Quick answer: In Lambeth you can play board games at Badger Badger West Norwood (board game café), My Kind of Meeple at The Sun of Camberwell (Meetup group), Otter Chaos (board game café), South London Board Games at Otter Chaos (Meetup group) and South London Board Games at The Riverside (Meetup group). The next confirmed date is Sun 15 Nov, 3 pm (South London Board Games at The Riverside).
Brixton has Otter Chaos, a board game café under the railway arches with over 500 games, and South London Board Games runs a Tuesday social mixer there every week. West Norwood has Badger Badger, a board gaming pub on Norwood Road with a free gaming social every Thursday. South London Board Games also plays on Sunday afternoons at The Riverside in Vauxhall, and My Kind of Meeple meets every Tuesday at The Sun of Camberwell on Coldharbour Lane.
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The West Norwood branch of Badger Badger, a board gaming pub and kitchen on Norwood Road with hundreds of games to rent and play and staff on hand to help you choose. There's a free gaming social every Thursday evening (18+), a beginner-friendly D&D social on Tuesdays and Pokémon card clubs at weekends.
Where
543 Norwood Road, West Norwood, London
When
Monday to Thursday 4pm to 11pm; Friday 4pm to midnight; Saturday 12 noon to midnight; Sunday 12 noon to 10pm.
My Kind of Meeple meets every Tuesday in the meeting parlour at The Sun of Camberwell on Coldharbour Lane. Arrive from 6:30pm, games start at 7pm, and anyone who's brought something pitches it with a quick idea of how heavy it is. Games usually run one to three hours, there's normally a beginner-friendly table alongside a meatier one, and everything gets taught first.
Where
The Sun of Camberwell, 61-63 Coldharbour Lane, London
A board game café under Brixton station with over 500 games, from silly party games to proper heavy strategy. Tuesday from 6pm is the Boardgame Social, where you can turn up alone and join a table. There's also a beginner-friendly Blood on the Clocktower night on Wednesdays and D&D on Thursdays. Booking ahead is a good idea, as it gets busy.
Where
Arch 22, Atlantic Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8HX
When
Monday to Thursday 5pm to 11pm, Friday 2pm to 11pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am to 11pm.
Cost
Table fee £2 an hour or £5 for 3 hours for adults (16 and over), £1 an hour or £2.50 for 3 hours for children
South London Board Games is one of the bigger Meetup groups in London, and its main weekly night is the Tuesday social mixer at Otter Chaos in Brixton. Come alone or with friends, and the hosts will find you a group and teach a game from the café's library of over 500. The same group also runs Sunday afternoons at The Riverside in Vauxhall.
A newer Sunday afternoon session from South London Board Games at The Riverside pub by Vauxhall station and bus station. Any board or card game is welcome, so bring something or just turn up and join a table.
Where
The Riverside, 5 St George's Wharf, Vauxhall, London
