Seattle Board Games

Come to Big Time Brewery in the U District to play some big time games!

All games are welcome, but we will be bringing and trying to play more strategic/heavier games and fewer party games/activities. Not that we're opposed!

Feel free to bring anything you'd like. We're happy to teach and/or play most games.

don't be dissuaded if the RSVPs are low. There is a solid group that shows every week and doesn't RSVP on Meetup.

Big Time Brewery has lots of space. We will be in the back with a pile of games, unless posted otherwise.

Hope to get games going by 2:30, but you may find other stragglers or we may start with something short if you're late.

This is a safe, fun, competitive, and welcoming environment for all! Hope to see you there

Board game night @ Kangaroo and Kiwi in the Ballard neighborhood! All experience levels and interests are welcome; we'll be more than happy to teach you how to play! The first round of games starts between 6:00 and 6:10 so please be on time to make sure you get into a game. There are often more games played later in the evening as well.

I'll be bringing games from my collection, but feel free to bring any games you'd like to share with the group! We tend to get a very wide variety of games played at the event so don't be shy about bringing out your favorites.

Please support the bar while you play so we can keep this amazing location! Kangaroo and Kiwi has a great selection of beers and ciders on tap, as well as a full food menu. They also do nightly specials and the Monday special is 75 cent wings. They also have burgers, grilled cheese, soups, vegetarian options, and more.

This location is on Market Street in Ballard. The 44 bus comes right by. For parking, there is paid parking all around until 8pm or you can park a couple blocks north which is free after 6pm. We meet in the private room to the right after you walk in.

Tabletop game night at Teddy's Tavern in the Roosevelt neighborhood! I'll be bringing a selection of games from my collection. Feel free to bring any games you might want to share.

The Cube: https://cubecobra.com/cube/list/jacksun

For those who aren't familiar with Cube drafting. It's just like any other booster draft but, the 3 booster packs of 15 cards will come from a curated list of proxied cards (posted above). We will play 3 rounds of best of 3 games. The winner of the night (3-0) gets to sign a basic land in the cube.

If you’re interested in learning more about drafting Power Cube this is a great resource: https://open.spotify.com/episode/22TjR4aHuZDxOUEBvk6hok...

(starts around 16:35)

There's no need to bring anything, just a way to keep track of life totals.

This is a casual event, please don’t be a rules lawyer, we’re here to have fun.

Feel Free to invite others, we draft every Tuesday.

This event will be canceled if we don’t have 6 drafters.

Join us on discord!
https://discord.gg/SvSm2r2U

Let's play Scythe (+ Wind Gambit expansion) at Phoenix Comics & Games! Beginners are welcome! BGG complexity is 3.45 out of 5.00 and BGG rating is 8.1.

Note: If you can't make it to an event, please make sure to update your status as soon as possible. If a person gathers enough no-shows without any explanation, I reserve a right to move them to a "Not Going" status for my future events if they sign up.

Scythe Description from BoardGameGeek:

It is a time of unrest in 1920s Europa. The ashes from the first great war still darken the snow. The capitalistic city-state known simply as “The Factory”, which fueled the war with heavily armored mechs, has closed its doors, drawing the attention of several nearby countries.

Scythe is an engine-building game set in an alternate-history 1920s period. It is a time of farming and war, broken hearts and rusted gears, innovation and valor. In Scythe, each player represents a character from one of five factions of Eastern Europe who are attempting to earn their fortune and claim their faction's stake in the land around the mysterious Factory. Players conquer territory, enlist new recruits, reap resources, gain villagers, build structures, and activate monstrous mechs.

Each player begins the game with different resources (power, coins, combat acumen, and popularity), a different starting location, and a hidden goal. Starting positions are specially calibrated to contribute to each faction’s uniqueness and the asymmetrical nature of the game (each faction always starts in the same place). Scythe uses a streamlined action-selection mechanism (no rounds or phases) to keep gameplay moving at a brisk pace and reduce downtime between turns. While there is plenty of direct conflict for players who seek it, there is no player elimination.

