What we’re about
Seattle Board Games supports a vibrant and inclusive community of board game enthusiasts in the Seattle metro area. Our events and gatherings offer opportunities to have fun, make friends, and deepen our appreciation for the art, design, and strategy of board games. We seek to make games more accessible by removing barriers to enjoying and learning from them.
We host all types of boardgames, from lighter games such as Settlers of Catan and Lords of Waterdeep to heavier Euros like Brass Birmingham, Dune Imperium, and others. We also play thematic games such as Battlestar Galactica, social deduction games, Magic the Gathering, card games, and party games. If it's on BroadGameGeek's list of over 25,000 games (https://boardgamegeek.com/browse/boardgame?sort=rank), we might be playing it!
Anyone can become an event organizer and host events - either specific games or open gaming sessions. If you are interested, please contact the primary organizer.
We are member and organizer driven, and welcome suggestions for improvements and new directions.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Let’s Play Lords of Vegas (maybe with Americana)!! @ Phoenix Comics & GamesPhoenix Comics & Games, Seattle, WA
You are a powerful developer in a burgeoning Nevada city. You are trying to build the biggest and most profitable casinos on the Strip, the town's backbone of dust and sin. You'll start with nothing but parking lots and dreams, but from there you'll build, sprawl, reorganize and gamble your way to victory. Invest in the most profitable development companies and put the best bosses in control of the richest casinos. Step up to the table and put your money on the line to become Lords of Vegas!
The Americana multi-expansion feature all-new boards and components representing the other gambling meccas of the United States -- New Orleans, Atlantic City, Reno, and 1881 Tombstone.
Lords of Vegas is a medium-light complexity city-building and area majority/influence game with elements of negotiation, risk management, and some luck.
New players are welcome, and the host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.3 - 6 players
90-120 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
BGG Link
13-min How-to (Shut Up & Sit Down)A few important details:
- This event is scheduled to start at 10am PLEASE be on time!
Please factor traffic & parking into your commute and if you will be late post in messages or the Discord. - Speaking of… It's Cap Hill, so parking can be a challenge. Sorry, it's a walking neighborhood! Phoenix Comics & Games is only about a block from the First Hill Streetcar (Broadway & Denny stop), less than a block from the Capitol Hill light rail station, and very close to several bus lines, though.
- Purchasing something isn't a strict requirement, but it's nice to do since we're using the space. Please support the business if you can!
- If you need to cancel please do so as soon as you know. People on the waitlist and playing that day will appreciate it!
- I open signups for most of my events 1-3 days before pressing the "announce" button here on Meetup; if you want to know about that when it happens and have the opportunity to claim a seat before others, you can join the Seattle Board Games Discord server, where I'll post to let users there know as soon as RSVPs open as well as posting polls for future meetups!
- This event is scheduled to start at 10am PLEASE be on time!
- BLOOD ON THE CLOCKTOWER @ U Wine Bar (21+, new players welcome!)U Wine Bar, Seattle, WA
"Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see."
During a hellish thunderstorm, a scream echoes through the sleepy town of Ravenswood Bluff. The citizens rush to investigate, and find the beloved local storyteller has been murdered, their body hanging limp from hands of the clocktower in the town square. As blood drips onto the cobblestones below, a realization slowly dawns… a demon has been unleashed, killing by night and taking on human form by day. Can good find the demon in time? Or will evil overrun this once-peaceful town?
Blood on the Clocktower is a bluffing game of murder and mystery, lies and logic, deduction and deception, for five to twenty courageous players and one devious Storyteller.
A social game played in person, seated in a circle, each player receives either a "good" or "evil" token with their unique character on it. Good players share information to solve the mystery, while evil players lie about who they are and what they know. The good team wins if they can piece together their knowledge, trust each other, and execute the demon. The evil team wins if the demon can sow distrust, evade detection, and wipe out the village.
Blood on the Clocktower is a medium-complexity team-based hidden role and murder/mystery game involving a mixture of social deduction and logical deduction, in which a Storyteller hosts and moderates the game to ensure a balanced and rewarding experience for all participants.
