East Portland Tabletop Arcade (Hobby Games at the Midland Library)

My neighborhood library, the Midland branch at SE 122nd and Morrison, recently completed a lengthy renovation, and I've begun organizing a board game meetup in the new community meeting rooms on the first Sunday of each month. Our last event had nine attendees and saw plays of Tobago, Expressions, No Thanks, Nature, and Pax Pamir.

For next month, I've reserved a space for the afternoon of Sunday, November 2nd, and I'd love for anyone that's interested to come join us! This time around, we'll be in Room 1C, one of the large meeting rooms near the front of the building. We've been in 1B for the last few months, so this will be right next door. These rooms are explicitly for community use and open to the public, so I'm hoping for a pretty friendly, relaxed gathering. So far there's been a mix of interest in shorter/lighter games and longer, more involved games, and we've been able to organize pretty organically without anyone having to wait too long. Still, if you're interested in something longer or more complex, I'd suggest arriving at the beginning so we can get that going from the jump.

I don't have a particular theme or anything in mind for this time, so I think I'll probably just bring a mix of old favorites and new stuff I'm curious or excited about. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking about Modern Art, Age of Steam, Yokai Septet, Hot Streak, and some additional lighter selections. And of course, please feel free to bring games of your own!

The library itself is quite nice, especially after its recent facelift, and is just a couple minutes' walk from the 20-Burnside bus and a maybe a five or ten minute walk from the 122nd Ave Blue Line MAX stop. As far as food options, Bridge City Taproom is right across the street, there's Just Tea about a block away, and Los Francos Food Truck, Don Pedro, Victorico's, Gold Garden (Chinese), and Sisters (Ethiopian) all within a few blocks.

Alright, I think that's everything for the moment. Please let me know if you have any questions, and I hope I'll see you there!