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Clapham Backgammon Club

Friendly Backgammon. Upstairs at the Sun Pub. Bring a board!

🎲Games At The Pub - Make Some Friends At The Walthamstow Board Game Meetup!

Join our weekly Walthamstow Meetups and play some games with us! **💜Everybody Welcome:** We meet up every week to play a bunch of modern board games, card games and party games in pubs. If you would like to get involved, RSVP to the event. You can bring games with you if you like, although not a requirement. 🌱**Something For Everyone:** Whether you're a seasoned board game veteran or just starting out, you're welcome. No previous experience necessary, we go through the rules before playing. We play a range of games, from lighter card and party games to epic strategies. **📌Where:** We meet at the **The Village Club** in Walthamstow, which is a 10 minute walk from Walthamstow Central underground station.. When you arrive please press the buzzer to gain entry. Just say you are joining the board game group. Come say hello and the event hosts will get you settled in. The Village Club is a member's club but you can attend our board game evening without becoming a member. As the space will stay open for the use of our group the expectation is that you will buy a drink or two to cover the cost of the bar staff. If you so wish you have the option of joining the club in future for £10 a year. ⌚**When**: * **18:30** \- Arrival & Game Sign Up * **19:00** \- Games Begin * **23:00** \- Venue Closes If you arrive after games begin, you may have to wait until the next game starts. If you are running late on the night, please do let us know. **👥Community** **Hosted:** We'll always get folks involved, but you can join the community and sign up for games in advance! Many games played on the night get organised ahead of time. Come join the fun at **https://discord.gg/mHZSKq2** 📸**Photos:** Help us satiate the algorithm-beast, upload photos of your favorite games and consenting participants! When taking photos please do make sure that people in the photos are comfortable to appear in them. **💫Food** 🍴 Drinks are available and crisps. You can order food to be delivered if you wish.

Let's Go Chaos Karts & Pac-man Live Experience in London! (5 X SPOTS LEFT)

The Real Life Mario Karts and Pac Man Experience from Manchester has now launched here in London and get ready to do both! We are aiming for a private group of 16 people for this event, so do put your deposit down when you can as this will be an unforgetable experience! CHAOS KARTS -Race your friends, compete, and get ahead with power-ups on our immersive themed race circuits. It’s like a video game in real life! PACMAN LIVE - Step into gaming history with the Pac-Man Live Experience - where the iconic arcade classic bursts into reality in this ground breaking immersive adventure **CHAOS KARTS** Chaos Karts is as the ultimate team activity, offering an unforgettable experience that brings friends, families and colleagues together like never before. With thrilling races, sneaky manoeuvres, and the state-of-the-art projection technology you’ll be transported into different tracks and different worlds. So whether you're celebrating a special occasion or organising a team-building event, Chaos Karts provides the perfect entertainment. Chaos Karts transports you and your friends to immersive virtual worlds, where you can race through futuristic landscapes, overcome virtual obstacles, and unleash fantastical weapons – it’s like playing your favourite computer game in real life. The fully projected worlds around you will thrill, and excite you and your team as you compete for the highest score on the leader board. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_ZAkJ5U7gE **PACMAN LIVE EXPERIENCE** Navigate through a life-sized glowing maze as you transform into PAC-MAN himself. Dodge ghostly pursuers, collect POWER PELLETS, and chase high scores in this physical recreation of the world's most famous arcade game. Our cutting-edge projection mapping and tracking technology brings every PAC-DOT, POWER PELLET, and ghost to vibrant life around you. The PAC-MAN LIVE EXPERIENCE is the ultimate team activity, offering an unforgettable experience that brings friends, families and colleagues together like never before. With thrilling mazes, sneaky ghosts, and the state-of-the-art projection technology you’ll be transported into the world of the famous Chomper. **Food and Drink Options** We have the option to purchase drinks (both alcoholic and soft), snacks and confectionary at the venue. There is also free popcorn! **Location** London Arcade Arena 26 Lambeth High Street, London, SE1 7SJ **Schedule** 12:30pm - 12:45pm - Meet at location 12:45pm - 1:15pm - Get Read for Chaos Karts 1:15pm - 2:15pm - Chaos Karts 2:30pm - 3:30pm Pac-Man Live Experience 3:30pm + After Discussions/ Drink/ Food **Total Cost** Total Cost of the Meetup is £60 Only! and limited to 16 Spots in total Will need a £25 deposit to hold spot and guarantee your place: https://buy.stripe.com/00w8wO2Wwcc4gbxbV84ZH04 We will message you 2 weeks before for final payment. Ideally be great to get deposits as this will sell out quick **FAQs** How long will I be racing for in Chaos Karts? -You will be Racing for 20 minutes How long is Pacman? -Experience is 50 minutes - the experience will be for 30 minutes What should I wear? -Dress for Fun and Comfort (as for PacMan) Do you have lockers? -Yes for bags and any loose items What is Chaos Karts? -Chaos Karts is a brand-new, never-seen-before live action video game experience. You’ll be racing real karts around tracks in a digitally projected world, with virtual weapons and power ups to use against your family and friends! More FAQs here: https://arcadearena.co.uk/faqs

