Quick answer: In Milton Keynes you can play board games at Milton Keynes Geek Culture Meetup (Meetup group), Newport Pagnell Board Games Club (club) and TabletopMK (games shop with tables to play at). The next confirmed date is Sat 21 Nov, 12:30 pm (Milton Keynes Geek Culture Meetup). Nearby towns Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard add three more places, further down the page.
Milton Keynes has a board games club in Newport Pagnell that's met every Thursday since 2006, and a Meetup group that runs a beginner-friendly Saturday afternoon at The Talbot Inn in Loughton every other week. In Wolverton, TabletopMK has open board gaming on Wednesday evenings and at weekends.
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A big Milton Keynes Meetup group whose fortnightly Saturday board games afternoon is aimed squarely at newcomers. The host brings plenty of games for beginners and experienced players, and you can bring your own. It's capped at 30, so you have to RSVP on Meetup first; people who turn up without one get turned away. Now and then there's a longer "bigger board games" day at TabletopMK in Wolverton.
Where
The Talbot Inn, 33 London Road, Loughton, Milton Keynes
When
Board games every other Saturday, 12:30pm to 3:30pm, at The Talbot Inn, 33 London Road, Loughton.
A board games club that's met in Newport Pagnell since 2006, with 20 to 30 people on a typical Thursday at Ousebank House. There's a bar, and cooked food on the Saturday games days. The club asks you to sign up on its website and book a seat at a table first, and the next Saturday games day is always on its Looking to play page. Membership is optional at £5 a year and gets you the cheaper evening rate.
Thursdays 6:30pm to 11pm, plus one Saturday games day a month from 9am. The club is also trying out Wednesday nights at Players Paradice, St John Street.
Cost
£3 an evening for non-members, £2.50 for members, £5 on Saturdays. Your first visit is free.
A games shop and play space behind the Craufurd Arms in Wolverton, selling board games, card games, wargames and roleplaying games. Wednesday evenings are Boards and Brews, an open board gaming night, and the weekends are open gaming. Thursdays and Fridays are mostly card game nights.
Smaller places near Milton Keynes that don't have their own page yet.
Meetup groupAylesbury
Aylesbury Board Games Meetup Group (Beds and Bucks Gamers)
A weekly board games night on Wednesday evenings at Haydon Hill Community Centre, organised through Meetup. The community centre lists it as Aylesbury Board Gamers.
Where
Haydon Hill Community Centre, Dickens Way, Aylesbury
An all-day monthly board game club in Linslade, a few minutes' walk from the station. Members bring plenty of games and are happy to teach. Tea, coffee and biscuits are free, there's a bring and buy for preloved games, and under-16s come with an adult.
Where
Linslade Community Hall (St Barnabas Church Hall), Waterloo Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 2NR
When
Monthly, usually the second Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Cost
£5 to £7 for the day depending on numbers, half price on your first visit
A board game café on Lake Street with a library of games to play, coffee, and tables you pay for by the hour. It also runs intro sessions, tournaments and regular D&D campaigns. Booking a table is a good idea at busy times.
Where
13-15 Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1RS
When
Monday to Friday 2pm to 11pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 11pm
Cost
Small table £4 an hour, large table £6 an hour. First visit free, under-10s free with a paying adult
