From 18:00 Every Monday
Magic Mondays
Geekiam Collectables, Birtley. Casual Commander
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £3 Beginner friendly
18 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
From 18:00 Every Monday
Magic Mondays Casual Commander
Geekiam Collectables, Birtley. Commander
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £3 Beginner friendly
18:30 to 22:30 Every Monday
RPG Night
Clubhouse Gaming, Newcastle upon Tyne. Role playing games, Necromunda, Age of Sigmar, The Old World and social painting
Mixed games Entry: Free for members; first visit free Beginner friendly
Tuesday
18:00 to 22:00 Every Tuesday
18:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday
Social Gaming
Clubhouse Gaming, Newcastle upon Tyne. Blood Bowl (Geordie Blood Bowl League), board games and wargames
Mixed games Entry: Free for members; first visit free Beginner friendly
18:45 to 22:00 Every Tuesday
Club Night
Border Reiver Wargames Society, Newcastle upon Tyne. Historical wargaming
Wargames Beginner friendly
Wednesday
From 13:00 Every Wednesday
D&D Encounters Weekly Play
Forbidden Planet Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne. D&D Encounters
D&D Book ahead Beginner friendly
17:00 to 22:00 Every Wednesday
Wednesday Night Heresy
Red October Games, Stocksfield. Horus Heresy open play
Wargames Entry: Free Book ahead
From 17:00 Every Wednesday
Board Game Social at the Tin Soldier
Northumbrian Tin Soldier, North Shields. Open board game night
Board games Entry: £5 Beginner friendly
18:30 to 21:30 Every Wednesday
Thursday
16:00 to 22:00 Every Thursday
Thursday Night Commander
Northern Alliance Games, Newcastle upon Tyne. Commander casual play
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £5 Beginner friendly
17:00 to 22:00 Every Thursday
Age of Sigmar Thursdays
Red October Games, Stocksfield. Casual play night
Age of Sigmar Entry: Free Book ahead Beginner friendly
18:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday
Social Gaming
Clubhouse Gaming, Newcastle upon Tyne. Star Wars Unlimited weekly play, board games, RPGs and wargames
Mixed games Entry: Free for members; first visit free Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Every Thursday
Friday
From 17:00 Every Friday
Warhammer 40K Night
Red October Games, Stocksfield. Casual play night
Warhammer 40,000 Entry: Free Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:00 Every Friday
Bay Games Casual Commander
Bay Games, Whitley Bay. Commander
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £7 Beginner friendly
Saturday
19:00 to 22:00 Third Saturday of the month
3rd Saturday Casual Clocktower
Bay Games, Whitley Bay. Blood on the Clocktower social deduction evening, simplified scripts
Board games Entry: £8 Book ahead Beginner friendly
Sunday
10:00 to 12:00 Every Sunday
Learn to Play Pokémon TCG Kids Club
Geekiam Collectables, Birtley. Learn to play, trading and casual games
Pokémon TCG Entry: Free Beginner friendly
10 venues
Bay Games
Board game cafe, event space and games shop on Park View, Whitley Bay, with a large in-store game library and weekly events for board games, trading card games, wargames and role-playing games. Open Tuesday to Sunday until 22:00, with tables bookable online.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Weds, Fris, Sats
Clubhouse Gaming
Community interest company running a dedicated tabletop venue with a bar on Newcastle Quayside. Weeknight socials cover RPGs, board games, Blood Bowl, Warhammer and Star Wars Unlimited, with tournaments and special events at weekends.
Tables to play on site
4 regular nights · 4 days a week
Geekiam Collectables
Family-run trading card shop in Birtley with a gaming space and events every day of the week. Highlights include a free Pokémon TCG Sunday League with junior and masters tournaments, Magic Mondays Commander, One Piece on Tuesdays and Gundam on Fridays.
Tables to play on site
12 regular nights · 5 days a week
Red October Games
Gaming store and venue in the old picture house in Stocksfield with bookable tables and a tavern. It hosts free weekly Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and 40K nights plus weekly Lorcana, Riftbound and Yu-Gi-Oh! leagues and regular 40K tournaments.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 4 days a week
Border Reiver Wargames Society
Historical wargames society meeting at Westerhope Community Centre every Tuesday evening and on up to two Saturdays a month. Games range from ancients to modern, including Napoleonics, WW2 and naval, and occasional visitors are welcome.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Durham Raiders
Open membership wargaming club meeting every Tuesday evening at Croxdale Community Centre, just south of Durham. It also runs larger tournament weekends.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Tues
Durham Wargames Group
Long-running, mainly historical wargames club with its own room at Vane Tempest Hall in Gilesgate. Members meet every Thursday evening and visitors can usually be fitted into a game.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
Forbidden Planet Newcastle
Pop culture and comics store on Grainger Street that also runs small Magic and Dungeons and Dragons events. D&D Encounters weekly play runs on Wednesday afternoons.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
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
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