Where to find Board games in York and North Yorkshire: pub meetups, café nights, clubs and shops for board gamers.
We list 13 venues where you can play or buy board games across York and North Yorkshire, in 6 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 4 regular sessions, most often on Thursdays and Fridays. Five of those are marked as beginner friendly. Eleven have tables to play on site. Six of the 13 are in York itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Friendly modern board game club meeting at the Bar Convent on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays (10:00 to 21:00) and the 2nd and 4th Friday evenings (17:00 to 21:00), with a library of over 300 games. Adults welcome, and children from 8 with a supervising adult.
Board, card and tabletop game shop on the edge of York with a 32 seat event room and weekly organised play for Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, Magic, Star Wars Unlimited, Flesh and Blood and One Piece. Free parking on site and the Coastliner bus stops outside.
Small game shop on Whip Ma Whop Ma Gate in central York running Magic: The Gathering Commander parties and prereleases.
Independent games, puzzles and play shop on Colliergate that hosts bookable in-store events including Magic drafts and Commander parties, Pokémon League Challenges and D&D sessions.
Gaming cafe and lounge in central York with a board game library, consoles, retro games and Dungeons and Dragons workshops. Bookings can be made through the website.
Friendly Meetup group playing a wide range of board games, from light card games to longer strategy games, currently on Sunday afternoons at Starling in Harrogate. New players are welcome.
Scarborough games shop open seven days a week with a Sunday wargaming club, a weekly game designers meet, bespoke RPG weekends and commission painting.
Small Meetup group playing board and card games at The George Inn on Selby Market Place on Thursday evenings. Beginners and experienced players are welcome.
Trading card, board game, wargame and roleplaying game shop in Skipton that runs ticketed Magic and Pokémon TCG events including prereleases and League Cups.
Gaming cafe and geek culture shop on Oxford Street with a busy Magic schedule: casual Commander on Mondays plus alternating Pioneer, Pauper, Modern and Standard events on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Roleplaying group, part of the long running Harrogate Wargames and Roleplaying Club, meeting every Thursday from 20:00 to play D&D and many other RPGs. Newcomers and experienced players are welcome.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Branch of the Travelling Man chain on Goodramgate selling board games, roleplaying games, trading card games, graphic novels and manga.
Educational and wooden toy shop in the Ripon Small Shops arcade on Duck Hill, which also stocks Warhammer kits and Black Library books.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Selby Boardgaming, Selby. Open board game night
Beyond Monopoly!, York. Open board game session
Beyond Monopoly!, York. Open board game session
Harrogate Board Gamers (HBG), Harrogate. Open board game session
The venues with the most regular nights are Beyond Monopoly! in York (2 nights), EH Gaming in York (1 night) and Harrogate Board Gamers (HBG) in Harrogate (1 night). We list 13 venues in all across York and North Yorkshire.
Thursdays and Fridays have the most regular sessions. Two sessions run every week. The York calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Five regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Roll-It, Beyond Monopoly! and Harrogate Board Gamers (HBG). Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
Where there's an entry fee it is usually between £5 and £7.50. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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