Come join the fun at "National Book Lovers Day" Game Night Sat August 09, 2025

📚 NATIONAL BOOK LOVERS & RICE PUDDING NIGHT — HAND-IN-HAND FOR GAME NIGHT! 🤝
🗓 Saturday, August 9, 2025
Come hang out with us for a relaxed evening full of fun, laughter, and board games!
In honor of National Book Lovers Day, National Hand Holding Day, and the delightfully creamy National Rice Pudding Day — we’re leaning into quirky fun and quality time with friends new and old.
We’re continuing to build something special here in the Tampa area. Many of you know Deb has hosted a popular Game Night in New Port Richey for several years — and while that group is still going strong, we’re excited to grow this new group closer to home. With a few months under our belt, it’s really starting to feel like we’re creating something fun and welcoming right here.
📍 LOCATION
Game Night will be held again at the front room of Winners Sports Grill
5229 Ehrlich Rd, Tampa, FL – in the shopping center at Hutchison & Ehrlich, next to/behind the dry cleaners.
❗Please do NOT follow the outdated Meet-Up map location for Winners Grill on Gunn Hwy — they moved years ago, and Meet-Up has been slow to fix it.
🕓 SCHEDULE
We’ll be arriving a little before dinner, with dining planned from about 4:45 PM to around 6:00 PM, or whenever everyone finishes eating.
Game playing begins after dinner and usually goes until around 9:00–10:00 PM, when the restaurant closes.
You're welcome to come early, late, or leave whenever you need — it's totally flexible.
🎲 ABOUT OUR GAME NIGHTS
We’re not a D&D or heavy strategy group. We stick to fun, easygoing games. Past nights have included:
Uno, Yahtzee, 3Up/3Down, trivia-style games, Sorry, Rummikub, Ticket to Ride, Sequence, Apples to Apples, Exploding Kittens, and more.
Feel free to bring a game you love (ideally one that works with 3+ players)!
✅ PLEASE RSVP ON MEET-UP
We need a rough headcount to give the restaurant.
If you have trouble RSVP’ing — or RSVP and then can’t make it — please update your RSVP and/or call me at 833-548-9998 (note: it’s not an 813 number).
🔺 Seating is limited to around 30 people.
🍽 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR HOST VENUE
The restaurant kindly lets us use the front room at no cost, so please consider ordering food or drinks while you’re there — and don’t forget to tip your server(s).
The service has been great, but they’re still adjusting to us, so let’s be patient if anything comes up.
🧥 If you tend to get chilly, bring a sweater. If we get a big crowd, it might warm up — we do bring a small fan just in case.
🛑 As always, let’s keep things fun and welcoming by avoiding political conversations. We’ve got a good mix of personalities, and this helps everyone relax and enjoy.

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💵 New: $1 Game Night Contribution Begins This Week
This will be the first meet-up of this group where we’ll be collecting a small fee of $1 per person per visit to help cover the costs of running the Meet-Up page.
First-time visitors are always free, so you can check out the group with no pressure.
Want to save money?
Ask about prepaying for 5 months or a full year at a reduced rate.

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✨ Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, August 9th!
– Ron