Board game groups and meetups in Chicago

18 board game groups and meetups you can join in Chicago. Updated .

Illustration: Three young adults sort game tiles into racks at a green community table.

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(25+) Uptown/Edgewater Social Board Game Group *New Location*

  • Wednesday
  • Last
  • English
  • Edgewater
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Young adults consider two keys beside a small mystery-game lockbox.

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Chicago Board Games and Drinks

  • Every week
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Wooden shape pieces beside a handmade sorting board.

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Chicago Game Lovers

  • Several times a week
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Two card trays and a bowl of counters on a club table.

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Beers & Board Games Chicago

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Original simple miniature stone-corridor tiles and a few plain wooden player markers form a modest game layout on red felt, seen near overhead without fantasy franchise imagery.

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Chicago Tabletop & Board Games

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Plain-backed role cards and a token pouch on an orange games-room booth.

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Diversey Board Gaming Club

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A divided box of plain-backed cards and blank tokens on a shared table.

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Heavyweight Boardgames Chicago

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Original simple modular dungeon corridor tiles and plain wooden counters sit inside a yellow workshop tray on charcoal rubber flooring, photographed overhead.

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Northwest Side Chicago Board Game Friends

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Four adults play a casual card game at a round café table, holding small natural card fans with plain patterned backs toward the camera.

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Root (other board games) Meetup Group

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Unbranded miniature strategy terrain hills and a simple bridge nest inside a black foam-lined crate on a mustard linoleum floor, photographed overhead.

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Snakes and Lattes Chicago Board Game Bar and Restaurant

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A black token partly concealed beneath a scarlet cup on green felt.

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South Side Gaming

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Two plain chairs flank a square chess table in a turquoise-walled alcove, with a closed board and a wooden piece box centered on it, shown as a wide empty room.

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Queer's Gambit - Chicago's Queer Chess Club

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A plain folding screen, wooden counters and sand timer beside an empty chair circle.May have stopped

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Chicago Euchre/Backgammon Club

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A wooden game board, counters and ceramic cups on a café table.May have stopped

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Chicago Megagames Meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A tote holding play mats and plain game-component boxes.May have stopped

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Dungeon Crawl Classics Oak Park Group

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A backgammon board with checkers, pip dice and a cup.May have stopped

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Jill & Jack of All Trades

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Opaque voting cups and wooden discs on a stool inside an empty chair circle.May have stopped

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The Chicago Avalon Group

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Plain-backed playing cards and counters on a felt surface.May have stopped

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The Most Dangerous Game Night

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

At a glance

  • Of the 18 board game groups and meetups in Chicago, 11 are listed with no meeting date seen, 1 has not been checked yet and 6 may have stopped.
  • 1 of the 18 gives a regular day.
  • Both that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 16 do not say how often.
  • 3 of the 18 name a language: English (3).
Meeting days of the 1 that give one
  1. Monday: 0
  2. Tuesday: 0
  3. Wednesday: 1
  4. Thursday: 0
  5. Friday: 0
  6. Saturday: 0
  7. Sunday: 0
Languages named by the 3 that name one
  • English3

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