About us
We're a local community centered around board games, card games, and pen & paper roleplaying games. We get together every Wednesday at Empire for an evening of intermediate to advanced board games. We often raise money for local charities and give away board games, generously donated by sponsors.
If your board game preferences lean more toward the classics such as Monopoly, Clue, Mexican Trains, and/or similar light games, please check out other Albuquerque Meetup groups, as Dukes Night caters specifically to modern, more complex games.
Upcoming events
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Road to the World Series of Board Gaming: Ticket to Ride
Empire Board Game Library, 3503 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, USTICKET TO RIDE TOURNAMENT
February 4th
6PMGet your tickets here: https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p665828959
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Empire wants to send YOU to the World Series of Board Gaming 2026 in Las Vegas! Play for your shot at a Stay And Play pass to the World Series of Board Games, a $1200 value!
Tickets for each event are $15 and can be purchased on our website, in person, or through this event page!
Your ticket includes all-night play, a free drink, and an entry to our raffle! (You're welcome to stay and play other things if you get knocked out of the tournament. Maybe practice for the next week!)
EVENT STARTS AT 6 PM
Please be here and ready to play at 6.
There will be no "teach" for these games. Participants must know the rules of the game they are playing.WSBG Ticket to Ride Rules:
Competitors will play the Ticket to Ride base game with NO expansions. Seating/start player will be determined randomly. In the case of a tie, the player with the most completed tickets wins. In case of a further tie, the player with the longest path wins. In the case of a further tie, the tying player in the highest-numbered seat (seat 4 in a four-player game, etc.) will advance.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb 4 - Ticket To Ride
Feb 11 - Cascadia
Feb 18 - Terraforming Mars
Feb 25 - TFM FINALS***
What is The Road To The World Series of Board Games?
Beginning in February, Empire will be holding a series of tournaments each Wednesday night.
Each tournament will be one of the 16 games to be played during the World Series of Board Gaming.
Winners from these tournaments will qualify for a championship night, to be held at the end of the season, where our winners will compete for the Grand Prize. (Stay And Play Package for WSBG, including 5 days of gaming and tournament entries, and 4 nights hotel stay $1100 value!)
If the winner has already qualified for the Final Championship day, the highest placing competitor who as not qualified yet will qualify.
Winners of multiple events can receive a "home-field advantage" in the semi-finals round!The WSBG main event games cover a wide range of genres and complexity levels. Games at the WSBG this year are:
- Wingspan, SETI, The White Castle, 7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Ark Nova, Brass: Birmingham, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Earth, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Acquire, Azul, Terraforming Mars, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia, Splendor
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What does a ticket to our Road to the World Series of Board Gaming event get you?
$15 gets you entry to the event, and all day open play. You will also get a free drink with your entry, and a raffle ticket.
Each night will feature a GIVEAWAY RAFFLE! Each participant will receive a raffle ticket, and a copy of whichever game is being played the following week will be raffled off. (Extra raffle entries may be earned by signing up and paying for the event ahead of time, or by marking as "going" on Facebook or Meetup!)***
FOR FULL TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE INFO, SEE TICKET PAGE HERE:
https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p6658289591 attendee
Road to the World Series of Board Gaming: Cascadia
Empire Board Game Library, 3503 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, USCASCADIA TOURNAMENT
February 11th
6PMGet your tickets here: https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p665828959
***
Empire wants to send YOU to the World Series of Board Gaming 2026 in Las Vegas! Play for your shot at a Stay And Play pass to the World Series of Board Games, a $1200 value!
Tickets for each event are $15 and can be purchased on our website, in person, or through this event page!
Your ticket includes all-night play, a free drink, and an entry to our raffle! (You're welcome to stay and play other things if you get knocked out of the tournament. Maybe practice for the next week!)
EVENT STARTS AT 6 PM
Please be here and ready to play at 6.
There will be no "teach" for these games. Participants must know the rules of the game they are playing.UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb 11 - Cascadia
Feb 18 - Terraforming Mars
Feb 25 - TFM FINALS
Mar 4 - Acquire***
What is The Road To The World Series of Board Games?
Beginning in February, Empire will be holding a series of tournaments each Wednesday night.
Each tournament will be one of the 16 games to be played during the World Series of Board Gaming.
Winners from these tournaments will qualify for a championship night, to be held at the end of the season, where our winners will compete for the Grand Prize. (Stay And Play Package for WSBG, including 5 days of gaming and tournament entries, and 4 nights hotel stay $1100 value!)
If the winner has already qualified for the Final Championship day, the highest placing competitor who as not qualified yet will qualify.
Winners of multiple events can receive a "home-field advantage" in the semi-finals round!The WSBG main event games cover a wide range of genres and complexity levels. Games at the WSBG this year are:
- Wingspan, SETI, The White Castle, 7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Ark Nova, Brass: Birmingham, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Earth, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Acquire, Azul, Terraforming Mars, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia, Splendor
***
What does a ticket to our Road to the World Series of Board Gaming event get you?
$15 gets you entry to the event, and all day open play. You will also get a free drink with your entry, and a raffle ticket.
