Edinburgh Board Gamers

 
 
 

TYPICAL GAMES: Wide range. Casual focused but a mix of light and heavy.
WHO: Newbies and old hats welcome alike!
DRINKS: Full bar options inc some real ales.
FOOD: Pub Grub, burgers & chips etc, lighter options also available.
GAMES LIBRARY: BYO, plus small library on site
HOSTING: Organisers will try to say hello, but gamers will welcome you also.

What better way to celebrate the end of another week than with some drinks, chat and games! We meet from 7pm until close (11:30-12:00 ish). Don't worry if you're going to be late as games will be starting throughout the evening so its unusual to need to wait more than 10-15 mins.

Were back at Good ol’ McCowans for a bit while we work away in the background with plans to grow the club in a way that might be able to pay for a (bigger) venue if we needed to move. Please be encouraged to buy their food and beverages help make sure we keep getting invited back. They even now have an App that will let them bring food and drinks to the table!
https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/order-and-pay-app/

Bring games if you like. We keep some on site too. A wide range get played from lighter stuff to big chunky ones.

We ask for small a donation to the group (£1 ish). This goes towards paying for the meetup site fees (currently around £180 per year), venues, and group expenses like that (we don’t take a cut). This is entirely voluntary and comes with absolutely no pressure or obligation. Please don’t donate if money is tight. We`d also much rather you spent cash at the venue if deciding between the two.

Online gaming also available via our Discord, the Monday nights (7pm) in particular are popular:
https://discord.gg/CYb5JC3

Finally, McCowans have also asked us to keep numbers controlled. Please don’t simply turn up on the day if your not on the list. Similarly if your plans change please drop off the sign ups to open up the slot for others. Youve all been fantastic helping with this and it really is appreciated.

 
 
 

THE GAMES: A real mix: solo, co-op, light, Eurogames, heavier strategy. We have some gateway and shorter games available to use in the library's collection.
THE GAMERS: Players looking to try new games, gamers looking to find players for their games, or groups wanting a space to play in.
THE SPACE: We have large, well-lit tables with plenty of space and seating. Perfect for gaming!

If you have a group and/or a game already, bring them along, or ask here to organise in advance. Our regulars are welcoming, friendly and happy to include anyone; if Andrew is there he'll happily help you find a game too.

There is a kitchen area to refill water bottles and dispose of rubbish. There is now a café with free tea, coffee and biscuits in the building until 3pm. You are welcome to bring lunch from home or there is a Scotmid next door.

The library is open until 5pm but we ask that you are tidied up and ready to leave for 4:30pm so they can clear the area and lock up on time.

 
 
 

The Games: ONLINE ONLY. All levels, newbies welcome.
Grab a beer, plug in your headset and let's play some online board games!

This was originally intended as a temporary replacement online event for our old Monday night strategy games event that took place at Six Degrees North. But even though in-person events have started again we decided to keep this online event going on a Monday because it is so popular.

To join in please first connect to our EBG Discord group with this link: https://discord.gg/CYb5JC3

Discord works with typed chat and voice chat in various channels. It is best to join in advance of the Monday evening. At around 7pm on the Monday (a little before or anytime after is perfectly fine) look for people's avatars in the voice channels, just click on the voice channel and you will be joined to the banter via your headset! Or you can type into #general or #event-on-now to say hi or get help with any audio issues.

Please note that while 'Ian B' is listed as the host, I rarely get time to join the event, instead there are plenty of regulars who welcome newcomers. Just tell people that you are new and they will explain everything.

Do not be put off by seeing almost nobody signed up for this event, most of the regular Monday night gamers don't actually sign up here, they just turn up in Discord at around 7pm. Think of this event more as a signpost to join us online in Discord.

We tend to use Board Game Arena most of the time, you should sign up for a free account (no need for Premium membership) and if you like you can join our group on Board Game Arena here:
https://boardgamearena.com/group?id=2860025

This particular event is a good opportunity to play some of the longer online games, but this is not essential. The evening often starts with light games and people then split off into separate voice channels to play games to whatever level they feel like.

 
 
 

TYPICAL GAMES: Wide range. Casual focused but a mix of light and heavy.
WHO: Newbies and old hats welcome alike!
DRINKS: Full bar options inc some real ales.
FOOD: Pub Grub, burgers & chips etc, lighter options also available.
GAMES LIBRARY: BYO, plus small library on site
HOSTING: Organisers will try to say hello, but gamers will welcome you also.

What better way to celebrate the end of another week than with some drinks, chat and games! We meet from 7pm until close (11:30-12:00 ish). Don't worry if you're going to be late as games will be starting throughout the evening so its unusual to need to wait more than 10-15 mins.

Were back at Good ol’ McCowans for a bit while we work away in the background with plans to grow the club in a way that might be able to pay for a (bigger) venue if we needed to move. Please be encouraged to buy their food and beverages help make sure we keep getting invited back. They even now have an App that will let them bring food and drinks to the table!
https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/order-and-pay-app/

Bring games if you like. We keep some on site too. A wide range get played from lighter stuff to big chunky ones.

We ask for small a donation to the group (£1 ish). This goes towards paying for the meetup site fees (currently around £180 per year), venues, and group expenses like that (we don’t take a cut). This is entirely voluntary and comes with absolutely no pressure or obligation. Please don’t donate if money is tight. We`d also much rather you spent cash at the venue if deciding between the two.

Online gaming also available via our Discord, the Monday nights (7pm) in particular are popular:
https://discord.gg/CYb5JC3

Finally, McCowans have also asked us to keep numbers controlled. Please don’t simply turn up on the day if your not on the list. Similarly if your plans change please drop off the sign ups to open up the slot for others. Youve all been fantastic helping with this and it really is appreciated.