Tabletop Tuesdays (Chance to Win a Free Game)! Feature Game: Survive the Island

Tabletop Tuesday brings you some of the best and friendliest gaming in London. If you’re looking to meet new friends, play games in a welcoming community and be in with a chance to win fantastic prizes, come along to Loading (Stoke Newington) on a Tuesday evening for one of London’s best game nights. Our crew will help you find a game, make friends and have lots of fun. Just ask for Tabletop Tuesday's at the bar and we’ll help you get settled in. You're welcome to bring your own games or take advantage of the fantastic library of games we have at the bar – all for free! Feature Game: Each week we feature a different game. There is usually the opportunity to win a copy of this game just by playing it on the night. Everyone that plays the feature game is entered into a free prize draw near the end of the evening. We’ll be increasing the frequency of this back to a weekly basis as soon as our stocks allow. (If you want to play other CCG games such as MTG, you are also welcome to do so. More organised play is available on other evenings, but welcome to play at TtT.) On the 1st Tuesday of every month if interest We may Play Social Deduction Games. When: From 7.30pm until 11pm! But feel free to turn up early and play more games! Cost: Free entry and games are free to play, just make sure you buy your drinks! To Play: We have an extensive, ever growing library of over 200 titles. You can see a full list on [www.BigRedBarrel.com](www.BigRedBarrel.com). If you are interested in trying to get a particular game of something organised, just speak to Tim. See BigRedBarrel.com ([http://www.bigredbarrel.com/blog/](http://www.bigredbarrel.com/blog/))'s Twitter ([https://twitter.com/BigRedBarrel](https://twitter.com/BigRedBarrel)) and Facebook ([https://www.facebook.com/BigRedBarrel](https://www.facebook.com/BigRedBarrel)) page for further details. Feature Game info: ***Survive The Island*** is a cutthroat game in which players seek to evacuate their adventurers — especially those of a high value — from a sinking island to maximize their score. An island made up of forty hex-tiles is slowly sinking into the ocean as tiles are removed from the board. Each player controls ten people (valued 1-5) that they try to move towards the safety of the surrounding islands before the main island's volcanoes finally erupt. Players can either swim or use rafts to travel, but must avoid sea serpents, kaiju, and sharks on their way to safety.

Queer Games Night @ Betty & Joans

🎮🌈 LGBTQ+ LONDON PRESENTS: QUEER GAMES NIGHT 🌈🎲 One of London's Biggest LGBTQ+ Gaming Socials! Join us for an evening of videogames, board games, great music and a welcoming atmosphere where meeting new people comes naturally. Whether you come on your own or with friends, games are simply the icebreaker—our community is what keeps people coming back. One of the highlights of the evening is our huge 2 × 3 metre LED gaming screen—one of the largest you'll find at a regular social event in London. Play multiplayer favourites, enjoy retro classics or simply cheer others on while soaking up the atmosphere. ✨ What to Expect 🎮 A huge 2 × 3 metre LED gaming screen 🎲 Modern board games, party games and multiplayer videogames 🟩 Giant Jenga 🕵️ Monthly hosted games of Blood on the Clocktower 🎵 A curated playlist of iconic videogame music and remixes 🤝 A friendly LGBTQIA+ community where everyone is welcome 💜 Free to attend No gaming experience is needed—whether you're competitive, casual or just looking to socialise, there's something for everyone. 👋 Coming for the First Time? Many people come on their own, so don't worry if you're arriving solo. From 7:00pm, help yourself to a name tag from our welcome table. One of our hosts will be available until 7:30pm to welcome newcomers and make introductions. If you arrive later, simply ask one of the hosts—we're always happy to help. WHATSAPP LINK - Will be added to comments for you to join. 💜 Our Community If you see someone on their own, invite them into your game or say hello. Small gestures make a huge difference 🌈 Help Keep LGBTQ+ London Growing LGBTQ+ London is run entirely by volunteers, and while our events are free to attend, there are ongoing costs involved in running the community—from Meetup fees and to event equipment. If you've enjoyed our events and would like to support what we do, we'd be incredibly grateful for a donation. Every contribution helps us keep events free, welcoming and accessible for everyone. Name: Mark Geer Account number: 03450947 Sort code: 04-00-04

