Just trying to get some regular card playing scheduled. Whether you are a tournament card player, never played spades and need to learn the rules, or just want a brief refresher - join us for a meetup event! The plan is to make the main focus Spades and try to get in some monthly games scheduled in Chicago. Check out the "about us" section for the house rules we play with. We're also adding some other card games now that we've got a good membership... look for Canasta games, Cribbage, Euchre …

Meet nearby Boardgame Players! Come to a Boardgames Meetup to play Euro and classic Games from A/H, SPI, Hasbro, just about anything. Make new friends. Fun is the key! Enjoy a little.. Stop by and give us a Try! So Bring a friend and your favorite game. Don't know many games? No Problem...we will teach you! Come on out and see what we're all about!

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.

Are you a Euchre or Spades player looking for a game?  Come join us in Palatine. Our group includes Euchre and Spades players who like to get together to play regularly.  Veteran players make up the core of the group, but beginners are welcome to come out and learn to play. It's a relaxed, social atmosphere and a great way to meet others and get out for a night of fun! We play on Monday evenings at Durty Nellies at 180 North Smith Street, Palatine, IL.  The establishment is not charging us for …

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 …

The Berwyn Gaming Group represents a small portion of the roleplaying community in the greater Chicago area. We are players and DMs from all walks of life, representing decades of experience through at least four incarnations of the D&D system. Anyone with the desire to play or run a campaign is welcome! Quick Questions and Answers What does theThe Berwyn Gaming Group Meetup offer? -We offer a safe, supervised environment to experience D&D (or any roleplaying system). The Meetup Organizer and …

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 …

Come join us for a fun night of gaming! Whether you are a veteran gamer or new to the hobby you are always welcome. If you have no games to contribute for playing that's OK, several of us bring games ranging from the quick and silly like Flux and Poo, to the more popular Carcassonne and Settlers of Catan, and to the more complex economy games like Power Grid and Puerto Rico. Never heard of the games just mentioned, that's OK, too.  Sometimes we play main-stream games from Chess to Poker. Howeve …

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!

Hello, and welcome to the newly renamed and reorganized Chicago Novice Poker Player Club previously known as Aqua Poker. I have taken over this Meetup Group after the previous Organizer resigned. The new purpose of this Meetup group is to help beginning to intermediate poker players improve their tournament and cash game play. We will hold Meetups on Tuesdays that will cover a specific aspect of poker. This is a new Meetup idea so we will only hold Meetups when we have the required minimum numbe …

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 …

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 …

This group is designed for Germans, people of German descendant and people from all around the world who are interested in German culture. Our meet ups are about an up to date Germany which is way more than oomptata music, beer and brats. It is about theater, literature, music and a modern and ever changing culture. Join the fun - wir beißen nicht :)

Greetings! My partner and I reside in the Indian Head Park / Burr Ridge area. We are looking for other gay couples, or gay men for friendship, dinners, movies, clubbing, wine tastings, antique shopping, playing cards......

Are you spending way too much time in front of the TV or computer? Does your dog or cat have more of a social life than you? Well, if you're feeling like we are, let's try and remedy this. We're looking for women who want to develop some good, and hopefully long lasting friendships...women who enjoy dining out, seeing a movie, playing cards and board games, Mah Jongg, traveling, or just sitting around with a pot of coffee and sharing themselves with each other. Men are great, and we love 'em, bu …

Active Joliet Area game group meeting at the Black Road library in the Book & Bean Cafe on Saturday mornings. We love to learn new games and have fun.

The Wandering Dragon Game Shoppe is the new game in town!  We are a family friendly game store located in historic downtown Plainfield, Illinois. With our cozy, homey atmosphere and spacious game room, The Wandering Dragon is not only great place to buy the best in hobby gaming, but to also play in or run any events you can think of.  Stop by and check us out!!! The Wandering Dragon Game Shoppe has open gaming Monday through Saturday, even when organized events are running! Open Gaming Hours: Mo …

We welcome bridge players of all levels. We do not play duplicate, but rubber bridge. At times we may play party/Chicago bridge.

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.

Let's play euchre,the best card game for some fun. Need to learn, no problem,I'll teach you. Easy to learn,hard to master. Come from the northside,near west or downtown to Oak Park. Free to play, eats and drinks available.

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.

Dominion, Lords of Waterdeep, etc. For anyone interested in getting out and enjoying some good gaming every month. We'll start out meeting at Alley Cat Comics. BYOB.

Just like the classic television show that everyone adores, The Golden Girls is an Exclusive Women's Group filled with various personalities and great energy. Some of us are sassy and extroverted, while others are more demure and unassuming, but we are all GROWN *** WOMEN and we act accordingly. We are between the ages of 30-40yrs old, educated, independent, and confident. Believing that living a life that's golden is impossible without great friends, we're dedicated to growing our relationships …

Tired of everything always being about Naperville? (lol) Well there is stuff to do in this neck of the woods too! Come out, meet some of your neighbors, see movies, dine out, visit some clubs, even play some bingo, board or card games! Maybe even have a pick up game of volleyball or basketball at the community center, skating at the ice arenas, or in the warm months a dip in the pool at the aquatic center, take a stroll thru one of the many parks, take your dog out to the dog park... It's about …

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. It, along with chess, is an offical olympic mind game. Its popularity stems from its complexity, as well as its seemingly endless variety (653,000,000,000+ possible deals). Famous advocates of the game include Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Radiohead, Snoopy (+Woodstock), and James Bond, as well as top CEO's and polit …

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 group of players looking for more people interested in learning and playing the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game. Don't know how to play, not a problem. Want to learn how to play, come out and we will happily teach you. We have lots of new players who have just began learning the game with in the last year.

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.