Chicago Game Lovers

Eat, drink, play games and meet new friends at Snakes & Lattes Chicago! This is a friendly and inclusive group that is great for everyone from beginners to advanced gamers. With over 500 games available in the game vault, there is something for everyone - Plus! Game teachers are available to help with rules and game play. Some popular games played recently include: Deception, Wavelength, Someone has Died, Splendor, Tiny Towns, and Azul. You can bring your own game but it must take less than an hour and not be intimidating for beginners.

WEBSITE: https://www.snakesandlattes.com/location/chicago/

Rules:
All attendees must either pay the $8 gaming admission OR make an $8 minimum food and/or beverage purchase. Host will ask for receipt upon exit.

PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION AND VALID PHOTO ID REQUIRED.

If you RSVP and do not come, you will no longer be allowed to attend. Please change your RSVP 24 hours in advance if your plans change.
If you would like to bring a guest - please make sure they RSVP for the event as there are a limited number of spots available.

Be prepared to switch groups/tables throughout the evening. If there are no open spots initially, grab a drink and hang out until there are enough free players for a new game!

We have regular closed group diners as well as the board game group, please respect the space and other patrons by following our guidelines for entering the vault and wearing masks outside the designated area.

Outside food and beverages are not permitted. Any personal games must be disclosed to the host on arrival.

TRANSIT: we STRONGLY suggest biking or taking public transit. Armitage 73 bus; Milwaukee 56 ; and blue line Western stop. Street parking is available but limited.

Come meet new people and play MtG - Commander format at Snakes & Lattes every Sunday! This will be casual game play - there will generally not be extra decks available unless you have a friend bring one for you. Friendly competition - not a tournament and cards do not need to be tournament legal.

Rules:
All attendees must either pay the $8 gaming admission OR make an $8 minimum food and/or beverage purchase. Host will ask for receipt upon exit.

Proof of vaccination for Covid-19 required.

If you RSVP and do not come, you will no longer be allowed to attend. Please change your RSVP 24 hours in advance if your plans change.

Be prepared to switch groups/tables throughout the day. If there are no open spots initially, grab a drink and hang out until there is someone open for a game.

We have regular closed group diners as well as the Meetup Groups, please respect the space and other patrons by following our guidelines for entering the vault and wearing masks outside the designated area.

Outside food and beverages are not permitted. Any personal games must be disclosed to the host on arrival.

TRANSIT: we STRONGLY suggest biking or taking public transit. Armitage 73 bus; Milwaukee 56 ; and blue line Western stop. Street parking is available but limited.

Commander is a format where players construct 100-card decks, with each card except basic lands appearing no more than once. Players also choose a legendary creature (or Planeswalker card in Commander 2014) to be their "Commander" (also known as a "General"), which begins the game in the "Command Zone". Each player's deck is based and built around their Commander's colors. In addition to the same losing conditions that exist in a normal game of Magic, a player may lose if he or she is dealt 21 total points of combat damage from a single Commander throughout the game.

Drop-in; no registration or RSVP necessary. Now meets at Evanston Games and Cafe, in EVANSTON. Convenient to both El and Metra. Details at https://humanist-art.org/rogers-park-scrabble-club .

We are playing games on BoardGameArena.com while we have a Zoom call. BoardGameArena is free. Create a login and post your login handle in the chat below before the game night. We'll post the Zoom code the day of the meetup. Looking forward to playing with you!

We try to avoid re-teaching games week after week, so we highly recommend you watch a YouTube tutorial or learn to play a few of the games we play below:

Saboteur
Can't Stop
For Sale
Code Names
Carcassonne
Celestia
Cinco
6 Nimmit
Love Letter
Azul
Eruption
Passcode for Zoom: 123

Thanks!