New players are welcome, and the hosts are happy to teach if you haven't played before.
5 - 15 players, plus one Storyteller
60 - 120 minutes expected play time per game, depending on turnout and player familiarity; we'll probably be able to play more than once.Blood on the Clocktower on Board Game Geek
Game overview: How to Play from The Pandemonium Institute (Don't worry, we'll go over the rules on the day, too!)A few important details:
- U Wine Bar is a newly-opened board game store and wine bar in Fremont/Wallingford. This is not a pub; it's a vibrant community space that strives to provide the best experience possible for its clientele, so please be mindful of the setting and conduct yourself with courtesy and civility. We want everyone to feel comfortable and welcome, so let’s bring our best selves -- dress appropriately, be considerate of others, and treat the venue and staff with the respect they deserve.
- U Wine Bar is a 21+ establishment. Bring your ID! They also serve beer, cider, mead, hop water, dealcoholized wine, and they're a board game store too! Purchasing something isn't a strict requirement, but it's nice to do since we're being allowed to use the space. Please support the business if you can!
- I open signups for most of my events 1-3 days before pressing the "announce" button here on Meetup; if you want to know about that when it happens and have the opportunity to claim a seat before others, you can join the Seattle Board Games Discord server, where I'll post to let users there know as soon as RSVPs open!
- Let’s Play Las Vegas Royale!! @ Phoenix Comics & GamesPhoenix Comics & Games, Seattle, WA
Gamble up to the very last roll!
Slip into the role of risk-taking gamblers who try their luck in the glitzy world of Las Vegas. Visit six different casinos and win money based on the stakes offered each round which offers you new opportunities to risk it all! You always have the choice: Where will you place
your own dice to win the most? Where will the other gamblers place their dice? And where can you perhaps snatch a tidy sum right from under an opponent’s watch. But be careful, Lady Luck may leave you stone cold and let another gambler have the last laugh!Las Vegas Royale combines the original Las Vegas snd the expansion Las Vegas Boulevard while adding some new elements.
Las Vegas is an easy-to-learn, influence / dice-rolling game that includes six cardboard casino mats. For each mat in the basic game, players draw money cards until at least $50k is showing, but the amount may end up being a lot more, making that casino more desirable.
Each player has eight dice of a different color, which they take turns rolling. When you roll your dice, you can choose to place them on the relevant casino cards; for example, a die showing a 1 will be placed on the casino mat marked "1". You must place all dice of one number on one casino in your turn. All players take turns doing this until all the dice have been used. Finally, the player with the most dice on each casino card takes the highest-valued money associated with it, then the player with the secondmost dice takes the next highest-valued money card. In case of a tie, the non-tied player with the most dice takes the highest-valued money card at that casino, while the tied players get bupkis. It aLeo includes twelve expansion tiles to play a more involved game. These tiles have special abilities on them, and by placing dice on them, players can activate these abilities.
New players are welcome, and the host is happy to teach if you haven't played before.2 - 5 players
60 minutes expected play time, depending on turnout and player familiarity.
BGG Link
10-min How-to (JMNC)A few important details:
- This event is scheduled to start at 10am PLEASE be on time!
Please factor traffic & parking into your commute and if you will be late post in messages or the Discord. - Speaking of… It's Cap Hill, so parking can be a challenge. Sorry, it's a walking neighborhood! Phoenix Comics & Games is only about a block from the First Hill Streetcar (Broadway & Denny stop), less than a block from the Capitol Hill light rail station, and very close to several bus lines, though.
- Purchasing something isn't a strict requirement, but it's nice to do since we're using the space. Please support the business if you can!
- If you need to cancel please do so as soon as you know. People on the waitlist and playing that day will appreciate it!
- I open signups for most of my events 1-3 days before pressing the "announce" button here on Meetup; if you want to know about that when it happens and have the opportunity to claim a seat before others, you can join the Seattle Board Games Discord server, where I'll post to let users there know as soon as RSVPs open as well as posting polls for future meetups!
- This event is scheduled to start at 10am PLEASE be on time!
