Welcome, Boardgamers!

Our goal is to provide a friendly, social community in the Silicon Valley / South Bay Area for adults to meet and play “European-style” boardgames. Favorites include Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne and Ticket to Ride, but there are many, many more games of this style from which to choose.

We place as much importance on socializing as we do on playing games: although games are naturally competitive, this is a group specifically for people who want to play games in a comfortable, relaxing setting; and for new players to join in to try these games in a non-intimidating environment.

Note that we don’t play standard-fare American boardgames such as Monopoly, Clue, and Scrabble; or other American hobby games such as Munchkin, Fluxx, RoboRally, Fantasy / RPGs / CCGs, Miniatures, Wargames, etc.; and only rarely play Party games such as Apples to Apples or Taboo (there are many other Meetup groups for those types of games).

But if you recognize Settlers or Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride, this group may be just right for you -- and even if you don't recognize them, this group may be just right for you and you just don't know it yet!