London Indies Halloween Special

We're thrilled to announce a special Halloween social in collaboration with GameMaker, who will be sponsoring drinks! Join us on **Friday, October 30th** at Baranis on Chancery Lane. We've chosen this central location to make it easier for everyone, particularly those who haven't been able to make our regular mid-week events. Arrive on time to enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks! Venue: [Baranis](https://baranis.co.uk/) Sponsor: [GameMaker](https://gamemaker.io/en)

Board and Social Games

🎲 Join us for a Board Game Social! 🎲 at Mercato Metropolitana in Elephant and Castle We welcome both game enthusiasts and casual players. Free entry. Food and drink is available for purchase. We would appreciate you spending at the venue as this makes it more likely the venue will want us to keep coming back. Address: Mercato Metropolitana, Elephant and Castle Games include: *Catan: For beginners and above! - Ticket to Ride *Exploding Kittens - Azul *Avalon - Blood on the clocktower: 8 player + social deduction mystery game *Sidereal Confluence - Harmonies *Cluedo - Cartographers *Skull - Sushi Go *Sea, Salt & Paper *Cosmic Encounter - Bonanza *Sushi Go - Scout You can bring your own games too. Look forward to seeing both new and familiar faces! If you are new, we will help you to settle in to join a game of your choice. You can join our whatsapp for updates on the day as well as information on future events, the link will be in the comments below once you join. Please update your RSVP if you can no longer come. This event is expected to be waitlisted.

London Indie Pub night

The monthly indie pub night is relaxing social with other indie game devs in London. Usually it's quite well attended and all kinds of cool indies show up. Also, silly party games are known to be played. Here’s the website: http://www.londonindies.co.uk

Walk & Talk - Richmond Park

These casual meetups are all about game devs walking and talking about making games. This time we will gather at 11:00 AM outside Richmond station, then walk to the park, walk around there for a bit (maybe around 6 miles depending on how we're feeling) and then back to Richmond for a pub or cafe at the end. So 7-8 miles total. Richmond park has decent facilities so there will be a couple of toilet & cafe stops. If we're lucky, we'll see the start of some Autumn colours in the park. There will likely also be deer.

Monday games (beginner friendly)

UKTV x BBC Tech Meetup - Connected TV Development October 2026

Join us at UKTV's offices in London on Thursday 22nd October, from 5:30pm for an evening of talks on developing applications for smart TVs, set-top boxes, streamers, and games consoles. Doors will open at 5:30pm and the talks will kick off at 6pm. Big thank you to UKTV for volunteering to host this event. RSVP is open! **Please note this event will not be streamed, only sign up if you will attend in person.** **Please bring ID with you for entry into UKTV's offices, and make sure your Meetup profile includes your full name, otherwise you may be refused entry.** You can find out more about our meetups, including our Code of Conduct, on the BBC website - [https://www.bbc.co.uk/techmeetup/code-of-conduct](https://www.bbc.co.uk/techmeetup/code-of-conduct). We have a culture of respect and kindness, and a zero-tolerance policy for Code of Conduct breaches. Please raise breaches with the Meetup facilitators, or UKTV staff can raise breaches via the Call It Out process - [https://uktv.workvivo.com/hashed/DOQjYBbAXB](https://uktv.workvivo.com/hashed/DOQjYBbAXB). **Agenda:** **5:30pm - Arrival** **6:00pm - Talks Begin** **Arun Krishnamoorthy, BBC -** The final bastion: Live TV in the attention economy **Jonathan Ingram, UKTV -** Lightning Talk: Adblocker Detective Mystery **Kostakis Bouzoukas, Amazon -** Vibe Coding the Big Screen: Supercharging TV App Development with Amazon ADBT **Gary Carpeter, UKTV -** Lightning Talk: Dive into U **Ed Morrish, BBC -** If you wish to make an Apple TV app from scratch, you must first invent the universe **7:25pm - Post-talk networking** **8:00pm - Venue closes**

Board, card, dice and tile games night at my place and online

Hi everyone! If you like to play modern board, card and dice games, and to meet new people, then join us for these online game sessions for as long as you like The host will bring the games (though is open to playing your own if you have them) and will teach you how to play them if you don't know already. All you need is an online computer or tablet with a modern web browser, front-facing camera and microphone. You work late? No worries - you can come along any time. Please write in the comments what time you expect to be available from, so we can try to avoid anyone having to wait alone for long. We are a relaxed and friendly group, made up of both natives and foreigners, of locals and those living further afield, happy to welcome newbies and regulars. Events are free to attend, but if you would like to contribute towards the costs of running of this group, feel free to buy the host(s) a drink of their choice, for which they'd be very grateful. This saves money that can be put towards the Meetup subscription fees and buying the games that we all play. Don't forget to join our group on Facebook for games news, articles, memes, gossip and banter: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Tabletop.Gamers.London.Docklands