
What we’re about
This meetup is for people who want to play board games in English in Toulouse. The intent is both to have fun and to provide an occasion to practice English. Native speakers are also welcome, of course.
If you previously thought you would attend a session but changed your mind, it's okay, but please change your status on the session's invitation list accordingly as soon as possible: spots are limited and you might be needlessly preventing others from attending. You will be considered as a no-show if you cancel less than three hours before the start of the Meetup.
Players are not expected to be familiar with the game being played. The rules are explained at the start of the session.
Due to the nature of the games we play, being able to hold a conversation in English is a de facto requirement (level B2 and above). Furthermore, this is not a language exchange group: the sessions are in English only, for full immersion.
If you are interested in advertising your own English board game sessions in this group, feel free to send me a message. I'll make you an organizer so you can have your events listed.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- [Playtesting] HeirlessBlastoDice, Toulouse
In this session, we'll playtest Heirless, a board game I am designing (https://heirless.segfault.tech).
This game is in a very early state. Unbalances are expected. There is no physical copies as of yet: playtesting will be done on computers at the bar (make sure to bring your own laptop). You can start a game session to check how your device handles it.
In terms of complexity, I would rate Heirless as slightly north of 3/5 using board game geek's rating system. It was inspired by Terraforming Mars, Rising Sun, and Kemet. But unlike these games, deal making is at the core of interactions.
The rulebook is available, but way too dry at the moment, because it severely lacks images. As usual with our game sessions, all the rules will be explained at the start of the session.
I am of course available to answer any queries about it.
Quick summary of our Meetup group's description, just in case:
- This meetup is for people who want to play board games in English.
- While the primary intent is to provide an occasion to practice English while having fun, native speakers are also welcome.
- Players are not expected to be familiar with the game being played.
- English level B2 or above required.
- Sessions are in English only.
- 2 Euros participation fee (i.e. Blastodice fee to access the games). Whether it'll be asked of you kinda depends on the barman, so I warn about it just in case.
If you previously thought you would attend a session but changed your mind, it's okay, but please change your status on the session's invitation list accordingly as soon as possible: spots are limited and you might be needlessly preventing others from attending.
Weekend session warnings:
- The bar opens at 3PM.
- The bar does not serve much food before 6:30PM (muffins and stuff like that are available, but no meal before that time). They sell plenty of drinks, though.
- [Playtesting] HeirlessBlastoDice, Toulouse
In this session, we'll playtest Heirless, a board game I am designing (https://heirless.segfault.tech).
This game is in a very early state. Unbalances are expected. There is no physical copies as of yet: playtesting will be done on computers at the bar (make sure to bring your own laptop). You can start a game session to check how your device handles it.
In terms of complexity, I would rate Heirless as slightly north of 3/5 using board game geek's rating system. It was inspired by Terraforming Mars, Rising Sun, and Kemet. But unlike these games, deal making is at the core of interactions.
The rulebook is available, but way too dry at the moment, because it severely lacks images. As usual with our game sessions, all the rules will be explained at the start of the session.
I am of course available to answer any queries about it.
Quick summary of our Meetup group's description, just in case:
- This meetup is for people who want to play board games in English.
- While the primary intent is to provide an occasion to practice English while having fun, native speakers are also welcome.
- Players are not expected to be familiar with the game being played.
- English level B2 or above required.
- Sessions are in English only.
- 2 Euros participation fee (i.e. Blastodice fee to access the games). Whether it'll be asked of you kinda depends on the barman, so I warn about it just in case.
If you previously thought you would attend a session but changed your mind, it's okay, but please change your status on the session's invitation list accordingly as soon as possible: spots are limited and you might be needlessly preventing others from attending.
Weekend session warnings:
- The bar opens at 3PM.
- The bar does not serve much food before 6:30PM (muffins and stuff like that are available, but no meal before that time). They sell plenty of drinks, though.