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https://connectapp.ch/events/bern/eine-partie-schach-gefaellig?utm_source=meetup

The Kornhausbibliothek in the Länggasse runs this one together with the Schachklub Bern.

It is an afternoon of chess for adults, and as far as we can tell it is the only regular open chess in Bern you can walk into without joining a club first. They call it a course rather than a games night, so expect someone to show you things instead of just a room with the boards out. It runs in German, though a chessboard carries most of the conversation on its own.

Free, and they say an email ahead is welcome but not required.

Where: Bibliothek Länggasse, Vereinsweg 27, 3012 Bern

https://connectapp.ch/events/bern/patt-games-night-at-cafe-hueber?utm_source=meetup

They carry about 170 board and card games into Cafe Hueber on a handful of Saturdays a year and lend them out for the evening.

You do not need to know any of the games. Say what you fancy and they will sit down and teach it, and if you spot something on their list beforehand you can email ahead and they will have it ready. The evening runs from five until eleven, so nobody is pushed towards the short stuff.

Saturdays at Huberstrasse 13A. They publish no price, so bring money for the cafe and a bit extra in case there is a fee.

Where: Cafe Hueber, Huberstrasse 13A, 3008 Bern