The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 9 and Version 8 of Board Games

Board games clubs in London

Chess

• ? (Somebody who plays chess [IvorW?] IvorW/todo fix please)

Go

• Central London Go Club

General

• Grusel East London - it helps if you know an existing member though.
• Finchley Games Club

Shops with board games

• Playin Games on Museum Street (near to the British Museum) is one of the best board game shops in London.
• Hamleys, Regent Street has a fair selection.
• Village Games in Camden Market is tiny but wonderful.
• BCM Chess Shop, Baker street, has a wide variety of chess books, magazines, software and equipment (boards and clocks). More recently they have been selling Bridge books as well. I know some of the staff who work here --IvorW.
• Chess and Bridge, Euston Road (Nearest tube Warren street, Great Portland Street), are a larger and less cozy shop.
• Leisure Games in Finchley.
• And So It Begins - Ealing. Variety of board, role playing and computer games along with a LAN Cafe and regular gaming clubs (from magic the gathering, to RPG to Go)

Popular in London

Tantrix

This is a tile based game similar to a demented version of dominos. It was invented by a New Zealander but has a worldwide following. You can find and play with London players online if you visit tantrix.com.

Snatch

A word game reminiscent of Scrabble without a board. You can "snatch" opponents' words and add letters to them to make new anagrams.