About us
Seattle Board Games supports a vibrant and inclusive community of board game enthusiasts in the Seattle metro area. Our events and gatherings offer opportunities to have fun, make friends, and deepen our appreciation for the art, design, and strategy of board games. We seek to make games more accessible by removing barriers to enjoying and learning from them.
We host all types of boardgames, from lighter games such as Settlers of Catan and Lords of Waterdeep to heavier Euros like Brass Birmingham, Dune Imperium, and others. We also play thematic games such as Battlestar Galactica, social deduction games like Blood on the Clocktower, Magic the Gathering, card games, and party games. If it's on BoardGameGeek's list of over 25,000 games, we might be playing it!
We have a Discord! Connect with hundreds of other local board game fans, set up game sessions, play online, and be the first to know about some events before they're announced on Meetup! This link will lead you there!
Anyone can become an event organizer and host events - either specific games or open gaming sessions. If you are interested, please contact the primary organizer.
We are member and organizer driven, and welcome suggestions for improvements and new directions.
Upcoming events
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Let’s Play Glen More & More!!
Capitol Hill, 1635 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, Seattle, WA, USYou’re a clan leader of a Scottish clan from the early medieval ages, looking to expand your territory and wealth. The success of your clan depends on your ability to make the right deci-
sion at the right time - by growing barley for whisky production, by selling your goods on the various markets, befriending clans in the Scottish Highlands, or by gaining control of lochs and castles. Does your clan leave the biggest impact on Scottish history? Slàinte mhath!Glen More uses Commodity Speculation, Dice Rolling, Set Collection, & Tile Placement. It offers a unique turn mechanism where players take territory tiles from a rondel. Picking a tile has not only influence on the actions you get by the surrounding tiles in your territory, it also determines when you'll have your next turn (and how many turns you will have in the game). But having a lot of turns is not always the best strategy for a successful chieftain.
New players are welcome, and the host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.2 - 5 players
60 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
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8-min How-to (The Dice Tower)
(Don't worry, we'll go over the rules on the day, too.)*************************
After centuries of exploiting nature, mankind caused a new type of pollution to spread on the whole planet, destroying all forms of life on its path. Scattered groups of men and women managed to survive in small forests that somehow remained unscathed, hiding in high cities built in the tree’s canopy. They are called the Wind Tribes, for they fly from one place to
another, avoiding any contact with pollution.
You are a Guide using elemental magic to fight against pollution. Help forests grow, build new cities in the canopy, and secure the future of mankind.Tribes of the Wind uses Drafting, Contracts, Grid Coverage, Hand Management, Movement Points, Set Collection, & Tile Placement. Players will have to plant forests, build new villages and temples, and decontaminate surrounding areas.
They will be able to play cards from their hand. But be careful! The effect or even the possibility of playing the card may vary depending on... the back of your surrounding opponents' cards. Players may also send their wind riders to explore the area, plant forests, or build villages and temples using all the gathered resources. As the game progresses, you strive to complete objectives that will allow you to unlock your guide's special abilities, and to improve your tribe's powers. When someone builds their 5th village, the end of the game is triggered. The player with the most points, depending on pollution, villages, temples, layout of their forests, and other various objectives, wins!
New players are welcome, and the host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.
2 - 5 players
40 - 90 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
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16-min How-to (Meeple University)*************************
The evil Lord Eradikus has all but conquered the galaxy and is now on a victory lap across the sector in his flagship, Eradikus Prime. He may rule with an iron grip, but his most prized artifacts are about to slip through his cyborg claws. You and your fellow thieves have challenged each other to sneak aboard his ship, hack your way into its command module, and steal from him. Along the way, you'll recruit allies and snatch up extra loot. But one false step and — Clank! Careless noise draws the attention of Lord Eradikus. Hacking into his command module and stealing his artifacts increases his rage. You'd better hope your friends are louder than you are if you want to make it to an escape pod and get out alive...CLANK! In! Space! uses Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Delayed Purchase, Open Drafting, Player Elimination, Point to Point Movement, & Push Your Luck. Each player has their own deck, and building yours up is part of playing the game. You start each of your turns with five cards in your hand, and you'll play them all in any order you choose. Most cards will generate resources, of which there are three different kinds:
- Skill, which is used to acquire new cards for your deck.
- Swords, which are used to fight the monsters that infest the dungeon.
- Boots, which are used to move around the board.
Every time you acquire a new card, you put it face up in your discard pile. Whenever you need to draw a card and find your deck empty, you shuffle your discard pile and turn it face down to form a new deck. With each shuffle, your newest cards become part of a bigger and better deck! Each player starts with the same cards in their deck, but they’ll acquire different cards during their turns. Because cards can do many different things, each player’s deck (and strategy) will become more and more different as the game unfolds.
During the game, you have two goals:- Retrieve an Artifact token and escape Eradikus by returning to the place you started, outside of the station.
- Accumulate enough points with your Artifact and other loot to beat out your opponents and earn the title of Greatest Thief in the Realm!
The host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.
2 - 4 players
45 - 90 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
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3-min How-to (Three Minute Boardgames)5 attendees
Let’s Play LotR: The Fate of the Fellowship!!!
Capitol Hill, 1635 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, Seattle, WA, USAs members of the Fellowship and the allies who rise to aid them, you must embark on a journey that may either save or doom Middle-earth. Navigate a world beset by shadow, where every choice forges a new path.
The threads of destiny weave together, and the fate of the Free Peoples lies in your valor, friendship, and resolve. Will the One Ring be cast into the fie, or will the bearer be lost to despair?LotR: Fate of the Fellowship uses Variable Player Powers, Action Points, Dice Rolling, Hand Management, & Set Collection. You are two different members of the Fellowship in a cooperative game, lending their unique abilities to protect Frodo, battle enemies in pivotal locations, and evade the menacing Nazgül and Sauron's searching Eye. The host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.
2 - 5 players
1-2.5 hours expected play time.
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3-min How-to (Three Minute Boardgames)5 attendees
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