This group is designed to match tabletop game designers with playtesters. The idea is that everyone wins when we play each others prototypes and share our experience. You don't have to be a designer to join. You just have to want to be part of a community that helps games get made.

The Has-Bros (alternatively Has-Brats for the female persuasion) first joined together in April 2012 to promote social bonding over a varied selection of board games, beer and warm fuzzy feelings. They meet once (or sometimes twice) a month to commence in merry-making with a bit of competition and strategy thrown in. Be a Has-Bro. Join today.

This new meetup group is sponsored by our parent group calledEast Coast Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs Network which host monthly networking mixers. Meet monthly with African American's who like adventures and coed sports - getting thrills through adventurous sports like camping, hiking, white water rafting, coed flag football, coed baseball, coed kickball, paintballing, coed volleyball and our packed out game nights. All active and outgoing people welcomed! This group is aimed to provide a …

Nyeek is a social get together for board game enthusiasts in the New York City area. If that sounds kind of geeky let me assure you that it absolutely is. We play all types of board games (abstract, party, thematic), but we tend to lean towards Euro Games. Games that usually have simple rules, relatively short playing times, and no player elimination, so they’re pretty accessible to newcomers. If you want to know more feel free to check out the (still being written) FAQ, but in a nutshell we're …

We are dedicated to playing board and card games and having fun. Games vary from classics like: Monopoly or Scrabble to Card based games like: Hearts or Euchre to german style games like: Carcassonne or Settlers to Wargaming ones like: Risk, Diplomacy, Axis and Allies, depending on who brought what and what people want to play.

Interested in the collectible card game based on Star Wars, George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice & Fire novels, or another fantastic series? The New York City Cards community has players in Manhattan, Long Island and Brooklyn who meet regularly in Manhattan (near Grand Central) for casual play. For those interested in participating, we also host competitive events several times a year that attract players from Boston, DC, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the U.S.

Behold Gamers of the Empire State! Let this be a Grand Lodge of ALL those Who Game with Dice and Merit. A Gathering of Heroes and Villains- All with the common goal of bringing high adventure to life in action and deed! In other words, a group dedicated to Role Playing Games of All Sorts - All editions of D&D and its 3.5/d20 Brethren such Pathfinder, action games such as Marvel Superheroes, Star Trek, Star Wars and BattleTech RPGs, and Tabletop Systems like Warhammer 40k and other RPG games tha …

Hi! This meetup is for NYC Singles age 21-35 who'd enjoy playing board games over drinks after work and meeting fun new friends. We meet every two weeks on Tuesday Nights 6PM-10PM upstairs at the Downtown Galway Hooker Pub (The Jameson Room)  (It's NOT THAT KIND OF BAR! A Galway Hooker is a BOAT silly!) (133 7th Ave South between Charles St. & 10th Street, West Village, NY) This great Irish pub has amazing bar food and has extended their happy hour for our group to 10PM. ($4 All Drafts, Well d …

Do you love Taboo? Do you get "a little too into it" according to your friends? Are you the one gathering everyone around at parties to explain the rules before Taboo games start? (and have people mock you for going through the rules, only to have these same people break the rules then act incredulous when they get buzzed?) Taboo lovers, you know who you are. Now you're safe! At last you can enjoy Taboo with other people who enjoy the game, know when to bust into song, and don't get it confused …

This is a group for fans of the word game Boggle. We play Big Boggle with the 5 X 5 grid and the new SUPER BIG BOGGLE with a 6 X 6 grid and a four minute timer. We are NOT endorsed or sponsored by Hasbro, Parker Brothers or any other game company. Meetups will take place in Manhattan, afternoons on weekends, evenings on weekdays.

We play Settlers of Catan and all its exapnsions.  Seasoned players as well as those new to the game are welcome. Besides the basic game, our group owns and plays many of the expansion sets. Anybody who enjoys board games should come and join our group. We play a mix of traditional (3-4 player) or expansion (5-6 player) Settlers as well as Knights & Cities and/or Seafarers. Recently, we have been trying the new Traders and Barbarians expansion games like Fishermen and Barbarian Attack. Newbies a …

A community for educators who want to engage their students, who use games in the class, or who want to start; a place for game designers and developers to meet and learn from one another tips and strategies for making games that effectively teach; a place where "serious games," "alternate reality games," and "gamification" might fit in the same sentence with "edtech," "curriculum" or "Common Core Standards." NYC's #1 group for people who concern themselves with the overlap of learning, design, …

This is a group for anyone interested in having a few pints of Brew and settling scores over the Classic board game of RISK! Come one, come all for some strategy, laughs, and beer!!

This Meetup group is for the purpose of directing NYC poker players to action throughout the city.

