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Letโ€™s play card game 29

Letโ€™s play card game 29

Thu, May 28, 9:00 AM
From Letโ€™s play card game 29 in Caulfield

I am looking for 3 people, male or female to play card game 29 on Thursday evenings in Caulfield/ Carnegie area. I will teach you if you are interested but canโ€™t play. Come for a fun evening of cards, good chats, and friendly vibes. Meet new people, relax, and enjoy a classic 29 game night!

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Tricky Tuesday @ The Peacock Inn

Tricky Tuesday @ The Peacock Inn

Tue, May 26, 9:00 AM
From Melbourne Board Games & Social Nights (Solos Welcome!)
4.7

**PLEASE NOTE: This will be more of a community ran event. There is no official host for this event but two community members - Dan and Trev have volunteered to help facilitate where they can so we can continue Tricky Tuesday in my absence. Extremely grateful to them, please extend your thanks too. Please support each other and make contributions where possible to make everyone feel welcomed and get games tabled!** Welcome to the **Tricky Tuesday** Meet Up! This is a smaller event in most respects - smaller capacity, smaller games - but still the same sized fun! Come join us to learn a new game and meet some new people. * This event was created primarily to play and explore **modern** **trick taking games** and **smaller card games** which can be played on more limited table space. * As this is a smaller event, please note it is a bit more casual. Find the group at the table/s, come over and join - we're a welcoming bunch. * Please **bring some games** to this event if you can and be prepared to teach them if you do. **There are** **no games available at the venue** but I will always bring a few. Please consider others when coming and in the lead up to the event. We want as many people there as possible. If you are unable to attend mark yourself as such as soon as you can so others can be notified and attend. There's an FAQ below but if you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out. Your tricky friend, Dave **FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS** **What is a trick taking game? Good question you handsome person.** * Generally speaking, a trick taking game is a card game which is played in a series of rounds known as ***tricks***. * Each trick is evaluated to determine a winner or ***taker*** of that trick and then will usually start - or ***lead*** *-* the next trick. * The goal is usually tied to either winning or losing a number of tricks. This may also come in the form of you guessing how many tricks you will win - known as a ***bid***. * Some games may have a suit that always wins - known as a ***trump***. * Most trick taking games are **competitive** needing between 3-5 players, others are **cooperative**, there are also solo and two-player trick taking games as well! * Popular trick taking/trick taking adjacent games you may have heard of: [The Crew](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/324856/the-crew-mission-deep-sea), [Skull King](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150145/skull-king), [Cat in the Box](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/345972/cat-in-the-box-deluxe-edition), [Scout](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout), [Fox in the Forest](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221965/the-fox-in-the-forest), the classic games of [Spades](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/592/spades) and [Hearts](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6887/hearts), **What makes a Trick Taking game fun?** * There's so much to trick taking games! They're generally quick to teach, quick to play, have interesting decision spaces, and a wide variety of novelty. Even the classics though can be played thousands of times without getting tiresome. Part of the fun is in the interaction with others, assessing their moves and countering them, and how to win (or lose) at the right times. You have to stay on your toes, adapt frequently, and keep tabs on the other players, what they have played, and what they may play next! **Do I need to know how to play/have played a trick taking game before?** * Not at all, but it is good to understand the basics and general terminology so you can pick things up a bit easier on the night. You can check out [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O7QyhKmCsk) for a bit of a general breakdown . **Is this event free?** * Yes, but please support the venue by purchasing a drink or two. **I'm on the waitlist can I still come?** * Unfortunately, no. We have limited capacity and must abide by it. **I don't have a game to bring, is that okay?** * Generally it will be okay, but it is encouraged to bring and share a game where you can! You can always bring a standard deck of cards or tarot cards and learn a card game or two as well! **Can I bring a guest?** * Unfortunately, unless they have signed up too it won't be possible. We have a strict limit on guests and the event would fill up too quickly otherwise. **How do I get to the venue?** * The 86 Tram is your best bet and has a stop pretty much right outside of the venue. * There are two train stations (Westgarth and Northcote) which are within walking distance. * Parking is available in the area but can get busy. If you don't mind a little walk there is parking down the adjacent street. **Dave, I worry you will win all the games we play. Such an intelligent and beautiful man, you must be a master of the tricks, is this true?** * Firstly - thank-you for the kind words, but secondly - no. I suck at trick taking games and lose more than I win. Yet, I enjoy them for their variety, high interaction, and quick nature regardless. You will be fine if you don't take things too seriously. It's about fun and meeting people... (but if you do beat me too often I will ban you from the group and venue...).