Scythe gives players almost complete control over their fate. Other than each player’s individual hidden objective card, the only elements of luck or variability are “encounter” cards that players will draw as they interact with the citizens of newly explored lands. Each encounter card provides the player with several options, allowing them to mitigate the luck of the draw through their selection. Combat is also driven by choices, not luck or randomness. Every part of Scythe has an aspect of engine-building to it. Players can upgrade actions to become more efficient, build structures that improve their position on the map, enlist new recruits to enhance character abilities, activate mechs to deter opponents from invading, and expand their borders to reap greater types and quantities of resources. These engine-building aspects create a sense of momentum and progress throughout the game. The order in which players improve their engine adds to the unique feel of each game, even when playing one faction multiple times.

Let's play Trickerion: Legends of Illusion at Stoup Brewing Capitol Hill! We'll play the base version of the game and beginners are welcome (but watching "How To Play" video is a plus since it's a heavy euro game). BGG complexity is 4.25 out of 5.00 and rating is 8.0.

Note: If you can't make it to an event, please make sure to update your status as soon as possible. If a person gathers enough no-shows (having status "Going" and not showing for the event) without any explanation, I reserve a right to move them to a "Not Going" status for my future events if they sign up.

From BoardGameGeek:

Trickerion is a competitive Euro-style strategy game set in a fictional world inspired by the late 19th century urban life and culture, spiced with a pinch of supernatural.

Players take on the roles of rival stage illusionists, each with their own strengths and characteristics. They are striving for fortune and fame in a competition hosted by a legendary magician, looking for a successor worthy of the mighty Trickerion Stone, which is fabled to grant supernatural power to its owner.

Using worker placement and simultaneous action selection mechanisms, the Illusionists and their teams of helpers — the Engineer, the Assistant, the Manager, and a handful of Apprentices – obtain blueprints and components for increasingly complex magic tricks, expand the team and set up performances by visiting the Downtown, Dark Alley, Market Row and Theater locations on the main game board depicting a late 19th century cityscape.

The tricks are stored and prepared on the Magician's own Workshop game board, while the performances themselves take place at the Theater in the form of a tile placement mini-game with lots of player interaction. The performances yield Fame points and Coins to their owners based on the tricks they consist of. Fame points have multiple uses, but they also serve as a win condition - After turn 7, when the last Performance card is revealed, the game ends and the illusionist with the most Fame points wins.

The game offers 48 different Tricks to be learned from the Optical, Spiritual, Mechanical and Escape categories, over 90 character abilities, and 40 Special Assignment cards that influence the actions taken at the various game locations. The base game can be expanded with two optional rule modules to add further strategic depth to the game.

Let's play Trickerion: Legends of Illusion at Phoenix Comics & Games! We'll play the game with Dahlgaard's Academy (expansion) + Dahlgaard's Gifts (mini-expansion). Beginners are welcome, but watching "How To Play" video is strongly encouraged since it's a heavy euro game. BGG complexity is 4.25 out of 5.00 and rating is 8.0.

Note: If you can't make it to an event, please make sure to update your status as soon as possible. If a person gathers enough no-shows (having status "Going" and not showing for the event) without any explanation, I reserve a right to move them to a "Not Going" status for my future events if they sign up.

From BoardGameGeek:

Trickerion is a competitive Euro-style strategy game set in a fictional world inspired by the late 19th century urban life and culture, spiced with a pinch of supernatural.

Players take on the roles of rival stage illusionists, each with their own strengths and characteristics. They are striving for fortune and fame in a competition hosted by a legendary magician, looking for a successor worthy of the mighty Trickerion Stone, which is fabled to grant supernatural power to its owner.

Using worker placement and simultaneous action selection mechanisms, the Illusionists and their teams of helpers — the Engineer, the Assistant, the Manager, and a handful of Apprentices – obtain blueprints and components for increasingly complex magic tricks, expand the team and set up performances by visiting the Downtown, Dark Alley, Market Row and Theater locations on the main game board depicting a late 19th century cityscape.

The tricks are stored and prepared on the Magician's own Workshop game board, while the performances themselves take place at the Theater in the form of a tile placement mini-game with lots of player interaction. The performances yield Fame points and Coins to their owners based on the tricks they consist of. Fame points have multiple uses, but they also serve as a win condition - After turn 7, when the last Performance card is revealed, the game ends and the illusionist with the most Fame points wins.

The game offers 48+ different Tricks to be learned from the Optical, Spiritual, Mechanical and Escape categories, over 90 character abilities, and 40 Special Assignment cards that influence the actions taken at the various game locations. The base game can be expanded with two optional rule modules to add further strategic depth to the game.