Two of us
Head to head, twenty minutes to an hour.
- Patchwork2 · 30 min
- Jaipur2 · 30 min
- 7 Wonders Duel2 · 40 min
- Lost Cities2 · 30 min
- Hive2 · 20 min
Board game café
Pull up a chair. We'll teach you the rest.
Nobody here has to read a rulebook. Tell a guide who is at the table and how long you have, and you'll be playing in ten minutes — whether it's your first game since Monopoly or your fortieth campaign night.
The library
Seven hundred games, shelved by how your table feels
Ask for a shelf, not a title. A guide pulls three boxes that fit your group, and every game is counted back after it's played, so nothing is missing a piece.
The loud table
Five to ten players, lots of shouting.
- Codenames4–8 · 20 min
- Dixit3–8 · 30 min
- Just One3–7 · 20 min
- Wavelength2–12 · 45 min
- Skull3–6 · 30 min
Slow and clever
Two to four hours, a quiet room upstairs.
- Wingspan1–5 · 70 min
- Brass: Birmingham2–4 · 2 h
- Terraforming Mars1–5 · 2 h
- Spirit Island1–4 · 2 h
- Agricola1–4 · 2 h
First timers
Rules in five minutes, fun for seven-year-olds.
- Ticket to Ride2–5 · 45 min
- Carcassonne2–5 · 35 min
- Azul2–4 · 40 min
- Kingdomino2–4 · 15 min
- Sushi Go!2–5 · 15 min
Table guides
We read the rulebook so you don't have to
There is a guide in every room. They have played everything on the shelves at least twice, and teaching you is part of the table fee.
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01
Tell us who's playing
How many of you, how long you've got, and whether anyone has played anything heavier than snap.
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02
Pick from three
Your guide brings three boxes that fit your table. Nobody has to browse seven hundred spines.
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03
Play the first round together
They set up, explain the goal in a minute and play the opening turns with you until it clicks.
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04
Raise the flag card
Every table has one. Stand it up when a rule starts an argument and a guide comes over to settle it.
The week
Something on every night but Monday
Mon
Closed
We re-sort the shelves and hunt for missing pieces.
Tue
Learn-to-play night
18:00–23:00
A guide teaches one new game to every table.
Wed
Two-player league
From 19:00
Eight weeks, a new opponent each week.
Thu
Prototype night
From 18:30
Test unfinished games from local designers.
Fri
Big box Friday
17:00–late
Four-hour games on reserved tables.
Sat
Family morning
11:00–13:00
The café to under-12s and their grown-ups.
Sun
Slow Sunday
11:00–20:00
Long co-op games, puzzles and pastries.
Friday tables go by Wednesday.
Book a nightThe kitchen
Food you can eat with one hand
Nothing drips, nothing needs a knife, and it comes to the table between turns. The cards stay clean; so do you.
One-hand plates
- Toastie of the day£7.50
- Club sandwich, quartered£9.00
- Flatbread wedges and hummus£6.50
- Fries in a cone£4.00
Middle of the table
- Nachos for four£12.00
- Popcorn by the bucket£5.00
- Pretzel bites, cheese dip£6.00
- Crudités and three dips£5.50
Coffee and tea
- Flat white£3.40
- Oat latte£3.60
- Pot of tea for two£4.20
- Hot chocolate£3.80
Pints and pours
- Sheffield pale ale£5.60
- Pilsner£5.20
- House wine, glass£6.00
- Alcohol-free IPA£4.50
Private hire
The long table
The back room seats twenty-four at one table: birthdays, team nights, a whole club's campaign weekend. You get the room, a guide for the evening and a games list built for your group before you arrive.
- Seats
- Up to 24
- Evening hire
- From £180
- Set menu
- £14 a head
- Guides
- Two on hand
Prototype night
Bring the game you haven't finished
Bring
A playable draft — paper, pens and sticky tape are fine — and a one-line pitch we can read to the room.
We supply
A table for the evening, six players who have never seen your game and a free coffee for the designer.
Sign up
Email your pitch by Monday. We take four games each Thursday, first come, first served.
Regulars' card
Every tenth visit is on us
£35 a year, paid once at the counter. The card lives on the board by the door, so you never have to remember it.
- Half-price table fee every Tuesday
- 10% off the kitchen and the bar
- First go at new games before they're shelved
- Two guest passes for your birthday month
Quarter TurnRegular
- On us
Do we need to book?
Walk-ins are welcome on weekdays. Book for Friday and Saturday evenings, and for groups of six or more.
How long can we stay?
As long as you like: the table fee covers the whole day. On busy evenings we ask big groups to keep to four hours.
Can you teach us a game we've never played?
That is what the guides are for, and it is included in the table fee. Ask as often as you like.
Is it all right to bring children?
Yes. Under-12s pay £3, Saturday mornings are set aside for families and the first-timers shelf is full of games for seven-year-olds.
Can we bring our own game?
Of course. The table fee is the same, and a guide will help you set it up.
Do you cater for allergies?
Tell us when you order. The kitchen keeps gluten-free bread and vegan cheese, and the full allergen list is at the counter.
Is the café step-free?
The ground floor, the toilets and the long table room are step-free. The quiet room upstairs is reached by stairs.
Visit
Come and play
1 Example StreetSheffield S0 0AA
- Tuesday–Sunday
- 11:00–23:00
- Monday
- Closed
- Kitchen
- Until 22:00