Come join us for a fun night of gaming! Whether you are a veteran gamer or new to the hobby you are always welcome. If you have no games to contribute for playing that's OK, several of us bring games ranging from the quick and silly like Flux and Poo, to the more popular Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan, and to the more complex economy games like Power Grid and Puerto Rico. Never heard of the games just mentioned, that's OK, too.  Sometimes we play main-stream games from Chess to Poker. Howeve …

Science fiction, fantasy and speculative fiction fans getting together to have fun! Isaac Asimov, Harry Potter, Dr. Who, Pern, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Battlestar Galactica, Valdemar, Star Wars... the list of our interests and enthusiasms goes on and on. Come join us at our monthly social at Dave and Busters to meet fans from all over Chicago and suburbs who have equally wide-ranging interests. Order off the menu, pay before you leave and have fun! Our focus is relaxed socializing. We …

This group is now 2 years old and getting better all the time. The group is small enough we can get to know each other rather than a new group of strangers to play with each week. Our members are fun, interesting smart women of various ages and backgrounds. Rummikub is the most fun you can have at a game table with women. It takes a little strategy, a little luck, and some great friends to play with.  Not terribly hard to learn, but it is a little addictive! We play weekdays, usually Tuesday and …

We meet every month to play test new board and card game ideas, and occasionally other types of games. We discuss game design, work out mechanics, and so on. Likewise, even if you're not working on a game, but like to play cool games then come play with us.

MAGMA Promotes Member-created Events Milwaukee Area Game Maniacs Agency (M.A.G.M.A.) is a community-based group for gamers in the Milwaukee-Metro area interested in tabletop and board games. It is open to all who wish to join. There are two ways that meetup events can be created:  1) Any member can created an event and it becomes active when 3 or more people say they are attending.  2) Events can be created by one of the organizers. Member created events are highly encouraged.  Here are some gui …

Active Joliet Area game group meeting at the Black Road library in the Book & Bean Cafe on Saturday mornings. We love to learn new games and have fun.

Like SC2 Meetup groups in other cities, this group will be used to organize local meetups and LANs, practice online, and attend local events. Add your friends and let's get playing! Come hang out in battle.net channel "chicago". Currently there is a gathering every Thursday at Ignite Network, with 20-30 players each week. You can find details on each weekly here: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=344240

We play Euro-type boardgames (think Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, RA, Agricola, Railroad Tycoon, Age of Empires III, Goa, etc.) and light Tabletop Miniature Wargames (using Command & Colors rules).

Are you an adult (21+) who is interested in video games and wanting to make new friends to game with?  Do you want to participate in nerdy activities and play classic and contemporary games?  Then you should join the Chicago Video Gamers Club. This eclectic group of people range from hardcore gamers to the weekend warrior where we can discuss and play our favorite games.  We play systems ranging from the Nintendo series, Xbox, Playstation, etc.  We will even make outings to local area arcades an …

Advance Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition. Looking for expierenced players who have played at some point any of the D&D editions. Looking for about 4-8 dedicated players for each session. Meetups will be scheduled usually Friday or Saturday evenings. Will like to run a session every week or 2 weeks. These sessions will last from anywhere between 3-5 hours. Character creation will be based on some house rules and the campaign itself will be original. Will include a lot of role playing/puzzles/combat …

It's Time to Get Out of the Rat Race. What's your dream? Freedom of time? Unlimited resources to travel the world? Whatever it may be, Robert Kiyosaki, author of the #1 personal finance book of all time, Rich Dad Poor Dad, developed CASHFLOW 101, which teaches you how to get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track, how to make your money work for you -- not the other way around. Therefore, I will be hosting the CASHFLOW 101, one or more game per month, to help illustrate the fundamentals o …

For mature gamers (18+) looking for like-minded people who are interested in the multiple diversity of games, such as table top, board, trading card and video games around the Illinois and Wisconsin stateline area.

Join us for games of all shapes, sizes, and challenge levels. Whether learning new variations of old classics or playing another game of a newer favorite, come join us for a night of good food, excellent coffee, and quality face time with your fellow Madison area gamers.

