Where to find Board games in Stoke, Staffordshire and Shropshire: pub meetups, café nights, clubs and shops for board gamers.
We list 10 venues where you can play or buy board games across Stoke, Staffordshire and Shropshire, in 7 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 2 regular sessions, most often on Mondays and Sundays. Two of those are marked as beginner friendly. Seven have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Independent games shop in the Victoria Centre, Crewe, with free gaming tables and a cantina serving drinks and snacks. Runs weekly Magic, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, D&D, board game and wargaming nights.
Tabletop and wargaming venue in Wem with bookable tables for wargames, RPGs, board games and card games, plus a board game library. Regular nights include Warmachine, Warhammer 40K, Friday Night Magic and D&D.
Board game cafe in Wellington with a games library, food and drink, and space for trading card games. It sells event tickets for prereleases, Magic: The Gathering learn to play sessions and Blood on the Clocktower.
Large tabletop gaming centre in St George's with around 30 tables, a licensed bar and a fully stocked shop for Warhammer and trading card games. Table hire is £5 per person for the day and booking ahead is recommended; it is wheelchair accessible and five minutes' walk from Oakengates station.
LARP costume and equipment maker in a Telford warehouse with a showroom and upstairs games rooms stocking Games Workshop, Kings of War, D&D and Magic. Gaming costs £5 per person and calling ahead to book a table is advised; the games rooms are up a flight of stairs.
Board game bar and cafe in Hanley with more than 500 games, food and drink, and online table booking. It covers board games, wargames, roleplaying games and trading card games.
Toys, collectables and games shop on Mill Street selling trading cards, board games, miniatures and Funko. It runs in-store events including Lorcana, Riftbound and Cyberpunk TCG prereleases.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Discount Warhammer and hobby retailer based in Winsford, selling Games Workshop, other wargames, trading card games, board games and roleplaying games.
Family toy, model and games shop in Church Stretton stocking Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, board games and models alongside toys. Pokémon TCG stock is limited to booster packs.
Oakengates shop for retro and new video games, consoles, collectables and Funko, which also sells Pokémon TCG cards and Games Workshop models.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The Troll Cave, Wem. Open board gaming
The venues with the most regular nights are The Lizards Lair Gaming Co in Crewe (1 night) and The Troll Cave in Wem (1 night). We list 10 venues in all across Stoke, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
Yes. Two regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at The Troll Cave and The Lizards Lair Gaming Co. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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