{"username":"Anonymous","os_y":"","node_image_url":"","website":"","node_image":"","opening_hours_text":"","version_indpt_url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/Board_Games","categories":["Clubs And Societies"],"latitude":"","postcode":"","os_x":"","fax":"","summary":"","city":"London","address":"","longitude":"","node_image_licence":"","content":"== Board games clubs in London ==\n\n=== Chess ===\n* [http://www23.brinkster.com/wlcc/ West London Chess Club]\n\n=== Go ===\n* [http://www.bexfield.com/clgc/clgc.htm Central London Go Club]\n\n=== General ===\n* Grusel [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grusel/ East London] - it helps if you know an existing member though.\n* [http://www.finchleygamesclub.org/ Finchley Games Club]\n\n== Shops with board games ==\n* [[Playin Games]] on Museum Street (near to the British Museum) is one of the best board game shops in London.\n* [http://www.orcsnest.com/ Orcs Nest] in Earlham Street just off Shaftesbury Avenue at the Junction with Charing Cross Road stocks a fairly large range of historical and strategic boardgames as well as many with a fantasy or sci fi theme.\n* Hamleys, Regent Street has a fair selection.\n* [[Village Games]] in [[Camden Lock Market, NW1 8AH|Camden Market]] is tiny but wonderful.\n* 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.\n* Chess and Bridge, Euston Road (Nearest tube [[Warren Street station|Warren street]], [[Great portland street station|Great Portland Street]]), are a larger and less cozy shop.\n* [[Leisure Games]] in Finchley.\n* [http://www.andsoitbegins.co.uk/ 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)\n\n== Popular in London ==\n\n=== Tantrix ===\n\nThis 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 [http://www.tantrix.com/ tantrix.com].\n\n=== Snatch === \n\nA word game reminiscent of Scrabble without a board. You can \"snatch\" opponents' words and add letters to them to make new anagrams.\n\n\n\n----\n<small>","locales":[],"formatted_content":"<h2>Board games clubs in London</h2>\n\n<h3>Chess</h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www23.brinkster.com/wlcc/\" class=\"external\">West London Chess Club</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h3>Go</h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.bexfield.com/clgc/clgc.htm\" class=\"external\">Central London Go Club</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h3>General</h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Grusel <a href=\"http://groups.yahoo.com/group/grusel/\" class=\"external\">East London</a> - it helps if you know an existing member though.</li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.finchleygamesclub.org/\" class=\"external\">Finchley Games Club</a></li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Shops with board games</h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li>[Playin Games]<a href=\"?action=edit;id=Playin_Games\">?</a> on Museum Street (near to the British Museum) is one of the best board game shops in London.</li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.orcsnest.com/\" class=\"external\">Orcs Nest</a> in Earlham Street just off Shaftesbury Avenue at the Junction with Charing Cross Road stocks a fairly large range of historical and strategic boardgames as well as many with a fantasy or sci fi theme.</li>\n<li>Hamleys, Regent Street has a fair selection.</li>\n<li><a href=\"?Village_Games\">Village Games</a> in <a href=\"?Camden_Lock_Market,_NW1_8AH\">Camden Market</a> is tiny but wonderful.</li>\n<li>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. <em>I know some of the staff who work here</em> --IvorW.</li>\n<li>Chess and Bridge, Euston Road (Nearest tube <a href=\"?Warren_Street_Station\">Warren street</a>, <a href=\"?Great_Portland_Street_Station\">Great Portland Street</a>), are a larger and less cozy shop.</li>\n<li><a href=\"?Leisure_Games\">Leisure Games</a> in Finchley.</li>\n<li><a href=\"http://www.andsoitbegins.co.uk/\" class=\"external\">And So It Begins</a> - 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)</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Popular in London</h2>\n\n<h3>Tantrix</h3>\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"http://www.tantrix.com/\" class=\"external\">tantrix.com</a>.</p>\n<h3>Snatch</h3>\n\n<p>A word game reminiscent of Scrabble without a board. You can \"snatch\" opponents' words and add letters to them to make new anagrams.</p>\n<hr />\n\n<p><small></p>\n","phone":"","url":"http://london.openguides.org/wiki/id=Board_Games;version=11","version":"11","timestamp":"2006-01-23T00:37:52","country":"United Kingdom"}