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 …

Do something.  Learn something.  Share something. Change something…. and play games!  We remember times we've had game night with friends, and now, perhaps game night with Meetup friends works even better.  Join for an easy evening of board games.  We plan to hang at a bar, sip at a coffee house, lounge on a friend's sofa with sparkling conversation and a languid competitive effort.  Break out.  Toss some dice.  Join us for some family-fun styled adult diversion.

Addressess: 1115 North Salem Drive Schaumburg, IL 60194 AND 2090 Larkin Avenue Elgin, IL 60123 Email: info@thegaminggoat.com Store Hours: Sunday     12PM - 8pm Monday     1PM - 8pm Tuesday     3PM - 9pm Wednesday       3PM - 9PM Thursday     3PM - 8PM Friday     3PM- 11PM Saturday     11:30AM -8PM The Gaming Goat is a full line gaming community with 2 convenient locations!  We are an industry leader in Magic the Gathering, Yu Gi Oh!, and Pokeman sealed and single singles products.  …

This is a group for people who like to play party games that promote fun, socializing, and laughing. Some examples would be Pictionary, Taboo, Outburst, Guesstures, Apples to Apples, etc. This really isn't a group for the serious, complex, strategic type games. There are a ton of fun games out there and I would love to learn new ones. Everyone is welcome to bring their own games. If you love playing games and laughing and meeting new people this is the group for you.

This is a group for kids age 10-16 and their parents to come together and discuss all things game-related. Fantasy, role-playing games, video games, anime--if there's dice or cheat codes, we're there. Future meetups might include trips to the park, video arcades, or gaming sessions in members' homes.

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.

Let's play games!  Board games (the old ones; Scrabble, Monopoly, Sorry, etc.) card games, and whatever.  Just going out to have fun and maybe a little dinner and spirits. We'll mainly meet either on Tuesday nights at Rockwell's Neighborhood Grill, or Monday nights at Bowman's Tavern & Grill.  We're also open to suggestions. You can either arrive at the posted time for dinner and drinks, or about an hour later to join us for games.  Drinking while playing is strongly encouraged. :) Please try …

Learn to play the ancient Asian game of Go, also known as Wei Chi and Baduk. Go is the oldest board game in the world, estimated to be 4,000 years old. It is a game of pure skill. The rules are simple, and can be learned in a few minutes, but mastering the game can take a lifetime. The Evanston Go Club is the oldest Go club in the Chicagoland area, having met continuously every week for the past 15 years. We have a wide range of players, from novices to strong amateurs. We are a free club, we we …

This BRAND NEW group is for anyone looking to REGULARLY meetup for SOCIAL GAMING. Video games, board games, card games, if you love playing these sorts of games and would enjoy them even more with others then this is the group for you! We will meetup WEEKLY to game together and just have a great time. If you wanna meet new people and make new friends then join this group! As mentioned earlier we will meetup WEEKLY and have a blast. Our main meetup location will be EXP Gaming, a new gaming lounge …

We play various strategy boardgames, also called "Eurogames" or "designer games". If you aren't familiar with that terminology, you may recognize a few of the most popular titles, like Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Dominion, Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, Puerto Rico, Agricola, Ra, and Race for the Galaxy. We are extremely happy to have beginners! Whether you are new to our group, or new to Euro games (or both!), we will help you to find a game that you will enjoy :) You'll have a broad choice of …

Live in or around Evanston IL? Enjoy playing Star Wars The Card Game from Fantasy Flight Games? Well, hop on your speeder bike and come join our new meetup! We'll shoot for meeting up once a week at a cafe (cantina?) in the downtown Evanston area. It'll be a great opportunity to try out new deck ideas, hang out with fellow fans and enthusiasts, and just enjoy this great card game. If you feel like this meetup is not for you, well then I find your lack of faith disturbing... Join us, it is your d …

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 …

Meet other Wargamers who are interested in historical gaming. We have a small wargaming group located in North Riverside (1 mile North of Brookfield Zoo) with a focus on historical miniatures. Our miniatures include WWII (skirmish, armor, air, and naval), Civil War (land and naval), American Revolution, Napoleonic, Crimean War, Franco Prussian War, French Foreign Legion, WWI (air and naval), Ancients, Medieval, and Renaissance. We are also both interested and open to other periods. We belie …

Looking for a challenging and fun new hobby? Growing weary of the standard bar scene? Ready to embark on a lifelong learning journey? Contract Bridge is the most played card game in the world, with immense popularity in the USA, Canada, the UK, Turkey, China, France, South America, and the Netherlands, to name a few. Contrary to popular belief, Bridge is not just played at our Grandparents' retirement homes. It, along with chess, is an offical olympic mind game. Its popularity stems from its com …

We are a social organization of like-minded people who enjoy the game of Euchre. Our members come from all walks of life, and while most of our members are gay/lesbian, everyone is welcome at the Euchre Club. Although we are new to meetup.com, our club has been around for over 20 years. We have over 100 active members who play on a regular or semi-regular basis. We meet to play euchre 4 times a week and on an average night 15-30 euchre players attend. Many of them are not on meetup.com so we usu …

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 …

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

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!

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

We'll meet up and play the Global 1940 version of Axis & Allies. Chicago area Axis and Allies fans, join up!

For individuals who like to play partnership double deck pinochle - maybe monthly or even weekly get togethers Serious and not so serious players are welcome - let's see if we can get this started

We like to play chess in a casual and friendly environment. We'll be meeting weekly on Tuesday nights 7 - 9pm in the Gurnee Mills area. All levels of play are welcome and encouraged.

Welcome to the Chicagoland Fun Group (CFG) 'CFG' (formerly 'Got Cabin Fever') is a group of members looking for new adventures, who want to meet people and make new friends and enjoy all the social aspects Chicago and it's suburbs offer. Our Membership composed of night life enthusiasts, foodies, wine lovers, sports enthusiasts, singles and couples and anyone looking to meet people and have a great time.

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

Are you more Silicon than silicone? Did you play saxophone instead of point guard in high school? Gay, single and ready to mingle? Get your geek on with other sharp LGBT singles at our monthly Dating for Gay Nerds and Dating for Lesbian Nerds singles mixers– where trivia quizzes and ferocious board gaming wins you fun nerdy prizes as well as hearts! Here's how it works: after each round of games and trivia, the host will rotate the groups until all the singles have met. It's like speed dating, b …

Sometimes being a geek girl is a lonely experience. It's hard connect with other women when they're staring at you funny because you're trying to explain your theory that the nature of a child's mutation stems partially from genetics as seen in Polaris and Magneto, but mostly from some sort of trauma before puberty - the time in which most mutants first exhibit abilities. Ex: Nightcrawler wanted to disappear because of his demonic appearance, and he did. You flashed 'em a little bit of your geek …

Do you Euchre?! Or do you play Pinochle??!! -- - if you love to play or just want to learn, we are hoping you will join us. We will be playing both Euchre and Pinochle including anyone intersted in double deck pinochle at our next meet up!  We are expanding to include O'Hell and Spades for those interested!

Membership is temporarily closed to new members. To preserve the purpose of starting this thing in the first place, membership has been temporarily closed to new members so that we can focus on existing members. Thanks for understanding. Hope to see you again once membership opens up. :) ----------------------------------------------------------- Remember when you were a kid and all you had to do to make friends was walk up to some other kid, not put gum in their hair, and just say "Hey you wa …