14 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
Oxford On Board Monday board game meet up (Westgate Social)
Oxford On Board, Oxford. Open play, adults (18+)
Oxford On Board Blood on the Clocktower (Westgate Social)
Oxford On Board, Oxford. Social deduction (Blood on the Clocktower); rules explained for newcomers
Club night
Cowley Chess Club, Oxford. Club night and league matches with informal coaching
Club night
Oxford City Chess Club, Oxford. Social games, training and simuls
Club night
Witney Chess Club, Ducklington. Social chess and league matches
Wednesday
Thursday
Club night
Cumnor Chess Club, Cumnor. Club night and league matches (fixtures 19:30)
Social chess night
Banbury Chess Club, Banbury. Social chess and league matches
Saturday
Saturday social bridge
Oxford Bridge Club, Oxford. Relaxed social bridge
Sunday
Oxford On Board Sunday Session (James Street Tavern)
Oxford On Board, Oxford. Open play, longer games
9 venues
In Oxford (5)
Oxford On Board
Large Oxford board game Meetup group for adults that meets on Monday evenings at Westgate Social and on Sunday afternoons at James Street Tavern. It also runs Blood on the Clocktower sessions.
TCG - The Coffee Guild
Late opening alcohol-free cafe and events space in Jericho, open until 11pm every day. It hosts weekly card game nights including Commander, Riftbound, One Piece, Flesh and Blood and Gundam, with store league tables.
Cowley Chess Club
Cowley Chess Club meets every Monday evening from 7.15pm at Rose Hill Methodist Church in Oxford. New members of all strengths and ages are welcome, and stronger players help with informal coaching.
Oxford Bridge Club
Oxford Bridge Club runs face to face bridge at its clubhouse on Banbury Road six days a week, from duplicate pairs and gentle duplicate to Saturday social bridge and Thursday supervised play. Sessions are hosted so you can come without a partner, and visitors and learners are very welcome.
Oxford City Chess Club
Oxford City Chess Club meets on Monday evenings from 7.30pm at the Oxford Bridge Club on Banbury Road, from September to June. Players of any age and strength are welcome for social games, with league teams for those who want competitive chess.
Elsewhere in Oxford and Oxfordshire (4)
Mystic Games
Trading card and tabletop games shop in the Woolgate Centre, Witney, with events most days covering Pokémon TCG, Magic, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh, Star Wars Unlimited, One Piece and Warhammer. Open late Monday to Friday for gaming.
Banbury Chess Club
Banbury Chess Club holds social chess nights every Thursday from 7.30pm in the Parkside Suite at Whately Hall Hotel, Banbury. Seasoned players and newcomers alike are welcome, and the club fields teams in the Leamington and Oxfordshire leagues.
Cumnor Chess Club
Cumnor Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm at Cumnor Old School on the High Street, next to the post office. The club plays league chess and is open all year except August and the last two weeks of December.
Witney Chess Club
Witney Chess Club meets on Monday evenings from 7.30pm to 10.30pm at Ducklington Village Hall near Witney. Casual social players are welcome alongside four league teams, and the club also runs quiz nights and junior events.
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