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Where to play board games in Doncaster

Last checked 31 October 2026 · 4 listings

Quick answer: In Doncaster you can play board games at Bake Battle Roll (board game café, Wednesday to Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday)), Board Games Chill Night at Jimmy Piggs (games event, Thursday, 4pm to 8pm), Chess & Board Game Club at Danum Gallery, Library and Museum (games event, Tuesdays every other week, 3:30pm to 4:50pm) and Side Quest Social at Bone Idle Lounge (games event, Thursdays, 6pm to 10pm). The next confirmed date is Tue 17 Nov, 3:30 pm (Chess & Board Game Club at Danum Gallery, Library and Museum).

Bake Battle Roll on Wood Street is Doncaster's board game café, with more than 850 games and an hourly table fee. Bone Idle Lounge on Silver Street runs Side Quest Social for adults on Thursday nights, Jimmy Piggs in Edenthorpe has a board games evening, and Danum Gallery, Library and Museum runs a chess and board game club for under-18s.

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Board game café

Bake Battle Roll

A community board game café in Doncaster town centre with a library of more than 850 games. You pay a table fee by the hour and the staff can help you pick something.

Where
24-26 Wood Street, Doncaster, DN1 3LW
When
Wednesday to Sunday (closed Monday and Tuesday)
Cost
Table fee £2 an hour for adults (12+), £1.50 an hour for under-12s, under-3s free
Good for beginners
Yes
Good for children
Yes
Games to borrow
Yes

Last checked 31 October 2026.

Regular event

Board Games Chill Night at Jimmy Piggs

A relaxed board games evening at Jimmy Piggs Coffee House in Edenthorpe, on the east side of Doncaster.

Where
Jimmy Piggs Coffee House, Unit 5, Tesco Supermarket, Thorne Road, Edenthorpe, Doncaster, DN3 2JE
When
Thursday, 4pm to 8pm

Last checked 10 November 2026.

Regular event

Side Quest Social at Bone Idle Lounge

A Thursday night social for adults (18+) at Bone Idle Lounge on Silver Street, with a stash of board games upstairs to play with friends or new people.

Where
Bone Idle Lounge, 54 Silver Street, Doncaster, DN1 1HT
When
Thursdays, 6pm to 10pm
Good for children
No
Games to borrow
Yes

Next confirmed dates: Thu 19 Nov, 6 pm · Thu 26 Nov, 6 pm

Last checked 10 November 2026.

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