Northwest Side Chicago Board Game Friends

It has been neat building out such a great and friendly community of fellow board game fans here on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Yesenia and I (Jose) are so tickled to be now able to host regularly scheduled game night events here at our very own venue: Stay and Play Game Cafe.

We have a great menu and full drink service for those of you looking to purchase some grub or drinks. See here: https://stayandplaygamecafe.com/menu

Our library is stocked with over 700+ games to play. Check the library out here: https://stayandplaygamecafe.com/game-library

However, the owners are absolutely fine with you bringing your own titles and letting them know what additional titles they should look to add.

Finally, all skill levels are welcome. This is a really friendly group; always willing to teach games they are familiar with and a healthy appetite for learning new ones.

Looking forward to seeing you there. We know that plans change, so please kindly update your RSVP if you can't make it.

Thanks!

—Jose and Yesenia

p.s. You can check out our story here: https://stayandplaygamecafe.com/about

Maybe you're in town visiting, maybe you just recently moved here and wanna meet new people, or maybe you've been here for years and just a place to learn or play a new game with community members. Whatever your reason we look forward to having you join us for a game teach and play.

We do this every 3rd Wednesday of the month, with a different theme each time. Be sure to check out the discussion board for specifics about the particular session (i.e. which games will be spotlighted, any

All playing levels welcome! Enjoy some food and drinks while you play (here's our menu). Cost is $5 per person for a gaming pass, assuming $10 in food/drink is purchased.

Happy National Puzzle Day!

Think you've got some jigsaw puzzle skills? Or just like hanging with fellow puzzler fans?

Teams of 2 will compete to complete a 500 piece puzzle as fast as they can. Both members of the winning team will receive gift certificates to Stay and Play Game Cafe as well as a cash prize (to be determined based on number of participants). All participants, regardless of whether they won, will receive a puzzle to take home.

Logistics: We are using Eventbrite for the management of entry fees ($25). You can purchase tickets here.

We are using Meetup for awareness raising, community communication, and management of teams; in particular those participants coming in as individuals and looking to team up with other individual participants.

Competition starts promptly at 6:30pm
We did set the event start time to 6pm to allow for check-in, food/drink orders, etc. And feel free to hang out after to play some games with community.

Join the waitlist for this event. Once I've confirmed your Eventbrite ticket purchase, I'll push you in as "going". If you've got a team, go ahead and intimidate your opponents by talking trash (I'm sure jigsaw trash talk is AMAZING!). If you are looking to team up with someone, be sure to use the discussion tab or direct message folks. No worries if you don't partner up before the event; we'll help get you teamed up with someone on the night of.

At this time, we are capping the competition at 8 teams. Participants are welcome to arrive early and enjoy food and drink from Stay and Play Game Cafe's menu. Please note that food and drink orders will be allowed during the competition.

If you want to see more details, check out our webpage:
https://stayandplaygamecafe.com/speed-puzzle-competition

And in case you didn't hear me the first time...
Competition starts promptly at 6:30pm :)