Ventura County Strategy Boardgamers

4.9•1991 ratings

Thousand Oaks, CA, US

1,348 members · Public group

What we’re about

Have a good time and play some strategy board games including Catan, Love Letter, Terraforming Mars and others. Learn, teach and have fun.

We play modern strategy and euro board games that are growing in popularity everywhere. Board gaming is a social pursuit that can be enjoyed by all ages while promoting fun, social interaction, mental challenge with a dose of healthy competition.

You do not need to own any games to take part, group members bring their own games along for the group to play; this allows people to try many different games to find which ones they enjoy.

There are many different types of games that suit all people and their tastes; these range from short and fast multi-player games to longer, deeper games that require the players to develop strategies to win.

Newcomers are welcome, we will teach people the games and have a wide selection that are suitable for newcomers while still providing a fun and challenging experience.
Membership of the group is FREE, we do accept donations to cover the running costs of the group. Special events with food and drink etc may expect a donation to cover those additional costs, this will be clearly stated in the details of the event.

Featured event

Tue, Oct 21 · 6:00 PM PDT

Tuesday night board games & beer at Pedals & Pints

Pedals & Pints Brewing Company , 350 W Hillcrest Dr ,, Thousand Oaks, CA, US

Join us for a pleasant Tuesday evening of board games at a brew pub in Thousand Oaks.

We meet for a 6:00pm start; although some folks arrive before for happy hour prices on food and drink. We will (try to) not start any lengthy games until 6:15pm-ish. This gives people more time to arrive. We will monitor the RSVPs to keep games open if we know that folks are coming. Keeping your RSVP up to date provides valuable information on how many folks are attending.

Bring along games to play if you want, we will have plenty of fun games at hand. Games that are suitable for all types of gamer, newcomers to experienced. Beginners are welcome, you do not need to own, nor know, any games. There will be fun games to play that take mere minutes to learn.

The venue is a commercial establishment that sells food and drinks. Please support them. They have an extensive food menu with some cheaper 'happy hour' food options before 6pm. Under 21s are allowed.

Due to the (substantial) increase in the cost of running a Meetup group there will be a (voluntary) fee of $1 per meetup. From June 2024 Meetup increased the price for a normal sized group by 80%. Therefore, I have been compelled to pass that cost onto group members. If you have enjoyed taking part in the group kindly contribute towards its costs.

Please follow county and state Covid guidelines.

Btw, the map location for the venue is still shown incorrectly by Meetup. The venue is not in the Oaks Mall. Pedals and Pints is located to the east of the Oaks Mall next door to the BofA branch.