From 18:00 Every Monday
18 regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
19:00 to 23:00 Every Monday
Monday club night
Darlington Chess Club, Darlington. Club night, social and league chess
Chess, bridge and classic games
19:00 to 23:00 Every Monday
Monday club night
Hartlepool Chess Club, Hartlepool. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
19:00 to 22:00 Every Monday
Monday club night
Linthorpe Village Chess Club, Middlesbrough. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
19:00 to 23:00 Every Monday
Monday club night
Middlesbrough Chess Club, Middlesbrough. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
19:00 to 22:00 Every Monday
Monday club night
Stockton Loco Chess Club, Stockton-on-Tees. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
Tuesday
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
19:00 to 23:00 Every Wednesday
Wednesday club night
Billingham Synthonia Chess Club, Billingham. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
19:00 to 23:00 Every Wednesday
Wednesday club night
Great Ayton Chess Club, Great Ayton. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
Thursday
From 18:30 Every Thursday
19:00 to 22:00 Every Thursday
Thursday club night
Redcar Chess Club, Redcar. Club night, casual and league matches
Chess, bridge and classic games
Friday
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
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
From 16:00 Every Sunday
13 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
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
Billingham Synthonia Chess Club
Meets on Wednesday evenings at the Billingham Synthonia Club on Belasis Avenue, fielding teams in the Cleveland league.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
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
Geek Retreat Hartlepool
Geek Retreat gaming cafe and shop on York Road in Hartlepool. Regular Magic nights include a Friday Commander League and Monday casual Commander.
Tables to play on site
2 regular nights · Mons, Fris
Great Ayton Chess Club
Village chess club meeting on Wednesday evenings at Great Ayton Working Men's Club, playing in the Cleveland league.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Weds
Hartlepool Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings at the Athenaeum Club on Church Street, playing club and league chess in the Cleveland and Durham leagues.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Linthorpe Village Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings at the Conservative Club on Orchard Road in Linthorpe, playing club and Cleveland league chess.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Middlesbrough Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings at the Bluebell Hotel on Acklam Road, playing club and Cleveland league chess.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
Redcar Chess Club
Meets on Thursday evenings at the Literary Institute on Lord Street, playing club and Cleveland league chess.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Thus
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
Stockton Loco Chess Club
Meets on Monday evenings at Cafe Bar Loco on Prince Regent Street in Stockton town centre, playing club and Cleveland league chess.
Tables to play on site
1 regular night · Mons
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