West London Games Club

Isleworth Boardgamers meet from 11am until late every Wednesday, upstairs at a new venue, The Town Wharf in Isleworth (a 5 minute walk from our traditional venue The London Apprentice). Parking is harder around the new venue so suggest parking as normal and saving spaces for those less able to walk the short distance.

This is a well established group, but friendly and welcoming and best suited for those who have been regularly playing strategic board games from classics like Ticket To Ride, Catan and Great Western Trail to recent hits like Ark Nova, SETI and Shackleton Base. Newcomers always welcome and we play a broad range of games on the day.

There are no charges or entrance fee involved but we do ask that you support the pub by buying drinks and/or food from the bar as they kindly allow us use of the upstairs room without charge. Food will be available 12-3 and 5.30-8.30.

To find us: If arriving early use the outside stairs to the top floor until the pub opens to the public. Head up the stairs at the back of the pub to the top floor. Feel free to bring games or there should be a good selection on offer from other attendees.

You are welcome to come and go as you please but please let us know what time you plan to come and what games you would love to play so we can keep spaces open for you.

Join us for board games and drinks at Bella Vita in Twickenham.
We play a wide range of modern board and card games and typically start the evening with some light party games before getting into other favourites. All are welcome, please come and say hello.

This event has a chat group, you’ll get an invitation to join it once you register.

To find us: Head up the stairs at the back of the restaurant to the top floor.
There is no charge for the event but it helps maintain our use of the space if people buy food and/or drink from the restaurant.

Is this event for you?
This is an event for both experienced and non-experienced gamers. It's a great opportunity if you want to get into the board gaming hobby and try a game or two with minimal rules. There will be experienced gamers on the night and so depending on attendees we may play slightly more complex games. If you are new to games/beginner, please let me know either by comments or DM so I can bring some suitable games. We will help you to learn and play a game on the night.

We will be playing board games which range from light to medium in complexity and last about 15mins to 1.5 hours, depending on the game. It can take about 5-15min to teach, again depending on the game.

I usually mention in the comments which game I am going to bring a few days in advance, in case you want to be familiar with the game(s). Other gamers may bring another selection of games, so be prepared to be surprised on the day.

Attendee numbers are dependent on who can bring and/or teach games and so can vary week to week.
If you have a game(s) that you are willing to teach on the night please do mention this in the chat and/or comments.
Most of us are up for anything!
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Here are more general details about the weekly Putney events:

We’re a friendly, social group that regularly play a range of board games and card games. This event has been running since June 2022 and we have a core group of regular gamers but welcome new members who are looking for a games group to play on a regular or fairly regular basis.
Games we play range from, 30min - 1hour games, to the heavier 2-3hour games. We alternate the weeks we play shorter games versus the longer strategy games (check the event title for which type of games are being played).

Quicker, fun, social games we play:
• Just One
https://youtu.be/0DDRxztfJP0?si=QPavmMFE3DFipM-x
• Skull King
https://youtu.be/xlFHfCqY-5Y?si=X-U1WLP5JOI0oTcB
• Planted
https://youtu.be/BB5mwXFPrUA?si=oLor8WTSpLUs7B12
• Project L
https://youtu.be/EFV-qavWUlE?si=41_XhoZQvWs_9Zp2
• 7 Wonders
https://youtu.be/z_Wfdn5Es8U?si=-L3cLo2Uppdip2ow

Longer, Strategy games we play:
• Lost Ruins of Arnak
https://youtu.be/Kg2z4ApABY8?si=l46LNYRjQA_0QoZS
• Terraforming Mars
https://youtu.be/n3yVpsiVwL8?si=SW7VCdJpnqErKlIO

We like to start on time but if you do arrive late, don’t worry, it may mean you have to wait a bit until the next game starts, but we always try to accommodate where we can. If it's Strategy games night, it is more important that we start on time as the games are longer and we want to finish on time.
If you know you are going to be late please just let us know your eta.

The event is free but please keep in mind that in order to have the space and run the event on a regular basis we need to purchase drinks/food from the venue.

Also, please don’t sign up and not show up. Not only do you take up a spot for someone keen to play games, but we have limited space that we need to reserve with the venue and no-shows jeopardise our relationship with the venue. Thanks for your understanding.
Hope to see you at a games table!!