What we’re about
This is a group for young professionals looking to bond with cool new friends over quirky, fun activities. We're less about the happy hours and meeting over drinks (though they're bound to happen informally) and more about the strange, fun things you've always wanted to try doing (Mario Kart in real life, anyone?).
Activities can range from the casual (hikes, game nights, karaoke nights, etc.) to the more offbeat (puzzle hunts, obstacle courses, murder mysteries, real life games, etc.). If this sounds right up your alley, come join us for some random fun!
Like what we do?
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offbeatfun
Send one-off donations to @michelleth on Venmo or PayPal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/michelleth)
Join our Offbeat Fun Discord server: https://discord.gg/E9sauzUGYK
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FAQ (If you have other questions, contact the organizers)
• How often are there events?
There are events whenever an organizer has an event to host. So it varies and depends on our organizers' schedules. Most of our events are "offbeat" in nature, so they also tend to take more planning (and therefore might not occur that often). Generally, we try to have on average at least one event each week. Most events fall on the weekends and sometimes on weeknights.
You can see a list of all of our upcoming events on our calendar:
https://www.meetup.com/Offbeat-Fun/events/calendar/
We update the list rather sporadically, so we encourage members to check our calendar weekly for fun things to do! We also try to announce events 1-2 weeks in advance, so also look out for email notifications about those.
If you'd like to see more events, consider hosting some! Contact Michelle and/or Peter about hosting events. We're happy to help you get started!
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Have ideas for events? Want to host events and make fun happen?
Consider becoming an organizer! (Or if you want to just create one-off events, click on the "Suggest a New Meetup" button.) New ideas are always encouraged! As long as it's fun, we'll do it.
If you're interested in becoming an organizer, contact Michelle and/or Peter about hosting events. We're happy to help you get started!
Let's build a community of people who take action and make interesting things happen!
Location:
Most activities will center around the Peninsula and South Bay to bring more fun to the area. Occasionally, we may expand our reach as fit.
Upcoming events
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Defuse a bomb in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes • for ages 20s–40s
Somewhere in Santa Clara, Emailed on day of event, Santa Clara, CA, USYou’re alone in a room with a bomb. Your friends, the 'Experts', have the manual needed to defuse it. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast!
Put your puzzle-solving and communication skills to the test as you and your friends race to defuse bombs while attempting to communicate quickly before time runs out! Whether it’s defusing a bomb or deciphering information from the manual, everyone has a crucial role to play.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a cooperative party puzzle game. A computer game runs a virtual bomb but only one person can see and interact with it. Other players are equipped with the Bomb Defusal Manual printed on paper. The game is about a verbal communication, teamwork, etc.
Beginners welcome, we will show you how to play! I prepared an extremely detailed presentation for us to learn/practice and to explain some of the more complicated puzzles.
We will NOT be playing Two Rooms and a Boom, which is a social-deduction / hidden-role game with some confusing similarities.
I'm trying hosting stuff on weekday evenings! If this is a bad day or time for you, please do this poll to help find a better one: https://whenisgood.net/offbeat-fun-weekday-evenings10 attendees
Play Jeopardy trivia! (for ages 20s – 40s)
Somewhere in Santa Clara, Emailed on day of event, Santa Clara, CA, USJoin us for an exciting quiz/trivia event based on the long-running TV game show Jeopardy.
Your knowledge, lateral thinking skills, and sometimes reaction speed will be tested using questions from the real TV show (via J-Archive.com). Don't worry, the guessing penalty has been halved to make the game easier for us mortals!! You do not need to have seen the TV show, I will show everyone how to play.
Players form teams, usually 2-4 teams of 2-4 people each. Then questions are shown on a big TV, teams buzz in using sturdy metal buzzers, and you have five seconds to say the answer out loud.
One person controls the game software and judges whether the answers people say are close enough to the official answer.
The software and hardware for this have been developed specifically for the Offbeat Fun Jeopardy event series since 2018!
Please only attend if you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Please keep your RSVP updated! If you no longer plan to attend, change your RSVP to “not going” or remove yourself from the waitlist. We’ll assign a strike if you remove your RSVP at the last minute (< 48 hours) or if you no-show. For events with a waitlist, we'll assign two strikes for no-shows. See our RSVP policy here: https://www.meetup.com/Offbeat-Fun/about/
Like what we do?
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/offbeatfun
Join our Offbeat Fun Discord server: https://discord.gg/E9sauzUGYK11 attendeesDefuse a bomb in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes • for ages 20s–40s
Somewhere in Santa Clara, Emailed on day of event, Santa Clara, CA, USYou’re alone in a room with a bomb. Your friends, the 'Experts', have the manual needed to defuse it. But there’s a catch: the Experts can’t see the bomb, so everyone will need to talk it out – fast!
Put your puzzle-solving and communication skills to the test as you and your friends race to defuse bombs while attempting to communicate quickly before time runs out! Whether it’s defusing a bomb or deciphering information from the manual, everyone has a crucial role to play.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a cooperative party puzzle game. A computer game runs a virtual bomb but only one person can see and interact with it. Other players are equipped with the Bomb Defusal Manual printed on paper. The game is about a verbal communication, teamwork, etc.
Beginners welcome, we will show you how to play! I prepared an extremely detailed presentation for us to learn/practice and to explain some of the more complicated puzzles.
We will NOT be playing Two Rooms and a Boom, which is a social-deduction / hidden-role game with some confusing similarities.
I'm trying hosting stuff on weekday evenings! If this is a bad day or time for you, please do this poll to help find a better one: https://whenisgood.net/offbeat-fun-weekday-evenings10 attendees
Past events
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