What we’re about
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 (4+)
See all- Let’s Play Lords of Vegas (maybe with Americana)!! @Phoenix Comics & GamesPhoenix Comics & Games, Seattle, WA
You are a powerful developer in a burgeoning Nevada city. You are trying to build the biggest and most profitable casinos on the Strip, the town's backbone of dust and sin. You'll start with nothing but parking lots and dreams, but from there you'll build, sprawl, reorganize and gamble your way to victory. Invest in the most profitable development companies and put the best bosses in control of the richest casinos. Step up to the table and put your money on the line to become Lords of Vegas!
The Americana multi-expansion feature all-new boards and components representing the other gambling meccas of the United States -- New Orleans, Atlantic City, Reno, and 1881 Tombstone.
Lords of Vegas is a medium-light complexity city-building and area majority/influence game with elements of negotiation, risk management, and some luck.
New players are welcome, and the host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.3 - 6 players
90-120 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
BGG Link
13-min How-to (Shut Up & Sit Down)A few important details:
- This event is scheduled to start at 10am PLEASE be on time!
Please factor traffic & parking into your commute and if you will be late post in messages or the Discord. - Speaking of… It's Cap Hill, so parking can be a challenge. Sorry, it's a walking neighborhood! Phoenix Comics & Games is only about a block from the First Hill Streetcar (Broadway & Denny stop), less than a block from the Capitol Hill light rail station, and very close to several bus lines, though.
- Purchasing something isn't a strict requirement, but it's nice to do since we're using the space. Please support the business if you can!
- If you need to cancel please do so as soon as you know. People on the waitlist and playing that day will appreciate it!
- I open signups for most of my events 1-3 days before pressing the "announce" button here on Meetup; if you want to know about that when it happens and have the opportunity to claim a seat before others, you can join the Seattle Board Games Discord server, where I'll post to let users there know as soon as RSVPs open as well as posting polls for future meetups!
- This event is scheduled to start at 10am PLEASE be on time!
- Let’s Play Acquire! @ Phoenix Comics & Games!!Phoenix Comics & Games, Seattle, WA
In Acquire, each player strategically invests in businesses, trying to retain a majority of stock. As the businesses grow with tile placements, they also start merging, giving the majority stockholders of the acquired business sizable bonuses, which can then be used to reinvest into other chains. All of the investors in the acquired company can then cash in their stocks for current value or trade them 2-for-1 for shares of the newer, larger business. The game is a race to acquire the greatest wealth!
Acquire is a medium-light complexity financial/economic and tile-placement game with elements of hand management and area control.
New players are welcome, and the host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.2 - 6 players
90 - 120 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
BGG Link
3-min How-to (Three Mjnute Boardgames)
(Don't worry, we'll go over the rules on the day, too.)A few important details:
- The event space is in the basement and there are only stairs (no elevator) if you have mobility issues keep this in mind.
- This event is scheduled to start at 1:00PM PLEASE be on time!
I will already be at the venue from an earlier game. Please factor traffic & parking into your commute. - Speaking of… It's Cap Hill, so parking can be a challenge. Sorry, it's a walking neighborhood! Phoenix Comics & Games is only about a block from the First Hill Streetcar (Broadway & Denny stop), less than a block from the Capitol Hill light rail station, and very close to several bus lines, though.
- Purchasing something isn't a strict requirement, but it's nice to do since we're using the space. Please support the business if you can!
- If you need to cancel please do so as soon as you know. People on the waitlist and playing that day will appreciate it!
- I open signups for most of my events 1-3 days before pressing the "announce" button here on Meetup; if you want to know about that when it happens and have the opportunity to claim a seat before others, you can join the Seattle Board Games Discord server, where I'll post to let users there know as soon as RSVPs open as well as posting polls for future meetups!
