What we’re about
MDGN is a free and open group dedicated to bringing people together to play / learn games, have fun, and make friends. We have monthly board game nights on Saturdays from 7pm-2am in Sterling Heights, as well as many special gaming and social events all around Metro Detroit. From the simplest party games to the most complex strategy games all types of tabletop are represented.
You don't need to own or know how to play anything to attend our events because we have hundreds of games we can teach you. That being said, you're always welcome to bring your own games too. You also don't need (but are always welcome) to bring anyone with you because we can introduce individuals, couples, and groups to play together in a safe, chill environment. Ask around for our founder Rob (Big O) if you ever need any help.
In addition to our monthly board game nights past events have included (biannual) video game nights, laser tag, bowling, escape rooms, disc golf, trivia, karaoke, paint and sip, movies, and more. We also host several annual events like an adult Easter egg hunt, summer BBQ, growler party, Halloween party, Thanksgiving potluck, Christmas party, (biennial) New Year's Eve party, camping trip, pub crawl, beer olympics, and attend others like anime / gaming / comic conventions, renaissance festivals, Detroit Zoo event(s), and beer festivals.
Our group is currently based in Sterling Heights / Clinton Township but we have members and events all over the Metro Detroit area including Warren, Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Eastpointe, Grosse Pointe Woods, Shelby Township, Fraser, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Harper Woods, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Southfield, Harrison Township, Troy, Berkley, Rochester Hills, Oak Park, Clawson, Grosse Pointe Park, Detroit, and more.
Please join our Facebook group and like our Facebook page as well:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetroDetroitGameNight/
https://www.facebook.com/MetroDetroitGameNight/
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Summer BBQ & Board GamesMetro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
Join Metro Detroit Game Night for our annual Summer BBQ & Board Games! Meet new friends or reunite with old ones to enjoy the outdoors, eat, talk, drink, and play lawn games. When the BBQ winds down we'll head indoors for one of our legendary board game nights. If it rains we'll just eat inside and start the game night early.
SCHEDULE
4pm-7pm - BBQ & Lawn Games
7pm-2am - Board Game Night / PartyIf you're attending the BBQ or going to eat any of the food from it please sign up to bring at least one item here (link: TBA). If you have any outdoor chairs please bring them as we only have a few! BYOB if you're 21+ and planning to drink.
Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive but feel free to use the driveway temporarily to drop things off. No parking on the grass. From 4pm-7pm please don't knock on the door or ring the doorbell just head around the LEFT side of the house straight to the backyard (unless it's raining). Please note there are no shoes allowed on inside (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own clean slippers if you like.
Please support us by joining our Facebook group (Metro Detroit Game Night) and liking our Facebook page (Metro Detroit Game Night - MDGN) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you RSVP and join and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help finding others to play with, picking out a game, figuring out the rules, or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must be COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions. - Strategy Board Game NightMetro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
Please join Metro Detroit Game Night for our annual Strategy Board Game Night. Newcomers welcome! Strategy games are games in which the players' decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome. Less strategic games (like party games, for example) are still welcome, just as strategy games are always present at our other events. We have a growing library of 500+ games to choose from (MDGN Board Game Library) but feel free to bring your own too if you like. Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive. No parking on the grass.
• What to bring
BYOB if you're 21+ and planning to drink, whatever food you like for snacks and / or dinner, and anything you want to play that isn't in our board game library. Please note there are no shoes allowed on inside (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own clean slippers if you like.Please do us a favor and join our Facebook group (Metro Detroit Game Night) and like our Facebook page (Metro Detroit Game Night - MDGN) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you RSVP and join and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help finding others to play with, picking out a game, figuring out the rules, or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must be COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions. - Video Game NightMetro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
Please join Metro Detroit Game Night for the triumphant return of video game night - a biannual fun filled evening of console gaming madness! Newcomers welcome. This event is limited by the number of flat screen TVs and game systems available, so if you can bring an extra flat screen TV or a game system we don't have (with games) around 7pm please let us know as soon as you can.
We have NES / NES Classic Edition / SNES / SNES Classic Edition / N64 / Gamecube / Wii (+Rock Band) / Wii U (+8 player Smash Bros.) / Switch / Atari 2600 / Atari 2600+ / Sega Genisis Mini / Oculus Quest but please bring other systems (Playstation, Xbox, Sega) and games if you can (and post to let us know). You can view our current 300+ video game library here: (MDGN Video Game Library).
Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive but feel free to use the driveway temporarily to drop things off. No parking on the grass. BYOB if you're 21+ and planning to drink while you play, whatever food you like for snacks and / or dinner, and anything you want to play that isn't in our video game library. Please note there are no shoes allowed on inside (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own clean slippers if you like.
