Monday Night Strategy Games @ The Hampton at Hilton Hotel (Fountain Park)

TYPICAL GAMES: Medium/long, euro, strategy games that make you think.
GAMES LIBRARY: Bring your own games, or come try someone else's games.
FOOD & DRINKS: Bar + Starbucks, small food menu (20% Discount for EBG attendees).

What better way to start the week than with some drinks, chat and thinky games! We meet every Monday to play some modern and older strategy games with friends.

Heads up: we aim to start at 19:00 sharp, and most people arrive from 18:45 ish to decide on which games to play. It's sometimes hard to tell whether someone has signed up and is not showing, or if they are running late. Please let us know in the comments if you're running a few minutes late and we'll wait for you before starting all the games.

Each table usually plays one or two longer games (depending on their lengths), and we usually finish at around 22:00. We do need to be out of the door by midnight due to the hotel's licencing rules. So please keen an eye on time.

There is no charge to joining as the hotel is giving us the space for free. However, since the hotel are hosting us for free, please buy a drink or two while there to ensure their continued support for this event. The hotel staff preparing the drinks are also manning the hotel desk. Please be patient with them if they are slow serving!

• 20% Discount at the Hotel bar if you use the phrase: "Can I get the discount, I'm with the gamers over there. Cheers!" ... or they just realise you're with us.

Bring games if you like, or jump on a game that someone else has brought. If you do bring a game, please be prepared to teach it!

Any feedback? These Monday events have been running for about 6 months. We are piloting advertising these events on Meetup, and are still learning. Please let the organisers know if you have any feedbacks or suggestions for improving these events (or its Meetup advert), and they will be taken into consideration.

Want to help with EBG running costs? There is absolutely no obligation for you to do this but, if you feel so inclined, please join our Patreon. Huge thanks to everyone donating already. Its genuinely really helping and very much appreciated!

As ever, please do not donate if money is tight. There is absolutely no pressure, obligation, or judgement here. You are helping us plenty by just adding to the friendly atmosphere and we`d much rather you spent cash at the venue if deciding between the two.

I'M NEW AND UNSURE WHAT TO DO! Do not fear! We know it can be daunting for newcomers. But please don’t worry, we have a fantastic base of regulars who have all been new at some point. You`ll find people are very friendly and the regulars even actively keep an eye open to make sure you get a warm welcome. If we've missed you, just ask one of the tables and say hi.
What to Expect: The event is very informal. Some people will have pre-planned a game in the Meetup Comments section (feel free to use the comments to join a game that looks good to you), but the vast majority will honestly just form tables with whoever is free using the big pile of games brought by everyone.

DO I NEED TO KNOW ALL THE GAMES? Not at all! Honestly, that would be an impressive feat in its own right! The person bringing the game will usually teach the game at the start of the session to ensure that everyone is on the same page.