Quick answer: In Stockport you can play board games at Bredbury Board Room (club), Cale Green Board Room (club), Cheadle Board Room (club), Heald Green Board Room (club), Outside The Box (board game café) and The Dice Box Stockport (board game café). The next confirmed date is Fri 13 Nov, 7 pm (Bredbury Board Room).
Stockport's well served for a town its size. The Dice Box on Princes Street has over 1,000 games at £2.50 an hour, and Outside the Box in Bramhall has table hosts who'll teach you a game. The Cheadle Board Room crew run free or donation-based sessions all over the borough: a monthly all-day Saturday in Cheadle, fortnightly Mondays at The Griffin in Heald Green, first Saturdays at Cale Green and fortnightly Fridays in Bredbury.
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Fortnightly Friday board games in St Mark's Church hall in Bredbury, run by the Cheadle Board Room team. The team will teach you a game, and the suggested £2.50 donation covers hot drinks.
Where
St Mark's Church hall, Redhouse Lane, Bredbury, Stockport, SK6 1BX
A Saturday afternoon of board games once a month at 360 Life Church in Cale Green, run by the Cheadle Board Room team. There's a suggested £2 donation and that covers your hot drinks.
Where
360 Life Church, 71 Adswood Road, Stockport, SK3 8HR
A monthly 12-hour board games day at the Upper Room in Cheadle, free to get in, with a café on site and the group's own games library. Drop in for an hour or stay all day.
The Cheadle Board Room crew's fortnightly Monday night at The Griffin pub in Heald Green, with games from the group's library and people happy to teach.
Where
The Griffin, Wilmslow Road, Heald Green, Cheadle, SK8 3BE
A board game café in Bramhall with a big games library and table hosts who'll read the rules so you don't have to. It's family friendly and dogs are welcome. There's a free Chatty Café with games on Wednesdays from 12 to 3pm, social nights on Fridays and Saturdays, and ticketed Thursday evenings for bigger games like Ark Nova and Great Western Trail.
A board game café in the town centre with over 1,000 games to play and a shop if you want to take one home. You can book a table or walk in, and the staff will help you pick a game. Its event nights, from social gaming on Wednesdays to heavier Thursday games and Blood on the Clocktower, are booked through its Eventbrite page.
Where
67-69 Princes Street, Stockport, SK1 1RW
Cost
£2.50 an hour, £1.25 for 8s and under, under-3s free