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Dinner & Board Games Fortnightly CBD (We Play Board Games Melbourne)

Dinner & Board Games Fortnightly CBD (We Play Board Games Melbourne)

Wed, May 27, 8:00 AM
From Melbourne Boardgames group (party and strategy games)
4.8

Hi everyone, Stella & Tarrant here ๐Ÿ˜ƒ It's board game and dinner time every 2nd Wednesdays! Everyone's welcome, new or experienced board gamer. Let's play board games together, meet new friends if you want, and also supporting local restaurant buying their food and drink, coz the event is free. ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐’๐•๐, ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง'๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐, ๐œ๐จ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ Meetup will be in the separate room at the back of their venue! ๐—ง๐—œ๐— ๐—˜: 6pm - 10pm (but the pub is open till later if you want to stay around) ๐—ช๐—›๐—”๐—ง ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง: Meetup for dinner & drink while playing board games. Here's a one page PDF document explaining how it works - https://loom.ly/hTHo2cM. Basically, find some friends or make some new ones. ๐—•๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: Bring your own games or play our growing board games library, teach others or join others games. We have flag system to help you find people to play with you. Here is the list of our growing games library, categories and with short description - https://loom.ly/fOKuaM4 ๐—™๐—˜๐—˜: Zero. Nada. It's a casual get together, we're helping facilitating the meetup. All I asked is to please order food & drink from the venue, don't bring your own food and eat there, as the venue is a pub, they are providing the venue for free So please help local business ๐Ÿ˜ƒ ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—š๐—”๐—ก๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—˜: Feel free to post in the comment if you have games you want to bring and teach others, try to organise people to play. Or if you want to join other people's game. We have a group via Aftergame (app/website) where you can organise a game as well here - https://aftergame.app/groups/we-play-board-games-melbourne-meetup-by-meeple-university-1386 ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—š๐—˜๐—ง ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—˜: Melbourne Central, level 3. Melbourne Central station underneath. There are various public carpark Wilson 300 LaTrobe and Secure Parking in the city. Or the Wilson carpark under Melbourne Central, entry is a set price after 5pm (at the time of writing). And then plenty of public transport in the city ๐Ÿ™‚ To connect more to fellow board gamers, you can join the Facebook group that started the event here - https://www.facebook.com/groups/WePlayBoardGames Thank you and hope to see you all then! Stella & Tarrant

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Board Games Night - Beginners Welcome @North Melbourne Friday

Board Games Night - Beginners Welcome @North Melbourne Friday

Fri, May 29, 8:00 AM
From Ludos Melbourne Games
4.9

**Board Game Night (Beginner Friendly, Social & Structured)** Meet new people at our host led boardgame night, sit down, learn a game, and start playing within minutes. **Who this is for** - People who work a 9โ€“5 and want to meet people after work or on the weekends doing something fun. - You want something social and structured - You want attend a host guided boardgame night. **The Event** This is a hosted board game night. You donโ€™t need to know any games. We teach everything. provide name tags, and games. Most people are new and come alone. **Small groups (limited spots)** Tables of 4โ€“8 people Usually 30 total spots If you see a spot you can make, take it. They fill. **What happens when you arrive** You donโ€™t need to bring anything Youโ€™ll be seated shortly after you arrive A host will guide your table You wonโ€™t be left standing around. **Types of games** We run two kinds of games: *1) Social games ๐ŸŸฆ* Easy to learn Good for conversation Great for bigger groups *2) Intermediate games ๐ŸŸฅ* Strategy games that take at least 1 hour. Many Beginner friendly, but more complex. Recommended for people already in the hobby. Game hosts have some knowledge in both categories, and will spend the first part of the night empowering the social games going, and spend the second half floating or running intermediate Games. **What to expect** Friendly people Small to medium sized groups Clear structure Easy start, even if you are new-Youโ€™ll be playing quickly. **Attendance polic** Cancel early if you canโ€™t make i No-shows or late cancels get kicke **Donation** We take donations to support the event and our host, so we can continue running this event to a high standard **Questions?** Message Anna on meetup - check the Meetup event to see the Hosts you can contact **List of banned gam** Monopoly (any version