After helping form the San Fransisco and Seattle "Settler's of Catan" leagues, where executives from VC backed technology startups would gather, network, and play "Settler's of Catan," I decided that since I'm a New Yorker now, I would do the same here. The purpose of the group is for executives from New York technology startups to get together, network, play Settler's, and see who will be the "Lord of all Catan." We did this very successfully in both San Fransisco and Seattle.  We were covered …

Do you like competitions? We'll be arranging some: billiards, darts, chess, pong, and many others. This group will find and arrange friendly competitions at NYC venues.

This group is for those interested in all types of Puzzles, especially Mechanical Puzzles. We'll meet once a month to share, explore, solve and trade. Stay for food and drinks. Looking forward to meeting all Fellow Puzzlers.

Penetrating the Secret Society of Pick up Artists Welcome to Join this Roundtable of New York Chivalry Any member of this group can schedule an event and be the host! Delve into the minds of temptation... All while discovering how the Casanova interacts with the opposite sex. Learn influential strategies, techniques, tips & tricks to lead up into the moonlight. Discover how the male psyche works and the art of coercion against the pretentious female. Find penetrating tactics in: social behavio …

Meet other Pakistani professionals (and friends of) all over the tri-state area in a social and informal setting to discuss career, culture and tradition, make new friends and contacts in both professional and social arenas. You are at the right place if you are looking for Advisory - coming from professionals of different functional backgrounds to help Pakistani professionals to excel in their fields. Mentorship - New to Tristate, new in school or new in work force? Our seasoned professionals …

Got an invention and want to learn how to license or launch it? Are you an entrepreneur or small business with intellectual property worth protecting? Want to better understand patent and patent rights? Learn business strategy from other innovators? The Inventors Association of Manhattan is for you. Every 2nd Monday of the month, we feature an expert guest speaker, lively discussion among inventors. We foster professionalism, trust and support: All Welcome! Easy online registration. Miss a mee …

NYC Wingmen.com is the biggest wing men meet/pua up in NY. We have monthly meetings, where you get a chance to meet wingmen, get advice on meeting and dating women and meet someone who can become your wingman. We host outings, where you can go out and meet women with wingman/pua by your side. We have skill ranking, that allows you to choose wingmen close to your skill level, and Day time / Night time pua options, in case you prefer to meet women in day time, night time, or both. Best part, NYC W …

If you are an ecommerce retailer, someone with a particular expertise on a practice area (SEM, content, optimization, etc), or a representative of a game-changing technology for ecommerce of any kind -- this is the place for our people to get together, share best practices, and pave the way to the future together.

The landscape of the beauty industry is rapidly changing in the web 2.0 era. Welcome anyone interested in the beauty industry - media, brands, retailers, agencies, startups, bloggers, and broadly, anyone who’s interested in social commerce, social media, social game, social graph, real time search, web 2.0, technolgy, entrepreneurship, innovation, startup, and like to connect with other beauty-istas and technologists! The group will invite beauty industry speakers, panel and enthusiasts to disc …

Bienvenues tout les Francophones  qui aiment NY, qui aiment la vie. Ici nous sommes des explorateurs et on aime bien aller découvrir la richesse d'autres cultures, d'autres quartiers, d'autres pays. Venez practiquer le français. Dès 1940 ma famille est une des promoteures de la langue et la culture française : fondateurs du Lycée Français Paul Valery et de L'alliance Française à Cali. A bientôt Voici des photos du French New York Group: Photographic Experience: " Lucia Carrere Opening: http:// …

There are tools that can effect both emotions and habits. Like brain mapping you will learn to capture your specific unique mind, measure effects and form wanted habits, thoughts and emotions. Place the palm of your hand on your forehead. You are now centimeters form your frontal and prefrontal cortex. This is only one brain system out of the many that produce your unique personality and habits profile. We will take abstract concepts and transform them through the knowledge of neural science and …

Ever combined the Web, Second Life, World of Warcraft, Google Earth, Nintendo, Xbox Kinect, Facebook, Moore's Law and the unfolding human experience into a single thought (which, perhaps, you then Twittered over your iPhone)? Working on an art or web or game or virtual world project? Have an avatar? Are an avatar? Think video games can save the world or that the world is already a video game? (Or think that's the worst thing you've ever heard?) Does Snow Crash ring any bells even if you're way t …

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NYC Business Quantum Leap & Networking Meetup is unique where you will learn amazing tools, strategies, the inner game/psychology of total success, and have a chance to mastermind & network with others who are ready to start or take their business to the next level while networking with like minded people. Networking Through partnering up during different educational exercises, masterminding and our intro session, you'll have many opportunities to create powerful partnerships with others. Unders …