Portland Area Board Games and RPGs

Intro -- Rules and Guidelines
In-person, live, in-real-time game play is the focus of this Meetup group/collective. Discover new games or play old favorites. Read the details for events that interest you. All group Members listed are active (see below). Tap/click "Read more" to see Rules and Guidelines for this group.
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Portland Area Board Games and RPGs as a collective welcomes you to join in events several different host teams run. Each TEAM of hosts (the best way!), is in charge of the events they post and they retain full charge over who participates in their events.
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--- Meetup Group Rules and Guidelines ---

1. Be kind, considerate, and courteous.
   - Treat others how they would like to be treated.
   - If you ask to game with someone and they say no, respect them and find someone else to game with.
2. Respect everyone's privacy.
   - No DMs unless you've met in-person and are given permission.
   - Most players are looking to enjoy game play and social time, not romance.
3. No hate speech, defamation, or bullying.
   - These are grounds for an immediate ban from the group.
   - Discrimination of anyone's sexuality, gender, race, disability, and alike will result in an immediate ban from the group.
   - The full Leadership team and all community organizers may be notified.
4. No Spam.

Violation of the above will result in a warning. Subsequent violations will result in permanent ban from the group.

These Rules and Guidelines may be edited without notification.
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Join/Start a Host TEAM
Many hands make light work! Volunteer to help as you are able. Want to start up an ongoing event/game night, or run a special event? Either post your thoughts in the Discussion space for Portland Area Board Games and RPGs, or contact one of the Organizers/Co-Organizers on the Leadership list (on full website, not mobile). 
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Site Use
Currently, Meetup functions differently on the mobile app vs the full website. The website gives users access to a calendar view of events, a page of all event photo albums, and different ways to sort/view members. Both means of access are handy in their own way.
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Active Members Only
In 2025, we began focusing on growing active users of the group. All members listed are active or have recently joined. To maintain membership, users should visit the Portland Area Board Games and RPGs group website at least once every 9 months. Users inactive past that time may find they need to rejoin. No worries. Should that happen to you, you will be welcomed back. All are welcome to join/rejoin any time, except bad actors, of course. Live into the community you want to live in. :)