18:00 to 19:00 Every Monday
Junior club
Darlington Chess Club, Darlington. Junior club
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
12 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
Tuesday
From 13:20 At the Scout + Guide HQ, Northallerton
Tuesday gentle duplicate
Northallerton Bridge Club, Northallerton. Facilitated gentle duplicate for less experienced players
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: £2.50 Book ahead Beginner friendly
19:00 to 23:00 Every Tuesday
Tuesday club night
Thornaby Chess Club, Thornaby. Club night, casual and league matches, juniors welcome
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
Wednesday
From 13:30 Every Wednesday
Wednesday improvers
St Georges Bridge Centre (Darlington Bridge Club), Darlington. Improvers session
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 14:00 Every Wednesday
Learn to play Multiplayer
Rising Phoenix Games, Middlesbrough. Learn to play
Magic: The Gathering Beginner friendly
Friday
From 16:00 Every Friday
Magic Academy: Learn to Play
Rising Phoenix Games, Middlesbrough. Learn to play
Magic: The Gathering Beginner friendly
16:00 to 18:00 Held at Ingleby Barwick Library
Chess for All at Ingleby Barwick Library
Thornaby Chess Club, Thornaby. Drop-in chess session, all ages
Chess, bridge and classic games Beginner friendly
From 18:00 Every Friday
Board Game Socials Night
Gates of Cerberus, Middlesbrough. Open board game night
Board games Beginner friendly
18:30 to 21:00 £15 for the first week; previously held at LilyAnne's Coffee Bar, Hartlepool
Magic: The Gathering Friday League
Gamers@Hart, Hartlepool. Casual limited league (Jumpstart and draft boosters), 3 rounds
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £6 Beginner friendly
From 18:30 Every Friday
Friday Night Magic Intro League
Gamers@Hart, Hartlepool. Limited intro league
Magic: The Gathering Entry: £6 Beginner friendly
Saturday
10:00 to 12:00 Held at Thornaby Central Library
Chess for All at Thornaby Central Library
Thornaby Chess Club, Thornaby. Free drop-in chess session, all ages
Chess, bridge and classic games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
Sunday
16:00 to 18:00 Every Sunday
Disney Lorcana Casual League
Gamers@Hart, Hartlepool. Casual league, family-friendly
Lorcana Beginner friendly
7 venues
Gamers@Hart
Family run board game and card game shop in Bovis House, Hartlepool, with a games library and Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh events through the week. Also runs community clubs and holiday clubs for children.
Tables to play on site
8 regular nights · 5 days a week
Thornaby Chess Club
A friendly club for all ages and abilities, meeting every Tuesday evening at the Veterans Hub and Bar in the Don War Memorial Museum, with a large junior section and many league teams. Members also help run free Chess for All sessions at Thornaby Central Library on Saturday mornings and Ingleby Barwick Library on Friday afternoons.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Tues, Fris, Sats
Rising Phoenix Games
Middlesbrough game shop on Borough Road with a busy weekly Magic schedule including Modern, Commander and learn to play sessions, plus weekly D&D. Also stocks Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Flesh and Blood and Warhammer.
Tables to play on site
7 regular nights · 6 days a week
Darlington Chess Club
Meets at the Cockerton Band and Musical Institute Club on Monday evenings for social and league chess, with Wednesday nights mainly for league matches. A supervised junior club runs on Mondays before the adult session.
Tables to play on site
3 regular nights · Mons, Weds
Gates of Cerberus
Tabletop gaming cafe near Middlesbrough station serving homemade food and drinks, with bookable themed TTRPG rooms upstairs. Runs card game nights most evenings plus a Friday board game social.
Tables to play on site
7 regular nights · 5 days a week
Northallerton Bridge Club
Northallerton Bridge Club holds a hosted club night on Mondays at 6.50pm in the Lower Hall of Northallerton Town Hall, and a facilitated gentle duplicate for less experienced players on Tuesdays at 1.20pm at the Scout and Guide HQ. No partner is needed for either.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Tues
St Georges Bridge Centre (Darlington Bridge Club)
St Georges Bridge Centre on Whessoe Road is home to Darlington Bridge Club, with evening duplicate on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, a Tuesday daytime game, a Wednesday improvers session and a Thursday lunchtime session. Beginners lessons start each September with free taster sessions.
Tables to play on site
6 regular nights · 5 days a week
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