Console Gaming San Francisco

Let's Play "Mina the Hollower"

For this month's game we are playing the *Mousy Link to the Past*, "**Mina the Hollower**." From the developer: *Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!* It is available for Nintendo Switch 1/2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Windows, macOS, and Linux. Play through it this month and we will discuss it on **July 25th**! Play through as much as you can and be prepared to be spoiled at the meeting. :) p.s. [Here](https://discord.gg/TYQmS3GgBK) is a link to our **Discord**, pop in to meet folks ahead of the meetup.

Oakland Game Night

COWBOY & WESTERN GAMES @ Drake's Dealership / Oakland

Get your holster ready, giddy up on your horse, and get ready for a train robbery!! Were playing Cowboy Western Games!! Its been a year and a half since we did this theme!! We've got a great line up of games coming out! Sam will be running [COLT EXPRESS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJR-Mq3Ci9I). Wherein you play a bandit robbing a train at the same time as other bandits, and your goal is to become the richest outlaw of the Old West. Choose your moves one at a time along with other players, then reveal how your actions happen in a spaghetti western cinematic reveal!! A memorable game that has a 3D model train board! Mike will be hosting [OREGON TRAIL: THE ULTIMATE TREK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj8CYjaoWPY). Play as a member of a family travelling west in this difficult survival game. Snakes, fording rivers, and of course dysentery are the things you will face. Can you survive the great treck! This have a new stand alone expansion for the Oregon trail series that can be mixed with the old game and adds complexity and fun. Hetul will host [SPIRIT ISLAND](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAXQfGHhPAA). Play as indigenous gods who must murder the ever multiplying colonizers before they ruin and destroy your land. Use lightning, fire, tsunami's, and the forces of nature to thwart the marauding invaders and save your people! Gabi will be hosting [BANG! ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcanu6cwfxc)A game of deduction and murder. Play as either a secret outlaw or working for the sheriff. Find other members on your secret team and murder the opposing ones before they find you out. A truly classic game of shooting and fun! So far, games that will be there are: POKER - texas hold em and other variations COLT EXPRESS + expansions--- cinematic train robbing at its finest SPIRIT ISLAND --- indigenous gods killing colonizing white people BANG! + expansions --- bandits vs the sherriff social deduction DICE TOWN --- make the best hand of poker dice AZUL --- place beautiful tiles in this mexi-inspired game THE GRIZZLED --- WW1 co-op CHRONONAUGHTS: EARLY AMERICANS -- rewrite American history SKULL --- ancient push your luck game from Mexico FIREFLY FLUXX --- traverse the verse and find +many more games to be added! Check back soon! Click the name of the linked games above to learn more about each game being hosted. \*\*\*This meetup begins at 6pm with games usually beginning at 6:30/7ish. If you arrive after that, know that you may have to wait around a bit for a new round of gaming to begin. Please bring ANY games you like (even off theme ones) and feel free to invite friends! Friends First. Games Always.

Play Go and Socialize

Visit our Japan Center Go Club and play Go with others. We are open every Friday 4-8pm with more times coming soon.

