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Dinner & Board Games Fortnightly CBD (We Play Board Games Melbourne)

Dinner & Board Games Fortnightly CBD (We Play Board Games Melbourne)

Wed, Nov 25, 7:00 AM
From Melbourne Boardgames group (party and strategy games)
4.8

Hi everyone, Stella & Tarrant here 😃 It's board game and dinner time every 2nd Wednesdays! Everyone's welcome, new or experienced board gamer. Let's play board games together, meet new friends if you want, and also supporting local restaurant buying their food and drink, coz the event is free. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏, 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐨 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐳 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 Meetup will be in the separate room at the back of their venue! 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘: 6pm - 10pm (but the pub is open till later if you want to stay around) 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧: Meetup for dinner & drink while playing board games. Here's a one page PDF document explaining how it works - https://loom.ly/hTHo2cM. Basically, find some friends or make some new ones. 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚: Bring your own games or play our growing board games library, teach others or join others games. We have flag system to help you find people to play with you. Here is the list of our growing games library, categories and with short description - https://loom.ly/fOKuaM4 𝗙𝗘𝗘: Zero. Nada. It's a casual get together, we're helping facilitating the meetup. All I asked is to please order food & drink from the venue, don't bring your own food and eat there, as the venue is a pub, they are providing the venue for free So please help local business 😃 𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗘: Feel free to post in the comment if you have games you want to bring and teach others, try to organise people to play. Or if you want to join other people's game. We have a group via Aftergame (app/website) where you can organise a game as well here - https://aftergame.app/groups/we-play-board-games-melbourne-meetup-by-meeple-university-1386 𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘: Melbourne Central, level 3. Melbourne Central station underneath. There are various public carpark Wilson 300 LaTrobe and Secure Parking in the city. Or the Wilson carpark under Melbourne Central, entry is a set price after 5pm (at the time of writing). And then plenty of public transport in the city 🙂 To connect more to fellow board gamers, you can join the Facebook group that started the event here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/WePlayBoardGames Thank you and hope to see you all then! Stella & Tarrant

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Games After Dark - Neighbourhood Edition

Games After Dark - Neighbourhood Edition

Fri, Nov 13, 6:00 AM
From Melbourne Meeples Board Games
4.7

Join us for an evening of games at Watsonia Neighbourhood House. Every **Second Friday** we bring a selection of games from the club’s ever growing library as well as choice games from our own personal collections. Feel free to bring your own! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Where do we play? We play in the Eucalypt Room at Watsonia Neighbourhood House. What do we play? There will be a range of games available, from beginner to more experienced. We play modern board and card games that are fun and relatively easy to learn. We are more than happy for new people of all experience levels to come and we are always eager to teach. How about Food and Drinks? Enjoy some tea on the house. Or bring in your own meal or grab one from one of the fine local places in the neighbourhood.

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Board game night at Marche Board Game Cafe, 6 PM

Board game night at Marche Board Game Cafe, 6 PM

Thu, Nov 19, 7:00 AM
From CLAN FALL
4.8

This event is made in the EST timezone, so Meetup shows the time above in EST, but it happens at 6 PM in Melbourne's local timezone. Pull up a seat with other board game fans in Melbourne. 🎲 Come solo or bring a friend, grab a table, and pick a game off the shelf. 🍻 Order a drink or a bite while you play. 📍 Marche Board Game Cafe is at 63 A'Beckett St. 💵 The cafe charges 25 AUD per person for a three-hour session, including one drink. 🔴 **Wear something red** so everyone in our group is easy to spot. Hosted by clanfall.com/?src=meetup, an online board game.

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Sunday Gamers Meetup by Respawn Gaming Social

Sunday Gamers Meetup by Respawn Gaming Social

Sun, Nov 15, 2:30 AM
From Melbourne New Friends & Language Exchange Meetup
4.5

Welcome to Respawn’s Gamers Citadel! 🛡️ Come hang out, meet fellow gamers, and enjoy a chill vibe with great food and drinks. 🥤 Entry is $4 or buy yourself a drink or food. 🍲 At the “Gamers Citadel”, we provide the consoles for you and have two multiplayer (2-4 player) game stations (A, B, C and D). For our board games area you are allowed to BYO! 😯 ♟️ Currently available are: Switch, PS1, PS2, SNES, N64, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! If you’re bringing anything, please DM us so we can accommodate. ❤️ Conditions of entry are to either purchase any food or drink of your choice and we will provide you a reusable badge to show that you’re one of us! ✌️ Whether you’re a casual player or a hardcore fan, this is the place to be. Don’t miss out on the fun! 🤩 Our games list is below! 👇 Game Station A - PS3/PS4 - Abaan: 1st Game: ??? 2nd Game: ??? Game Station B - Emulator - Dean: 1st Game: ??? 2nd Game: ??? Game Station C - Retro Console - Michael 1st Game: ??? 2nd Game: ??? Game Station D - TCG + Board Games: Pokémon TCG YU-Gi-OH! TCG UNO JENGA BYO available! You can bring your own board games, controllers, equipment etc. 👍 Follow us on Instagram: @respawn.social 📱 Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/phscMtBqpW 🎧 Find Respawn on Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/respawn-gaming-social-club-lau/940165205164472/ 🔗 Visit our website for all info: https://intermingle.au/respawn/ 👩‍💻

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Games After Dark

Games After Dark

Fri, Nov 27, 6:00 AM
From Melbourne Meeples Board Games
4.7

Join us for an evening of games at Watsonia Library. Every fourth Friday we bring a selection of games from the club’s ever growing library as well as choice games from our own personal collections. Feel free to bring your own! **Venue change:** Due to works in the library activity room, we will be meeting at the Watsonia Neighbourhood House, 47 Lambourn Rd, Watsonia. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Where do we play? We play in the community room at Watsonia Library. What do we play? There will be a range of games available, from beginner to more experienced. We play modern board and card games that are fun and relatively easy to learn. We are more than happy for new people of all experience levels to come and we are always eager to teach. How about Food and Drinks? Enjoy some tea on the house. Or bring in your own meal or grab one from one of the fine local places in the neighbourhood.

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Dungeons & Flagons

Dungeons & Flagons

Sun, Nov 15, 2:00 AM
From Fortress Melbourne
4.5

**Get your tickets here: [https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-fortress-melbourne](https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-fortress-melbourne)** Forge friendships through adventure in The Tavern at Dungeons & Flagons ⚔️ Keen on an ongoing D&D adventure? Check out the [Dungeons & Flagons page on our website](https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-may-campaign-fortress-melbourne) for campaign availability! **AFTERNOON SESSION - Starts at 1:00PM** **EVENING SESSION - Starts at 5:00PM** Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to your session. By purchasing tickets to this event, you accept that you understand the Terms and Conditions set by Fortress **$50 per person includes:** * 🍺 Free Drink (House beer, cider, spirits, wine or soft drink ) * ⌛️ 3hr Story One Shot (5e Edition) * 📚 Expert Dungeon Master * 🃏 Character Sheet Provided * 🧝‍♂️ Beginner and Intermediate sessions available weekly **Don't miss out, ticket sales close on the Friday prior to the Sunday sessions. [Book now!](https://events.humanitix.com/dungeons-and-flagons-fortress-melbourne)** *Registered attendance on Meetup doesn't guarantee you a ticket.* Anyone can join the fun at our beginner-friendly Dungeon & Dragons event EVERY SUNDAY! Dungeon Masters provided by [Masters of Alchemy](https://www.mastersofalchemy.au/)

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