This group is for all League of Legends & Starcraft 2 players in Northern Illinois! The goal is to get all League of Legends and Starcraft players involved to make the biggest and strongest gaming community northern Illinois has ever seen. The central hub for gamers is Gamers HQ. It has a fantastic League of Legends community with 70+ players and growing. Dozens of Starcraft players often meet up with rankings anywhere from Bronze-Masters. Looking forward to meeting everywhere and setting up tea …

This is a group for people who like to play party games that promote fun, socializing, and laughing. Some examples would be Pictionary, Taboo, Outburst, Guesstures, Apples to Apples, etc. This really isn't a group for the serious, complex, strategic type games. There are a ton of fun games out there and I would love to learn new ones. Everyone is welcome to bring their own games. If you love playing games and laughing and meeting new people this is the group for you.

Group where we get together and play boardgames and drink :) Any age over 21 welcome.

Welcome to Chicago’s League of Legends Meetup! Join local summoners at for League-centered events featuring tournaments, casual play, giveaways, viewing parties and more!

This is a group for people who want to get together and play board games. I envision the group as primarily for adults, but if members want to use the DeForest Area Boardgamers Meetup to organize a kids board game meetup, then feel free! These meetups will be held in people's homes or at local restaurants or parks. As indicated previously, all members will be able set up their own meetup as they desire. And for those who are thinking this will be about Monopoly and Scrabble, there is a whole oth …

I enjoy playing social chess and would like to meet other casual, friendly chess players.

Do you miss family game nights? Still love to play Trivial Pursuit, Catch Phrase, Taboo, Monopoly, Balderdash, Outburst or just a good game of cards? Want to try new games like Pandemic, Tri Ominos or Gloom? Then join us for an evening of board/card games, drinks, food and fun. We'll host games at member houses, coffee shops or go out to fun "board game bars" like Guthrie's.

Dominion, Lords of Waterdeep, etc. For anyone interested in getting out and enjoying some good gaming every month. We'll start out meeting at Alley Cat Comics. BYOB.

Have you poured your hard earned cash into some great games but can't find anybody to play them with?  Well this is your chance.  Jefferson County Gamers is for all those who hate driving to Dane or Waukesha to play some games or for people from those counties looking to escape for a day.  We will be working out of Lake Mills, Waterloo, Jefferson, Johnson Creek, Watertown, and Fort. If you are interested in joining let me know what you have and want to play. WE are always looking for new games, …

Looking for anyone who loves to get together to play military themed board games. This would include games like Axis and Allies and its many variants, Memoir '44, Battle Cry, Risk, D-Day Dice, and any others people can bring.

Contract Bridge is the most played card game in the world, with immense popularity in the USA, Canada, the UK, Turkey, China, France, South America, and the Netherlands, to name a few. It, along with chess, is an offical olympic mind game. Its popularity stems from its complexity, as well as its seemingly endless variety (653,000,000,000+ possible deals). Famous advocates of the game include Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Radiohead, Snoopy (+Woodstock), and James Bond, as well as top CEO's and polit …

We like to play chess in a casual and friendly environment. We'll be meeting weekly on Tuesday nights 7 - 9pm in the Gurnee Mills area. All levels of play are welcome and encouraged.

We meet each week to play board games and eat pizza. It's a great way to get to know people and have fun.

This is a group of RPG Gamers, Board Gamers (fantasy, Euro, historical), and LCG players. We get together 1/ month for a full day of gaming. Interests vary widely, but looking to find gamers who also play A Game of Thrones, LCG.

Live in or around Evanston IL? Enjoy playing Star Wars The Card Game from Fantasy Flight Games? Well, hop on your speeder bike and come join our new meetup! We'll shoot for meeting up once a week at a cafe (cantina?) in the downtown Evanston area. It'll be a great opportunity to try out new deck ideas, hang out with fellow fans and enthusiasts, and just enjoy this great card game. If you feel like this meetup is not for you, well then I find your lack of faith disturbing... Join us, it is your d …