Legal Essentials for Game Developers: Privacy, Safety & IP

SF Game Development is excited to be featuring two incredible talks on the legal essentials every game developer needs to know — privacy, safety, and intellectual property. Join us in person at **DNA Lounge** on **Tuesday, July 21st from 5:30pm–9:00pm**. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from industry experts, who will take the stage at 7:00 pm. Whether you're a seasoned game developer, an aspiring artist, a student, or an indie creator, this event is designed for you. Come mingle with like-minded professionals and enthusiasts, and enjoy some pizza sponsored by SF Game Development and any additional pizza available for purchase from the DNA restaurant. There's a full-service bar at the venue with all proceeds supporting the venue. Your participation helps us continue hosting fantastic events in their 3,000 sqft space. You'll also get a chance to demo indie games and meet the speakers involved with the event. **Get Equipped With IP Tips & Tricks** **Jonathan Downing — Attorney & Storyteller at Tyz Law Group PC** Intellectual property law can be complicated, and there can be very real consequences for getting things wrong. But by equipping yourself with some basic understanding of the ins and outs of how this body of law operates, you can both avoid costly missteps and better protect your work. Jonathan has been gaming since the days of blowing dust out of NES cartridges and trying to figure out how to work a Power Glove, and combines that lifelong passion with over a decade of experience in the video games legal space. An intellectual property counselor with expertise in copyright across the entertainment and technology spaces, he's worked both in-house for a AAA game studio and as outside counsel for developers and publishers of all shapes and sizes. At Tyz Law Group, he helps clients protect and enforce their IP rights in an increasingly crowded market. (He never did figure out how to work that Power Glove, though.) **Kid's Privacy and Safety: Navigating Unprecedented Complexity** **Joe Newman — Senior Legal Counsel at k-ID** Today, a frankly outrageous number of new laws and regulations are targeting kids, games, and online interactions. Learn how a team of gaming compliance veterans (and mega-nerds) have been rewriting the compliance playbook for the whole tech industry. Joe has spent over a decade in the video games industry working on kids' privacy and safety issues — at think tanks, as in-house counsel for Electronic Arts and Ubisoft, and in private practice counseling everyone from indie teams to some of the largest video game publishers in the world. At k-ID, he builds automated compliance solutions that scale for the next generation of online services, delivering meaningful global compliance while empowering kids and teens everywhere. **See you all there!** Thank you everyone for RSVPing for our SF Game Development event with our fellow indie game developers. We can't wait to see everyone there. Make sure to arrive at 5:30pm for networking and game demos. You MUST RSVP on Meetup, Luma, or Eventbrite to secure your spot.

Board Game Playtesting at Dogpatch Games (San Francisco)

Welcome to the Golden Gate Gamemakers' board game playtesting event at Dogpatch Games in San Francisco! We meet last Thursdays 6pm-10pm. We are a community of tabletop game designers & board game fanatics who meet monthly at Dogpatch Games (1095 Tennessee St. in San Francisco's Dogpatch district) to playtest each other's prototypes, provide feedback, help each other get published, and most importantly... have fun! Whether you’re game is days away from Kickstarter, or just ideas on a napkin, or you just want to hangout and playtest other prototypes (we LOVE playtesters!)…all are welcome! A few notes if this is your first time joining us: \- Our goal is to provide a community around creating new games\. Every designer will get their prototype to the table\. We give everyone the chance to play games and get their game played\. \- Each designer gets equal time\, which is about one hour\. This includes rules explanations\, gameplay\, and time for feedback\. \- Please arrive on time if you have a game to playtest\. At the beginning of the night each designer will pitch their game to the group\, then breakout into smaller groups\. If you arrive and playtesting has already begun\, we will try to accommodate you later in the evening\. \- If your game requires more than one hour\, or requires a player count of 6 or more\, please contact us ahead of time so we can make arrangements\. \- Please stay for as long as you can to playtest others’ games\. \- When you arrive\, please check in with the cashier and inform them you’re with the San Francisco Board Game Designers\. Dogpatch Games charges customers an hourly fee \(monthly subscriptions are available\)\, but we have negotiated **a flat rate of $12 per person you'll need to pay for the evening**. \- Dogpatch Games does not yet sell food or drink\, but outside food is very welcomed\. There are many great options within a couple blocks\. \- Street parking is readily available nearby\. Or take BART to the Powell Street station and transfer to San Francisco Muni “T”\-line and take that eastbound to 20th & 3rd Ave stop\. Dogpatch Games is then one block away\. \- Please no “blind playtesting”\. You must teach your game yourself and not require playtesters to read rules during the event\. \- This is an event for playtesting your game and gathering feedback\, and not promoting your upcoming Kickstarter campaign\. \- Reach out to Phil Schwarzmann \(phillip\.schwarzmann@gmail\.com\) or for any questions\. Looking forward to seeing you there!! Phil [See GGG's full code of conduct here.](https://goldengategamemakers.com/Code_Of_Conduct/) Up-to-date details and our many other events can be found at [meetup.com/playgoldengate](meetup.com/playgoldengate)

Board Games at Upcider

Ordering a drink/food item is required. Our hosts are gracious enough to allow us to use their space; we should reciprocate accordingly by supporting their business. **Food & Drinks x Board Games** Join us for a casual evening of board games at Upcider. Whether you've been playing for years or just want to try something new, all are welcome. **Event Details:** * **Date:** Every Saturday * **Time:** Start at 6:00 PM. End time is open-ended. * **Location:** Upcider (1160 Polk St, 2nd floor) **What to Expect:** * We play whatever board games members bring. Recent games have included Avalon, Bang, Codenames, Exploding Kittens. You're encouraged to bring any games you'd like to share :) * We also have a WhatsApp group for coordination. Ask an existing member during the event to be added to the group. Look forward to some relaxed game time with everyone.

