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 …

4/27/13 - NEW LOCATION! In order to keep the fields rested, we're permanently moving locations to the Busse Woods entrance off of Golf effective 4/27/2013. See the map - HERE - for details. 3/19/13 - Weekday Games Back On! Due to daylight saving time restarting, Tuesday and Thursday games are back on. Weekend games are also still going on. Current Schedule Tuesday Pickup: 5 PM - Sundown (now, around 7:15 PM) Thursday Pickup: 5 PM - Sundown (now, around 7:15 PM) Saturday Pickup: 10 AM - around 1: …

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 …

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 group is for all League of Legends & Starcraft 2 players in Northern Illinois! The goal is to get all League of Legends and Starcraft players involved to make the biggest and strongest gaming community northern Illinois has ever seen. The central hub for gamers is Gamers HQ. It has a fantastic League of Legends community with 70+ players and growing. Dozens of Starcraft players often meet up with rankings anywhere from Bronze-Masters. Looking forward to meeting everywhere and setting up tea …

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 …

Why: I have organized/hosted parties and school reunions at different venues on my own which the end result were a lot of fun. I decided to start my own group here to see if it will be easier as I have a pretty tight schedule. I'm married with twins, work 40+ hours a week and really at this point in in time, only available to have fun with friends, new and old, in the evenings. Where will we meet: Northwest Suburbs of Chicago, Chicago here and there, but primarily in Lake County, Illinois. G …

This group is for people wanting to play Mah Jong *.  If you already know the game, or would like to learn and are looking for a not-too-competitive group athay plays in a friendly, social environment, then this is the group for you! (* Mah Jong, Mahjong, Mahjongg, Mah Jongg)

This is a group for single parents and their children, preferably in grades 4-8, who like to play party games (ex: Telestrations, Apples to Apples, Taboo, Guesstures, etc.). We will meet in different places, in the evening or during the day, depending on convenience and members' preferences. I think this will be a good group for single parents who want to do something fun with their kids, meet people in similar circumstances, and make new friends.

Let's play some friendly card games - spades, hearts, euchre, canasta, cribbage, rummy, etc. - and have fun!

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

This group was started in the summer of 2009 by organizers who wanted to set up pickup softball games in the northwest suburbs in a variety of locations and formats. The group grew to over 200 people and weekly games were offered throughout the spring, summer, and fall. In the spring of 2013, they turned the reigns over to a local group who shares the same vision. Sports Monster has offered softball leagues and tournaments in Chicago for many years and runs the largest pickup soccer group in the …

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 …

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.

A group of RPGers who like to get together and game once or more a month.  It doesn't matter where you fall into the gaming collective; experienced gamer, new, just starting again after a long hiatus, or anything else. Currently we have one campaign running but looking to start more.  So if you live in or around the Grayslake area and are interested in RPGing and more join and start having fun.

We use this meetup group to organize and promote Soccer activities in the North Shore area including pick-up games and teams for local leagues. Above all else, we want our activities to be safe, fun, and friendly. The "club" has no fees to join, but some activities may require payment prior to participation. Fighting and unsportsman-like conduct at our activities will get you removed from the club and activities we organize. Participation in NSSC activities indicates acceptance of the followin …

I enjoy playing social chess and would like to meet other casual, friendly chess players.

Do you put aside doing other things just so you can watch Federer play? Do you get so engrossed in the game that you feel like you are the one on the court playing against Nadal? This group is for Tennis fans of all ages, shapes and sizes! You can be an expert who has played tennis for many years or a starter who has only started recently. Doesn't matter - come join in for some great games and exercise! We will play primarily in the Schaumburg, Palatine, Arlington Heights area. For the Summer se …

Meet other women in your area for friendship and socializing! Ever wish you had a group of girlfriends you could call up and get together with when you needed? Similar to a "Sex in the City" gathering where you are with your closest lady friends and you can talk about anything and just have some good laughs! Or even maybe plan a trip together. Come out and gather with women (median age seems to be 30's-50's, single, married, has kids, doesn't have kids, empty nesters, all welcome) in your local …

“You are one connection away from being able to change your life.” Think about that. Whatever it is you want in life, someone has or will be able to get for you. Knowledge, power, love, “stuff”… someone has it. You just have to figure out how you can help them get what they want in return for getting what you want. And that's what this Meetup.com group is about - Networking with others and seeing how we can help each other out. Key Concept Networking is simply that... a Business Networking …

Hi ladies! I reside in the Lake County, IL. area, & have found that there are not many if any interesting groups on this site for those of us in the far north west suburbs. All the great groups of people appear to be located in Chicago! I myself did not wish to travel all the way to the Chicago land area on a weekly or monthly basis to meet new people, or to make a new friend, especially being that the individuals in the group that I had attended did not wish to do the same for me! NO bueno! Thu …

This group invites all soccer players together who love the game and want to have fun. We will meet throughout the year to meet new people and play the greatest game.

This is not an organized team just a way to get out and kick the ball around with other soccer minded people. This is for people who are interested in soccer Males and Females aged 15-50. We will probably be playing games like World Cup, Goal and in, or other games that may be suggested by members. If we get a large enough turnout we would likely scrimmage. This group would meet at a now undetermined place in the north west suburbs.

This is a group for folks interested in solving murder mysteries and having fun, doing their own investigations, or possibly interested in becoming a detective. All skill levels are welcome. The focus of this group is "Do It Yourself" (DIY) investigations. We will discuss all topics related to investigations. For example, in future meetings, I'll explain the difference between law enforcement and non law enforcement investigations and investigators. Also, we'll discuss pertinent state and federa …

This group is for individuals interested in learning more about gamification of business processes and activities to improve productivity and engagement. If you've done it or if you are going to do it, we want to learn and we want to help.

Tennis at Harper College! Hiking in the Northwest Suburbs! Exercise is the staff of life and doing it with people you like makes it all the more enjoyable. Even better is doing these things with a group of active, friendly people. Come on out, we'll be happy to greet you and meet you. Many people have asked about skill levels to play tennis with the group. Well here they are: 1-    Know the rules of the game 2-    Be able to serve the ball 3-    Be able to return the ball We do not just hit the …

Tired of watching the game at home? Want to meet new people and be social? I want to get a group of Hawks fans together to watch the games at bars around the NW suburbs. It will be a great way to try new places and meet new friends.

We are a group of unlikely friends that enjoy a diverse amount of activities ranging from comedy clubs, to play-dates, trivia, movies, dining out and anything fun! Singles, married, gay, straight, parents, athletes, nerds all our welcome to the congregation of suburbanism.