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Respawn Gaming Mortal Kombat II Tournament + Gamers Meetup

Respawn Gaming Mortal Kombat II Tournament + Gamers Meetup

Fri, Jun 5, 8:00 AM
From Melbourne Social & International Friends
4.8

Welcome to Respawnโ€™s Tournament Edition! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ This time itโ€™s our second tournament special, Mortal Kombat II! We will do this every first Friday of the month. The tournament lasts 1 to 1.5 hours depending on the players, starting at 6pm. ๐Ÿฅท Nothing to worry about as itโ€™s not serious, more casual. Entry is $3 per person (seperate to entry fee). Prizes awarded to podium finishers worth $5-$20. ๐Ÿซถ 1st Place: $20 JB HI FI gift card. 2nd Place: Mortal Kombat DVD. 3rd Place: Mortal Kombat socks. ๐Ÿ† You can also come hang out, meet fellow gamers, and enjoy a chill vibe with great food and drinks. ๐Ÿฅค Entry is $3 or buy yourself a drink or food. ๐Ÿฒ At the โ€œGamers Citadelโ€, we provide the consoles for you and this time have 2 multiplayer (2-4 player) game stations (A and B). For our board games area you are allowed to BYO! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ โ™Ÿ๏ธ Currently available are: Switch, PS1, PS2, SNES, N64, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! If youโ€™re bringing anything, please DM us so we can accommodate. โค๏ธ Conditions of entry are to either purchase any food or drink of your choice and we will provide you a reusable badge to show that youโ€™re one of us! โœŒ๏ธ Whether youโ€™re a casual player or a hardcore fan, this is the place to be. Donโ€™t miss out on the fun! ๐Ÿคฉ Our games list is below! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Game Station A - Steam - Dean: Designated Mortal Kombat Tournament Special Game Station B - TCG + Board Games: Pokรฉmon TCG YU-Gi-OH! TCG UNO JENGA BYO available! You can bring your own board games, controllers, equipment etc. ๐Ÿ‘ Follow us on Instagram: @respawn.social ๐Ÿ“ฑ Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/phscMtBqpW ๐ŸŽง Find Respawn on Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/respawn-gaming-social-club-lau/940165205164472/ ๐Ÿ”— Visit our website for all info: https://intermingle.au/respawn/ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

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Sunday Weekly Gamers Meetup by Respawn Social Gaming

Sunday Weekly Gamers Meetup by Respawn Social Gaming

Sun, May 24, 3:30 AM
From Melbourne Social & International Friends
4.8

Welcome to Respawnโ€™s Gamers Citadel! ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Come hang out, meet fellow gamers, and enjoy a chill vibe with great food and drinks. ๐Ÿฅค Entry is $3 or buy yourself a drink or food. ๐Ÿฒ At the โ€œGamers Citadelโ€, we provide the consoles for you and have two multiplayer (2-4 player) game stations (A, B, C and D). For our board games area you are allowed to BYO! ๐Ÿ˜ฏ โ™Ÿ๏ธ Currently available are: Switch, PS1, PS2, SNES, N64, Cardfight!! Vanguard, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more! If youโ€™re bringing anything, please DM us so we can accommodate. โค๏ธ Conditions of entry are to either purchase any food or drink of your choice and we will provide you a reusable badge to show that youโ€™re one of us! โœŒ๏ธ Whether youโ€™re a casual player or a hardcore fan, this is the place to be. Donโ€™t miss out on the fun! ๐Ÿคฉ Our games list is below! ๐Ÿ‘‡ Game Station A - PS2: 1st Game: Need For Speed Underground 2nd Game: Tekken TAG Tournament Game Station B - PS1 - Dean: 1st Game: Music 2000 2nd Game: Battle Arena Toshinden Game Station C - Switch - Flynn 1st Game: Super Mario Kart 2nd Game: Super Smash Bros Game Station D - TCG + Board Games: Pokรฉmon TCG YU-Gi-OH! TCG UNO Poker Deck JENGA BYO available! You can bring your own board games, controllers, equipment etc. ๐Ÿ‘ Follow us on Instagram: @respawn.social ๐Ÿ“ฑ Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/NY3ycRszH ๐ŸŽง Find Respawn on Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/respawn-gaming-social-club-lau/940165205164472/ ๐Ÿ”— Visit our website for all info: https://intermingle.au/respawn/ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป

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