Open Board Gaming !

We play and teach games every Thursday [at](https://www.itsyourmoveoakland.com/)[ Its Your Move Games](https://www.itsyourmoveoakland.com/clubs) until 11pm. The cost is $5. Drop in any time from 7:00pm to 10:30pm or so and you're sure to find something to play! Bring your games from home or use any of the games from our extensive used game library. We often have many tables going on at once for lots of variety. The earlier part of the evening is ideal for families with kids. We play all sorts of board games and card games on Thursday nights, but also: We are at[ 7th West](https://www.7thwest.com/) Every Wednesday night with a nice sized board game library. There is no cover charge there and they have Pin Ball machines a great menu and a large patio for smoking. Got a favorite game you'd like to find others to play? Bring it along! Let us know in advance if possible so we can help with recruiting players. In addition to these Thursday Meetups and the ones linked above, there are yet more game-specific events for adults and youth over the course of each week, including Scrabble, youth Pathfinder, youth chess and youth Go classes/play, so check out our full schedule here (http://www.meetup.com/oaklandgames/pages/Event_schedule/). There's more to come, so be sure to stay in touch! We request a donation of $3 to help offset the cost of keeping the store open so late every Friday. Hope to see you soon! \-\- Chris Specker and Will Kreber \(owner/managers\)

Sandbox Socials: A VR Experience (IRL Party)

*NOTE: Tickets for this date are not yet available. Do not buy a ticket prematurely or you will be buying a ticket for the wrong date.* Welcome to an IRL party filled with VR experiences. For only $20, your purchase includes entry, one free VR experience, and one free food menu item at Sandbox VR Emeryville. Drinks sold separately. The events typically run from 7:00 PM to 11:30 PM, featuring live music, exclusive team prizes, and the chance to compete against other groups. It’s a great way to mingle, enjoy themed bites, and try out popular VR worlds like *Stranger Things* and *Squid Games*. Reserve tickets for the specified date as early as possible when they become available, spaces are limited.

Game Dev Coworking

Come hang out, chat, and work on your projects at the MADE's new space in downtown Oakland!

Dinner, Drinks & Saturday Night Film, The Odyssey

**Join us for dinner, drinks and Christopher Nolan’s *[The Odyssey](https://youtu.be/f_bKjZeJBBI?si=8qYXK0h4mNgXsvuT)*—an epic tale of war, survival and one man's perilous journey home after the Trojan War (7:45 PM showing),** in what promises to be one of the biggest cinematic events of the year! The all-star cast includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, and Robert Pattinson. **Movie Tickets** **[Buy a reserved seat in Row A9-A20](https://www.alamedatheatres.com/showtimes/) online now** (I'm in seat A14) **to sit with the group (Sat. 7/18, 7:45 PM).** You can also buy at Cinema Grill. **Reserve Your Spot: $3 via Venmo** Non-refundable. Venmo @Adele-Berry within 48 hours of confirming. **RSVP: by 4 PM the day of the event.** **Event Details** We'll meet inside Cinema Grill before the film. Order food, grab a drink, settle in. **Join us for dinner, or the movie or both.** * Food can be delivered to your reserved seat if you have one. *Good food, a great film, good company and a fun relaxed Saturday night out.*

Let's Play "LISA: The Painful"

For this month's game we are playing the RPG *LISA: The Painful*. *The miserable journey of a broken man...* *LISA: The Painful* is available on Steam, Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. Play through the game as much as you can for our discussion; even if you don't complete the game, you're welcome to come to discuss as well as nominate future titles. We will be meeting at Patriot House, a bar on the top floor of Two Embarcadero Center. Look for us in the back patio area! To discuss the meetup, access more information, and keep in touch with other members, join the VGBC Discord: https://discord.gg/t97Bfv6qsF