Tuesday

Tuesday club night

Market Harborough Chess Club, Market Harborough. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games

Wednesday

19:30 to 22:10 Every Wednesday

Wednesday club night

Braunstone Chess Club, Leicester. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:10 Every Wednesday

Wednesday club night

Latimer Chess Club, Leicester. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:30 Every Wednesday

Wednesday club night

Melton Mowbray Chess Club, Melton Mowbray. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:30 Every Wednesday

Wednesday club night

Thurnby Chess Club, Thurnby. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:45 to 22:45 Every Wednesday

Wednesday club night

Loughborough Chess Club, Loughborough. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
Ask the venue for times Every Wednesday

Commander Night

ReRoll Board Game Cafe, Leicester. Commander, casual

Magic: The Gathering Entry: Free with any cafe purchase

Thursday

19:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday

Thursday club night

Wigston Chess Club, Wigston. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday

Thursday club night

Ashby Chess Club, Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday

Thursday club night

Anstey Chess Club, Anstey. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:10 Every Thursday

Thursday club night

Kirby Muxloe Chess Club, Kirby Muxloe. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games
19:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday

Thursday club night

Shepshed Chess Club, Shepshed. Club night: league matches and social chess

Chess, bridge and classic games

Sunday

10:00 to 12:00 Every Sunday

Sunday Morning Lorcana

Black Dragon Games, Melton Mowbray. Casual multiplayer with prize points

Lorcana Beginner friendly
13:00 to 18:00 Every Sunday

Halo: Flashpoint Weekly Play

Black Dragon Games, Melton Mowbray. Casual play

Wargames Entry: £7 Book ahead
See the full Leicester calendar

19 venues

In Leicester (6)

Club · Leicester, Braunstone Town

Braunstone Chess Club

Braunstone Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at Braunstone Civic Centre on Kingsway, with a bar available. It plays in Division 3 of the Leicestershire and Rutland league, a comfortable level for developing players.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Club · Leicester, Belgrave

Latimer Chess Club

Latimer Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at the Latimer Ward Conservative Club on Surrey Street, Leicester, with a cash bar. It plays in Division 5 of the Leicestershire and Rutland league, a friendly level for newer league players.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds

Elsewhere in Leicester and Leicestershire (13)

Club · Anstey

Anstey Chess Club

Anstey Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm at Anstey Methodist Church Centre on Cropston Road, with coffee and tea available. With eight teams across the Leicestershire and Rutland league, it offers league chess for players of every standard.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Club · Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Ashby Chess Club

Ashby Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm at the Ivanhoe Social Club on Wilfred Place, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, with a bar available. Four league teams from Division 2 to Division 5 give newer and experienced players regular competitive games.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Club · Croft, Blaby district

Heathcote Arms Chess Club

Heathcote Arms Chess Club, the Blaby district club, meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm at The Heathcote Arms on Hill Street, Croft, with a bar available. It runs two teams in the Leicestershire and Rutland league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Club · Kirby Muxloe

Kirby Muxloe Chess Club

Kirby Muxloe Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm at Kirby Muxloe Bowls Club on Station Road, next to the library and village hall. It runs two teams in the Leicestershire and Rutland league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Club · Loughborough

Loughborough Chess Club

Loughborough Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.45pm at the Fennel Street Club in Loughborough, with a bar available. It fields teams in Division 1 and Division 4 of the Leicestershire and Rutland league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Club · Market Harborough

Market Harborough Chess Club

Market Harborough Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm upstairs at the Market Harborough Conservative Club on Fairfield Road, with a bar available. It runs three teams in the Leicestershire and Rutland league and also plays in the Northamptonshire league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Club · Melton Mowbray

Melton Mowbray Chess Club

Melton Mowbray Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at The Royal British Legion Club on Thorpe End, with a bar and step free access at the rear. It runs teams from Division 2 to Division 5 of the Leicestershire and Rutland league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Club · Shepshed

Shepshed Chess Club

Shepshed Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm at The Black Swan on Loughborough Road, with a bar available. It plays in Division 2 of the Leicestershire and Rutland league.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Club · Rearsby, Syston

Syston Chess Club

Syston Chess Club meets on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm at The Horse and Groom on Melton Road, Rearsby, with a bar available. It runs three teams in the Leicestershire and Rutland league, from Division 1 to Division 5, so it suits league players of a range of standards.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Club · Thurnby

Thurnby Chess Club

Thurnby Chess Club meets on Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm at Thurnby Memorial Hall on Main Street. It plays in Division 2 of the Leicestershire and Rutland league and in the summer Wylie Cup.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Club · Wigston

Wigston Chess Club

Wigston Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7.30pm at Wigston Liberal Club on Bull Head Street, with the entrance on Kelmarsh Avenue and a bar available. With five league teams from Division 1 to Division 4, it offers league chess for players of every standard.

Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus