What to play? Where to meet? Where to get games and advice? What’s good? Who’s playing in our area? Helpful board gaming links in one place.
++ Easy game? In-depth game? Look over some guidance on light vs heavy in this article. Explained with examples
++ Every game we played in 2025
++ Daybreak is our #1 current issues game. Some notes on Our experience. An in depth review at Board Game Geek.
++ Board Game Geek is a great reference library and Board Game Arena a first class platform for online versions of many board game greats. More details on using these and other tools to help you learn, test and browse board games.
++ Canterbury’s local gaming cafe the Long Rest. GTS hosts gaming nights there every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at 6:30pm.
++ Dice & Destiny game shop in the Northgate. Solid board game stock, online shop and now serving food and drink in an expanded venue with in-store play space. GTS is now hosting a gaming night there on the 4th Saturday of every month at 5pm.
++ Hand Limit gaming group and blog. These friends host Canterbury events several times a year. Their mission: to boost positive mental health and promote community and support networks.
++ Class Wargames collective, based in London but active in many areas. They host a political game once a month. Their Facebook has a lot of interesting events around the region
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Updated from original post of September 5, 2025
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