The Beerio Kart 64 Challenge (21+ only): the first person to beat the host (Big O) in Beerio Kart 64 while he's still good to play gets $20 cash. Rules: Mario Kart 64 2P Game Mario GP 150 cc challenger picks the cup, Big O always plays Bowser. Two 4.2+% abv 12 fl oz beers, hard ciders, hard seltzers or equivalent - each player must finish their first drink by the end of the second track and their second drink by the end of the fourth / final track. No drinking and driving.
Please do us a favor and join our Facebook group (Metro Detroit Game Night) and like our Facebook page (Metro Detroit Game Night - MDGN) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you RSVP and join and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help finding others to play with, picking out a game, figuring out how to play, or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must be COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions. - Growler Party & Board Game NightMetro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
A growler is simply a 64 fl oz jug of draft beer, hard cider, or hard seltzer. We (21+ only) will be playing games and drinking / trading samples of Michigan craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer from Michigan breweries and homebrewers. Newcomers welcome! You do not have to trade or even drink to attend, however, you do have to bring a growler (or two howlers or crowlers) of Michigan craft beer, hard cider, or hard seltzer. Where can you get a growler? We've included a list of local Metro Detroit breweries at the bottom of this event description. We recommend purchasing your growler (and keeping it refrigerated) no more than three days in advance. Please post what you're bringing in the comments once you know. The focus is on growlers of Michigan craft beer, hard cider, and hard setlzer but a 750 mL volume of Michigan mead or wine or even a fifth or pint of Michigan liquor is also acceptable if you don't drink beer.
The games we're going to play won't be set in stone in advance - we'll pick them together and go over the rules before we start. We have a growing library of 500+ games to choose from (MDGN Board Game Library) but feel free to bring your own too if you like. Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive. No parking on the grass.
• What to bring
A growler of Michigan craft beer, hard cider, or hard seltzer, a cooler if you have one (with ice), whatever food you like for snacks and / or dinner, and anything you want to play that isn't in our board game library. Feel free to bring a personal tasting glass (or flight paddle) if you have one, if not, we have tasting glasses you can use. Please note there are no shoes allowed on inside (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own clean slippers if you like.Please do us a favor and join our Facebook group (Metro Detroit Game Night) and like our Facebook page (Metro Detroit Game Night - MDGN) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you join, RSVP, and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help finding others to play with, picking out a game, figuring out the rules, or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must be COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions.Metro Detroit Breweries (to be updated for 2025, call first)
... Clinton Township
Kuhnhenn Brewing - http://kbrewery.com/... Shelby Township
Sherwood Brewing Co. - https://www.sherwoodbrewing.com/… Washington Township
Brown Iron Brewhouse - https://browniron.com/... Warren
Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. - http://kbrewery.com/
Dragonmead Microbrewery - https://www.dragonmead.com/... Rochester
Rochester Mills Beer Co. - https://www.beercos.com/... Madison Heights
Cadillac Straits Brewing Co. - https://cadillacstraits.com/... Pontiac
Fillmore 13 Brewery - https://fillmore13brewery.com/... St. Clair Shores
Baffin Brewing Co. - https://www.baffinbrewing.com/
Copper Hop Brewing Company - https://thecopperhop.com/… Armada
Blake’s Hard Cider Co. - https://www.blakeshardcider.com/... Chesterfield
Tombstone Brewery - http://tombstonebreweryllc.com/
Arctic Circle Brewing Company - https://arcticcirclebrewing.com/... Birmingham
Griffin Claw Brewing Co. - https://griffinclawbrewingcompany.com/... Ferndale
B. Nektar - https://www.bnektar.com/
Urbanrest Brewing Company - https://www.urbanrest.com/... Royal Oak
Royal Oak Brewery - https://royaloakbrewery.com/
Lilys Brewery & Seafood Grill - https://www.lilysseafood.com/... Oak Park
Unexpected Craft Brewing Co. - https://unexpectedcraft.com/
Dog & Pony Show Brewing - https://www.dogandponyshowbrewing.com/… Grosse Pointe Woods
Someday Brewing - https://somedaybrewing.com/… Clarkston
Parkers Hilltop Brewery - https://www.hilltopbrew.com/... Detroit
Tenacity Craft - https://tenacitybrewing.com/
Nain Rouge Brewery - https://www.nainrougebrewery.com/
Motor City Brewing Works - https://www.motorcitybeer.com/
Detroit Beer Company - https://detroitbeerco.com/
Atwater Brewery - https://www.atwaterbeer.com/
Batch Brewing Company - https://www.batchbrewingcompany.com/
Brew Detroit - https://www.brewdetroit.com/... Farmington
Farmington Brewing Company - https://www.fbcbrewing.com/
Heights Brewing - https://heightsbrewing.com/... Dearborn
Downey Brewing Co. - https://www.downeybrewingcompany.com/
Dearborn Brewing - http://dearbornbrewing.com/... Novi
Ascension Brewing Co. - https://ascension.beer/
