BREAKING NEWS Jan. 16: Francesco "Cheech" Barbaro wins the historic 2010 Quad-States Poker Mixed Games Championship at the Majestic Star Casino and Hotel. Barbaro faced 45 of the regions toughest veteran Mixed Games players and finally won it all with a 9-high straight in No-Limit Texas Holdem. For the complete story, still breaking across the poker wires, visit: http://www.ChicagoPokerNews.com The Chicago Texas Holdem Meetup Group was proud to be a part of this incredible tournament, congratul …

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

Intro to the Group This is a private meetup that functions as a gaming club. It is open to the public. The group has been made private to protect our member's personal information. All it takes to join is to answer a few short questions on your profile and wait for approval. The main focus of this group is hobby board games, but we also play mass-market board games, role-playing games, and the occasional video game or two. It is open to anyone who wants to play games, have a good time, and can f …

Play the board game Diplomacy the way it was meant to be played -- face-to-face! Visit us online at http://windycityweasels.org! Breaking News! The Weasels will host the 2012 World Diplomacy Championship!

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

Hey Evanston Social Game Players! Come to a Friendly Games Meetup to play old favorites with new friends. All games and skill levels are welcome. Bring your favorite board games, card games, word games, etc. You can teach us or we can learn that new game together. You can also just hang out and socialize with a fun group of people.

Hello everyone!! Welcome to, the Mah Jongg for Everyone! group. This page will explain how the group works. In our Meetup we play, American Mah Jongg. In other words, if you don’t know what a Mah Jongg card is and or don’t play with jokers, then you haven’t played American Mah Jongg and you will need to come first to a “Teaching and Experienced Players Session”. After you have been taught by Cathy (Meetup Organizer), you then are considered an “Experienced” player and can attend any “Experien …

This group is open to all gamers in and around the Elgin, IL area. We're open to gamers of all kinds, whether you enjoy tabletop RPGs, board games, card games, story games, or maybe all of the above. Looking for players for your last RPG campaign? Or a weekly boardgame night? Or perhaps just meeting other gamers in a social setting around town? Join us and let us all know! Schedule a meetup or start a discussion thread. This isn't just a Meetup group, it's a local community. New to gaming? No pr …

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 …

Are you more Silicon than silicone? Did you play saxophone instead of point guard in high school? Single and ready to mingle? Get your geek on with other sharp singles at our monthly Dating for Nerds parties where trivia quizzes and ferocious board gaming wins you prizes as well as hearts! After each round of games, the host will rotate the groups until all the singles have met. It's like speed dating, but way more fun and relaxed.

This group is for people who want to casually play board games but don't have anyone to play with. We are laid back and will play games that the members want to play.  We are looking for regular people who just want to have a good time.  If other groups seem to be unwelcoming or have members that make you uncomfortable try our group!  We are very laid back and easy going and we have a great time. Members can throw their own meetups if they don't like the official ones, just suggest one and organ …

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 …

Looking for some casual fun on weekends? This meet up group is for 25 - 35 year olds who are looking to socialize and meet new, fun people! It's hard to make new friends once you hit a certain age and living in the burbs. If you want to make new friends, play wii, board games, etc., this is the group for you! Let's socialize, laugh and have fun while playing games like Wii sports, Taboo, Apples to Apples, Trivia, Pictionary, and many many more!! **Please note... this is not a group for drinking …

This is a group for anyone interested in playing scrabble. I am starting this group because I am interested in meeting other scrabble enthusiasts.

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

Are you looking for a low pressure environment to meet other singles that share your passion for geeky things? No need to hide your love of whatever it is in order to meet people. Any jerk can love a thing. It’s the sharing that makes geekdom awesome. The key here is low pressure. And no event costs. Just meet, have a couple of drinks (if you are so inclined) and play board games. Focus on having fun and meeting interesting people and perhaps the rest will follow.

Let's get together at a local coffee shop and play!  Any level of player is welcome.

West Town Bakery & Diner is a hip but relaxed place to get together with friends and have some pastries, coffee, and fun desserts. Located right next door to Roots Handmade Pizza, it's an ideal spot to play a few friendly games of scrabble and then head next door for pizza and cocktails. The bakery isn't particularly busy after 2pm which makes it a perfect place to congregate and focus, while it has plenty of distractions for down-time. Parking is easy and it's a large and comfortable space that …

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.

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.