… This will be a tough campaign and will require teamwork and strategy to complete many of the tasks. There will be many riddles and puzzles to solve for all players to get involved with. Rules will be presented to you at the first meet up you attend. As the game continues on there may be more rules added to either make beneficial changes to characters or add more strategy to each players game play. If you feel you are up to the challenge please stop by and check us out. There will be a trial peri …

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).

Like SC2 Meetup groups in other cities, this meetup will be used to organize local meetups to do LANs, practice online together at night and attend local Barcrafts. Add your friends and let's get playing! We'll also try to work with local gaming related organizations like the IGDA for those who are interested in the field of gaming. Come hang out in battle.net channel "chicago".

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. …

     Welcome to a Meetup that provides financing options for individuals, businesses, and non-profits to operate and  survive in a post "Great Recession" world........   Since BANKS were handed all of our tax dollars they decided to stopped lending, hand out big bonuses, build bank branches on every corner, and play their own game of monopoly with our homes, had enough yet?   Why beg for a loan when companies are willing to help no matter who you know or what you have??????     This Meetup is in …

Golf Lifestyle for Women holds events to introduce women to golf for pleasure and business. Golf Lifestyle for Women is actually a club, the clubhouse provides a social way to help women connect and start thinking about ways to use golf as a business tool. The idea behind Golf Lifestyle for Women is that golf is more than a game, it's a lifestyle that can really work for women. Our unique networking events offer women social networking, business and personal workshops, seminars, and res …

3/6/12 - Weekday Games & Semi-Competitive Sundays! Tuesday (3/13) will mark the return of our Tuesday/Thursday weekday games, starting at 5ish until sundown. We're also experimenting with splitting our regular Sunday games into two segments, a "recreational" game from noon - 2 PMish, which is just our typical game. As well as a "semi-competitive" game starting at 2 PMish. These will emphasize player development, smarter decision-making, and involve man-to-man defense, some harder running, playin …

“You are one connection away from being able to change your life.” Think about that. Whatever it is you want in life, someone has or will be able to get for you. Knowledge, power, love, “stuff”… someone has it. You just have to figure out how you can help them get what they want in return for getting what you want. And that's what this Meetup.com group is about - Networking with others and seeing how we can help each other out. Key Concept Networking is simply that... a Business Networking …

My friends and I have been playing Axis and Allies for years now. We have grown tired of the same old alliances and strategies. So, we have created a revised rules version of A&A use the 1940's Europe and Pacific maps. The major changes are that we have now started the game with no alliances of any kind. Players are encouraged to forge their own alliances, and to break them. Any diplomatic resolution you can think of can be used in this game. The way a turn works has also been changed. We …

Meet other local Axis and Allies players. Discuss and play this WWII based strategy boardgame!

This group exists mainly to help local poker players find and meet each other. There are more and more great spots in the city to play poker. Games are usually more volatile than charity or casino games and there's more money on the table. In addition some places will run freerolls and other promos. You see same faces over and over again so you can learn their tactics/tells. This group is for all the grinders who make a liviing by playing at Chicago NL holdem and PLO home poker games. We pick ou …

GSUMMITx - Gamification in Chicago is a Meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co and the …

Come play Robert Kiyosaki's Cashflow 101! We are a group of real estate investors that love to play this game and apply the principles to real life. We welcome beginners and advanced players. The more you play, the richer you become!

… Open to anyone interested in learning more and sharing thoughts about web analytics, SEM, SEO, gameanalytics and social media as it relates to product design, customer behavior trends and data-driven marketing strategy!

The focus of Plunge Junkies is the startup stage which, by our definition, includes both opportunity identification and launch. If you're an entrepreneur who needs to get going fast with a new venture and wants to learn from others, this is the place for you. We bring together both the theory and practice of successful startup entrepreneurship. While our backgrounds are diverse in theory and culture, the lessons shared here will be beneficial to almost any entrepreneur. Our preference is for cre …

Meet other local Scrabble fans to talk strategy and play games--and meet very fun and bright folks!