What we’re about
Hello Table Toppers,
We're Back and Diana and I have a newborn son, Lucas!
Glad to have you! We gather (mostly) every other Wednesday night (sometimes every Wednesday), rain or shine, lightning or snow at 7 pm, currently moving around between Tigers Taproom, Oakland United Beerworks, Original Pattern, Fieldwork and WorkBistro.
We're a fantastic gang of board gamers with interests in table top (woo hoo), board, card, dice, chance, co-op, skill, luck, worker placement and many other game types and genres that encourage conversation, critical thinking and laughter!
Although we have nothing against any specific game or type of game (lets face it, games are games because they're fun) we try to avoid games that run longer than 60-90 minutes or take more than 30 minutes to explain. This does not mean "no games over an hour" or anything like that, just that we want to play as many games as possible with as many people as possible.
Sometimes it's hard to talk over the noise as well. If longer/epic games are your style, just make sure that you coordinate with members prior, or that the members you recruit on the night of the Meetup are aware or knowledgeable of what they are about to play.
We also try to avoid games that are too exclusive in type like Poke'mon, Magic The Gathering, Warhammer, D&D, etc. Two games we definitely try to avoid are Monopoly and Cards Against Humanity.
We hope this does not discourage anyone from coming and joining in on the fun, seriously, this group is awesome. Other than that, we encourage new games in all forms! Bring any game you are able to teach or one even one you're willing to learn, new and old. Also, if you have a game you may be developing, bring it on by for some feedback and test plays!
We try hard to make sure everyone feels welcome and that the group runs smoothly every week. Diana and I work diligently on this group (about 6 hours a week) by approving and greeting new Table Toppers, writing the Meetups, scheduling events, picking weekly games, talking with breweries/game developers/game stores/conventions/etc., purchasing new games, and much more.
We will never ask for money and will never charge from the Wednesday Meetups. There are and will never be member fees or annual member dues.
However, if you would like to contribute to the group, it would be a huge help and we would be forever thankful. Our Venmo account and a Cash App account are as follows:
Venmo: @east-bay-board-gang
Cash App: $EastBayBoardGang
Lastly, we do not have social media, so its great you found us!
Enough jibber jabber. Let's get together, have some drinks, eat some food, laugh it up and play some games!
Cheers and Love,
David, Diana and Gang
Email: eastbayboardgang@gmail.com
Board Game Geek: https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/East_Bay_Board_Gang