What we’re about
MDGN is a free and open group dedicated to bringing people together to play / learn games, have fun, and make friends. We have monthly board game nights on Saturdays from 7pm-2am in Sterling Heights, as well as many special gaming and social events all around Metro Detroit. From the simplest party games to the most complex strategy games all types of tabletop are represented.
You don't need to own or know how to play anything to attend our events because we have hundreds of games we can teach you. That being said, you're always welcome to bring your own games too. You also don't need (but are always welcome) to bring anyone with you because we can introduce individuals, couples, and groups to play together in a safe, chill environment. Ask around for our founder Rob (Big O) if you ever need any help.
In addition to our monthly board game nights past events have included (biannual) video game nights, laser tag, bowling, escape rooms, disc golf, trivia, karaoke, paint and sip, movies, and more. We also host several annual events like an adult Easter egg hunt, summer BBQ, growler party, Halloween party, Thanksgiving potluck, Christmas party, (biennial) New Year's Eve party, camping trip, pub crawl, beer olympics, and attend others like anime / gaming / comic conventions, renaissance festivals, Detroit Zoo event(s), and beer festivals.
Our group is currently based in Sterling Heights / Clinton Township but we have members and events all over the Metro Detroit area including Warren, Roseville, St. Clair Shores, Eastpointe, Grosse Pointe Woods, Shelby Township, Fraser, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Harper Woods, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Southfield, Harrison Township, Troy, Berkley, Rochester Hills, Oak Park, Clawson, Grosse Pointe Park, Detroit, and more.
Please join our Facebook group and like our Facebook page as well:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetroDetroitGameNight/
https://www.facebook.com/MetroDetroitGameNight/
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Board Game Night & Thanksgiving PotluckMetro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
Join Metro Detroit Game Night for an epic evening of board / card / tabletop games and our annual Thanksgiving potluck. Newcomers welcome! Please sign up to bring at least one item here (link: TBA) unless you can't afford to (or aren't eating with us), in which case no worries! The games we're going to play won't be set in stone in advance - we'll pick them together and go over the rules before we start. We have a growing library of 500+ games to choose from (https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/MDGN) but feel free to bring your own too if you like.
Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive but feel free to use the driveway temporarily to drop things off. BYOB if you're 21+ and planning to drink while you play, the potluck item(s) you signed up for, and anything you want to play that isn't in our game library. Please note as all of our floors are new there are no shoes allowed (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own (clean) slippers if you like.
Please do us a favor and join our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetroDetroitGameNight/) and like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MetroDetroitGameNight/) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you RSVP and join and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help finding others to play with, picking out a game, figuring out the rules, or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must be COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions. - Christmas Party & Board Game NightMetro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
Join Metro Detroit Game Night for our annual Christmas / holiday party and an epic evening of board / card / tabletop games. Newcomers welcome! For those interested starting *an hour early at 6pm* we'll have an optional gift exchange game (see below for important details). We'll also have Christmas music, (21+) Polish vodka, and of course plenty of holiday magic throughout the evening. Please wear some kind of holiday flair - or grinch out if you must but we'll have some extra santa hats just in case your heart grows three sizes during the party. The games we're going to play won't be set in stone in advance - we'll pick them together and go over the rules before we start. We have a growing library of 500+ games to choose from (https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/MDGN) but feel free to bring your own too if you like.
Gift exchange details: if you want to participate in our *optional* gift exchange game please arrive an hour early at 6pm (and no later than 6:10pm!) and bring two wrapped (or fully concealed in bags) gifts. One gift should be $20 minimum (no maximum, but please assume others are only spending the minimum) and the other (no minimum) should be funny or silly in some way. We play a game based loosely on Sinterklaas, a Dutch gift exchange game, which is waaay more fun than White Elephant.
Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive. BYOB if you're 21+ and planning to drink while you play, whatever food you like for snacks and / or dinner, and anything you want to play that isn't in our game library. Please note as all of our floors are new there are no shoes allowed (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own (clean) slippers if you like.
Please do us a favor and join our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetroDetroitGameNight/) and like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MetroDetroitGameNight/) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you RSVP and join and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help finding others to play with, picking out a game, figuring out the rules, or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions. - New Year's Eve Party 2024Metro Detroit Game Night, Sterling Heights, MI
Please join Metro Detroit Game Night (MDGN) for the triumphant return of our biennial New Year's Eve Bash. Newcomers welcome! Highlights include:
• (21+) FREE champagne toast at Midnight
• FREE one dozen grape hors d'oeuvre at Midnight
• FREE entry throughout the event
• music, dancing, and drinking games in the basement wsg DJ Dimitar taking requests all evening
• official (21+) shot coordinator to help you remember to stay hydrated
• Save a Wish Tradition (see below)
• FREE access to play games from our 500+ game library (https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/MDGN)Please park on the nearby side street to the Southeast called Irval Drive. "Save a Wish" tradition: start the new year off right by writing down a wish, goal, or note to your future self, marking it private or public, printing your name or leaving it anonymous, and putting it in our NYE capsule. In two years at the next NYE party we'll pull them back out, pass the ones with names back to their owners if present, read some of the public ones to see how things went, and of course start a new capsule.
• What to bring
BYOB if you're 21+ and planning to drink and whatever food you like for snacks and / or dinner. If you'd like to bring something to share champagne, liquor, snacks, or other alcoholic beverages are always appreciated (but not required). Please note as all of our floors are new there are no shoes allowed (except medical boots) but you're welcome to bring your own (clean) slippers if you like.Please do us a favor and join our Facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/MetroDetroitGameNight/) and like our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/MetroDetroitGameNight/) too. This group is and will always be completely free - all we ask is that you RSVP and join and help spread the word about the awesomeness!
• Important to know
Our goal is for everyone to have fun and be safe. If you'd like help being introduced to others or have any issues whatsoever ask around for the host, Rob (Big O). Please note that due to COVID-19 you must be COVID-19 free and symptom / recent exposure free to attend our events, no exceptions.
