Quick answer: In Whitley Bay you can play board games at Bay Games (board game café). The next confirmed date is Sat 21 Nov, 7 pm (Bay Games). Two more groups are listed below; check their own page before you go.
Bay Games is the hub on the coast: a board game café with a big library, a shop and something on most nights, including Blood on the Clocktower evenings. Whitley Bay 3D Gamers meets there on Tuesdays, and the u3a has a monthly afternoon group. North Shields is just down the road, and Newcastle has the most choice.
A board game café and event space with a big library of games sorted into quick, easy, medium and hard, plus a shop. There are weekly events for board games, card games and roleplaying, and Blood on the Clocktower (a social deduction game) nights, including a gentler one for newcomers on the third Saturday of the month. Book a table through their website.
A long-running club that meets at Bay Games most Tuesday evenings for wargames and board games. You pay a table fee on the nights you play, and your first night's free.
Where
At Bay Games, Whitley Bay
When
Most Tuesdays, 6pm to 10pm
Cost
£5 a player on club nights, first night free
Check the club's own page before you go, as times can change.
A monthly afternoon board games group run by Whitley Bay u3a (University of the Third Age), the local learning and social group for people no longer in full-time work. Members bring old favourites and newer games to share. You'll need to join the u3a.
Where
Community Room, Morrisons, Preston Grange
When
Second Thursday of the month, 2pm to 4pm
Good for beginners
Yes
Good for children
No
Check the club's own page before you go, as times can change.