Each night will feature a GIVEAWAY RAFFLE! Each participant will receive a raffle ticket, and a copy of whichever game is being played the following week will be raffled off. (Extra raffle entries may be earned by signing up and paying for the event ahead of time, or by marking as "going" on Facebook or Meetup!)***
FOR FULL TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE INFO, SEE TICKET PAGE HERE:
https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p6658289591 attendee
Road to the World Series of Board Gaming: Terraforming Mars
Empire Board Game Library, 3503 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, USTERRAFORMING MARS TOURNAMENT
February 18th
6PMTHE FINALS FOR THIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 25th AT 6PM.
QUALIFIERS FOR THE FINALS WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR GAME TIME ON THE 25th.
Get your tickets here: https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p665828959
***
Empire wants to send YOU to the World Series of Board Gaming 2026 in Las Vegas! Play for your shot at a Stay And Play pass to the World Series of Board Games, a $1200 value!
Tickets for each event are $15 and can be purchased on our website, in person, or through this event page!
Your ticket includes all-night play, a free drink, and an entry to our raffle! (You're welcome to stay and play other things if you get knocked out of the tournament. Maybe practice for the next week!)
EVENT STARTS AT 6 PM
Please be here and ready to play at 6.
There will be no "teach" for these games. Participants must know the rules of the game they are playing.UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Feb 18 - Terraforming Mars
Feb 25 - TFM FINALS
Mar 4 - Acquire
Mar 11 - Wingspan***
What is The Road To The World Series of Board Games?
Beginning in February, Empire will be holding a series of tournaments each Wednesday night.
Each tournament will be one of the 16 games to be played during the World Series of Board Gaming.
Winners from these tournaments will qualify for a championship night, to be held at the end of the season, where our winners will compete for the Grand Prize. (Stay And Play Package for WSBG, including 5 days of gaming and tournament entries, and 4 nights hotel stay $1100 value!)
If the winner has already qualified for the Final Championship day, the highest placing competitor who as not qualified yet will qualify.
Winners of multiple events can receive a "home-field advantage" in the semi-finals round!The WSBG main event games cover a wide range of genres and complexity levels. Games at the WSBG this year are:
- Wingspan, SETI, The White Castle, 7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Ark Nova, Brass: Birmingham, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Earth, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Acquire, Azul, Terraforming Mars, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia, Splendor
***
What does a ticket to our Road to the World Series of Board Gaming event get you?
$15 gets you entry to the event, and all day open play. You will also get a free drink with your entry, and a raffle ticket.
Each night will feature a GIVEAWAY RAFFLE! Each participant will receive a raffle ticket, and a copy of whichever game is being played the following week will be raffled off. (Extra raffle entries may be earned by signing up and paying for the event ahead of time, or by marking as "going" on Facebook or Meetup!)***
FOR FULL TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE INFO, SEE TICKET PAGE HERE:
https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p6658289591 attendee
Road to the World Series of Board Gaming: Acquire
Empire Board Game Library, 3503 Central Ave NE, Albuquerque, NM, USACQUIRE TOURNAMENT
March 4th
6PMGet your tickets here: https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p665828959
***
Empire wants to send YOU to the World Series of Board Gaming 2026 in Las Vegas! Play for your shot at a Stay And Play pass to the World Series of Board Games, a $1200 value!
Tickets for each event are $15 and can be purchased on our website, in person, or through this event page!
Your ticket includes all-night play, a free drink, and an entry to our raffle! (You're welcome to stay and play other things if you get knocked out of the tournament. Maybe practice for the next week!)
EVENT STARTS AT 6 PM
Please be here and ready to play at 6.
There will be no "teach" for these games. Participants must know the rules of the game they are playing.UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Mar 4 - Acquire
Mar 11 - Wingspan
Mar 18 - Brass: Birmingham
Mar 25 - BRASS FINALS***
What is The Road To The World Series of Board Games?
Beginning in February, Empire will be holding a series of tournaments each Wednesday night.
Each tournament will be one of the 16 games to be played during the World Series of Board Gaming.
Winners from these tournaments will qualify for a championship night, to be held at the end of the season, where our winners will compete for the Grand Prize. (Stay And Play Package for WSBG, including 5 days of gaming and tournament entries, and 4 nights hotel stay $1100 value!)
If the winner has already qualified for the Final Championship day, the highest placing competitor who as not qualified yet will qualify.
Winners of multiple events can receive a "home-field advantage" in the semi-finals round!The WSBG main event games cover a wide range of genres and complexity levels. Games at the WSBG this year are:
- Wingspan, SETI, The White Castle, 7 Wonders, Ticket to Ride, Ark Nova, Brass: Birmingham, Lost Ruins of Arnak, Earth, Dune: Imperium Uprising, Acquire, Azul, Terraforming Mars, Castles of Burgundy, Cascadia, Splendor
***
What does a ticket to our Road to the World Series of Board Gaming event get you?
$15 gets you entry to the event, and all day open play. You will also get a free drink with your entry, and a raffle ticket.
Each night will feature a GIVEAWAY RAFFLE! Each participant will receive a raffle ticket, and a copy of whichever game is being played the following week will be raffled off. (Extra raffle entries may be earned by signing up and paying for the event ahead of time, or by marking as "going" on Facebook or Meetup!)***
FOR FULL TOURNAMENT STRUCTURE INFO, SEE TICKET PAGE HERE:
https://empireboardgamelibrary.com/store/Road-to-WSBG-Event-Pass-p6658289591 attendee
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