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Where to play board games in Plymouth

Last checked 11 November 2026 · 5 listings

Quick answer: In Plymouth you can play board games at Board Games and Cards Club at Plymstock Library (club), Monday Night Gaming at Neutral Ground (Meetup group), Tuesday Night Gaming at Wilful Beer (Meetup group), Twist Board Game Cafe Bar (board game café) and Wembury Board Game Club (Meetup group). The next confirmed date is Tue 17 Nov, 6 pm (Tuesday Night Gaming at Wilful Beer).

Plymouth has Twist on Mayflower Street, a board game café bar with over 600 games, food, cocktails and late opening. Monday Night Gaming, the city's main board games group, plays every other Monday at Neutral Ground on Manor Street and on alternate Tuesdays at Wilful Beer in Mutley. Out at Wembury there's a Thursday club at The Odd Wheel, and Plymstock Library runs a free adults' board and card games club on Wednesday afternoons.

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Places and groups

Club

Board Games and Cards Club at Plymstock Library

A weekly board and card games club for adults at Plymstock Library on Wednesday afternoons. The library has games out, or bring a favourite of your own.

Where
Plymstock Library, Horn Cross Road, Plymstock, Plymouth
When
Wednesdays, 4pm to 5:30pm.
Good for beginners
Yes
Good for children
No
Games to borrow
Yes

Last checked 11 November 2026.

Meetup group

Monday Night Gaming at Neutral Ground

Monday Night Gaming's board games evening at Neutral Ground on Manor Street, every other Monday. The group keeps buying award winners for its library, so expect things like Ark Nova, Cascadia and HEAT on the tables, and bring your own if there's something you want to play. Snacks and drinks are on sale, and the £3 covers the venue and the games.

Where
Neutral Ground, 14 Manor Street, Plymouth
When
Every other Monday, 6pm to 10pm.
Cost
£3 per session
Good for beginners
Yes
Games to borrow
Yes

Next confirmed dates: Mon 23 Nov, 6 pm · Mon 7 Dec, 6 pm · Mon 21 Dec, 6 pm

Last checked 11 November 2026.

Meetup group

Tuesday Night Gaming at Wilful Beer

Plymouth Board Games Meetup's newer night, at Wilful Beer on Mutley Plain every other Tuesday. The group brings its own library (Ark Nova, Cascadia, HEAT and the like) and you're welcome to bring something you want to play. Free to attend for now, so buy a drink to keep the bar happy. There's free on-street parking nearby.

Where
Wilful Beer, 91 Mutley Plain, Plymouth, PL4 6JJ
When
Every other Tuesday, 6pm to 10pm.
Cost
Free (buy a drink at the bar)
Good for beginners
Yes
Games to borrow
Yes

Next confirmed dates: Tue 17 Nov, 6 pm · Tue 1 Dec, 6 pm · Tue 15 Dec, 6 pm

Last checked 11 November 2026.

Board game café

Twist Board Game Cafe Bar

A board game café bar in the city centre with a library of over 600 games, sharing food, cocktails, indie beers on draught and locally roasted coffee. It works for groups of 2 to 20 or more, there's a games shop, and upstairs The Parlour is a cocktail lounge for pairs. Under 16s are welcome until 8pm, and the ground floor is wheelchair accessible. Booking's advised, especially on Saturdays.

Where
43 Mayflower Street, Plymouth, PL1 1QL
When
Monday closed; Tuesday to Thursday 11am to 11pm; Friday and Saturday 11am to midnight; Sunday 11am to 11pm.
Good for beginners
Yes
Good for children
Yes
Games to borrow
Yes

Last checked 11 November 2026.

Meetup group

Wembury Board Game Club

A relaxed Thursday board games evening at The Odd Wheel pub in Wembury, about six miles south-east of Plymouth city centre. The club brings the games and explains the rules, so you can just turn up, and it's curry night at the pub too. Come on your own or bring friends.

Where
The Odd Wheel, Knighton Road, Wembury, PL9 0JD
When
Every Thursday from 6pm.
Good for beginners
Yes
Games to borrow
Yes

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

Last checked 11 November 2026.

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