Historical version 10 of Board Games (view current version)
Board games clubs in London
Chess
Go
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.
- [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.
- 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.