Where to find Board games in Liverpool and Merseyside: pub meetups, café nights, clubs and shops for board gamers.
We list 14 venues where you can play or buy board games across Liverpool and Merseyside, in 9 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 4 regular sessions, most often on Mondays and Wednesdays. Three of those are marked as beginner friendly. 13 have tables to play on site. Five of the 14 are in Liverpool itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Board game cafe near Liverpool ONE with a large games library, food and drinks, charged by the hour. Hosts weekly open gaming on Mondays and a Go club on Thursdays, and booking is advised at evenings and weekends.
City centre pub that hosts the Girls, Games & Grog monthly women's board game night, organised through Meetup.
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.
Game shop and play space near Liverpool city centre with trading card games, Warhammer, D&D and board games. Runs weekly leagues for Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pokémon TCG and Magic plus bookable tables.
Long-running gaming club with its own premises in Liverpool city centre covering historical, fantasy and sci-fi wargames, a library of over 400 board games, and roleplaying campaigns. Open Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons, no booking needed, and new visitors get four free visits.
Friendly local game store and board game cafe in Bebington selling trading cards, board games, RPGs and wargames. Runs ticketed card game events, a monthly RPG day and an LGBTQ+ friendly games night.
Board game venue at Bromborough Bowl with over 400 games, pizza and local beer. It runs ticketed D&D adventures, Blood on the Clocktower, card game events and a monthly tabletop meetup.
Geek Retreat gaming cafe inside Hobbycraft at Chester Retail Park, part of the Geek Retreat chain of cafes with games and play space.
Geek Retreat gaming cafe in Warrington town centre, part of the Geek Retreat chain, listed as a Magic: The Gathering store on the Wizards locator.
Southport's first board game cafe, on King Street near the market, with a games library and coffee. Tables are charged per table rather than per person.
Hobby and games shop in the Pyramids Shopping Centre, Birkenhead, stocking Warhammer, Bolt Action, D&D, card game accessories and board games. Gaming tables with scenery can be booked by free members, and staff offer game tutorials.
Large wargaming and miniatures shop in a converted barn by Brimstage Hall, near M53 junction 4, stocking Games Workshop, Warlord, Flames of War and more. Has an upstairs gaming room for tournaments of up to 24 players, with tables bookable by contacting the shop.
Board games club in Warrington that organises games nights through Meetup, including evenings at The Kings Head pub.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Games shop on Lea Green Business Park in St Helens selling board games, Warhammer, Infinity, RPGs such as D&D and Call of Cthulhu, and hobby paints.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Doctor Duncans (Girls, Games & Grog board games), Liverpool. Women-only social board games
Sugar and Dice Board Game Cafe, Liverpool. Meetup social board gaming
The venues with the most regular nights are Sugar and Dice Board Game Cafe in Liverpool (3 nights) and Doctor Duncans (Girls, Games & Grog board games) in Liverpool (1 night). We list 14 venues in all across Liverpool and Merseyside.
Mondays and Wednesdays have the most regular sessions. Three sessions run every week. The Liverpool calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Three regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Sugar and Dice Board Game Cafe and Doctor Duncans (Girls, Games & Grog board games). Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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